The last time we ran the post about remembering Quixtar, one of our
readers shared a story:
I was prospected for Quixtar in 99. The IBO said he would buy me lunch
then changed that once I got there. The way he described the service was
actually pretty cool at the time, think amazon for a wide range of stores. The
only mention of Amway was it's inclusion on the list of stores that Quixtar
would serve. Strong was the implication that Quixtar members would have access
to special deals and products.
He game me a tape to listen to, insisted I take it. I never listened to it and he kept calling me trying to get it back so I blocked his number thinking he was trying to sell to me again. It never occurred to me that the tape was really expensive and he probably was just trying to get it back.
Oh well
He game me a tape to listen to, insisted I take it. I never listened to it and he kept calling me trying to get it back so I blocked his number thinking he was trying to sell to me again. It never occurred to me that the tape was really expensive and he probably was just trying to get it back.
Oh well
Anna Banana responds: Hi Anonymous.
People in Amway are broke. He couldn't afford to buy you lunch! LOL! He'd have
to get permission from his upline to spend money on something that's not Amway
products or tools and he was likely told no and to use that lunch money to buy
more tapes!
Yes the Amway cult promotes their scam like Amazon where you can buy products from all over the place and Amway is the middleman who bumps up the prices. They have flash cards as part of their presentation where they try to compare themselves to Amazon. Amway only makes a fraction of the money that Amazon does and Amazon has been around only about 25 years and they figured out what Amway didn't - sell products that people actually want to buy for good prices.
Yeah those tapes or CD's now are expensive. Cost the Ambot at least $5 even though they only cost pennies each to produce. They don't call it the Amway tool scam for nothing. But yeah that's why he wanted it back. There ain't nothing free in Scamway!
Yes the Amway cult promotes their scam like Amazon where you can buy products from all over the place and Amway is the middleman who bumps up the prices. They have flash cards as part of their presentation where they try to compare themselves to Amazon. Amway only makes a fraction of the money that Amazon does and Amazon has been around only about 25 years and they figured out what Amway didn't - sell products that people actually want to buy for good prices.
Yeah those tapes or CD's now are expensive. Cost the Ambot at least $5 even though they only cost pennies each to produce. They don't call it the Amway tool scam for nothing. But yeah that's why he wanted it back. There ain't nothing free in Scamway!
Another reader weighs in: The idea that anyone in Amway would buy
you a cup of coffee and a doughnut, let alone a full meal, is laughable. These
people are CHEAP FUCKING BASTARDS.
Go to an Amway business meeting, and what does the host serve you? A wafer-thin slice of an Amway energy bar? A tiny cuplet of their stupid energy drink? A glass of warm tap water?
It's one thing if you're poor, and can't afford to be lavish. But Amway freaks are cheap by instinct when it comes to hospitality. They don't mind shelling out scads of cash to their corrupt up-line, but they deeply resent having to pay any sort of money as a friendly gesture of hospitality. Love-bombing your guests is cheap -- giving them decent refreshments isn't.
Why do Amway freaks insist on meeting you at crappy dives like Starbucks, or some local greasy spoon, or at the espresso and latte section of a Barnes and Noble store? They even think it's OK to meet prospective recruits at a fast-food dump like McDonald's!
A genuine businessman knows that such places are an insult to your prospective client or recruit. If you really wanted to display your success and seriousness, you'd take him to a decent place to eat, and pick up the check.
The fact that Amway freaks won't do this is a sure sign that they are irretrievably LOW CLASS and COMMON. That's the core of Amway -- fling money with wild abandon at your up-line, but nickel-and-dime your prospects.
Go to an Amway business meeting, and what does the host serve you? A wafer-thin slice of an Amway energy bar? A tiny cuplet of their stupid energy drink? A glass of warm tap water?
It's one thing if you're poor, and can't afford to be lavish. But Amway freaks are cheap by instinct when it comes to hospitality. They don't mind shelling out scads of cash to their corrupt up-line, but they deeply resent having to pay any sort of money as a friendly gesture of hospitality. Love-bombing your guests is cheap -- giving them decent refreshments isn't.
Why do Amway freaks insist on meeting you at crappy dives like Starbucks, or some local greasy spoon, or at the espresso and latte section of a Barnes and Noble store? They even think it's OK to meet prospective recruits at a fast-food dump like McDonald's!
