Monday, July 1, 2024

The Undeniable?

 One thing that appears to be common amongst IBOs is how IBOs are in denial. They truly believe that their uplines are working in their best interest and that upline wants their success. I don't believe that to be true. If uplines were truly making a fortune from Amway, why would an downline IBO have to pay for practically every bit of help they get from upline leaders? Why are there endless numbers of cds and meetings at cost, to learn to buy and sell, and to recruit others. Is Amway that complicated that IBOs mist be continually trained or is it because uplines make the most profits from tools?

To show the plan, you would need to pay to attend an open meeting, and pay for your guests, even if they do not register as a result of the presentation. You pay for voicemail to communikate with your upline and downlines. You pay for standing orders and you may end up paying twice if you were in attendance at the function when the standing order was recorded. You pay for books and other materials as well. And there is no end. If you are in Amway for ten years, you would get ten years worth of this material. If you are in for thirty years, you would get thirty years of this material.

What's more, many IBOs turn their heads when ugly facts rear their heads. For example, some IBOs deny that a prominent triple diamond was involved in bankruptcy proceedings. They continue to edify and pay for financial advice from someone who could not even manage his own finances. They believe that Amway saves marriages even when the leaders who speak this may be getting divorced. It's like upline simply revises history and downlines buy it without question. Many IBOs do not even see it as a problem that some upline boldy lied and said there were no profits from tools in the past. I find this odd because tool profits are still shrouded in secrecy and downline simply believe that they will eventually get a cut, even without a written compensation plan and agreement.

I believe too many IBOs are simply in denial. They give upline their trust and upline abuses it. IBOs are told they are successful for attending a function even when they might be losing money month after month. They may be told that the Amway business is not about money but about making friends. They may be told that they are nicer people because of their participation in Amway. What too many IBOs do not see is that they are in denial about their business. Most IBOs are losing money, a little at a time, perhaps $100 or $150 a month. For the hardcore, maybe more. But they are taught to ignore these simple facts and deny that there is a problem. They cling to hopes that success is right around the corner or that they will succeed if ony they will never quit. Most of this advice only serves the upline and not the IBOs. It is a sad thing.

It is my hope that exposure of some of these tactics will be beneficial to information seekers and perhaps new IBOs who have not yet been fully indoctrinated. I encourage people to ask tough questions, demand answers and use due diligence when checking out this opportunity. The fact is that very few people every make a profit and people should know this before getting involved. Don't deny the obvious. If the details don't add up, keep researching. The internet is chock full of information about Amway. This website is just one source, but look high and low before committing your time and money. The fact is that less than 1% of IBOs make any money out of this opportunity. Don't deny the undeniable.  A real business owner would very thoroughly check all the details before getting involved in a business.  IBOs and prospects should do the same.  

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The refusal of Amway IBOs to face the truth about their losses in the business, or about the minimally fractional percentage of IBOs who break even (much less make a profit) in the business, is perfectly paralleled in what used to be called "The Party Line" in Communist countries.

"The Party Line" was whatever the Communist officials were promoting as the truth on any particular day. You as a Communist had to be in total agreement with it, no matter how obviously fake or distorted it might be. And if "The Party Line" was suddenly altered or completely reversed later on, you had to switch to defending that new version at once, and pretend that you hadn't ever supported anything else.

For example, up until 1939, Communist Russia was strongly opposed to Nazi Germany. But in that same year Hitler and Stalin signed a Non-Aggression pact, which made them friends and allies. All of a sudden "The Party Line" changed. Now the Communists were cordial associates of Nazi Germany, and all Communists in the world had to switch from attacking the Nazis to praising them as "comrades." Hard-line "core" Communists had no trouble making the switch.

Amway has a "Party Line" too. Here are some excerpts: Everything your up-line says is gospel truth. All Amway products are of superior quality. Many IBOs become wealthy Diamonds. People who won't join Amway are "losers." Buying tools every week helps your business.

Even though such crap is untrue, Amway IBOs won't admit it at all. They won't go against the Amway "Party Line." And this is why they will never face the plain fact that they are losing money in the Amway racket, month after month, and why they will defend Amway even when they are going broke.