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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Feb 28, 2017 19:42:56 GMT
I was reading online, and the article said it costs between $5000 & $6000 to start up as a Luluroe consultant?
Is that true?
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Post by elaine on Feb 28, 2017 19:45:26 GMT
Yes.
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Post by stumpedagainof3 on Feb 28, 2017 19:46:17 GMT
Holy cow! That's insane!
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Post by anniefb on Feb 28, 2017 19:49:11 GMT
wow
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Post by myshelly on Feb 28, 2017 19:54:08 GMT
Yes.
And it doesn't include leggings. A starting consultant spends about $500 more on those.
Then there's shipping materials, photography materials, a mannequin, etc.
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Post by Yoki on Feb 28, 2017 19:59:37 GMT
I'm a consultant, and yes, it costs about that much. However, you're purchasing roughly 350 pieces of clothing at wholesale to sell at retail. Many other direct sales models don't have consultants carrying physical inventory, which is why the start up is lower.
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Post by myboysnme on Feb 28, 2017 20:01:03 GMT
OMG! My niece is selling these and I gotta say, she's a natural sales person. But I can't imagine how she got that kind of money to start up! She has a partner but yikes! My niece works full time as an EMT, she has 3 boys under 6 with a 2 year old with pretty severe disabilities and lots of therapy. but you would think Lula Roe is her full time job. I don't have any idea how she does it. Live sales, pop ups, trivia, games, it's too much!
I see some of the leggings sale after sale also so when they don't sell I don't know if they are just stuck with them or what.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Feb 28, 2017 20:01:11 GMT
Thank you for your quick answers.
I was hoping I had somehow read wrong, or was confused or mistaken.
Someone I know has just advertised becoming a new consultant. I literally just bought her & her family toilet paper (among other things) last month because she couldn't afford it. I'm guessing she used their tax refund to pay for the start-up kit.
I'm kind of heart-broken for their kids, and now really hoping she does exceedingly well in a very over-saturated market.
Thanks again for your quick answers. Love you, peas.
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Post by SabrinaP on Feb 28, 2017 20:05:06 GMT
So have I heard correctly that they don't get to choose the patterns they receive? What if they get an ugly pattern that doesn't sell? Are they just stuck with that inventory?
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 28, 2017 20:05:26 GMT
I'm kind of heart-broken for their kids, and now really hoping she does exceedingly well in a very over-saturated market. That's the kicker - I think if you got in it early, you probably did great.. but dear god I CRINGE when I see LuLaRoe... no more! NO MORE! LOL
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Post by melissa on Feb 28, 2017 20:10:36 GMT
I think the LulaRoe saturation depends on where you live. I have friends who have not heard of it. It has been the "thing" around here for that long.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Feb 28, 2017 20:26:47 GMT
I think the LulaRoe saturation depends on where you live. I have friends who have not heard of it. It has been the "thing" around here for that long. I totally agree with this. I think I heard about LLR from here. There aren't a lot of consultants or whatever near me. None in my town and maybe 2 in the surrounding couple of towns.
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Post by Yoki on Feb 28, 2017 20:27:19 GMT
So have I heard correctly that they don't get to choose the patterns they receive? What if they get an ugly pattern that doesn't sell? Are they just stuck with that inventory? Also true. Consultants order styles & sizes, not prints. Sometimes consultants trade with each other to freshen up inventory and you'd be amazed at how combining an older piece with a new, perfectly matching, piece creates the perfect outfit. Also, I've had some pieces on my racks for months, and then, completely out of the blue they sell. An "old" piece is brand new to a buyer that's never seen it before.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 20:30:38 GMT
I'm kind of heart-broken for their kids, and now really hoping she does exceedingly well in a very over-saturated market. That's the kicker - I think if you got in it early, you probably did great.. but dear god I CRINGE when I see LuLaRoe... no more! NO MORE! LOL I think most of their outfits are ugly. There's a vendor show coming up that my cousin keeps bugging me to do. I saw the list of people and there's 3 lularoe people. It seems like everyone I know has a consultant and none of them are the same person. It's nuts.
