MLM HORROR STORIES #16 | Melaleuca reps lying about not being in an MLM
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Husband and I trying to decide what to watch. He said “we can watch that anti MLM lady you were watching earlier”. He’s hooked and won’t admit it
This. Is. Incredible.
The anti mlm lady 😂😂 that's so cute
This is so cute! Wish my boyfriend did that 🤣🤣🤣
I can’t get enough of this content!
Lol right “we CAN” you mean… you WANT to?
Glad to see that Zeke had you as a guest on his channel again.
This was so much better than my comment.
Yes, how thoughtful of Zeke to allow his Mama to be a guest on his RUclips videos. 😂😁❤️🐱
So cute to hear him in the background!! As an OSU Buckeye, I love the name ❤️😊
Zeke is the main reason I subscribed!😏
Lmaoo
I feel like Zeke is trying to translate for all the kitties he imagines to be watching.
What a good buddy
I think Zeke would like his own channel 😸
I mean, Loki is really interested, so that's possible.
Well he's a successful kitty translator apparently, because my girl comes out whenever he speaks!
It seems to be working for my cat cause she is fascinated ahah
Multi level mousing
the best part of Anti-MLM is that its FREE
no offense to you, but the best part of this video was your kitty adamantly trying to get your attention and you trying to ignore him. hes a georgous baby ❤️ (it cheered me up)
It always makes me laugh when I hear her cat talking in the background and she pretends like it’s not there to continue with the video 😂😂🐱
Yeah, anti-MLM cats making an appearance is always when I remember to hit the 👍🏻 button. Zeke, Cooper, Pop-Tart…
Zeke is burdened with a glorious purpose and he will not be silenced!
A LLR store in a hospital flabbergasts me but I can see it. MLMs are blowing up among my coworker nurses. 😳
I love Zeke too!
I just realized I've also seen a strange clothing store in a hospital. I bet it was LLR! It was at a rehab facility where I went for speech therapy, so it did not have overnight patients. The tiny gift shop had a small section of clothing that didn't belong there, very strange. Many of the patients who go there are elderly and/or have mobility problems, so they would be a good selling target.
@@loosilu nah
Also a nurse. And yes MLMs are really popular with my co workers which is crazy since we make decent money
Another message that should be promoted …DO NOT BUY MLM PRODUCTS … PERIOD. FROM ANYONE EVER.
The exception being if you're purchasing them from a charity shop
Yeah, Melaleuca saying it's not an MLM because of how they have flipped their methodology is like an automobile maker saying it's not a car because the engine is in the back.
Genius! Such a good analogy
Melaleuca is from Idaho.
The reason they don't want labeled as a MLM is due to Idaho's laws about pyramid schemes. Idaho recently published a brochure telling how the difference between "network marketing" (or MLM) and pyramid schemes is such a fine line.. and pointed out many Melaleuca behaviors.
Violating Idaho's pyramid promotional scheme law is a felony offense that is punishable by imprisonment for up to five years, and/or a fine of up to $50,000.
Idaho also has made "referral selling" illegal, so you can imagine why Melaleuca might be wanting to hide their business practices.
My mom told me she joined melaleuca in the 80’s before I was born. At the time they had just bought their first home and were super broke college grads in a big city. She got sucked in by someone at their church, of course. She laughed when I asked why she didn’t stop me from doing IT works! 😂 her answer was “we’ve all been duped once or twice”
Haha got a friend who shills It Works.. my hubby and I call it S**t Works
Imagine being able to buy a home as a broke college grad…. 😞
I like how she saw that coming for you and was like meh, she’ll learn! 😂😂😂
One thing my mom has always said "if they were really making money that easy, you think they'd want everyone to know? People don't easily share success, and to strangers at that!"
