Hey angels were back this Friday! Thank you for all of the sweet wishes. I'm feeling immensely better. So now let's dive into an MLM I haven't covered before!! Comment below if you've run into this mlm, been involved with it, etc.
@@irmavenner669 multi level marketing or network marketing. It's a way to force/trick the "employees" of the company to take all the risk for inventory, keep buying your monthly quota, and recruiting new people to keep earning. She does a better info at the beginning of the video.
An MLM is not a scheme. Everyone knows how it works. It is an actual business model, and those who follow it can be very very successful if you are someone who is good at sales. Women in rural areas sign up for this stuff, and it’s like WHY???? There isn’t anybody to sell to. You women are just salty because you don’t understand that this is a hustle not a job.
Fragrant jewels (I think) is the one I used to buy all the time and you can use the bath bomb. It's not an MLM and the bath bombs were amazing the rings are pretty cute as well. The scent from the BB would stick around until my next shower. They did a lot of licensed stuff like disney if I recall. They had candles too but I never tried those. I don't understand why they wouldn't make them a useable BB.
My sister “sells” Paparazzi Jewelry. I told her it was an mlm. She got mad & now she has an inventory of jewelry that she can’t sell, because no one wants it. Sad part is, she’s a single mom that is just trying to stay afloat. I felt like she vocalized that and was definitely preyed upon for that specific reason
Yup - I used to sell Paparazzi Jewelry (My cousin convinced me to join). I stopped a few years ago and still have a lot of jewelry I can't get rid of. I didn't go as far in debt as my cousin did, because I kept a smaller inventory. But yeah; its horrible people get prayed on by MLMs.
It seems like all of these scams have an aspect of forced chance in them, to probably find better marks, aka: people prone to intermittent reinforcement/gambling/addictive personalities. They want addictable and desperate people to work for the MLM.
Modern call of duty games or other modern games got a lot of microtransactions/Battle passes/DLC content/Season pass/ just to get more money 💰💰💰💰 from the fans.
@@Iquey Literally why I'm here. As a fraud investigator at a financial institution, I'm seeing a lot of these show up in accounts of gamblers. That is 100% who's getting taken advantage of.
On top of the scam, the mass consumption and production of crappy products that end up in landfill is saddening. They have zero respect for sustainability when it comes to the production of all this crap.
This video is ridiculous. An MLM is simply multi level marketing company, which is not the same thing as a pyramid. One sells a product, and the other is not selling a product. Your judgment of the quality of the product is also that of a person, who is clearly uneducated in jewelry. The FTC regulates this, along with every other multi level/direct sales company. You said "cult", which also speaks volumes about how biased you clearly are. You also say "money pit", but clearly know absolutely nothing about the business model. I can only say that you disliking the "surprise" about the business, don't shop it. It's just astonishing how you act like you are some sort of expert, which you clearly are not. Words like "predatory" are dangerous claims of misinformation. How many reps have you interviewed to see how much money they make? What statistics did you gather you claims from? Other than your personal opinion, what do you have to support your ridiculous claims. Basically, you know absolutely nothing about this company, and should do better research, before making ignorant content. #BlessYourHeart
I bought some bath bombs from a friend for my daughter bc we love bath bombs that have surprises. I didn't realize it was an MLM. The thing that made me even more mad was that I spent $90 and we didn't even get to use the bath bombs! The rep put them in water and just gave me the jewelry. I was not happy bc she never mentioned that!
That's the exact thing that I'm confused about. Why are they called bath bombs when they are never used in the bath. I would much rather receive the product for me to do on my own.
I got sucked into watching one of these ladies' lives on Tiktok just because I was curious and already heard about this being an MLM. I remember one commenter/viewer was so confused as to why the bath bomb they bought was being 'fizzed' in front of her, and said she bought it purposefully to use as a bath bomb. The lady wouldnt give her a refund/new one, and just said that 'next time, you can specify if you want it to be sent to you without me fizzing it!' Needless to say, the commenter was not pleased
Probably for content. That’s how you do it with Pokemon Cards. You pay for a pack for the content creator to open on camera. It’s a gamble, no guarantee to get anything valuable. You pay retail price for a pack just as you would at a store. And then it’s sent to you via mail.
But like HOW did this get so big?!?! HOW?! This is like making a business of blowing out people’s birthday cake candles for them! This is like opening peoples Christmas gifts for them! They EVEN SAY IT OUTRIGHT they just love surprises so they start a pyramid scheme to OPEN OTHER PEOPLE’S SURPRISES. I mean, I feel like this is actually super f*n wild. I would be hard pressed to spend a dime to watch someone else open my surprise. Maybe I’m a spoiled brat, but yeah, super hard pass.
Some people are addicted to the BP parties or the fizzy parties. It's like gambling for them. They just going with the rush of not knowing but thinking they are getting something of quality. Which obviously they are not getting quality.
And they add in "unicorns" and bring backs which people seek out like baseball cards for boys. It's addictive for some people like you said. I've watched grown women drop $250 in one shot on these things
it's giving "youngest child spoiled by their parents who got to blow out their older siblings candles on their birthday cake cuz they couldn't stand not having all the attention on them"... energy
One time I bought a $5 bath bomb with a surprise in it and it just ended up being a black hair tie and was actually impressed. I can always use more black hair ties. I don’t need junk jewelry.
I find the bath bombs and oyster things very disturbing. They seem incredibly wasteful. You don't get to enjoy the bath bomb. The oysters... well that just really bothers me on multiple levels. On top of all of that, it is gambling. This preys on people that are susceptible, that perhaps have an addiction. To me it is the same as loot boxes in video games. You think, oh just one more, just one more, and before you know it, you've spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars because it all adds up faster than they realize. Thank you for the video
What’s really sad is that the MSRP advertised on each piece is just a number set by the company. Not actually jewelry appraised number. If you take these rings to a local jeweler they will not even be worth the $20 you pay for them. Much less the “value” they say. So it’s very misleading. Even the diamond rings are not actually worth the MSRP they state.
