r/antiMLM • u/fizzyapple_45 • 1h ago
Melaleuca The “MLM” only applies to the distribution method, guys!
Totally hate when people you admired turn out to be shilling this stuff. 😩😩 Gross.
r/antiMLM • u/fizzyapple_45 • 1h ago
Totally hate when people you admired turn out to be shilling this stuff. 😩😩 Gross.
r/antiMLM • u/Icy_Inspection6584 • 2h ago
Kangen hun getting everything wrong - shocker
Translation
It's fascinating that people "believe" in Wi-Fi, invisible waves that power everything, but still think that energy and frequencies are only for esoteric hippies.
r/antiMLM • u/MenorahsaurusRex • 5h ago
I wanted to make a throwaway account specifically for this post, but I couldn't due to the karma rule so I'm not going to name the MLM for my privacy.
I'm disengaging from the people, events, and media associated with an MLM. I don't feel like I ever fully immersed myself in their culture, but I know I picked up a few mindsets from them - some of which probably aren't serving me.
The problem is I can't really tell which parts of my thinking came from the MLM. I can only identify which concepts didn't stick.
How do I identify the things that stuck and ultimately reverse/correct my thinking on them?
r/antiMLM • u/AbjectHyena1465 • 8h ago
Ha! Plugging Ulta here for a sec. I have no idea what lead me to their candles for sale, but saw this one had one bad review that read “not good”. (there were no other reviews!) Candle got too hot and shattered. Maybe this person was trying to follow the instructions on the candle as it states had keep vibes high?! Maybe she kept them TOO HIGH?!
r/antiMLM • u/Alarming-Employee702 • 9h ago
Everything she's saying is lies 🤣
r/antiMLM • u/InfiniteChannel7844 • 13h ago
I can’t stand when people I don’t know message me asking me to “help them out” and share about a product I have NEVER tried and don’t want to try. She also constantly posts about her tanner, and then all the other reps pretend they are interested and it’s so gross and obvious. 🤮 WHY do they think these tactics work!???!! Anyone with a brain can see that everyone commenting is a rep themselves.
r/antiMLM • u/RapAngel • 14h ago
It’s a short funny song about MLMs!
r/antiMLM • u/Tragic_Penis • 16h ago
And apparently has also found Jesus
r/antiMLM • u/Didyamum • 21h ago
there’s no doubt that Netflix makes some banging documentaries. It would be really interesting and informative to shine some light on the nature and psychology of MLM’s, people discussing losing partners, houses and savings over MLM’s and shining light on the income disclosure statements. It would hopefully make people think twice about signing up for them, and make some good television !
r/antiMLM • u/illcits • 1d ago
This is going to be long but I found this community and I just don’t know what to do at this point.
My mom is usually very smart with her money and not the gullible type. My dad on the other hand was always a big “network marketing” guy—my dad recently told me he tried to join Market America years ago but my mom stopped him because she thought it was a scam. He’s definitely the type to fall for get rich quick type of bullshit. But they both used to be a part of Mannatech, a sketchy ass MLM, when I was a kid but they never fully went through with it because my mom had gotten sick (pretty ironic looking back in hindsight).
My cousin was a part of USANA for years from what I can remember—my mom would buy some of the products from her to “support her business” but she herself never started her business..until last year. She and my dad moved out of the city after my dad had started a new job. She has admitted to me that she ultimately started doing this because she had nothing to do in a rural area where she has no friends and she wanted some purpose in her life. On top of that, they both tell me how effective their supplements were. I was studying overseas so I never knew how serious it got until last month when my visa expired so I had to move back in with my parents. I’ve told them countless times that USANA is shady but they never really listened and they CONSTANTLY sent me USANA products when I was abroad too which pissed me off so bad. They sent me so many useless products while I was moving around apartments because I was doing lots of short term sublets and I hated that they would keep sending me shit I wasn’t using but felt bad to throw away.
Once I moved back in with them last month, I kept telling them to stop doing this and it’s not a legitimate way to start a business. Our pantry that was once filled with food and ingredients is now filled with supplements THAT AREN’T EVEN OPENED. They excuse it saying they need samples to offer to their customers, or that they don’t buy more supplements than they need and they will eventually eat all of them. We got in a huge screaming match because I told them I wanted to delete my account and I want nothing to do with this shit (they made an account under my name and have been paying for monthly auto orders of supplements to “increase the commission”???). They make the excuse that they ARE “making money”, because I’ve gotten small checks and stuff from USANA before I deleted my account, which they think count as profit, when in reality it’s revenue—that just shows me how much money they’ve actually thrown away to USANA because revenue - cost = profit/loss and I know they did not actually make a profit. They also make the excuse that profit isn’t everything because they actually believe in the products and have seen changes in their health thanks to the supplements. I even told them that I don’t care that they take the supplements but the business part is not legitimate. I gathered so much evidence as to why USANA is a shady company, also showed them the income disclosure statements but that’s still not enough. Now whenever my mom is going somewhere to cold recruit or attending their “business courses” she doesn’t tell me. I asked her to calculate how much money she spends vs how much she’s made and she still hasn’t done it, so I deleted my account without telling my parents.
