Originally Posted by
Nickolash27
The alcohol-fuelled (on one side at least) dispute over statistics is amusing, but irrelevant. What matters is whether one can see a need/justify the expense of a Thermomix.
A relative of mine is a Thermomix demonstrator (in Australia). It seems like a lot of hassle to organise the "parties" (a bit like Tupperware I think) and end up (according to her) selling one or two a quarter. They are priced at around $2000 here, and that, to me at least, is an incredibly high price point for what you get.
Its a job. So the sales/demo reps get out of it what they put in. Supposedly it also depends on how close your "team leader" is to the sales office.
In France, the parties are not organized by the sales reps. They are organized by the customers who have a Thermomix. So if you can get together x nr of friends to attend, the demo person will come - and the reward? : A thermomix recipe book (which costs around EUR40).
The lady we know does about 2 a week and sells around 5 machines a month - and that's considered "low".