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Why are MLMs/ Network Marketing 'businesses' a scam?

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Spongebobette · 31/10/2018 20:40

This is the 44th thread in a long series about the dangers of network marketing/ MLMs such as Forever Living, Ariix, NuSkin, Arbonne, Younique, Valentus, TS Life, and MANY MANY more!
Posts here will give examples of the lies told by 'top bots' who portray luxury lifestyles in order to lure in new victims and of the other techniques and brainwashing used by MLMs
Over 90% of people who join an MLM end up LOSING money. Always bear that in mind when considering paying money to join!

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DownThePan · 14/11/2018 08:57

@BangingOn It's just the initial few products including the flavoured "nobody else wanted this mint choc flavour so we got a job lot cheap" shake.

No doubt there are more products yet to come that they'll launch at their global event in spring 2019.

Am wondering what people are really earning from this whole ridiculous setup?

ArbunneHun · 14/11/2018 09:15

TS have launched a #miracle facelift-in-a-bottle lotion. It makes your wrinkles disappear when you apply it, wait 90 seconds then adjust the lighting & add a filter for the ‘after’ photo.

Eeek! OMG! #gamechanger

BangingOn · 14/11/2018 09:33

OMG huns, sign me up!!! Mint choc face creams and a global event!!!!

As you say Down, how is anyone actually earning anything. Apart from the Million Dollar Messiah of course...

Spongebobette · 14/11/2018 10:24

Just watched a bit of the dreadful 'beat the FB algorithm' man

He's really creepy and the advice he gives is to be manipulative- make contact with people on FB and find out where their 'pain' is (eg they hate their boss) so you can go back later and recruit them using it as a lever

YUK YUK YUK

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Charlie103 · 14/11/2018 11:38

Just saw a post on MLM lies exposed facebook page. Apparently valentus and salon are still flogging illegal coffee. the post is on a anti valentus page. Victims of valentus if you want to see it. im sure that octodrine is a drug that sports people get tested for as they ar enot allowed it!! that company is so awful.

leasedaudi · 14/11/2018 12:18

Browbot's accounts for June 2018 are on companies house .. can anyone interpret them? The numbers are indeed falling.

SSDGM · 14/11/2018 12:21

Octodrine is also an ingredient in Revital-U, which sackedbyariiiiix is cross promoting heavily for her friend. Apparently she doesn’t want to lose weight but takes it anyway so something in the coffee must decide who loses weight and who doesn’t in that case?

IlikebigbotsandIcannotlie · 14/11/2018 13:54

Just been skimming through a preview of Roomie’s book on Amazon.

cozietoesie · 14/11/2018 14:24

What was your view? 🙂

fromdownwest · 14/11/2018 16:26

Just an observation - the amount of 'meetings' they have in Costa would cost them a fortune!

I am currently doing a real JOB as I have an hour spare between meetings in Costa and I am amazed the can get anything done at all! Two failed client calls because its too noisy and intermittent internet at best!

If they are such global leaders, you would have thought they would have an office!!

cozietoesie · 14/11/2018 17:56

Offices cost ££££ to run, though.

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 14/11/2018 18:40

Has Roomie written a book? Funny, she's never mentioned it .......

BangingOn · 14/11/2018 20:28

There’s a Younique Bot I’ve mentioned before as being particularly dangerous as she’s articulate, artistic, has great taste (in everything but MLMs), is well spoken and is generally a million miles away from the likes of Yawn and BBL. She’s now joint 6th in the U.K. and her faux-humble post actually uses the phrase “little old me” Hmm

UCantSitWithUs · 14/11/2018 20:49

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OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 14/11/2018 20:56

I don't understand why Roomie's upline are bullying her because of the book when it's nothing to do with FL Confused

Also, why hasn't she told them to stick it? As it is, she's still lining their pockets by selling and recruiting

UCantSitWithUs · 14/11/2018 21:02

Because she has the audacity to do something other than flp. She's a lowly bot how dare she.. She should be earning their cheques for them etc.... pretty much! It's weird that they've been like this with her its just more and more obvious how desperate they are.

I'm sure she will leave shortly, no-one can put up with that sort of bullying for long.

notsurewhatshappening · 14/11/2018 22:17

Banging on do you have a link to the UK younique leader boards please? I think I know who your bot is. Or could you give me a clue? Thanks!

notsurewhatshappening · 14/11/2018 22:18

(The only leaderboards I can find are full of USA presenters.)

Teddy1970 · 14/11/2018 22:19

Did Yawn seriously wear that outfit to her MILs funeral or was she taking the piss? She seemed to think it was hilarious, and why is she beaming in a photo about her children losing their grandmother? I don't get it, very weird if you ask me.

BangingOn · 14/11/2018 22:24

not it was just a photo she posted, I’ve searched and can’t see the post anywhere else. She’s also a florist if that’s the same person?

Ladiva1971 · 14/11/2018 22:38

Someone needs to tell Yawn, Halloween was two weeks ago, as for the pics of her with a huge smile on her face in a car with her kids on the day of her MiL funeral is fucking disgusting, she ain't grieving. It is all about her, the narcissistic fake bitch

Teddy1970 · 14/11/2018 22:44

It's disgraceful Ladiva1971, judging by the photos and comments I honestly think she couldn't give a shit about her MILs death..it's all me me me.

Ladiva1971 · 14/11/2018 22:48

Teddy1970 a narcissist It's all about them and no one else.

DoraExplorer99 · 14/11/2018 22:49

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Spongebobette · 14/11/2018 22:49

Those poor children, having to feature in their mother’s public FB post with her grinning in front of them when they have just been grieving for their granny

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