| It is a regular ritual for me to ask the gun-ho pro Quixtar distributors who
write me how much money they are reporting on their taxes due to their
business. I've been able to snap a few money losing Quixtar
distributor's to their senses when they honestly evaluate that they have been losing
thousands of dollars for years in their business. Usually anyone who is just
"networking", is not actually retailing products, and on the "system"
will be usually be losing money. Anyway, if it is such a great money making
opportunity then people will want to brag to about how much money they were making and how
easy it was to earn it in just 8-12 hours a week! I had received a
mail from "Virginia", a Britt Worldwide distributor saying how her group was
different from all the others and that their "system" was now different and that
I should take a look at it since things have changed.
Well at the end of my reply to Virginia I asked her my ritual question how much profit
she was reported on her taxes last year due to the biz. Usually I do not get a
response from Quixtar distributors for the question, but in Virginia's case she responded
and told me "What would you think about $36 thousand?"
I've been around Amway and Quixtar distributors long enough to know how they answer
questions with questions, when they want to mislead you. So I was persistent and
asked Virginia again if she did actually report a profit of $36 thousand last year on her
taxes due to the Quixtar business. She answered with a "yes", and
also stating that the biz allowed her to stay at home and not have to work a regular
job. I congratulated her on her success and wished her the best in her
business.
I thought I had heard the last from Virginia but I guess her conscience got to her:
Dear Scott,
My conversation with you a couple of days ago
was me trying to defend what I am doing.
BUT my conscience is bothering me so much, that I have to come clean with you.
I DO know that this business is legitimate
and can be very profitable. I DO know personally, and am being taught by 2 Diamonds
(earning about 500,000 to 1 million a month), and 2 almost Emeralds (earning about
100,000 a year).
AND I DO KNOW that they are not earning any
money from what their downline are doing, unless we 1st succeed in making money ourselves.
They teach us to fund our education (books, CDs, Seminars) with our profit. And the
leaders buy all their educational materials from the leader of our organization, AND
Quixtar.No one makes money until the people they sponsor make money. Bill Britt is a
multi-billionaire..and you should read the garbage about him on
google! It's ridiculous! AND I am a member of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of
latter-day saints. I have been dishonest with you. And I want to apologize. I know better
than to lie. And I lied.
I am not netting $36,000....yet. But I will.
I wouldn't have found out what you know, if I had told you the truth...and I was curious
to why you would write all this stuff about Quixtar and the educational groups. I know you
mean well, and are trying to stop people from making mistakes. There ARE groups who are
teaching their sponsored people the wrong way. But if Quixtar corporation finds out, and
they do eventually, that group is severed from the business, and that's when people get
angry...because of all the money they lose. Then pride steps in and they just keep
fighting the people who caught them in their misdeeds. Much like my religion.
No...I would have not have been excommunicated for lying to you.....I just know better
than to lie....I'm a mortal...and we all make mistakes. There are many (mormons--a nick
name of my religion) who spread vicious rumors about us, because they were excommunicated.
I just wanted to rectify my lie so I can live with a clear conscience.
Life is so much better that way. And I KNOW
that if you don't investigate organizations properly...from
the head of the organizations...that things can be misread...and individual assumptions
made. Assuming something means you make an ass(fool) out of you and me. And I kind of made
a fool out of you and me
by lying.
Like I said before, I wish you all the best
in your righteous endeavours, and I am really sorry for misleading you about me.
Sincerely,
Virginia
The timing of the arrival of Virginia's letter was interesting as it is relevant to the
new rules that the FTC is proposing on
disclosure. Quixtar wants to make sure statement's like Virginia's can be made
without the distributor having to prove what he/she is saying. This comes from
Quixtar's website about the new rules:
Problem
5:
You would be required to provide prospects with personal
financial documents to back up ("substantiate") any income claim.
Solution:
IBOs should possess substantiation for any claim but should
not be required to disclose it except when required by the FTC and similar state agencies
in an agency investigation.
 Exaggerating income claims are nothing new for
Amway/Quixtar IBOs. The Dateline NBC expose on
Quixtar caught distributor Greg Fredericks on tape claiming he was making $250,000/year
from Quixtar. See the  video of Greg
Fredericks for yourself exaggerating that he was making $250,000/year from Quixtar.
I think the new proposed rule from
the FTC would help to prevent people from exaggerating their income like Virginia, Mr.
Fredericks and probably thousands of other distributors do. If a Amway Quixtar
distributor knew that he/she was required to prove their personal income claims, then they
might be more hesitant to make false claims like these.
video of Greg Fredericks
Let the FTC know what you think
about the rules by filing out this
online form about the new proposed rule. |
