My fiance and I just started an online business with amway global. It seemed pretty awesome and it didn't cost much to start up so we thought we would give it a try. Our intention is to just make some extra money to keep us going. We are graduating from college in May of 2011 and then getting married in October so we are just trying to save up as much money as we can. The site we started up has a lot of great items and deals. They have the number 1 make-up in the world called Artistry. Its used by the Miss America contestants and Sandra Bullock is a spokesperson for them. We also sell Nutrilife, which is the best vitamin brand worldwide. They have a lot of products ranging from multivitamins, to protein powers/bars, weightloss products, and many more. There are also ribbon gift cards which come in different price ranges. When you give someone a gift card, depending on how much it was, they will be able to choose from a variety of different products to redeem them for. This hopefully gives you an idea of the things we have. So please support us if you can. Thank you. Our website is:

http://www.amway.com/kamily

12/8/2010 10:51:07 PM

buy an ad

12/8/2010 10:52:32 PM

LOL.... AMWAY...... THIS THREAD IS GOING IN GREAT DIRECTIONS

12/8/2010 10:53:31 PM

BUY AN AD

12/8/2010 10:53:39 PM

Lol what is this 1997?

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

[Edited on December 8, 2010 at 10:55 PM. Reason : If you want to do some real network marketting and make some real cash let me know]

12/8/2010 10:55:30 PM

LOL scamway.

sorry, khrokon, you and your fiance are morons.

Also, where are you getting married that allows gay marriage?

[Edited on December 8, 2010 at 10:56 PM. Reason : .]

12/8/2010 10:55:33 PM

HAHAHAHAHAhAHAHAHA

WOW

12/8/2010 10:57:03 PM

the = ) was very compelling. Reminds me i need to stop by GNC this week

12/8/2010 10:57:41 PM

i still say...if this were an established tww user, i'd possibly help

however, since it seems you joined tww just to promote this, i say GTFO

12/8/2010 11:02:26 PM

Quote :

"7/14/2006 (1608.0 days ago)"

This lurker has spent years waiting.

12/8/2010 11:04:43 PM

this cannot be serious

12/8/2010 11:08:08 PM

this will surely end well

(OP - its a scam. get out before you have invested lost too much money)

12/8/2010 11:09:54 PM

If you are serious you need to get the fuck out of that and go find a stable 9-5 job and stay the hell away from amway, quixtar, and other glorified pyramid schemes. Everything anybody has told you about that business is bullshit designed to get you to give them money to continue the bullshit train.

Before you know it you'll be sucking dick in the men's room at Target trying to get people to join up under your name. Seriously just fucking stop.

12/8/2010 11:15:02 PM

I realize this thread is about Amway Global ....which I am not. Hear me out, maybe I can offer some insight.

I am in outside sales, which is currently salary+commission, but will move into straight commission starting at the beginning of July 2010. I have been in this position since July 2009. I have competition from several direct manufacturing sales reps, large distributors, and local distributors. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of each:

Direct Advantages: Immediate knowledge of new technology, no middle man mark up, one shipping bill (paid by manufacturer or buyer of goods), access to larger range of non-commodity items, control inventory, have access to many distributors that can effectively sell their goods which increases market share, and set prices of commodity they manufacture.

Direct disadvantages: Typically have 1-3 sales reps per region (i.e. southeast, mid-atlantic, northeast, etc.) limiting the number of accounts they can successfully manage/cold-call, lack physical customer service or physical technical service available to or affordable for smaller users or altogether, are sometimes not trustworthy because they will go in behind their distributors that sell their commodity to one account in large quantities (i.e. they missed a big account, and have found out about it through a distributor selling their particular product) which leads to the distributor not selling their product anymore, have too many distributors selling the product ultimately driving the set price down through deviations, possibly rely on distributors to actually sell the product, and competition from other direct sources.

Large distributor advantages: have access to other commodities that go hand in hand with other manufacturers (poor example- grocery stores sell milk as well as cereal), get direct pricing, many locations regionally or nationally easing the shipping burden of buyers with multiple locations, personal service either customer or technical, many sales reps that are able to cover a broader territory, access to multiple manufacturers of the same commodity allowing to keep prices in check, service programs that smaller companies can't offer and direct providers can't match in price or value, and experts of many many commodities as opposed to one or a few.

