Holy Week Turned MLM week
Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter…Intended to be Holy Week and it’s turned into narratives of:
•“God brought this opportunity to me because…”
•“This opportunity was delivered by Him and it could be yours too…”
•“He helped me discover my purpose in this opportunity…”
And so on…and so on…and so on…
Last time I checked, shameless self-promo was not part of this week…
And no…a lame attempt at salvaging your own obnoxious MLM posting by summarizing your post with “All the glory goes to God” does not fix ignorance.
What companies are you seeing exploiting Holy Week for financial gain?
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Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter…Intended to be Holy Week and it’s turned into narratives of:
•“God brought this opportunity to me because…”
•“This opportunity was delivered by Him and it could be yours too…”
•“He helped me discover my purpose in this opportunity…”
And so on…and so on…and so on…
Last time I checked, shameless self-promo was not part of this week…
And no…a lame attempt at salvaging your own obnoxious MLM posting by summarizing your post with “All the glory goes to God” does not fix ignorance.
What companies are you seeing exploiting Holy Week for financial gain?
https://redd.it/1s7rals
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Mercari seller pushing her ColorStreet crap
I'm a bit of a Mercari addict. I like it better than eBay because I feel like it holds the sellers responsible for either not shipping something or shipping a defective item. I shop on there quite a lot and have only ever had one issue.
This wasn't an *issue*, more of an annoyance.
I bought an unused tube of foundation from a seller. Paid, shipped the same day, got here with no issues. Opened the package and there was the makeup and a couple of cards. Not unusual for sellers to send a thank-you card and a discount code along with orders, so that's what I thought this was. First card I pulled out was a ColorStreet sample thingy. I just said "Eeew!" and tossed it in the trash. Second card was, indeed, a thank-you card...And the first line read as follows: "Thank you so much for supporting my small business! I included a sample of ColorStreet, which I also sell!". I stopped reading right there, ripped up the card, and threw it in the trash. I do my own nails, with real nail polish, and I don't want your crappy nail wraps.
I didn't think to look at her shop before I bought the makeup. I looked at it later that day and, sure enough, it's 95% ColorStreet.
So, kind of a rant, kind of a PSA. Watch out for huns on resale sites.
https://redd.it/1s7wb7p
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I'm a bit of a Mercari addict. I like it better than eBay because I feel like it holds the sellers responsible for either not shipping something or shipping a defective item. I shop on there quite a lot and have only ever had one issue.
This wasn't an *issue*, more of an annoyance.
I bought an unused tube of foundation from a seller. Paid, shipped the same day, got here with no issues. Opened the package and there was the makeup and a couple of cards. Not unusual for sellers to send a thank-you card and a discount code along with orders, so that's what I thought this was. First card I pulled out was a ColorStreet sample thingy. I just said "Eeew!" and tossed it in the trash. Second card was, indeed, a thank-you card...And the first line read as follows: "Thank you so much for supporting my small business! I included a sample of ColorStreet, which I also sell!". I stopped reading right there, ripped up the card, and threw it in the trash. I do my own nails, with real nail polish, and I don't want your crappy nail wraps.
I didn't think to look at her shop before I bought the makeup. I looked at it later that day and, sure enough, it's 95% ColorStreet.
So, kind of a rant, kind of a PSA. Watch out for huns on resale sites.
https://redd.it/1s7wb7p
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Met a MLM couple at target
My girlfriend and I were at Target recently when we were approached by a couple in their late 50s/early 60s. The guy started chatting me up with some random question, and then his wife joined in. They were super friendly, and we ended up talking for almost 10 minutes.
Something about it felt off in the moment, but I figured they were just an outgoing older couple. The guy kept referring to himself as Dr. (Last Name) which was a bit weird, but we ended up exchanging numbers. (I know, big mistake.)
A week later, he texts me asking how I’m doing. I gave a polite reply, but then he started calling me every Friday. I finally got curious and called him back on Saturday. After a few minutes of small talk, he drops the pitch: he’s working on an "e-commerce business" and wants me and my girlfriend to grab coffee with them on Monday.
