Lots of questions about this: I bleeped the C word in this video because it was spoken in a sentence regarding a “cure”. RUclips has ways of scrubbing through videos and flagging/demonetizing videos that perpetuate false information. I didn’t want to be speaking the words “essential oils cure c--“ multiple times in my video because it may be flagged when it shouldn’t be.
YT is notorious for suppressing speech even to the point of punishing content creators with demonetization or warnings to their channel. Hope Congress drags them in like it has fb and pre Elon Twitter
It’s shameful RUclips dies that, since there are legitimate ways (not oils) to boost the immune system that are better for many people than what the pharmaceutical industry and the FDA have to offer.
I’ve had girls tell me “I’ve ran calls from a hospital bed while in the middle of a miscarriage. You have no excuse” like bruh. That’s not a flex or normal at all
That's utterly depressing. When my husband and I had a pipe bust in our house during a winter storm, all I had to do was text my supervisor what was happening and they told me to take the afternoon off and it didn't even count towards my PTO. If I was having a miscarriage and in the hospital, they'd do the same because our lives are more important than our jobs.
I'm a nurse and I have had a miscarriage. I do not understand that at all. It was so painful and awful. Please do NOT do that. Your body needs rest to naturally heal itself and sometimes you need to a have a procedure like a d&c which you also need to rest and recover from
I 100% believe that in Top Fail 3, the rep went to Target to prove that their haircare is expensive, discovered that it isn't, and had to improvise a whole comedy routine to somehow pretend that it is. That clip is hilarious in all the unintentional ways.
The Target girl really went in there and realised halfway through her video wasn't gonna prove what she wanted and had to spend $200 on random crap to try and salvage it 😂
@@tarajh righttt… as a healthcare professional myself this makes me so mad, firstly you work so hard to that license to for go all logic, second, people already have mistrust with the medical field and this is perpetuating it! 🤯
YES! They went to medical school and they still believe that these essential oils are going to heal viruses? That is insane and clearly they need to go back to medical school
I went to target today. I got Parmesan cheese, lemonade, popcorn, and a Twix bar. And the only impulse was the candy because I’m on my period. Under $9. Definitely cheaper than monat and my hair won’t fall out.
The only benefit of being post menopausal, in my PERSONAL opinion, is that I no longer routinely eat an 8 oz chocolate bar daily for 5 days of every month, lol.
I used Monat for like a year. Not only did my scalp break out in horrible little bumps, but I had rashes all down my backside. My scalp hurt to brush and I lost so much hair. It took weeks for my scalp and back to heal.
My momma bear self is screaming, if my son's pediatrician even BREATHED doTERRA around me I'd be kicking down doors to get out of the office and I'd be reporting them to the state health department in the parking lot
Regarding the Doterra reps being fined, Savannah Marie did a video of that zoom call with those individuals on it, making those claims. It was outrageous. I’m so glad they were charged, thank you for sharing this update!
It was Savannah, I knew this sounded suspiciously familiar, but I couldn’t remember who did the video, thanks that was going to drive me nuts all day lol
Story 1 - TINA (Truth In Advertising) was the one that reported them. And in the strongly worded complaint, they advised the FTC didn't just send DoTerra a warning letter because that obviously didn't work last time. They're upping the ante.
I grew up in Quebec and we had classes on taxes in high school. This lady had plenty of warnings about her taxes from the government. If she didn't want to go to jail it was her responsibility to make arrangements with the CRA
These MLM Huns promoting their products during tragedy is so disturbing, like can you imagine walking into an irl store and the salesperson is sobbing over the death of a family member while also telling you about the BOGO sale? This isn't being a good employee, a hard worker, or hustling, this is straight up not _normal or healthy._
When my cat died unexpectedly I took 3 days off work because I couldn't function as a human being. That sounds more like time freedom than what that Monat rep had.
@@carolsummers8734 It is heartbreaking and brings about a sense of unspeakable loneliness. I'm so sorry for your loss. I understand how you must be feeling. I've lost both my cats since the beginning of 2023 :(
@@carolsummers8734 I have 2 kitties and can't imagine coming home to nothing. They are the heart and soul of our home. My name is on the apartment lease, but the kitties let me live here with them.
Someone needs to tell the Monat rep that that Monat isn't the only way to order shampoo online. My daughter buys most of her hair/skin products online, and none of them are mlm products.
As someone who just a few weeks ago had to say goodbye to one of my cats seeing the person using her pet loss as "marketing"... I cannot imagine how awful she is gonna feel that day when she finally gets out and remembers that she did that. 🥺
THIS. We lost my dog in September to cancer and it took me a few days to even get the emotional strength to post anything about having to let her go (or anything at all). I couldn't imagine posting like that.
exactly..... My kitties will be 14 and 15 this Summer, my heart breaks every time I think about them not being with me. There's no way in hell I'd be able to post about getting a trip if I make more sales. Screw the trip, give me my kitties any day!
Hey Hannah! To add to what you were saying about incentives being taxed in MLM - Young Living offers "free" promo items every single month and I only just recently found out that I was being taxed on all those "freebies" the entire time! 😬 I mean, I really should have known. So if anyone in Young Living happens to see this - you're being taxed for all those promotional items every month! It's not worth it!
