I recently saw comments on this blog from an apparent Amway defender. The comments extolled the virtues of Amway partner stores such as Nike and Apple. To be honest, I don't know if Amway actually partners with Nike and Apple but let's say they do. What does the partner store designation mean? All it means is that Amway IBOs get to list Apple and Nike stuff in their catalogues. If they manage to sell any Nike or Apple stuff, they get a commission paid by NIe or Apple through Amway. But of course, because of the IBO bonuses and because Amway needs to make some money on the transaction, the prices of Nike and Apple products in the Amway catalogue cannot compare (in general) to to big retailers or even Internet shops like Amazon.com.
Assuming that Nike and Apple are truly Amway "partners", they have a one sided partnership. Nike and Apple don't do anything for Amway IBOs except to allow them to sell their products for premium prices on a commission only basis. Meaning is nothing gets sold, Nike and Apple do not have to compensate anyone. It's a no brainer for Nike and Apple. If people sell your stuff for top prices, you pay a commission but if they sell nothing, you pay nothing. It's a great deal for Nike and Apple, again, assuming they really are Amway "partners". Heck, if JoeCool made "I hate Amway" stickers and Amway wanted to be my partner, I would do it too. Nothing to lose and much to gain.Now, about the BBB. I don't know what Amway's rating actually is because they could be "A' rated in Michigan for example, and not "A" rated in Arizone. The rating has a lot to do with Amway dealing with complaints to the BBB. If they deal with complaints, then they might get a good rating. However, many people are sponsored by friends and family and simply do not register complaints about Amway even if they had a bad experience. But even if they registered, it was likely against an LOS (Line of sponsorship) such as BWW (Britt Worldwide) or WWDB (WOrld Wide Dream Builders) or N21 (Network21). These are for profit third party companies designed to help recruit and train Amway IBOs and who profit even if Amway IBOs lose their shirts. Often these groups are not rated with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Individual Amway IBOs who do bad and unethical things are also not registered with the BBB so their bad behavior would not be rated by the BBB.
Why do you suppose Amway has such a bad name reputation while their IBOs brag about Amway's alleged BBB reputation? IBOs and their training companies are not Amway. It's very possible that Amway would not approve of the things done by individual IBOs or the training groups but Amway for too long (in my opinion) has profited because of the bad behavior of the lines of sponsorship and the bad behavior of individual IBOs who they claim they can't control. Perhaps if Amway cannot contain the bad behavior, they should not be allowed to profit from this bad behavior and should be fined or have restrictions imposed upon them like Herbalife did last year.
I believe I have thoroughly debunked the partner store and BBB myth, but I'm sure Amway IBOs and defenders will be back to raise the issue again soon. LOL
7 comments:
Amway has no partnership with Nike or Apple. When you click the links to the said sites and it's pure rubbish... I came from BWW(Vakil/Jyotiprakash team) basically joined and left a year after . And was still in debt because the wanted us to spend more than we had. FED and all these functions. Funny I don't see BWW posting anything on the Vakil or Jyotiprakash team. It's like they disappeared. But the "Nike/Apple sponsorship" are basically just a website selling over priced products that may not even be genuine.
Amway freaks brag about Amway's meaningless BBB rating because they really don't have anything else to brag about. Can they brag about selling a lot of products at retail to customers? Can they brag about a ten-buck return on $300 in PV purchases? Can they brag about how many new IBOs they have recruited into their down-line? Can they brag about all the valuable business information that they learned at the annual "functions"?
When 99% of your IBOs never make a dime of profit, there isn't much to brag about.
Of course they can always lie, just as they do about "partnering' with big-name corporations. Frankly, the only group that Amway could sensibly "partner" with is The Three Stooges.
Are an ibo from amway ? Have you been in amway long enough to make such claims . From what it sounds like none of you know what you're talking about. Amway is partnered with many stores. Addressing your false information in regards to apple. A iPad Gen 10 currently cost $449 straight from apple vs going through amway you get $20 discount and you will get commison from selling or if you buy it for yourself. Is quite obvious that if you don't sell you don't make commissions that common sense. Buy clearly ther3s non detected here judging from your statements. All I am saying is get your facts straight
Lol
To Anonymous at 2:10 PM --
You're living in a dream world. It's a complete lie to say that Amway is "partnering" with anybody. All those big companies do is allow Amway to list some of their stuff in Amway catalogs just to let Amway IBOs get a small discount. They certainly don't expect IBOs to sell the products at retail to the general public, and they certainly don't think of Amway as a "partner."
You’re living in a dream world. You dont even know what you’re saying.
I know EXACTLY what I'm saying. Amway is nothing but an MLM racket with a 99% failure rate, and the idea that big corporations would "partner" with such an operation is laughable.
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