When I told him we were busy and that my girlfriend lives a bit further away, he didn't let up. He talked me into a tentative Zoom call instead. He sent the link this morning, but by then my gut was screaming at me. I started reading through similar stories online and realized this is a textbook Amway/MLM recruitment tactic. I ended up texting him that I couldn't make it and cut the conversation there.
Looking back, there were so many red flags. They didn't even have a cart or any items in their hands, they were literally just "hunting" for couples. It’s honestly a little predatory that they specifically pushed for my girlfriend to be there too.
Kinda bummed because I thought they were just being nice, but apparently, Target is the new hunting ground for these schemes. Stay safe out there and don't give your number to "Dr. Target."
https://redd.it/1s89qek
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My girlfriend and I were at Target recently when we were approached by a couple in their late 50s/early 60s. The guy started chatting me up with some random question, and then his wife joined in. They were super friendly, and we ended up talking for almost 10 minutes.
Something about it felt off in the moment, but I figured they were just an outgoing older couple. The guy kept referring to himself as Dr. (Last Name) which was a bit weird, but we ended up exchanging numbers. (I know, big mistake.)
A week later, he texts me asking how I’m doing. I gave a polite reply, but then he started calling me every Friday. I finally got curious and called him back on Saturday. After a few minutes of small talk, he drops the pitch: he’s working on an "e-commerce business" and wants me and my girlfriend to grab coffee with them on Monday.
When I told him we were busy and that my girlfriend lives a bit further away, he didn't let up. He talked me into a tentative Zoom call instead. He sent the link this morning, but by then my gut was screaming at me. I started reading through similar stories online and realized this is a textbook Amway/MLM recruitment tactic. I ended up texting him that I couldn't make it and cut the conversation there.
Looking back, there were so many red flags. They didn't even have a cart or any items in their hands, they were literally just "hunting" for couples. It’s honestly a little predatory that they specifically pushed for my girlfriend to be there too.
Kinda bummed because I thought they were just being nice, but apparently, Target is the new hunting ground for these schemes. Stay safe out there and don't give your number to "Dr. Target."
https://redd.it/1s89qek
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Healing Magnets MLM?
Does anyone know / remember an MLM that sells cheap devices that use magnets for "healing?" I am a massage therapist and years ago an old coworker kept pestering me to get together. I have known this person a long time, we have a lot of mutual friends, and hung out in the same scene before we both happened to become massage therapists. I was never trying to be besties with this person but they kept reaching out so finally I agreed to hang out with them one night.
When we got to their house (after they had me pick them up from work AND drive them to the grocery store on the way home to buy 5 bags of groceries, lol) they had a whole MLM pitch ready to go. A video presentation complete with gadgets they kept trying to make me hold and wear. It was so stupid and obnoxious.
I cannot remember the company and I had not heard of it before or since. I assume it never took off because it was so ridiculous and obviously just cheap, plastic junk.
Does anyone know this MLM? I stopped answering this person's phone calls after this exhausting evening.
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Does anyone know / remember an MLM that sells cheap devices that use magnets for "healing?" I am a massage therapist and years ago an old coworker kept pestering me to get together. I have known this person a long time, we have a lot of mutual friends, and hung out in the same scene before we both happened to become massage therapists. I was never trying to be besties with this person but they kept reaching out so finally I agreed to hang out with them one night.
When we got to their house (after they had me pick them up from work AND drive them to the grocery store on the way home to buy 5 bags of groceries, lol) they had a whole MLM pitch ready to go. A video presentation complete with gadgets they kept trying to make me hold and wear. It was so stupid and obnoxious.
I cannot remember the company and I had not heard of it before or since. I assume it never took off because it was so ridiculous and obviously just cheap, plastic junk.
Does anyone know this MLM? I stopped answering this person's phone calls after this exhausting evening.
https://redd.it/1s8cxi6
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Amway has officially taken over my family
I’ve been part of the Anti-MLM community for about 10 years now. It all started when a very close and dear friend of mine joined Amway, and soon afterwards cut me off completely when I started to question their business practices and wouldn’t support them by participating in their meetings, conferences or buying any of their products. The loss of this friendship hurt a lot, and since then I started looking at Anti-MLM content, and started spreading awareness and advocating so that people wouldn’t fall for these schemes.
