Some lotion distributors............ugh

[glowgirl35]

Today, in the midst of being insanely busy, I get a call from a girl from somewhere selling "Panama Jack" or something like this. She read, word for word, from a script so I couldn't get a word in edgewise, then after 5 mins or run on sentences she says "so why don't you go grab your credit card and we'll get going today". Uh, did I miss something? She tried to do the buy 24 get 24 free, retail is $85 per bottle and because of the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean this stuff is selling like crazy. WHAT? Then I started to do some math with her, I said, if you are telling me that my cost is $21 per bottle and I get $24 free, how does that mean I need to give you$1055? She was punching numbers, dead silent, then said "yeah, doens't make sense". Now I'm annoyed, manager gets on the phone, she keeps telling me how great this stuff is, blah blah and kept saying, instead of 24 do 18 and so on and so forth. I said, send me a sample and we can go from there. Wouldn't do it. So, I said, bye bye. Some lotion salespeople drive me crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone know of Panama Jack or something like that?

[EliteMike]

I thought it was outdoor stuff, SPF, or regular tanning oil

[glowgirl35]

No it's some indoor stuff Something Jack or panama something. I am sure you will get the call soon. Get ready for a monotone voice reading a script, you will know what I mean but make sure your credit card is ready, haha.

[frankieb]

"Captain" Jack. Pirates of the Caribbean.

I think it's Rio. Same crap as R-Sun, Squeeze, Millenium, etc.

I got the same call yesterday.

[glowgirl35]

THAT'S IT!!!!!!! haha, I knew it had something to do with the movie but I was so freakin bored by them. did they try their "high pressure" sales techniques and tell you how this blows every lotion line out there away?

[frankieb]

I actually cut her off and said I'm not buying anything new during dead season and I don't buy anything without trying it first. "I'll send you some samples after the trade show."

Funny, she doesn't know my name or have my address. Ooooooo, November can't get here soon enough. It'll be like an early Christmas with my samples of Crap-tain Jerk.

[Din]

You mean this goooop?

http://www.lewiestanning.com/product_captain_jack.htm

[glowgirl35]

So that's the "NEWEST AND BEST" lotion on the market. For $43 dollars a bottle (our price) it better do more than just tan me!

[EliteMike]

I have vonage phones, one advantage of that is my number does not show up unless I want it to. downfall is its harder for people to find my phone number.

[John]

Captain Jack, that's garbage, They should have gone with One Eyed Willie. Or at least Chunk, now that is a pirate.

[CIT]

If Lewis is not stopping this crap i will dump all his devoted creations crap in the trash can off my shelves - i promise!

[Din]

What does he have anything to do with their business practice?

He makes lotions for them PL....what they do with their goop after that is up to them.

So if GSK makes lotions for you PL and you turn around and sell them below your cost or at your cost or on Ebay....what does that have to do with GSK??? Absolutely nothing.

He does not own them or have any part of their business practice, he just makes their lotions for them.

I had PL lotions from Breeze and i sold the last 50 bottles off at $7.99 to get rid of them...i retailed them at $45. What does Breeze care if i sold them for $7.99....he doesn't, nor should he, it's not his problem. It's none of his business.....nor is it Lewis' business what the others do with their lotions.

They paid Lewis for his services ....to make lotions for them. What they do with them after that is their problem. To think that Breeze would have a say in what i do with my PL lotions after i bought them, i'd slap them in the mouth. Think about it.

[glowgirl35]

Who is lewis?

[John]

Devoted is one of the companies of OL labs, they are all under the same roof. OC, RIO, RSun, Vegas Tan, Kava Kava, Devoted, Pure you name it, they make it.

Devoted & Pure are the only one not sold by telemarketers. They do also make some PL's for chains & other distributors.

[Din]

To my understanding....OL Labs makes all the lotions named by John above along with Millennium and Squeeze i think too......anyhoo...I believe that Lewis owns OL Labs as well as Devoted and Pure but none of the others....the others are just PL's for him and has nothing to do with their businesses. He just figured that since everyone is coming to him for lotions, why not make some of his own and he created Devoted and Pure. He doesn't have anything else to do with the others except that their lotions were made in his lab.

Is this not correct?

[glowgirl35]

Din, you have such vast knowledge of the world and eveything in it!

[John]

Din,
Your wrong, they are all under 1 roof, seperate rooms for each company. Lewis doesn't own anything He is just in charge of the Devoted brand. I've been there, I know.

Devoted has really improved the products lately, the Tryst & Golden Grace along with the Pure line are fast movers, Some of the original line had some dogs, but they have evolved into a strong offering.

They also make Hollywood Whites, which move very fast....

[brownsuze]

Din is such a rockstar!!

[brownsuze]

ooops, I mean John is such a rockstar!!

[CIT]

It's all under the same roof and guess who sold our phone numbers to those telemarketers too?