Excellence Awards?!

[cincychef]

Anyone have any insight on what they are going to do for those who have unfinished rings? I only have 1 diamond in mine and I will be very disappointed it I don't get to fill it!!! I know they announced to keep a full calender and they would give 3 earning opportunities, but that won't finish mine off. Any other details I missed??

[finley1991]

I don't think they've announced it yet... I just remember that you'll be able to fill your ring and bracelets... Sorry I can't give more info!

[pcjenni]

I am in the same boat Chantelle. I have 1 diamond and the ring looks weird!

[DebbieJ]

I have no diamonds in mine. Would love to fill it.

[Sheila]

Just got my ring last week and would love to fill it too. It looks weird empty! LOL

[beckyjsmith]

I have 2 diamonds and at least it is balanced now. I would really like to fill it though. I am soooooper curious!

[dannyzmom]

I'm just sulking because the tennis bracelet is gone. I had one more year to fill my ring & then I was moving up to the tennis bracelet. Now I am stuck with a charm bracelet instead. I am crushed :(

[Sheila]

I was looking forward to the Tennis Bracelet too! :(

[cincychef]

I was looking forward to the Tennis Bracelet too! :(

The new bracelet isn't really my style either, but I can't stop thinking about the ring. I wear it almost every day. More than my wedding ring :bugeye: I hope they hurry up and explain it and I really hope they let us fill it. I just keep telling myself that this way I will have it full within the year instead of waiting 5 or more years.

[Sheila]

If I don't earn some diamonds, I'm sure I'll be at the jewelers having it revamped so it doesn't look so funny! LOL

[Chef Kearns]

I don't think the new bracelet is as classy looking as the Ruby ring and Tennis bracelet. I know lots of people who hated the ring though so they probably complained LOUDLY.

[bethcooks4u]

I don't think the new bracelet is as classy looking as the Ruby ring and Tennis bracelet. I know lots of people who hated the ring though so they probably complained LOUDLY.

I like it but I already have so many bracelets and do you just get one slider each year? I like the original ring and the tennis bracelet much better.

[trps]

I am devastated about not getting the tennis bracelet. Also allowing to earn the diamonds quickly just undoes all the years of work for everyone that did put in years towards it. I wear it because I love it I think most because of the years it took me to achieve it 13 to get 5 diamonds. Since I started I could not wait to get to the bracelet now it is gone.

[finley1991]

I think the new bracelet is a bit of a disappointment. It just doesn't seem *special* enough... IMO.

[DebbieJ]

I think the new bracelet is a bit of a disappointment. It just doesn't seem *special* enough... IMO.

It's very trendy. I wonder how long it will be around.

[flemings99]

I'm guessing the decision was based on cost. 14k gold vs. the new Sterling silver. I agree the new doesn't hold a candle to the previous offerings. No diamonds in my ring yet, so interested to see what the promo is. You know it's going to be something outrageous to earn a diamond/s.

[finley1991]

Well, it's not my thing and when I earn it, I'll probably only wear it to PC events. My plan is to get something special for myself when I hit the goals I'm working toward. Already have my ring picked out. :)

PS: I know it's not the same, but why couldn't you add your own diamonds?

[Sheila]

... PS: I know it's not the same, but why couldn't you add your own diamonds?

I thought about that first, but since the design is not really something that I would have chosen, I'll probably go for the re-vamp! LOL

[cincychef]

Well, it's not my thing and when I earn it, I'll probably only wear it to PC events. My plan is to get something special for myself when I hit the goals I'm working toward. Already have my ring picked out. :)

PS: I know it's not the same, but why couldn't you add your own diamonds?

If and when I get to the point that I can do something like that I might, BUT other than my wedding ring I have never had a real piece of jewelry which is what made the real gold ring with real diamonds so special.:love0010:

[cincychef]

I'm guessing the decision was based on cost. 14k gold vs. the new Sterling silver. I agree the new doesn't hold a candle to the previous offerings. No diamonds in my ring yet, so interested to see what the promo is. You know it's going to be something outrageous to earn a diamond/s.

It might not be that bad, to earn the diamonds you have to average about $4,583 a month.

[DebbieJ]

I'm guessing the decision was based on cost. 14k gold vs. the new Sterling silver. I agree the new doesn't hold a candle to the previous offerings. No diamonds in my ring yet, so interested to see what the promo is. You know it's going to be something outrageous to earn a diamond/s.

