29$ FOR A DELL PENTIUM 1.5GHZ LAPTOP?!!! - Page 5

Detritus · 10-17-2002, 08:29 AM

[/quote]well i think its all the same thing with different smell and color, but basically they all came from the same hole[/quote]

That is a common misconception

I don't want to turn this into a multi-level marketing bashing thread so I will leave it at this...

I work for the corporation that runs Quixtar (no I am not an IBO/Distributor) and trust me it isn't the same thing. Quixtar actually sells product. It is a large international corporation. We sell in many many countries (China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Canada, Europe, North, Central and South America etc.), and have done so for over 40 years. We do provide excellent products to our consumers. There was a large investigation many years ago into our dealings and our form of business and it was found that we are not a pyramid scheme simply because our selling force DOESN'T get money just by signing ppl up. Our IBO's/Distributors actually have to sell product to get money.

Sorry end rant, just get sick of the negative attitude.

Hope nobody thinks any less of me now that they know where I work.

jman01pa · 10-17-2002, 09:27 AM

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I don't want to turn this into a multi-level marketing bashing thread so I will leave it at this...

Then why bring it up? Amway has a bad reputation and are deserving of that. It will be very difficut for you to defend their honor in this thread...

jman01pa · 10-17-2002, 09:30 AM

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Hope nobody thinks any less of me now that they know where I work.

Should we flog him?

Detritus · 10-17-2002, 09:34 AM

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Then why bring it up? Amway has a bad reputation and are deserving of that. It will be very difficut for you to defend their honor in this thread...

I didn't

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Should we flog him?

Hmmm....

Sure, we are all deserving of a good flog now and then.

osprey4 · 10-17-2002, 09:38 AM

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Originally posted by jman01pa
Then why bring it up? Amway has a bad reputation and are deserving of that. It will be very difficut for you to defend their honor in this thread...

I'm no fan of Amway but their business practices are fundamentally different from what Yourfreelaptop.com is doing. Amway uses what's called multi-level marketing, but people still get legitimate products. Most of their employees make a little money and a few make a lot of money. But on an ongoing basis, everyone who spends money gets what they pay for.

Yourfreelaptop.com is taking money in from a lot of people and using it to buy laptops for a very few people. EVENTUALLY, the vast majority of people who send in their $29 will get nothing.

10-17-2002, 09:40 AM

Amway and Quixtar are one and the same thing. It's all a con game no matter which way you slice it.

Look up amway or quixtar in google and you'll see literally thousands of negative reports.

The products are so-so but very expensive. You're better off buying name brands at BJ/Costco.

You should hear some of the conventions the bigger distributors organize and attend.

Very cultish.

True, a few top ones are making millions. But 99% don't even recover the money they invest and wind up using the products themselves.

'Course, Detritus, you is a nice guy being a member here and all. Nothing personal.

But if thousands of people say the same thing, can they all be wrong?

Smoke and fire thing.

Detritus · 10-17-2002, 09:51 AM

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'Course, Detritus, you is a nice guy being a member here and all. Nothing personal.

Don't worry 'bout it, I don't take it personal and I have a very thick skin.

And I reiterate that I am not a distributor but an employee of that corporation.

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But if thousands of people say the same thing, can they all be wrong?

I could show you a list of hundreds of thousands who think Amway/Quixtar is a good business.

osprey4 · 10-17-2002, 09:56 AM

Amway has one advantage over Yourfreelaptop.com. Amway, despite their reputation, is a legal business and Yourfreelaptop.com is clearly illegal.

I PM'd csa1234 and encouraged him to file a complaint through the IFCC. If anyone else is inclined to file, go to:
http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp

osprey4 · 10-17-2002, 11:08 AM

Hey, I need some help. I've searched Google and found dozens of sites where these scam artists are advertising. I've taken to e-mailing the webmasters requesting that they remove the ads. I've already received one positive response.

So far, I've sent mail to:
'kevin@ksinclair.com'
'merryv@homepartiesdirectory.com' (they removed their ad)
'support@commerceservices.net'
'owner@buddyblankies.com'

Anyone care to help along these lines?

jman01pa · 10-17-2002, 11:46 AM

what keywords are you using in your search?