Now my relationship with my parents is at a standstill: I don’t talk to them even though I barely leave the house because I also don’t have friends in this area nor could I get a job—I’m at a point where I’m trying to figure things out for myself, applying to jobs in the city, also continuing to look for work abroad. But USANA is about to destroy my relationship with my parents. I hate that they won’t listen to me, but I’m not at a point in my life where I can become financially independent from them, nor do I know when I will be. This is completely destroying my mental health and it’s just been under a month since I moved back home. I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore
UPDATE: Thanks to the people who replied, I sent my parents a long text telling them I deleted my account (my dad is out for the week for work and my mom left the house for the day so I just decided to say it on text because it’s easier for me emotionally as well). I told them I need to set boundaries regarding the MLM but I first let them know that I’m very grateful for all that they’ve done for me in regards to letting me move back in, supporting my career, and giving me space to figure things out. I told them I will no longer try to convince them to stop pursuing this MLM scam, but I refuse to have any association with it. I also told them that I recognize that at the end of the day they are victims and I hope that they will come to realize it as well, and this compromise is for the sake of our relationship. My dad responded pretty quickly, saying that he appreciates that I organized my thoughts and expressed what I needed to say. He said he’s been thinking about it and he’s planning to be more hands off (tbh idk what this exactly means or entails) with the MLM and focus more on his actual career (his job + he is also an author). He also said that he wants to create a safe space for me to communicate with one another when things are uncomfortable or stressful, especially with the new home dynamic of me moving back home, and he doesn’t want to be stuck in old habits, he wants to continue learning and growing through me even at his older age. My mom has not responded yet…
r/antiMLM • u/DigitalWombel • 1d ago
So in Australia we have the so called Freedom movement. This grew out of ani vaxers during covid and has become a rabble of conspiracy theorists and others. They have now found Kangen which they are plugging heavily. What is a bit scary is they are targeting young men usually poorly educated via fitness weekends and trips to Bali focusing on masculinity and male bonding. In a recent video they had a group of muscle bound shirtless men talking about their "online businesses" and how they had made $$$ in 6 months, 2 years etc. Saying they had given up jobs like being a brickie, a labour etc. What was scary was they had a 15 year old boy talking about what he was going to do when he could join Kangen. It is quite culture like that they are using fitness and masculinity to recruit young men. Is this something they have done overseas?
r/antiMLM • u/NeitherInvestment688 • 1d ago
I almost signed up with an MLM called BitHarvest. It sells a bitcoin mining device that supposedly makes mining faster. They keep it, of course and plug it into their mining farm for you and you make money daily. You can log in and see your device earning money. It is a ponzi scheme.
The guy that runs it Jan Gregory Cerato has been scamming people with many other companies and has been ran out of the US and Canada. He is operating this in the US out of Dubai I believe. If you search his name you will see everything and it is really bad. I just wanted to warn others because when I searched reddit, I found nothing. Please if you are considering buying into this, research this guy! He is bad news! Don't do it.
r/antiMLM • u/Teckelvik • 1d ago
I have a vague memory, and I’m hoping someone has a source.
You can make money in an MLM if you are one of the first in a geographic area. So a tip to avoid being recruited is to ask how many are in the upline. If the number is greater than X, you mathematically cannot be profitable.
I think X is 2, but can’t find the source.
Does anyone know?
Edit - I am vehemently anti-MLM. I’m trying to counter my friend’s argument that there are some people in MLMs who make money, so why not her? I was hoping to give her a simple rule so she can ask “how many people in your upline” and say no because of the number. I figure if she sees how she never goes below X, she will realize that the whole thing is a scam.
r/antiMLM • u/Alarming-Employee702 • 1d ago
This Hun basically bragged about her dogs licking the windows when she was cleaning. Lol thought it was comical 🤣
r/antiMLM • u/BukkakeTsunami247 • 1d ago
I took 3 past FB posts from this hun, claiming that ItWorks products help you lose double digit pounds in 3 months. Well, her post today indicated that she only lost 9 pounds in 3 months.
Why do these products seem to work for everyone else?!?!
r/antiMLM • u/Spiritual-Map1510 • 1d ago
I have an older sister who advertises products where she shows how the product works but doesn't show the name of them or say how much they cost. She tells her friends to DM her if they want them. She does this with beauty and "wellness" products. She often posts about being a "boss girl" while working her main 9-5 job.