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Post by luckyexwife on Feb 28, 2017 20:31:10 GMT
So have I heard correctly that they don't get to choose the patterns they receive? What if they get an ugly pattern that doesn't sell? Are they just stuck with that inventory? Also true. Consultants order styles & sizes, not prints. Sometimes consultants trade with each other to freshen up inventory and you'd be amazed at how combining an older piece with a new, perfectly matching, piece creates the perfect outfit. Also, I've had some pieces on my racks for months, and then, completely out of the blue they sell. An "old" piece is brand new to a buyer that's never seen it before. (Sorry, this is kind of off topic, but since you are consultant I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask!) Do you know if there are any Lularoe approved or recommended ways to fix pin holes that appear in leggings? Or any way that you've seen or heard that your customers fix them that worked? Thank you!
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Post by refugeepea on Feb 28, 2017 20:32:09 GMT
I think the LulaRoe saturation depends on where you live. I have friends who have not heard of it. It has been the "thing" around here for that long. It's been a thing here for a while. I swear I live in the land of MLMs. When I moved to our house, I had numerous people come to my home with invites to MLM parties. Isn't there a way to host, but not sell? I have a family member who has had a couple of parties and I don't see how they could possibly afford to be a consultant.
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Post by MsKnit on Feb 28, 2017 20:34:14 GMT
I think the LulaRoe saturation depends on where you live. I have friends who have not heard of it. It has been the "thing" around here for that long. I totally agree with this. I think I heard about LLR from here. There aren't a lot of consultants or whatever near me. None in my town and maybe 2 in the surrounding couple of towns. Like SweetieBsMom, I had heard about LLR from here. There is a consultant in the area. I only know because she has an advertisement on her SUV. There was a set up in one of the empty mall stores during the Christmas season. I don't know if it was a variety of consultants or just LLR. It wasn't a huge store. I didn't venture in.
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Post by ~summer~ on Feb 28, 2017 20:41:36 GMT
In terms of saturated market -- I've only heard of Luluroe here -- but I don't really know people who wear patterned leggings either.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 20:43:56 GMT
Thank you for your quick answers. I was hoping I had somehow read wrong, or was confused or mistaken. Someone I know has just advertised becoming a new consultant. I literally just bought her & her family toilet paper (among other things) last month because she couldn't afford it. I'm guessing she used their tax refund to pay for the start-up kit. I'm kind of heart-broken for their kids, and now really hoping she does exceedingly well in a very over-saturated market. Thanks again for your quick answers. Love you, peas. You are a kind friend. It must be hard not to be blowing your top. Hugs
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Feb 28, 2017 20:45:28 GMT
I think the LulaRoe saturation depends on where you live. I have friends who have not heard of it. It has been the "thing" around here for that long. It's been a thing here for a while. I swear I live in the land of MLMs. When I moved to our house, I had numerous people come to my home with invites to MLM parties. Isn't there a way to host, but not sell? I have a family member who has had a couple of parties and I don't see how they could possibly afford to be a consultant. A hostess just has a party in her house. It wouldn't cost her anything to have the LLR consultant come in and sell to her friends. She likely gets "rewards" for hosting.
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Post by freebird on Feb 28, 2017 20:46:44 GMT
Thank you for your quick answers. I was hoping I had somehow read wrong, or was confused or mistaken. Someone I know has just advertised becoming a new consultant. I literally just bought her & her family toilet paper (among other things) last month because she couldn't afford it. I'm guessing she used their tax refund to pay for the start-up kit.
I'm kind of heart-broken for their kids, and now really hoping she does exceedingly well in a very over-saturated market. Thanks again for your quick answers. Love you, peas. HOWEVER, isn't a good thing she's trying to start a business with that money to work and be self sufficient instead of buying tattoos, an iphone and manicures??? Although, I did JUST read that luluroe is in the middle of a class action suit for charging sales tax in areas that don't tax clothes. Also, the quality apparently is going downhill right now.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 28, 2017 20:51:09 GMT
I've not seen one person wearing these here, and no one I know has heard of LLR. I saw a few people wearing the leggings while I was on vacation and I don't get the fascination, but everyone has their own tastes!
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Post by myshelly on Feb 28, 2017 20:59:19 GMT
LLR just got sued in a class action law suit because their point of sale system incorrectly calculates sales tax. They owe lots of money to lots of customers.