I opened accounts with a local bank that had a different "gift" every month and got cheap headphones or something. Come the end of the year I got a tax form listing the things' value as income
Hannah, I appreciate you saying that online work is NOT for everyone-you are making your career online right now, and it’s so refreshing that you recognize it’s not something everyone wants to do-so thank you! Great ToP Fails video-so happy a few people were held accountable for their false health claims! ❤
Regarding top failure 3. Her plan still backfires on her. People could get their cheaper products online, saving money by not buying those extras she claims people would get if they went to a physical store. Sooo... mlms are still more expensive and avoidable even by her logic.
I had a MaryKay hun insult my intelligence by telling me that her stuff was cheaper than the $3 stuff I loved that I got at WalMart. Then she said "That stuff is worse than Spic and Span, which you wouldn't know is a cleaner" This was before it was easy to block phone numbers. She kept calling me over and over again....
What the heck is with these folks and Starbucks?! I haven't had Starbucks in 20 years, since that's the last time one of my close friends was a manager there and she slipped me free coffee.
Ugh, honestly those DoTerra reps are deplorable. Imagine being a medical professional- having the trust of your community- and exploiting that trust by making false claims just to make a buck. Absolutely sickening.
The shampoo lady literally proved that you can get SO many things in addition to shampoo and conditioner in target if u dont spend that money on her 4 MLM products💀 like would u rather have 20 things or 4 things for roughly the same price lmao
Hannah your explanation of Fail 5 was spot on! That woman sounded so genuine but your "remember the motive" narrative was 100% correct! In the end, even if they want to be nice about how they approach you - they are still approaching you to make money.
...I mean, she deliberately didn't ACTUALLY pick up any of the shampoo to buy it, so of course it was "forgotten"... gonna die wheezing in my office now :D
As a tax accountant, I love when people get nailed for tax fraud and tax evasion 😂 also jail time is only on the table when it’s determined you knowingly and willfully file a fraudulent return or knowingly and willfully conceal or misrepresent your financials in order to evade taxes. If it’s a genuine mistake (just not paying estimates or whatever) it’s a civil issue and you’ll owe penalties and interest but at least you’re not facing criminal charges
Franchises usually get exclusive access to some area around it where not other franchiser is allowed to build their own franchise so that you are not in direct competition with them
I lost my beautiful 2 year old cat Michael a couple of weeks ago. I took the day off work and didn't even think about it at all. That day was for crying and grief only. I can't imagine advertising like that between grief sharing
32:48 Her coaching people to engage in “genuine conversation” before a sales pitch is exactly the kind of stuff that we hear about destroying the target later. Because the target was tricked into believing the Hun had a genuine interest in them as a person and potential friend, it makes the reveal of the sales pitch significantly more destructive than if they’d just been up front.
The last one is especially irrelevant because if Monat has all these billions of dollars ...it only proves that they Could pay their reps better but are choosing not to. What flex is this?
The one thing these business tyrants have down, is creating a sales industry that requires "community", seeing this is what keeps them in, even when they are not making much, losing money, or know something isn't right. These people who were targeted through their vulnerabilities, now can't let go.
Whenever I see a hey hun say she once was soooo skeptic and hater, but with the right "education", they no longer see the issue. This means, they were hating on the fake messages and probably jealous of the posts showing their "free" vacations and trips and was not actually educated on the business ethics and the negative effects, manipulation and misinformation.
In Canada you need to take tax classes/lifestyle class in high school and the CRA sends you mail telling you if you failed to file your taxes. It's a lot different here then in the states, if you're not doing your taxes its a lot more intentional. We have free programs for university/college students so generally people are more informed about taxes. (don't get me wrong some people will slip through the cracks due to environmental/poverty issues). Also the CRA, allegedly, tends to let you repay, and just fine you late fees, so if she went to court it most likely means it was Intentional and there was some evasion, or non response on that reps part.
The tax/lifestyle classes are a recent thing! At least in Ontario - specifically the limestone district school board. I never was given the option for one of those classes when I was in school - I graduated in 2014. My cousin just graduated, and he was only offered a small lesson on taxes within his math class. Depends on the school board, and the specific schools as well.
@@lezliesmith3354 That's possible, I graduated in 2011 and we had those and it was mandatory, and im in ontario. So might just be the french school board where its mandatory. Well hopefully they all catch up because it's been invaluable.
Awh hell no she brought the cat into it 😢 I feel for her losing her cat, it's absolutely horrific I know from experience. But to use that to put little sales pitches in between that truly shows how much they're pushed to show trauma and use that sympathy people naturally have to ask them to buy their stuff 😢 she'll look back on this one day and be so sad she did it if she ever gets out, I hope she does get out. Rip kitty ❤
As a healthcare professional (nursing support worker), you're absolutely right. Essential oils can't cure or treat a disease or disorder. I love them for relaxation and self care. They're great for that. I remember using them on my earlobes (before I knew any better) and giving myself an ear infection. And (again, before I knew better) how to not annoy my immune system with them. If you're not careful, your immune system can go into overdrive and cause an autoimmune disorder to go haywire. I did all that when with doTERRA, and I remember how awful I felt after my Hashimoto's went haywire because of the oils. I eliminated everything I could and followed a strict diet and still felt horrendous. I set the oils aside and felt better within a month.
The one from LeVel said that there's no overhead to account for with their business model, but your upline is literally your overhead, lol. They take a cut of every sale to pass it up the line, allowing those at the top to make income off of everyone at the bottom.
Regarding taxes: when you work a regular job, the company pays taxes into Social Security for you. With MLM's, that doesn't happen. If you work many years in an MLM, when you become eligible for Social Security, you have no work history of paying in. There won't be anything for you, except the bare minimum payment, which *I think* is around $500 a month. I feel bad for the reps that spend 20, 30, 40 years in MLM'S, and think they have Social Security to fall back on.
