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MarchXX · 10/12/2023 22:34

New Fred. Definitely this time!

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Spongebobette · 08/01/2024 16:18

Here’s another one

Hey bots!
Don’t bother with the amazing incentives being offered by Mick the Greek, just have a look on Vinted

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Spongebobette · 08/01/2024 16:24

Every listing tells a story (receipt pad with 2 used)

and 48 business launch cards

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ticktock19 · 08/01/2024 16:30

lol...the Vinted bag collections are hilarious...I'm all for selling /recycling / reusing but some items just need burning

YouOKHun · 08/01/2024 16:58

Ten quid for that yellow bag @Spongebobette??! Let me present to you the same bag at half the price! Vinted sellers have some serious competition on FB Marketplace and probably on EBay too.

Actually I find it really sad and I’m not laughing at the people listing these items, who no doubt set out to do something positive. A lot of the stuff is kit for doing business such as stationery, packaging, info packs, as you (Sponge) have noted. Often the FLP stuff has been listed for a long time among other low value non-MLM items that really give a sense of the desperation to claw something back. I hate to think how much money some of these people have been persuaded to part with. If only the current people eeekkking over the bag/luggage offer would take a look at Vinted et al and ask themselves why so many people are listing large amounts of product and all their nearly now kit.

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Spongebobette · 08/01/2024 17:23

Yes, the hidden costs of bring an ‘independent business owner’ - including buying bags, note pads, pens, tablecloths, receipt pars, samples, soft toys, sweatshirts, t shirts, mugs

youegg · 08/01/2024 19:38

That yellow thing is one fugly bag.

BangingOn · 08/01/2024 20:27

Thinking more on the older demographic, many of the women looked to be in their fifties or sixties. I agree that they are less likely to be wise to the MLM model but also perhaps have a rose tinted view of old school Avon or Tupperware parties from years ago.

It also shows that this is the demographic who find Uber, Yawn et al aspirational, which can’t be good for their egos.

Wintersgirl · 08/01/2024 22:43

low value non-MLM items that really give a sense of the desperation to claw something back. I hate to think how much money some of these people have been persuaded to part with.

I don't know how the likes of Yawn and Uber sleep at night I really don't, most if not all of these women didn't have much money to start with, it sickens me that they dupe vulnerable people with 'look at my Farmhouse in the country, you too can have all this' I wonder what happened to that deaf couple Yawn snared, now that makes my blood boil, exploited them to the hilt.... fucking vile.

DairyleaFunker · 08/01/2024 22:54

More smoke and mirrors from Yawn. I've spotted at least one other item that's from these sites recently - you can tell they're not genuine because there isn't actually an authentic version by the designers they're imitating.

These websites partially hide the designs to avoid being detected on image searching hence it not appearing as the full GG in screen shot

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Wintersgirl · 09/01/2024 08:49

you can tell they're not genuine because there isn't actually an authentic version by the designers they're imitating.

Ha ha, oh dear!

Sugarplum48 · 09/01/2024 11:30

My word Yawn has been triggered!! So as long as you are very attractive, thin and rich you will not be envious of her body, her wealth and how god dang sexy she is! Jesus, I have never read such self entitled bullshit in my life. There is some serious narc behaviour going on there, behaviour I would be incredibly concerned about. If my other half made that statement I'd be "are you actually ok hun" because that's a hell of a thing to say. Also why on earth does she keep wearing that ridiculous bmx helmet to go bike riding?

Angrymum22 · 09/01/2024 13:31

It’s interesting that it’s now just over 2 years since Yawn started her weight loss journey she is having a hissy fit. Reading her post she doesn’t say she has never taken Ozempic just that she isn’t currently taking it. Why wait until now, she must have had plenty of people ask before now.

Wintersgirl · 09/01/2024 13:47

So everyone is jealous because she's slim, erm I'm slim too so no I'm not jealous, am I jealous of a £200K Directors loan? Ha ha no way! What fucking planet is that numpty on? She showed her true colours in that post didn't she? A bully through and through and yet the saps still suck up to her...

YouOKHun · 09/01/2024 16:43

Yawn’s problem is that she lies and lies and lies. Anyone who has watched her for more than a few months can see it. Anyone who looks at Companies House can see it. Anyone who compares the screenshots can see it. Anyone who knows her in her local area can see it. This means that even if she is being honest about something people don’t trust her.

To try and bat away those questioning her by saying they are envious is a joke. She really thinks that her critics are only her critics because they are less “successful”. She’s deluded. It’s funny how quickly the “I’m not doing it for the money” rhetoric gets shelved when she needs to defend herself as wealthy. If I was as wealthy as her I’d be seriously worried about how I was going to finance everything.

Wintersgirl · 09/01/2024 17:50

I don't get why anyone with a brain would be envious of Yawn, she lives in an average house which is pleasant enough but nowhere near as special as she likes to make out, plus the roof needs replacing, a £200k loan hanging over her, no real friends outside of FL to speak of. What makes me laugh more than anything is she assumes anyone who critisizes her is an overweight old bat who's skint and is just SO envious of her millionare lifestyle.....if only she knew.

