Are you recruiting your competitors?
A supposed “criticism” of Amway, and indeed of multilevel marketing, that I’ve seen turn up regularly is the idea that it’s inherently flawed because “you are recruiting competitors”. For example,...
View ArticleThe bizarre world of Amway in India
For some years now I’ve been trying to write a post about the trials and tribulations of Amway India, and I never quite manage to get one done. It’s a struggle just to sort through the bizarre...
View Article1222 new Founder Platinums and above for Amway North America!
I saw a tweet from Jody Victor earlier today that was so incredible I had to confirm it before posting about it here - What I needed to confirm was this was just for Amway North America. It seemed too...
View ArticleCritiquing the Critics
Bloomberg Business Week has today published an article about the direct selling industry that appears to be little more than a propaganda piece straight from the pen of MLM critic Robert FitzPatrick....
View ArticleClass action against Amway Canada thrown out
Well, “thrown out” is probably not a technically correct legal term, but the result is the same. Back in 2009 a pair of disgruntled IBOs, husband and wife Kerry Murphy and Cheryl Rhodes, of Cloverdale,...
View ArticleWho is Amway critic Joecool? And does he owe me $50000?
I’ve occasionally participated on a website called scam.com. There’s regular duels there between MLM supporters and anti-MLM zealots with their usual falsehoods and misconceptions. Back in August 2011...
View ArticleAnna Banana Unveiled
Normally I think people who post anonymously online have a right to their privacy and their identities should generally not be revealed. I make exceptions under certain circumstances. Joecool for...
View ArticleDebunking the critics. Claim: the one who does the work receives the smallest...
In recent weeks I’ve done a couple of posts where I’ve highlighted some of Amway’s online critics and their hypocrisy and sometimes downright fraudulent behaviour. But what about the claims they make...
View ArticleAmway critics lie. Again.
I’ve multiple times pointed out the lies of Amway critic “joecool”, who has been exposed creating false blogs and false identities simply to rubbish Amway. A reliable source contacted me a while back...
View ArticleA Skeptical Debunking – Robert Carroll’s A Skeptic’s Dictionary and MLM
I’m what’s known as a “skeptic”. Skepticism has been defined as “the process of applying reason and critical thinking to determine validity”1. As such, I don’t believe in things like ghosts, astrology,...
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