How many Amway presentations you been to?

[Beano's Fourth Chin]

I've been to 2, been hit up for many more.

For some reason, they don't hit me up anymore. But when I was a little younger, I could almost recite the little speech.

The best one was a friend from school who had moved to another state gave my name to a local Amway dude and he cold called me. He had the best tactic because I didn't catch on that it was Amway until I walked into the meeting room at the hotel. That's when mr. silver tongue got up to the podium. After I ate the free ordurves I was outta there.

Preying on your friends like that... that's not right.

[dolemitesooner]

What is amway?

[critical_phil]

i don't think they even call it amway anymore...........

it (network marketing) is a great concept, but it's not for everyone. i've actually made money at it (not amway).

most people get into it thinking it's a lotto ticket and don't realize that it's networking.

[OUDoc]

None.

[VeeJay]

Two.

I can see 'em coming now.

The last approach was many years ago. My friend kept yammering about "financial freedom." Said it was his goal, decried working 40 hours for someone else, then asked me if I was interested in "financial freedom."

I asked is it Amway and he stuttered a bit and said, "well, yes, it is."

Mrs. VJ was in it for a while before we got married and had so much crap stashed away in her townhouse. She had a filter for her kitchen faucet she's paid around $400 for. That thing was so big it took up half the counter space.

[Beano's Fourth Chin]

They have good soap.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Now that got this new-fangled thing called 'Arbonne'.

And I've been invited to a couple already this year.

[8timechamps]

One. Pretty clever hook too.

I too was young (just out of school) and a dude stopped me at the airport (in OKC) as I was getting my luggage. He says "You look so familiar, where do you work?"...thinking he might know me, I told him. He said "no, that's not it. Anyway, thanks for your time."

A few days later, while at work he calls me (after getting my name through the company directory). Says he has a great businsess deal and is looking for someone to hire that wants to be in management and make a lot of money.

So, I fall for it and meet him for coffee.

I couldn't run away fast enough.

The end.

[Beano's Fourth Chin]

that reminds me of a time I was travelling down in S. Texas for work. I stopped in at Chili's one night for dinner.

Then a couple of days later at home, I get a phone call. It was my waitress from Chili's calling to axe me out on a date. I'm like, you're crazy and I should have you fired. I guess she got my name off the credit card slip and then called everybody with my name in Houston until she got me.

The End.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

It was your lips.

You're welcome.

[AlbqSooner]

Approximately 1/10 of 1 percent of those who get into Amway or similar marketing programs make very good money.

The rest end up with a garage full of soap and an extended family that will no longer take their phone calls.

[8timechamps]

I once returned a rental car to Hertz and had the dude that takes the car (around to be cleaned, fueled, etc) tell me I had a nice suit, and then asked if he could borrow $50.

That's the best I got for you.

The end.

[12]

This topic... man. I hate Amway.

It's happened twice. Both were good friends and great guys. They both were trying to do something to help their young families at the time.

Whoo-friggin' boy.

Been over a decade and I don't know how either of them are doing. I ended up being downright rude to both of them, but let them know I'd still be around to go fishing some time.

There is no other way out of that pitch.

What a bummer.

[Howzit]

I once returned a rental car to Hertz and had the dude that takes the car (around to be cleaned, fueled, etc) tell me I had a nice suit, and then asked if he could borrow $50.

Hey, I was a little short. Cheapskate. And your leisure suit succed.

The end.

[8timechamps]

Hey, I was a little short. Cheapskate. And your leisure suit succed.

The end.

Hey, this is mine and beano's little game. Don't gay it all up!

The end.

[Sooner51]

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[Beano's Fourth Chin]

I'm flipping you guys off through my computer monitors again.

[8timechamps]

I'm flipping you guys off through my computer monitors again.

But I thought we were bonding. No?

[TopDaugIn2000]

never amway, but I did get roped into a Mary Kay thing once. My friend just kept on and on that I just show up, didn't have to buy anything, but just my being there would get her free stuff. So I went, and right after we got started the girl passed around a piece of paper with boxes on it to everyone. In each box was a blank for a person's name and #, as well as prizes listed. For every person's name and # you filled in, you would get the prize listed in that particular box (mascara, lipstick, etc). I wasn't about to do that to my friends!!!! I'd have some free **** that I'd never use, and NO FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!

Could have done it to my "not so much friends", but I'm not even that mean.

[yermom]

my Great-Grandparents made $$$ on Amway, they were in it pretty early, i never really had to deal with it, but i did see a lot of Amway products around my family's houses

i had other friends get into network marketing stuff, it usually ends up pretty sad