Thanks to a reader
sharing her story of being married to an Amway Ambot. She mentions a common
problem for women who are married to Ambots. How do we convince our husbands
that buying products from drug stores and grocery stores saves us tons of money
over buying similar substandard overpriced products from Amway. It’s common
sense to save money especially when you’re unemployed.
Hi AB, I am also married to an ambot. We just bought a house and few weeks
after the possession date he got laid off from his job, since then I was
shouldering our mortgage payments, household bills and groceries because I
thought he doesn't have enough money to pay for car and insurance and cellphone
bills but then last night he was asking me to join him to go to an out of town spring
leadership weekend on April, I was surprised that he was saving money to spend
for that event while me on the other hand was struggling to pay the bulk of
payments that we're suppose to share. We don't have a joint savings account
because I chose not ro and I don't want him to spend my hard earned money
buying super expensive products from Amway, he's spending around $200-$300 a
month buying stuffs that he doesn't care about before like energy drink and
bars, vitamins, etc. And he sometimes gets mad at me if I buy products from
lical pharmacy which are way more affordable than Amway peoducts, he always say
that he earn money just by doing that, which I disagree becauae if he'll buy
the cheaper counter part he'll save tons of money. It's common sense, I can't
fathom how can he not get it. Right now I'm starting to get tired of our
situation. I feel like I need a break from all of this.
My response
Hi Anonymous - Yup another story of an Amway ambot losing his job. Probably
because of his attitude to his coworkers, bragging that he's a business owner
and they'll be broke losers for the rest of their lives working for someone
else. And doing Amway business on company time. Seen a lot of ambots lose their
jobs when we were in the Amway cult.
I know exactly how you feel. There are bills to be paid, important ones, and
when money is tight due to unemployment money shouldn't be frittered away on
unnecessary extras. And spending $300/month on shitty overpriced Amway products
when you can buy similar stuff that's better quality at Walmart for much
cheaper is stupid. It's all about qualifying to earn that $10 commission from
Amway every month. And unnecessary expenses when money is tight probably means
eliminating buying bottled water, energy drinks, food bars, etc no matter what
the price!
And him saving up to go to Spring Leadership while you're busting your ass to
cover the bills is incredible to the outside world but not so much to someone
inside the Amway cult.
We all need a break from Amway when our husbands our stuck inside the cult. But
before you take a break, talk to someone at your bank, they'll have financial
advisors. Then maybe talk to a lawyer. You need to get your ducks in a row
because Amway is all about destroying lives. Bankruptcy, foreclosure, divorce
are all part of being in Amway. Its hard for a marriage to survive financial
stress but added stress of one person being inside a cult is vicious. You need
to figure out where you stand in case things go worse. And trust me when he
gets back from Spring Leadership he'll be all "fired up" and bragging
that he's "going big". That'll last a week.
Good luck.
It's amazing how this woman's story echoes scores of others that say pretty much the same thing about a brainwashed Ambot spouse.
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell is WRONG with these Amway freaks? What kind of virus has entered their brains to prevent them from seeing that spending money on overpriced Amway products is INSANE when you can get much better deals and better quality elsewhere?
And to insist on buying Amway crap when you're out of work, when you're broke, and when your wife is struggling to make ends meet, is the sign that this husband is a selfish and ignorant asshole.
The idea that this guy actually wants to go to something spectacularly absurd like the "Spring Leadership" function staggers belief.
Amway is a mental disease. There's no other explanation.
Hi Anonymous. Yup I always say that we all have similar Amway horror stories. We all say the same thing. Overpriced, shitty products. Brainwashed husband. Draining bank account. Going into credit card debt. Fired up about stupid Amway brainwashing functions. Out all night at Amway cult meetings. Texting at all hours with fucking Amway losers. Sneering at others who don't share his opinion about the Great Amway God.
DeleteThe message I have is Amway will only bring financial and emotional devastation to the lives it infects.