I have a real diamind wedding ring set (2k paid for) with papers thatv I got at zales. I tried to pawn it and the pawn shop was only going to give me $200. I laugh when they tell these ppl their costume jewelry is worth "double digits"
So I bought a few of these ring bombs from online “bomb parties”. I never had any interest in joining. And I stopped participating completely when I found out it was an MLM. But I actually found these bomb parties were kind of fun. I have a few takeaways I want to share. 1) As a consumer, this is something that’s fun to do a handful of times. The reveals were amusing and I like the low stakes gambling. But because I do not have a gambling addiction, I only wanted to do this a few times. If I did it tons more, I’d be bored. I noticed others who religiously follow these parties were buying multiple rings all of the time. They must have a hundreds. 2) And I did find a lot of independent Facebook marketplace sites reselling Ring Bomb jewelry , used by people that appear have hundreds of rings. Often, they are selling them off for far cheaper than you would buy them at a party. 3). As I have been researching this scammy MLM, I have noticed that the anti-MLM folks always say that this jewelry is horrible and cheap. and on this point I mostly disagree with you. …I bought three rings. I hate one of them. Ugly. And the other two are amongst my favorite costume jewelry. I’ve had them both for over an year and they are pretty, are holding up well. I feel like I probably overpaid a bit for what I have. Like I could’ve found something similar on Amazon for 35 to 50% less. But this is decent costume non-precious jewelry. It does not turn my fingers green. 4) I 100% percent agree with your comment, “why does this have to be an MLM?” . This could’ve been a legitimate business. Or at least an attempt at one. They could’ve even still included the social media parties from corporate offices, Not from their own customers that they are trying to scam. Another idea I had is they could have sold these bombs as functioning bath bombs with the added perk of a pretty piece of jewelry. The bombs they sell now are only for a show. Also overall, it’s kind of a weird MLM right?
Ok I've been watching their lives a few times and couldn't understand why I was into it or why some people seemed to buy all the time and the thrill seems to be in the buying and surprise, not the individual rings (since they didn't seem very sad even when they didn't like a ring). Gambling makes total sense!
I've also bought some products. The idea of a mystery ring is cool! But I would love to fizz it at home. I have 3 rings which 1 I don't like. Just wish they weren't a mlm. I'd buy so much
This honestly is like gambling but because they are pretty sneaky about it people may not realise it's gambling and this is very problematic for people with addictive personality or why may have gambling problems.
There's nothing wrong with it. We all grew up on fucking Tupperware parties and pampered chef and people STILL buy and use that stuff today and they've been around for decades. Mary Kay FOREVER. I understand some mlms can be predatory but I don't think they're all the same. If you're purchasing a product you actually love why the hell is it a problem?? I can buy color street nails strips from some lady and help her make a couple dollars or I can get them from Walmart and make them bigger billionaires than they already are.
@@jessicameagan4198 The problem is that usually 99% of the products in MLMs are not sold to genuine clients but to the other members of the MLM as a "starter package" or a "monthly stock". There is no genuine business there. In fact, statistically you have more chance to win at the roulette table than to make money as an MLM lady.
Hi Isabella! My mom is involved with 2 MLMs that have so little coverage: Melaleuca and LivePure (formerly called Genesis Pure before they had to rebrand 🙄). Both health/ wellness and beauty mlms. I'd love to see what you could find on them! 💙
OMG Melaleuca is an MLM! I grew up using that stuff because my Mom had a monthly subscription. She definitely wasn't selling it though we just actually used their products. I remember the catalogs, we'd tell my Mom what we wanted to try next! This is like late 90s - early 2000s so I'm SHOCKED that they're still around!
@@RingshadowCat I believe you are right! And I've also seen some videos people have put out there about their experiences with Melaleuca but they aren't anti-MLM content creators. I just want to get the word out there about them and I know Isabella reaches a lot of viewers 😊 Edit: to summarize my rambling, the more people talk about these companies the better!
You should make sure your mom has proper insurance and is following regulations. Cosmetics are regulated by the FDA. I've heard stories of people getting a bad rash from a product and sueing
I saw one of my old sorority sisters in the convention footage you used. She’s been in like 3 different mlms over the past 8 years, she’s so deep in it. It’s sad because she’s a social worker and I hate to think about how much of her legitimate income she’s lost to these schemes.
Years ago my husband bought me 2 of those candles with surprise rings in them. Neither of the rings were even close to my size or style. The candles themselves weren’t anything special, but they also weren’t the worst I’ve ever tried. The concept was fun. I remember wishing that you could pay for what you wanted vs having it be random.
I have purchased Fragrant Jewels direct from the website and the candles and bombs actually are nice. You also get to choose the collection and size. Direct sales is a mark of real business. It’s comparable to retail prices and I like the quality. I did buy some random ring candles from a “Christmas market” that was actually a chance for MLM moms to set up their tables of crap. That’s probably where your husband found them.
That's what I was thinking about these bath bomb things. Maybe you buy one hoping for a necklace or bracelet, and you end up with a ring that doesn't fit. What do you do then? Pawn it?
It terrifies and saddens me that there are SO MANY incredibly easy ways for anyone to access games of chance and even gambling thru avenues like these MLMs. These livestreams on tiktok are accessible by MINORS!!! 😨😨
What gets me as a small business owner is when I do events and shows, are all these things setting up at said shows and taking away from handmade products like what my husband and I do. I have almost given up on doing the shows because of this. It breaks my heart because we spends hundreds of hours making, labeling, and packaging our products just to not sell anything because we’re being outshined by mlm type booths there.
Omg. Not the screaming and crying over “diamonds”. (In quotes because I don’t believe they’re certified real diamonds 😒) I’ve seen Pearl parties similar to this
I have doubts those "bath bombs" are safe to put into baths despite being advertised as such hence why they put it into jars vs actual baths. Where are the ingredients of those "fizzy bombs"
The 'jewelry' looks like the crap you can buy at Claire's - except that Claire's is honest about what they are selling and their merchandise is priced accordingly.
Not new to the anti mlm community but I just discovered your channel today and am currently binging your vids. I’m obsessed. You just bring a certain energy, humor, and sass and I love it. And you seem like you’d be such a cool friend to have irl 💕
I am dying at the rose gold slotted spoon. My mom got really screwed by Mary Kay back in the early 90's and I have never trusted anything even slightly MLM-y ever since. These people ruin lives. You get 'em Isabella!
