A reader who went to Amway Free Enterprise Days gives us a first hand impression of what FED is really like.
At the FED I attended I got to see the inauguration of a new Diamond to the
club. To say the process was ridiculous, over the top, weird, and whatever
other adjective you want to throw in would be an understatement.
First of all they rolled out a giant red carpet as though they were a king and
queen. Then they had two long fences on each side where people eagerly trampled
over one another to get as close as possible to the new royalty. They were
giving high fives, hugs, and other congratulations as they watched their money
being filtered into these new diamonds bank accounts. It was like something
from the dark ages where people were paying their respects to the lords of the
land.
The new diamonds were dressed in a tuxedo and wedding dress with their two
little girls going down the aisle. (Yes they were essentially getting married
to Amway). At the end were their parents (executive diamonds), there to
congratulate them and give them their prize. A plaque on their giant diamond
shaped, cubic zerconium statue. As people ooed and awed at the moment, I
couldn't help but feel like something was wrong. When someone becomes a board
member at a new company, I don't believe it is typical for them to have 8,000
plus employees surround and worship them...in a stadium.
Then the creepiest thing happened when they made their complete transformation
into douchery. They gave a 40 min. garbage speech about living the dream just
like every rehearsed diamond speech, and then tried to really impress upon
everyone that if they can do it, YOU CAN DO IT!
Ultimately the experience was bizarre and negligent of the true
responsibilities they have to enrich their followers and help everyone become
successful. They must have spent 10's of thousands on this ridiculous ceremony,
and that probably equates the 1,000's of IBO's literally watching their money
being pissed away. A truly sickening experience
When will IBOs learn? Amway is all hype and hoopla and razzle-dazzle. The company couldn't survive without the constant "firing up" of its participants with a lot of celebratory bullshit.
ReplyDeleteThese "Diamond Parades" at Amway functions are nothing but a religious ritual to keep people believing and hoping.
Anonymous - if only Ambots would disobey their Amway cult leaders and look online for information about FED or any other cult brainwashing function they can get first hand accounts from people who went and what they heard and saw. Like all cults Amway has their own twisted religious beliefs to brainwash the Ambots into being dreamers and playing games of make belief.
DeleteA lot of the time Scamway people will argue that working in a job is a pyramid scheme or that such and such situation is a pyramid scheme. The conclusion you are meant to draw is that there is no pyramid scheme and in fact MLM is a wonderful opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI think that they exploit people's lack of logical argumentation ability. The fact is that Scamway is a pyramid scheme. It does not become anymore viable a business opportunity just because there are other pyramid schemes going. The entire economy might be a huge pyramid scheme in fact. The economy is such a massive and complicated entity that an argument can be made both and for its being a pyramid. Regardless of what the economy is, there is no way you can argue that MLM is a way to make money except for the tiny tiny fraction of people who run the thing. Join the scam and you will be giving your money to the people who run it. That is a fact. Will you lose money ultimately in the real economy? Possibly? Is your job a pyramid? Is saving for a retirement that you might never enjoy, because you die early or because inflation means your savings are worthless, also a scam? I have no idea. Life is brutal at times and comes with no guarantees. One thing is for certain though and that is that Scamway is not the answer to life's travails.
Aussie Hillbilly - when arguing with people outside the Amway cult ScAmbots constantly use your job is a pyramid, your school is a pyramid especially if someone has pointed out the obvious that Amway is a pyramid scheme. The thing with your job is that generally the boss is paying you and not the other way around LOL!
DeleteThere is no reasoning with brainwashed Amway ambots. They've lost that ability. Anyone with opposing views to their Amway cult leader is the enemy and is too stupid to see this "business opportunity". Amway is the answer only for broke losers.