They say it's Sterling and Platinum.

[finley1991]

Has the new EA earning requirements been announced yet?

Nevermind... It's in the action plan we got. :bugeye:

[DebbieJ]

Has the new EA earning requirements been announced yet?

Nevermind... It's in the action plan we got. :bugeye:

Care to share? There is nothing on CC.

[finley1991]

Looks the same as last year:

Personal Sales - $55k

Personal Recruiting - 15

Developing Leaders - 10 points (1 pt for TL promotion and 3 pts for D promotion)

Organizational Sales Volume - $1.5M

[hmolah]

Agreed!!!!!!! I was so excited with the new ring (even though I have yet to be an EA achiever), and have been working HARD to earn that. Now with that new bracelet...I'm not even so sure that I want it!?! Sad isn't it? :(


I think the new bracelet is a bit of a disappointment. It just doesn't seem *special* enough... IMO.

[cmdtrgd]

Didn't they just restyle the ring 2 years ago? And they announced the necklace with the sliders then, too. Is the necklace going away?

[bethcooks4u]

I am devastated about not getting the tennis bracelet. Also allowing to earn the diamonds quickly just undoes all the years of work for everyone that did put in years towards it. I wear it because I love it I think most because of the years it took me to achieve it 13 to get 5 diamonds. Since I started I could not wait to get to the bracelet now it is gone.

It will still be special as only those who have earned a ring will be able to earn the diamonds and to get the diamonds special hoops will have to be jumped. It's not like they're just handing them out. I so would have rather earned the tennis bracelet than the new one as it's classic and will never go out of style.

[baychef]

Miss Crabby Complainer here....just concerned (and disappointed) that there are so, so many ways they are cutting corners now with costs. Initially, I am disappointed as many of you are for the same reasons. My TPC ring is more solid than my wedding band and engagement ring. I was so darn proud to earn that and so proud to wear that.

[dannyzmom]

Miss Crabby Complainer here....just concerned (and disappointed) that there are so, so many ways they are cutting corners now with costs. Initially, I am disappointed as many of you are for the same reasons. My TPC ring is more solid than my wedding band and engagement ring. I was so darn proud to earn that and so proud to wear that.

I agree completely.

[cookingwithlove]

Miss Crabby Complainer here....just concerned (and disappointed) that there are so, so many ways they are cutting corners now with costs. Initially, I am disappointed as many of you are for the same reasons. My TPC ring is more solid than my wedding band and engagement ring. I was so darn proud to earn that and so proud to wear that.

I agree completely. I was about to spit nails at conference when they announced the change. I was so proud to earn it this year. I feel as though everytime I reach a milestone, it changes.

[dannyzmom]

I feel as though everytime I reach a milestone, it changes.

Yep - same here :(

[beckyjsmith]

I have only been with PC for 3 1/2 years now, and it seems like there have been more changes since I started than there were in the ten years prior.
I earned my ring my 1st year and have added a diamond every year since ( all 2 of em.) I was nowhere close to the tennis bracelet but man have I admired that badboy. I am disappointed that it is completely off the table as well.

[Sheila]

I wanted the bracelet & necklace! I'll have to step up my business & buy my own from a jeweler! ;)

[cookingwithlove]

I sent this to Lisa at the TPCJewelry. Not sure if she is the right person, but I was tired of stewing about it. If we don't tell them they don't know. Part of me wanted to write that maybe we should stop buying Jean $1000 shoes, but that just sounded petty and mean.

I very rarely complain about The Pampered Chef’s policies. I have never complained about anything The Pampered Chef has given me as a reward for working my business. However, I want to lodge a formal complain about the change in the Excellence awards. I am sure there are unknown reasons as to why you are changing it, but this was my first year achieving an Excellence Award and I worked hard to do it. I was so proud to earn my ring. I showed all of my customers the picture of what I was going to earn and how each year I would earn additional diamonds to fill it. When the announcement of the change was made, I just about cried. I have too many diamonds to earn to fill it to be able to do it in just 3 months. The current ring, bracelet and necklace are beautiful, elegant and timeless. This new style of bracelet is trendy and garish and will become dated in just few years. It looks like anything that can be bought at Brighton or other cheap jewelry stores.

