Amway Detergents

[partscounterman]

Uuuugh, Amway!

A few weeks ago I was working at Savers when this elderly couple stopped in. I knew them from when I worked at Sears (sold 'em a fridge). Anyway, we are talking story when Mrs says to me "Give me a call sometime" which some how developed into "Give me your phone number". After I gave her my number, she tells me about a "Money making opportunity. "Oh-oh" I thought.

A couple of days later another woman catches me at work and says she is a friend of the aforementioned lady. She gives me her card, some password to a website and a cassette tape. She then admits that it is the former Amway. I should have told her to shove it right then and there. She also made some snide comment about never having been in Savers, as though it was beneath her.

I did go check out the website and threw the cassette away with ever listening to it. A few days later this old broad shows up at the store again to pester me. I told her I am NOT interested. She asks me to bring her fricken cassette back. I lied and told her I would then when she came back I told her that Dennis threw it away. So now you know how bad I am!

 

[whirlcool]

The only Amway product I ever used and liked was that spray you put on tires in the snow when you need additional traction. It worked everytime! If you got stick in snow, just spray your slipping tire and away you'd go!
Over the years I knew plenty of people who sold Amway. None of them, as far as I ever knew, got rich or even self-supporting from it. And some of these were pretty Type A people. That alone speaks volumes!

 

[jasonl]

One of the mind control techniques that the guy used on me was he showed me how this "great business opportunity will help me realize my dreams and goals in life". When I was hesitant to say yes, he said "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, you won't get contacted again about it." Well, that should've been a red flag. When they push something on you and say "You'll never be offered this again", get the hell away. But, being the sucker I was I joined it. I didn't know about the pitfalls of Amway, I just thought it was pretty cool... until I realized what kind of sh*theads run the thing and the crap they told me to do. Buy the products, buy the damn tapes, spend money spend money spend money spend money. No downline? Well, you're doing something wrong, listen to some more tapes and maybe when you sponsor somebody, we'll be nice to you.

All that for a box of detergent.

 

[gansky1]

I had some clients that sold Amway and some other Sun-something health products, vitamins, etc. I used the Amway detergent SA8+ (with 11% phosphates) and loved it, the Trizyme was awesome too. Before I had softened water, it was a miracle on washday - always clean and bright clothes and little or no scent left which I also like. Anyway, they tried to get me to join the Amway family and even tried to trick me a few times with "Did you know it only costs $40 to start your own business?" but my reply was always "I have my own business and it cost me two rags and a bottle of windex - thanks anyway" which seemed to keep them at bay most of the time. It was a good arrangement because I would take the boxes of detergent that I needed and leave the check for it - no contact was necessary. I don't work for them anymore, but I have heard they opened a few stores selling the vitamins and 'magic potions in a capsule' stuff and have done rather well. They caught me at a weak moment once and I went home with a "whole body renewal system" and had to call in sick for work the next day - sh*t like a goose for 24 hours! YUK.

 

[frigilux]

I was approached by Amway peeps to join the club in the '80s and I told them I was going to jail soon. This tack worked so well I used it on telemarketers in the '90s. I highly suggest it to all of you. You'd be AMAZED at how quickly people bail. And they don't come back.

Back on topic: I had neighbors who used SA8 in the '70s. I hated the chemical-smelling, sudsless wash. Now that I have a FL'er, maybe I'd appreciate it more.

And NO, I don't want anyone to contact me about the product. After all, I'm going to jail soon, LOL!

 

[launderess]

Maybe this would help?

Launderess (ducking behind her collection of vintage sad irons,which by the way are quite heavy and a good means of self defense)*LOL*

http://cgi.ebay.com/MINT-CD-WAYNE-C...00907449QQcategoryZ102326QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[gizmo]

Why are your irons sad? Are you being mean to them?

Chris.

PS
Actually, what is a sad iron?

 

[whirlcool]

"I'm going Diamond, why aren't you?"

That line alone supports everything everyone has said about Amway in this entire thread!

When did Amway change their name to Quixtar?

 

[launderess]

Sad Irons

Are those heavy old irons one heats on a stove to iron/press laundry. Why they are called "sad" escapes me, used to have it written down some where. My guess is after lifting one of these 5 or more pound irons for a day's ironing, the woman was truly "sad" about her lot. *LOL*

Launderess

 

[gizmo]

Actually I iron that way, but with "modern" irons. I have three irons from the Op Shop, two Morphy Richards from the 40s or 50s and a Hotpoint from the 60s. I have removed the cords, heat them up on the woodstove in the kitchen. They MRs have chromed steel bases, glide easily but heavy. The Hotpoint is aluminium, it heats up faster and is lighter but tends to get too hot and grab the clothes.
We also have two electric irons for when the fire isn't going.

I enjoy using the oldies on the stove, not sad for me. (Don't iron much though, only work clothes. Life is too short to iron.

Chris.

 

[jaxsunst]

They changed the name sometime in the late 90's with the introduction of their online site. The spin is that it is all online, and your customers can do thier own shopping while you rake in the money.

What they don't tell you is that the riches do not come from the sale of products. As a matter of fact, selling products was never really mentioned. They wanted you to recruit people into the "system". The money comes from the sale of "motivational" tapes and seminars. Once you go "Direct" or "Silver" you start getting a cut, and the cut gets bigger as you go up. These motivational sales are supposed to be independant and optional, but they really pressure you to do it.

It is really sad because Amway has some really good products. It is the high level diamonds and such that messed it up.

Jason, I was in the Yaeger system. He is a mad man.

 

[jasonl]

Oh you were on in Dexter's crowd. Well, Britt wasn't exactly sane either.

But exactly, it isn't about selling the stuff, it's about recruiting people to use the products. Getting to direct status is alot of work.

There was a singing group way back when called The Goads and they were Amway distributors and geez their music was like a singing motivational tape. With songs like "Quit clownin' around and go diamond", "I'd rather be drawing circles", "I heard it through the grapevine (that money can be mine)" (yep, it's a cover version). Anyway, Quit Clowning Around And Go Diamond is a cute little rap song and I listen to it every now and then just for a laugh.

Quit clownin' around and go diamond
go go go diamond

 

[jasonl]

Old Irons

Out here in cajun country you can still buy the irons. There's a neat hardware store in Opelousas called Sandoz' Hardware. They sell everthing from toilets to crawfish pots. They have a huge selection of iron kettles or cauldrons, old irons, and lots of cookware.