Every company and rep of each company is different. I would tell your rep what you want them to do to help you with your sale and go from there. Our KB rep will work with us on all kinds of stuff but some prizes we have to put up money for. Last year, to get teacher support, we nixed giving chocolate at the begining and offered a "Snack Day" if all classes participated in the sale. We provided the chips, dip, candy, fruit, etc and our sales rep focused on prizes that keep the kids and families motivated. Though it never hurts to shop around, what you mentioned are not things our group finds helpful as part of our sales and not what our rep even offers us without specifically asking for, so maybe your rep doesn't know what you want without you asking for it.
The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating-in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life. --Anne Morris
We are thinking of switching wrapping paper companies for next year. This year, we did not get a top seller incentive prize, nor did we get chocolates to "bribe" teachers into promoting sale. It just felt like we weren't getting much support. We do not do huge sales - gross $8000.00, but we'd like to be treated well. Has anyone had this experience before, do we advise our current company that we will be switching and see what happens, or just go cold turkey and switch?