I am very disappointed in how The Pampered Chef has chosen to reward its top consultants.

[Chef Kearns]

I couldn't agree more Wendy!

[cincychef]

I really wish they would let us know what we need to do!

[beckyjsmith]

Chantelle I am so with you. Gah!!

[Sheila]

Are ours the same as Canada? Maybe they are waiting on their conference?

[cincychef]

https://www.pamperedchef.com/repsonly/images/cc/us/pdf/diamond_days_faq.pdf

Here it is!! I have to get out the door in a minute so I am going to have to digest this info, but I will have to say that at first glance I am NOT happy. WOW, I think this is really really unfair...........I won't say anymore until I have thought about it for a while. I don't want to say something I will regret:(

[cincychef]

So hold on a minute, I am looking at this again, did I miss something??? If I am reading this right there is no way to fill your ring, ( I have the most current style ring) it is all an off # of diamonds????
Current diamonds Number of updates needed to complete
0 - 6 (total number of diamonds 10)
1 - 5 (total number of diamonds 8)
2 - 4 (total number of diamonds 6)
4 - 3 (total number of diamonds 4)
6 - 2 (total number of diamonds 2)
8 - 1 (total number of diamonds 1)
10 - Ring is complete with 10 diamonds!

The way it adds up to 10 diamonds is if you have 0 diamonds right now otherwise if you have 1 (like I do) or 8 you end up with 9 diamonds????? What the heck!? and on the other levels you have 8 total. And why isn't there any other odd #s listed like 3,5,7, and 9. Am I missing something?

[beckyjsmith]

I think it is confusing too Chantelle. And how many diamonds will we get per $5000 in sales in those months? One? Two?
Verrrry confusing...

[cookingwithlove]

You will earn a diamond update for every $5000 in sales. So I need 6 updates to fill my ring! I need to sell $30,000 in 3 unknown months? Why can't they just tell us the months we have to do it in?

[baychef]

Hmmm..I can't find the "Boo...Hiss" smilie so I guess this will do :grumpy::grumpy::grumpy::grumpy::grumpy::grumpy::g rumpy::grumpy:
Those amount of grumpies will fill my ring!

I can guarantee that the months will be something like September, December and all of the other months where hitting $5000 is difficult for most. Not all and not that it is not possible.:grumpy:

[cookingwithlove]

I was thinking Dec, Jan, Feb. but Sept Dec Jan is probably more like it! Come on it is August, just let us know. How am supposed to sell $10K in one month without planing for it. I have to prepare my family that I will be Crazy. Okay more Crazy than usual! :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:

I just love these little guys!

[cincychef]

You will earn a diamond update for every $5000 in sales. So I need 6 updates to fill my ring! I need to sell $30,000 in 3 unknown months? Why can't they just tell us the months we have to do it in?

I understand that you get a diamond update for every $5,000 BUT not every update equals 1 diamond. If you look at the chart there is nothing listed if you currently have an uneven # of diamonds. Right now I have 1 diamond on the chart I need 5 updates so that would be 2 months of $10,000 in sales and 1 of $5,000 in sales, but then I end up with 9 diamonds!!!!:confused: Does that mean if I earn 6 updates they will give me 9 diamonds (instead of 10) so I can have a full ring???

[bethcooks4u]

You already earned the first diamond so you would start with the second level and at the end you would have ten diamonds.

[Sheila]

Beth is right. The chart is just so you can see where you are now & how many times you'll need to hit $5,000 during the award months to max out your ring.

My guess is if your surpass your goal you just get the reward of commission and heavy bookings into the new year. I'm betting they would have mentioned earning the bracelet & starting on it's diamonds if it were an option. And I did read where the necklace achievers can NOT participate & add to their necklace. :(

[cincychef]

Beth is right. The chart is just so you can see where you are now & how many times you'll need to hit $5,000 during the award months to max out your ring.

My guess is if your surpass your goal you just get the reward of commission and heavy bookings into the new year. I'm betting they would have mentioned earning the bracelet & starting on it's diamonds if it were an option. And I did read where the necklace achievers can NOT participate & add to their necklace. :(

Here is the chart for 1 diamond:
Current # of diamonds:1
Number of updates needed to complete 5 (total number of diamonds 8)
This would be a total of 9 diamonds but it clearly says that the ring holds 10 diamonds. That is what I don't understand. If you look at the other rings/bracelets the #s add up but not on the most recent womens ring.

