I received a google
alert about an article from South Africa. Here is the article from the website
iafrica.com.
In a follow up to my recent comment on Amway,
and the concept of Network marketing it would seem that some Amway conscripts and managers
got a little hot under the collar. So here is clarification of my position and why I have
misgivings about, not just Amway, but network marketing in general.
My boyfriend was contacted by a business
associate and invited to attend a presentation that would make him "fabulously
wealthy for doing very little work", and I went along. No mention was made that this
was an Amway presentation — during and after a one hour presentation that was the
most boring and pointless diatribe that I have ever had to endure.
Moreover, no product or company was mentioned
in the entire hour. Except though, the importance of buying some CDs and books was foisted
on us with regular monotony.
'Idea of becoming wealthy'
After the presentation we were approached by
a man who asked us what we thought of the "idea of becoming wealthy". I asked
him whether he was with Amway. "Er, Network 21", he said. He did however admit
that they sell Amway products.
This to me — and I told him as much
— comes down to underhand tactics, by not telling people that it's an Amway
presentation. The reason they do this is because anyone who is old enough to sign a
contract has been solicited by an Amway convert, so given the choice most people would
rather stay at home and cut their toe nails.
Maybe the South African government will investigate Network 21 and Amway
like they did in Great Britain.
