Im usually around as these meetings take place in the middle of the day for me, maybe you could read everything in the posts as Airen suggested and I'd be happy to bring up any of your ideas or proposals on your behalf (whilst crediting them to you of course) if that would be helpful?? less

Ok... so since I accidentally outed my idea here, my proposal to Gary was about a way to do parties (and thus get compensated because people would use your store), without making attendees feel obligated to purchase something AT the party. It would be a lot of talking about different types of toys, the mechanics of different techniques (you'd be SURPRISED what people DON'T know!), material safety, etc... (like I just found out my OCD bff has a jelly toy that's her favorite and I was all EWWWW!)... and there are other ideas floating around in that.

So I guess I'm also bringing it up because if this is something that gets tossed back to me to work out more details I wonder who'd be willing to partner with me to get this together? less

Ok... so since I accidentally outed my idea here, my proposal to Gary was about a way to do parties (and thus get compensated because people would use your store), without making attendees feel obligated to purchase something AT the party. It would be a lot of talking about different types of toys, the mechanics of different techniques (you'd be SURPRISED what people DON'T know!), material safety, etc... (like I just found out my OCD bff has a jelly toy that's her favorite and I was all EWWWW!)... and there are other ideas floating around in that.

So I guess I'm also bringing it up because if this is something that gets tossed back to me to work out more details I wonder who'd be willing to partner with me to get this together? less

Ah hell, missed a bunch.

I like the email idea for the CEC. That might help bring in more people.

I can not wait to see what everyone has come up with for Workshops. (I am working on one)

I would like to learn about blogs.

Did I miss anything else? less

Personally, I've NEVER been to a toy party. BUT I've been to plenty of jewelry, Pampered Chef, candle, stationary parties to know what the reason that people are there for: Their friend BEGGED them to come (and buy stuff) so they'd have enough people to get their discounts, bla bla bla... and this would have (in my proposal it did) some of the same incentives for people attending... but host discounts would have NOTHING to do with how MUCH people spent at the party.

The affiliate, at the end of the night, would hand out a pamphlet that would have their store's website address and their affiliate code, so they would get their commission for their presentation BUT guests would not feel obligated to pick something out right away. I mean, NO ONE wants to be rushed into a sex toy... and what if the guest already has 24 dildos and 17 vibrators (and somehow MIRACULOUSLY not part of THIS community), but wanted to instead purchase a whip or other bondage gear, but doesn't want everyone in their office knowing how she likes to play?

I just really like the idea of education more so than sales being the prime objective... and this was confirmed to me as I was reading a blog yesterday and every toy they recommended for anal was made of jelly or rubber or even PVC! People DO NOT understand about materials...

Nor do they understand about proper anal preparation. Oral sex techniques. I had a friend confide in me that she and her husband of 7 years have never performed oral on each other and they never even THOUGHT to try it!

So now that I've made a text wall... I'll shut up, but that's my idea in a very small nutshell. less

Ok... so since I accidentally outed my idea here, my proposal to Gary was about a way to do parties (and thus get compensated because people would use your store), without making attendees feel obligated to purchase something AT the party. It would be a lot of talking about different types of toys, the mechanics of different techniques (you'd be SURPRISED what people DON'T know!), material safety, etc... (like I just found out my OCD bff has a jelly toy that's her favorite and I was all EWWWW!)... and there are other ideas floating around in that.

So I guess I'm also bringing it up because if this is something that gets tossed back to me to work out more details I wonder who'd be willing to partner with me to get this together? less