Regarding the last fail, I think it is pretty notable that the rep used tech companies to make a comparison to Monat because the Tech industry overall is well-known for the fact that they fail to make a profit for the first couple of years of operation. I wonder what the comparison would look like if they used comparable companies/brands in the same field.
My boyfriend and I both work in digital marketing and both places we work are NOT MLM’s. Just legitimate businesses who want an online presence. Ugh I hate that 😅
Glad to hear someone went after DoTerra. I had a former friend who was a rep for them and some of the stuff she and her upline were spouting was absolutely absurd. It's why she's a former friend, I'd finally had it with all of it. However, I'm not a bit surprised to find out these were healthcare workers who were in trouble after my experience last year post surgery with the people at the physical therapy place I went to. Anti vaxxers, conspiracy theorists--so much for critical thinking during their training. Needless to say, after feeling totally stressed out after having to listen to them, I cancelled my last couple of appointments. I will NEVER go back to that therapy place either, it was hospital affiliated and I was really hoping I would have received a survey about my thoughts. Unfortunately I didn't.
There's a girl who was about to participate in MASTER CHEF in Argentina and she decided NOT TO bc of a MLM that she was into she rejected the contract!!!!!!!
That whole "Come as you are; grow into the person you were meant to be," girl, that's Jesus. He can make you into the person you're meant to be. An MLM can't do that for you.
With the dottera one I was wondering if they were talking about anecdotal evidence. Then I remembered a food manufacturing company I contract to found anecdotal evidence about one of their products reducing covid symptoms. They are conducting a clinical trial to verify the claim before marketing it. Anecdotal observations are not an excuse.
99% of people lose money, but also, if your get into the one percent, you’ll be making money at the expense of all those people losing money. So you’ll be the real bad guy. It’s literally eat or get eaten, there is no comfortable and respectful middle ground.
I was just talking to my Canadian family member, and she says the Canada IRS equivalent does NOT play, you can end up owing way more in fees than the base amount owed real quick.
I dunno about that. I guess it would depend on what’s happened. I ended up owing 2500 to the CRA after 2020 and I paid it this year. All I owed was an extra 90 in interest.
@@linashoes she was telling me about how she got a letter once saying she owed, and my grandfather advised her to go ahead and pay and then challenge it, bc if she just challenged it and hoped she would win, that the interest would be accumulating during that time and if she lost she would owe that as well.
I always try to have a list when I go to the store. It really helps to not buy more than I planned. Even though I’ve lost a decent amount of money purchasing my from my friends in MLMs, I’m so glad I never joined any.
First I love your videos, I’m so glad the algorithm put you in my radar …. Ok so I’m sooo glad you talked about the tax thing for independent contractors! Anytime I see anything on mlms talking about the income I NEVER hear anyone talk about the taxes, that would be my first thing to say (if I was anti-mlm) like basically that check that hun is showing off, cut that in half and that’s your take home after taxes🤦🏽♀️ And my last thing is I have 2 theories on the “I used to be a hater, anti-mlmer but now I’m not” people (not that you asked lol) 1) these people know all the risks involved BUT also know that if you get in early you’re likely to be successful so they take advantage of that knowledge and 2) these people really aren’t ex-mlm peeps they just say it because they think it gives them more credibility like, “well if someone who WAS a hater is now part of the community there has to be something to this worth looking in to” ….. either way totes sketch
What I don't understand is why someone would leave a high 5 or 6 figure stable income to make MLM promotion their full time job. If you have a professional career where you are already successful - I don't understand giving that up for MLM madness.
They say they're done on their phones for the day, or that they wont be on their phones for a certain amount of time and then continue to post any ways because what they are really saying is that they wont be sitting on their phones on the couch and scrolling through everything, its like they're saying they actually have to give their family attention. But they still need to record them giving their family attention and post it, so that we all know how much "time-freedom" they have.
Hannah, I'm glad you are pointing out the taxes issue. If you are self-employed, you must set aside 15% of your pay just for Social Security taxes, because self-employed people are their own employers. In employment, the employer pays half (about 7.5%), but when you are self-employed, you must pay it all. There is no getting around it. You can deduct expenses, but you have to pay Soc.Sec. This does not cover federal and state taxes. If you make very little, 15% may be all you pay. If you make a lot, you should plan on setting aside 35-50% of your take-home pay for taxes. This is another thing that proves there is no such thing as a get-rich-quick scheme.
I have the precious gift of having a mom who is an accountant and she helps me with my taxes because honestly I’m so terrible at it I would be bankrupt without her
Ugghhh the one about the cat loss. This is disgusting. We lost our cat on Sunday (i always thought that our baby had the look of Cooper and the attitude of zeke- not exaggerating lol) and even though I was posting on SM about it, it was only because my friends loved my constant posts and pictures of our cats. Never would I have been like well even though we’re heartbroken and grieving, please buy my MLM’s products. OMG Also: idk if you’ll see this and I don’t expect you to respond (you know you’re only days/hours away from having a baby so yeah you got a lot going on lol) but just know videos like yours have helped get me through this hard time
Considering I know a nurse who's anti-vax and has gone to visit her 91 year old great grandmother when she was sick...yeah just because someone is a nurse, doesn't mean they're automatically smart. (that said, I do have a high respect for nurses. There are many good ones, just a few bad eggs.)
