Cutco Knives

[Falcone]

I used to sell those, along with a bunch of other shit like wind up radio's and tea light fountains out of a box. That was a whack job.

I used to pitch those knife sets as "Lorena Bobbit starter kits". I sold so many hahahaha. A word of advice, get a real job

[JBird]

What were you studying in school before?

[5Toes]

My mum has $2000 or so in her knives. She loves them. Make sure when you sell to throw in something for free, like the spreader thing. Everybody she knows loves that spreader and it is a big selling point for them

[5Toes]

Oh and thier is a guy in Kingston by me who does all the fiars and stuff, and has many people under him... he makes 100k a year

[Joe G]

All the vector and cutco haters do me a favor and cut me some slack. I didnt post on here to get my job bashed. Trust me, selling knives isnt my idea of a dream job. I needed some money, as you all know the job market is pretty shitty right now so i took the job selling cutco. The product rocks, im yet to have a bad experience with the company, and my comission is growing.

That being said, I am looking for a 'real job' and i have applied for several. My resume is damn good for someone my age (20) and i guess im just not quite desperate enough/ready to settle for $8.00/hr working a checkout counter at walmart.

I was a Communications/Education double major, with a history minor. I wasnt happy with my major and realized i wanted to go with business or even law. Both my sisters are in school, so with me being uncertain as to what i want to do i decided to take this year to try and figure out what i want to do.

[JBird]

I've been in college for about 5 years so far. I got about 92 credits in in environmental studies/general ed courses, then I transferred and drastically changed my major to business because I there aren't many jobs with environmental. Then I changed to Computer Science because I like computers a lot. I just haven't been enjoying the programming and math part of it.

Now I think I'm going to change back to business (marketing/finance) and do a minor in computer science. Then if I want, I can always go back to school and do CS.

It sucks not knowing what you want to do exactly. My ultimate dream job is to become a race car driver. But they don't teach that in college. :(

[Joe G]

hahah you and me have a common dream job...you buy the car and all the gear and we can share driving time ;)

[Eric]

Just like everybody else in this thread, I sold Cutco out of high school too! Sold a few homemaker sets, but that was about it. The warranty is legit though, I found some knives in a thrift store, sent them in and they replaced them! Still use those thrift store replacements today almost 10 years later!

I know this is against Vectors policy, but hey that company is a scam. How much for some stuff for R3v members?

[caliGreen]

put it this way... You wanna make money w/ that company you have to hellllla work.
if you want a job that has a flow. meaning always the same stuff. then this aint the job for you. your better off at mc donalds or something. There is always an agency that will hire you

[Joe G]

wish i could hook you guys up with big discounts...but i cant. What i can do is hook you up with a ton of free shit if you buy anything. PM me if you want to get some stuff, this stuff does make kick ass christmas gifts.

[delatlanta1281]

There's nothing wrong with a job learning to cold call, and learning belly to belly sales. If you can get a sales education from that company, I say it's worth it in the long run. Many people say they can sell, but none know anything about actually "selling" a product. Open ended questions, leading, and brand building can translate into many jobs. Take it seriously, put in the work and you will be compensated. Those who worked there for a week, then left can't tell you what will happen if you actually put in 100%
take it from someone who has sold his entire life. There are no bad products, just bad salesmen.
If you sell crap, that's fine, just be honest that it's crap. If you sell a better product than most, and you make your customers understand you are there to provide a service to them, not only sell them knives, you will be fine.

[nando]

It's almost like working for Vector out of high school is a rite of passage. lol.

[delatlanta1281]

put it this way... You wanna make money w/ that company you have to hellllla work.
if you want a job that has a flow. meaning always the same stuff. then this aint the job for you. your better off at mc donalds or something. There is always an agency that will hire you

This makes me laugh. Perhaps in order to make money, you need to recognize it takes "hella work"
I can tell by your typing skills you haven't put a lot of work into that keyboard ;)

[delatlanta1281]

It's almost like working for Vector out of high school is a rite of passage. lol.

It is I am sure. In my industry, you got picked up by a vendor rep group, put in @ 70 hours a week for little to no money. If you lasted and did the work, you were promoted or recruited by a manufacturer, then you shot up the ladder pretty quickly. I have been working in the same industry, for one of the largest US companies, not only in sales, but in manufacturing, for 15 years. I started at the bottom, worked my ass off, traveled to 48 of the 50 US states, was moved 6 or 7 different times in order to open new territories, and here I am now. An old man, who makes a great living, and doesn't worry abut anything to badly. That is what "hella work" gets you.

[txtorquemade]

It is I am sure. In my industry, you got picked up by a vendor rep group, put in @ 70 hours a week for little to no money. If you lasted and did the work, you were promoted or recruited by a manufacturer, then you shot up the ladder pretty quickly. I have been working in the same industry, for one of the largest US companies, not only in sales, but in manufacturing, for 15 years. I started at the bottom, worked my ass off, traveled to 48 of the 50 US states, was moved 6 or 7 different times in order to open new territories, and here I am now. An old man, who makes a great living, and doesn't worry abut anything to badly. That is what "hella work" gets you.

Well said Sir, well said.