I live in a close-knit neighborhood where home parties are very popular. In the last month I have gone to one party a week, such as Tupperware, Pampered Chef, that sort of thing.
A few months ago, a friend of mine outside the neighborhood became a consultant for a home party line, and she asked me if I would host a party so she could test her sales pitch with our usual bunch.
I did so, and the result was disastrous. She was pushy, obnoxious and downright unpleasant. I could tell that all of the neighbors who came just wanted to leave as soon as possible, never mind order anything. I talked to some of them the next day and they confirmed that they would never attend another party she worked.
Here’s the problem: My friend is now asking me for feedback so she can improve her sales pitch, AND she wants me to host another party with a different group of friends! I can’t believe she wasn’t aware of the way she was behaving at the party, so it would be hard for me to tell her straight what we all thought. And I DON’T want to host another party. But I also care about our friendship and want to keep it separate from this fiasco. How do I accomplish all of this?
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danakeith on May 22nd, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Well, very confusing situation.. Base on your friendship, you just can’t leave her all along.. But if you really want to help her being aware of her behavior, then better tell it straight to her..
It’s for her own good, maybe that’ll help her realize not to stick with that attitude.