The Different Amway?

Joecool just returned from Vegas and had a great time.  Went to see a few shows, plus a local Jazz show with local but some well known musicians in a small club/restaurant just off the strip.  Spent some time at Circa and won a nice jackpot that more than covered my expenses for this trip.  Had a great time and looking forward to my next visit to Vegas!   If you're not a regular in Vegas, there's a new hotel near the Vegas IKEA (Durango Hotel) where their Oyster bar is amazing.  Has oyster shooters, clam chowder and some chicken gumbo.  Amazing!  And no Amway needed for a really awesome vacation.    

One of the funny excuses I hear from Amway folks is that Amway is different. Or that "they don't do that anymore". One of the things Amway IBOs have done in the past was to trick people into meetings and the diamonds used the Amway "dream" to sell and endless stream of cds/audios, functions, books and other materials that they profit from. And the upline profits even if all their downline lose their shirts. So what exactly has changed? All of this still happens ad I've seen nothing to suggest otherwise.  IBO denying these things happen don't change reality or the perceptions of Amway prospects who have the internet at the touch of their fingers.

Another funny thing was the lawsuit Amway settled back in 2010. While Amway did not admit wrong doing, they forked out about 155 million to settle the lawsuit (Pokorny). That's a pretty expensive settlement for doing nothing wrong. Amway defenders want to claim that Amway didn't want to be bothered with such a lawsuit and just found it cheaper to settle out of court. I believe that Amway would have fought tooth and nail if they thought they could be cleared of the charges. Instead, they paid 155 million to sweep it under the rug.  Amway likely has a staff of lawyers on payroll, so was it really in their best interest to settle for a large cash settlement if they honestly believe they did nothing wrong?  I don't know for sure because I don't know all of the details from behind the scenes, but on the surface, it sure seems like $155 million is a lot to pay for doing nothing wrong.

It seems that issue after issue comes up and all the Amway IBOs can do to defend their actions is to say that they don't do that anymore. What with they not do anymore in the future? Seems the entire Amway dream is based on a lie. Work hard for a few years (usually 2-5 years) and build it right and you can walk away with livable willable residual income. Funny how I have yet to see any diamond or emerald exercise such an option. You'd think after all these years, surely one big pin would want to "walk away" and just live on residuals. Instead, we see crown ambassadors die while still working.  Wouldn't any diamond want to build it right and build it once, then walk away into a quiet retirement with more cash than you know what to do with?

People may claim that Amway is new and different, but I just don't see it.