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MLM Bot Watch 66: Missing Messiah and cheap lounge wear

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acatcalledjohn · 17/04/2021 09:42

As you were.

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thetemptationofchocolate · 16/05/2021 15:37

I can think of two reasons why they might be selling up.
The first is that maybe FL is in real financial trouble, and they want to get as much cash out of their assets as possible.
The second is that the owner (who is quite an elderly person) has become infirm in some way and the family have got POA and have been overcome with greed.
Or both of these, at once.

MarchXX · 16/05/2021 17:31

@acatcalledjohn

I have just seen a job on FB for The Odyssey of Life. It sounds odd, with money only being made from product sales.

[[https://www.theodysseyoflife.com/moreinfo]]/

[[https://www.theodysseyoflife.com/earnings-disclaimer/]]

It sounds very dodgy. Anyone heard of this? I mean, it sounds pyramiddy.

Hmmm, loads of red flags here and they are very coy about mentioning ££$$ except to point out a number of times that the promotional testimonials do not guarantee that you will make an income, at all. And if you don't it's your fault.

To be fair there is no mention about building a team that I could see so perhaps the owners will just make lots of ££$$ fleecing their recruits with countless essential training sessions, books, tapes etc.

MarchXX · 16/05/2021 17:32

[quote BSintolerant]Interesting thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4245708-To-think-this-woman-is-full-of-BS-MLM[/quote]
Ha! The 98% YANBU Grin.

Spongebobette · 16/05/2021 19:00

Drop what you are doing

The ex dungareed wannabe guru has found The Answer

Cold showers and.. holding your breath

🤪

BSintolerant · 16/05/2021 19:18

Is it Basil? Grin

Hunbot · 16/05/2021 21:51

Iron bot posting - 'don't you want to be debt free like me?'. Errrm isn't she insolvent?

BSintolerant · 16/05/2021 23:11

Ironbot isn’t insolvent: her company is. It’s a pity she doesn’t have the guts to reframe her question as “Don’t you want to be debt free, unlike my insolvent company?”

YouokHun · 17/05/2021 00:29

I see some screenshots from these threads have been turned into a video focusing on a particular bot and her botwatch name appears alongside her real name. It may have been created by someone posting here but I think it is not ideal and we are not in the business of naming people here whatever their behaviour, so it’s not great to have our comments alongside the person’s name as part of the youtuber’s personal vendetta.

BangingOn · 17/05/2021 06:37

Ironbot does owe HMRC an awful lot of money, so she really isn’t debt free.

YouOkHun that’s really not great.

ticktock19 · 17/05/2021 10:03

@YouokHun

I see some screenshots from these threads have been turned into a video focusing on a particular bot and her botwatch name appears alongside her real name. It may have been created by someone posting here but I think it is not ideal and we are not in the business of naming people here whatever their behaviour, so it’s not great to have our comments alongside the person’s name as part of the youtuber’s personal vendetta.
@YouokHun is the YouTube vid about sacked? MrsSponlie did a long live in the BantheScam facebook group last night about someone shes removed from the group due to their seemingly personal dislike of sacked and she mentioned that they'd been doing youtube videos too
dickiedavisthunderthighs · 17/05/2021 10:48

@YouokHun

I see some screenshots from these threads have been turned into a video focusing on a particular bot and her botwatch name appears alongside her real name. It may have been created by someone posting here but I think it is not ideal and we are not in the business of naming people here whatever their behaviour, so it’s not great to have our comments alongside the person’s name as part of the youtuber’s personal vendetta.
Not only that but it could end up with these threads being pulled for good, which will help nobody.
YouokHun · 17/05/2021 18:24

Yes @ticktock19 that’s the one. It’s not OK anyway to focus on one individual and name them in such a public way, regardless of their conduct. It plays right into the MLMs’ hands as well if they can position anti MLM people as a bunch of aggressive irrational attack dogs.

It was my first thought too @dickiedavisthunderthighs. The tragedy is the person who has made the video has inside info on another scheme that could close it down. If she’d only follow through with that she could make a REAL difference and I’d be in the queue to worship at her feet. It shows someone who hasn’t really understood what the problem with MLM is.

dickiedavisthunderthighs · 18/05/2021 10:21

PreciousGemBot (Yawn's downline) has launched an incredibly confusing website. There's the usual 'work with me' stuff but then she also has a section where you can hire her as a motivational speaker (?!) or download a 'workbook' for a tenner that doesn't even have the spelling correct on the front cover.

Spongebobette · 18/05/2021 10:57

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Yes very good!!!

Spongebobette · 18/05/2021 10:59

It is full of spelling errors

And her attraction marketing appears to be her standing next to Yawn’s car!

acatcalledjohn · 18/05/2021 11:07

Apparently Arbonne is a b Corp and thus legit. Reading up about b Corp it essentially is a paid membership and accreditation has no legal status.

But of course reps are using it as a selling point.

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Spongebobette · 18/05/2021 11:16

Bit like the DRA then

acatcalledjohn · 18/05/2021 11:45

Yeah, not quite as false as the DRA which exists to make the industry seem more credible than it is. But yes, essentially it's a paid membership to allow you to use b corp branding.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCorporation(certification)

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acatcalledjohn · 18/05/2021 11:45

*DSA

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CompleteBarstool · 18/05/2021 12:06

@Spongebobette

It is full of spelling errors

And her attraction marketing appears to be her standing next to Yawn’s car!

Isn't she the "teacher/not teacher" ?
Spongebobette · 18/05/2021 13:31

Yes that’s her

Steph64 · 18/05/2021 15:24

Yawn is live interviewing one of her successful downline later- a lady who, with her husband, left their careers to enjoy freedom, choice & wealth with their home business.

The couple’s company accounts tell a different story of course, £42k in debt and struck off two months ago.

These people must believe their own lies.

Spongebobette · 18/05/2021 15:31

It’s incredible that they have the barefaced cheek to lie like that

fromdownwest · 18/05/2021 15:38

Is it legal to declare yourself as owner of a LTD company when you are not a director of any LTD companies?

Steph64 · 18/05/2021 15:42

If you could put aside the actual damage they cause to ordinary folk then what you are left with is pure comedy. The power couple’s website refers to their 7 figure international business.

A pair of absolute horrors.

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