Even though diamonds and big pins in Amway like to show off fancy material goods such as sports cars and mansions, the vast majority of rank and file IBOs will never get close to attaining those kinds of trappings. In fact, once an IBO agrees to get on standing order and to attend functions, that IBO is more than likely doomed for failure. Most business building IBOs don't even make enough income to cover the expense of their voicemail subscription. When you take a look at the Amway business presentation, you will see that most IBOs who qualify for a bonus will earn something like $10 a month. Thus all those lower level IBOs are guaranteed a net loss by participating in the system.
One could argue that simply consuming 100 PV would put you at a loss, except that technically, it's not really a business expense. But it can be a business expense if you are buying products just to familiarize yourself with the products and/or to reach your PV bracket. In other words if you are buying stuff that you don't need in the name of earning a bonus. I had a fellow cross line IBO who actually went and purchased 1000 PV in a month because our upline diamond had a 1000 pin play day and this IBO had no downline. Thus he likely purchased most of if not all of that 1000 PV by himself.
Because of a spotty Amway reputation and the fact that it's very hard to sponsor downline and get retail customers, most IBOs will be doomed for failure once they sign on to become IBOs. Their problems and financial losses mount and get exponentially worse once they agree to sign on and dedicate themselves to the system. While the system expenses may seem benign at first, IBOs often find that losses can reach or exceed tens of thousands of dollars in a relatively short period of time.
In my opinion, what makes all of this so sickening and somewhat even evil is that an IBO or prospect will be told that the system is proven. That you are practically guaranteed success by following the system. Then after spending thousands of dollars and not making a dime, these same IBOs might be told that they are at fault for not making it big in Amway. That failure is the fault of the IBO. Or that the IBO did not follow the system as prescribed. I know that many IBOs, whether they work hard or follow the system or not, are still doomed for failure because the system doesn't work. There is no bonafide and unbiased evidence of any kind that indicate that the system works. The system only works if you are one who profits by selling the system. The rest of the herd ends up losing money. There is no question about it.
What's curious about the entire Amway proposition is that in some contexts it is presented to potential recruits as "foolproof" and "guaranteed to work," but in other contexts it is admitted that many persons fail in the racket. So we have Amway defenders coming here to this blog to say "Yes, Amway is hard work, and you have to slave away at it on a daily basis if you want to make money." But when the Plan is presented to new people, the emphasis is on how simple and easy and duplicable the Amway scheme is.
ReplyDeleteWhich is it, guys? Is Amway a hard thing to make profitable, or is it easy? How about a straight answer? If only one person in a hundred ever makes a dime in Amway, does that mean that the other ninety-nine persons were all lazy and unmotivated?
It amazes me that no one in the Amway racket seems to think in a clear and logical fashion
Amway defenders need to use whatever defense works at the time. That Amway is simple and easy. Then if someone says it sounds too good to be true, it becomes hard work and you must stick to it for a long time.
ReplyDeleteHere's one: Do you like selling? No? Then Amway is perfect for you. If the answer is yes, I like selling, the response is - good, then Amway is perfect for you. They have an answer to any objection about Amway. But if you look at it objectively, the conclusion is clear that Amway sucks.