Off work early because I'm sick, so happy to find that you posted! This MLM fascinates me, because why on earth would I want to have the rep dissolve the bath bomb instead of doing it myself?! It's also literally gambling, which is so much scarier than a lot of other MLMs, especially since on TikTok *MINORS* can see this! Horrifying. Thank you for covering this, hope you're well! (Also, I run an actual jewelry business, so in my professional opinion most of their jewelry is so ugly LOL)
It's really a a shame to dissolve that many "bath bombs" in a jar of water. The jewellery could just come inside mystery cardboxes bec. if it were me, I would expect to use them in a bath. Also, dont any of these people watched LulaRich? The specifics of mlm scams are all discussed and analysed in it.
Thank you! I showed my sisters this video cause they were wanting to get into this trend ugh!!! Tiktok has crazy trends like this more and more and it’s such a waste.
This just reminds me of those candles that you can burn down and eventually get a ring or whatever. I still think that’s silly, but at least it’s not an mlm (to my knowledge!). Also, at least with a candle you can enjoy it for more than 5 seconds, so it’s super telling that this company goes with something that has a lot less of a product life, so to speak.
I've seen some really shady videos promoting these candles, women burning a few candles and then claim they found a $10.000 diamond ring in one of them, not sure if it's an mlm.
Yeah and as a business I don’t see how if they had hundreds of reps trying to shill them if it was a mlm being able to find that many customers who would buy all the time. Like who would want to buy a candle with a ring in it each month or more? It’s another problem with mlms a lot of their people who get sucked in don’t see it’s a small or over saturated market. The more niche the product the retail customer base gets smaller smaller
(Edit: I think I'm misremembering information about this company being an MLM. I thought I read somewhere that it once was an MLM, but I can't find that source. Apologies! Leaving the original comment unedited below for transparency.) Fragrant jewels, a candle jewelry company, used to be an mlm. They stopped for whatever reason and now just kind of scam people (like myself once because I was bored) and make it really hard to buy one candle without accidentally signing up for a monthly autoship. I only wear one of the rings. The rest just sit in my little ring dish untouched. Their monthly autoship would have the candle, and then like a bathbomb so they were doing *both* hustles.
@@nansugoi5471 I thought I read it on a reddit thread where someone who had been a rep, said it used to be. That was last year or something but I aslo can't find the reddit thread now that I'm going back to hunt for it. 😅 So either I have misremembered it, or it is a different company I am thinking of entirely. Oops!
My husband and I had to do marriage counseling through his Catholic church prior to our wedding. The "counselor" ended it with a MLM for health insurance/ investments. I knew pretty much 2 min into him starting his spiel. My husband (legally married already) was falling for it for a whole hour before it hit him. I had to keep it in bc he went from doe eyed to trying to show me an article saying it's a scam. T_T I love him, but he knows not to commit to something without a discussion.
I was working as a medical coder before I had to go on disability. Someone my husband knew found out that I was looking to move to another company, and he told me that he worked with an insurance company and asked if I'd be interested in coming in to talk to one of his managers about a position they had open at their company. It sounded like a legit company from everything we talked about, nothing seemed shady in the least. I showed up for my "interview" to find out that it was an insurance MLM. I was FURIOUS.
I'm glad companies like this and Paparazzi weren't super popular when I was in middle or high school because I had this weird love for watching HSN and QVC. If I had seen these companies as a kid, I might have been like "Oh! I can having my own home shopping show!" 😬
Haha, I too loved the HSN & QVC! I ordered earrings once and my call made it on air. Highlight of that year, lol! I made the mistake of watching a bomb party on T T and now my entire fyp is them. I've been tempted to order because some of the jewelry is actually pretty but I have no luck and would end up with something hideous lol at least with home shopping you know what you are getting
I know you said you use the chart frequently, but I love that you showed it on the screen with the red flags! Very helpful & easy to understand. Going to send this to my cousin who is thinking about joining an MLM like this!
that makes my heart so happy thank you so much! i am so glad it's helpful!!! I'm trying to make sure i use it as frequently as i can because I know visuals are super important!
I've commented on so many different anti MLMers videos saying they NEED to cover this MLM!!! Because it's also like basically gambling as well!!! So pumped for this video let's goooooo!!!!
what sad is they could've marketed it to children and have a legit successful business. the product itself has big potential. they could've done collabs with brands and make themed jewelry. hell if I saw a Sanrio collab with this concept in a toy store I'd buy 80 on the spot
My sister had bought a bunch of these rings and gave them as gifts. I told her that the jewelry didn't look like it was worth the price she paid. I wore the ring she gave me to prove it. It turned my finger green. I've asked reps why they don't tell people right away that it's brass plated with other metals. I've been blocked from thier lives for asking.
I was scrolling on TikTok and found someone’s bomb party live, I have never heard of it before. I was curious so I was watching, and most of the jewelry looks so cheap to me. Some of the pieces were pretty and seemed nice. But other than a few, most seemed, like you said, from a vending machine. Plus if I am going to spend $20 minimum I want something that I know I’ll like. I don’t want to take a gamble and hope I get something nice. The suggested retail value that they say on the pieces is crazy to me as well.
Oh my gosh i went down a rabbit hole on a tiktok live on this and the next thing i knew i had been watching for like 3 hours as this chick dropped fizzy after fizzy into the water and ppl just kept buying! Some like 5, 6, 7 products! Then they had these stacks of bracelets and ppl were going wild for them. I mean the ppl in the lives were. It was fascinating! Bc yes, this jewelry was clearly not high quality & the girl had to give a disclaimer that some ppl have a "ph balance that causes the jewelry to turn your skin green" i choked on my coffee. The whole thing was absolutely wild 😂🤣
Reminds me of the Jewelscent candles which also have rings in them. I did get pulled into that one and bought some candles and wax melts. One of them allegedly had a $100 ring in it which tarnished in no time and looks like one that’s available at a mall kiosk for $15.
