I'm so glad I can be harassed about this stuff on FB now.

JennyColada · November 2014

One of my "friends" is always involved in some pyramid scheme. He recently posted some group photo (it looks like some corporate group and they're under a banner, looks like they're celebrating) and tagged me. The caption is "HAVE YOU HEARD YET?!" and goes on, presumably to say how much money they're making.

Anyway, I messaged him to say "hey, I think you tagged me by accident" (because I'm clearly not in the photo) and he goes "it wasn't an accident *wink* have you read the information out there?" and I'm just like "no. And in the future please do not rage me on that stuff as it posts to my page and I don't feel comfortable with my friends, family, and COWORKERS seeing you trying to openly recruit for that." He then proceeds to defriend ME like I'M the one being tacky.

redoryx · November 2014

I hate the jamberry nail parties on FB because the host will AUTOMATICALLY ADD YOU TO THE GROUP. No. Just no. No no no. I've had it happen multiple times now from different people so I assume it's part of the whole deal with hosting and it pisses me off. INVITE me to the group but don't just add me on your own.

amelisha · November 2014

"Multi-level marketing" (in quotations because pyramid scheme) of any kind makes me absolutely furious. I hate it. No, I will not attend. No, I will not become a sales person. No. No. No. I'm not a hot-tempered person but this stuff drives me crazy and I have unfriended people on Facebook about it unapologetically. No wraps, no candles, no lashes, no jewelry, nothing. Get it out of my face.

sarawifenow · November 2014

So you guys, I thought I would take this perfect opportunity to tell you about this WONDERFUL new product that I started using! I can get you a huge discount!

Haha juuuuuust kidding. Currently I am having to hide a ton of people for the jamberry things. My SIL just started selling them, so my phone has been blowing up about them. Sigh.

KatieinBkln · November 2014

Jamberry sounds like an off-brand State Park where Yoni Bear and his sidekick Doo Doo get into shenanigans.

Before you ask, no, it isn't available in HD.

snarkymaid · November 2014

So I've been mostly a lurker, with the occasional snarky comment here and there when the mood strikes me, and have to say, the mood has struck me on this one and I have a story to share.

I went to a Pure Romance party about a year ago and the girl added all of us on Facebook after the party. The only reason I'm glad I accepted it was because it gave me an easy way to contact her and ask why it had been 4 WEEKS and I still hadn't received my order. However, she has turned out to be the absolute worst - she posts these really long rants about people canceling parties (with more than a week's notice) and how she is now not going to make her bills this month and it's all our faults because we said we would have parties and she "takes [her] business very serious."

In fact, she is SO bad at the direct-selling business, that she keeps adding new ones that she thinks people will be more inclined to order from. Her Pure Romance business struggles, so she added Mary Kay. When that didn't take off, she added Beach Body and became a "coach" and tried peddling the 21 day fix. When THAT didn't make her enough money, she added some jewelry business. When no one booked parties with her for jewelry, she went off on a tirade on Facebook saying that she was really disappointed in everyone who said they would book a party. Apparently, her friends told her that they weren't comfortable having sex toy parties but would consider jewelry and she was just trying to meet demand. Bless her heart.

Moral of the story: if you have to represent FOUR different direct selling businesses because you can't make enough money doing one, maybe this isn't the industry for you.

Sugargirl1019 · November 2014

snarkymaid said:
So I've been mostly a lurker, with the occasional snarky comment here and there when the mood strikes me, and have to say, the mood has struck me on this one and I have a story to share.

I went to a Pure Romance party about a year ago and the girl added all of us on Facebook after the party. The only reason I'm glad I accepted it was because it gave me an easy way to contact her and ask why it had been 4 WEEKS and I still hadn't received my order. However, she has turned out to be the absolute worst - she posts these really long rants about people canceling parties (with more than a week's notice) and how she is now not going to make her bills this month and it's all our faults because we said we would have parties and she "takes [her] business very serious."

In fact, she is SO bad at the direct-selling business, that she keeps adding new ones that she thinks people will be more inclined to order from. Her Pure Romance business struggles, so she added Mary Kay. When that didn't take off, she added Beach Body and became a "coach" and tried peddling the 21 day fix. When THAT didn't make her enough money, she added some jewelry business. When no one booked parties with her for jewelry, she went off on a tirade on Facebook saying that she was really disappointed in everyone who said they would book a party. Apparently, her friends told her that they weren't comfortable having sex toy parties but would consider jewelry and she was just trying to meet demand. Bless her heart.

