I'm going to get MLM bombed aren't I?

[chesterfuckingdraws]

Someone I was very good friends with from birth to about 16 (when she moved onto college and got a steady boyfriend) has recently joined Instagram and been messaging about catching up.

It's been over 15 since we spoke and she's recently back staying in my area so meeting up would/should be nice, however, she's also involved in MLM scheme. I have zero interest in being a "boss babe" "boss lady" "entrepreneur" or any of the other shit these schemes peddle

If we meet up that's all I'm going to hear about right?

Probably. She's probably already annoyed her nearest and dearest so she's casting the net wider.

Yes! This almost happened to me a little while ago. I've a baby and was contacted out of the blue by a former colleague who I've been FB friends with for years but have never really chatted to her as we have little in common. She moved to another area of the UK and was apparently back visiting and "would love a coffee and catch up" with me, but I wasn't free on the day she wanted. It struck me later that, in her eyes, I was a prime candidate for a Juice Plus-ing, what with being a new mum and student. Sly.

I thought as much. Quite sad really, we were really good friends and it was always a shame we drifted apart after school. A true catch up would be good but I cannot deal with hard sell MLM.

I'm quite surprised there isn't a Coffee MLM company.

#twobirdsonestone

There is a coffee MLM. Although I think it's been banned for saying the coffee will promote weightloss or something.

I had exactly the same reservations. I have been invited by a mum at school to attend a networking group for freelancers or the self-employed. I agreed, but then had a MLM panic. She has assured me that no boss babes will be in attendance and anyone who says they are "smashing it" will be ejected post haste.

chaos pretty sure I’ve seen weight loss coffee peddled on FB

Oh god! I've managed to avoid it all until now. Tonight's #makingmemories and #doingitformyfam made me realise I was her new target.

@chesterfuckingdraws - I've got the same problem and it drives me nuts. Yes I'd love to go for a drink and catch up, but the mere fact I've not seen her in peson for over 8 years and she lives 400 miles away leads me to believe that with her "shall we meet for a coffee - I'm happy to come to you!" has an ulterior motive....

It's so tiresome. And the lady doth protest too much telling all and sundry that what she's involved in most definitely isn't one of those MLM type scams. I mean, schemes....

Omg you have to go and tell us all the batshit crazy things she tells you

You could message her and tell her you’re
“up for a catch up but the first time you mention any kind of work related chat or investment scheme i will walk out as i F’IN HATE schemes of any sort - even ones that are “not really a scheme” and i will NEVER EVER participate in anything. So if that’s likely to come up I’d rather not meet. If however you genuinely want to chat that’s fine”.
Or is that just giving her the opportunity to scam your mutual friends email addresses out of you so she can pester them instead lol!

Part of me is interested to see how it would be worked into the conversation/her recruitment chat. She was always fairly shy and quiet, not your stereotypical boss babe.

I've considered messaging some mutual fiends that she's also not seen to see if they've been messaged too/met up.

Pre empt her by telling her you'd love to catch up as you have an amazing business opportunity for her...

Why can't there be a chocolate or sex toys mlm, that would make money 😁

Oh god, a woman knew vaguely got caught up in an MLM. It totally took over her life. Scary. She had this special voice she used for talking about it. Sounded totally fake.

At least when she piped up in that voice it gave you enough warning to start thinking up an excuse.

She moved, thank god.

There's a thread active at the moment which you will find interesting

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/AMA/3680299-I-am-an-ex-Forever-Living-rep-AMA

And here's a link to a pdf of a book a man in the USA wrote after losing everything to an MLM (house, savings, almost his marriage).

ia800500.us.archive.org/18/items/MerchantsOfDeception/MerchantsOfDeception.pdf

www.facebook.com/groups/SoundslikeMLMbutok/