Story 1: As a Christian I find it extra gross that these particular huns used this couples’ faith as an in to try to suck them into the so called “opportunity.” All these folks wanted to do was make friends at church, and this is what they get?? Yuck 🤢 “I had a vision from God that you are going to join my MLM!” I can’t decide wether to laugh or cry at that one…. 🤦♀️
Same. I’m Episcopalian and I can tell the story-writer is from a different branch of Christianity, but I’m really surprised that the church would allow that to go on. Aside from the damage it can do to the people who are recruited it’s so toxic for that church’s community.
Zeke's trilling is so musical; I always look forward hearing him in the back!
Me just trying to watch anti mlm videos
All The ads: Do YOU wAnt to gRoOw your DIRect mArketING BUSINESS!!!???
😂 SAME
I have a Zeke, too. His name is Ernie. He waits until we are in bed. We don't let the cats in the room at night. Then he runs around the house, singing the song of his people, usually around 2 am.😠
I have a Zeke too. Her name is Pepper. We love our Zeke’s, Ernie’s and Pepper’s of the world. 😂😒
Mine waits until my husband walks out the door for work at 7am and the obnoxiously demands to be fed until I get up and lock him in the bathroom for another hour or two so I can get a decent sleep 🥲
Mine’s name is Pippin and he is also probably maybe 100% possessed by something, I think he chases ghosts around the house 😅
Sings the song of his people 😂😂 that’s so cute
@Betty Turcan best cat names ever. Can we be friends? I love cats and sometimes I bake!
Omg Hannah - quick LuLaRoe story. A friend of mine gave me some bags of clothes that her rich sister was going to drop off at Goodwill, to see if any of it would be usable as inventory for me on Poshmark. I actually got a really nice North Face jacket out of it that sold within an hour of listing. But I also got A LOT of LuLaRoe Tall & Curvy Leggings, shirts & a cardigan. This was JUST before I became anti-MLM.
I was originally going to list all of the leggings individually at a decent price point for each. Then I happened to watch LuLaRich, so instead I listed them all as a bundle for dirt cheap. When I tell you they sold FAST. 😐 At least I got them for free, so what I made was all profit. But the amount of LuLaRoe I see at thrift stores is shocking. People are just giving it away now.
Force cuddling my cats when they are being annoying is the best strategy!
Hello from Charlotte NC.. ..You mentioned LuLaRoe. I was actually in a Goodwill Store near the NC/SC state line just a couple of days ago. I was shocked when I walked in and there were two FULL racks of brand new LuLaRoe garments....Brand new, tags and all.... It was painfully obvious that someone had just thrown in the towel and donated what was left of their inventory. It was actually kind of sad because I wondered how much money this person must have lost before they just gave up ad donated their remaining inventory.
Hey from Chapel Hill! Herbalife is big here
Charlotte represent !!!
@@blaineyeamlak you mentioned Herbalife...just 2 days ago I was in my local thrift store (.50 day...lol) and a woman walked up to me and handed me her "business " card Herbalife stamped all over it...it's huge here in the Houston tx area also...they target our Latina community hard...it's sad..these lovely women could do so much better with their own business
@@lifeofatruckerswife *insert an orthodox priest signing the cross*
@@lifeofatruckerswife oh geez, I’m in San Antonio so not far from you, I PRAYYY I do not get approached by any mlm huns, I am very approachable but very non confrontational as well 😩
You don’t have a laugh track, you have a Zeke track at this point 😂❤️
Zeke is the main character of this video and I absolutely love it 🐈⬛
I agree 😂
New name for the series: "Zeke Sings the Song of His People (and also some anti MLM stuff)"
😂
My little Newton loves Zeke and completely agrees with the passionate speech that Kitty King shares with you and us!! Newton will start his song at bedtime. He goes into each room to tuck us all in, give his opinion of the day, then picks his human of the night to sleep on our necks. It is his world and we just live in it!!