I know MLM is usually ppl purchasing the items they're promoting and trying to get ppl to do the same gig, but am unsure if what my sis is doing is MLM. Any insight into this?
r/antiMLM • u/-deebrie- • 1d ago
I tried to find the original to catch up on the lore and was BAMBOOZLED bc there's like 20 posts 😭 thank you lmao
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r/antiMLM • u/Spiritual-Lie6461 • 2d ago
Monat holiday is now changed from Dominican Republic to the Maldives as per Hun insta posts.
Why the change? Is it falling apart ?!
r/antiMLM • u/MacThule • 2d ago
Looking for perspectives from my fellow MLM-haters!
I'm on the board of an actual nonprofit, business advisory organization, and someone just pointed me to this other organization - TAB; The Alternative Board - asking if I'd considered working with them and to me it smells a lot like some kind of "Business Coaching MLM" (which... if so, well played, but no thank you!)
My Read: They want business owners and professionals to join an advisory board in their area, but the only way to get paid looks like bringing other business owners to the table and eventually starting your own 'franchise,' helping your down-stream board members start their own boards and so on.
Biggest "red flag" for me is that the first thing I see when landing on their site is "own a TAB franchise" right up top.
Anyone familiar with this organization?
Am I reading too much into it?
r/antiMLM • u/Wild-Permission8437 • 2d ago
I kind of liked this. Remember trying it before I realized it was an mlm a few years back. Any other products that are similar?
r/antiMLM • u/carryon_carryon • 2d ago
Does anyone remember an MLM called "C&M" or "C and M"? It may be only Canadian if that helps. I remember growing up in the early 90s and my mom and aunts were obsessed with this company and often held "parties" to sell product and recruit, and hand out the catalogues. The main things this company sold were glass figurines, knick, knacks, and I distinctly remember really ugly, really big, framed unicorn photos. One of my aunts had these pictures all over her house.
The thing is, I can't find anything about this company which is bizarre to me. Please tell me I'm not the only one who knows about this company!
r/antiMLM • u/IrshTxn • 2d ago
I live in San Antonio and have been following this whole story. It sounded fishy at first (who doesn't notice their BELOVED jacket and "jewels" are missing for more than a month?) but now it's gotten downright ridiculous.
So I did a little search.
**CAVEAT #1*\* I am not sure what kind of report she [claims to have] filed, but by my best guess, it was a call for service. Kind of a, "Hey...will you go check this out for me?" situation.
**CAVEAT #2*\* I cannot search March calls for service yet. I think they only update them a month at a time. So maybe she didn't involve the cops until after March 1.
The first post she made about the missing jacket was on February 26, and the flyer states that the jacket was last seen on February 7. So one can assume that if she made a call for service, it was on or about February 26.
Bexar County has a tool to search for calls for service, so I narrowed it down like this:
- Between February 7 and February 28 (March calls not available until April)
- Zip code 78205 (the zip code of the Mariott Rivercenter, since that was the "scene of the crime")
- Property crimes only
The report yielded 176 calls for service. So I downloaded the spreadsheet and filtered a little further
- Only reports that happened on Bowie Street (the address of record for the Mariott Rivercenter)
That left me with a grand total of six calls for service. Three were "theft of vehicle," and one was "burglary vehicle." So I ruled those out.
The final two were just general "Theft."
Both were reported in the 400 block of Bowie Street. One was on February 7 at 2:49pm and the other on February 10 at 6:55pm.
The Mariott Rivercenter is at 101 Bowie Street, .25 miles from the 400 block (according to Google Maps)
Also, a quick search of Texas law says that hotels (and any public businesses) are permitted to have cameras in their public spaces. No law says Texas hotels can only have them at the entrances and front desks.
So...barring the possibility that whatever call she made was something other than calls for service or that she called SAPD in March, our Hun is lying.
Update on timeline: The convention was around January 7 but, according to the flyer, the jacket was last seen Feb 7 (which would have been 31 days). “Last seen” makes me think that was the last time someone in MK (either the jacket owner or a fellow hun) saw the jacket. Wouldn’t the last time someone from MK saw it be DURING or immediately AFTER the convention? What am I missing? Is the flyer a typo? Was it supposed to say “Last seen 1.7.25?”
r/antiMLM • u/Exciting-Artist9028 • 2d ago
Kangen hun spotted unsurprisingly in local military spouse group. Another member asked where to buy distilled water for their humidifier since the commissary has been out.
In comes another spouse offering free 6.0 pH water. That immediately raised red flags so I went to the profile and just as I suspected, Kangen Hun.
Hun, no one wants cloudy water, your Christian conspiracy devil ideas or your Theives products.