On a note about Forbes: It is also not as great as it use to be. They support sketchy for profit private universities and they make a lot of money off of other shady businesses. So like take that with what you will.
Disclaimer that I'm an independent contractor in the US, not Canada, but ideally you should save 25-30% of earnings for taxes and pay them quarterly. Self employment taxes are HIGH and not planning for them can get you in a really rough financial position.
The LeVel Hun: …”don’t immediately try to make a sale off of them…” And this is right after she said to ask about their sleep and adrenals. I assume the quiet part she didn’t say out loud is “ask them questions first so you can find their weak spots!”
every franchise owner I've known has been so stressed out when it comes to choosing location when they decide to open even a second location. and thays *their* location.
18:05 it’s remarkable that she came away from that store and spent all that money, if somebody has a problem with buying more than what they need they can always just order it online to keep it clean with the purchase. This is in relation to that she encouraged people to order from the Monat website.
They didn't do it because they don't know. They lied knowingly to earn money! And they used their medical credentials to give themselves more credibility. I can for the life of me understand what's so dificult to figure out about that, and you saying "you would think they knew better but I guess not" is astounding! They DID know better but they lied for money.
Google started in 1998 (5 years cited is 1998-2003), Facebook in 2004 (2004-2010), Spotify in 2006 (2006 - 2014), Netflix in 1997 (1997 - 2007) and Apple in 1976 (1976 - 1990). The value of 1 billion USD in 1976 is 5.5 billion in today's currency with inflation. It's comparing apples with oranges and bananas and dragon fruit! Monat made their money in 2015-2023 and none of the companies cited coincide with that period for a start.
I was a freelance contractor as a sound engineer before I left New York City during pandemic, as soon as I found out that I was going to be an independent contractor I was stressed out because I knew I wasn’t gonna be good about making sure to pay that back right away😂 So to know that all people who work in an MLM are private contractors makes it seem like an even more dangerous idea to me, especially if you’re young or just somebody who’s not financially literate like myself😂 I have so much shit to catch up with as far as the IRS is concerned😅
Lots of questions about this:
I bleeped the C word in this video because it was spoken in a sentence regarding a “cure”. RUclips has ways of scrubbing through videos and flagging/demonetizing videos that perpetuate false information. I didn’t want to be speaking the words “essential oils cure c--“ multiple times in my video because it may be flagged when it shouldn’t be.
Honestly, in this context, “cure” is equivalent to a cuss word
YT is notorious for suppressing speech even to the point of punishing content creators with demonetization or warnings to their channel. Hope Congress drags them in like it has fb and pre Elon Twitter
It’s shameful RUclips dies that, since there are legitimate ways (not oils) to boost the immune system that are better for many people than what the pharmaceutical industry and the FDA have to offer.
I did wonder lol
I'm so early I can be on the top of the pyramid
Bruh lolol
So when are you gonna start your zoom training calls?
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And now I’m in your down line 😂. When we going to Columbia?
😂😂😂
I’ve had girls tell me “I’ve ran calls from a hospital bed while in the middle of a miscarriage. You have no excuse” like bruh. That’s not a flex or normal at all
That's utterly depressing. When my husband and I had a pipe bust in our house during a winter storm, all I had to do was text my supervisor what was happening and they told me to take the afternoon off and it didn't even count towards my PTO. If I was having a miscarriage and in the hospital, they'd do the same because our lives are more important than our jobs.
people murder other people but that doesn’t mean that others should. like wtf lmao
Omg, that's awful! 😢
I'm a nurse and I have had a miscarriage. I do not understand that at all. It was so painful and awful. Please do NOT do that. Your body needs rest to naturally heal itself and sometimes you need to a have a procedure like a d&c which you also need to rest and recover from
That’s horrifying… that’s a time you should have the ability to focus on your health and wellbeing… not shilling crap and scamming.
I 100% believe that in Top Fail 3, the rep went to Target to prove that their haircare is expensive, discovered that it isn't, and had to improvise a whole comedy routine to somehow pretend that it is. That clip is hilarious in all the unintentional ways.
“My Monat hair care is cheaper than a Costco trip with your family of five!”
“Ma’am, this is a Wendy’s” 🥴😆
The Target girl really went in there and realised halfway through her video wasn't gonna prove what she wanted and had to spend $200 on random crap to try and salvage it 😂
*had to*
what the target lady showed me is how much cool fun stuff at target i could get with the money i save not buying monat shampoo.
In my opinion, those healthcare “professionals” should have their licenses revoked. 🤬🤬🤬
At a MINIMUM.
@@tarajh righttt… as a healthcare professional myself this makes me so mad, firstly you work so hard to that license to for go all logic, second, people already have mistrust with the medical field and this is perpetuating it! 🤯
YES! They went to medical school and they still believe that these essential oils are going to heal viruses? That is insane and clearly they need to go back to medical school
And they know that regular people will take their opinion more seriously because they are a healthcare professional and that’s so dangerous
@@lizardkueen 100%
I went to target today. I got Parmesan cheese, lemonade, popcorn, and a Twix bar. And the only impulse was the candy because I’m on my period. Under $9. Definitely cheaper than monat and my hair won’t fall out.
Arguably you could buy $$$ worth of hair care at target but it would be 10x the amount of product than you’d get from monet.
Ya but did you get paid by twix? If you’re not making money off social media what are you even doing???? ENJOYING YOUR LIFE?! Ew
The only benefit of being post menopausal, in my PERSONAL opinion, is that I no longer routinely eat an 8 oz chocolate bar daily for 5 days of every month, lol.
