I'd like the following ten things, please:
1) A 4000 PV for the next three months.
2) To be "edified" by my up-line in glowing language.
3) Receive free tickets to Dream Night, Family Reunion, and Free Enterprise Day.
4) Latch onto six new hot prospects to become IBOs, and complete my 6-4-2 plan.
5) Be able to afford the expense of the next tidal wave of books, CDs, and tapes from my up-line.
6) To get a replacement for my broken-down, rattletrap Amway Shitmobile.
7) To have enough cash to cover my three late mortgage payments to the bank.
8) To be able to empty out my garage of boxes of unsold SA8 and LOC.
9) To finally convince my family and friends to talk to me again.
10) To actually show a financial profit from my Amway business after these last fifteen years of fruitless work.
If you give me these ten things, Santa, I'll actually believe that you exist. Just like I believe that Amway is a real business, and not an absurd rip-off.
Sincerely,
Andrew Airhead Asshole,
Amway Distributor and IBO
OMG! I just discovered this blog. I have been married to an Ambot (new word for me) for 13 years. I went to one weekly meeting and immediately realized it was run by patriarchal,chauvinist men. I gave the speaker my nastiest stink eye the whole time (yes, while sitting next to my husband). We have agreed to disagree about Amway ever since. I have so many questions...
ReplyDeleteHi Terri. I'm glad you finally found us! We've been around almost as long as you've been married. Though I'm unclear if your husband was an Ambot when you got married or if Amway is a new unwanted intrusion into your lives. If someone has been in Amway more than 2 years they're likely a lifer and nothing will get them out unless Amway fires them for violating something on their IBO contract. But the if Amway went around firing all the IBO's that violated the terms and conditions - then they're be no one left!
DeleteYes many times around here we've talked about Amway male chauvinist pigs and the good old boy's club. Nothing ever changes in Scamway.
As for your questions - start by reading a free ebook called Merchants of Deception. You'll see a link on the right side of this page under more info about Amway. It's a horror story written by a former Emerald about the Amway cult. You'll find the truth about compensation. Here's a guy who had 1000 people in his downline and was making about 30k. Does your husband have that many in his downline? I doubt it.
Amway is all about financial and emotional distress.
Also check out the other links like the Dateline undercover op. And the other bloggers listed here. They've all got great insight about the Amway "business opportunity".
If you're tired of your husband and the fucking assholes in his Amway upline calling you a negative unsupportive unchristian dreamstealing wife - then you've come to the right place! We're all about cursing out those lying scamming Amway bastards. Join in the fun!
Dear Terry --
ReplyDeleteIn the 13 years that your husband has been in Amway, has he made any profit at all?