I've heard from a reader who got the old Amway pitch when she
thought she was going out on a date. She's smart enough not to throw
any money at a scheme drawn up on a napkin. Her date is the typical
arrogant Amway asshole. Sneering at her because she's going to school
instead of signing up for the much cheaper Amway University and
automatically getting her teaching degree. And in typical Amway
asshole fashion sneers at people who work J.O.B.s and insults
teacher's pay. Like an Amway Ambot's pay of around $10/month is
anything to brag about. And none of us really think this lying Amway
bastard is really making 100k! LOL! There's no end to creepy shit
that Amway Ambots pull off. Trolling online dating sites for
prospects to suck into the Amway cult just doesn't seem shocking once
you know all the bullshit these scammers pull off.
Hi Anna- first off, let me say I love your blog. Second, I was
propositioned by an "ambot" for the first time on Saturday.
What made it so strange was that the pitch occurred DURING A FIRST
DATE.
I feel compelled by pride to state up front that I am a
pretty girl. I watch what eat, I dress well, and I have great hair.
It's important that I point that out, otherwise the whole story has a
very sad "lonely lady" feel to it. I'm in my late 20s and
like most singles I have an online dating profile. About 2 weeks ago
I got a message from a guy on the site; he was cute and my age and
sent a very flattering and detailed message to me. I responded back,
and for about a week and a half we messaged a bit. Looking back there
were some red flags; his profile said he was self employed and listed
his income as $100k. That in itself is unusual; people rarely if ever
list their personal income for obvious reasons. Also, when I told him
I was a grad student he was like "well, that's good for
you...I'm more of an independent ambitious type of guy so I could
never work for someone else". Again- big red flag (because I'm
in grad school for education, and he's the first person I've ever met
to kinda scoff at teaching). But....he was cute. So when he asked me
out for coffee I didn't think twice about going.
I get to the
coffee shop on Sat afternoon, and the first thing I notice is he's
dressed up. Like, he's wearing a tie. It's Sat afternoon in a coffee
shop in Buffalo NY- no one wears a tie. So we started talking; at
first light getting to know you chit chat but quickly it gets very
focused on me. On my financial situation- how am I paying for grad
school? Do I find the need to take out loans? Do I have to work a job
on the side? And then he started saying things about teaching; about
how hard it is to get a teaching job, about how little they get paid,
etc. I actually started feeling a little shitty; teachers DONT get
paid that much. Then he laid down his line; it was something to the
effect of he didn't normally do this but he thought I was super cute
and he liked me a lot, so he'd be willing to cut me in on this great
business opportunity. Then he went into a pitch; he actually drew a
profit to loss graph on a napkin. Ummmm....I may not be an MBA but I
know enough about investing to never invest money for a scheme
someone draws on a napkin.
He went on for about 15 min; I
don't think I ever said a word. I figured out what was going on
pretty quick- but I just could not believe this guys audacity. And
also, his cluelessness. Because it's pretty audacious to say to
yourself "Girls think I'm kinda sexy, so I'm going to hunt some
down on OKCupid and scam them into a MLM". But it's also SO
clueless. Here's this guy who's really good looking, he was charming
and engaging....if he really wanted to dedicate himself to building a
serious business, or working as a salesman in a well paying sales
position (say at an auto dealership), he could do it. He's been
blessed with the gifts of charm, attractiveness, and boldness and in
other businesses he'd thrive. Instead, he's running a scam on 28 year
old ladies- and the scam doesn't even work. I didn't sign up, he's
still broke, and he didn't even get laid (which probably wouldn't
have happened on Sat anyways, but at least he had a shot before he
started the Amway shit)
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