OMG I am dying- two of the girls you showed at the beginning have a YT channel called eleventhgorgeous 🤣 I used to watch them all the time until they stopped posting (until they would post saying how they were going to post more, so fake). I am embarrassed for them.
I don’t mean this as an insult at all, but I LMAO at all your videos. They’re hilarious (it’s you). You really expose them and they deserve it. It just has me in tears sometimes. I’m so glad I never got sucked in, now I know I will NEVER go near an MLM.
Doesn't matter if it's not an MLM or not. This is a scam since it is gambling and in its incredibly predatory since you are promising someone a chance to win expensive jewelry without telling you the odds. Who knows if they are rigging the game against their costumers.
I have seen over 7 diamonds revealed. It’s also not just about diamonds. It’s about other rings too. There is a lot of beautiful jewelry out there that you cannot buy from a jewelry store or anywhere else or even at a cheap jewelry store at that BP does have a lot of beautiful jewelry I have seen it firsthand and I’m not just saying that. You pay $19.95 for a ring and that’s just a chance that you’re taking to see if you get the ring that you want or a diamond
My mum was a part of a company called Oriflame, which was once huge here. It’s known for different skincare and makeup products and also the fact that you need to work hard to bring in both customers and workers. I even remember packing boxes with her and picking up orders at this place not far from us 😄 However, my mum never really recruited anyone and just enjoyed some good (at least, at that time) products with a couple of our neighbors. I think this only happened because my dad’s income was more than enough for all of this, so if my mum was a single mother or my dad never made as much as he did, she probably would’ve fallen victim to MLM. Another not-so-fun thing about Oriflame is that they prey on people looking for jobs, even going as far as posting fake hiring ads, probably hoping that by the time you jump through all hoops and end up talking to them, you’ll be exhausted enough to accept just any job coming your way. So definitely less glamorous than parties for Bomb Party.
Someone in the comments mentioned how terrible for the environment the production of this crap is and we need to talk more about that. Besides the other terrible stuff
2:13 Holy shit, that’s Stefanie and Tracy from the eleventhgorgeous TH-cam channel, they have even over 1 mil. subscribers. I used to watch their unboxing videos all the time when I was like 18. Sad to see that they are scamming people now. 😬
I like how you spoke on the topic, I think you did well and made it entertaining at the same time. However, it was off putting where you said ‘it’s good to get this information out’ and described how predatory it is BUT then said ‘oh but that’s just my opinion’ which really really really lessons the impact of what you’ve said. It’s not ‘an opinion’ if it follows the definition of ‘deception’, shows ‘predatory’ tactics, etc. It just IS. Standing by what you say would really go a long way when it comes to these things because I’ve watched a few of your videos which I’ve enjoyed but if I was in an MLM it would 100% lesson the whole point of making the video: hoping to inform people so they will stop being in an MLM and or get the MLM destroyed regardless so that it cannot take advantage of people, which it DOES.
I feel that this MLM is especially bad because it seems that it taps into addiction for the customer. What I mean by this is that it's a risk or a gamble each time you buy a bomb. I bet if you really looked into these bomb live party groups that there is a high rate of return customers. The person most likely gets a "high" as if they were gambling. I can see that this could become an addiction.
This mlm infiltrated our makeup facebook group during the pandemic and a ton of the girls bought jewelry from this lady. She never gave us the option to just get the bomb and do it ourselves. I had to drive to her house to pick my rings up which was irritating but i was still excited because i got a "genuine" rose quartz ring with a "rose gold" band. It was supposed to be worth $500. I got it and noticed a green spot under the stone where the band attaced to it but thought maybe it was just in the stone. I ended up wearing it for a month (taking it off for showers and really only putting it on when i left the house) until i realized the rose gold was coming off and now it was turning my finger green. My other matching set wasn't the size it said it was and 75% of the stones fell out after just 1 wear. Safe to say i wasted $60. The only ring that I'm still able to wear is the kids ring i got with an adjustable band 😅
This is crazy!!!! I´ve been unemployed for almost 9 months now but have never been so desperate that I´ve joined an MLM- something to be proud of at least.
I've never run into them, but for a while I was really obsessed with the bath bombs with rings inside (they were cuter and better quality, and cheaper, than ones I could find otherwise)
Was that the channel eleventh gorgeous in the intro - those women are freaking OG makeup gurus who kind of faded away, lol - I’ve been around yt way too long 😂
It's funny how at minute 2.30,the girl holding up the ring is wearing Kiss Impress press on nails. I wear that design offen..... My point is, I thought they make so much money? But they cant afford to get their nails done?! Haha pay attention! Love you Isabelle!
Hi, I'm sorry im not trying to be rude but I think just because you make money doesn't mean you would always have your nails professionally done. I like to do my own nails and for people who like to change their style a lot, press ons are perfect and don't waste money. There's a lot of rich people who wear and do basic things is my point (not saying she's rich or anything) :)
One of my family members joined this MLM about two years ago and at first I was obsessed with it because it’s literally gambling and it’s actually how I got to looking into anti-mlm because she wanted me to join her team. Super disappointed seeing Eleventh Gorgeous on here, I’ve been a subscriber to them on TH-cam for YEARS I had no idea they were apart of this scam🤦🏻♀️
I buy Fragrant Jewels and it’s direct market online buying and the bath bombs and candles smell great. I also know what I’m buying. How could someone else pre-fizzing your bath bomb be fun? No
I LOVE that graphic that shows percent of people profiting after expenses. Gambling on roulette has a greater chance of you making money than a product based MLM. I do wonder what they tally as expenses for roulette though. Its also interesting that no product classic pyramid schemes had a higher likelihood of profit...So the rules about mlms were so loophole riddled and underenforced that it pushed a higher risk but ostensibly more legit looking pyramid to the forefront
I do wonder what the value concept here is. People pay money for blind boxes but they are paying for the experience of using or opening the oyster, box, bag or bomb. Where is the experience here?
