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Old 02-27-2004, 11:42 PM
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Re: Snake Oil

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Originally posted by decadence
A while back I was speaking to someone I hadn't spoken to for ages. Sweet girl, we chatted about what was happening with her etc. She explained she was involved in sales, a company beginning with M - I forget but it wasn't Amway but it was multi-level-marketing (although she didn't know that term).
Was it Melaluca (or something like that)? A friend of mine is involved with that. They sell these supposedly all natural products. They do everything from vitamins to personal hygiene to home cleaning supplies. They do the whole "party" demonstration where you are supposed to so freaked out that you will get cancer because of your dish washer soap or your toothpaste that you will buy all of their stuff and run home and throw your things out. The kicker for me was when they require you to get on a "regular purchasing plan" as a member to get the so-called discounts. You were agreeing to order something like 35 points per month, when ended up being something like $50. IF you did not order your set amount a particular month they shipped you a gift certificant that you "could use anytime!!!" Yeah right....

I'll keep using my Tide and get cancer thank you very much
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