Quixtar/Amway/cult businesses - Page 7

ComradesTrue · #91 01-13-2014, 02:12 PM

Anyone else extremely annoyed with friends pushing Advocare, Plexus, etc? I feel like that is my ENTIRE FB feed sometimes. I have unfollowed them all. Just go away.

They tout the magic of their stuff, but don't you also have to go on a strict diet while taking it? Someone asked on facebook if Advocare was worth it or just a gimmick. The vultures came out- at least 10 different sellers (note.. no customers!) all saying its the greatest thing ever and wanting to hook her up with a sale.

In addition to product sales, there are several on my FB who are trying to lure all the rest of us into selling also. So I am guessing these are pyramid type schemes too?

carnation · #92 01-13-2014, 02:15 PM

I too am tired of all the people pimping Advocare and Plexus. Yeah, I get that they're stay-at-home moms who need some income. Still--maybe 80% of their posts are about that.

Xidelt · #93 01-13-2014, 03:44 PM

Me three! It has calmed down a little bit in my news feed, as some of the folks who tried hustling Advocare don't post about it anymore. I guess they aren't selling it anymore. But there is another friend I went to college with. It's all she posts about! Really? You have nothing more going on in your life? If you were so "blessed", I'm sure you'd have more interesting stuff to post about!!

ThetaPrincess24 · #94 01-13-2014, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Anyone else extremely annoyed with friends pushing Advocare, Plexus, etc? I feel like that is my ENTIRE FB feed sometimes. I have unfollowed them all. Just go away.

They tout the magic of their stuff, but don't you also have to go on a strict diet while taking it? Someone asked on facebook if Advocare was worth it or just a gimmick. The vultures came out- at least 10 different sellers (note.. no customers!) all saying its the greatest thing ever and wanting to hook her up with a sale.

In addition to product sales, there are several on my FB who are trying to lure all the rest of us into selling also. So I am guessing these are pyramid type schemes too?

I do and sell Advocare, but I don't promote it on Facebook. I sell it to friends that want stuff, but I don't actively promote it. It's not really a supplemental source of income for me. I became a distributor only for the discount on products, not to earn a living. To me personally it has been worth it, because I lost 26 pounds on it and have kept the weight off. BUT, I was truly ready to make a lifestyle change when I started it in 2011 and have kept up with that change. I tell people that ask me about it, if they aren't serious about making permanent lifestyle choices, then I would not spend the money.

ThetaPrincess24 · #95 01-13-2014, 05:03 PM

What I get tired of is Thirty-One and Stella & Dot posts/promotions all over Facebook. I don't see anyone on my FB selling Advocare, but I see constant posts on those two. I used to see Zija quite a bit, but not so much anymore.

33girl · #96 01-13-2014, 05:31 PM

What people will do if they're considerate is create a second fb account for their business. One of my sisters has been VERY successful with Undercover Wear, but she created a second account (one has her maiden name and one doesn't) so if you don't want to read about it all day on fb you don't have to. This way I can friend her business and show my support, but I can also hide it from my feed and still hear about the other stuff in her life.

ThetaPrincess24 · #97 01-13-2014, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 33girl

What people will do if they're considerate is create a second fb account for their business. One of my sisters has been VERY successful with Undercover Wear, but she created a second account (one has her maiden name and one doesn't) so if you don't want to read about it all day on fb you don't have to. This way I can friend her business and show my support, but I can also hide it from my feed and still hear about the other stuff in her life.

This is what all sellers should do....

Sister Havana · #98 01-13-2014, 09:38 PM

A lot of people with whom I went to high school are now selling Visalus. I see Body By Vi posts all over my Facebook - though it is dying down a bit.

AOII Angel · #99 01-13-2014, 11:42 PM

What is see all over my FB is LIMU. Oh, if it could cure .1% of what it claims to cure, what a wonder drug it would be!

candygirl200413 · #**100** 01-14-2014, 01:01 AM

Has anyone heard of businesses like vector, herbal life or verma? I remember being a senior in high school and my parents wanting me to get a job to make cash for my freshman year and I got mail from vector. They were like it's a multi-marking scheme that you make your own hours, etc. Me being the person that likes to do their research learned that it was just as similar to all these programs that you're talking about.

They were all about selling knives... I was like really? -_-, plus you'd pay for these knives of course which were between 500-1000.

A lot of the herbal life and verma are what I'm seeing on my page, mainly college seniors or post senior members. I'm also hearing about wake up now too.

flirt5721 · #**101** 01-14-2014, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candygirl200413

Has anyone heard of businesses like vector, herbal life or verma? I remember being a senior in high school and my parents wanting me to get a job to make cash for my freshman year and I got mail from vector. They were like it's a multi-marking scheme that you make your own hours, etc. Me being the person that likes to do their research learned that it was just as similar to all these programs that you're talking about.

They were all about selling knives... I was like really? -_-, plus you'd pay for these knives of course which were between 500-1000.

A lot of the herbal life and verma are what I'm seeing on my page, mainly college seniors or post senior members. I'm also hearing about wake up now too.

I've heard of Vector. A friend of my was doing that for a while. The knives are excellent but very expensive. I don't think she's with them anymore. Herbalife has been around for a long time. Herbalife sells nutritional supplements to help you lose weight or maintain it plus other stuff too. I was a distributor for it for like 2 years just because I wanted the discount on the products. Never did much with it and stopped using the products. My hometown is full of the Herbalife nutrition clubs and I have some family members that are doing ok with it as a business. Never heard of Verma.

ThetaPrincess24 · #**102** 01-14-2014, 02:31 PM

I can share a funny story about these types of sales and parties. I once got an invitation from a sorority sister for a wine gathering. So, of course my hubby and I show up because we love wine and who wouldn't want to drink wine with friends and meet new people?

That lasted for about 30 minutes and then we were asked to sit and listen to this presentation on Meleluca (or whatever). It is a tea tree oil product based company. We left half way through that because we had to pick up the son from soccer practice, but we were also ticked because if we had known it was a sales pitch or whatever, we would not have come. I got online afterwards and researched that and apparently the wine party thing is pretty common for that company. Beware if you get a random invite for a wine party and make sure it is a legit party/gathering not a sales opportunity before you go!