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re: Amway and other multi-level marketing/pyramid schemes
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:14 pm to CocomoLSU
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:14 pm to CocomoLSU
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One of my best friends in HS/early college had parents who were HUGE into Amway. They always called it "the business."
That's what my parents and uncle always called it too, "The Business".
I still remember the basic lingo from Amway
"The Business"
"Show the Plan"
"Go Diamond"
My uncle still calls it "The Business". He called me a month ago saying "Hey, I am going to be up in Dallas because we have a convention for The Business"
I still remember when I was about 7 or 8 and my dad was about to leave to go to an Amway Convention in some other state. My mom had me and my sisters run up to him and scream "Daddy Go Diamond!" before he drove off. Kind of sad that I think about it.
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Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:15 pm to kuhlman187
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Plexus Slim
My wife sells this and makes an above-average living, all while staying at home and watching our kids and not having to pay a sitter or daycare.
Her mother on the other hand, makes a shite ton of money in Plexus. Probably about 3-4 times as my wife. If you know how to sell and are good with people, MLM schemes can net you a lot of easy money.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:16 pm to Croacka
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they all absolutely hate it when you mention the pyramid word
its like theyre trained to get defensive, pissy, and try to correct you....and then they try to explain it to you, and it sounds exactly like a P-scheme
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:16 pm to TheIndulger
Passive income is a term used by the wealthy.
It's definition is income(s) with little effort required to maintain it.
It's definition is income(s) with little effort required to maintain it.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:16 pm to The Third Leg
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Cutco Cutlery, Vector Marketing.
Predator of college kids. I'll never forget the hilarity of that Interview
I remember these vultures descending on my college campus
Sadly a legitmate "10" from my high school is a part of this company now, but on the administrative side of things and not as an IBO or independent representative.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:17 pm to jembeurt
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If you know how to sell and are good with people, MLM schemes can net you a lot of easy money.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:17 pm to The Third Leg
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I'll never forget the hilarity of that Interview
Was the music pumping
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:19 pm to The Third Leg
I know that. Just trying to figure out if this guy was a pyramid schemer or not.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:20 pm to goldennugget
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"Go Diamond"
Yup. Always heard about so-and-so who was super high in the company and his awesome RV that they got to tour at the last meeting and all other kinds of bullshite.
Former LSU bball player Collis Temple III does this shite too. He works (well, used to; don't know if he still does) for Primerica. He brought me in for a meeting and tried to sell me on it, and his sales pitch was on point, but pretty laughable for anybody with any sort of sense. He used an analogy of like filling vending machines with Coke or some shite like that, and how if we both did the work, we could both make money from it. He went through it all, and I sat there and let him finish, and then asked him to tell me how it wasn't a pyramid scheme, and he couldn't.
I told him that it was perfect for someone like him, with a built-in brand name and an almost endless pool of former athletes to recruit, but that for me it wasn't gonna work out. And he was pretty successful at it for a while IIRC.
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:20 pm to GrammarKnotsi
Is Advocare a pyramid scheme?
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:21 pm to Forkbeard3777
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Advocare
Yes
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:21 pm to Forkbeard3777
If you have to ask....
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:22 pm to TheIndulger
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I know that. Just trying to figure out if this guy was a pyramid schemer or not.
How many people that know how to make substantial sums of coin without effort are looking for go getters at a grocery store?
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:23 pm to Paul Allen
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If you know how to sell and are good with people, MLM schemes can net you a lot of easy money.
It's true though. A buddy of mine, his wife was HUGE into the Visalus (or whatever the frick it's called) thing a couple years ago. She was making some serious bank (six figures) because she was very personable and a great saleswoman, and she used FB perfectly to attract clients and build her business.
There is definitely money that can be made from multilevel marketing in some cases.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:23 pm to goldennugget
melaleuca is another one
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:23 pm to CocomoLSU
It wouldn't be hard to be successful selling this stuff if you actually wanted to. I see all the different people posting it on facebook etc.
There are so many people attempting to do that though it's worthless and more annoying than anything.
There are lots of other avenues that people don't seem to be using though. Just searched Craigslist and there are 3 ads for it the last being a month old.
Using some of the other resources the internet offers for shopping like this combined with stupid little giveaways like everyone that buys in May will be entered for a 100 dollar giftcard drawing etc. You could have a large amount of buyers quickly.
There are so many people attempting to do that though it's worthless and more annoying than anything.
There are lots of other avenues that people don't seem to be using though. Just searched Craigslist and there are 3 ads for it the last being a month old.
Using some of the other resources the internet offers for shopping like this combined with stupid little giveaways like everyone that buys in May will be entered for a 100 dollar giftcard drawing etc. You could have a large amount of buyers quickly.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:26 pm to SECeChampMizzouHere
Protandim is a new one.... sat for GNC shelves for years without selling
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:26 pm to SECeChampMizzouHere
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Using some of the other resources the internet offers for shopping like this combined with stupid little giveaways like everyone that buys in May will be entered for a 100 dollar giftcard drawing etc. You could have a large amount of buyers quickly.
True. It's just for a certain type of person I guess, and I'm not one of those people really.
The MTV:True Life episode about MLM was pretty hilarious and awesome.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:27 pm to goldennugget
My aunt sells JuicePlus supplements and has drank way too much of the company kool-aid. She gets pissed when my dad refers to it as "Juicy-Juice."
Posted on 6/12/14 at 1:29 pm to goldennugget
moral of the story is your father is a dumbass....
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