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MLm-bot watch - now including Timeless Vie!!

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CheekySmile · 29/09/2015 12:37

Continuing the discussion of the MLMs Forever Living, Herbal Life, Juice Plus, Younique etc, plus our very own MN-MLM Timeless Vie!

www.facebook.com/timelessvie
twitter.com/timelessvie

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/legal_money_matters/2437667-MLM-bot-watch-FL-Juice-Plus-Younique-etc

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stopfaffing · 01/10/2015 16:27

I didn't know Utility Warehouse was a cult. I went with them for several years; phone, broadband, gas, leccy, mobile. It was a really good deal and company. A couple of years ago I switched my mobile (got a better deal) and last year my gas/leccy. I had a contact who originally signed me up (he was a carpenter who did my fences) and would phone him if I had any issues and he would get it sorted. I know that in Which surveys UW are usually in the top 5 companies they would recommend not a sales pitch for UV, honestly Grin

AJFsmummy · 01/10/2015 16:58

Mines just claimed on of her minions has been promoted to manager in only 4months! Wow what an unreal achievement. She'll be on 2k+ a month! Whooooo! oh f%#k off you deluded cult basher! You are just aloe-sr! It gets me so made this scam!

Tokelau · 01/10/2015 17:53

I think the product is okay with UW, it's just the way they sell I don't like.

JustRosieHere · 01/10/2015 18:43

The thing is £2k+ (Pre tax/NI) a month for a management position is faith normal. However with a company you also hopefully have real career prospects, colleagues who don't take a cut of your pay, a pension and transferable skills. Not to forget things like sick pay, holiday pay, maternity pay and redundancy pay. Oh and training days you don't pay for yourself!

JustRosieHere · 01/10/2015 18:43

*fairly normal.

We need an edit button

AJFsmummy · 01/10/2015 18:59

Oh I know JustRosie, my point is the fact she is advertised she will apparently earn over 2k a month! imagine seeing a normal, employed person going "hey! Ive been offered a job as a legal secretary! Im now going to be on 1450 pm!" erm no. its all to lure you in on their pyramid

PopcornFrenzy · 01/10/2015 19:20

One of the 'offers' my bot has on at the moment...5 fecking pound for toothpaste?! Shock

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AJFsmummy · 01/10/2015 19:33

"No Flouride" mind!

Tirfarthoin · 01/10/2015 19:34

I am actually with UW at home and business Grin I have had assorts of errors on my account to sort out and I really can't be arsed with the club.

As Toke says its the way they sell and also they way they are always trying to recruit more sellers that is cultish. - it seems to work very like MLM in that they have managers and sub managers and minions and each layers is always trying to recruit more subordinates. They have lots of motivational meetings too. But they do seem to draw the line at motivational social media posts at least I haven't seen any

ShebaShimmyShake · 01/10/2015 20:38

£2k a month gross (ie, £24k pa gross) for a management position sounds really crap to me.

JustRosieHere · 01/10/2015 20:53

Suppose it depends where you live. I'm thinking management as in a retail manager as in theory the MLMbots work in retail.

acatcalledjohn · 02/10/2015 08:13

Nothing new from FL bot, though this was her recruitment push a while back. I think she got precisely ZERO likes and comments.

We are recruiting! If any of you love the products and want the opportunity to build your own business like me let me know if you are interested and I'll be happy to meet up for a coffee and a chat xx

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acatcalledjohn · 02/10/2015 08:20

And Nuskin bot is, after a full week of sweet FA, trying to kick start beauty regimes for Christmas.

Is that even a thing? Losing weight and having a good old groom prior to a beach holiday I get. Beauty regimes for Christmas? Errrr, no.

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Tiredemma · 02/10/2015 08:21

I went away last weekend for a friends 40th Bday. Two ladies I shared a house with with FLbots - to be fair they were really nice and normal but had their products out everywhere for us to use ("forgot your toothpaste?- here use this")

The lady who was 40 is REALLY outspoken- when they gave her a FL goody bag as a pressie she roared "oh for fucks sake " and everyone in the room gave each other a 'glance' of all thinking the same and all laughed. The FLbots were laughed too in a 'we know we are pains in the arse' sort of way.

