45 Times People Hilariously Roasted Multi-Level Marketing And Pyramid Schemes
Multi-level marketing (MLM) is a direct sales strategy some companies use to encourage existing distributors to recruit new ones, offering them a percentage of their recruits' sales. It's a legitimate pyramid scheme. What separates it from the illegal ones is that distributors can make money not only through getting people to enroll into the program but by selling products as well.
However, regardless of legal status, a lot of people have lost money after they got into MLM—even for those companies who are considered legit, the bulk of the profits come from recruiting new members. This was covered well in this segment of HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Many huns (people who shill products/services for an MLM; the sellers have a tendency to frequently use the word 'hun' when initiating a sales pitch) are often trying to take their operations online, bombarding their contacts with obnoxious "get rich fast" proposals. So in an attempt to counter them and "stop MLM schemes from draining our friends dry", the subreddit r/antiMLM is trying to highlight just how ridiculous they can be. Continue scrolling and check out some of the most popular posts from the sub.
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I Took Great Pleasure In This! (Haven't Seen This Person Since High School, And Even Then I Don't Think We Ever Talked To Each Other)
Till The Day I Die
Literacy Is Your Weapon Against BS
I Need To Lose Weight It Seems
That is so wrong, and dangerous telling someone who looks so fit they are overweight. Glad she is so body confident.
It Really Feels Like She’s Trying Connect With Me On A Personal Level
Very True
One Of My Facebook Friends Has Been A Professional Sound Engineer For Probably 20 Years...
Found This In One Of My Facebook Groups. How Do These Huns Lack Empathy To This Degree?
Wait... Someone from what sounds like a hospital is using patient records to push her MLM on them? Isn't that a violation of some kind? Couldn't the woman who posted this actually take legal action?
Bette Midler Is Not A Hun
No Power, No Water, House Inside Is 35*f, Poor Cell Signal Here In Houston, Texas, But At Least I’m Not In A Pyramid Scheme/Mlm
Women Using Her 6 Year Old Student That Passed As Plug For Doterra
Was My Response Too Much Hehe
I recovered from bulimia about 2 years ago..... and this is just gross.
Hun I Went To High School With Pedals Some Bulls**t Toothpaste. She Deleted My Comment Immediately
The Beginning Of Mlms
I Got Blocked Immediately, Darn
You Just Have To Hope You Don’t Ever Run Into Them In Person
You May Have Seen This, I First Heard It As Selling Candles On Her Facebook, But... Tomato, Tomato
Yeah, Lauren
This Is The Best I've Seen So Far, Clearly The Oils Don't Make You Happier
You Love To See It
Carreer Day
Husband Has Had The Last Mlm Straw With His Hunbot Spouse
Divorce sounds like the best option. Severing finances and possibly declaring bankruptcy.
I Don't Know Her
"HOW THE HELL IS LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OILS GOING TO HELP ME GIVE BIRTH?!?!!"
Even Drag Queens Aren’t Immune
How Awful Can They Get?
Mlm Hun Tries To Give Career Advice To My Friend Who Is In Medical School
I Love When They Get Called Out. Checked Her Page And She Posts This Constantly
This Should Be Illegal. These Vultures Are Messing With Peoples' Lives! Just Put Some Hope On Your Ears If You're Suicidal. That'll Work!
Based On A True Story/Invitation I Just Received
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Some essential oils can have medically proven beneficial properties, like helping you relax and to an extent relieving headaches. However, if the oil in question is from an MLM it will have the property of removing money from your wallet.
Which ones? Medically proven by whom? Can you provide the peer reviewed studies?
Yes. I can provide an entire book, in fact. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780702054402/clinical-aromatherapy
Good, reliable scource. The book is by a certified nurse. check scources, research authors (To make sure they are not involved in any MLM) and find out reliablity! this one is reliable
Oh, yes. We had an MLMer infiltrate PTSD peer group. That lasted about five minutes. They came in with their (company name) bag, and two of us said, "Did you buy it or are you selling for it?" They said "Both" and we two (the group 'moderators') said, "Door. Leave. Now. Or else. Good-bye." We were treated to some vile language, a promise of going to hell, and off the person stomped.