I have gotten SO sucked into their lives recently. Idk what it is, but it’s really entertaining to watch. From watching lives I see the same people in the same creators live every time and I believe it’s other reps or their own down line. Unless they are like me and have no life. 😂
You can get some pretty decent jewelry at a department store on sale for $50 (even less) and get matching pieces if you want. I forget the designer but I took my son to the mall to get a gift for a girl he wanted to ask to date. We got a really nice necklace, bracelet and matching earrings for $130. The original price was $400 for the pieces. They've been dating for 2 years. If he had gotten her one of these, they'd probably still be just friends lol. Not literally but... Ya know, she wouldn't be wearing it that's for sure.
Crazy! I once scrolled through TikTok lives and landed on a RBP live, the girl hosting ended up bawling her eyes out when she revealed diamonds. I was very confused when she revealed the saddest looking “diamond” I’ve ever seen. To this day, I don’t understand why she was crying lol. However, her crying technique is helping her as she “sold out” that live. I was almost TEMPTED to purchase (before the crocodile tears), but they just look like cheap costume jewlery 😅
This isn't even a new concept... Fragrant jewels is a non-MLM company that sells exactly the same thing. They also sell candles with rings in them too. I'm sure there's other companies out there doing this exact same thing.
I’ve ordered from ryze and bomb party and I love bomb party jewelry it’s unique but I think most of their stuff is over priced. Like $39 (not including tax and shipping ) for a stack bracelet that’s made out of beads you can get from the dollar store and gems that are fake is mind blowing to me and their necklaces are cheap as hell. Then there’s ryze on the other hand I love there necklaces but their rings are ugly as hell and I mean it’s nice you can trade and that you get free shipping
Off topic here, but do you guys remember when Tyra banks launched a pyramid scheme and said it was because she cared so much about pulling women out of poverty? IIRC she cried and everything.
I spend $40 in fashion jewelry making a Bomb party seller money. Fashion jewelry that reminds me of the 25 cent machine rings. It’s interesting for say at home parents or individuals. I rather not. I purchase sterling silver at TJMaxx for less
im not sure if theyre an MLM, but Fragrant Jewels does this, candles and bath bombs. iv gotten a good bunch from them before these bomb parties popped off. they smelled wonderful and made my skin so soft. the candles were wonderful as well. same concept, a chance to get a real diamond ring, but even the “cheap” ones are cute and have so many themes. they have holiday ones, gothic/spooky ones, ones for birth months, ones for zodiac signs, and so many more. i think theyre about the same price as these, plus you get to use them yourself!
The MLM aspect aside, the concept of getting mystery jewelry just doesn't do it for me? I feel like people are moving away from wearing lots of jewelry as accessories and having a few select peices that have significance, sentimental meaning, and fit their personal style. Edit: you cover this point exactly at 7:30 🙈😂
This MLM is crazy!!! They all are but wow this one… It’s so sad watching so so so many women sit on a TikTok live with 2 people one being me that’s not going to buy and opening up this jewelry that they are going to have to pay for and then probably try to do a giveaway with just to fill up the time on the live. Also the people who are just customers oh man I saw these 2 women commented that they had already spent $900 this week alone and it was only a Wednesday afternoon. It makes you want to just shake them into reality.
Yes, it is a pyramid scheme, and a money pit, but it is also gambling which I doubt these people realize that, but it is, and it will come with all the negative aspects of gambling too.
Literally was just propositioned by an MLM two days ago 😮!! The new temp that I was training at work tried to recruit/sell to me. It was for an adult toy company & the lady was nice so I was trying to be nice by listening. She was one of the top earners & had a team under her. And I’ll give it to her, she talked a good game and knew how to get me curious about it. With charimsa like that I can see why people have gotten roped into it! BUT she did tell on herself & the company a little bit by admitting her quota was $4k in sales a month, that the catalog/kits were expensive outside of the discount they had for newbies, & that typically she did 10+ parties a month 😬. Her cell phone was also cut off at the time, meaning the job obviously didn't pay well enough (even for the 1% of earners!!). The worst part is the photos that she showed me were of basic overpriced vanilla-looking shit! The downtown hole-in-the-wall s*x shop had better quality stuff than what she showed me 🤦🏽♀️
Thing is this IS a business already too - fragrant jewels (unsure if its still around) is a candle and bath bomb company that at least a few years ago sold bath bombs and candles that had rings inside - with a chance to win a diamond ring. So this is an old concept repackaged as an MLM lmao
I spent over 300 dollars in the last week buying Ring Bomb products. I came on TH-cam looking for the Summer Stack collection videos and ran across your video. I guess it's not for everyone but there are plenty of people that love Ring Bomb. I enjoy the surprise of not knowing what I will get. I have never tried to buy in hopes of a diamond because that so rarely happens. There are different styles of rings and stacks people look for to collect. I just purchased a stack off Ebay for 85 dollars just so I can have a particular stack in my collection. The resale value of these items are usually very good because people collect certain pieces. I have a large group of friends that collect as well and we enjoy getting together for these parties. I have collected Longaberger baskets in the past and it's very much like that or Pampered Chef. It's not just the products it's the community of people (friends) that get together for the party events. I have never been pressured to buy or sell their products either. As far as the quality of their products I used to work at Gordon''s Jewelers back in the day and also Willson's and for costume jewelry it is very nice quality. The settings come in rhodium, rose gold, sterling silver, and 14k gold. Some of the stones are real like diamonds (rare to find) amethyst, garnet, and topaz. Some of the lab-created stones are ruby, alexandrite, and emeralds. So overall the quality for the price is very good. I am not a consultant but did consider selling so I educated myself on the products and the company. For me collecting is a better option at this time because I am usually very busy and just do not have time to start a home-based business. The one thing I do not like about this company is that they do not allow consultants to switch or trade if a customer gets a duplicate. Because it's a surprise reveal you never know. It is against policy rules to exchange in the event of a "dup" There are ways around it of course like other customers can buy it from the original customer that got the duplicate or they can give it as a "gift" but telling a customer to just give it to her sister as a gift is not satisfactory in my option and it would seem to discourage the customer from purchasing again. I still think there is room for improvement in that department. All and all I believe it is a good company and the quality of the product for the price is good. Just my two cents.
