Preparing for Your First Designer Purse Party

Hi again, everyone! Now that you have a reliable source for your designer purses, we're ready to prepare for your first designer purse party. If you don't have your source yet, read back through the previous posts. I believe the best source for designer purses is this one. Using this resource you'll be able to buy DIRECT rather than pad the pockets of some middleman, or worse yet end up paying retail prices.

Are you ready to give your first designer purse party. I would start by gathering around 15-20 purses to sell as well as around 10-15 wallets. Sometimes having fewer pocketbooks can boost sales because you can let people know you only have a certain number to sell and if they like it they need to buy it right away. I'll tell you how to set up your display to best maximize your sales shortly.

Start by writing down the names of 15-20 friends and family members who are at least somewhat fashion conscious. Who doesn't need a nice purse to carry? Plan on allowing each friend or family member you include on your list to invite one other person to come with them. This gives you the potential for 30-40 people, but most likely you'll have no shows which will bring your number of attendess to around 20. If it looks like you're going to have this many people at your first show, you may need to add another 10 purses or so to make sure there's a good selection.

Once you have your list established, buy a set of cards that have a purse motif on the front. If you can't find these cards locally, you can buy a rubber stamp with a purse motif at your local craft store and stamp each card with the image of a purse. Another option is this site that has adorable cards designed specifically for purse parties. Just click on "purse party tools".

Once you have your list picked finalized, it's time to fill out your cards and mail them. An example of something you might write inside could go something like this:

Come bring a friend and join me for a night of food and fashion! This is your opportunity to see and try on a variety of beautiful designer purses and maybe even take one home. This is your chance to see and try designer purses in the latest styles plus enjoy light desserts and coffee. It'll be a night of fun, friendship and fellowship. Hope you can join us. Please feel free to invite a friend, but limit it to one since this is an exclusive invitational event. Hope to see you there!

Please RSVP within the next 7 days.

Your friend,
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Please feel free to copy this word for word if you feel so inclined.

Now that you have your invitations ready to go, it's time to mail them out. We'll discuss the details of displaying your purses and many more details in our next few posts. Have a great evening. :-)

Kristie