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Hi C.,
I left my job in advertising/marketing about 7 months ago to be a stay-at-home mom and have found Baby Splendor to be a nice source of extra income. I'm an Independent Consultant for them -- they're similar to Tupperware and Pampered Chef except all of the products are fun, innovative baby and kids items! All of the products are sold through home parties or catalog/web sales. Take a peek at the products at my website -- www.susiemaryellen.mybabysplendor.com.
Baby Splendor is a member of the Direct Selling Association. They were also recently written about in BusinessWeek magazine -- I can send you a copy of the article if you'd like. There are minimal fees for your starter kit which includes catalogs, brochures, 10 products and a training manual. It costs $149 to start but you only have to put $25 down. The balance is due after 30 days. This is absolutely not a pyramid scheme. You do make money if you sign people up under you, but the company is completely legitimate. I personally know the founders and have worked with them previously (before we all had kids).
If you decide to become a consultant, you earn a minimum of 25% commission on all of your sales. There are no monthly minimums or sales quotas. The products are fantastic (I use practically all of them with my 1-year old son) and they really do sell themselves.
I can provide you with more information if you're interested in learning more. Please e-mail me at ____@____.com a side note, there is a Baby Expo this weekend (9/23) at the Tinley Park Convention Center and Baby Splendor will have a booth there. We will have a ton of products available to see/buy. I will be staffing the booth along with another consultant in the Chicago area.