I used Monat for like a year. Not only did my scalp break out in horrible little bumps, but I had rashes all down my backside. My scalp hurt to brush and I lost so much hair. It took weeks for my scalp and back to heal.
My momma bear self is screaming, if my son's pediatrician even BREATHED doTERRA around me I'd be kicking down doors to get out of the office and I'd be reporting them to the state health department in the parking lot
I work in digital marketing. I'm always worried that when I tell people that, they'll think I'm talking about being in an MLM lol
Lol, I can definitely see why you'd worry! I'd probably be the same way as you! 😂
"Oh yeah? But you can buy lampshades at Target" is going to be my go-to whenever I'm losing an argument.
Regarding the Doterra reps being fined, Savannah Marie did a video of that zoom call with those individuals on it, making those claims. It was outrageous. I’m so glad they were charged, thank you for sharing this update!
It was Savannah, I knew this sounded suspiciously familiar, but I couldn’t remember who did the video, thanks that was going to drive me nuts all day lol
Link? Title? I don't think I've seen her before.
@@TheYazmanian If you search RUclips with “Savannah Marie Doterra” it should come right up titled: Shocking Doterra Zoom Call
@@TheYazmanian Savannah Marie!! She is great too! She is the one that got me started on Anti MLM you tube.
Thank you for letting me know! Love Savannah, everyone should check out her channel and watch that video!
Story 1 - TINA (Truth In Advertising) was the one that reported them. And in the strongly worded complaint, they advised the FTC didn't just send DoTerra a warning letter because that obviously didn't work last time. They're upping the ante.
I literally laughed so hard when Hannah said "oh yeah, well you can buy lampshades at target" 🤣🤣 made my day.
Lampshade MLM is gonna take off
I grew up in Quebec and we had classes on taxes in high school.
This lady had plenty of warnings about her taxes from the government. If she didn't want to go to jail it was her responsibility to make arrangements with the CRA
In America we don’t get classes on taxes in high school
@@cubonefan3 We were given the option at my high school but very few people took it
@@cubonefan3 that sucks.
@@cubonefan3 it should be mandatory but its not mandatory to graduate because they only care to get the kid into college to spend more money
Also in quebec and we didn’t. What school taught you about taxes?
These MLM Huns promoting their products during tragedy is so disturbing, like can you imagine walking into an irl store and the salesperson is sobbing over the death of a family member while also telling you about the BOGO sale? This isn't being a good employee, a hard worker, or hustling, this is straight up not _normal or healthy._
Being a vampire over the death or tragedy of a family member.
When my cat died unexpectedly I took 3 days off work because I couldn't function as a human being. That sounds more like time freedom than what that Monat rep had.
Losing our furry friends is devastating. My last cat died 3 years ago and I realized I had cats for 43 years.
@@carolsummers8734 It is heartbreaking and brings about a sense of unspeakable loneliness. I'm so sorry for your loss. I understand how you must be feeling.
I've lost both my cats since the beginning of 2023 :(
@@carolsummers8734 I have 2 kitties and can't imagine coming home to nothing. They are the heart and soul of our home. My name is on the apartment lease, but the kitties let me live here with them.
@@its_all_golden omg, both kitties! I am so very sorry!!!!!!
@@gabbykitty5318 thank you, it’s been tough
All the target girl is showing is that she's not good with her money. 😂
Someone needs to tell the Monat rep that that Monat isn't the only way to order shampoo online. My daughter buys most of her hair/skin products online, and none of them are mlm products.
Yup! I buy most of my skincare from Sephora and I do so online… lol
So Hannah, you asked "What was in the air?" I say these lawsuits are the FTC's version of "spring cleaning"... hehe
As someone who just a few weeks ago had to say goodbye to one of my cats seeing the person using her pet loss as "marketing"...
I cannot imagine how awful she is gonna feel that day when she finally gets out and remembers that she did that. 🥺
THIS.
We lost my dog in September to cancer and it took me a few days to even get the emotional strength to post anything about having to let her go (or anything at all). I couldn't imagine posting like that.
exactly..... My kitties will be 14 and 15 this Summer, my heart breaks every time I think about them not being with me. There's no way in hell I'd be able to post about getting a trip if I make more sales. Screw the trip, give me my kitties any day!
@@beckys2825 (((HUGS)))
So very sorry for the loss of your kitty
Couldn’t she just order the shampoo from the target website? Her argument is ridiculous.
@16:14 So in other words, joining an MLM is better than developing self control when you spend money. Got it.
I would think medical people make a good salary and not need a side hustle.
@@carolsummers8734 as someone’s who’s father is a nurse, nope. They get a PITIANCE
@@carolsummers8734 I’m a nurse. Have been for five years, I make barely anything. The receptionist at my workplace makes more than me.
If there was an MLM Top Fails Awards Show, the Monat hun would get "most creative" for the Target video.
Hey Hannah! To add to what you were saying about incentives being taxed in MLM - Young Living offers "free" promo items every single month and I only just recently found out that I was being taxed on all those "freebies" the entire time! 😬 I mean, I really should have known.
So if anyone in Young Living happens to see this - you're being taxed for all those promotional items every month! It's not worth it!
Omg I didn't know this.