#antimlmcats4life
Thank you & Zeke for the video. ❤
I love Newton! Give his paws a gentle squeeze for all of us
OMG! I love Zeke. He's so talkative and beautiful. 😀 And you're lucky he haven't learned how to open your door yet. 😃
I have adopted some sort of a criminal hooligan of a cat this time. When I woke up next to her the first couple of times after kicking her out of my bedroom the night before for bad behavior, I have realized that she knows how to jump on my doorknob to open the door. Cats are such a characters. It's impossible not to love them, even the bratty ones like mine. Lol
Criminal hooligan is now my cat's new name lol
@@user-hj8vc2ix7p 😂
I'm just like the girl who immediately saw that MLMs we're pyramid schemes. A friend of mine was in Mary Kay and she got me to sign up. I did it after attending one of her parties and since it was my first time ever putting on makeup, and I liked it (probably because I never wore makeup before lol), I decided to sign up to get the kit and the 50% off all products. Of course they told me that this was fine, but then her upline kept showing up on campus to meet with me about why I wasn't having a party. Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I was an 18 year old in college. I literally kept telling her, "because I don't want to that's not why I signed up, and I told you that." But I kept getting pressure to come to their meetings, have parties, see if friends were interested etc. And then I was like, oh my god this is a pyramid scheme. And I've been mad that other people don't see this so clearly. The anti MLM movement has been my validation for years and years of frustration 🤣.
Not all are have you been in MLm before?
@@Martin-bp7ss yes all mlms.
All of them. Every last one.
I was in Mary Kay for a minute. They call people like you PUs (personal users) and they literally say it like pew/peugh, you stink. So rude. PUs don’t make their upline any money and don’t recruit so they don’t like them.
Melaleuca claims not to be an mlm because they “don’t have”any distributors only “costumer’s” that can become members and get a “affiliate link”
Used Melaleca products for over 10 years. No one has ever pressured me to sell anything. Their products work well. Many docs and pharmacist have told me their vitamins do what they claim. My son was born 3 weeks early, hus NICU doc said "not only do I know you took prenatals, you took either Rainbow light complete prenatal, or Melaleca" it was Rainbow light. But now theirs give me bad heart burn. So mela it is. My asthma makes chemical cleaners a no. Found in stores brands "natural" cleaners suck, and are mostly water. Never had an issue with anything Mela makes. My high risk docs love that I use them. I am medically complex and rare...and mela products make my life better. 70% of their customers are just customers. I can't take chemical cheap crap grocery store vitamins..they make me throw up..and do not work. 15 docs and 7 pharmasist have told me "their science is sound. That is what I prefer you use."
I’ve never heard anyone claiming an affiliate link…That’s simply not true. They only have customers…shoppers and shoppers who refer the store. They are not mlm. The owner spent 100 million in the 80s to purchase it so it wouldn’t be an mlm. Read Built on Solid Principles. It shares the story…It’s incredible.
Like Tammara, I’ve had a different experience than is being said here. Got out of a wheelchair I’d been in for 28 years in 2 months…incredible fairly priced products…not an mlm
I clicked on this video BECAUSE of the melaleuca aspect. My dad was roped into melaleuca and insists it’s not an MLM so I’m really glad I came across this video debunking that claim!
Your father is correct. It’s not. I’m turning this video into compliance so they can handle this misunderstanding. There is a book that was written about how the owner of the company bought out Oil of Melaleauca for 100 million dollars in the 80’s. They are a legitimate store. 81% just shop. The folks who share are compensated fairly. I’m sad to hear that anyone would misrepresent this company…it has integrity & does it’s best as it looks out for others.
@@diananielsen6161 😂
@@diananielsen6161oh hUn, you are in deep. lmao
I think Jessica hickson did a video over melaleuca and how are “trying” to look like they are not an mlm.
Zeke has some strong feelings about MLMs. I'm glad you include his insight in your videos
So nice that you are posting so often 💗
Thanks for watching Ana!!