Large distributor disadvantages: smaller local distributors creating price wars (think Michael Scott Paper Co vs Dunder-Mifflin), direct mfg's going in behind and stealing business, limited access to all of the mfg's (you won't find Harris Teeter name brands in Food Lion and visa versa), can't truly set prices because it's based on both supply and demand, territory management, and tough growth prospects in slower economies (this is true for direct as well really)

Local distributor advantages: Typically a good ol' boy setting where the seller and the buyer know each other for years (this does happen at all levels, but mostly at the local level), local folks are right down the street and can be used in emergencies, if the local guy buys at high enough volumes then there is no shipping charge to the end user, and access to both direct mfg's and large distributors.

Local distributor disadvantages: easily beaten in price, array of commodities, array of technology, lack of trained staff, low cash flow, etc etc etc.

This is what I have noticed in my six months, I am sure there are plenty more that need mentioning. The way I am setting myself apart as a sales person is this: I go after the big accounts right now while I am new. The big accounts, if I land them, will take care of me while I am new and building a customer base. The money made off of those allows me to focus free time on smaller accounts that get me higher margins. I build up big accounts, I would like to have 5-10 of these, then get 20-30 medium accounts. If I lose 1 or 2 big accounts, the 20-30 medium accounts keep me afloat while I go after new big accounts. I don't really waste time on small accounts simply because they basically pay for breakfast or something really small.

I will say this, if you can't get a big account in the first 6-8 months (assuming you have cash flow that you can ride this long) you could be in a world of trouble. If you can get one, it will really make going after the others a lot more enjoyable and less stressful. It's simply just very exhausting wasting any time on anything other than big accounts in the very beginning. You work just as hard on the medium sized accounts and see 1/3 to 1/36 of the money in my situation.

If you have any other questions, you can PM me. I hope this helps in the slightest!

12/8/2010 11:17:33 PM

hahaha amway

12/8/2010 11:18:47 PM

^^ Wow that's helpful.

Thanx

12/8/2010 11:20:03 PM

[Edited on December 8, 2010 at 11:26 PM. Reason : better business model]

12/8/2010 11:22:33 PM

i'm still amazed at how people are STILL falling for this shit...just floored.

12/8/2010 11:22:47 PM

Holy shit trolled into oblivion

12/8/2010 11:23:03 PM

Good call on the meme callback.

12/8/2010 11:24:17 PM

So here's the story, and please hear me out before commenting:

I play trivia every Tuesday and Friday night with D, the Director of Quality at a company I used to work for (and would like to work for again some day), and his gf, N. One night we're all getting ready to leave the bar so I go to pay for my tab, and the bartender tells me my debit card was declined. Confused, I ask her to try it again, again declined. By this point, D and N are looking over and I'm starting to get embarrassed. N asks me what's up, I say my card is being declined, D says no worries and picks up my tab. Although super embarrassed, I was grateful because I wasn't carrying any other form of payment on me.

I get home and check my bank account balance online and everything is normal. No unauthorized transactions or anything. I try again the next day to use my card at Old Navy, but this time brought an american express giftcard that I had with me just in case. Sure enough, debit card is declined and I pay with the gift card. I then exit the store and call my bank angrily and explain what had happened to me and asked what was up. The customer service rep told me that customers who did not have fraud protection would temporarily not have access to their accounts due to system upgrade/maintenance/IT blah blah. I was like OK....and decided I'd just pay with my credit card for the next day or so, no big deal.

A few days go by and I want to get a snocone at Pelican's, but they're cash-only. I go to the cashpoints ATM and put in my debit card and PIN and the machine says "Unauthorized use: card retained". The ATM ate my debit card. Pissed off, and on a Sunday, there was nothing I could do.

Monday I'm getting lunch with my bf and decided to be nice and pick up the bill, so I go to pay using my CREDIT card, and the server comes back saying my card was declined. Again, embarrassed, I was thankful to have my bf there to cover the payment.

Monday afternoon I go to my bank and tell them what has happened. My card was retained by the ATM because my bank statements had been returned to the bank by my mail carrier. When that happened, the bank sent a replacement debit card to my address, which was also returned. I found this really odd considering the address on file was my current one and I successfully receive other bills (electric, insurance, etc) there. Bank tells me they'll send a replacement card again, and give me a temp card for the meantime.

I then call my credit card company. Same story: card statements returned by the USPS, which caused them to put a hold on my card.

Aggravated, I went to the USPS station nearest me and explained the issue. They said to write a note to my carrier and put it in my box. I wrote on a post-it note two days ago "Hi, please deliver all mail addressed to jessiejepp to this box. This includes bank/credit card statements. All mail addressed to other individuals should be RTS. Thank you!" and put it in the back of my box where he/she inserts the mail. Both yesterday and today I have received mail (not for me, but for my address), but my note is still there.