I am sad to say my mom has fallen to the Bomb Party trap. While she is not a seller she has bought an obnoxious amount of bracelet stacks and rings from this one specific seller. The stacks and rings are beautiful but it’s the principle for me
It’s crazy how someone can market/advertise something and make it look so nice and expensive but it not be anything. I mean, i know all brands do that and that’s what sells their products but a lot of it is so misleading
Biggest red flag: the words boss babe Which is annoying because the real definition of a boss babe should be a woman who pushes herself to the top, and we know with mlms they hardly ever make it to the top. 🙄🙄🙄😔
A year or two ago this family would go live on Facebook and do bingo, whichever number they chose when they did your spin is the amount you had to pay. Another form of gambling, scamming and preying upon people who don’t have a lot. It’s incredibly sad and unfortunate.
Hey angels were back this Friday! Thank you for all of the sweet wishes. I'm feeling immensely better. So now let's dive into an MLM I haven't covered before!! Comment below if you've run into this mlm, been involved with it, etc.
Glad ur feeling better today darling 😊❤️🌹
What does mlm stand for?
@@irmavenner669 multi level marketing or network marketing.
It's a way to force/trick the "employees" of the company to take all the risk for inventory, keep buying your monthly quota, and recruiting new people to keep earning. She does a better info at the beginning of the video.
Definitely saw these blow up on freebiemom fb page . All started with free giveaways.
An MLM is not a scheme. Everyone knows how it works. It is an actual business model, and those who follow it can be very very successful if you are someone who is good at sales. Women in rural areas sign up for this stuff, and it’s like WHY???? There isn’t anybody to sell to. You women are just salty because you don’t understand that this is a hustle not a job.
It’s crazy to me that you don’t even get to use the bath bomb???? Like if I’m buying it at least let ME “enjoy” it
You CAN tell the person you want to fizz it at home. But still, it’s a stupid product.
"HEY! i wanted to drop those in the water myself!!!"
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Pretty sure it's just a baking soda based solution that fizzes up. But it's probably not scented
Fragrant jewels (I think) is the one I used to buy all the time and you can use the bath bomb. It's not an MLM and the bath bombs were amazing the rings are pretty cute as well. The scent from the BB would stick around until my next shower. They did a lot of licensed stuff like disney if I recall. They had candles too but I never tried those.
I don't understand why they wouldn't make them a useable BB.
Maybe it was Royal Essence. It was one of the two.
My sister “sells” Paparazzi Jewelry. I told her it was an mlm. She got mad & now she has an inventory of jewelry that she can’t sell, because no one wants it. Sad part is, she’s a single mom that is just trying to stay afloat. I felt like she vocalized that and was definitely preyed upon for that specific reason
That’s awful im so sorry for that & you 100% right
Yup - I used to sell Paparazzi Jewelry (My cousin convinced me to join). I stopped a few years ago and still have a lot of jewelry I can't get rid of. I didn't go as far in debt as my cousin did, because I kept a smaller inventory. But yeah; its horrible people get prayed on by MLMs.
Yeah, I've seen several people fall prey to this kind of crap. It's so depressing to watch.
What's is this company MLM ?
His paparazzi jewelry a good company?🤔
The bath bomb thing sounds like loot boxes in online gaming, and that's been deemed gambling in some countries
It seems like all of these scams have an aspect of forced chance in them, to probably find better marks, aka: people prone to intermittent reinforcement/gambling/addictive personalities. They want addictable and desperate people to work for the MLM.
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Modern call of duty games or other modern games got a lot of microtransactions/Battle passes/DLC content/Season pass/ just to get more money 💰💰💰💰 from the fans.
@@Iquey Literally why I'm here. As a fraud investigator at a financial institution, I'm seeing a lot of these show up in accounts of gamblers. That is 100% who's getting taken advantage of.
On top of the scam, the mass consumption and production of crappy products that end up in landfill is saddening. They have zero respect for sustainability when it comes to the production of all this crap.
So true and I am willing to bet the bath bombs are made out of polluting materials and microplastics. Damaging in so many ways
Very true, so much trash involved.
This video is ridiculous. An MLM is simply multi level marketing company, which is not the same thing as a pyramid. One sells a product, and the other is not selling a product. Your judgment of the quality of the product is also that of a person, who is clearly uneducated in jewelry. The FTC regulates this, along with every other multi level/direct sales company. You said "cult", which also speaks volumes about how biased you clearly are. You also say "money pit", but clearly know absolutely nothing about the business model. I can only say that you disliking the "surprise" about the business, don't shop it. It's just astonishing how you act like you are some sort of expert, which you clearly are not. Words like "predatory" are dangerous claims of misinformation. How many reps have you interviewed to see how much money they make? What statistics did you gather you claims from? Other than your personal opinion, what do you have to support your ridiculous claims. Basically, you know absolutely nothing about this company, and should do better research, before making ignorant content. #BlessYourHeart
Huge huge red flag is that you're posting a personal opinion, when you have absolutely stats or references, to base it on.
@@julielafond1947 lu la roe. Enough proof for me against these types of scams.
I bought some bath bombs from a friend for my daughter bc we love bath bombs that have surprises. I didn't realize it was an MLM. The thing that made me even more mad was that I spent $90 and we didn't even get to use the bath bombs! The rep put them in water and just gave me the jewelry. I was not happy bc she never mentioned that!
Maybe it's toxic, like those pearls...all in all, that sucks. It's like the best part of getting the jewelry
I would be disappointed not to be able to use the bath bomb.
That's the exact thing that I'm confused about. Why are they called bath bombs when they are never used in the bath. I would much rather receive the product for me to do on my own.
Oh God... I would've been so mad! That's ridiculous
Tbh, that sounds like the rep wanted to check for the valuable jewellery first before giving it to you...
I got sucked into watching one of these ladies' lives on Tiktok just because I was curious and already heard about this being an MLM. I remember one commenter/viewer was so confused as to why the bath bomb they bought was being 'fizzed' in front of her, and said she bought it purposefully to use as a bath bomb. The lady wouldnt give her a refund/new one, and just said that 'next time, you can specify if you want it to be sent to you without me fizzing it!' Needless to say, the commenter was not pleased
Probably for content. That’s how you do it with Pokemon Cards. You pay for a pack for the content creator to open on camera. It’s a gamble, no guarantee to get anything valuable. You pay retail price for a pack just as you would at a store. And then it’s sent to you via mail.
damn so stingy to the point where she wouldn’t just send out another new fizz. 😭😭 what a mess
@@wonyoungiesgirl Probably because she doesn't have the money to give people refunds, since most people that are stuck in MLMs are horribly in debt.
