I sold homemade gourmet. it was a consumable product and did quite well with the working crowd. I think it is pricey and I had trouble selling to the frugal crowd but as I said the working women loved it. My husbands co-workers were very disappointed when I quit selling it. I have sold Mary Kay, Tupperware, and Pampered Chef I made a little money on all of them. I sold them to get my own stuff paid for or at large discounts. I have all the pampered chef and tupperware that I need and it didn't cost any money out of my budget. I may sign up for mary kay again just so I can get the product 1/2 price. I like the product but can not afford it plus I think it is overpriced at full price. I really like Arbonne too but it is expensive too. There is a website that shows a bunch of the direct marketing companies, tells a little about them and gives the start up costs. try
www.homepartyplannetwork.com and
www.thewahmconnection.com They aren't the one I was thinking of but they do list some.