Monday night I actually made a wonderful “sales call” without even meaning too.? This story just illustrates that when you are passionate and believe in what you are doing, people respond.? I had dropped the girls off at their gymnastics, tap and ballet class, so I had some time to spare.? I went wandering around a shopping plaza looking for something to spend my money on.? I went into a very interesting looking store that I had not noticed before.? The gal behind the counter was so friendly and talkative; we both just started yuckin it up.? She then made a comment about her vendors. ?Because the majority of my first
PO will not be here until after the first of the year, I had not planned on doing any wholesale orders or even sales efforts until I had my product in off the boat, so my mind was on information gathering, not sales.? When the gal behind the counter (who just so happened to be the owner) said something about her vendors, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to ask her a few questions about what she likes in a vendor.? I had absolutely NO intention on giving any sort of sales pitch; I am just always thirsty for information.? I want to be the vendor all retailers want to deal with, so what better way then to ask a retailer what they look for in a vendor.? Curiosity got the best of her, and she asked about my product.? ?

As any good inventor does, I had a sample (several) in my purse for just such an occasion. I told her my story, showed her my stuff and she said right then and there, she wanted to carry Grill Charmsâ„¢ as soon as I had them!? I was so blown away by her enthusiasm for my little product; I was walking on air the rest of the night!? She even said that she had friends who had retail stores in Maine and
Atlanta that would want Grill Charms™ too!!!? The moral of the story, ALWAYS be prepared and just talk, talk, talk.? You never know where a conversation will lead.? I’m still on cloud nine!!?

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Leslie Haywood, Founder and President of Charmed Life Products, Inventor of Grill Charmsâ„¢? www.grillcharms.com