Why HAVE these parties become so popular? It's not a nice social gathering with friends, as the inviters will suggest: "Don't feel the need to buy anything! Just come and socialize!" What it feels like is an opportunity for the host/hostess to earn items/cash, at our expenses.

I feel that it's the same friends over and over who do this to us.

If they wanted us to come and socialize, then they should invite us to social events - not self-fund-raisers.

BTW, Lia Sophia, Silpada, Southern Living and Creative Memories are the big ones around our parts these days.


Whew!!! Is it obvious that I've been invited to one too many of these lately???