Moral of the story: if you have to represent FOUR different direct selling businesses because you can't make enough money doing one, maybe this isn't the industry for you.

Oh, bless her heart, the poor dear.
LAWD have mercy!

JCbride2015 · November 2014

One of Fi's high school friends sells It Works! and one of his cousins sells Beach Body. It's horrible, I had to block both of them. Obviously It Doesn't Work!

I am actually an Arbonne "consultant" although I haven't tried to sell anything in years... basically ever. I just genuinely like the product and use the discount on my own stuff. But that's what I never really understood about the business model: I pay $15/year to get a 35% discount. My whole skin care set is about $100 retail, so I'm still saving around $20. It's so easy to sign up online, so why would anybody ever pay somebody else full price when they can order it online themselves? Why bother with the middle person?

novella1186 · November 2014

sarawifenow said:

So you guys, I thought I would take this perfect opportunity to tell you about this WONDERFUL new product that I started using! I can get you a huge discount!

Haha juuuuuust kidding. Currently I am having to hide a ton of people for the jamberry things. My SIL just started selling them, so my phone has been blowing up about them. Sigh.

This is exactly why I'm now hesitant to brag about products I genuinely love and have no stake in! I recently tried this new brand they carry at Ulta and I LOVE it, and I wanted to post something in case other ladies might want to try it out, and maybe they'll love it too, because it can be hard to find good brands sometimes. But I felt like people would be too skeptical and think that I was in some kind of stupid scheme to make a profit off of it, or I'd been paid to post good reviews, or something like that.

ETF: words are hard

VulgarGirl · November 2014

I keep getting on friend's mom who keeps trying to get me to go to her damn pampered chef parties.

I DON'T COOK. And frankly I went to one, dude too many fuck gadgets used to make some damn guac. I can do it with a spoon, a fork, and a knife. I think they used like...6 different tools. Took too goddamn long and these tools are ONLY FOR CUTTING AN ADVACDO. There were 6 other tools regarding tomatoes. I was so done. Cause that's a lot of fucking cleaning.

Now one of my friends does the sex toy parties. I'm in with those. Invite me to all them parties. Them parties are fun.

holyguacamole79 · November 2014

MagicInk said:

I keep getting on friend's mom who keeps trying to get me to go to her damn pampered chef parties.

I DON'T COOK. And frankly I went to one, dude too many fuck gadgets used to make some damn guac. I can do it with a spoon, a fork, and a knife. I think they used like...6 different tools. Took too goddamn long and these tools are ONLY FOR CUTTING AN ADVACDO. There were 6 other tools regarding tomatoes. I was so done. Cause that's a lot of fucking cleaning.

Now one of my friends does the sex toy parties. I'm in with those. Invite me to all them parties. Them parties are fun.

The only one I've ever used is this:

And even still, if I can't find it or if it's dirty, I easily just use the spoons / knives as you said.

RebeccaB88 · November 2014

Jamberry, Beach Body, and Plexus. I had to hide the feeds of good friends because of this shit. I don't get to hear anything about THEM anymore, it's all about selling. And all the money they make and all the fantastic things they get to do that none of the rest of us get to do because we don't do what they do. It's insulting, and pushy. And rude. Especially the Plexus devotees - I feel like I've lost my friends to it. A long time ago (20+ years) I declined to sell Amway for a friend's husband, and he hasn't spoken to me since, even when we've been face to face. Is that how it's supposed to be? Really?

MGP · November 2014

A family friend piggybacked their birth announcement for their first child with a plea and a pitch to sell Advocare. Like, actually put the logo under the baby's picture with a blurb about "New Mommy is making just enough to stay home. Please support our new family by buying crappy vitamins or join our team"

Needless to say, they didn't get a baby gift.

vegasbride2015 · November 2014

Don't make the mistake of going to a Tupperware party, giving your email address and adding the sales rep on your Facebook. Yes, I did it, because I was a TW virgin. When I announced my engagement, she pops in on my FB thread with, "ooh, sounds like you need a TW Bridal Party!". Umm, no. Never responded to it.

