<p>so i recieved a 2nd letter from vector corp. about "awesome job opportunities for college students", and so forth, selling top-notch knives. anywone work for them? insight please!</p>
<p>I've known people that do it, and if it's what I think it is, you'd just be selling knives to friends and family and making money on commission... It's a job, but I wouldn't consider it an awesome opportunity.</p>
<p>i heard it was a scam... you may wanna google them.</p>
<p>my family uses cutco knives. lol. they are nice... eeep</p>
<p>Cutco knives are very nice, and very expensive. My S's friend sold them one summer. He called us and begged for the chance to demonstrate them. I told him we didn't have money to buy them (He was attending the local state school on scholarship, our S was at a private school far away -- we were much deeper in debt than this friend was!) Anyway, he insisted that he would get paid just for the appointment. When he came, it was very awkward -- hard sell, begging us to buy. (One steak knife was $45.) We tried to stay positive and encouraging, but didn't buy anything. He hasn't spoken to my S since. I don't have real fond associations with Cutco. But my sister and sister-in-law both love their knives.</p>
<p>i agree. the knives are grade-A, but it's somewhat deceiving. i mean, i don't care about the quality of knives. there are more important things to spend money on. and i think the whole selling process is a bit intrusive and takes advantage of the employees.</p>
<p>Yeh i work for Vector Marketing and sell Cutco Cutlery. its a great job, im makin some real good cash. ur not gonna see any type of job similar to this one, the environment is great, not ur typical job at the office. u actually have fun while working. i started july 2nd and im gettin bigger and bigger checks. people who complain about vector are bad sales reps who can't sell anything. so if you see anyone complaining, thats the reason.</p>
<p>Haha, wow, the one positive message full of vague and cliche sentences from an admitted employee who joined just to post it. Not suspicious at all.</p>
<p>We sat through some obligatory sales pitches because a neighbor was doing it and friends bought them that didn't really want them to help out their neighbor, relative etc. They are good knives but who needs to spend a fortune on knives plus who wants people to feel like they are doing you a favor by giving up their evening to listen to sales pitches to be polite. We have also had friends get all excited about Amway and given up nights for that. If you are a gumg ho sales person who truly believes that everyone should have the perfect knife set in their household and feel you can convince others of it then go for it!</p>
<p>its not really giving up their evening. 30-40 minutes is all it takes. u can't tell me that people are doing something every single minute lol. have any of you been through the job? or do you just hear things from other people?</p>
<p>My advice-stay away from CUTCO!</p>
<p>I don't think it's a great job...it's certainly not for everyone. But we did sit through a presentation by a former student of my H and bought a set of knives. They are exp. and they are very good quality. I don't see myself needing to buy any new kitchen knives for the next 30 yrs!
Also they are awfully sharp...both of us cut ourselves within the first wks of using them - we were too used to our old worn knives that hardly worked anymore!</p>
<p>S's best friend tried working for Cutco a couple of years ago. Was rather distressed that he had to buy his own demo knives (as other posters have said, they're expensive!). The students are encouraged to start with their family members and best family friends. I, naturally, welcomed him to demonstrate to me. He had very good sales training regarding the demonstrations (impressive, cutting a penny into a spring shape!) But, he was then obliged to press me for names/numbers of friends and relatives that he could call for his next round of sales pitches. Don't know about you-all, but I don't give friends/relatives names out as sales prospects. Seems they count on people feeling obliged, and that's how they get their build their business. I guess it makes me very uncomfortable, but if you've got a personality more geared to sales, it wouldn't be a problem.</p>
<p>"distressed that he had to buy his own demo knives"......</p>
<p>haha, well did he get his full refund when he returned the knives or did he keep them? you dont even pay FULL price for ur demo knives. no one knows the quality and value of the knives until you are in training for them or demonstrated on.</p>
<p>"he was then obliged to press me for names/numbers of friends and relatives that he could call for his next round of sales pitches."......</p>
<p>is it a bad thing to help a kid out for a demonstration? were you pressured to BUY anything? he probably approached you wrong because my customers never feel pressured. </p>
<p>"I don't give friends/relatives names out as sales prospects"......</p>
<p>30-40 minutes out of their time is not gonna hurt them. you said that u dont give out ur friend's/relative's names out. um, you DONT. u call them up and ask if they're willing to just look at the product. if they say yes, then ok. if not, then fine, no biggy. nothing hard at all.</p>
<p>but thats just to clear some stuff up. i kno some people dont wanna call other people but it doesnt hurt one bit. if someone presented Cutco to me, i'd call up like 30 people.</p>
<p>The knives aren't bad, but the job is definitely a scam. The company requires that you make a large purchase before you can even start.</p>
<p>The job is not a scam because you can make money, but you better have rich friends and relatives, because those things are not cheap.</p>
<p>yeh definitely. the job isnt for everyone i can tell you that. only people who are committed are successful, its that simple.</p>
<p>one of my friends is making something like 20-25 K's this summer as an assistant manager, but he worked 10-12 hour days, all summer (this is his second year)</p>
<p>as a former cutco customer, I like the knives, but I think the pitch students are told to provide to friends & neighbors.....that they are just "practicing".....is downright deceptive & unethical in my book. Makes me wonder whay other interesting practices they may use. I refuse to buy any more cutco knives nor let any friends' kids "practice" on me or anyone I know even though the knives are good products.</p>
<p>NO!!!!!!!!!!! COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!!!!!!!!!! </p>
<p>No avg income family would pay $1000+ for stupid knives, trust me, i got suckered into it right out of HS</p>