Single Order Method For Independent Sales Representative As Used In The Party Plan Direct Marketing Method Of Selling Products

摘要

A business method and system for executing the method that involves gathering merchandise orders at a show in the home of a hostess. The method compiles the merchandise orders while maintaining a relationship between each individual order and information pertaining to the guest making the order. The guest information maintains an association with the order throughout the method such that each order made at the show may be individually packaged and labeled, obviating the need for the hostess to sort the ordered items upon receiving them from a warehouse.

主权项

1. A method for making sales transactions initiated at a show in the home of a hostess comprising:
entering information relating to a show into a database on a computer readable medium, the information including: hostess name; assigning a code to the show; receiving order forms from the hostess and guests at the show, the order forms having data including: said show code; customer name; customer address; customer order, the customer order including one or more merchandise items; payment account; storing the data on the order forms into the database; associating the data from each of the order forms with the information related to the show based on the show code; accessing the data from a remote location containing stored merchandise; assembling and packaging the items of a given guest order to form a package; labeling the package with at least the guest name; placing all of the packages associated with the show code in a box; shipping the box to the address of the hostess; charging the payment account included on each order form an amount for the guest order.