But like HOW did this get so big?!?! HOW?! This is like making a business of blowing out people’s birthday cake candles for them! This is like opening peoples Christmas gifts for them! They EVEN SAY IT OUTRIGHT they just love surprises so they start a pyramid scheme to OPEN OTHER PEOPLE’S SURPRISES. I mean, I feel like this is actually super f*n wild. I would be hard pressed to spend a dime to watch someone else open my surprise. Maybe I’m a spoiled brat, but yeah, super hard pass.
Some people are addicted to the BP parties or the fizzy parties. It's like gambling for them. They just going with the rush of not knowing but thinking they are getting something of quality. Which obviously they are not getting quality.
And they add in "unicorns" and bring backs which people seek out like baseball cards for boys. It's addictive for some people like you said. I've watched grown women drop $250 in one shot on these things
you can ask for them to be unfizzed. but also, these are not bath bombs and should not be used in on your skin
People with gambling tendencies? Idk
it's giving "youngest child spoiled by their parents who got to blow out their older siblings candles on their birthday cake cuz they couldn't stand not having all the attention on them"... energy
One time I bought a $5 bath bomb with a surprise in it and it just ended up being a black hair tie and was actually impressed. I can always use more black hair ties. I don’t need junk jewelry.
I find the bath bombs and oyster things very disturbing. They seem incredibly wasteful. You don't get to enjoy the bath bomb. The oysters... well that just really bothers me on multiple levels. On top of all of that, it is gambling. This preys on people that are susceptible, that perhaps have an addiction. To me it is the same as loot boxes in video games. You think, oh just one more, just one more, and before you know it, you've spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars because it all adds up faster than they realize. Thank you for the video
Wow, it's Paparazzi in a bath bomb with a lottery scam mixed in.
I love Hannah Alonzo's video on this where she finds the same ring on amazon and the package has almost the same label as bomb party.
What’s really sad is that the MSRP advertised on each piece is just a number set by the company. Not actually jewelry appraised number. If you take these rings to a local jeweler they will not even be worth the $20 you pay for them. Much less the “value” they say. So it’s very misleading. Even the diamond rings are not actually worth the MSRP they state.
How you know this?
@@aquariusthompson8212 She’s lying.
I have a real diamind wedding ring set (2k paid for) with papers thatv I got at zales. I tried to pawn it and the pawn shop was only going to give me $200. I laugh when they tell these ppl their costume jewelry is worth "double digits"
I see people sometimes trying to sell this for the MSRP on ebay and like. No one even wants to pay the $20, please.
Wait so on top of being an mlm... They're trying to create their own bubble??
So I bought a few of these ring bombs from online “bomb parties”. I never had any interest in joining. And I stopped participating completely when I found out it was an MLM. But I actually found these bomb parties were kind of fun. I have a few takeaways I want to share.
1) As a consumer, this is something that’s fun to do a handful of times. The reveals were amusing and I like the low stakes gambling. But because I do not have a gambling addiction, I only wanted to do this a few times. If I did it tons more, I’d be bored. I noticed others who religiously follow these parties were buying multiple rings all of the time. They must have a hundreds.
2) And I did find a lot of independent Facebook marketplace sites reselling Ring Bomb jewelry , used by people that appear have hundreds of rings. Often, they are selling them off for far cheaper than you would buy them at a party.
3). As I have been researching this scammy MLM, I have noticed that the anti-MLM folks always say that this jewelry is horrible and cheap. and on this point I mostly disagree with you. …I bought three rings. I hate one of them. Ugly. And the other two are amongst my favorite costume jewelry. I’ve had them both for over an year and they are pretty, are holding up well. I feel like I probably overpaid a bit for what I have. Like I could’ve found something similar on Amazon for 35 to 50% less. But this is decent costume non-precious jewelry. It does not turn my fingers green.
4) I 100% percent agree with your comment, “why does this have to be an MLM?” . This could’ve been a legitimate business. Or at least an attempt at one. They could’ve even still included the social media parties from corporate offices, Not from their own customers that they are trying to scam. Another idea I had is they could have sold these bombs as functioning bath bombs with the added perk of a pretty piece of jewelry. The bombs they sell now are only for a show.
Also overall, it’s kind of a weird MLM right?
Ok I've been watching their lives a few times and couldn't understand why I was into it or why some people seemed to buy all the time and the thrill seems to be in the buying and surprise, not the individual rings (since they didn't seem very sad even when they didn't like a ring). Gambling makes total sense!
I've also bought some products. The idea of a mystery ring is cool! But I would love to fizz it at home. I have 3 rings which 1 I don't like. Just wish they weren't a mlm. I'd buy so much
This honestly is like gambling but because they are pretty sneaky about it people may not realise it's gambling and this is very problematic for people with addictive personality or why may have gambling problems.
There's nothing wrong with it. We all grew up on fucking Tupperware parties and pampered chef and people STILL buy and use that stuff today and they've been around for decades. Mary Kay FOREVER. I understand some mlms can be predatory but I don't think they're all the same. If you're purchasing a product you actually love why the hell is it a problem?? I can buy color street nails strips from some lady and help her make a couple dollars or I can get them from Walmart and make them bigger billionaires than they already are.
@@jessicameagan4198 The problem is that usually 99% of the products in MLMs are not sold to genuine clients but to the other members of the MLM as a "starter package" or a "monthly stock". There is no genuine business there. In fact, statistically you have more chance to win at the roulette table than to make money as an MLM lady.
Hi Isabella! My mom is involved with 2 MLMs that have so little coverage: Melaleuca and LivePure (formerly called Genesis Pure before they had to rebrand 🙄). Both health/ wellness and beauty mlms. I'd love to see what you could find on them! 💙
OMG Melaleuca is an MLM! I grew up using that stuff because my Mom had a monthly subscription. She definitely wasn't selling it though we just actually used their products. I remember the catalogs, we'd tell my Mom what we wanted to try next! This is like late 90s - early 2000s so I'm SHOCKED that they're still around!
