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Pyramid Schemes: The More People You Recruit, The More Money You Make!!
Anyone ever fallen for a pyramid scheme before? It's okay to admit it, we've all been there. They have you sit through a presentation where you recruit a team and for all the money they bring in, you get a cut. It's kind of like a fraternity, actually.
This thread is because this girl I met is trying to get me into one (selling this juice that, at cost, is $125/4 bottles). How do I politely tell her to fuck off?
Oh and a few years back, my sister called me and tried to get me into one where I make a website and my friends will buy music from my website, and then I make money. If they make a website, then I'll get a cut.
I was so ashamed because when I told her that it was a pyramid scheme, she didn't know what that was.
Anyone ever fallen for a pyramid scheme before? It's okay to admit it, we've all been there. They have you sit through a presentation where you recruit a team and for all the money they bring in, you get a cut. It's kind of like a fraternity, actually.
This thread is because this girl I met is trying to get me into one (selling this juice that, at cost, is $125/4 bottles). How do I politely tell her to fuck off?
Just tell her that rather than being a distributor, you will be her personal consultant.
Oh and a few years back, my sister called me and tried to get me into one where I make a website and my friends will buy music from my website, and then I make money. If they make a website, then I'll get a cut.
I was so ashamed because when I told her that it was a pyramid scheme, she didn't know what that was.
Now she's a doctor.
If you have sex with her, you might catch the stupid.
The production company I work for recently put together a quick sales video for Amway. While we never actually joined them (as far as know at least) our CEO seemed pretty sold on what their business model and got pretty buddy-buddy with their reps. Kinda made me nervous for a while.
Um, so I guess that's my story about almost being incorporated with a pyramid scheme, thank you for your time.
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When we first moved out here to Seattle, I was pretty desperate to find work and I answered some ad about a marketing position. They brought me in for an "interview" which turned out to be following around one of their employees all day as they did their job. The job, it turned out was door-to-door sales. They didn't reveal this to me, until they'd put me in a car with another sucker and two of their employees, driven us miles from their office (where my car was) and pulled out a bunch of shit like "here's what we'll be selling today!"
So now I'm stuck, no way back to my car, no idea even HOW to get back to it since I was new to the area, following these assholes around all day. I ended up with blisters on both heels because I didn't wear sneakers since I didn't know I'd be going goddamn hiking.
We finally go back to their office at the end of the day, and one of the boss people is gonna meet with me and is like "so, didn't you love it? You want the job?" I told them I would need to talk it over with my husband (haha, sure thing). And they'd try to pull "if you don't take it now, it'll be gone tomorrow!" Sure thing lady. See ya.
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Oh and a few years back, my sister called me and tried to get me into one where I make a website and my friends will buy music from my website, and then I make money. If they make a website, then I'll get a cut.
I was so ashamed because when I told her that it was a pyramid scheme, she didn't know what that was.
Now she's a doctor.
Coran Attack!
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Coran Attack!
Just tell her that rather than being a distributor, you will be her personal consultant.
Very personal.
BNet: StandrdError#1826
If you have sex with her, you might catch the stupid.
The bottle of magic juice is going to cost more, assuming the person selling it to you wants to make money.
Coran Attack!
I think I saw that on House once
Coran Attack!
what don't you see on house
seriously now
how to leave his parent's basement?
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Um, so I guess that's my story about almost being incorporated with a pyramid scheme, thank you for your time.
what
motherfucking cutco
Some people really go that extra mile for their Alien cosplay.
Who was the guy that made a thread here talking about the great business opportunity he had just walked into?
The website seems to be selling it at like $37 a bottle. Which, compared to some alcohols, isn't that crazy.
Until you realize it is devoid of any actual nutritional value, it just tastes different.
And according to wikipedia, which knows all, the chick who had that acidosis thing got it from drinking the juice every day for a year
Seemed appropriate.
one of my roommates went to a seminar
AND SAT THROUGH IT
i called him an idiot for not researching the company first
and again for sitting therre for an hour
Nice!
I did it when I was 17
I managed to nab more knives from the company than I sold
I once sat through an hour-long sales presentation because they had a full breakfast afterwards, with eggs, bacon, hashbrowns and breakfast sausages.
I felt like I made the right choice there.
So now I'm stuck, no way back to my car, no idea even HOW to get back to it since I was new to the area, following these assholes around all day. I ended up with blisters on both heels because I didn't wear sneakers since I didn't know I'd be going goddamn hiking.
We finally go back to their office at the end of the day, and one of the boss people is gonna meet with me and is like "so, didn't you love it? You want the job?" I told them I would need to talk it over with my husband (haha, sure thing). And they'd try to pull "if you don't take it now, it'll be gone tomorrow!" Sure thing lady. See ya.
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it's a soulless business though, so they gave it up
I almost fell for Primerica
My friend is now doing pre-paid legal or something, and he is convinced it is legit. Is it?
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"This is a bad idea. We will lose money, so fuck off"
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"fuck off"