Fast forward to two months ago, a close relative of mine who let’s just say, has had a somewhat troubled past and a history of trying to make “easy money” (the non legal way) he has been trying to turn his life around, and I found out he started a business.
Out of curiosity, I visited his Facebook page to see what type of business he was running, and immediately came across a bunch of Amway products, giveaways, and a bunch of cringey AI generated pro-Amway propaganda videos on how Amways products have “saved lives”, and how Amway is not a scam (its funny, you don’t see a legitimate company like Tide, Colgate, GNC,etc trying so hard to claim they’re not a scam)
I immediately warned my parents (who I live with) and informed them everything I’ve learned about MLMs these past 10 years, and made it very clear not to get involved with any of that Amway crap.
Fast forward about a week later, I come home and see Amway products like toothpaste, supplements, soaps in the house. I confronted my parents about it and they said that they were told that they were very good all natural products and that those major brand products “have chemicals” and may have contributed to my mom’s health problems. 🤦🏽♂️
For the past few weeks I have had to put up with all this Amway hype in my family, in conversations, social media posts by other family members buying the products, and some even considering becoming Amway “business owners” too. They claim that they’re doing it to support my relative’s business, and that I should be glad that this relative is finally doing something good with his life…..which I would normally agree with, but joining Amway was NOT the way to do it.
Fast forward to today, I find out that this relative is going to soon be hosting a presentation at MY HOME (with my parent’s permission) and he pretty much guilt tripped everyone to attend.
Well I don’t plan on being home that day and will fight tooth and nail against these pyramids schemes. It’s unfortunate that it appears that no one in my family will have my back, and will probably seen as the “bad guy”.
It’s scary how these MLMs have so much power in manipulating and brainwashing people!!!!
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I’ve been part of the Anti-MLM community for about 10 years now. It all started when a very close and dear friend of mine joined Amway, and soon afterwards cut me off completely when I started to question their business practices and wouldn’t support them by participating in their meetings, conferences or buying any of their products. The loss of this friendship hurt a lot, and since then I started looking at Anti-MLM content, and started spreading awareness and advocating so that people wouldn’t fall for these schemes.
Fast forward to two months ago, a close relative of mine who let’s just say, has had a somewhat troubled past and a history of trying to make “easy money” (the non legal way) he has been trying to turn his life around, and I found out he started a business.
Out of curiosity, I visited his Facebook page to see what type of business he was running, and immediately came across a bunch of Amway products, giveaways, and a bunch of cringey AI generated pro-Amway propaganda videos on how Amways products have “saved lives”, and how Amway is not a scam (its funny, you don’t see a legitimate company like Tide, Colgate, GNC,etc trying so hard to claim they’re not a scam)
I immediately warned my parents (who I live with) and informed them everything I’ve learned about MLMs these past 10 years, and made it very clear not to get involved with any of that Amway crap.
Fast forward about a week later, I come home and see Amway products like toothpaste, supplements, soaps in the house. I confronted my parents about it and they said that they were told that they were very good all natural products and that those major brand products “have chemicals” and may have contributed to my mom’s health problems. 🤦🏽♂️
For the past few weeks I have had to put up with all this Amway hype in my family, in conversations, social media posts by other family members buying the products, and some even considering becoming Amway “business owners” too. They claim that they’re doing it to support my relative’s business, and that I should be glad that this relative is finally doing something good with his life…..which I would normally agree with, but joining Amway was NOT the way to do it.
Fast forward to today, I find out that this relative is going to soon be hosting a presentation at MY HOME (with my parent’s permission) and he pretty much guilt tripped everyone to attend.
Well I don’t plan on being home that day and will fight tooth and nail against these pyramids schemes. It’s unfortunate that it appears that no one in my family will have my back, and will probably seen as the “bad guy”.
It’s scary how these MLMs have so much power in manipulating and brainwashing people!!!!
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Considered for a moment bringing it home just for the novelty (never see LLR in Aus) but at $7 AUD, it was NOT worth it
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When MLMs send their Huns to defend their scams, they never send their best or brightest. Possibly two, of the Bravenly Huns arrived here last night, and their attempts were, (as expected), pathetic.
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