To need help responding about MLMs

[ObiJuanKenobi]

So afriend of mine started working for/with Younique about 2 years ago. At the start I was badgered into buying a lipstick - it was expensive and crap.
Ever since I've steered clear, left her Facebook group and turned off all notifications from her but my fuck is she relentless!!

She's just sent me the 4th private Facebook message in about 10days asking when I'm free for a catch up coffee but I'm terrified it's going to be a pitch

Please help me write a polite message that won't be a friendship ender but will get the message across that I'm a) not interested in joining her Hun team and b) i don't want to buy any overpriced make up or throw a party

I attended a wedding for someone who actually tried to sell some MLM crap at her wedding. PMs ignored and I took a break from her 3 years ago on FB. Not had a problem since

Anyone who gets sucked into an MLM will be getting pressure put on them from the people who recruited them, to sell! sell! sell!. They will be told that they cannot have ANY time where they are not 'working their business', they must view everyone that they know as a potential recruit or a customer. Your friend will have been told this, and probably believes it, as someone who is outwardly successful will have told her that's how they succeeded.
What your friend doesn't know yet is that all of the outward success is most likely a front, a fantasy, and what she has been told is based on a lie.
If I were you I'd meet up but prepare a few stock phrases of refusal, for when she starts up her spiel. If she won't give it up, cut the meeting short and spell it out to her that you love her, but you can't deal with any MLM shite. If she wants to resume your friendship when she's got disillisioned, you will still be there.

She's read it and not replied (she's usually lightning quick at all replies) so she's either angry upset or consulting her 'up line'

oh no - x-post :)

Can you see her typing it on messenger? If it comes lighting fast it might well be copied and pasted from upline - I tested this out with someone I didn't know in FB who contacted me

sigh
You’ve been straight with her, she’s been clear with her intentions too. You’ve done the right thing by being a broken record but sometimes you’ve just got to distance yourself.
As one page on Facebook says “it’s never your successful friends posting the inspirational memes” and it’s true - it’s the people who get suckered into MLMs spamming up your newsfeed and inbox with “amahhhzing offerz hun”.
Maybe just be patient and be there for her when it all goes wrong

Maybe she’s consulting her script (FL get one of these)

One of my friends is selling usborne books

Well I've not heard back so I think I will either never hear from her again or will get chapter and verse in being a supportive friend and supporting small businesses/girl power later on.
It's so sad what a grip these schemes hold on people.

Ah well, you can be a supportive friend without wanting to waste your time or money on a mlm scheme. And if she tries that shit, I’d come out and say it too- if she believes that crap, you’ve lost her anyway.

They really do see anyone they know and try to get money out of them and claim they’re unsupportive if you aren’t open to their manipulation.
You’ll live, sadly though the friendship probably won’t

argh it's as though a cult's got them! They become oddly brainwashed and lose all sense of reality. Best thing is to listen to them tell you " its not MLM" when it absolutely is.

Ok she's sent me this.

I'm done

Oh Lord! Everyone who says no or has an ounce of sense is a “hater”.
Is she 6 yr old?

No loss there then

Oh OP. Don't mourn the friendship, celebrate losing a twat from your life!

Ewwww! What a weirdo! Wow. Block block block (and don't go to the soft play meet up, obviously!) Poor cow, she'll look back at this period of her life one day and be utterly mortified at her behaviour and alienating all her friends.

Send her this in reply : www.google.co.uk/amp/s/botwatch.blog/2016/05/10/the-things-mlms-say-or-mlm-bingo/amp/

She’s been well and truly brainwashed. Sorry Op. it’s rubbish. I lost a really dear friend to MLM. Another one I lost briefly then she got back in touch and we just never mentioned it again. It’s truly frightening how much people can be in the grip of an MLM.

I've blocked her in fucking ahhhhh aghast that anyone thinks that's ok I'm more sad for the kids they play so nicely together but fuck it, they're young they'll forget!

Oh wow!!! Not much loss to you there then!

MLMs are incredibly sophisticated in both who they choose to target (people at vulnerable points in their lives) and how they reel people in. Don’t hate the friend, she’s a victim too, hate the system. She’s probably throwing lots of money at this and losing friends and money left right and centre

I can't see the reply! Was it a screenshot? What did she say?

@barkingfly
Great group, I’m in that too.. shocking the things you read in there re the hunbot Sales pitches

Aki someone tried to sell MLM crap at their own wedding I’ve heard it all now!

Jeeeeeez!!!

Someone was trying to enlist my guests into FL at my wedding