A genuine businessman knows that such places are an insult to your prospective client or recruit. If you really wanted to display your success and seriousness, you'd take him to a decent place to eat, and pick up the check.
The fact that Amway freaks won't do this is a sure sign that they are irretrievably LOW CLASS and COMMON. That's the core of Amway -- fling money with wild abandon at your up-line, but nickel-and-dime your prospects.
When my cousin was in Amway back in 1970, he tried to sign up a pair of brothers who owned a very large and profitable car dealership in Queens County (New York City). They were the DeBenedetto brothers.
ReplyDeleteThe brothers were wildly successful businessmen who had been running their car dealership for many years. The only reason they listened to my cousin's shpiel for Amway was out of courtesy, and respect for his father (who was an old friend of theirs).
Of course they didn't sign up. But they kindly purchased a large supply of various Amway cleaners for their car dealership -- stuff that they could actually use, and which they certainly could afford.
My cousin was foolish enough to think that this big sale proved that he could make money in Amway. He didn't have a clue -- this was a pity purchase by his father's friends.
Anonymous - that's a good story and happens a lot with Ambots. They'll probably find one or two people in the beginning who'll make a pity purchase just because of their relationship. Then the Ambot is all fired up how easy it is to sell Amway shit. The problem is most customers won't buy again. First off the sticker shock at how expensive Amway shit is. Then the realization that the product is substandard to similar name brand products that can be purchased for much less money. If they're lucky the Amway product was generic at best. Still way overpriced. A smart consumer will buy the best quality for the lowest price. Amway is backwards thinking - Buy the shittiest product for the highest price around.
DeleteThis is why friends and family who leave comments here I always advise them not to buy Amway shit from their Ambot. That makes them an enabler and gives the Ambot hope that they can make a lot of commission selling Amway shit.
The last major function I went to the served eagles and above a luncheon on Sunday after the church service. You would think a catered buffet or something...NOPE! A sandwich, chips, and a water. You know what made me think WTF other than that cheap ass meal? The chips and water were not even Amway's! They preach that you should ONLY consume Amway but they served "brand x"? I think they did because it is CHEAPER than buying all of that from Amway.
ReplyDeleteRed Rose - Amway Ambots are cheap ass bastards. A cheap catered lunch doesn't surprise me. The fact that another brand of water was served is because you can buy a 24 pack of water for less than $5, but let's just call it $5 to work in even numbers. A 24 pack of Amway unPerfect Water sells for around $50. Let's do the math! LOL! Which water cuts costs? Not the one that costs 10 times more!
DeleteAmway losers show up here screeching that we're cheap because we won't buy Amway's "high quality" LOL products. Not at all. We're against overpaying for Amway's shitty overpriced products when we can buy less expensive products everywhere else. It's got nothing to do with being cheap or frugal or whatever. It's called being a smart consumer and getting the best bank for your buck.
These Amway losers are so cheap they probably have to sneak napkins and ketchup and toilet paper out of fast food dives so they don't have to buy it.
Everything in Amway is done on the cheap. They don't spend a nickel more than they have to at functions, which are held solely as a money-making racket for Diamonds.
ReplyDeleteMy neighbors are ambots. Do you have a email. I have so much content for you. Love the blog.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous - Condolences you have to put up with neighbors who are Amway losers who are probably bugging the shit out of you. We took the email off this blog within months of starting it for our own safety. Feel free to load up the comment boxes with any stories you'd like to share about the neighbors from Amway hell. We often use them for future posts.
DeleteThe idea that Amway insists on you going to a church service after one of their stupid functions is solid evidence that this is a cult, and not a real business.
ReplyDeleteWould Coca-Cola or IBM insist that employees attend a religious service after a business meeting? What the hell concern is it of Amway whether its members attend a church service or not?
I'm sure Ambots will have short tempers because probably of their Amway God religion. If they have other religions out there then maybe their other God will judge them for being hateful and greedy.
DeleteYou're right Anonymous. Reputable corporations don't lean on their staff to attend religious services. It's the old you can't discriminate on hiring staff based on their religious denomination or whether they're religious or not.
DeleteAmway cult leaders strongly suggest the Ambots attend the Sunday service during the weekend major functions. They'll pass a hat around for donations so the Amway cult leader can go out that night for a really nice dinner or something. Amway is no different than other cults with their twisted religious beliefs.
Reputable corporations know its none of their damned business if their staff attend church services or not.
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