The Contract
Yeah, so after the having such an awful experience in Long Island on that very long night, I came up with this contract.
Hostess Agreement
By choosing to be the hostess of this party, you are entering into an agreement with me. This is my business so although the demonstration is meant to be fun, I do have to be guaranteed the full cooperation from all attendees and that the event can be conducted with the utmost professionalism. Alcohol consumption is certainly not a problem, but if anyone becomes too rowdy, they will be asked to leave as I would not want anyone to feel like they are missing out on the full experience of the demonstration. Also, I need to know that I am working in a safe environment, especially since this is a one woman operation. I will need your assistance in controlling the crowd if necessary. Under no circumstances can anyone leave with an item without permission; they take it or they try an unopened item, they buy it (in this case only a credit card will be acceptable). I do not accept partial payments nor offer layaway plans. The only acceptable forms of payment are immediate payment by check, cash or debit/credit card (Mastercard, Visa, or Discover are all acceptable. A processing fee equal to 3.5% of the transaction is assessed for orders placed using a debit/credit card.)
I require that your guests provide their name and contact information prior to the start of my demonstration. This is for security purposes for me since I do bring items which I have purchased ahead of time for the demonstration and I will be passing them around in order for guests to get a representative sample of all that is available. For that reason, I need to keep track of who sits in on the demonstration. If guests arrive late, please be sure that they have completed a guest agreement before they sit in on the demonstration. For the guest information, you can either a)have them send it to me, or b)you can send me a list of names (first and last) with their contact information (email, phone number and address). I do not share any of this information with any one else and I can assure you it will be handled with confidentiality. I would only use it to follow up with them at least once, especially if they do order of course. I will provide a guest agreement similar to the hostess agreement at the start of my demonstration.
I, ______________________________ [FIRST AND LAST NAME], have read this information and agree to provide all the names and contact information of all attendees as well as take the responsibility to assure that no items are removed without permission otherwise I risk cancellation of the demonstration without notice and/or waive my hostess discounts.
____________________________________________ [SIGNATURE/DATE]
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Guest Agreement As a guest at this party you are entering into an agreement with me. This is my business so although the demonstration is meant to be fun, I do have to be guaranteed the full cooperation from all attendees and that the event can be conducted with the utmost professionalism. Alcohol consumption is certainly not a problem, but if anyone becomes too rowdy, they will be asked to leave as I would not want anyone to feel like they are missing out on the full experience of the demonstration. Also, I need to know that I am working in a safe environment, especially since this is a one woman operation.
Under no circumstances can anyone leave with an item without permission; you take it or you try an unopened item, you buy it (in this case only a credit card will be acceptable). I do not accept partial payments nor offer layaway plans. The only form of payment acceptable is immediate payment by check, cash or debit/credit card (Mastercard, Visa, or Discover are all acceptable. A processing fee equal to 3.5% of the transaction is assessed for orders placed using a debit/credit card.)
Please provide your name and contact information prior to the start of my demonstration. This is for security purposes for me since I do bring items which I have purchased ahead of time for the demonstration and I will be passing them around in order for guests to get a representative sample of all that is available. For that reason, I need to keep track of who sits in on the demonstration. If you have arrived late, please be sure that you fill this out before sitting in on the demonstration. I do not share any of this information with any one else and I can assure you it will be handled with confidentiality. I would only use it to follow up at least once, especially if you do order of course.
I, ______________________________ [FIRST AND LAST NAME],
__________________________________________ [ADDRESS]
________________________________ [CITY, STATE ZIP CODE]
_____________________________________________ [E-MAIL/PHONE] have read this information and agree to conduct myself with the utmost professionalism. I am aware that no items are to be removed without permission. In doing so, I cannot simply return the item, but agree to pay for it immediately by providing a credit card number.
___________________________________________ [SIGNATURE/DATE]
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Maybe I’m just asking for more trouble.
Sometimes I wish I could use something like this with everyone I date! I shouldn’t even have a drink with them until they first make certain agreements with me. Well, then I guess things would get very lonely pretty fast. At times it seems there is a lot to sacrifice just to find a good time. I can think of a couple of people I wish had signed a contract. I’ll just leave that for a separate entry.
Contracts can ruin the fun, but they can offer exactly the protection you need sometimes…
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