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MLM-Bot Watch 5 - Juice+, Forever Living, Younique, Arbonne, newbie ARIIX, and our own Parslai-powered Timeless Vie

999 replies

acatcalledjohn · 02/02/2016 13:36

As you were, team, as you were.

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Woodhill · 02/02/2016 18:31

Watching, would love to share relevant info but will keep stum for time being

Motorheadmum · 02/02/2016 18:50

I have a bot calling themselves a femtrepeneur..... Has a fab page saying this and everything

NorbertDentressangle · 02/02/2016 18:52

I wonder if they're posting January's retail sales because it's probably their best month (what with people's new years resolutions to lose weight and get fit - you'd only have to sell a few C9 or whatever they're called) ?

lastuseraccount123 · 02/02/2016 18:58

penny you'll always have that. that precious moment, when you just knew you could make serious coin by exploiting all ur friends + family.

Sairelou · 02/02/2016 18:59

Norbert, it says eat in that photo Grin

lastuseraccount123 · 02/02/2016 19:01

hey interesting fact - the most popular post on the blog has been the one about leaving an MLM. funny that...

sminkypink · 02/02/2016 19:04

femtrepreneur sounds like some kind of 'right on' drag act.

acatcalledjohn · 02/02/2016 19:07

Pârslaï crème du Boursin? Contains garlic, don't you know...

How about Flawed by Helgå?

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dickiedavisthunderthighs · 02/02/2016 19:07

I was at an event for Entrepreneurs last night, hosted by a VERY prestigious business school (no, not Hardvard), I must add I am not an Entrepreneur, I was there in a far more boring capacity.
Anyway it was full of all sorts of fascinating people, from all walks of life, all very successful in different ways. During the networking session someone mentioned MLMs and I've never heard such hoots of derision and general merriment in my life. They ended up swapping stories about things they'd seen on social media, much along the same lines as on these threads.
I've never been more convinced that proper entrepreneurs and business owners/business people see the whole MLM business as, frankly, scum.

penguins33 · 02/02/2016 19:08

You're probably right Norbert. I looked through this bot's history and can't find any other posts like this other than one saying they sold £4k of products in the first week of Jan. It's probably all downhill from here.

I found a great post on another bot's page but can't anonymise screen shots right now. Basically she put up a big post about the negativity she'd received from colleagues "when I told them I was handing my resignation in at work to work my business full time" and how they were all wrong. A few comments followed wishing her well and then she admitted that she hadn't actually handed in her notice, she'd just told people she was going to do it at some point.

Patzy85 · 02/02/2016 19:16

I've been at the same type of events dickie and they are always the same. People in business really dislike MLMers. They're seen as cringey, desperate, get-rich-quick David Brent types that have no "vision" (as they call it, funnily enough!) so buy a box of toiletries and BOOM they're a business owner.

sminkypink · 02/02/2016 19:19

dickiedavidthunderthighs Not surprised. Seems that they are attending genuine business events, it must seriously piss people off, I note that the bots like to attend non mlm networking events and lectures. And the fact they go to these things would put me off as I'd worry about being prospected by a #Hardvard #Femtrepreneur.

Motorheadmum · 02/02/2016 19:24

sminky it needs to be seen to be believed, I've messaged the TV page with some screenshots.

lastuseraccount123 · 02/02/2016 19:27

i'm not surprised they think MLMs are crap. The only vision MLMs seem to have is to funnel money back home to Utah.

Wadingthroughsoup · 02/02/2016 19:28

I've just watched those episodes of Canadian Dragons Den. CRINGE.

The young guys were ridiculous. What's with the high-fiving each other every time a dragon queried where the profit was? 😳

lastuseraccount123 · 02/02/2016 19:30

were they? link pls, this i NEED to see

lastuseraccount123 · 02/02/2016 19:32

I wonder, does the LGBTQ community know about the Mormon church's activities against gay marriage etc in the US, and that MLMs would be helping fund these campaigns?

cynicbuthappy · 02/02/2016 19:40

Last
The fact that Ray Maughn donated money to the anti gay marriage cause in Arizona is the perfect reason I can give my bots if they try and suck me in.
Funnily enough, they haven't tried. I think my natural cynicism has put them off. Plus, I have changed the subject whenever "my business" or any Aloe shite products are mentioned.

lastuseraccount123 · 02/02/2016 19:41

I need to find some dirt & do some digging.

darceybussell · 02/02/2016 19:49

Ooh it made it into the Arizona daily star! Donated $100,000 to the anti campaign. He is so generous though and just wants to help people sooo much! Unless they are gay in which case he appears to be full of extreme hatred.

m.tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/mormons-now-issue-in-gay-vows/article_483fa165-8b40-53c5-b84c-b556b340d6fd.html?mobile_touch=true

MrGrumpy01 · 02/02/2016 19:53

I have just gone back through my messages and found the random that messaged me last year. She's now a global coach. I should have grabbed the opportunity when she offered it me Her page is just a carbon copy of all the others though.

Ribbet8890 · 02/02/2016 19:53

just watched the two dragon den clips...... speech less...

lastuseraccount123 · 02/02/2016 19:54

excellent find

MrGrumpy01 · 02/02/2016 19:54

And I was really polite to her, now I think I'd be more direct.

Paddybare · 02/02/2016 20:05

Been following these threads for a while now but don't recall ever seeing an active bot come by to debate their position with a coherent argument?

We would all welcome an open discussion with you here so come on Forever Living/Younique/Juice plus etc. reps, we know you're watching so please do pipe up!