Articles about the poor quality of clothing ("leggings that shred like toilet paper" is a direct quote from the front page of yahoo) are going viral.
Hundreds of consultants are quitting and hair flipping out by exposing the wholesale prices of the pieces and the owners' attitude and poor business practices.
It is not a good time to be a consultant.
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Post by annabella on Feb 28, 2017 21:04:33 GMT
OMG! My niece is selling these and I gotta say, she's a natural sales person. But I can't imagine how she got that kind of money to start up! She has a partner but yikes! My niece works full time as an EMT, she has 3 boys under 6 with a 2 year old with pretty severe disabilities and lots of therapy. but you would think Lula Roe is her full time job. I don't have any idea how she does it. Live sales, pop ups, trivia, games, it's too much!
I see some of the leggings sale after sale also so when they don't sell I don't know if they are just stuck with them or what. As far as your niece goes, is she had a partner, she just put $2500 on her credit card and hoped she sells them fast. That must be why she treats it as her full time job, she has money riding on this or rather debt. I've only heard of luluroe here. I would hate to have to carry around product and deal with people trying them on, returns, etc.
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Post by milocat on Feb 28, 2017 21:17:16 GMT
You should never carry inventory in a MLM. A few of the products so you can show what they are like. But if you carry products that are in the current catalogue once that catalogue is expired no one sees that colour/style anymore and how do you get rid of it? Everyone wants the newest colour. Yes if you do a lot of home parties or trade shows you can take the old inventory and hope someone will buy the one you have in that exact colour style or suze only.
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Post by elaine on Feb 28, 2017 21:25:38 GMT
You should never carry inventory in a MLM. A few of the products so you can show what they are like. But if you carry products that are in the current catalogue once that catalogue is expired no one sees that colour/style anymore and how do you get rid of it? Everyone wants the newest colour. Yes if you do a lot of home parties or trade shows you can take the old inventory and hope someone will buy the one you have in that exact colour style or suze only. With Lularoe, the styles don't change, just the prints and types of fabrics used. And only a limited number (I've seen it quoted as around 1-2K pieces) are made out of each fabric print. There is no catalogue. For the tops and dresses, one can get away with wearing different sizes for a different look, so if I can only find an Irma Top in the pattern I'm looking for in a size M, even though I normally wear a S, I can buy it and it still looks good - just a more flowing look.
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Post by myshelly on Feb 28, 2017 21:43:14 GMT
You should never carry inventory in a MLM. A few of the products so you can show what they are like. But if you carry products that are in the current catalogue once that catalogue is expired no one sees that colour/style anymore and how do you get rid of it? Everyone wants the newest colour. Yes if you do a lot of home parties or trade shows you can take the old inventory and hope someone will buy the one you have in that exact colour style or suze only. LLR is different. There is no catalogue. You can't order an item in the specific size/color/print you want. You have to find a consultant who has the item. You have to carry inventory to be a LLR consultant. They don't do it any other way. Styles don't change. Prints and colors are carried for more than one season.
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Post by bethany102399 on Feb 28, 2017 21:50:08 GMT
Isn't there a way to host, but not sell? Host a party. I'm a fan of the product but there's no way on this green earth I'd want to be a consultant, even if I did have that kind of change. It works in a similar vein to other MLM's online parties that are thrown by women who invite their friends. You get free stuff for doing it. With Lularoe, the styles don't change, just the prints and types of fabrics used. I think it makes it easier, I know how the perfect T fits and what it costs, so I only look at color and what will go with leggings I have. As for old/ugly stock one man's trash is another man's treasure. I ended up buying dinosaur leggings from a consultant who had been sitting on them for months. She couldn't move them from her stock but I had been hunting for them for awhile and was ecstatic to purchase from her. I have also seen consultants selling to each other wholesale to freshen up inventory.
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Post by melissa on Feb 28, 2017 21:58:22 GMT
Is LLR truly MLM, like other companies with upline and downline? Just curious.
I know one of the nurses I work with had a LLR party. Otherwise, I would only know about it from here and FB. On FB, I think I found out about it first in my sewing groups when people were looking to copy the looks. It doesn't take much. They use very simple patterns.
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