I've read about Lularoe, and how crazy people get about it. It's just recently hit our area, but I don't know anyone who sells it. There is a lady I know who's sold some sort of MLM product as long as I can remember, so I wouldn't be surprised if she, or one of her daughters, is one of them. Somehow I got down the rabbit hole of reading about it, and it's pretty insane. Then I looked at gofundme and there are a ton of women there trying to raise money for "their own business", because they can't afford the start up package. On another board, I've read of certain people making a ton of money with it, but they got in early, when there were limited sellers. Now many of them are getting out.
It's a little interesting to read about. Apparently, if you wanted to get out before, you were stuck with your inventory. So, many people started "going out of business" sales to get rid of tons of leftovers (most of the stuff is seriously ugly) that many fans of the clothing are no longer paying full price (which is crazy high for what it is). Now current sellers are complaining because they can't compete, and it's leading to sellers reporting other sellers, etc, so it's really like people trying to escape a cult--all the formerly supporting people have turned against you. On top of everything, they had some major quality issues and, because of the way the structure was set up, it was usually impossible to get something replaced in the same style/print that you wanted.
The company started to offer sellers, who wanted to get out, refunds of their inventory if they returned it. The problem was, the company would not refund money on anything they deemed "defective", and would also not return the "defective" items. So, people are now out the money and the items they paid for. One lady on another board said she figures she was shorted "a few hundred dollars", but she made a profit overall, so she's not complaining. But, wow.
I have to admit, I did buy a pair of leggings from a "going out of business" sale, below wholesale, and while they are soft, I wouldn't wear them in public. They are good for lounging around the house or wearing as long underwear (I wore them under a pair of jeans for a long, chilly bus ride recently), however, I could not see paying full price ($25). There are some women who will buy dozens at a time though!
I saw this link recently, and it has a little about how they get people, and how far some will go to try to make an MLM work. It's scary.
https://qz.com/1039331/mlms-like-avon-and-lularoe-are-sending-people-into-debt-and-psychological-crisis/One of my SILs will "host" online parties every now and then for different things, and I think she had been selling one of the weightloss programs for a while (I saw her comment on someone's post that she had lost 20 pounds, and if the person wanted to know how, she should PM her.) I just ignore the invites, when I've looked, things are just so overpriced it's ridiculous.