SocksRock · 02/10/2015 08:56

I have a new Juice Plus bot! Am agog to see what happens next...

sparechange · 02/10/2015 09:17

Can we add Acti derm to the list please..?

An acquaintance has been through a tough time with health issues and seems to have been sucked into ActiDerm and some Eco cleaning products.
She is also having some MH issues which makes me all the more angry that people have preyed on her.

Her FB feed is now twice a day photos of her in too much make up, sometimes also badly photoshopped, with a list of the products used to create the 'look' and a plea for people to join her team so they can make the rest of the world beautiful.
They all get lots of 'likes' and comments, all from other salesbots, all using the same creepy language.

The weirdest post was a photo of her tear-stained face, with puffy eyes, proving how this make up stands up to even crying and burying your head in a pillow.

In between her pics, there are made up lists of all the chemicals in normal make up, and the diseases they cause

CainInThePunting · 02/10/2015 10:33

Well hello, did someone mention a fantastic business opportunity?

Yes actually, my FLbot recently tried to recruit me again; she is doing 'dead well' (posting pics of the Merc she is getting soon and is currently house hunting) and do I fancy finding out about it?

Ummmmm......

No.

AJFsmummy · 02/10/2015 10:46

Oh its just so hilarious and over the top isnt it. "house and car shopping!" why because your selling lotion?! No infact, how would get a mortgage through your income beinf a pyramid scheme?!

A bot ive seen is her having a brew with a car salesman at a dealership. ....he realises she's just there to take pics and not buy right? Xxxxx

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xenu1 · 02/10/2015 12:03

I suppose its OK if you like adulation. "Edifying the Upline". Can be addictive tho.

Wrt the Mexico all-inc; 5 mins on Google shows plenty of em for £1k pp www.kenwoodtravel.co.uk/caribbean/cancun-riviera-maya/all-inclusive/?gclid=CJuv2q3Ro8gCFSN22wodnpUEyA

If FL are kaing 600k gross on each O2 success day that's not much of an outlay

tribpot · 02/10/2015 12:21

The fact that it was training would help with their tax bills .. if they paid any tax, that is. Love the term aloe humpers.

AJFsmummy · 02/10/2015 12:34

Or i like to call them Aloe-sers!

Libitina · 02/10/2015 16:15

They're just all so busy trying to suck up the most to each other, to show what smashing wonderful people they really are.

vomits

AJFsmummy · 02/10/2015 17:01

I made this meme when I was waiting for my clients to arrive today......your welcome to copy :)

Libitina · 02/10/2015 17:44

Been clicking on bots of bots of bots pages and found this. Get your vomit buckets ready.

"Here is what has been going on since the middle of September when I last posted.
So, on the 19th September I was promoted Manager. A position I didn't think I would achieve until Early next year or December at the earliest. But with the immense training and support from the team I have achieved it within just 18 weeks!!!!!

I could have never seen myself being in a managerial role this time last year in my job which at the time was a police officer. That is because I had no confidence, no self belief, no motivation and no enjoyment for the job. My mindset was at an all time low to say the least.

Since joining this amazing opportunity I have completely seen my life and future through a completely different set of eyes. Sounds cheesy and if I was reading this I would be thinking 'hmmmmm really'. But I love my life
??
I see my little girl everyday, I am there for bath/bedtime. I have been there all summer for the first time this year and spent quality time with her which is priceless.
I fit phone calls and meetings around my daughter. I have built a strong team of 22 and I thoroughly enjoy mentoring them to promotion and providing full support and guidance to achieve there goals.
You can put as much or as little time into this as you like and we as a team have fun along the way incorporating incentives throughout the month and supporting each other every step of the way.

I am looking for more people to join my team and experience the life changing future this opportunity has to offer.
Please contact me for any further information I am already excited for you."

And yet she's hosting training sessions past 11pm? When my DS was small, I was in bed at that time. Plus she runs her own beauty business. I'd be knackered, maybe I need to buy some Parslie?

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