Serious MLM question

[Anonymous]

I know DCUM hates all MLM. But my question is - why? I understand the annoyance of the fake BS, pushy sellers, #momboss nonsense. But I have to say, some of the products are very good and if the sellers aren’t annoying or pushy, why would you categorically refuse to buy any of it? Honestly curious. You have to admit that not all MLM sellers are terrible, right? I know some who have never even mentioned their products to me, let alone tried to sell me anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know DCUM hates all MLM. But my question is - why? I understand the annoyance of the fake BS, pushy sellers, #momboss nonsense. But I have to say, some of the products are very good and if the sellers aren’t annoying or pushy, why would you categorically refuse to buy any of it? Honestly curious. You have to admit that not all MLM sellers are terrible, right? I know some who have never even mentioned their products to me, let alone tried to sell me anything.

Every single one of the products has a higher quality and less expensive non MLM alternative. There are no MLM products that are truly original or that have anything you can't get somewhere else.

And I would never support them because the structure itself is predatory. Specifically they target women and tell them that this bussiness will make all their dreams come true etc. it's all BS and frankly kind of sad.

[Anonymous]

Most of the products are not very good for the price, unless you are talking about pampered chef.

[Anonymous]

Why? Because it’s an entire system set up to take advantage of unsuspecting sellers. It’s a pyramid scheme. Thousands of sellers are lured in with the promise of making it rich. It’s a scam. They put out thousands of dollars in buying the product, only to realize that the market is saturated and anything they sell provides a minimal return on investment.

I don’t want to be a part of that or encourage that.

[Anonymous]

Please Op, tell us what products are good. Waiting...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know DCUM hates all MLM. But my question is - why? I understand the annoyance of the fake BS, pushy sellers, #momboss nonsense. But I have to say, some of the products are very good and if the sellers aren’t annoying or pushy, why would you categorically refuse to buy any of it? Honestly curious. You have to admit that not all MLM sellers are terrible, right? I know some who have never even mentioned their products to me, let alone tried to sell me anything.

Every single one of the products has a higher quality and less expensive non MLM alternative. There are no MLM products that are truly original or that have anything you can't get somewhere else.

And I would never support them because the structure itself is predatory. Specifically they target women and tell them that this bussiness will make all their dreams come true etc. it's all BS and frankly kind of sad.

Ok, I hate MLM's as well, but I have to assume that some people are actually making money. I know some women who have been selling the same MLM for years. I can't imagine they would continue to do it if they weren't making any profit.

[Anonymous]

Because it's based on selling to your friends and family, which is crappy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because it's based on selling to your friends and family, which is crappy.

yes, and because it's based on recruiting your friends and family so that you can then make money off their sales.

some of the products are actually good, but I'll never purchase because they're MLM products. I don't care how good they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous[b wrote:]Because it's based on selling to your friends and family, which is crappy.[/b]

Exactly. This is what I really hate about it. There have been times when I've been scared to go to the bus stop because I don't know how much it's going to end up costing me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know DCUM hates all MLM. But my question is - why? I understand the annoyance of the fake BS, pushy sellers, #momboss nonsense. But I have to say, some of the products are very good and if the sellers aren’t annoying or pushy, why would you categorically refuse to buy any of it? Honestly curious. You have to admit that not all MLM sellers are terrible, right? I know some who have never even mentioned their products to me, let alone tried to sell me anything.

Every single one of the products has a higher quality and less expensive non MLM alternative. There are no MLM products that are truly original or that have anything you can't get somewhere else.

And I would never support them because the structure itself is predatory. Specifically they target women and tell them that this bussiness will make all their dreams come true etc. it's all BS and frankly kind of sad.

Ok, I hate MLM's as well, but I have to assume that some people are actually making money. I know some women who have been selling the same MLM for years. I can't imagine they would continue to do it if they weren't making any profit.

You would be wrong. Listen to the podcast, The Dream. Most sellers lose money. It’s really sad.

[Anonymous]

I hate that at these parties, guests are told that if they total $X in sales, the host (your friend) gets freebies. And, even more freebies if one of the guests agrees to host a party. It's manipulative. And why would you want to invite your friends and family to be manipulated and guilted into spending their money?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please Op, tell us what products are good. Waiting...

Not OP, but Rodan & Fields has an eyelash serum that's supposed to be very good. Of course there are non-MLM alternatives that I'm sure are equally good.

To answer OP's question, these companies have predatory and scammy business practices, so I don't like to support them. I also don't like to "open the door" to my friends who sell MLM...they get pushier if you buy once. I also don't like ordering through an individual. It's a pain to order and takes longer to receive what I ordered. I haven't come across a quality MLM product that didn't have a good alternative that could be purchased in the normal marketplace...if I did, maybe my views would change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please Op, tell us what products are good. Waiting...

I have used my Pampered Chef round pizza stone for over 25 years. It is great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please Op, tell us what products are good. Waiting...

I have used my Pampered Chef round pizza stone for over 25 years. It is great.

And I'm sure one from bed bath and beyond is just as good and costs less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because it's based on selling to your friends and family, which is crappy.

Many small and local businesses have gotten started by selling to friends, family, neighbors. Amazon and target didn’t start out as national name brand chains.