Sugarplum48 · 09/01/2024 17:50

The funny thing is she isn't wealthy in reality. It's only on paper that she looks wealthy. Much like these celebs who are millionaires, it's just numbers on paper, not actual cold hard cash. Good job hubby many teef has a J O B to keep proving up the mortgage

YouOKHun · 09/01/2024 17:59

In other news Messiah is out of Facebook jail and is back to trying to create intrigue and anticipation over his next scam. I’m waiting for him to PM me with more info.

PieonaBarm · 09/01/2024 18:09

Yawn you're freezing because you're doing some crazy DX4 "reset" which consists of nothing but capsules of dust, half a pint of aloe goop and water. Get a healthy meal inside you, it will do you more good!

Spongebobette · 09/01/2024 18:09

YouOKHun · 09/01/2024 16:43

Yawn’s problem is that she lies and lies and lies. Anyone who has watched her for more than a few months can see it. Anyone who looks at Companies House can see it. Anyone who compares the screenshots can see it. Anyone who knows her in her local area can see it. This means that even if she is being honest about something people don’t trust her.

To try and bat away those questioning her by saying they are envious is a joke. She really thinks that her critics are only her critics because they are less “successful”. She’s deluded. It’s funny how quickly the “I’m not doing it for the money” rhetoric gets shelved when she needs to defend herself as wealthy. If I was as wealthy as her I’d be seriously worried about how I was going to finance everything.

She must have been consumed with self loathing for years if she thinks calling someone fat is a terrible insult

Angrymum22 · 09/01/2024 22:22

Yawn is very specific about the drugs and procedures she has not used. Ozempic is only available ( well two years ago ) for type 2 diabetics to aid weight loss on the NHS. However Saxenda was available as a weight loss drug.
Also gastric balloons are used for weight loss and are much cheaper than bands or sleeves, don’t require any surgery and are easy to remove. We know that Yawn has a big problem with the truth and struggles with total transparency. Claiming you have not used specific products doesn’t mean you have not used alternatives.
Now her two years of “weight loss” has been achieved she will no longer be entitled to NHS prescription drugs so would not be lying if she claimed she doesn’t take them. No where in her post does she say she has never taken them.
I wonder if some of her minions have worked it out for themselves. Or maybe the “in crowd” at FLP have heard the “I’ve lost 6 stone” just one too many times. Remember they were once her bffs and know her better than anyone. We still have no idea why she went off radar in Bali.
I suspect, like us, her FLP colleagues are just putting two and two together. It’s long been a topic of these threads and yet she has never referred to it. Funny it’s only just reached her attention.
As the saying goes there is no smoke without fire.

Angrymum22 · 09/01/2024 22:29

Spongebobette · 09/01/2024 18:09

She must have been consumed with self loathing for years if she thinks calling someone fat is a terrible insult

Do you think that she assumed her weight was the cause of her being ignored by the FLP glitterati and that her size 10 figure would immediately open all the doors that have been slammed in her face?
Maybe she realised this weekend that her weight had nothing to do with it and her super weight loss journey was all for nothing.
I do feel sorry for her if that is the case. It’s very sad when women convince themselves that it is their, weight, appearance or wardrobe that prevent their acceptance.
However this is Yawn we are talking about.

Wintersgirl · 09/01/2024 22:37

Do you think that she assumed her weight was the cause of her being ignored by the FLP glitterati

Maybe, Castle was the poster girl for FL and she'd only been in the company 5 minutes, she was treated like a star, that must irk Yawn who'd been in the company a good few years before her...

BSintolerant · 09/01/2024 22:55

Someone has definitely activated the Malignant Narc Klaxon. After reading Yawn’s rant I’m beginning to wonder if she’s been watching films of Hitler rousing the masses, or Trumps toxic (yet amusing) outbursts. If you’ve been blocked, brace yourself:

No one healthier, sexier, wealthier or more successful than me has ever slagged me off (so you reading this who has uttered a mean word .. you know your place in society)

If i see someone doing better than me at anything in life, i say to myself - YES I love that - as it attracts it to me

Share love not negativity & you too might find yourself living the life of dreams, like I am

Good grief! Her blood pressure must be through the roof, which can’t be that difficult given the state of the Thatch. 😉

definitelynotabot · 10/01/2024 07:12

Her fb post is... wow!
Interesting how she words her denials. I do think she has used some form of intervention beyond what she states.

PieonaBarm · 10/01/2024 07:38

Having lost a significant amount of weight (akin to Yawn's loss) in my 20's (and kept the majority of it off for 20 years) I can honestly say from experience you don't go from yo-yoing like she was to managing to get it all off by doing what you were saying you were doing in the first place. You need some outside influence and/or help.

That could be counselling, therapy, surgery, medication, weight loss clubs. In my case I joined weight watchers and later slimming world. I'm honest about my loss, how I did it and how much I struggle to keep a lid on it!!