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NorthernDreamer:
As a woman (and mother) in her mid-30s, I know many other women (and mothers). Many stay at home (I do not). Apparently MLMs are the new work-at-home goldmines. According to Facebook, I now know people who sell:
- Usborne books (actually decent books, that I purchase once in a while)
- Lipsense ($75 for a lip product "system" that's going to burn my lips and spout questionable science at me?)
- Amway (just, no)
- Life Leadership
- Jamberry
- essential oils
- Lularoe (okay leggings are fantastic but now apparently they are falling apart, and are quite overpriced)
- 31 gifts (bags?)
- Pampered Chef
- Mary Kay

Never mind the ones who have tried to invite me to Stella & Dot (overpriced costume jewellery), Arbonne (I am a drug-store buying minimalist, thanks), and 31 gifts (no opinion because I just don't attend home parties). Ugh. Thank goodness I don't know a Beachbody/Shakeology rep. I can appreciate they are trying to make some money on the side, but I am not sure why they can't see that most are thinly veiled pyramid schemes and that the products are so expensive not because they are "worth it" but because of how the profits filter up in these companies.

Actually the Life Leadership rep is a male childhood friend of my husband's. He lives a few hours away and was going to be in town "on business" and wanted to come over and catch up. Unfortunately it was because he wanted to talk to us about a "business opportunity". We shut him down and quick. I can tell it really hurt my husband because the old friend never ended up stopping by once he knew that my husband wanted to "keep business out of it and just visit".

Rant over. (For now...)

jinga nation:
I've lost friendships over MLM.

The worst one my bro-in-law's friend tried to trick us with was "It Works: Have You Tried That Crazy Wrap Thing?" As soon as he said that, I asked him if it was a referral program. He said yes, I said I'm not interested and told him that any attempt to talk about his product or job will get him kicked out of the house.

He gave me a can of an energy drink and a retail-packaged satchet of a green weight-loss powder. I pointed out that neither product listed ingredients so I wasn't going to use them, plus I don't drink sodas or energy drinks. He still insisted, and placed one can in the fridge.

We let him stay in the house for a week as a courtesy, he was clean and polite, but my wife chewed out her brother for giving our info to this guy. Luckily he left the house in the morning before we did for his conference, and came back at a decent time at night before we went to bed.

KMMK:
Yeah, it's getting really annoying. I was at my sister's the other day and she said she only invited people who weren't involved in a MLM; so we could complain about them, and not insult anyone.

And I had two encounters with World Financial Group people last week - so annoying. Worse than the typical "ladies" MLMs, as they also get tons of money out of their clients by pretending they are giving free services.

Cezil:
Strains friendships and family relationships when there is a pressure-to-buy thing going on.  No thank you.  Long ago I went to a Mary Kay party, I think it was the second one I ever attended (I came home from the first one totally confused, so I willingly accepted the invite to the 2nd one because I didn't know what MLM was at the time and I saw so many pretty/shinies).  I ended up buying two pieces of jewellery (I never wear any) and a few weeks afterwards, the equation made sense in my head and I said nope. nope nope nope, to the rest of it.

My partner's friend has gotten involved in something else that will allow her to travel around the country selling things for the MLM, and she was so  excited about hosting parties, etc..  I realized that, knowing how these schemes work, it is not in my personality to rip people off like that, to take such advantage, to work the "but if you buy 3, you'll get the 4th 75% off!  Come on, you know you want to!" especially when someone has made such an effort to be so frugal..  Sigh.  :(

I'm a red panda:
What, no Younique?
Because SAHM's need eyelashes that rival Lady Gaga's at a concert!

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