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"I wonder if the Legacy Center is still around. They make Amway look like angels. Different business, but way worse for you."

Didn't they become the Landmark Forum?

2/22/2012 4:08:58 PM

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"damn - they still got this Quixtar mess going on. Dude hit me up back in 1999 or so at the gas station on Western Blvd. I actually went to the meeting like a dumb ass since I was young & had no clue about them. Crazy they still exist. A bunch of trolls. Raleigh is like a breeding ground for these people."

Quixtar = Amway.

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"I wish I had thought of those magnetic balance wrist bands."

Fucking this. I think I'm done trying to convince people to be more rational. It's time to be a preacher or peddle homeopathy or holograms.

2/22/2012 4:13:54 PM

my gramma used to sell this shit back when i was like 10 years old. my mom would buy stuff like laundry detergent and air freshener

2/22/2012 4:41:17 PM

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"damn - they still got this Quixtar mess going on. Dude hit me up back in 1999 or so at the gas station on Western Blvd. I actually went to the meeting like a dumb ass since I was young & had no clue about them. Crazy they still exist. A bunch of trolls. Raleigh is like a breeding ground for these people. "

YAAH.. I was approached by a guy while I was working at a dealership selling cars. (pretty smart place to go recruiting imo). He invites me over to his very nice house in Cary and we talk. This guy was definitely not hurting, or at least he didn't seem to show any signs of being hurt on money. Threw me the pitch, I decided to go to the intro seminar. That's when it all went down hill and I bailed. But that gentleman and his wife, both working for one of these companies (can't recall which), were doing pretty well from the looks of it. I haven't seen any of these recruiters in 6 years now. They were all over the place back in 2007.

2/22/2012 4:48:27 PM

A buddy of mine convince me to go to one of those seminar deals, wasn't Amway but it is all the same to me. There were some people I talked to there that he knew who were absolutely banking it but that is only because they are on the top of the pyramid. I told him he was full of shit for believing this (before and after the seminar, I only went because he is a good friend of mine and had helped me out a lot). The next time I went home and saw him I asked him how that was going and surprise surprise he quit and said it was a load of shit. At least he didn't try to pressure me into doing it.

2/22/2012 4:56:01 PM

Some people do it on the side to try and make more money. They ususually just annoy their family and friends who end up talking about how crazy they are behind their backs. Where is the shame? $ is not that important yo.

Everytime I hear Amway Arena I cringe.

2/22/2012 4:56:34 PM

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""Turned out to be a pitch for door-to-door selling books.""

hah, i remember that shit. i didn't go because my roommate did. though i did talk to this guy for around 2 hours about some 'computer science' opportunity he had. must've been one of these poor people trying to suck me in.

2/22/2012 6:36:58 PM

I work w a girl who does Amway... I think. She is extremely cryptic in her fb statuses about "safe" products & feeling "so healthy & full of energy" she then posts how much she makes every month to bait people.

I went to the legacy center thing... My boss at an internship I was doing invited me so I didn't think much of it. Once I realized what was going on I got the fuck out & ended up moving for my job so it was easy to brush off the follow ups.

2/22/2012 10:21:47 PM

Don't forget about Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing. Similar idea but with no original products.
I do know someone who has done pretty well with it though.

2/23/2012 12:05:55 AM

Someone from the IT group at work does this but for some instant coffee shit. They make much less money than we do, so it makes sense that they would try to get extra income, but this is still sad.


Being a salesman 24/7 is an empty life

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2/23/2012 12:08:46 AM

I've had no fewer than 15 people I graduated with message me on facebook trying to get me to meet with them for a "business opportunity." Fucking idiots.

2/23/2012 6:58:56 AM

My first project out of school, there was a CAD designer who tried to get me into some of this stuff. I guess he thought he could prey on the new college grad

2/23/2012 7:40:46 AM

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"The Amezcua Bio Disc 2 is able to make your water more hydratious, harmonise your energy levels, and generally increase the advantages of drinking H20."

2/23/2012 7:54:49 AM

my first brush with this stuff was at Miami Subs one night we went after drinking... a man came up to us and told us he could sell us part of the internet.

2/23/2012 8:00:04 AM

Bet your upset you blew it. Do you know how much the internet is worth?

2/23/2012 8:07:10 AM

Now that's some high quality H2O.

2/23/2012 9:29:35 AM

Someone buy CJ Leslie one of those bio discs.

he needs to be more hydratious.

2/23/2012 9:30:23 AM

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"Fucking this. I think I'm done trying to convince people to be more rational. It's time to be a preacher or peddle homeopathy or holograms. "

There will always be snake oil dealers and people buying the snake oil.

2/23/2012 9:50:43 AM

People looking for quick money and quick solutions to their multitude of health problems. America fuck yeah.

2/23/2012 9:54:36 AM

2/23/2012 10:14:59 AM

I have a former classmate who is constantly pimping Shakeology on FB and another who is big on Visualis. They are not mutual friends, but the Shakeology girl is a lot more annoying about it and is snarky about the "processed crap" that is in Body by Vi, while her Shakeology is all natural.

What gets me is they both talk about how healthy they are because of it. But they are both all about exercising and running constantly. I think their strict exercise regimes are a lot bigger factor in their overall well being than some overpriced shake they drink for lunch.

2/23/2012 10:27:17 AM

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"Don't forget about Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing. Similar idea but with no original products. I do know someone who has done pretty well with it though. "

I know a guy who quit his full time job to do this. house was foreclosed on soon after.

I don't understand how people think its worthwhile to bother people all day everyday to try and become successful at this.

2/23/2012 11:13:04 AM

People are non-rational goons that raise other non-rational goons. For thousands of years, humanity has been held captive by teaching that believing shit without good reason is a virtue so reason is the exception.

It's a breeding ground for suckers and thus people to take advantage of the suckers.

2/23/2012 11:25:14 AM

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"I have a former classmate who is constantly pimping Shakeology on FB and another who is big on Visualis. They are not mutual friends, but the Shakeology girl is a lot more annoying about it and is snarky about the "processed crap" that is in Body by Vi, while her Shakeology is all natural. What gets me is they both talk about how healthy they are because of it. But they are both all about exercising and running constantly. I think their strict exercise regimes are a lot bigger factor in their overall well being than some overpriced shake they drink for lunch."

yes, I have my own share of Shakeology sellers and so-called "Beachbody Coaches" on my FB also...

2/23/2012 11:33:36 AM

I too have the visalus and shakeology people on my facebook friends list.

Unfortunately, I have a contingent of family in the lumberton area, and they are now all about some shit called Scentsy and Lia Sophia, which appear to be a candle MLM and a jewelry MLM respectively.


They're always inviting me and my gf to these "events" at their houses. It gets very, very annoying.

2/23/2012 11:41:03 AM

2/23/2012 11:45:26 AM

y'all wanna come to my scentsi party?

2/23/2012 2:11:41 PM