[Sheila]

So ask them. Maybe it's a typo. ;)

[cincychef]

I already sent them 2 emails;) one just listing my questions. I felt like I was missing something and thought someone could help me interpret it better.
I also sent one voicing that I thought the requirements weren't fair and were not in keeping with the way Pampered Chef has handled retired incentives in the past:bawl::bawl::bawl::bawl::bawl: It pretty much ruined my day. Now I need to make sure it doesn't ruin my whole month.

[Sheila]

I was kind of sad to see that recruits & developing leaders wasn't included ... that it's just sales. :(

Sales haven't been that great since I evacuated Japan. But I have a job fair (my first TX booth) on Tuesday and a 3 day "Just Between Friends" event in early September. Hopefully those two will get the Texas Booking Ball rolling for me. I've done nothing but Catalog Shows since I arrived here in March! Time to get off my duff & start doing some Cooking Shows!

[cincychef]

I was kind of sad to see that recruits & developing leaders wasn't included ... that it's just sales. :(
!

That was part of my email. Even though I earned it in sales in the past, I was hoping to have the chance to earn it with a recruiting and sales option.

[cincychef]

Update, there was an error on the chart for the women's channel ring.
Lisa,
Thank you for your quick response. I did not know that there were years you could earn 2 diamonds. Right now I have 1 diamond in my ring. Based on the chart I am seeing that I need 5 updates to finish my ring, but it says that is 8 diamonds. So my 1 diamond that I have currently plus 8 additional is a total of 9 not 10. Am I reading this incorrectly?
Thank you,
Chantelle

Her response:
Chantelle –

You are not reading it incorrectly. Thank you for pointing this out to me – its an error on our part. They are currently trying to update this quickly so that the information is correct.

Ladies Channel Set Ring
(Yellow /White Gold)

Current number of diamonds

Number of updates needed to complete

0-6 (total number of diamonds 10)
1-5 (total number of diamonds 9)
2-4 (total number of diamonds 8)
4-3 (total number of diamonds 6)
6-2 (total number of diamonds 4)
8-1 (total number of diamonds 2)
10Ring is complete with 10 diamonds!

Now at least all of the levels add up to 10 diamonds

[flemings99]

I'm going to need a miracle or a massive fundraiser in the right month. My highest month yet was $7,000 and it was when I did a BIG push to earn my ring. I usually average 3,000/month. Pulling off 30,000 in sales in 3 mystery months is going to be a huge challenge, but I think I'm up for it. Time to step up the biz. Gotta get those diamonds!

[baychef]

Then there are words such as "held and submitted" in those particular months.:goodluck:

[ChefCKHall]

Popping in here. It would be nice to have a choice. I earned my ring this year but you know...it really is not my style so whether it has diamonds in it or not.....personal 'meh'

I would have LOVED the tennis bracelet but will just have to make it one of my personal recognitions :) When I went on the shopping spree, I bought a Pandora bracelet as a milestone marker for PC. When I earn something, or hit a goal, I get to buy myself a bead.

I will enjoy the bracelet I will now be earning for excellence. The jewelry is nice...I am so new to PC that I will take whatever......I am happy to be with a company that still rewards us. My Pandora will probably be the one bracelet I wear more.

My AD has been with PC for 11 years+ and I know she was devastated with the excellene change. If I get a diamond, ok...if I don't...ok

I WANT THE CRUISE TO THE MED.! Now you all know my carrot...I have made it public!

[flemings99]

Popping in here. It would be nice to have a choice. I earned my ring this year but you know...it really is not my style so whether it has diamonds in it or not.....personal 'meh'

I WANT THE CRUISE TO THE MED.! Now you all know my carrot...I have made it public!

Totally agree, but figure maybe I'd wear it more with the "bling" and like it better--plus if I'm going to add any bling I might as well filler up. Extra pts. towards the trip wouldn't hurt either. Can't wait to take our first cruise!

[PamperedK]

I missed earning the ring and it is totally my style. So sad to see it go. :( I will like the bracelet too...just wished I had focused on TPC earlier in my career.