@@marilynevelynevans6467 Right?! I guess it makes sense. I know I was buying enough to get "freebies" every month when I was in 😭
I opened accounts with a local bank that had a different "gift" every month and got cheap headphones or something. Come the end of the year I got a tax form listing the things' value as income
Hannah, I appreciate you saying that online work is NOT for everyone-you are making your career online right now, and it’s so refreshing that you recognize it’s not something everyone wants to do-so thank you! Great ToP Fails video-so happy a few people were held accountable for their false health claims! ❤
Regarding top failure 3. Her plan still backfires on her. People could get their cheaper products online, saving money by not buying those extras she claims people would get if they went to a physical store. Sooo... mlms are still more expensive and avoidable even by her logic.
I had a MaryKay hun insult my intelligence by telling me that her stuff was cheaper than the $3 stuff I loved that I got at WalMart. Then she said "That stuff is worse than Spic and Span, which you wouldn't know is a cleaner" This was before it was easy to block phone numbers. She kept calling me over and over again....
What the heck is with these folks and Starbucks?! I haven't had Starbucks in 20 years, since that's the last time one of my close friends was a manager there and she slipped me free coffee.
Wow! That first one kills me with them all being in the health care field. So sad that they are so brainwashed in their MLM.
What we have learned over the past 8 years is that people are easily brainwashed
When I found Hannah I binge all her videos. Now I eagerly await each new ones.
Ugh, honestly those DoTerra reps are deplorable. Imagine being a medical professional- having the trust of your community- and exploiting that trust by making false claims just to make a buck. Absolutely sickening.
The shampoo lady literally proved that you can get SO many things in addition to shampoo and conditioner in target if u dont spend that money on her 4 MLM products💀 like would u rather have 20 things or 4 things for roughly the same price lmao
LMFAO part 3-
She’s like I spent over $200 at target but I didn’t get the shampoo here buy my shampoo and hair care for $130
Hannah your explanation of Fail 5 was spot on! That woman sounded so genuine but your "remember the motive" narrative was 100% correct! In the end, even if they want to be nice about how they approach you - they are still approaching you to make money.
DoTerra Reps: Make ridiculous claims.
FTC: Fines them.
DoTerra Reps: *surprised Pikachu face*
...I mean, she deliberately didn't ACTUALLY pick up any of the shampoo to buy it, so of course it was "forgotten"... gonna die wheezing in my office now :D
As a tax accountant, I love when people get nailed for tax fraud and tax evasion 😂 also jail time is only on the table when it’s determined you knowingly and willfully file a fraudulent return or knowingly and willfully conceal or misrepresent your financials in order to evade taxes. If it’s a genuine mistake (just not paying estimates or whatever) it’s a civil issue and you’ll owe penalties and interest but at least you’re not facing criminal charges
Franchises usually get exclusive access to some area around it where not other franchiser is allowed to build their own franchise so that you are not in direct competition with them
I lost my beautiful 2 year old cat Michael a couple of weeks ago. I took the day off work and didn't even think about it at all. That day was for crying and grief only. I can't imagine advertising like that between grief sharing
So very sorry for your loss.
32:48 Her coaching people to engage in “genuine conversation” before a sales pitch is exactly the kind of stuff that we hear about destroying the target later. Because the target was tricked into believing the Hun had a genuine interest in them as a person and potential friend, it makes the reveal of the sales pitch significantly more destructive than if they’d just been up front.
The last one is especially irrelevant because if Monat has all these billions of dollars ...it only proves that they Could pay their reps better but are choosing not to. What flex is this?
The one thing these business tyrants have down, is creating a sales industry that requires "community", seeing this is what keeps them in, even when they are not making much, losing money, or know something isn't right. These people who were targeted through their vulnerabilities, now can't let go.
Most bingeable anti MLM channel ❤
It’s terrifying but it’s never going to stop until the actual MLM companies are also punished.
Whenever I see a hey hun say she once was soooo skeptic and hater, but with the right "education", they no longer see the issue. This means, they were hating on the fake messages and probably jealous of the posts showing their "free" vacations and trips and was not actually educated on the business ethics and the negative effects, manipulation and misinformation.
I'm a high school teacher in Central Florida, and we absolutely do teach taxes.
That's great!
These people who claim they were anti mlm before joining, are so full of BS.
My Monday morning routine is a Hannah video before class! Awesome video as always Hannah 🤩
Those "Professionals" should lose their license's.
I know there's been efforts by some people to report people like them to their respective licensing boards
Those monat ... "rejuvabeads" ... just sound like... well... not .. what they actually...are... 🤣🤣🤣
In Canada you need to take tax classes/lifestyle class in high school and the CRA sends you mail telling you if you failed to file your taxes. It's a lot different here then in the states, if you're not doing your taxes its a lot more intentional. We have free programs for university/college students so generally people are more informed about taxes. (don't get me wrong some people will slip through the cracks due to environmental/poverty issues). Also the CRA, allegedly, tends to let you repay, and just fine you late fees, so if she went to court it most likely means it was Intentional and there was some evasion, or non response on that reps part.
The tax/lifestyle classes are a recent thing! At least in Ontario - specifically the limestone district school board. I never was given the option for one of those classes when I was in school - I graduated in 2014. My cousin just graduated, and he was only offered a small lesson on taxes within his math class. Depends on the school board, and the specific schools as well.
@@lezliesmith3354 That's possible, I graduated in 2011 and we had those and it was mandatory, and im in ontario. So might just be the french school board where its mandatory. Well hopefully they all catch up because it's been invaluable.
