By joining now, you get the current kit... but many if not all of those items generally carry on into the next catalog. The print may be different, but your customers will still be able to see the product in real life. Thirty One has something called startswell. During your first 120 days, and it goes in 3o day increments, you have the ability to earn 4 free kits. If you sell $600 in personal volume during each of those 30 days, you get a free kit. And joining now means you can pick something from the current catalog OR something from the new catalog. Until the end of September, Thirty one is offering dream rewards. That means if you hit a certain amount of points based on personal volume and building your team, you can earn $100, $600 and $1300 gift cards! I'm not trying to brag, but I earned the first level by the end of May and that's the month it started! Ready set sell happens from July 1-20th.. this has happens before every catalog change and helps you earn free product from the new catalog. So every increment gets you another free kit. $300 (free catalogs), then $600, $1200 and $1800. During this time you also can purchase the add on kit for a cheap price which has product from the new catalog! I can't share those with you quite yet as they haven't been released to all consultants yet. New consultants are always encouraged to host their own launch party so you can get free stuff and show off the products to family and friends! If you're launch party hits $600 in sales, you earn $150 in commission (you've paid off your kit) earned your first startswell, get the hostess bonus in June and July of a free back or take two tote if you purchase the hostess monthly special, at $1000 you earn the away we go roller for free, and at $1200 you get all that I mentioned above plus all of the hostess exclusives for free!!! You'll also be earning dream rewards points! Ok, so that was long winded! So basically there are a ton of perks to joining now. Plus you'd have time to let your friends and fam know this is something you're doing and boost your chances of earning Ready set sell. Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope that made sense!