We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Has anyone ever worked as a Chocolates for Chocoholics distributor?

Im looking into to this as a business, however its only seasonal work ( Easter and Christmas).

Any one have any good/bad experiences?

Comments

  • Rosieoli
    Rosieoli Posts: 45 Forumite
    I've not heard of it before but it sounds very interesting. :o)

    Rosie
    something missing
  • I have heard of them. I considered this at one time but chose not to do it for the following reasons:

    The sales you had to achieve were set quite high and I was told by someone who had previously worked for them if you didn't achieve the levels they would probably not let you do the following season. It was in the £thousands you had to achieve in sales. This meant working flat out in the run up to xmas.

    As this is only 3rd hand info I would contact them and check it out as this may not be fully accurate or things may have altered.
    Overdraft 1 £750- reduce by £50 per month
    Challenges £2 savers and sealed money pot
  • kazd
    kazd Posts: 1,127 Forumite
    I have been a Chocoholics Distributor for 6 years. Your target at Easter is £5k and at Xmas is £15k. If you don't achieve these figures then Chocoholics are out of pocket on the package that they give you.

    However, these figures are easily acheivable, I was most concerned that I would not make the £15k my first season as I had just moved to the area and did not know anyone. My sales at the end of that 10 week stint were £23,500. You do not need to persuade people to have parties they come up and ask you of their own accord. You normally have a list of people wanting to book up for the next season.

    A lot of sales come from brochure orders but to get the Chocoholics name out there they like you to commit to a minimum of 3 parties a week during the season.

    If you want any information please feel free to contact me and I will help in any way I can. You do need to go into this well informed because it is very hard work but at the same time enjoyable and quite lucrative.
    £2.00 Savers Club = £34.00 So Far

    + however may £2 coins I have saved in my Terramundi since 2000.

    Terramundi weighs 8lb 5oz
  • iluvfreebies
    iluvfreebies Posts: 812 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Is There A Website Or Anything For Them - Sounds Like A Good One
    Comp Wins 2011 : Cant wait to start listing everything:j:j:j
  • kazd
    kazd Posts: 1,127 Forumite
    Yes the website is www.chocolate-parties.com the website will be showing the current seasons items ie Easter. The products are Top Secret and the site will not be updated until the Xmas brochures are released. However, the best advice I can give is to speak to an actual distributor. Head office can advise you how it works but you are better off speaking to someone who can tell you exactly what it likes. Also if you have a distributor in your area they may allow you to visit them on delivery day so you can see for yourselves what its like.

    You might have to wait until Xmas now though as my last delivery is this Monday.

    Feel free to PM me if you have any questions as I said previously I have been doing this for six years and have a wealth of knowledge.
    £2.00 Savers Club = £34.00 So Far

    + however may £2 coins I have saved in my Terramundi since 2000.

    Terramundi weighs 8lb 5oz
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.9K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.2K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.9K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.5K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.3K Life & Family
  • 261K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.