Awh hell no she brought the cat into it 😢 I feel for her losing her cat, it's absolutely horrific I know from experience. But to use that to put little sales pitches in between that truly shows how much they're pushed to show trauma and use that sympathy people naturally have to ask them to buy their stuff 😢 she'll look back on this one day and be so sad she did it if she ever gets out, I hope she does get out. Rip kitty ❤
As a healthcare professional (nursing support worker), you're absolutely right. Essential oils can't cure or treat a disease or disorder.
I love them for relaxation and self care. They're great for that. I remember using them on my earlobes (before I knew any better) and giving myself an ear infection. And (again, before I knew better) how to not annoy my immune system with them. If you're not careful, your immune system can go into overdrive and cause an autoimmune disorder to go haywire. I did all that when with doTERRA, and I remember how awful I felt after my Hashimoto's went haywire because of the oils. I eliminated everything I could and followed a strict diet and still felt horrendous. I set the oils aside and felt better within a month.
The one from LeVel said that there's no overhead to account for with their business model, but your upline is literally your overhead, lol. They take a cut of every sale to pass it up the line, allowing those at the top to make income off of everyone at the bottom.
Regarding taxes: when you work a regular job, the company pays taxes into Social Security for you. With MLM's, that doesn't happen. If you work many years in an MLM, when you become eligible for Social Security, you have no work history of paying in. There won't be anything for you, except the bare minimum payment, which *I think* is around $500 a month. I feel bad for the reps that spend 20, 30, 40 years in MLM'S, and think they have Social Security to fall back on.
Regarding the last fail, I think it is pretty notable that the rep used tech companies to make a comparison to Monat because the Tech industry overall is well-known for the fact that they fail to make a profit for the first couple of years of operation. I wonder what the comparison would look like if they used comparable companies/brands in the same field.
She lost me with the non-logic of target costing more 😂
That Target Hun video is hilarious. Also knowing Monat, I'm terrified of their scalp scrub 😂
Sometimes even the professionals have a money motive. No morals or integrity, just greed.
My boyfriend and I both work in digital marketing and both places we work are NOT MLM’s. Just legitimate businesses who want an online presence. Ugh I hate that 😅
Glad to hear someone went after DoTerra. I had a former friend who was a rep for them and some of the stuff she and her upline were spouting was absolutely absurd. It's why she's a former friend, I'd finally had it with all of it. However, I'm not a bit surprised to find out these were healthcare workers who were in trouble after my experience last year post surgery with the people at the physical therapy place I went to. Anti vaxxers, conspiracy theorists--so much for critical thinking during their training. Needless to say, after feeling totally stressed out after having to listen to them, I cancelled my last couple of appointments. I will NEVER go back to that therapy place either, it was hospital affiliated and I was really hoping I would have received a survey about my thoughts. Unfortunately I didn't.
Having a rough time, these videos are such a great distraction ❤️
Yes. Hannah is entertaining.
Hope Hannah helps. Take as much care of yourself as you can.
Hope everything is okay. Take care of yourself ♡
There's a girl who was about to participate in MASTER CHEF in Argentina and she decided NOT TO bc of a MLM that she was into she rejected the contract!!!!!!!
I can elaborate if yo want to
@@cieloceballos please do
Holy shit the quebec news article 😂 you did a decent job on the pronunciation! Laurentides especially isnt easy!
even my part-time retail job let me take time off when my cat passed away (and were super kind about it) these huns are wild
That whole "Come as you are; grow into the person you were meant to be," girl, that's Jesus. He can make you into the person you're meant to be. An MLM can't do that for you.
Actually, only you can make yourself into the person you're meant to be.
"Hand moving? Obviously is to pet me." - cat logic
With the dottera one I was wondering if they were talking about anecdotal evidence.
Then I remembered a food manufacturing company I contract to found anecdotal evidence about one of their products reducing covid symptoms. They are conducting a clinical trial to verify the claim before marketing it.
Anecdotal observations are not an excuse.
The target one ended me
An old friend had twins and lost one. Within days was posting about Mary Kay and it made my heart hurt for her 💔😞
That's so sad
I had to laugh out loud at the Target clip. One of the most ridiculous things I've seen in a while.
99% of people lose money, but also, if your get into the one percent, you’ll be making money at the expense of all those people losing money. So you’ll be the real bad guy. It’s literally eat or get eaten, there is no comfortable and respectful middle ground.
I was just talking to my Canadian family member, and she says the Canada IRS equivalent does NOT play, you can end up owing way more in fees than the base amount owed real quick.
I dunno about that. I guess it would depend on what’s happened. I ended up owing 2500 to the CRA after 2020 and I paid it this year. All I owed was an extra 90 in interest.
@@linashoes she was telling me about how she got a letter once saying she owed, and my grandfather advised her to go ahead and pay and then challenge it, bc if she just challenged it and hoped she would win, that the interest would be accumulating during that time and if she lost she would owe that as well.
It's so funny! I live like 5 minutes away from Saint-Lin-Laurentides. So weird to hear you talking about it hahaha
Re that last fail my granddad used to say ..... paper never refused ink, my sister and I now say.... and keyboards never refuse fingertips 🤣🤣
The part of this video that made me laugh the hardest was the Target clip. I have the same silver organizer that the hun picked up. 🤣
I always try to have a list when I go to the store. It really helps to not buy more than I planned. Even though I’ve lost a decent amount of money purchasing my from my friends in MLMs, I’m so glad I never joined any.
First I love your videos, I’m so glad the algorithm put you in my radar ….
