Pyramid Schemes

[skylark]

While "scam" might be a harsh word in comparison to some of the other companies in this thread, I still don't think they are very legitimate. I've watched as several naive friends got caught up into the possibility of making some extra money "while having fun" and ended up spending their savings trying to build up enough inventory to get up and running. Then, after all of their friends had attended an awkward party and bought something, their friends weren't anxious to buy more only 2-3 months later. Then they had to sell everything for whatever they could just to break even.

While the compensation itself might not be a classic pyramid scheme, the fact that friends are encouraged to make their own friends into saleswomen for incentives makes it seem pyramid-like and just a little shady to me.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by skylark

I've watched as several naive friends got caught up into the possibility of making some extra money "while having fun" and ended up spending their savings trying to build up enough inventory to get up and running. Then, after all of their friends had attended an awkward party and bought something, their friends weren't anxious to buy more only 2-3 months later. Then they had to sell everything for whatever they could just to break even.
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Yeah, companies like MK aren't schemes, they just take ALOT of time and effort in order to make money. They make you think that you can make money by selling when you want, for fun. In reality, unless you have tons of friends who love MK AND have a ton of time to schedule parties to sell the stuff, you are barely going to break even. The only people I know who make any real money selling it are people who have unlimited time to devote to booking parties and have access to people who are wiling to spend money on it.

For example, I have a sorority sister who sells MK. She was the top saleswoman in her region last year. Why? She is a housewife so she is always avaliable to book parties. The women who attendd her parties are also housewives with alot of disposable income.

In contrast, I know another girl who sells MK and she is struggling to break even. It has alot to do with the fact that she is a college student. She has classes and work. She's not available all the time and can only hold parties a few times a month. In addition, she only sells to college students, who don't usually have alot to spend.

So it all depends.