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Botwatch 89!!!!!! MLM is dying but we are still watching and sadly there are still many victims. 99.6% of participants in these “legal” schemes lose money but they are STILL being promised the world by MLM.

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Spongebobette · 10/07/2025 10:38

New thread! Welcome to anyone who wants to be better informed about the dodgy practices of multi level marketing companies

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notgettinganyyounger · 27/08/2025 09:27

@YouOKHun I laughed so much at your summary of Yawns career nosedive summary. 🤣

Crikeyalmighty · 27/08/2025 10:06

@notgettinganyyounger me too - I came to this only late last year - annoys me so much that people really really don’t smell a rat

user1471446301 · 27/08/2025 12:50

re Yawn, just looking through my many screenshots (receipts as the youngsters say) A right corker is "I had the crazy idea to start childminding. I really didn't think that through!!! Most months the money was crap & we sank into massive debt. And yet she is listing this as one of her successful businesses.
(botpotty)

Spongebobette · 27/08/2025 17:06

She relies on the fact that people who follow her have the memory of a goldfish

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Spongebobette · 28/08/2025 12:58

Another day another brilliant idea by Yawn - a monthly ‘Founders’ Table’ that you can join to listen to her talk about how wonderful she is

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user1471446301 · 28/08/2025 14:19

Spongebobette · 28/08/2025 12:58

Another day another brilliant idea by Yawn - a monthly ‘Founders’ Table’ that you can join to listen to her talk about how wonderful she is

That is just as hilarious as her decluttering her environment as part of her success ritual. What in the shitty shiny suncatcher, crystal crap Homesense Hearty Thatch! She would have to gut the entire place.

I can only view her Iinstagram anonymously but yesterday I viewed a reel about Buildabear where she said she had two solicitors on board it isn't available for me to view now. We know the two women aren't solicitors but I'm unable to call her out on it or reference or report the lies.

YouOKHun · 28/08/2025 14:57

Does the Inner Circus replace the Unlucky Club? I bet it does. As the Inner Circus isn’t a Facebook group she will find it easier to hide the woeful number of participants.

That’s all it is @Spongebobette a million different ways of her presenting nothing more than an opportunity for her own personal affirmation. As we’ve already said, all she is doing is selling a version of herself. Her illusion of success is the product. People will buy if they believe they will get her approval, friendship and some of the sparkle will transfer to them, but they will be the vulnerable ones. It’s a shame this gets in the way of really analysing what is concretely on offer.

Some of her loyal following have already got a perfectly good small biz idea and know what they need to do but are perhaps not that confident. It just seems a real shame that they’ve been coached into believing they need input from Yawn who has never run a successful business and is like to provide information that knocks them off course. They’re also likely to be gaslit about how well they can go it alone simply because she wants to sell them further coaching (I’m thinking of Doggie Day Care Bot).

Spongebobette · 28/08/2025 17:41

user1471446301 · 28/08/2025 14:19

That is just as hilarious as her decluttering her environment as part of her success ritual. What in the shitty shiny suncatcher, crystal crap Homesense Hearty Thatch! She would have to gut the entire place.

I can only view her Iinstagram anonymously but yesterday I viewed a reel about Buildabear where she said she had two solicitors on board it isn't available for me to view now. We know the two women aren't solicitors but I'm unable to call her out on it or reference or report the lies.

Hang on, surely a 6 figure earner has a cleaner! Especially with dogs in the household

I’m certainly not a 6 figure earner but have a cleaner and a gardener.

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user1471446301 · 28/08/2025 18:47

Spongebobette · 28/08/2025 17:41

Hang on, surely a 6 figure earner has a cleaner! Especially with dogs in the household

I’m certainly not a 6 figure earner but have a cleaner and a gardener.

Cleaner and Gardener will be on Mr Y's To Do List rather than a Who Do You Know List after he's been at work all day whilst she is sat having a dump in a lavender field.

I'll have to go back and look at her pinterest to see if these roles were defined on her goal board along with the "Sir Richard Branson will know of me within the Networking field".

Spongebobette · 29/08/2025 10:52

Techie says she gets to a Friday and laughs because she hasn’t done half the things on her ‘to do’ list

what a reassuring thing to say to potential clients 🙄😂🙄

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Wintersgirl · 29/08/2025 11:13

Spongebobette · 29/08/2025 10:52

Techie says she gets to a Friday and laughs because she hasn’t done half the things on her ‘to do’ list

what a reassuring thing to say to potential clients 🙄😂🙄

She thinks it makes her look relatable when in reality it just makes her look unprofessional, what if a client had asked her to work on her website by a certain date and it wasn't done? I wouldn't be laughing if I was the client..

user1471446301 · 29/08/2025 11:50

WOW, on the FBO page they are starting a Gloop Movement at various big shopping centres in the UK and Ireland. It's like a pop up where you frighten people behind a flag banner type thing hassling people with paper shots of gloop as they walk by and hopefully you can sign them up. BUT it's £40.00 a pop for each rep to participate.

Each team gets a 2 hour slot, 4 - 5 reps per team. There are 4 time slots (you don't get to choose which one) so FL get £800.00 (which I presume covers the cost of the popup and gloop). Can you imagine that! can't the reps see this for what it is, surely this new low of Forever Fleecing will be the wake up call some need?

* Edited to add there is a bundle option in London for £65.00 if you sign up before end of August.