One thing that struck me about Story #2 was the emphasis the reps placed on earning money/becoming a millionaire over all else. Obviously I completely understand wanting to make a ton of money, especially if you are currently not making enough to live comfortably! I’m attempting a career change myself in the hopes of being able to make 6 figures and often daydream about all the things I could buy with that salary. But telling someone their architect career is worthless is so beyond the pale. Money is not THE deciding factor in a career, there’s also work-life balance to consider, as well as the job responsibilities. Not everyone wants to be hustling 24/7 and a lot of people need to be in a career that is rewarding and fulfilling in addition to being paid well. Just a gross mindset to have in my opinion, don’t put down others for not being in your MLM.
Yes!! I'm a nurse- the kind of job you don't do for the money because what's required of you isn't worth the pay unless you absolutely love doing this job.
You are the sweetest face of the anti mlm movement! I love your calm and considerate commentary and information sharing. I already know how bad mlms are so I just come back for the horror stories and your awesome content! Would love to see a collab with you Savannah Marie and mack attack! And Chelsea ✌
I think Zeke is saying, "you tell them mom! Tell them how bad those MLMs are!" 😂
And then he saying, "I need attention! Isn't everything about me?"
I did a brief stint with melaleuca. They are walking the finest line when it comes to the legality of their practices. As reps, we were constantly cautioned to guard our speech and not say certain things. Imagine pressuring all your reps and everyone under them, ad nauseam, not say the wrong thing so your company doesn’t get into legal trouble. Ridiculous. Also lots of reps claimed they were making big bucks and their dreams were coming true from this “easy job working 2-3 hours per week”. Except I don’t know if they counted all the meetings they want you to attend over zoom in those “2-3 hours”. Lol.
Oh yeah, the “team leader” was slightly unhinged and had a b*tchy personality and berated people in zoom meetings who stated how hard it was to actually close a sale. Yeah, I hate these types of companies with a passion.
You should sell merch that says "You Can Probably See Where This Is Going..." 😆
And then an arrow pointing to a triangle.
I went to a Melaleuca presentation after they assured me it wasn’t an MLM. The presenter said it was a shopping subscription and you could use points at several places. She showed a sideways pyramid and said that if you shared and got others to join, your points would eventually be free. I wanted to try a couple products, but I couldn’t do that without joining their “shopping club.” Sigh.
Folks can shop retail and pay 30-50% more without shopping every month. It’s a store. I got free products accidentally my first week telling my friends that I found safe products for my son with special needs. I had zero desire to share anything because I’d just been tangled up with an mlm. Melaleuca was Oil of Melaleauca before…and that was an mlm. The current owner spent 100 million to buy it out. The book “Built on Solid Principles” tells what happened.
Sam’s club and Costco are shopping clubs too.
I suppose you could call Sam’s and Costco membership shopping. I have never had either company recruit me, ask me to recruit other people, ask me to spend monthly points, ask me to read self help books, ask me to manifest my dreams, ask me to market anything for them without compensation, ask me to attend Zoom meetings, ask me to share my “why,” or ask me to make a list of people who would buy “dirt”from me and send them “opportunity” emails and private messages. So in my opinion, MLM’s are vastly different.
@@linzzz519 a lot of companies have referral programs, some kind of kickback for referring friends. 🤷🏻♀️sales and marketing isn’t for everyone. There are good ways to do things and bad ways to do things. Are self help books bad?
Isn’t it convenient that no matter who you speak to in an MLM they have a friend or a relative that can relate to your exact situation, no matter how specific and unlikely it is? 🤔
When zeke started yelling I always instinctively yell “whuUuUut” to my cats. 😂
I love hearing Zeke in the background. Several years ago we had a cat we had to rehome and she “talked” just like Zeke. Hearing him reminds me of our girl & it warms my heart every time. 😻
As someone who was addicted to anti-MLM content last year, I was surprised that I didn't come across your channel until now. And as a cat dad of 2, I'll admit that Zeke sealed the deal to me subscribing just now, lol
Also, I really appreciate sharing the story of the lady who was essentially bullied into buying products just to leave her alone. As I'm someone who tends to have issues being assertive myself, I found that it helped to play through my head what I'd say while watching these videos in case I come across such situations. I'm currently thinking of a polite and assertive "thank you so much, but this isn't for me," and if they keep pushing, I'm currently thinking through a more compassionate, "thank you so much again, and I totally understand how it feels to be in your current position of [excitement; being forced into desperation]. I've felt trapped in such a situation before, and I hope you won't have feel that way as well. I hope you understand my unwillingness and can respect that."
