Known my friend for years, she is lovely. Funny, clever, friendly, raises loads of money for charity etc. One day she got her eye lashes done as a one off for a party and got chatting to the lady who was doing them. This lady persuaded her to buy a product from her - I remember my friend saying at the time that it was a hard sell and she didn't want to buy it.
She did buy it though and she is now hooked and now sells it too. She thinks others need to be persuaded as hard as she did to buy it. She genuinely believes she is providing a really helpful service and has stopped all her usual charity fundraising and all time is spent on "helping people change their lives" - ie sell them this product too.
On FB of anyone questions it she shouts them down and copies and pastes paragraph upon paragraph of "research" on it and then blocks the person.
She is being tagged in all sorts of posts about it now after some kind of huge meet up at the weekend, examples -
"So totally mind blowing experience over the past 4 days with amazing people. Abso loved every min of it guys thanks so much. Can't even put into words how i feel right now. The emotions, the ambitions, where this company is going. The scientific research is flawless... the peer study reviews OMG this is just the start... & where we not only as a company but where we as a team are going... this is ready for take off..."
"This was by far the most amazing experience ever, and to think this is work is just insane. Love the products, love the business, love the people and the positivity surrounding everything we are doing. "
"I'm sooo motivated to take my business to the next level and I want you all to join me!!! I want to make your life better, your family and friends life better. I promise... I can do this for you, all you need to do is PM me and give me a chance to prove it.
Life is too short to wait!
I don't want you looking back in a years time thinking "I wish I took a chance" own your own life starting today. I guarantee it'll be the best thing you've ever done ??
Come to this event tomorrow night (Details in the poster below) I will sort transport for you. An hour is all I ask, it will change your life. You've got absolutely nothing to lose but everything to gain XxX"
What has happened to my lovely friend? It is all she talks about now :( I miss her. Any problem you have she has an answer...her product! Some friends have bought it to shut her up but she doesn't even stop then - she wants you to buy more and more and then start selling.
AIBU?
to think my friend has joined a cult?
PumpkinPieInTheSky · 15/10/2014 09:10
I lost a friend this way, it became impossible to just meet up for a coffee and a chat because on her side there was always an agenda 
. Not seen her for a few years now so don't know if she ever "got out" or not. These pyramid selling schemes are lethal to friendships!
One of my friends sells this shit stuff, but has stayed relatively normal, but someone I have mutual friends with is incredibly rude to anyone asking perfectly reasonable questions about jp.
I saw her telling people to "fuck off" on a status the other day as a response to asking for links about research! 
Half way through your op I knew it was juice plus .
I think with JP you have to buy all the product in first so she is probably saying all these things to make her money back . Or she'd be stuck with boxes of the stuff no one is buying .
Still pita though 
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I sort of dread to ask but what are the negatives about Juice Plus the product? 
Isn't it vegetable juice and really healthy then?
Also, I'm vaguely reminded about those stupid amber necklaces again!!! Makes me so 
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