Recently I've had a Amway Apologist leave a comment on another of my blogs whereby he (or she) made a enthusiastic assessment of Amway's Nutrilite vitamins (all as if to represent that they were somehow the best vitamins available). This obviously deluded Amway cult adherent then mentioned the name a foreign soccer sports star by the name of 'Ronaldo' who supposedly endorses Nutrilite. Obviously I must 'school' this anonymous commenter and describe to my reading audience exactly how Nutri-Scam/Nutrilite operates.
Nutrti-scam is actually much older than the 'American Way' itself; 'Amway' collectively is merely an extension of an earlier premeditated 'closed market swindle,' Nutrilite, began by Carl Rehnborg in association with Mytinger and Casselberry. The United States authorites sought to close down what they obviously deduced was a 'snake oil-like' huckster fraud, which in the final analysis put Rehnborg and his scheming business partners out of business. Regrettably, the authorities failed to prevent the cultic initiators (Devos-Van Andel) of the fledgling 'American Way' cult (now collectively known as 'Amway') from taking possession of 'Nutrilite.' Amway now carries on the same exact carefully disguised swindle first operated by Rehnborg. Nutri-Scam therefore was grandfather to that evil step-son: 'Amway.' Do you follow the logic? To more fully understand Nutrilite, Rehnborg and how the Amway cult began, read David Brear's article: Mother of Mercy, Could this be the end of Amway?
Nutrilite vitamins have only one market: primarily the cultic adherents of the Amway closed market swindle, the 'independent business owners,' prosperity believing adherents who contribute handsomely to the Amway cultic initiator's private wealth, ill gotten gain, much of it in exchange for a huckster-like, unremarkable health supplement known as Double X. Amway Cult initiates are taught to believe this Rehnborg 'concoction' has no peer, being associated with renown sports figures (like the former World's fastest man or a soccer star that most people in the United States have never heard of). The truth may be a hard 'pill' to swallow for the Amway 'true believers,' but there are any number of other vitamin supplements which exceed the potency of of these otherwise anemic snake oil compressions that are marketed as vitamins. These other products significantly do not sell for Amway's extortionate prices. When these 'Double Cross' beans are tossed on the ground, they do not grow a bean stalk up to the giant's golden egg laying goose at the top of the bean-stalk.
Amway operates a 'closed market swindle' whereby the buying 'distributors' exclude all 'negative' (normally marketed products) from their homes. 'Nutrilite' (Nutri-Scam) therefore plays a major part in how Amway carries their 'advanced fee swindle' forward. The cost to manufacture these truly unremarkable pellets is incredibly small, nearly nominal, allowing the Devos, Van Andel American Way cult initiators to extract an incredible amount of money from their own supposed salespeople, all who are in actuality the only 'market' for these extortionately priced ($50 - $70) items 'IBOs' are taught to buy in a veritable 'pay to play' game of greed.
I must bring to reader's minds the relatively small swindle of Bernie Madoff, which in the end falls short of the utter fleecing the Amway 'true believers' who are flim-flamed in huckster fashion into buying an overpriced, unremarkable health supplement, all while these duped 'winners' are then further fleeced in a secondary swindle known as the 'tool and function' business operated by criminogenic kingpins, 'mafia-like' families.
Have you been exposed to the Amway menace in some way, shape, fashion, or form? Has their been a 'business cult' meeting in the midst of your neighborhood? Have you received the infamous 'curiosity invite?' Have you been exposed to 'pro-sumer' psychobabble? Be forewarned therefore that these people are out to 'rape' (in the end) the finances of the unwary in what author David Brear describes as the financial holocaust, and sadly, many fall for the con represented as supposed legitimate business. Indeed there exist Amway apologists like David Steadson (IBOFB), Scott Johnson (Tex), and Bridgett Baron (Bridgett); all of whom commit the worst type of psychotic crime: knowing the truth of the Amway swindle and promoting it further in what becomes 'intent to defraud' others into joining. They are obviously narcisticly addled con men who conveniently disregard the historic Amway 'financial holocaust' already played out against former and now long gone Amway true believers.
Now you really know.You can avoid making the mistake many former adherants--the taken--can attest is an insidious premeditated swindle, all now operating their American Way scam Worldwide. Word to the wise. For more information click here. qiac September 2009
6 comments:
Whenever I get into debates with the Amway apologists, I always cite the incredible prices that Amway charges for vitamins. For example, Double X retail is $78.
Apologists will cry that IBO cost is only about $52. I point out that the idea is to sell these items for a profit. Then the apologists predictably will talk about the "quality" of nutrilite products, but fail to show an unbiased report to confirm the superior quality.
Lastly, I question whether the cost justifies the alleged quality. I have confirmed through a reliable source that Amway sells double X to their employees for $10or $12.
So what's the truth? The IBOs probably cannot handle the truth.