I didn’t start making anti-MLM content until August 2021 so that might be why! Happy we’re both here now! ☺️
@@HannahAlonzo Haha, now that makes sense. Glad to be here and will probably binge the rest of your MLM horror stories the next time I get free time!
I've been a Melaluca "rep" for 3 years now. I have signed up zero people!😅 I love certain products and stay on because the lotion is the only one that clears my sons skin, and I can replace most of my usual grocery store items. But not many people can and I refuse to alienate my friends and family. So I'm the worst rep ever. Lol 😅I actually say when family ask where to get certain products that they should just order through me if needed but not to sign up. Unless you can easily replace items you would normally buy it's not worth it. If at ANY time you are putting things into your cart to make your minimum monthly point purchases that you do not need it's not for you. I never thought of it as an MLM before , but I knew it didn't feel right pushing the products on people . This video has really opened my eyes 👀 I will continue to be the worst rep for Melaluca and my conscience is clear.
I like some of the products as well and I signed up as a customer for a while but I couldnt spend $100 every month on them, so I gave it up. I wish there was a way to buy just the ones you want when you want it
That’s sad…they are definitely not an mlm. The structure is different. If you haven’t Refered a customer, you are a shopper. Read Built on Solid Principles. Frank spent a lot to buy it out from Oil of Melaleuca in the 80s. Mlms have zero integrity. This company has incredible prices (mlms do not) and tons of integrity.
Melaleuca has shoppers…there are no reps
It’s definitely not the same. The cleaning supplies are way more affordable and higher quality than anything you can get at a store.
Ive been a customer for 8 years. I trued the rep thing. Ut it wasnt for me. No pressure. Just shop.
What are you talking about Melaleuca isn’t an MLM. It’s just a shopping club and the owner predicts the future. He predicted c19 and forced his pyramid, I mean shop club, to buy all the “essentials.”
Ugh you’re right, I should know better 🤣
Zeke demands the abolishing of tyrannical closed doors
Came for the anti-mlm content.
Stayed for the cat interruptions.
(Although the content is great too I just love cats 😅)
Melaleuca says they’re not MLM because they don’t sell products, they just refer customers to the shop club. In my mind, that makes it worse because you’re getting paid on multiple levels from peoples purchases without selling anything (formerly melaleuca here)
7 shoppers get a thank you each time someone shops. Shame on the company for thanking their customers? 🤷♀️ What mlm does that? None. It’s generous and incredible thoughtful.
Love the kitty sounds in the background! I felt like he wanted to tell us stories, too!
I know a girl in hs that started in her senior year I checked her insta recently and it said “no offering ur shitty mlm” I was so happy she got out lol
My kids are well prepared with you in the background. They'd even spotted one & stopped their friends from joining one. I have a story being recruited in an sa support group. Please help me be those people voice because they have none.
Oh my gosh! Just yesterday someone was recommending Melaleuca as bird-safe (which I'm pretty sure is not), and it was against group rules to recommend MLM products, so I commented as such and tagged admin. She replied, "It's not an MLM. I don't sell these products." I said, "It literally is an MLM, even if you don't sell it." 🤣 What?!
You are mistaken…She’s correct. Read Built on Solid Principles. It was bought out from an mlm in the 80’s for 100 million dollars.
How annoying to force people to buy stuff and scam them to be salesman
I’m cracking up at your cat sounding like an entire human child in the background 🤣 so cute!!
LuLaRoe now has a SECOND documentary condemning them on Hulu
It's not on Hulu. It's on Discovery+
I’m not understanding how MLM are allowed to exist 😂
The Direct Marketing Association spends a ton of money on politicians.
