To say no to Usborne seller

Rumplestrumpet · 07/02/2022 10:57

It's not really a donation if you have to pay for it is it?!? Sounds very cheeky indeed!

cataline · 07/02/2022 10:57

Much cheeky fuckery!

Definitely say no!

PiffleWiffleWoozle · 07/02/2022 10:57

Just give £50 to the school if you want to support them?

itwasntaparty · 07/02/2022 10:57

£50 as what, a donation? If you can afford it and want to great, if not just say no.

jytdtysrht · 07/02/2022 11:01

No, I’m so sorry I can only just make ends meet

Lonecatwithkitten · 07/02/2022 11:01

If you want to donate do it direct to school preferably through PTA which hopefully is registered charity so you can put it against tax.

Fallagain · 07/02/2022 11:03

Ubsourne is a MLM. She wants you to buy from her so she makes money. Tell her you like to donate directly to the causes you support.

Pembertonrd · 07/02/2022 11:03

Well they're not donating books if they want £50 are they?

Stompythedinosaur · 07/02/2022 11:06

I wouldn't "donate" to a seller who will take commission out if this. I can't bear it when people attempt to make money this way.

BobLemon · 07/02/2022 11:10

An MLM hun “donated” a prize to my DSD’s raffle raising fund for her sports team. It was a £50 voucher. All my DSD had to do was give her £50 from the money raised…

dancinfeet · 07/02/2022 11:11

I agree, someone I know asked people to donate hand cream from her body shop mlm to nhs staff at the start of the pandemic whilst she took commission on their donations. It’s different if they are not taking any commission for the donation and donating goods to the full cost price value of the donated amount

Meandthesky · 07/02/2022 11:12

YANBU

If you do actually want to donate to the school, do so directly

She just want to look good and get commission

DaisyDozyDee · 07/02/2022 11:17

It’s part of the Usborne MLM business model that they offer to raise money from local businesses to buy books for schools (while taking their commission cut, obviously). They can be very pushy when trying to get schools to sign up.

PineForestsAndSunshine · 07/02/2022 11:21

Is cheeky fuckery afoot here?!

Yes. Most certainly.

A PTA mum recently tried to organise a “Tropic Skincase Pamper Evening” to raise money for the school. For just £5 per ticket you could enjoy a “welcome drink, nibbles and raffle ticket”. Presumably followed by an MLM sales pitch. But at least the school are getting £5 from each ticket sale, right? Wrong. They would “benefit from a percentage of the sales” made on the evening. Half of the CF’s commission to be exact.

The event was cancelled due to “concerns about covid” when no tickets were sold.

LindaEllen · 07/02/2022 11:25

I've seen a few people on my social media selling Usbourne books recently, it definitely seems to be the new MLM. On the contrary I haven't seen as much Body Shop so on the plus side at least that might be on its way out!

I do actually like to support friends who are doing this (I run two businesses and know how hard it is to work for yourself) but at the same time I just wish it wasn't a thing - because they're not going to make any money out of it.

DreamerSeven · 07/02/2022 11:25

@Greyrootszerohoots

Small business owner, just making ends meet but try to support local community. Been approached by an usborne seller asking me to support local school, as they have books to ready donate if I can contribute £50.

Is cheeky fuckery afoot here?!

I’d reply “I do like to support local causes but can I check if you’re also donating any commission/profit you’ll be making on this transaction?”

SamphiretheStickerist · 07/02/2022 11:44

I too have a small business and I always reply that I only donate to local businesses, never franchises etc.

I have been soundly rebuked across facebook etc, but most people agree with me.

CaMePlaitPas · 07/02/2022 11:55

Ugh I have experience of this, every Tom, Dick and Harry wanting a donation to XYZ but you've never seen them before and they are absolutely not regular customers. Drives me insane. YANBU.

AdobeWanKenobi · 07/02/2022 12:02

Remember the start of the pandemic? One enterprising MLM hun here was offering to donate a hand cream to the nurses at our local hospital. All you had to do was send her a fiver and she'd drop them off...

ABitBesottedWithMyDog · 07/02/2022 12:03

@BobLemon

An MLM hun “donated” a prize to my DSD’s raffle raising fund for her sports team. It was a £50 voucher. All my DSD had to do was give her £50 from the money raised…

bloody hell!

SamphiretheStickerist · 07/02/2022 12:06

@AdobeWanKenobi

Remember the start of the pandemic? One enterprising MLM hun here was offering to donate a hand cream to the nurses at our local hospital. All you had to do was send her a fiver and she'd drop them off...

God yes! We had a couple of those too. They were well and truly told where to step off.

MorganKitten · 07/02/2022 12:10

Ubsourne is a MLM. I'd say no and donate to the school what I could if I wanted to.

ABitBesottedWithMyDog · 07/02/2022 12:17

It's a shame because I think unlike every other mlm the products themselves are fab

MaggieFS · 07/02/2022 13:57

Hilariously cheeky. And what is s/he donating?

Northernlass99 · 07/02/2022 14:52

Its not a donation. She is selling. You buy the books from her and she gives them to the school. So she is still making the commission. MLM scamming.