Saturday, October 17, 2020

The Partner Store Lies?

 Many Amway folks who recruit like to throw out big name companies that Amway allegedly “partners” with such as Disney, Nike and some others.  Now typically I see a partnership as a two way street, meaning you help each other. But in Amway’s case, the street seems to be one way.  

What I mean is that Amway IBOs sell stuff from partner stores such as Disney or Nike stuff but Nike or Disney doesn’t sell Amway stuff.  Basically the partnership is just Amway IBOs selling stuff for Nike or Disney and getting Amway PV/BV for it.  That’s pretty much the extent of it.  

But Amway IBOs like to toss around the big named companies as if it brings them some special credibility or something when the reality is that they are just sales people who have access to certain products that are listed in the catalogs.  It’s a no brained for companies like Disney or Nike because nothing is required of them but to pay commissions for sales and basically nothing else.  Since Amway has a large sales force, the “partner” companies have nothing to lose.  

What IBOs don’t mention in their partner store reputations us that Amway once partnered with MCI/Worldcom and Enron, which were of questionable reputations.  I’ve heard IBOs brag about how Amway carefully vets their partners, but well, there you have it.  

So if you get pitched by an Amway IBO trying to sell you on the partner stores, keep in mind what you’ve seen here.  That the partner stores are just hype and not a lot of substance.  Also keep in mind that the middleman commissions almost force the partner stores into charging more than buying direct from the source.  Good luck if you read this and decide to join Amway anyway.  

5 comments:

  1. This bullshit from Amway IBOs that "we're partnering with lots and lots of big companies" is utterly laughable. These big companies have nothing whatsoever to do with Amway. They just let Amway sell some of their products.

    It's like taking a 10-shilling public tour of Buckingham Palace, and then telling your friends and family that "I went to visit the Queen and the royal family yesterday."

    Amway is desperate for respect and prestige. So IBOs make up these absurd stories that Amway is "partnering" with big-name corporations, when in fact these big corporations don't even know that Amway is alive. Amway is just a small but convenient product dump for them.

    Suppose a bum sweeps the sidewalk outside of Macy's department store, and Macy's pays him ten bucks for the job. Is this bum "partnering' with Macy's?

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  2. Plus, the PV/BV earned on these partner stores is a joke. You're better off shopping on a cash back shopping portal like Rakuten.

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  3. To Unknown at 5:23 PM --

    Congratulations on your brilliantly intellectual argument.

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  4. Avoid ScAmway at all costs! It could cost you your family, job and life savings! It’s a drain in a toilet!

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