Most married couples join Amway as a pair; therefore, multiply the cost of these nutriscam vitamins X2 if both take them. It doesn't take a mathematical genious to realize that if that was all they bought each month, then that would put an incredible amount of 'closed market swindled' cash into the cult initiators treasure chest and it is this one particular aspect of their swindle that has--more than anything else--propelled these Devos/Van Andel swindlers (supposedly legit businessmen) onto a list of the world's riches men.
Actually the daily multivitamin is $10 and that is a three month supply.
anonymous...
'Double-cross'--snake oil equivalent--fronts the Nutri-scam swindle; while 'defacto Amway slaves' victimize themselves and 'believe' 'am-mythology.' These less than erstwhile 'economic slaves' then become--not the 'Amway over achievers,'--but the 'Amway over-swindled;' the gullible, the taken, all fodder for the continuing Amway 'financial holocaust.'
(Oh, I would like to mention that I reserve the right not to publish 'anonymous' comments, and urge interested readers to choose a handled, mostly to differentiate ones self from so many other hundreds of commenters. Reminds me of Scientology and tactics used by adherants of their despicable cult.)
I’m not sure why you have such a seething hatred for Amway/Quixtar but this is your blog and you are entitled to your opinion. I have joined Amway/Quixtar twice and have decided not to renew. There will never be a third time. There have been people who have been very successful in the Amway business. However, the odds are against the average person. This information is disclosed in the materials that are supposed to be distributed with the Sales and Marketing plan. The reality, this business is only as good as the IBO's work ethic, and ability to network. If you have no friends, or your family wants nothing to do with Amway (like mine) you are going to have to work really hard to create a network. I would go as far to say that if you have no friends do not bother because you have missed something big in life that has caused you to repel people from you and this will probably repel your would be down line. However, should you decide to go forward understand creating a network means contacting people everywhere you go normally as well as purposefully going out to contact at malls, etc. This is not natural for most people, which is why you are recommended and highly encouraged to read books and listen to CD's on marketing, networking, cold contacting, and selling. In my opinion, the books, and CD's are decent in content; however, your relationship with your sponsor and your sponsors experience are what will help you succeed. In my case I was put into my sponsors business by his sponsors, sponsor. It turned out that the guy who started us was an Emerald after 15 years in the business. Most people who are in that long have a better success rate. I commend him for his persistence and he will probably succeed but his process seemed to be just doing things over and over again and eventually you will find the people required to grow your business. I differed in the mindset that I wanted to be in business with people like me. The problem with that is I would attract people who were skeptical of my up line and the business model because I did not totally believe in my up line.
Yes the products are high priced. Yes your up line is going to say you have to buy 100% of your products from your business if you want to be successful. Yes your upline is going to tell you that you need to read and listen to CD's every day, and your upline is going to tell you that you need to attend all functions. That is their system. I told my upline I would switch over to Amway products after I used my brand X because I was not made of money (hence why we joined in the first place). However, if you are going to sell a product but not use it would be a conflict in itself. Anyone who has worked for a company that makes a good can relate. You don't drink Pepsi if you work for Coke. You don’t use a Mac if you work for Windows, you don’t bank with Bank of America if you work for Chase.
I guess to wrap up, I think the only way you can succeed in this business is to have blind faith, never questioning the training methods, and to have a great relationship with your sponsor or mentor. If you are reading this blog this business is not for you because you are doubting already. How do I know? Because I was in your shoes and researched these blogs after I was shown the plan. If you feel like you really want your own business then do something on your own. Yes it takes money, yes there is risk. However, the odds are actually in your favor when starting a traditional business because there is a 10 % chance you will succeed, while "Amway/Quixtar publishes the following data (available at http://www.thisbiznow.com/quixtar/ibo_statistics.html) "the following are approximate percentages of Direct Fulfillment IBOs of record in North America who achieved the illustrated levels of success in the calendar year ending August 31, 2005: Diamond .0120%; Emerald .0320%; Q-12 Platinum .1683%."
Carl...
You have decided to quit the business and have your own ideas why it wasn't a 'good fit' for you, but you demonstrate a strong regard for the pursuit of the American 'Way' dream none the less.
The percentage odds of obtaining 'financial freedom' in Amway is incredibly dismall as Amway's own information can attest. Of course there are 'exceptions, all of which serve to keep the others in and struggling to build what I consider to be someone else's business (Amway, Tool Kingpins), one in which believers some how hope to be included at some future time; sort of like the Italian mob making a new 'made man.' This is what makes Amway most certainly an advanced fee fraud.
Carl, I suppose that over time I find myself not necessarily hating Amway as much as you might think. For those who see through the affair and not join, just great. Likewise, for those who see their way to leave what for them will be a losing affair and save themselves the trouble.
Now, on the other hand, for all those that advocate and believe in the business and basically knowing the truth decide to stay in; well, they get what they get. They make their bed and will lay down in it--good or bad. If they lose, they must bed down in their loses. If they win? Well, some win at gambling as well. (Of course it has been shown that the odds of winning at roulette and the like are much higher than winning at the Amway game of greed).
qiac
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