I know a lawsuit for punitive damages against a federal agency isn't possible, but I was wondering what (if any) other legal action I can take in this case.

12/8/2010 11:27:00 PM

Kamrul Hassan Rokon
http://www.p2pays.org/webshare/EDUCATION&OUTREACH/Resumes/Kamrul%20Rokon-Biochem-Graduated.doc

Emily McClannahan
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1179090029&sk=info

Let the trolling commence

12/8/2010 11:29:50 PM

10/10

It begins, if anyone cares to take it that far.

12/8/2010 11:39:06 PM

please someone get a pic of these people

12/8/2010 11:43:03 PM

i like how they advertise they have the #1 makeup or vitamins or whatever in the world, but somehow this is the first time i've heard that they sell makeup and vitamins....

12/8/2010 11:50:34 PM

Quote :

"Education: NC State University- Raleigh, NC 8/2006 - 5/2010 - BS in Biochemistry, BS in Science - Pre-Dental, Pre-Med, and Pre-Optometry Option NC School of Science and Mathematics (High School) - Durham, NC 8/2004 - 6/2006 - 4.0 GPA "

You seem like a smart guy...... how the fuck did you fall for this? Lemme guess, you attended the meetings in Raleigh and met the guys with the big ass gold rings and heard their stories about making millions of dollar bux? They make their cash off you bro! They're salesman and you bought their shit hook line and sinker. Nobody wants your fucking vitamins or energy drinks or bottled water so GTFO

12/8/2010 11:54:31 PM

12/8/2010 11:54:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb5eeNSFmSE#t=35s

12/8/2010 11:58:04 PM

4 years of waiting to troll. A+ troll in here.

12/8/2010 11:59:30 PM

The "White Wedding" thread disapproves.

12/8/2010 11:59:30 PM

^ We're time buddies.

12/8/2010 11:59:55 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61oerMwQF6g

12/9/2010 12:00:04 AM

The chick is only 20 years old....... these fuckers feed off dumb college kids in the triangle area

12/9/2010 12:00:09 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y60XdZJG83U

plz to watch

[Edited on December 9, 2010 at 12:09 AM. Reason : lol, pulled their photo]

12/9/2010 12:02:06 AM

Quote :

"sorry, khrokon, you and your fiance are morons."

12/9/2010 12:05:05 AM

That was a good P and T bullshit episode.

12/9/2010 12:13:04 AM

^ I felt sorry for everyone in it

It's like they couldn't pull out a calculator and see whats up.

12/9/2010 12:19:04 AM

YOU WILL NOT LAY ME TO YOUR SWINDLE

12/9/2010 7:32:59 AM

12/9/2010 7:50:33 AM

Quote :

"you'll be sucking dick in the men's room at Target trying to get people to join up under your name"

12/9/2010 7:59:15 AM

I tried to understand but I just can't. Why would anyone do this?

12/9/2010 8:08:53 AM

Your fiance Emily looks hot. Post some pics of her if you want ppl to support your web business.

12/9/2010 8:11:12 AM

Quote :

"you'll be sucking dick in the men's room at Target Self Help section at Barnes & Noble trying to get people to join up under your name"

fixed it for you

12/9/2010 8:15:23 AM

i feel kinda bad for the guy...these salesmen are good at one thing: picking good targets

if nothing else, though, every sucker who falls for this stuff should think to him or herself: if it's so great, why isn't EVERYONE doing it?

12/9/2010 8:21:55 AM

I kinda feel bad for this guy. But then again, he was a fucking retard for falling for this.

12/9/2010 8:22:48 AM

Hey khrokon,

Instead of trying to take the easy way out by scamming your peers (and getting scammed yourself in the process), how about making your resume a little more appealing so you can get a real job.


Here is his resume:


[Edited on December 9, 2010 at 8:42 AM. Reason : I STRUGGLE]

12/9/2010 8:28:49 AM

haha, you'll get it eventually.

12/9/2010 8:35:04 AM

damn some serious haters up in here

call him an idiot and be done with it, I'm not sure posting his resume is necessary

12/9/2010 8:39:41 AM

he cross posted. Everything is fair game now. lol

12/9/2010 8:41:44 AM

NCSSM 4.0 = Amway

12/9/2010 8:46:11 AM