Good on you x 1000! How dare they blatantly attempt to target people who are already vulnerable in some fashion, at least in their eyes, and actively push them away from the correct help!! I saw on this post another bit with advice on saving urself with oils if you suffer spousal abuse: I didn't know anything could make me so angry so fast (I've been through domestic abuse for context). I'm glad your group has level headed monitors such as yourself!
I hope everything is alright for you now, domestic abuse-wise. You're incredibly brave & strong to get through something like that. Wishing you the best now & for years to come!
I'm not on Facebook or twitter or anything... Is this actually a big thing, or just a few random idiots?
It's a big thing, I have 10+ friend requests everyday, followed by invite to groups, followed by dms
Well, mostly an american thing, as most of these posts are. There are just a lot of not very bright people there.
This is an awful comment, there are a lot of not very bright people everywhere as there are a lot of extremely bright people everywhere. When you see posts on bored panda about us Americans saying ridiculous things it's popular and funny sometimes because it's not the norm, and most of us can't even believe these idiots exist
It depends... I've only been approached a 2-4 times in the last 10 years. It happens more if you respond to certain posts then allow a new friend request. An example is a friends recently posted "If could take a single pill, once a day and lose 30lbs in a month, would you?" Anyone who replied "Yes" was ignored while those who replied with a "No" were contacted with a friend request and once they accepted they were immediately bombarded with offers to join/buy MLM products. If you don't do this you are unlikely to be bothered by these fools, especially if you have your profile is private rather then public.
It was a thing even before the internet. My better half and I got conned into attending a Primerica conference by a skeezy couple we'd met at a government jobseekers class. (We were required to attend it during a downturn in the economy when we were both laid off.) They targeted out of work people who might be desperate enough to give it a try.
Here in Italy they just barely post ads in used items stuff for sale asking if somebody is intrested in a small extra earning. Punctually get roasted by everybody and after a while they quit to come back shortly after likewise. No big deal and at every and everyone replies insulting so that's kind of funny
It’s definitely a big thing, even in Australia. The 3 most popular I get random messages for is Juiceplus, doterra and scensty. They are members of a couple of mums groups I am on.
I hear u Chris I don't use them either
Some essential oils can have medically proven beneficial properties, like helping you relax and to an extent relieving headaches. However, if the oil in question is from an MLM it will have the property of removing money from your wallet.
Which ones? Medically proven by whom? Can you provide the peer reviewed studies?
Yes. I can provide an entire book, in fact. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780702054402/clinical-aromatherapy
Good, reliable scource. The book is by a certified nurse. check scources, research authors (To make sure they are not involved in any MLM) and find out reliablity! this one is reliable
Oh, yes. We had an MLMer infiltrate PTSD peer group. That lasted about five minutes. They came in with their (company name) bag, and two of us said, "Did you buy it or are you selling for it?" They said "Both" and we two (the group 'moderators') said, "Door. Leave. Now. Or else. Good-bye." We were treated to some vile language, a promise of going to hell, and off the person stomped.
Good on you x 1000! How dare they blatantly attempt to target people who are already vulnerable in some fashion, at least in their eyes, and actively push them away from the correct help!! I saw on this post another bit with advice on saving urself with oils if you suffer spousal abuse: I didn't know anything could make me so angry so fast (I've been through domestic abuse for context). I'm glad your group has level headed monitors such as yourself!
I hope everything is alright for you now, domestic abuse-wise. You're incredibly brave & strong to get through something like that. Wishing you the best now & for years to come!
I'm not on Facebook or twitter or anything... Is this actually a big thing, or just a few random idiots?
It's a big thing, I have 10+ friend requests everyday, followed by invite to groups, followed by dms