I'm deeply ashamed over my Origami Owl purchase this past weekend. I really do love the necklace, but I am totally part of the problem now.
My SIL just started selling this. It's so freaking expensive! She was irritated to see me wearing a necklace very similar, but I bought all the stuff at Michael's and made it myself
You should keep doing that and sell your products on Etsy hehehe
My SIL just started selling this. It's so freaking expensive! She was irritated to see me wearing a necklace very similar, but I bought all the stuff at Michael's and made it myself
You should keep doing that and sell your products on Etsy hehehe
That's an awesome idea! Haha...the whole necklace cost me like $20, and a similar one from OO would have cost like $60, or something ridiculous.
and the obnoxious mompreneur hashtags or the stupid "Don't buy from a corporation and support a high priced CEO. Buy from a stay at home mom who is just trying to feed her family" bs I see all the time.
STOP THE INSANITY!
They always say "support my small business!" It's kind of insulting to those of us who actually run a small business (with payroll, taxes, receivables, payables, etc.).
PREACH. I'm over here busting my balls to make our small business work (although I'm not the owner). I wish it were as easy as sitting on my couch in my yoga pants and posting to social media, but unfortunately I can only do that at night and on my days off.
They always say "support my small business!" It's kind of insulting to those of us who actually run a small business (with payroll, taxes, receivables, payables, etc.).
PREACH. I'm over here busting my balls to make our small business work (although I'm not the owner). I wish it were as easy as sitting on my couch in my yoga pants and posting to social media, but unfortunately I can only do that at night and on my days off.
I'm here doing the same thing! They get a 1099 at the end of the year and call themselves a small business. I call BS!
Post by midnightmare81 on May 11, 2016 10:58:52 GMT -5
I work in CS for an insurance company and just (like, 20 mins ago) had an extremely nice woman call wanting to know all about how her plan worked. We had a great chat. At the end she asks me if I had ever heard of a company that is based out of Texas since that's where we are. I had not so I said no. She then goes on to tell me all about what a great company it is and how much flexibility she has working for herself and wanted my info. She was nice about it and not overly pushy but I thought back to this thread as soon as she started. Thankfully I had an easy out since we are not allowed to give out personal info to our callers but I was a little surprised!
Until this week every MLM on my feed was weight loss related. Lula whatever just showed up. If I am personally messaged, I just piss people off by telling then I'm not looking to lose weight (I need to, but do not have the drive.)
The people always talk about how much weight they lose, but to my un practiced eye it appears to be 5 lbs. I hate that these programs feed off of women's insecurities and minimize them to appearances.
However, I do like Avon products, and would love to be able to afford several Tupper ware items. Avon is around a ten dollar start up fee, but you do have to pay up front for your orders now.
my mom just quit selling Avon. She said their customer service is getting really bad, and she was tired of dealing with them. They are out of stock a lot too.
There are a few things from them that I love, Pedi Peels and their shave gel, so I will still order some, (lady on her street also sells) but I won't feel obligated b/c it's not my mom selling anymore.
I work in CS for an insurance company and just (like, 20 mins ago) had an extremely nice woman call wanting to know all about how her plan worked. We had a great chat. At the end she asks me if I had ever heard of a company that is based out of Texas since that's where we are. I had not so I said no. She then goes on to tell me all about what a great company it is and how much flexibility she has working for herself and wanted my info. She was nice about it and not overly pushy but I thought back to this thread as soon as she started. Thankfully I had an easy out since we are not allowed to give out personal info to our callers but I was a little surprised!
I love it when my fb "friends" message me to sell me p!nk drink and !sagenix: "Pictures of your kid are cute. Being a mom is so hard!! Do you need more energy and to lose weight? This overpriced junk changed my life!!"
I usually respond with something about how my volleyball team just won our most recent tournament, I still fit into my highschool prom dress, and that my director level career in engineering is going well... and that it was nice to hear from them.
Post by prettyinpearls on May 11, 2016 11:26:15 GMT -5
Just the other day a guy who is a BB coach and has recently lost 70lbs (and looks amazing, for sure!) was talking to a gal in the cubicle adjacent to mine when I noticed the conversation was slowly morphing into a sales pitch.
"Oh I don't know if I could afford the shakes"..."See that McD's coke on your desk? Once you switch those for your daily shake, you'll break even!!" (Not even close, dude)
"I don't think I have the time to work out. I mean, I can barely get myself to work on time as it is!"...."It's a 20 minute workout in the comfort of your home. I bet you probably spend 20 minutes on your phone, scrolling through FB or playing Candy Crush, right? You could have your workout done in no time! And with how great you'll be feeling from working out and drinking the shakes, you'll sleep SO MUCH better at night and even wake up before your alarm goes off!"
