to ask you if anyone's tried to sell you bloody aloe vera recently?

[LilyTheSlink]

I've had three playground acquaintances bug me about it in as many days.
You know the type - the casual "I had X problem, then discovered aloe vera. It's a miracle cure.... anyway, did you mention your DS has eczema... have you heard our company can pretty much cure that...?".
It's giving me the rage.
Anyone else?

Aloe Vera is great stuff. But you can buy it from holland and Barrett, or the internet and avoid all of this pyramid scheme madness. And it definitely won't cure cancer or autism.

You can buy a small plant for a pound in most garden centres and they grow like you wouldn't believe, I can never cultivate them successfully though. For what I use it for (scalds and sunburn) one plant is perfect. It does fall over a lot though. Like a green drunk spider.
Hate the taste so wouldn't drink it.

I hear of people 'setting up businesses' and 'building teams' to sell FL, and it makes me wonder how much is actually being sold and how much revenue these new businesses (if that's indeed what they are) are making.