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Amway/Quixtar/MLMs
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 29 Jan 2001 21:19:50 GMT
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As loathe as I am to generate any more posting traffic in off-topic.debate, I
have something to ask of Lugnetters that I know doesn't belong anyplace else.
I have a friend who has become involved in a MLM- Quixtar, to be exact. I want
to dissuade him from being involved any further than he already is (ie, to get
out ASAP).
I am wondering if anyone here on Lugnet might have any personal anecdotes about
being involved with Amway or Quixtar (they are the same company) that they
wouldn't mind sharing in order to help someone getting involved in one to "see
the light" and pull back from the brink. I don't know how involved he already
is, but I do know that trying to explain the basic reasons why MLMs are bad
didn't get through to him.
To be clear: I am not interested in "here's why MLMs are bad", I already have
plenty of those from webpages that illustrate it very plainly. I am not
interested in fomenting a debate about whether MLMs are good or bad, and will
not engage in such a debate. In the interest of equal time, I invite anyone
who has had a positive experience with Amway/Quixtar to post their experiences
too.
Especially valued, on the other hand, are stories that can act as cautionary
tales about what my friend can expect to hear from his "upline" and at forums
and meetings, and how grounded those statements are in reality.
Thanks in advance for any input anyone might have,
eric
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| I don't have the direct personal experience, but one of my wife's neighbors was in Amway, and ended up having to declare bankruptcy - the minimum order sizes necessary to get anything meant they ended up with a huge stock of stuff they couldn't sell (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Amway/Quixtar/MLMs
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| (...) I'm biased. I live in Ada, Amway pays a lot of my school taxes, and I have a lot of friends and relatives that work for Amway (the corporate entity) in various capacities, including my sister-in-law, several nonLEGO good friends and my LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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