About a week before the event, hosts receive a party pack with about $30 to $50 worth of goods to distribute to 10 or so guests. Hosts often receive an extra goodie, such as an apron. "The most expensive host gift was from a Margaritaville party where they got to keep a $400 margarita-making machine," Perry says.
Kiwi's "mom ambassadors" may receive full-size boxes of products while guests get sample sizes, Smith says. "Sometimes they get a huge basket of cleaning products while the other moms get just one to sample," she says.