EVERYTIME I watch an anti-mlm video and hear these stories I think the same thing. These should be illegal!
@@FragJamsey thank Amway. They pretty obviously bribed politicians back in the 80s(?) to make a loophole they could hop right into. The founding family is related to Betsy deVos, the former Secretary of Education.
@@haven311 wow! I had no idea! Go figure, right!
They all say they aren’t an MLM anymore. I have a friend deep in Amway and she claims they aren’t an MLM because she doesn’t make any money off her downlines’ sales, but instead receives a “mentoring bonus.”
*Insert Jim Halpert meme of the two pictures but it’s the same thing*
I think that we need to have a panel with Zeke and PopTart. 😁
Lw fw tú ta sw Ñ y njih h fc bi bcp k 5 da trav ?
Melaleuca tries to come off as a Sam's club or membership shopping club and not a ds/mlm
It is
@@diananielsen6161It’s not. You can’t buy anything in bulk, you HAVE to spend a minimum every single month, and returns are a pain in the butt. So not Sam’s Club lol.
We love the Zeke appearances! Don’t feel bad for his meowing and desire for attention. I like how you gave him what he wanted and then he regretted his decisions immediately
Zeeke! He just wants to say hello to all of his fans! We love you, Zeeke!
As a tall woman, most clothing makers forget we need clothing too.
I love how Zeke is all pay attention to me! Pay attention to me! Why are you touching me? Quit touching me! I'm leaving! Wait! Pay attention to me! 😂 The struggle is real!
my cat is a social cat and loves being around other cats. the poor baby is confused whenever he hears your cat screaming and goes around the apartment looking for him. he’s been sitting by the door waiting for me to let the stray cats in because he thinks your cat is one of the strays outside.
I’ve been binge watching your videos all morning and I had my windows open. I heard a cat meowing. I looked at my cat, it wasn’t him. I looked out the window thinking it might be the neighbor’s cat. Nope. Two hours later I figured out it was your cat! 😂
I'm based in Australia and my mum definitely sold LR when I was younger. I remember being surprised as they had Heidi Klum and Michael Schumacher in their catalogues. My mum seemingly was the perfect victim as I remember her doing Avon, LR and Amway at some point in time. Quite surprising as she is usually very investment and money savvy and has worked full-time for as long as I remember. Even then I remember thinking the aforementioned all kinda felt pyramid scheme-y.
I just wrote a story about LR here in Denmark and I also remember them having perfumes with Heidi Klum and Schumacher and a lot of famous people's names. For what I can see they do not have that anymore and now it's called LR health & beauty. I can not remember if that was the name that long ago but it's definitely the same company
I just realised, I may have avoided an MLM when I wa sunemplyed for the first time! I got a call of someone who told me I could make money sellign insurances, to my family and friends, and I could start after an orientation meeting. Luckily for me, I was REALLY weirded out by the fact that they wanted to train me in just one evening! Who knows what I might have run into otherwise!
Gut feelings tend to work!
What gets me is primerica claims they aren’t an MLM when I called them out on it. I was on a call and hadn’t heard of the company but within the first few minutes of their pitch it screamed MLM ! I said no thanks.
these videos are making me realize just how many school fundraisers work on the ethics of a pyramid scheme.
Tell me you've watched Hannah forever without telling me you've watched Hannah forever ... .
..instantly recognising Zekes hellos.. 💕
Haha he’s really making himself known in my videos recently 😂
Oh my gosh Zeke trilling for attention in the background is adorable.
I just joined a Meleluca orientation. They state they are not an MLM because you don’t have to buy any products. All you are you doing is helping people shop somewhere different for the things they would already be buying. I honestly was so on board with this and was excited to get started but I sovereignty came across your videos! Thank you!
Since MLMs require you recruit to actually earn a decent income for not only yourself, but the people in your upline, saying it is not an MLM is clearly a lie.
