Ozgirl Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) Starting a new thread here.If you need catching up as to why MLM's are bad (and what they are) Start here https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/jun/01/online-beauty-schemes-selling-social-media-younique-arbonnehttps://ellebeaublog.com/poonique/Or Aussie stuff here:https://www.abc.net.au/life/how-not-to-lose-a-friend-over-multi-level-marketing/11857562 Edited November 27, 2020 by Ozgirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectiveSky Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Very clever! I know a few people who got sucked into that stuff and ended up with the white elephant of having a pile of unsold product sitting around the house that they HAD to buy to get into the scheme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Addict Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 That post on EB was epic. lol I have a few friends who have recently jumped on the MLM bandwagon, no amount of convincing them is working.I have been invited to heaps of online MLM parties during lockdown. I can't univite myself fast enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenSheep Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 MLM shits me to tears. I give them a wide berth. Happy to be polite. Just don’t ask me to join/follow/buy/share your enthusiasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozgirl Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 I caught up with with a friend when was sucked into Arbonne. She was all 'yeah I like the products but hated the bullshit that went with it" thank God it sound like she didn't spend a fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murderino Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 That post on EB was epic. lol I have a few friends who have recently jumped on the MLM bandwagon, no amount of convincing them is working.I have been invited to heaps of online MLM parties during lockdown. I can't univite myself fast enough. So many online tupperware parties to uninvite myself from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippityroo Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I walked by DD3’s room a few days ago and overheard her singing “making money, pyramid scheme money” made me think of the EB thread, lol.I had to check to see what she was watching to sing such a song, turns out it was a storyline in an episode of Teen Titans. No idea what way the storyline went, but so far she hasn’t asked to join any MLM’s etc, phew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudiaCosette Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Thank you for sharing this! I knew MLMs were bad but didn't really know how they worked; now I do. I do know a few people who do various ones but I think they know not to bother asking me about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveAus Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 A Facebook friend of mine is heavily into one of the makeup brands. She often posts rubbish about living her Limelife and how it's changed her. Nope, she's just the same opinionated, self centred person she always was, but now with a big dash of MLM crapola on the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I had a Facebook friend get into Poonique around the same time that EB thread got going. Such a #bossbabe. Interestingly, she doesn’t do it any more but has never said why. Since she’s possibly the least discreet person on Facebook ever, I assume the huns are subjects to an iron clad NDA these days. I think often people are too embarrassed to talk about how much money they lost on this kind of stuff. Nobody likes to admit that they got scammed. Part of how these scams keep finding new victims is that nobody likes to admit exactly how much money they agreed to sink into it before they realised they probably wouldn't get it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Addict Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I follow this page on facebook, they keep an eye on all the crazy of MLM.https://www.facebook.com/themlmpolice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaFreya Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Reporter my thread, didn’t realise there was one already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirapep Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I got sucked into Amway when I was young and immature. Still paying for it financially more than 20 years later with a crap credit rating. At the time I had close to $10k credit card debt that there was no way I could afford to pay back on my $25k job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooguru Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 "I've recently lost 10kg in under a month. If you'd like to know how I did it, PM me your email address and phone number and I'll let you know!"Eta:DH and I are taking bets on which MLM his workmate has joined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinselfoil hat Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 "I've recently lost 10kg in under a month. If you'd like to know how I did it, PM me your email address and phone number and I'll let you know!"Eta:DH and I are taking bets on which MLM his workmate has joined. It’s the one where you lose so much money you can no longer afford to buy food. Oh wait, that doesn’t narrow it down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seayork2002 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Anyone who tries to talks me into signing up/joining/buying will be told 'it can't be that good the product/service was that amazing it would sell itself and you would not need to be going on and on about it'or something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozgirl Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Anyone who tries to talks me into signing up/joining/buying will be told 'it can't be that good the product/service was that amazing it would sell itself and you would not need to be going on and on about it'or something like thatTo be fair i actually quite like the Party lite candles i ended up with - shame about the price! But it is good quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozgirl Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Reporter my thread, didn’t realise there was one already Not too worry!We will merge the two - i just dont have access to do it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seayork2002 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Anyone who tries to talks me into signing up/joining/buying will be told 'it can't be that good the product/service was that amazing it would sell itself and you would not need to be going on and on about it'or something like thatTo be fair i actually quite like the Party lite candles i ended up with - shame about the price! But it is good quality. Oh don't get me wrong I have bought some MLM products over the years, it the pushy 'sales' people that won't take no for an answer that annoys me not some of the products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitiri Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 After listening to a podcast about MLMs recently, I thought it was really interesting how many American politicians are intwined to various levels in MLMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I got sucked into Amway when I was young and immature. Still paying for it financially more than 20 years later with a crap credit rating. At the time I had close to $10k credit card debt that there was no way I could afford to pay back on my $25k job That's horrible, I'm genuinely sorry that you had that experience. The only person I've ever known who got sucked into Amway was also really young. The whole thing had a real cult vibe and he lost a lot of money too I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozgirl Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 After listening to a podcast about MLMs recently, I thought it was really interesting how many American politicians are intwined to various levels in MLMs. Could you share a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maliwoo Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Has anyone here watched On Becoming A God in Central Florida? ( on SBS)It is excellent and a fabulous piss take of MLMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozgirl Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Has anyone here watched On Becoming A God in Central Florida? ( on SBS)It is excellent and a fabulous piss take of MLMs. Thanks for the reminder - its been on the mental watch list for a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitiri Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 After listening to a podcast about MLMs recently, I thought it was really interesting how many American politicians are intwined to various levels in MLMs. Could you share a link? Its called The Dream its not specifically about politics and MLMs but does talk about some of the big figures historically and the connections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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