I received these in the mail a few weeks ago from Stampin’ Up! They’re our luggage tags, itinerary and travel documents for the Stampin’ Up! Grand Vacation to Hawaii! Can you believe we get to go to Hawaii for FREE?!?
What started out 11 1/2 yeas ago as a way for me to get a discount on Stampin’ Up! product as turned into the most amazing adventure. By day I am a Patient Coordinator/Dental Hygienist…but when I’m not at my day job, I get to create and share paper crafting ideas and earn amazing trips. Sounds great doesn’t it?
I have earned these trips with Stampin’ Up! nearly every year since I joined and I get asked about them a lot, so I thought I’d share for those with inquiring minds. Here are the questions I get asked most often:
1. How do you win the trip? The trip is not won, it is earned. It’s a lot of hard work, but it’s also a lot of fun. The earning period runs from July 1st though June 30th of the following year. If we have accumulated 40,000 points the trip is ours! Points are earned by sales one dollar = 1 point and also through promotions in our teams.
2. Can you take someone with you and what does that cost? The trip is for two people all expenses paid so there is no cost to share these vacations with the ones we love. Dave gets to come with me every year as he puts up with me and really is a huge help with my business as I have a Stampin’ Studio at his office.
3. How many classes or stamping do you have to do on these trips? This is first and foremost a vacation for all of us, so even though it is a Stampin’ Up! event, we don’t stamp or take classes. We can do what ever we want. Stampin’ Up! organizes some get-together’s during the trip which are always fun but we are not required to attend any of them if we don’t want to.
4. What trips have you earned in the past? I’ve earned week long vacations to:
Mexican Riviera (Cruise)
Panama Canal (Cruise)
Bermuda (Cruise)
Hawaii (Land Trip)
Disney (Land Trip)
Fiji (Land Trip)
Eastern Caribbean (Cruise)
Hawaii (Land Trip this year)
and in May 2016 we’ll be going on a cruise to the Mediterranean (Spain, Italy & France)
…and the question I get asked most….
5. If Dave doesn’t want to go can I go with you? You bet, I always have a waiting list going in case Dave changes his mind about going…fat chance of that but you never know.
So the past few days I’ve been getting ready….got my mani & pedi, laundry done, house cleaned, bags packed, stamp class for when I return is done, and I’ve got blog posts scheduled so you’ll still be getting your stampin’ fix while I’m gone.
One last thing, It’s because of you, my loyal stampers that I am able to live the life many have only imagined. I am blessed to have you in my life, whether you are a close personal friend that is able to attend my classes and parties or a silent friend that enjoys my blog posts. Please know you all hold a special place in my heart. I’ll share photos of the trip when I return.
