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Supporting Friends and their business

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quicklybeendrivenmad · 13/11/2023 15:17

Will give a bit of back story so you understand, core group of 6 close friends (talking 20 years plus) over this time others have become friends after getting to know one of us. See each other in passing, some for a coffee, school run try and do a meal 4 times a year for all of us.

3 years ago one of the core 6 was widowed with 2 small children (insurance etc was not what they thought they had) she was worked every hour she can with us core helping out with childcare etc, she started her own Body Shop page to earn extra money asking us if we were interested (my girls love there hair products) so we all order via her, but she is never in your face knows what we order and only messages to let us know when it is on offer or our order has arrived. Result she is doing well off Universal Credit and is slowly building a life.

A friend of one of the core who has not worked in years last year decided to set up a craft business (cos her husbands bonuses have gone down) supported her and ended up with a load of tat she has now set up as a Tropic ambassador (never heard of it) and is harrasing us daily (spent £40 on stuff did not want) but we are all now getting dailt texts catalogues shoved through our door, and being told we are not supporting here, tried to arrange the meal and was told it should be a tropic party at mine as I did one three years ago for the other friend so should do one for her do not want to how the hell do I say no and what would you do?

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MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 13/11/2023 15:27

Ignore, ignore, ignore and if she asks you directly just say you can't. On repeat.

RandomButtons · 13/11/2023 15:30

I knew this was going to be MLM.

You don’t buy it. Good friends don’t pressure their friends into buying crap they don’t need.

Tinkerbyebye · 13/11/2023 15:32

just a very simple message, really sorry xxx but I dont like Tropic so won’t be buying

please don’t ask again

skyeisthelimit · 13/11/2023 15:39

The MLM companies encourage them to harass their friends and family.

You all need to just be firm and say no and don't engage in any conversation comparing it to the other friend.

You don't suddenly need Tropic crap just because she is selling it. She will bounce from one MLM to another and expect you to buy whatever crap she is selling.

Don't hold a Tropic party, just stand firm on wanting a night out.

ManateeFair · 13/11/2023 15:41

I'd buy something from a friend if they were selling I actually liked and wanted, but I wouldn't buy shite I wasn't interested in.

Also, buying Tropic isn't really 'supporting a friend's business' anyway - it's just putting more money in the pockets of the people at the top of the pyramid.

I'll buy Body Shop stuff from a friend occasionally because there are a few products that I would buy from there whether my mate was selling it or not, and I might as well buy it through her so she gets her (tiny) commission rather than going into a store.

TrashedSofa · 13/11/2023 15:43

It's always an MLM.

Emrie · 13/11/2023 15:48

Tell them you don’t use the products but are happy to share their business page.

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