WinstonsGirl · November 2014

I don't get too much, thankfully, though Jamberry is popping up now. Tell me about it. Good Christmas gift for my 3.5 year old niece?? Or too much trouble. SIL says she's cool with it. Mostly, I get people posting that they're putting in an order for ______ on this date and let them know if you want to order anything. I don't mind that cos it happens about once every 3-4 months

climbingsingle · November 2014

vegasbride2015 said:

Don't make the mistake of going to a Tupperware party, giving your email address and adding the sales rep on your Facebook. Yes, I did it, because I was a TW virgin. When I announced my engagement, she pops in on my FB thread with, "ooh, sounds like you need a TW Bridal Party!". Umm, no. Never responded to it.

Ugh. That's terrible. My "friend" that sells Rodan & Fields actually messaged me on Facebook the day of my wedding. "Hey, now that you're married, you may want to look into making more money!" Uh. WUT?

dcbride86 · November 2014

...Would this be a bad time to try to sell you guys vacuums and tupperware?

jenna8984 · November 2014

I must be lucky with my selective friends list....because I've never heard of any of these products except Pampered Chef. Even so, I hate them and always have to "babysit my nephew" the nights they fall on.

hellosweetie1015 · November 2014

KatieinBkln said:

I get irrationally annoyed whenever people bring business onto Facebook, whether it's selling stupid shit or sharing obviously promotional posts about their PR company or whatever. Facebook is for personal life, LinkedIn is for business, Twitter is for bullshit, Instagram is for selfies and sunsets, and Snapchat is for boners. Am I missing any?

Tumblr's full of nerds... and sunsets....

I had a regular customer at the copy shop that sold Mary Kay. She would get like a dollar's worth of printing done, and then try to pimp stuff. I told her that every single thing I'd ever used of Mary Kay or Avon had given me an allergic reaction, and then that my sister sold the crap (neither of which were even a little bit made up). The sister bit worked MUCH better than the allergic reaction. Like, my physical discomfort and sometimes borderline low-level pain was no big whoop, but the fact that my sister sold the shit made me off limits?

FI would probably leave me if I came close to anything with Pampered Chef, hahaha.

raissyrais · November 2014

hellosweetie1015 said:

KatieinBkln said:

I get irrationally annoyed whenever people bring business onto Facebook, whether it's selling stupid shit or sharing obviously promotional posts about their PR company or whatever. Facebook is for personal life, LinkedIn is for business, Twitter is for bullshit, Instagram is for selfies and sunsets, and Snapchat is for boners. Am I missing any?

What about the one where they slide left or right? What's that one?

amelisha · November 2014

raissyrais said:

hellosweetie1015 said:

KatieinBkln said:

I get irrationally annoyed whenever people bring business onto Facebook, whether it's selling stupid shit or sharing obviously promotional posts about their PR company or whatever. Facebook is for personal life, LinkedIn is for business, Twitter is for bullshit, Instagram is for selfies and sunsets, and Snapchat is for boners. Am I missing any?

What about the one where they slide left or right? What's that one?

Tinder. And Tinder is for getting laid.

princessofgenovia · November 2014

raissyrais said:

hellosweetie1015 said:

KatieinBkln said:

I get irrationally annoyed whenever people bring business onto Facebook, whether it's selling stupid shit or sharing obviously promotional posts about their PR company or whatever. Facebook is for personal life, LinkedIn is for business, Twitter is for bullshit, Instagram is for selfies and sunsets, and Snapchat is for boners. Am I missing any?

What about the one where they slide left or right? What's that one?

Tinder. That's just for sex.

vegasbride2015 · November 2014

ClimbingBrideNY said:

vegasbride2015 said:

Don't make the mistake of going to a Tupperware party, giving your email address and adding the sales rep on your Facebook. Yes, I did it, because I was a TW virgin. When I announced my engagement, she pops in on my FB thread with, "ooh, sounds like you need a TW Bridal Party!". Umm, no. Never responded to it.

Ugh. That's terrible. My "friend" that sells Rodan & Fields actually messaged me on Facebook the day of my wedding. "Hey, now that you're married, you may want to look into making more money!" Uh. WUT?

Wtf. I would block that person, seriously.

I have gotten a few solicitations since announcing it, but the TW one took the cake. No way in hell do I want to sit through a TW "bridal" party. No way.

flyingfoxes · November 2014

I like Tupperware, but I think I prefer to buy it from random people at some of the festivals around town so they don't hassle me later, lol. Same with Pampered Chef.

glitch104 · November 2014

sarahufl said:
I get assaulted with freaking Beach Body- I don't want to see your sweaty selfies drinking your Shakeology Every. Single. Day.