My advocare up line triggered an eating disorder by trying to profit off of my insecurities…now that’s a story to tell
The closest I got to any mlm was Avon or Mary Kay, some sort of training class. I don't remember, my friend brought me because she thought she was going to join, but the meeting felt extraordinarily culty and we both felt very uncomfortable.
I think Jessica Hickson has a video about Melaleuca and their "non-MLM" claims, apparently the CEO is something else...
Those videos are soooo good.
As someone who lives in the same community as the CEO I can confirm he is something else. He donates a lot to charity, but he is odd
I've been binging your videos for a few weeks now and always enjoy the sporadic interactions between you and Zeke and Cooper ❤
Zeke's persistence in this particular video is so similar to one of my cats, Penny. She hates closed doors because I'm sure she's convinced that the room on the other side has turned into Narnia but no sweetie, sorry, it's still just the bathroom lol
I've been binging these. I was telling my husband about one of the stories. His response was I'm so glad you're smart enough to not fall for those.
I know someone who is getting up there in Melaluca...car bonus up there. She's got the lifestyle. Sadly I felt the need to disconnect from her because every single post was about it and how blessed she is. And I feel like that was the only reason she ever messaged me. 😕
It sucks. I don't even really know how to feel about it.
Do we know the same person? 😂 same same for all of it. Sorry you had to go through that.
It is sad that she got the life style based on the efforts of her downline...and they didn't.
My mother is in melaleuca, but only for the discount. She order stuff for us, my aunt and one of her good friend, and they slit the bill
Your mom is smart to get the discount. It’s a fabulous store. The benefits are incredible when you have your own account…they are a solid company with lots of integrity.
@diananielsen6161 & here you are trying to push the whole "the benefits are incredible when you have your own account ". That doesn't sound like integrity to me.
Ugh YES my mom got sucked into melaleuca one time & spent so much money on the starter kit & ended up never being able to sell anything 🤦🏽♀️
One thing I've always told my kids is that your opportunities will be things you seek out. When you want to spend your time and your money, you will go looking for it. It will never come looking for you. Anything that chases you down, and offers you the "opportunity" to spend your time or your money is a trap.
That's why advertising has zero effect on me and mine. When we are ready to buy something, we chase it down. We NEVER take the click bait.
My kids have never bothered with any MLM or such "opportunities".
Hello Hannah! The second story about LR is mine, thanks for sharing!
I wanted to clarify that LR stands for LR Health & Beauty Systems. It's a German company. Except from aloe vera mania they are also crazy about their cars (they give away BMW, Mercedes, Audi etc. mainly German cars). I think they claim they have the best car gifting system in the world of MLM. I think they give cars even to the very low ranks. TBH I find this even more manipulative because they are connected to the company via car contract even before they have made any money and this makes them stay even longer. Unfortunately, all of their info about the car system is in German. I can translate them and send them to you if you're interested in digging deeper into this company. Let me know if you're interested in more information about this. Sending love! :)
My sister got in to LR here in Denmark, luckily for what I remember she wasn't in it that long time and didn't recruit anyone
Thanks for giving us something to watch while you're out living your best life at Disney!!! 💖
The guilt trip of some MLMs is straight out of the cult playbook, BITE model.
You inspired me to do my hair like yours, and I got a compliment on it today! ❤️
I was a Melaleuca customer for a long time, never realizing it was an MLM. I didn't realize it until I found my way to your videos.
Anyone who uses "straight size" while not making clothes is huge red flag. Wow, being sad that overpriced bad quality clothes isn't made for you? It is actually blessing in disguise
Not me rewatching the part when you cuddle it Zeke out for the 20th time 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Was also apart of Mary Kay and omg that’s a whole story as well
The fact that I saw a primerica sign 7 minutes from where I live in my way home from work… my heart sunk..
I know this is an older video, but I have just begun binge watching your videos. I have been using LipSense for about 6 years now and I love it. I have been buying it from the same person for this entire time and have never been approached to sell it. I never knew it was an MLM. I really don't know if I can give it up, nothing else stays on my lips.
