Recently my g/f signed up to sell Arbonne products, which are Swiss beauty care and health stuff (or as I call it, girly crap). She kind of rushed into this thing and I didn't get much of a chance to question her about the details of the business and all it entails. If any of you have any experience with Arbonne specifically, I would greatly appreciate any input you might have as to the legitimacy of the business. And for others, any personal experiences in the realm of pyramid scheme business would be greatly appreciated. Pyramid businesses in general seem to have a bad name, but can they work if done right? How do you know if they are legit? I've done a little research and from what I can tell, it seems like it isn't a scam of any sort, but I can't imagine this being a very lucrative business for the majority of people...more of a side thing. I don't really know what it is I am looking for as far as information goes...I guess just any personal experiences that might be relevant. Thanks in advance.
excel can eat my shorts. yeh, it can work - but who really wants to feel like a burden to all of their friends begging them to buy this crap to support little ol yours truly??? not worth it in my opinion, i'll stick to the 9-5.
Well, I'm of the same opinion. This seems a little different, though, as they take advantage of the female tendency to want to have little women get-togethers where they do each others nails and whatnot. Instead of nails, they all put facial masks on each other and gossip...then if they like the stuff, my g/f (or whoever) says, "Well, you can get some for only..." It seem a little more tolerable than just asking your friends to buy it. I still have my doubts as to how well these parties work, though. Since I only got one response on all this, I guess not many people have experience in this realm...we'll just have to see how it works out.
My wife is doing Creative Memories. We get great scrapbooks of all the kids and family events. She loves it and we have a new phenomenon in our lives called Scrapbook Sex...
Someone at work just tried to get me to do this Arbonne crap. I did a search and found this thread. This person "claims" they are making 5K per month doing this.
Raven, If you want, drop me an email through the board. I have tons of info on this, but really am not comfortable airing some of my concerns on the open board.
Personally, I prefer confederated products. It is a different company, a different quality of products.
i think alot of legit companies get labeled underservedly as "pyramid schemes". if they offer a product people want to by, why is so bad other people are getting paid for it? it's no different when people buy from retail stores. the money goes to pay everyone's salary and of course the top management is gonna get the bulk of it. i've joined a few of companies and have made money. never did i feel i was ripping my customers off. i think it's the recruiting process that gives it a bad name, but what company doesn't recruit. i know a couple of people who have stuck with the company and now are making alot of money. i just didn't have the perserverance that they do.
Arbonne is such a gimmick. Don't fall for that crap. There are so many people up here in Dallas conning people into that crappy business.
Arbonne, Mary Kay, Herbal Life. All hidden pyramid schemes. You can make money if you don't mind being a pest to the rest of humanity. For you husbands out there, here is my advice. Let them join, but only at the "minimum" investment. Don't let them try to tell you they need this huge inventory to succeed. Personally I'd tell the wife to go get a real job and just give her $50 a week and one night to go out with the girls. You'll save money in the long run.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilevel_marketing Multilevel Marketing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_scheme Pyramid Schemes
Sounds like a Ponzi scheme. Sure Ponzi schemes can work if you aren't at the end of the chain. Social Security and Medicare are probably the biggest forms of ponzi schemes out there and the discussion always centers on when it will eventually collapse.
"Pyramid schemes" are out...what out for catch phrases like "Matrix cycling system", "Multi Level Marketing" or "ebook". Too good to be true... There's always a part in you that wants to believe in it, but when you realize it's another scam where the majority of people gets screwed, you fall back into the reality that some people just want to get by no matter what.
Multi level marketing is what prepaid legal is, and I haven't had any problems with it. I made over $2000 before I chilled with the program. Nobody's been hurt by it. People that are willing to work to sell the program benefit. If you don't work it, your won't make any commissions. It's really that simple. Pyramids and MLM are not the same thing.