Ok so I’m sooo glad you talked about the tax thing for independent contractors! Anytime I see anything on mlms talking about the income I NEVER hear anyone talk about the taxes, that would be my first thing to say (if I was anti-mlm) like basically that check that hun is showing off, cut that in half and that’s your take home after taxes🤦🏽♀️
And my last thing is I have 2 theories on the “I used to be a hater, anti-mlmer but now I’m not” people (not that you asked lol)
1) these people know all the risks involved BUT also know that if you get in early you’re likely to be successful so they take advantage of that knowledge and 2) these people really aren’t ex-mlm peeps they just say it because they think it gives them more credibility like, “well if someone who WAS a hater is now part of the community there has to be something to this worth looking in to” ….. either way totes sketch
What I don't understand is why someone would leave a high 5 or 6 figure stable income to make MLM promotion their full time job. If you have a professional career where you are already successful - I don't understand giving that up for MLM madness.
They say they're done on their phones for the day, or that they wont be on their phones for a certain amount of time and then continue to post any ways because what they are really saying is that they wont be sitting on their phones on the couch and scrolling through everything, its like they're saying they actually have to give their family attention. But they still need to record them giving their family attention and post it, so that we all know how much "time-freedom" they have.
My area recently revised tax return policy so that income tax is no longer automatically withdrawn. Really threw me for a loop at first.
When you were talking about taxes and said "and thats why i have a CPA" I thought it was going to be an AD for online cpa or something 😂
Hannah, I'm glad you are pointing out the taxes issue. If you are self-employed, you must set aside 15% of your pay just for Social Security taxes, because self-employed people are their own employers. In employment, the employer pays half (about 7.5%), but when you are self-employed, you must pay it all. There is no getting around it. You can deduct expenses, but you have to pay Soc.Sec. This does not cover federal and state taxes. If you make very little, 15% may be all you pay. If you make a lot, you should plan on setting aside 35-50% of your take-home pay for taxes. This is another thing that proves there is no such thing as a get-rich-quick scheme.
“No crap” 😅 Hannah’s getting extra feisty, I think that baby’s coming soon!
I would like to think that the people in the first story got prosecuted since they are health care professionals and “should” know better.
I have the precious gift of having a mom who is an accountant and she helps me with my taxes because honestly I’m so terrible at it I would be bankrupt without her
Ugghhh the one about the cat loss. This is disgusting. We lost our cat on Sunday (i always thought that our baby had the look of Cooper and the attitude of zeke- not exaggerating lol) and even though I was posting on SM about it, it was only because my friends loved my constant posts and pictures of our cats. Never would I have been like well even though we’re heartbroken and grieving, please buy my MLM’s products. OMG
Also: idk if you’ll see this and I don’t expect you to respond (you know you’re only days/hours away from having a baby so yeah you got a lot going on lol) but just know videos like yours have helped get me through this hard time
So very sorry
@@maryeckel9682 thank you!
Them: ✨It’s Digital Marketing✨
Me: Stop trying to make “fetch” happen
I want to see a Hun ranting and getting unhinged while hopped up on Pink Drink!😂❤
Considering I know a nurse who's anti-vax and has gone to visit her 91 year old great grandmother when she was sick...yeah just because someone is a nurse, doesn't mean they're automatically smart. (that said, I do have a high respect for nurses. There are many good ones, just a few bad eggs.)
I've worked in multiple health care settings, the worst nurses were the academically smart ones.
Amen. My aunt is a P.A. and she was a mess during the pandemic. She was even telling my mom to buy ivermectin!
On a note about Forbes: It is also not as great as it use to be. They support sketchy for profit private universities and they make a lot of money off of other shady businesses. So like take that with what you will.
I NEEDED this video rn, I'm outside in the Oklahoma cold working all day and love your videos to pass the time
Disclaimer that I'm an independent contractor in the US, not Canada, but ideally you should save 25-30% of earnings for taxes and pay them quarterly. Self employment taxes are HIGH and not planning for them can get you in a really rough financial position.
The LeVel Hun: …”don’t immediately try to make a sale off of them…”
And this is right after she said to ask about their sleep and adrenals.
I assume the quiet part she didn’t say out loud is “ask them questions first so you can find their weak spots!”
every franchise owner I've known has been so stressed out when it comes to choosing location when they decide to open even a second location. and thays *their* location.
18:05 it’s remarkable that she came away from that store and spent all that money, if somebody has a problem with buying more than what they need they can always just order it online to keep it clean with the purchase. This is in relation to that she encouraged people to order from the Monat website.
They didn't do it because they don't know. They lied knowingly to earn money! And they used their medical credentials to give themselves more credibility. I can for the life of me understand what's so dificult to figure out about that, and you saying "you would think they knew better but I guess not" is astounding! They DID know better but they lied for money.
Google started in 1998 (5 years cited is 1998-2003), Facebook in 2004 (2004-2010), Spotify in 2006 (2006 - 2014), Netflix in 1997 (1997 - 2007) and Apple in 1976 (1976 - 1990). The value of 1 billion USD in 1976 is 5.5 billion in today's currency with inflation. It's comparing apples with oranges and bananas and dragon fruit! Monat made their money in 2015-2023 and none of the companies cited coincide with that period for a start.
I was a freelance contractor as a sound engineer before I left New York City during pandemic, as soon as I found out that I was going to be an independent contractor I was stressed out because I knew I wasn’t gonna be good about making sure to pay that back right away😂 So to know that all people who work in an MLM are private contractors makes it seem like an even more dangerous idea to me, especially if you’re young or just somebody who’s not financially literate like myself😂 I have so much shit to catch up with as far as the IRS is concerned😅