I'm looking for advice on how to tell a nice, but shameless coworker who keeps trying to sell everyone her "super juice" product that she really needs to stop.
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posted by Serendipitous
on Jun 22, 2012 -
27 answers
I take an ethical stance against MLMs (multi-level marketing companies) but a friend is having a Passion Party (think tupperware party, but for overpriced sex toys) as her bachelorette party. Am I obligated to go?
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posted by arcticwoman
on Nov 10, 2011 -
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How should I handle my mom wanting to promote her most recent Pyramid Scheme at my Wedding?
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posted by holdkris99
on Oct 20, 2011 -
69 answers
Please share your knowledge of and/or experiences with World Financial Group.
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posted by kitcat
on Feb 24, 2011 -
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My older brother, who has been swindled by MLM (multi-level marketing) scams in the past, has gotten involved in yet another. Have any of you dealt with a family member in this situation? Is there anything I can do, or do any of you have suggestions on how to cope with this?
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posted by catfood
on Jan 3, 2007 -
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Bio Performance Gas Pill: My parents are being lured into selling/using a gas-saving "gas pill" that is marketed via MLM /Pyramid Scheme tactics. My BS-detector is going off.
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posted by kumazemi
on Apr 26, 2006 -
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I was wondering if anybody has any knowledge of Canadian Diamond Traders Inc.
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posted by ashbury
on Mar 7, 2006 -
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My aunt just sent me an e-mail linking to a site she set up for "Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing". Before I even brought the home page up, it felt quite a bit like Herbalife and other pyramid schemes just from reading the e-mail. Indeed, one of the first links on Google is a
scam.com message board. To save me having to sort through thousands of Fortune Marketing pages on
google, does anyone have any personal experience with this company or any information my aunt should be aware of?
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posted by Eideteker
on Jan 16, 2005 -
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What is the lowdown on
USANA? A friend of mine swears its great, but seems like a big scam to me... anyone had any experience with this sort of thing? Website is vague and pyramid-scammish.
posted by ac
on Aug 16, 2004 -
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The other night at work, I was the only employee to be approached by a recruiter for the pyramid scheme company Primerica. Should I be flattered that he thought I had incredible customer service and sales skills, or insulted that he thought I looked like the biggest sucker?
posted by circe
on Aug 16, 2004 -
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My mother has gotten herself involved in this
ACN thing, whose
'opportunity' page just stinks of pyramid scheme. (Her current significant other has history with
another so-called 'internet business'.) I suppose I don't have a huge problem with this alone, but the pyramid effect has set in, and I'm now receiving calls applying not-so-subtle pressure to join in, help out, save on my bills, make money, the works. On top of this, she's also asking for contact info for friends, an obvious attempt at generating leads. So, two questions - first, I'm certain this ACN thing is a scam, and would like to show my mother this, but am having trouble finding concrete proof online... testimonials, news pieces, et cetera. Can someone assist me with this? And second, how do I tell my mother, in a respectful way, to lay off the frigging marketing already?
posted by danwalker
on Aug 6, 2004 -
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