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We were heavily recruited by a couple to join Amway, only they were using another name for it. The way he framed it was you get your friends to purchase all their regular household stuff through your website and viola! free money! He said it was all stuff people bought all the time, like toilet paper and laundry soap. Easy peasy.
Meanwhile, they were obviously struggling financially. They drove an old, rickety mini van. The wife invited me to go to a "meeting" at a local hotel one night. So I went and was really turned off. There was still no mention anywhere of Amway. Everyone was wearing the same jewelry they had "earned" with sales. No thanks. When we left, my host wanted to know how impressed I was. I was really honest with her that everyone kind of looked the same. I didn't want the same earrings as everyone else. She didn't reply.
They came over to talk to us again one night (why did we keep letting them come over??) and somewhere in the conversation it clicked with me that this was Amway. I asked if this was true and they became very defensive and denied it completely. I had to leave the room with my daughter as he actually got into a shouting match with my husband (who never yells).
My good friend sells Rodan and Fields. Supposedly, she is making enough to soon quit her full time job. I don't know who she sells to. Her two best friends don't buy from her. I don't have anything against their products, I just found others I liked better. She did try to recruit me one time and never again. It will never affect our friendship. Thank goodness she isn't that tacky. I've had to block others on FB because of their constant harping about selling and recruiting for skin care MLMs.
I've had to block others on FB because of their constant harping about selling and recruiting for skin care MLMs.
Same. Most are stay-at-home Moms. A few actually had these daily videos of themselves that were 5 to 20 mins long putting on makeup, talking about their products.......UGH. A few are friends but most were wives of my buddies. I asked one of the husbands once "Do you know that this is a nearly guaranteed money loser?" and he just shrugged his shoulders and said she wants to do it.
Same. Most are stay-at-home Moms. A few actually had these daily videos of themselves that were 5 to 20 mins long putting on makeup, talking about their products.......UGH. A few are friends but most were wives of my buddies. I asked one of the husbands once "Do you know that this is a nearly guaranteed money loser?" and he just shrugged his shoulders and said she wants to do it.
Unreal.
Many women get involved in these because it gives them a social life. Their friends are all in them so they join and let their friends make money off them; and they go to the out-of-town seminars with their friends and have fun. They forget about how much money they're losing.
I'm a SAHM but have never been involved in MLMs. I probably have fewer friends because of that, but I'm okay with it.
Many women get involved in these because it gives them a social life. Their friends are all in them so they join and let their friends make money off them; and they go to the out-of-town seminars with their friends and have fun. They forget about how much money they're losing.
I'm a SAHM but have never been involved in MLMs. I probably have fewer friends because of that, but I'm okay with it.
I think this is a big part of it, the need to feel useful and socialize with other people. I'm sure they might *think* they can actually make some money too, but I have a hard time understanding why in today's day and age with anything and everything searchable at your fingertips how people can still get sucked into such nonsense.
If this were my wife, I'd rather pay for her to get a membership at the local golf club or yoga studio. At least then she's getting something out of what we're paying for.
And it all goes to what I said before. MLM as a business preys on those most vulnerable in our society. They'll look for those who are down on their luck, those who have too much time on their hands, etc. Last year, I almost got scammed by a fake IRS scam when I was distracted by personal issues.
They may face a lot of rejection from potential marks, so they'll do what they can to fill their minds with dreams of owning that fancy car for doing effortless work.
And it all goes to what I said before. MLM as a business preys on those most vulnerable in our society. They'll look for those who are down on their luck, those who have too much time on their hands, etc. Last year, I almost got scammed by a fake IRS scam when I was distracted by personal issues.
They may face a lot of rejection from potential marks, so they'll do what they can to fill their minds with dreams of owning that fancy car for doing effortless work.
Haha, true.
Growing up my Dad was a bright guy but very surly. He always used to grumble about how "dumb" people were. Now, as an adult, I get it.
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