amway

I've been getting a few reports from clients reporting they've been harassed by some sort of unidentified 'cult' posing as FIRE adherents and offering early retirement financial advice. Example of a report in the cults subreddit: [Has anyone been approached by F.I.R.E.?] My best guess is not a...

Hi there. Does anyone know of any Amway IBO's that have completely walked away from their businesses and retired living off of Amway residual income? I don't think they exist.

I came across this blog and while I've seen similar posts by Amway business owners, this one was interesting because of the detail and the passion the blog author has. In a nutshell, he lost money in Amway but calls it success because after he received his tax refund, he's now claiming to have...

http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2012/06/ebay_seller_surprised_to_be_su.html And Mr. Hankinson's response:

Anyone have a good link to one of those charts that shows how just a few levels deep you'd run out of people on the planet?

Amway the corporation by itself is not a scam. But the Amway opportunity, tied in with Amway Motivational Organizations (AMOs) are run like a scam. People are often recruited by being told if they work hard for a short period of time (usually 2-5 years), they can become wealthy beyond their...

There's a couple of threads on MLM (multilevel marketing) running at the moment. I'm a supporter of the MLM model, but I've noticed that many skeptics are not. In discussions I've noticed that their criticisms are pretty much never about the actual MLM model, or if they are, they've...

I once attended this Primerica presentation many years ago but left early because my sleeze-o-meter was sounding the alarm signal after only 5 minutes. I've been to a number of MLM meetings and seminars over the years, initially meeting their representatives at job fairs or because a friend...

http://www.unhappyfranchisee.com/amway-is-selling-amway-child-abuse-amway-kids-weigh-in/comment-page-1/#comment-60059 Feel free to share your thoughts, experiences and feelings so that other ACAS’s don’t feel so alone, and so that potential Amway IBOs (Independent Business Owners) will consider...

Alright, I didn't think that there would actually be much objection to the MLM episode, but there is a surprising amount. Some people even have books (!) to back it up. As I posted asking people to come here to discuss the topic, I figured I might as well open a thread up from them. Don't...

Right, so there's this ad on TV for Amway/Quixtar. They said how they helped over 3 million people run their own business, with revenue over $6 billion. Wait... isn't that income of $2000 per person? Maybe they mean current revenue is $6 billion and 3 million people have previously been...

Hi, in th Multi Level Marketing thread the following post rasistd a few red lights for me: Especially this paragraph: Any comments about the validity or otherwise about this? EDIT: As opposed to a balanced diet etc...

My all-time favourite business model - MLM. What a crock of *****. I have a list of people who have tried to sell me on Amway and other MLMs over the past 20+ years. I ring them up on their birthday to enquire as to why they're still working in dead-end jobs instead of sitting back and...

Has anyone run across John Maxwell? My brother has been in Quixtar (the rebranding of Amway) for a couple of years and seems to have fallen under the spell of this guy. He is a Christian pastor who writes self-help books, mostly about leadership and being a team player. From a quick web...

I've been in Quixtar for about 5 years now. Unfortunately, it took that long to figure out it was mostly lies. However, I've been helped a lot in areas of my life through the business by people in the business. But, this had nothing to do with actually building a business. I want out, my...