Posted on: 05-10-05 20:24:27
Yesterday at the mall i ran into a guy well dressed and well mannered, the only issue he asked me the 2 usual Q, where is the mall(he was standing inside the mall with me) and are u from bombay..and then the topic started where i had to excuse myself..
i thought lots of desis got stuck into this stuff knowigly/unknowingly..is it still up and running ?
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Ashish
You bet. It still is.
I had a similiar experience recently at No Frills. Like a fool I joined 2 guys who were already in a discussion. Smartly, the other guy left, and I was stuck with this decent looking guy (not from Bombay, but from Chandigarh). He kept calling me. This 1st time I point blank asked him if it's Amway, and he said NO. It's Quikstar. I checked their website and sure enough it was the re-birth of Amway. Anyways, these guys don't give up that easily, so I had to invite him over for his 'lecture' and he shows up with a friends, like they always do. After a few minutes, again I point blank, declined to join them, and suddenly the other guy says.. Oh we're getting late for a meeting...blah...blah...blah.
Since then the guy hasn't called.
Now whenver some tries to introduce this stuff to me, I smartly say.. Oh ya, I'm a member too, it very godd...blah...blah...blah.. and the guy dissapears.
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SS
Reiki Grand Master
when we see somebody from these MLM schemes, refuse point blank..
do not prolong conversation in any manner..
THis way we will not get duped nor will any person dare to join such schemes and make fool of others..
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Non illigitamus carborundum
QUIKSTAR is alive and kicking (literally). The guys at the top of the pyramid have made their thousands (if not millions), and the ones to get sucked in, are left with nothing but tall claims of "HOW-TO-BECOME-A-MILLIONAIRE" and how to retire at 40, with a residual income of ,,,,,,,,,, many thousands.
In all my years here, the only guys who have pestered me are the guys from quickstar, primerica (not an mlm company though) are the ones from south asia. Any similar experiences?
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Orginally posted by quisqualis
...In all my years here, the only guys who have pestered me are the guys from quickstar, primerica (not an mlm company though) are the ones from south asia. Any similar experiences?
I had a different experience....
People who pestered me -
In 1996, a Yogoslavian family
in 1997 - a Guyanese guy,
in 1997 - a desi (multiple that by 2)
and now in 2005 a desi
The strategy I took after 1997 was - anytime I was approached, I would just say, that I already was a member, and that I was enjoying it. Somehow I was under the impression that Amway had died down the road, but didn't realize that it gave birth to Quikstar, that's how I was caught off guard recently. But hey... showed the guy the 'Exit'
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Reiki Grand Master
I have been approached by whites only.
One of them came as a customer to buy a keyboard & bought the one which was the cheapest & although a much better one was available with only $5 difference, he did not buy it since he did not have enough balance in his account. The keyboard in question was only $15.
He then started talking about how he was venturing into e-commerce. In the initial period, I had met one of the guys who invited me to Tim Hortons. He did not even offer me a coffee while he kept on having one all the time.
Rgds.
Rajan.
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In most of the MLMs, top x% make money while the rest lose it.
You have be a salesperson to sell those products and schemes even though they will tell that "no selling is involved." C'mon if you do not sell anything, how are you going to make the money! The more you sell, the more money you make.
For all the people who lost money, there is at least one success story by "sintl" posted on CD, but again MLM is not everyone's cup of tea!
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