I have several friends that are consultants for MLM companies. I'm not mad on these companies but as my friends add me to their selling FB groups and constantly try to sell me stuff I try to be a good friend and order something from each of them occasionally.
However it's more hassle than it's bloody worth! Each and every time I order anything it's a right pain in the arse for me, and I always end up being the one having to collect the product from my friend etc.
Latest thing is I ordered some skincare products from a friend who has just started up her business. She hassled and hassled me to order something. Then she wanted full payment before ordering, which is fair enough but meant I had to go to her house to drop off the money as she didn't want it Paypal'd or bank transferred over. She told me when it arrived she'd pop it round.
Items took ages to arrive at hers, and last week she sent me a text to say the items were with her but that I'd need to pop round and get them. We arranged a convenient time for us both. I got there, she was out and had forgotten I was going round. She then badgered me several times to make another time to go round even though I was having a very busy week. Every time/day I suggested was no good for her and she was suggesting things like 7am on Sunday!
Anyway then we come to today when we arranged that I'd go round again to collect said items (if I hadn't already paid £30 I'd just leave it tbh). Got there, and she couldn't find them and thinks she 'may' have given them to another customer in error or taken them in error to a party she did last week and left them there.
So now I have to wait another sodding three weeks or so, and go through all the rigmarole of picking up items etc when they arrive.
This sort of thing happens EVERY time I order anything from friends that sell stuff.
AIBU to just not buy from friends again?