Annoying message on Facebook from SIL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It says to me that she and her husband are probably having money troubles and she is trying to help.

No one ever does this if they need money except stupid people. There is a cost upfront and it's a gamble whether or not you're going to recoup and/or make a profit.

[Anonymous]

My parents bought an ice cream scoop from pampered chef in the early 90s, which I stole in the mid 2000s (and recently owned up to while drunk on Zoom). It’s the best ice cream scoop I’ve ever had.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On principle, I don't buy anything from MLM, and look down on people who get tricked into that. So I would not reply anything at all, and would encourage your husband not to buy.

+1

Just ignore, OP. How hard can that be?

[Anonymous]

Send him the link. He can buy something. You don't have to. But you told him about it, so next time, say no thanks, then keep your mouth shut and there won't be a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get your DH to buy something from the catalog if you’re not interested and he wants to. My nephew asked us to buy cub scouts popcorn that was way expensive and his mom (my sil) made it seem like he was learning entrepreneurial skills or something. In reality, he was greedy for the prize they get based on sales. I proposed donating money instead but DH felt bad and bought a few bags of overpriced gross popcorn.

We do the $100 military donation.

[Anonymous]

Thank God most workplaces forbid this solicitation crap now. SIL used to disrupt DH’s office with whatever her kids were selling.

[Anonymous]

SIL = if your husand wants to give her a sale, it happens

Yes, you were foolish to mention it to him. Admit why you did it -- you were trashing his sister

I agree with your dislike of MLM, but you don't -yet- need to blow-it-up into a big dramatic thing. As of yet, SIL hasn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SIL = if your husand wants to give her a sale, it happens

Yes, you were foolish to mention it to him. Admit why you did it -- you were trashing his sister

I agree with your dislike of MLM, but you don't -yet- need to blow-it-up into a big dramatic thing. As of yet, SIL hasn't.

Not his sister but his brother's wife. OP is not obligated to get any MLM crap.

[Anonymous]

I'd be curious to know if this is your husband's sister or his SIL. You sound resentful.

I don't like be solicited to buy things, but I also have no problem just saying no. In this case, because it's family, I'd probably say we really don't need anything right now but that we would keep it in mind if we needed to buy a hostess gift or similar. And then either do it or forget about it -- I don't think you have any obligation.

But I think what is really happening here is that your SIL messaged you and you told your husband because you assumed he'd agree it was annoying, and instead he wanted to support your SIL (his sister?). I can see how that would be irritating because I do sometimes get annoyed with people and want my DH to share in my annoyance. But if it's his family, I recognize that may not be possible (sometimes it is, but you have to tread carefully), so I might take it somewhere else instead, usually to a friend.

In this case, I think you might be as annoyed with your DH for not agreeing it's dumb as you are with your SIL for doing the dumb thing. But you kind of walked right into it. Lesson learned.

[Anonymous]

I'm not a fan of MLMs but in this case something like an $11 investment in an ice scream scoop or something would buy a lot of good will all around.

[Anonymous]

Buy one thing as a gesture of support

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On principle, I don't buy anything from MLM, and look down on people who get tricked into that. So I would not reply anything at all, and would encourage your husband not to buy.

There it is.

I don't know anything about Pampered Chef, but how do you know if its a scam?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Send him the link. He can buy something. You don't have to. But you told him about it, so next time, say no thanks, then keep your mouth shut and there won't be a problem.

Exactly this! If you had done the normal thing, which is to politely decline when you're not interested in something, it would be done.

But instead, you chose to be a petty-ass, gossipy bitch. Send him the link so he can buy something, and let this be a lesson to you.

It was an invitation, not a summons. You had a polite and easy way out. Next time, don't gossip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On principle, I don't buy anything from MLM, and look down on people who get tricked into that. So I would not reply anything at all, and would encourage your husband not to buy.

There it is.

I don't know anything about Pampered Chef, but how do you know if its a scam?

Because they’re all scams, by definition.
Scams on the individual sellers.

[Anonymous]

I can’t live without my Pampered Chef potato peeler and the set of 3 nesting clear measuring cups are another item I love that I use daily. I fill the coffee pot (coffee bar area is across the kitchen) with the 4 cup one and the water pours out cleanly without spilling a drop.