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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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cozietoesie · 24/11/2018 00:06

Gawd No. That's 'working the biz........'. 😃

BSintolerant · 24/11/2018 09:22

Is working the biz different to reaching into those pockets of time, or into the nooks and crannies and touching your biznizzz? Wink

Teddy1970 · 24/11/2018 09:37

Does anyone know where I can watch Castle speaking at this event...I can't seem to find it.

Sunshineandshowers81 · 24/11/2018 09:41

No lives or photos from bbls fake tan launch...maybe it wasn't as popular as she hoped. The problem with MLM is most of your friends and supporters are not true friends and probably won't support you outside of mlm

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 24/11/2018 10:16

reaching .... into the nooks and crannies and touching your biznizzz?

Is that the same as scraping the bottom of the barrel which is what they all seem to be doing these days

spanfan · 24/11/2018 12:07

Interesting post from Uber recently which was some kind of list of honest answers and she was talking about how her daughter been unwell and how it meant her work was piling up. but given that she says you can run your business in those nooks and crannies of your time she's also saying that she still got things to do so what's all this about it being manageable with small children I wonder.

Lizilondon · 24/11/2018 12:30

Take a look at Victims of Valentus page on facebook.It makes interesting reading.

IlikebigbotsandIcannotlie · 24/11/2018 12:43

Talking of Uber, is she back together with the father of her youngest?

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 24/11/2018 13:31

I don't think so Ilikebigbots although it would be interesting if she was back with him seeing as the latest one is referred to as "Daddy" !

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 24/11/2018 13:38

I've just another shameless, desperate method of selling by using your children. Castle's BFF is claiming her (primary school aged) daughter has started a little shop in the run up to Christmas selling filled baubles.

Would that be a FL lip balm I see in the bauble by any chance? Probably a recruitment card in there too!

IlikebigbotsandIcannotlie · 24/11/2018 13:53

Oh right, silly me, As the latest bloke is being called “daddy” I just assumed! So he isn’t “daddy” then?

cozietoesie · 24/11/2018 13:56

....primary school....??

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 24/11/2018 14:08

cozietoesie ....yes, Castle's BFF's daughter is 8 years old, not exactly working age!

Her mum is claiming that it's this little girls business. Sounds like a ploy to make people buy the baubles to support an enterprising child whereas actually it's helping Mum shift aloe lip balms.

cozietoesie · 24/11/2018 14:44

Out of interest.

Child Employmenr restrictions

Spongebobette · 24/11/2018 17:22

note to all bots

Teachers will not be thrilled with a bauble containing a lip balm.

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Whiterangey · 24/11/2018 19:40

Just catching up, did you miss me? I cannot believe the posts Yawn made at her mother in laws funeral. The most disturbing thing I've seen in a long while, that huge grin on her face at what should be such a sad occasion was horrible.

BSintolerant · 24/11/2018 23:35

I wonder if she was touting for business at the funeral?

Charlie103 · 24/11/2018 23:46

broke bots comments on the victims of valentus page have hurt my head.

cozietoesie · 25/11/2018 00:45

Bitcoin now under 4,000 - any posts ?

cozietoesie · 25/11/2018 01:07

Well what do you reckon, BS?

BSintolerant · 25/11/2018 05:30

Nothing would surprise me. They're a brazen lot!

Hunbot · 25/11/2018 08:09

Thanks for the tip. Have finally found broke. Just homeschool left to find

Twentytwentyhindsight · 25/11/2018 10:23

Re. Broke- although my grasp of the particular dialect of bollocks that he expresses himself in is limited, my understanding is that now that he has signed up to what looks like a business page MLM, he will now use that to shill for the ventures he has previously described as pyramid schemes and scams (Inteletravel, Valentus, etc., etc.,etc...) alongside his CBD snake oil?

He really is a special kind of stupid.

DappledThings · 25/11/2018 14:01

Apparently if I buy my Christmas presents from SIL's Arbonne stuff I'm "supporting small businesses" getting her "one step closer to her dreams" and she'll "do a little happy dance". That's me convinced then.

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