Being hounded by friend to buy Tropic skincare products

[Icantrememebrtheartist]

Friend had a baby and is now harassing everyone she knows to buy these ‘amazing’ products. It’s so obvious it’s a MLM thing.

Has anyone used these products? Are they any good?

I feel a little bit sorry for her because it isn’t the first MLM thing she’s tried to flog to everyone she knows.

@LibyanFeet

Bloody MLMs! Tropic does, however, have its uses. No, really: bear with me. (I’ve posted about this before on another Tropic thread.) If it wasn’t for Tropic, I wouldn’t have found concrete proof that my man (now ex man) was cheating on me with another woman. Before Christmas, I was perusing a Tropic bot’s social media when I saw a familiar sight: a photo of my man’s foot. I recognised this ghastly appendage straight away as he suffers from terrible eczema on the sole of his foot. It’s so bad that he’s been going to hospital for treatment.

The caption beneath the photo (taken from a WhatsApp screenshot) included this glowing testimonial:

“Just want to say a massive thanks for recommending Tamanu balm. My partners eczema improved massively after only using it for two weeks 😍😍😊. Could not be happier. 🥰 Thank you”

I didn’t take that photo or write the testimonial, so it was obvious he had another partner. Obviously this was a sexual partner, not a dancing partner, as he wouldn’t be doing much dancing with a foot like that. After a bit of sleuthing it transpired that the owner of the foot has been in a relationship with the Tropic bot’s mother for a number of years - he left his wife (to whom he’d been married for over 40 years) for her. He and I were together for 16 months.

He certainly put his foot in it. Tropic bot’s mother is quite welcome to him and his manky foot. So, thank you Tropic! I’m sure the sleazy bugger didn’t think his foot would end up on FB and Insta for all to see - including me.

As for the Tropic bot and her mother, I have one word: “aciu” as you say in your language.

I just hope he keeps his socks on in the Mosque.

Oh wow, hugs but wow, the most interesting MLM story I've ever read

[quote BrightYellowDaffodil]@DidgeDoolittle Look like it. How unfortunate that your router is going to develop a need to update and reboot itself that evening, followed by “connection issues” [/quote]
It is most unfortunate, but sometimes you just have to suck it up😄

I don't understand how people in these MLMs think people are going to use their standard of purchase when they can go online and buy known brands, often for cheaper.

I think it's your duty to ignore it tbh.

I once got a plane home from Prague with hundreds of Herbalife bots, who had been attending a ‘convention’ there. My friends and I had seen them several times in the city, trooping around in their bright green ‘Herbalife’ T shirts.

My mates were going to Gatwick but I was flying to Manchester on my own. Between the check-in queue and the flight, I found out all I needed to know about MLMs and those conventions.

They had all paid for themselves on the trip to Prague. No freebies or rewards.

They had all spent hours in a convention centre, whooping.

They all thought that Herbalife was going to make them rich (several were reading a book on the plane, about making riches from Herbalife)

They were all eyeing each other suspiciously and wondering whether somebody was going to beat them to herbal domination of Burnley.

Quite a few of them seemed a bit vulnerable, or ill-treated by life, and I felt bad for them, being sold this bollocks by cynical people.

@DidgeDoolittle

Bloody hell! I've stupidly agreed to a zoom 'Temple Spa' evening in a couple of weeks. Are they a MLM? Are their products any good? I've looked online and they're bloody expensive. Am I going to have to have a sudden and unexpected problem with my WiFi?

Yes Temple Spa is MLM.

They were all eyeing each other suspiciously and wondering whether somebody was going to beat them to herbal domination of Burnley.

Herbalife was founded by someone who had serious problems with addiction. There are a couple of fascinating episodes about Herbalife on the Con Artists podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/con-artists/id1471046920?i=1000493869539

Yes but did he catch a scaly-footed fornicator?

When a friend of yours suddenly starts trying to sell something that she didn’t invent/create/buy the entire company of, then it’s almost certainly an MLM scheme.

DD buys it from her friends mum and I have to admit her skin looks really good atm. It's really expensive though, I use £3 cream from Superdrug and DD is splurging 20 quid on hers!

My FB is peppered with Tropic bots who used to be friends. I truly don't get how they are happy to describe themselves as "small business owners" when it suits and then describe their promotion to 'Senior Leader' or whatever bullshit title they've just been given. And oh yes to the using of their children to promote the Tropic products. It's outrageous really. The products are apparently all "beautiful" and "amazing" hun....

@Snaketime are you by any chance an 'independent' consultant...ambassador...presenter or distributor lol

No, I'm not.

“Ambassador, you’re not spoiling us. Bugger off with your snake oil!”

Why do so-called business owners need such ridiculous titles? Eagle, Soaring Eagle, Emerald, Super Soaring Flappy Pigeon, Twerking Tit ...

There is a reason that MLMs are only targeted at women. Let's be kind and say it is because they are less likely to tell the bot what a fool she is.

@LibyanFeet im howling at your post

@JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows

I assumed it wasn't - this usually goes pink when it is

You have to put in the full name.

My friend sells them and I did try a few to help her out. The serums were gentle and nice on my skin (which is quite sensitive). I didn't buy them a second time though because of the price. Like you say they are really expensive and there are cheaper ways to get the same results.

Instead I just cleaned up my diet and I use a decent moisturiser you can buy on the high street for half the price. My skin skill looks great.

A lot of skincare is a complete rip off tbh, the best results come from lifestyle changes rather than what you put on your face.

@murbblurb

There is a reason that MLMs are only targeted at women. Let's be kind and say it is because they are less likely to tell the bot what a fool she is.

You know, I'd never considered that.

Are there really no MLMs aimed at men to flog to other men? I can't think of any...

That feels a little wrong.

Are there really no MLMs aimed at men to flog to other men? I can't think of any...

That feels a little wrong.

A lot of the American ones were founded by Mormons. Nice little jobs the women can do from home. When you start looking at the types of political donations the founders make or the reality of their charities, it is even more wrong. But the bots seem to not care about that when lauding the founders (or haven't taken the time to find out).

Yeah. Mate was doing male perfumes. I think there was something with cryptocurrency too. Oh! And some "gym" stuff while ago. Like muscle gain powders etc

@Iamthewombat

Yes but did he catch a scaly-footed fornicator?

sobbing at this

I love Tropic, it's fantastic. I think it's a shame it's mlm as people assume it's no good. No nasty chemicals or testing on animals

Half my Facebook is at it, school mums selling shampoo etc and posting cringe videos of themselves in their living rooms swishing their (unchanged) hair which nobody watches. I refuse to buy a thing and ignore all messages in the hope of Making It Stop.