Kari,
I have my own direct sales business. The company I represent is Taste of Home Entertaining. It is owned by Reader's Digest and just launced this May 2006, so basically a ground floor opportunity. Our company's emphasis is on entertaining and selling everything one needs to entertain. We sell the inspiration (cookbooks and magazines, "Taste of Home" and "Everyday with Rachel Ray"), preparation (high quality cookware and knives along with many kitchen gadgets) and presentation (dinnerware, silverware, serving trays, vases, sconces, etc.) We also sell a line of products by Mario Batali called the Italian Kitchen. I think the mix of product is excellent and it is one of the things that drew me to this company.
Anyway I think direct sales is a great way to work from home and there is basically a company that would appeal to almost anyone, cosmetics, scrapbooking, toys, clothes, etc. I chose Taste of Home Entertaining because I really like the products and I liked that it was a new company.
Heidi
http://heidikay.tohe.com
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