...it went on for another 20 minutes. I wonder if he could hear my eyes rolling from over here.
OMG I am so over the essential oils, LL R and Isagemix and fuglyberry. My SIL is selling the Isagemix and gave me the hard sell. I was all "So tell me about the stock options and benefits, what is the retirement plan like?" she was silent. LOL! It's not a job people!! We have friend who's wife is super high up in fuglyberry, she came after me so hard and I basically told her that if I showed up to court with that crap on my nails my boss would laugh me right out of there and make me go home and take them off.
I have so many people blocked now that my FB is nice and boring, the way I like it.
Oh, also, I recently found a new hairdresser I really like. I've seen her three or four times. Last week she was pushing Ar.bonne hard while cutting my hair.
Post by jellymankelly on May 11, 2016 11:53:44 GMT -5
When I had my old house for sale (9 years ago), my across the street neighbor sold $hak1ee, and she called my Realtor (got his number from the yard sign) to try to sell to him, AND walked over to try to sell to some people who were at a showing at my house one day. I could have strangled this lady.
I have a ton of this MLM crap on my Facebook. Being on an army post, you have a lot of gullible women who are convinced that " shitty product x" is going to allow them to live it up. Yeah, no.
When I had my old house for sale (9 years ago), my across the street neighbor sold $hak1ee, and she called my Realtor (got his number from the yard sign) to try to sell to him, AND walked over to try to sell to some people who were at a showing at my house one day. I could have strangled this lady.
Just the other day a guy who is a BB coach and has recently lost 70lbs (and looks amazing, for sure!) was talking to a gal in the cubicle adjacent to mine when I noticed the conversation was slowly morphing into a sales pitch.
"Oh I don't know if I could afford the shakes"..."See that McD's coke on your desk? Once you switch those for your daily shake, you'll break even!!" (Not even close, dude)
"I don't think I have the time to work out. I mean, I can barely get myself to work on time as it is!"...."It's a 20 minute workout in the comfort of your home. I bet you probably spend 20 minutes on your phone, scrolling through FB or playing Candy Crush, right? You could have your workout done in no time! And with how great you'll be feeling from working out and drinking the shakes, you'll sleep SO MUCH better at night and even wake up before your alarm goes off!"
...it went on for another 20 minutes. I wonder if he could hear my eyes rolling from over here.
If someone came to my desk at work and started this shit, you bet your ass that would be the last time they'd be at my desk for anything, ever.
I will admit my house is full of 31 stuff. I 'sold' it for about a year, meaning I bought stuff I wanted for myself at a discount. I love my giant totes, they make shopping at Aldi much better. I do like Pampered Chef. Beyond that? No thanks.
Have to share...I literally just checked FB and someone I know who sells the p!nk drink posted this...
Q: IF P!EXUS IS SO GREAT, WHY IS IT NOT ON THE SHELVES IN STORES?
A: Do you see Rolls Royce commercials? No. When something is a quality product, you don't need commercials because people TALK. Plexus is REALLY smart...it was actually TRULY genius for P!exus to do what they did.
LOL.
Plexus people are LITERALLY the worst.
I really love the stuff though. LOL. I signed up and paid the $35 so I could buy it myself though.
I know zero Plexus people, but fucking ItDoesn'tWork drives me nuts. These people post on FB literally 99% IW crap with all the obnoxious hashtags, 1% non-IW stuff. Hide, hide, hide.
Post by periwinkle on May 11, 2016 13:07:09 GMT -5
My best friend sells R.+F. She's pretty tame, just posts now and then on FB. When I asked her about it, she was honest and said she does it as a side gig mostly to get the free products. She's also a teacher so she works with a lot of women, and she seriously knows everyone in our hometown so her business comes to her. She jokingly asked if I wanted to sell just so she could see the withering side eye I would give her. This is why I love her, she's cool about it. No pressure, no BS sales crap.
My friend's wife however...she sells L.LR. DEAR GOD MAKE IT STOP. I finally hid her and the stupid FB group she added me to (I stay in it to keep the peace with my guy friend). My 2 other girlfriends and I just don't understand the hideous legging obsession. These women are frothing at the mouth for pineapple and flying pig leggings. Who wants a flying PIG, of all things, smack on your ass??
I hate it when there are local events like a food and wine tasting or a charity event, and it's table after table of reps from these different companies. Just give me the wine and chocolate, I clearly don't want to talk about ah-may-zing phony weight lost products or look for jewelry and purses right now. Just let me write a check for your cause and be on my merry way.