YouOKHun · 29/08/2025 14:27

Ridiculous - forty quid?? @user1471446301. So this will be going on at the Bullring, Westfield Stratford, the Trafford Centre and Abbeycentre Belfast starting next Wednesday in the Bullring. I suppose these large shopping centres will sanction anything in these desperate times but I wouldn’t put it past Forever just to pitch up. If they’re hoping to sign people up it’s going to just as disappointing as every other event like this; people are more suspicious of MLM and scams in general, the prices are off putting and people are generally risk averse right now. Still, nice little earner for Forever regardless.

user1471446301 · 29/08/2025 15:21

YouOKHun · 29/08/2025 14:27

Ridiculous - forty quid?? @user1471446301. So this will be going on at the Bullring, Westfield Stratford, the Trafford Centre and Abbeycentre Belfast starting next Wednesday in the Bullring. I suppose these large shopping centres will sanction anything in these desperate times but I wouldn’t put it past Forever just to pitch up. If they’re hoping to sign people up it’s going to just as disappointing as every other event like this; people are more suspicious of MLM and scams in general, the prices are off putting and people are generally risk averse right now. Still, nice little earner for Forever regardless.

Westfield costs are as below, FL have obviously managed to blag a day rather than 3/4 days, so yes you're right a nice little earner for FL and absolutely no benefit for a bot. Everyone always swerves these stalls.You can choose between booking on a weekday (Monday through Thursday) or on a weekend (Friday through Sunday). Here's the price breakdown:On Monday through Thursday, the daily rate is £87.50.On Friday through Sunday, the daily rate is £150. Please be aware that prices are slightly higher from Oct - Dec periods due to increased foot traffic. We are exclusively providing two booking options: a 4-day weekday booking or a 3-day weekend booking. Occasionally, we do provide single-day bookings, but if you don't see any availability, it means they are currently fully booked. Location Address: Westfield Stratford City, 157 Montfichet Rd, London E20 1EJ

Spongebobette · 29/08/2025 16:25

Are some people paying 22 quid for the unlucky club AND 25 quid for the inner tube?

confused

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OhMyGiddyAunt · 29/08/2025 17:19

Just when you think Nurse is starting to sort her life out she starts banging on again about getting back on the aloe jizz and singing the praises of FL products, inviting people to buy from her shop.

FFS 🤦🏻‍♀️

Spongebobette · 29/08/2025 17:48

Oh no!!

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user1471446301 · 29/08/2025 18:04

OhMyGiddyAunt · 29/08/2025 17:19

Just when you think Nurse is starting to sort her life out she starts banging on again about getting back on the aloe jizz and singing the praises of FL products, inviting people to buy from her shop.

FFS 🤦🏻‍♀️

of FGS, Cbeebies world has been and gone at this rate she will be taking him (or not) to Vegas at 21.

user1471446301 · 29/08/2025 18:09

A Blast from the past re Broke, not such a good update really, hoped for better, but then did we expect anything else, sad really but maybe not for the children, there will be a good reason I'm sure. A Gofund me started by his latest 'sexy bum' dated 3 Jun 2025 — Help a good dad see his kids again. "Sexybum" is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of "Broke"

(botpotty)

Spongebobette · 29/08/2025 18:27

She always said she’d drink the gloop every single day and so would her son but apparently she stopped!

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Spongebobette · 29/08/2025 18:34

user1471446301 · 29/08/2025 18:09

A Blast from the past re Broke, not such a good update really, hoped for better, but then did we expect anything else, sad really but maybe not for the children, there will be a good reason I'm sure. A Gofund me started by his latest 'sexy bum' dated 3 Jun 2025 — Help a good dad see his kids again. "Sexybum" is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of "Broke"

(botpotty)

Clue for sexybum?

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user1471446301 · 29/08/2025 19:40

Spongebobette · 29/08/2025 18:34

Clue for sexybum?

First name is female UK singer Goulding surname is the name of a company offering a Range of industrial gearboxes suitable for the food and beverage industry.

Sexy Bum doesn't list the gofund me on her page it is visible via google with the search Help a good dad see his kids again. "Sexybum" is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of "Broke" (insert the correct names).

Both Broke & sexybum resurrected their FB accounts in June with Marty stating BACK ON THE BOOK.. BUSINESS REASONS!. and then nothing since :)

Crikeyalmighty · 30/08/2025 00:27

I don’t get it- is yawns Buildher now a free community? As 6 hours earlier she was posting yet another ‘initiative’ that I think people will struggle to differentiate at £25 a month -

Wintersgirl · 30/08/2025 01:36

Crikeyalmighty · 30/08/2025 00:27

I don’t get it- is yawns Buildher now a free community? As 6 hours earlier she was posting yet another ‘initiative’ that I think people will struggle to differentiate at £25 a month -

I don't get what she's done either?

Angrymum22 · 30/08/2025 06:17

When I was a child, we would play shop or post office or libraries. My DM would encourage us to design and make our own posters, labels, menus etc. This was in the days before computers and printers. We would spend days creating everything needed to play shop. I now understand why my DM didn’t just buy a ready made kit, it totally occupied every waking minute on rainy days during the summer holidays. We spent hours, days preparing it all only to play post office for10 mins then get bored and move on to the next project. Working in a post office was boring. Creating the post office was, for us, the interesting bit. I suspect that my DM was actually using it as a life lesson, none of us ended up in retail.

Whenever I see the build up to a launch, Yawns or Castles, they both appear to follow a script that they have no doubt copied and pasted, it takes me back to the hours of fun we had designing and colouring in sheets of stamps, licences. labels and price lists as children. As soon as the sun came out it was all abandoned.

Yawn appears to have invested a great deal of time in what appears to be the equivalent to worksheets, the grown up version of colouring in. Once Yawn is forced to enter the next stage , actually coaching, I think she will lose interest rapidly.

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