Pyramid schemes
Discussion
L4CON said:
I remember reading something not too long ago about MLM schemes, if i recall correctly a US government organisation found that over 90% of people involved in Herbalife lost money.
Herbalife, f
k me that's a blast from the past, I attended a couple of seminars back in the day, thought I was going to be minted!
TankRizzo said:
I have Type 1 diabetes and she even told me that drinking aloe vera gel would help me control my blood sugars. I blocked her afterwards.
A facebook friend of mine is invovled with juice plus. Apparently juice plus was the reason a woman conceived a baby after 7 years of trying and unsucessful IVF treatments. 
This is on top of the various ailments/illnesses it miraculously cures where conventional medicines have failed... apparently.
Investing; if it sounds too good to be true then it nearly always is.
The institutional 'smart money', who get in at the initial stages, aren't found on oil rigs.
This is why such schemes are often successful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out
The institutional 'smart money', who get in at the initial stages, aren't found on oil rigs.
This is why such schemes are often successful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out
La Liga said:
Investing; if it sounds too good to be true then it nearly always is.
The institutional 'smart money', who get in at the initial stages, aren't found on oil rigs.
This is why such schemes are often successful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out
FoMo. My 2 year old gets that when she goes to bed, always wants to stay up with everyone else.The institutional 'smart money', who get in at the initial stages, aren't found on oil rigs.
This is why such schemes are often successful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out
Appropriate to scenarios like this.
voyds9 said:
Women empowering women
What feminism actual means, getting screwed over by another feminist.
That was it.What feminism actual means, getting screwed over by another feminist.
Loads of morons handing over money they can't afford then moaning when it goes tits up.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/aug/05/tracymcv...
It hit round here just as a large factory made lots of women redundant and quite a few of them lost all their payout. Friendships were lost and a couple of houses got smashed up in the aftermath.
TankRizzo said:
One of my former friends does Forever Living. She alienated everyone on her Facebook list by pestering them with it. Unsurprisingly, her main focus seems to be on "building a team" rather than actually selling the overpriced tat. They're all robots following a script: post inspirational quotes & pictures, post pics of you in the garden saying "this is my office today xxx", post how much time you're getting with the family, and lastly post about the amazing benefits of aloe vera.
I have Type 1 diabetes and she even told me that drinking aloe vera gel would help me control my blood sugars. I blocked her afterwards.
Same here - had to delete a girl on facebook doing the same. She even set herself up as a 'business coach' on facebook and started a blog. Wonder when it will all come crashing down. I have Type 1 diabetes and she even told me that drinking aloe vera gel would help me control my blood sugars. I blocked her afterwards.
TankRizzo said:
One of my former friends does Forever Living. She alienated everyone on her Facebook list by pestering them with it. Unsurprisingly, her main focus seems to be on "building a team" rather than actually selling the overpriced tat. They're all robots following a script: post inspirational quotes & pictures, post pics of you in the garden saying "this is my office today xxx", post how much time you're getting with the family, and lastly post about the amazing benefits of aloe vera.
I have Type 1 diabetes and she even told me that drinking aloe vera gel would help me control my blood sugars. I blocked her afterwards.
Same here - couple that I met my wife through, who both gave up proper jobs to sell the lifestyle, and tried to get me to sign up. They 'seem' to do alright out of it. Holidays, cars, time off for hols etc etcI have Type 1 diabetes and she even told me that drinking aloe vera gel would help me control my blood sugars. I blocked her afterwards.
Facebook keeps suggesting them as friends, probably as we've all shared a workplace...
My wife's Auntie and Uncle have been doing Amway for what must be 20 years.
They gave up good teaching jobs to do it full time.
They must be well into their 60s but still do it so either love it or haven't made enough money to retire.
If they had stayed in teaching they both could have retired at 60.
We received a pair of Amway scissors for our wedding present from them as did 2 of my wife's sibling :-)
They gave up good teaching jobs to do it full time.
They must be well into their 60s but still do it so either love it or haven't made enough money to retire.
If they had stayed in teaching they both could have retired at 60.
We received a pair of Amway scissors for our wedding present from them as did 2 of my wife's sibling :-)
coopedup said:
L4CON said:
I remember reading something not too long ago about MLM schemes, if i recall correctly a US government organisation found that over 90% of people involved in Herbalife lost money.
Herbalife, fk me that's a blast from the past, I attended a couple of seminars back in the day, thought I was going to be minted!DMN said:
A LOT of lower league footballers (Conference National/North/South level) are involved with Herbalife.
Footballers being well renowned for their intelligence and canny business acumen. 
Tell your mate flat out that you think it's a scam but you wish him the best of luck with it.
That's what I did when a friend of mine was 'converted' to Amway. He shunned me for a while but after losing a shed load of money and wasting a lot of time he eventually realised I was correct.
Charlie1986 said:
This isn't a scheme they have found a loop hole of how to make money and not be caught
This is what he is telling me now
Whether legal or illegal is irrelevant (ish).This is what he is telling me now
The whole point of a pyramid scheme is that they are unsustainable business models.
Ask your mate to PM me and I will happily build a spreadsheet showing that by this time next year the entire 7bn people on the planet need to have signed up for him to make £2.50 a week.
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