arggghhhhhhh!!!!!
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:15 am
oK , i AM FEELING PRETTY MEAN RIGHT NOW , LOL!!!
I had a Hostess who seemed promising , (sometimes I forget I can't read minds and see into the future!) she booked, rescheduled ,then again , then cancelled!!! That's 3 dates GONE ,never to be used again ,money down the toilet!!! I was able to maintain my professional , understanding voice on the phone , no major excuse from her ,just everyone is cancelling on me and doesn't have the money to order either , THENNNNNN....at my last weekend shows (which were really profitable by the way!) I told both Hostesses from day 1 that I need to close their shows that night , reminded them with each call and e-mail ,did they? NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! This happens too ocassionally , any ideas on closing?
I think nearly EVERY show that is held open has at least 2 women that want to take books home that night to "show their significant other" then place and order ,do they? NEVER!!!
I love what I do ,I am good at it , I do make great money and don't feel like I'm working but these things just make me want to scream! You can't on the phone of course but I sure get colorful after I hang up , there's the times when you know that something really happened and can't be helped but when they don't do their homework after being closely coached , it makes you wonder why they booked in the first place? I assume they meant well then things just fell apart , do any of you find that the closer the booking from the date of the original show , the better chance that that show will hold? My problem seems to happen when bookings are about 4 weeks away or more.ok...I feel better ,for now ,I'm generally a very cheery person but this is my source of income and that is hard for anyone to take seriously , thanks...Lisa Jarva-Spice it Up parties