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kerosene · 03-17-2005, 10:17 PM

This has been such an interesting thread! I'll bet all you intelligent folks would love to make some extra money on the side, and maybe even quit your dayjob to focus on your own business! Haha, just kidding.

Seriously, perth, do you remember those friends of ours we knew a long time ago who were always on the next scam? I don't want to mention their names, but I believe they did so well that they were able to sell their brand new home for another home, only this one was a trailer. Not ripping on folks who live in trailers, but these guys were always pitching something to us. We got so tired of saying no, we just stopped hanging out with them. And, not surprisingly, they never called us anymore, after they realized we didn't want to join in their *success* or buy their products. Plus, they had this kid who just looked really creepy.

Do you guys remember Cutko? Espiol? I got sucked into one of these "interviews" once when I was 19, but since then, the pattern always seems the same. Mine was some sort of life insurance. How does a nineteen year old waitress sell life insurance?

I know there is a difference between the true MLM scams and businesses like Avon, Pampered Chef, etc. Somehow, I think some of the same problems exist with these, like the tendency to alienate and make uncomfortable your family and friends.

My cousin has a tendency to get sucked into these. She tried to hook me with Espiol and Equinox. She was SO convinced she was going to make it rich. Now she "sells" Pampered Chef. Not to knock the products, because they are good, usually, but I hate getting invited to a friend's house only to get trapped into an hour's worth of guilt tactics designed to sell kitchen products. Usually, if I really need a magic pancake flipper, I will go to Bed Bath and Beyond and buy one. I refuse to buy any of this stuff from my cousin, partially because I have no need for Pampered Chef, partially because she is really fucking annoying, and partially because I expect a barrage of born-again jesus-obsession babble to go along with-scratch that-dominate the conversation. (Yes, she is one of those, too)

03-17-2005, 10:17 PM	#70
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	This has been such an interesting thread! I'll bet all you intelligent folks would love to make some extra money on the side, and maybe even quit your dayjob to focus on your own business! Haha, just kidding. Seriously, perth, do you remember those friends of ours we knew a long time ago who were always on the next scam? I don't want to mention their names, but I believe they did so well that they were able to sell their brand new home for another home, only this one was a trailer. Not ripping on folks who live in trailers, but these guys were always pitching something to us. We got so tired of saying no, we just stopped hanging out with them. And, not surprisingly, they never called us anymore, after they realized we didn't want to join in their success or buy their products. Plus, they had this kid who just looked really creepy. Do you guys remember Cutko? Espiol? I got sucked into one of these "interviews" once when I was 19, but since then, the pattern always seems the same. Mine was some sort of life insurance. How does a nineteen year old waitress sell life insurance? I know there is a difference between the true MLM scams and businesses like Avon, Pampered Chef, etc. Somehow, I think some of the same problems exist with these, like the tendency to alienate and make uncomfortable your family and friends. My cousin has a tendency to get sucked into these. She tried to hook me with Espiol and Equinox. She was SO convinced she was going to make it rich. Now she "sells" Pampered Chef. Not to knock the products, because they are good, usually, but I hate getting invited to a friend's house only to get trapped into an hour's worth of guilt tactics designed to sell kitchen products. Usually, if I really need a magic pancake flipper, I will go to Bed Bath and Beyond and buy one. I refuse to buy any of this stuff from my cousin, partially because I have no need for Pampered Chef, partially because she is really fucking annoying, and partially because I expect a barrage of born-again jesus-obsession babble to go along with-scratch that-dominate the conversation. (Yes, she is one of those, too)