I have been binging your channel, you’re too entertaining.
love you Hannah😽, thank you for the quality content.
Happy Easter, Hannah! Thanks for educating and entertaining us! 🥰
Okay I’ve been binging your videos for like 3 days and they’re fantastic, but can we talk about the more important thing in this exact moment: your hair looks AMAZING.
Going through and catching up on the horror stories. I think I'm caught up now. These are my favorite.
Hello! New to your channel (whoop whoop). Great videos :)
I’m a bit disappointed to hear so many people say ‘we were too nice/ didn’t want to be rude/ were polite’ when someone is badgering them for an hour… you are the only person who can put a stop to the interaction, though.
Telling someone directly or being assertive doesn’t make you a bad person lol you have to advocate for yourself, which can be done respectfully and firmly. I implore all the ladies who are writing in to find their inner advocate!
Stick up for yourself and give up trying to be ‘nice’ if it’s not how you really feel!
Its self love to say no, especially if they’re harassing/ disrespecting you. You’re not powerless 💜
Years ago, my ex was approach by a man in the parking lot of a major store. It's been so long that I forget the details, but the Amway story reminded me. I thought it was super weird but didn't know what it was. I remember trying to order toilet paper for a discount and my order had to go through this guy. I was done right then and thre.
It's not a Hannah video if there isn't a full speech from Zeke.
I am glad this included a story from Europe. As a European, there's a lot of MLMs that aren't talked about much popping up around here. My local job search groups are full of huns pitching their business opportunities to people who don't know any better. Luckily, most people don't fall for these, as they're very overpriced, and, considering average salaries here, not affordable, but it's still an infestation.
My jaw dropped when I saw a Lithuanian woman recently spam a Riga job search group (Latvia is Lithuania's neighbour) with, you guessed it, FUCKING MONAT. My Lithuanian is quite rusty, as I never formally studied it, but her text was the standard Monat nonsense pitch (and before anyone asks, yes, she posted her spam in Lithuanian, in a group where barely anyone speaks it. Make it make sense). They recently expanded to Spain and Lithuania, and I think it's very telling their huns have to invade random groups of neighbour countries to shill their shit. If that doesn't prove that nobody besides these huns are buying this product, I don't know what will.
Hi :) Yup, Monat openeded in Lithuania and one person I know has joined it. The posts encouraging to join as a VIP client or Market Partner are full of cringe.
I saw even a pilot shilling Monat :D So it's not even that surprising that they spam Latvians. :(
Love your content... I have a friend who's hypnotized in a MLM scheme at the moment and this helps me to see things clearer... I love cats BTW... so cute
Zeke was cracking me up! 😂 Initially, I thought that it was my cat crying in the other room and I went looking for her. Thank you so much for all of your informative videos, I found your channel last night and continue to binge watch all of your videos today.
Hannah… I just unfollowed anti MLM hosts I have been following before I found you! Why?! Because you are the BEST!
I especially love your honest, down to earth, factual commentaries immensely! But what I love and respect about you the most is you never drop the F-bomb or any foul language ever! So dignified you are!
So many anti MLM, as well as every host on any subject for that matter, seem to think that word is going out of style and use it in every single sentence. Now trust me, I’m no prude as the mother of 7 children, but come on… do they truly think that’s entertaining?! Do they think they sound “tough”?! Personally, I think you are the most intelligent, well informed, well spoken, & beautiful soul on you tube!! Kudos to you Hannah! Keep on keeping on!! Love watching your content!! Subscriber forever here!🙋🏻♀️
I just realized I watch your anti MLM videos and I used to watch your Poshmark videos! I had no idea until today that you made both!
This is my first video of yours…got recommended to me. I subscribe to other anti-mlm RUclips channels as well. Just subscribed and I’m excited to follow along for more content. You’re so calm and refreshing. :)
MLM's seem to prey on military families. My ex and I were suckered into Amway. When we were told to let our bills go to buy their products we left. Were only in long enough to get our starter box.