I also get a lot of Rodan & Fields. But far and away, the worst is Jamberry. That shit sucks and I get added to all these virtual Jamberry parties every other week.

OMG this! My cousins wife who I became incredibly best friends with over the past few years got into this back in March. I'm not blaming this for our falling out but it seriously became her life! That's all she talked about we literally had nothing else to talk about because she chose to become so wrapped up in herself, beach body, shakes bs. ALL she posted on FB was her work outs, pics of her all sweaty and her shakes. I finally confronted her and after 2 different breakup/makeup issues since then I finally called it quits with her. She used her new found confidence and "killer mama bear body" to one up me and tear me down. Among other issues we had. In that time she tried to get me on board to sell that shit. When I kept declining she said "well be happy being fat and unhealthy, you've definetly gained atleast 15lbs since you started dating Josh(my now fiancé) 2 years ago"

sophhabobopha · November 2014

Ugh. I got talked into a Mary Kay facial with FSIL and now my face is ruined.

Red.Zinnias · November 2014

So much this, yes.

I WISH it was just on Facebook. The problem would have been solved when I got rid of that hot mess drama trap. I went to lunch with someone I thought was a good friend and at the end, she hands me some samples of Rodan & Fields and says, "I know you don't have a job, and you probably need money, so you might be interested in selling this."

A. Bitch, I just paid for your lunch. B. I don't have a job? I'm a full-time graduate student, which includes teaching, and I also do freelance technical writing on the side. C. How dare you make assumptions about my financial situation? Aside from the work I do because I love it, I also have a trust fund I inherited when my father died. But it's gauche to say, "I have a trust fund," just as it's gauche to tell people that they "probably need money."

I reevaluated that friendship pretty quickly.

esstee33 · November 2014

princessofgenovia said:

raissyrais said:

hellosweetie1015 said:

KatieinBkln said:

I get irrationally annoyed whenever people bring business onto Facebook, whether it's selling stupid shit or sharing obviously promotional posts about their PR company or whatever. Facebook is for personal life, LinkedIn is for business, Twitter is for bullshit, Instagram is for selfies and sunsets, and Snapchat is for boners. Am I missing any?

What about the one where they slide left or right? What's that one?

Tinder. That's just for sex.

Haha, FI and I met on Tinder by accident. Neither of us was looking for sex OR a relationship. We were both single and being harassed by friends to "check out this great new dating app!!!!"

rajahmd · November 2014

Two fun stories:

1) my aunt has sold Silpada jewelry for years. She doesn't bug me about it, but she often drags my mom to her parties. She keeps if off FB usually. The only downside is that any gifts from her are always from the Silpada catalog, which sucks because most of it is definitely not my style. And somehow she convinces my grandmother to buy stuff from the catalog too. So I just smile and say thank you, then put the stuff in my jewelry box.

2) a former friend's mom went off the deep end with that Rodan & Fields shit. Her personal FB is 95% reposts from their site and her trying to sell the shit. Makes me kinda glad she defriended when her daughter and I stopped being friends.

mrscomposer · November 2014

JCbride2015 said:

One of Fi's high school friends sells It Works! and one of his cousins sells Beach Body. It's horrible, I had to block both of them. Obviously It Doesn't Work!

I am actually an Arbonne "consultant" although I haven't tried to sell anything in years... basically ever. I just genuinely like the product and use the discount on my own stuff. But that's what I never really understood about the business model: I pay $15/year to get a 35% discount. My whole skin care set is about $100 retail, so I'm still saving around $20. It's so easy to sign up online, so why would anybody ever pay somebody else full price when they can order it online themselves? Why bother with the middle person?

I am 'consultant' for Arbonne, Nucerity, and an essential oil company - because I like stuff cheaper, and I don't want to have to go through anyone else. VERY occasionally one of my friends asks me to order something for them, because they know I can get it for less and I usually have an order going in anyway. If you sell something I want, *I* will come to *YOU*. Don't be talkin' to me or posting on my wall or sending me emails, because I will ignore and/or block and/or roll my eyes.

I'm so glad I can be harassed about this stuff on FB now.

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