I think Illuminauti did a video on Melaleuca!
@@RingshadowCat I believe you are right! And I've also seen some videos people have put out there about their experiences with Melaleuca but they aren't anti-MLM content creators. I just want to get the word out there about them and I know Isabella reaches a lot of viewers 😊
Edit: to summarize my rambling, the more people talk about these companies the better!
What word are you getting out about melaleuca?? I don't see you mention anything about them besides their name and niche
You should make sure your mom has proper insurance and is following regulations. Cosmetics are regulated by the FDA. I've heard stories of people getting a bad rash from a product and sueing
I saw one of my old sorority sisters in the convention footage you used. She’s been in like 3 different mlms over the past 8 years, she’s so deep in it. It’s sad because she’s a social worker and I hate to think about how much of her legitimate income she’s lost to these schemes.
Years ago my husband bought me 2 of those candles with surprise rings in them. Neither of the rings were even close to my size or style. The candles themselves weren’t anything special, but they also weren’t the worst I’ve ever tried. The concept was fun. I remember wishing that you could pay for what you wanted vs having it be random.
I have purchased Fragrant Jewels direct from the website and the candles and bombs actually are nice. You also get to choose the collection and size. Direct sales is a mark of real business. It’s comparable to retail prices and I like the quality. I did buy some random ring candles from a “Christmas market” that was actually a chance for MLM moms to set up their tables of crap. That’s probably where your husband found them.
That was something that really confused me about all of this. What's the point of buying a ring that might not even fit you?
That's what I was thinking about these bath bomb things. Maybe you buy one hoping for a necklace or bracelet, and you end up with a ring that doesn't fit. What do you do then? Pawn it?
It terrifies and saddens me that there are SO MANY incredibly easy ways for anyone to access games of chance and even gambling thru avenues like these MLMs. These livestreams on tiktok are accessible by MINORS!!! 😨😨
yeah tiktok is basically promoting gambling,
so sick of lives coming up on my fyp and they’re just shilling stuff to people
What gets me as a small business owner is when I do events and shows, are all these things setting up at said shows and taking away from handmade products like what my husband and I do. I have almost given up on doing the shows because of this. It breaks my heart because we spends hundreds of hours making, labeling, and packaging our products just to not sell anything because we’re being outshined by mlm type booths there.
Omg. Not the screaming and crying over “diamonds”. (In quotes because I don’t believe they’re certified real diamonds 😒) I’ve seen Pearl parties similar to this
I have doubts those "bath bombs" are safe to put into baths despite being advertised as such hence why they put it into jars vs actual baths. Where are the ingredients of those "fizzy bombs"
YA, that jewelry has broken down on me, stones aren't fitted properly in settings....has snagged my clothing, turned my fingers green.
The 'jewelry' looks like the crap you can buy at Claire's - except that Claire's is honest about what they are selling and their merchandise is priced accordingly.
Not new to the anti mlm community but I just discovered your channel today and am currently binging your vids. I’m obsessed. You just bring a certain energy, humor, and sass and I love it. And you seem like you’d be such a cool friend to have irl 💕
Yeah Isabella is awesome! Welcome 🥰
I am dying at the rose gold slotted spoon. My mom got really screwed by Mary Kay back in the early 90's and I have never trusted anything even slightly MLM-y ever since. These people ruin lives. You get 'em Isabella!
Off work early because I'm sick, so happy to find that you posted! This MLM fascinates me, because why on earth would I want to have the rep dissolve the bath bomb instead of doing it myself?! It's also literally gambling, which is so much scarier than a lot of other MLMs, especially since on TikTok *MINORS* can see this! Horrifying. Thank you for covering this, hope you're well! (Also, I run an actual jewelry business, so in my professional opinion most of their jewelry is so ugly LOL)
It's really a a shame to dissolve that many "bath bombs" in a jar of water. The jewellery could just come inside mystery cardboxes bec. if it were me, I would expect to use them in a bath.
Also, dont any of these people watched LulaRich? The specifics of mlm scams are all discussed and analysed in it.
Thank you! I showed my sisters this video cause they were wanting to get into this trend ugh!!! Tiktok has crazy trends like this more and more and it’s such a waste.
This just reminds me of those candles that you can burn down and eventually get a ring or whatever. I still think that’s silly, but at least it’s not an mlm (to my knowledge!). Also, at least with a candle you can enjoy it for more than 5 seconds, so it’s super telling that this company goes with something that has a lot less of a product life, so to speak.
I've seen some really shady videos promoting these candles, women burning a few candles and then claim they found a $10.000 diamond ring in one of them, not sure if it's an mlm.
Yeah and as a business I don’t see how if they had hundreds of reps trying to shill them if it was a mlm being able to find that many customers who would buy all the time. Like who would want to buy a candle with a ring in it each month or more? It’s another problem with mlms a lot of their people who get sucked in don’t see it’s a small or over saturated market. The more niche the product the retail customer base gets smaller smaller
(Edit: I think I'm misremembering information about this company being an MLM. I thought I read somewhere that it once was an MLM, but I can't find that source. Apologies! Leaving the original comment unedited below for transparency.)
Fragrant jewels, a candle jewelry company, used to be an mlm. They stopped for whatever reason and now just kind of scam people (like myself once because I was bored) and make it really hard to buy one candle without accidentally signing up for a monthly autoship. I only wear one of the rings. The rest just sit in my little ring dish untouched. Their monthly autoship would have the candle, and then like a bathbomb so they were doing *both* hustles.
@@PhantomRolePlayer can I get a source for your claim? I tried to look up fragrant jewels as an mlm and could not find anything
@@nansugoi5471 I thought I read it on a reddit thread where someone who had been a rep, said it used to be. That was last year or something but I aslo can't find the reddit thread now that I'm going back to hunt for it. 😅 So either I have misremembered it, or it is a different company I am thinking of entirely. Oops!
My husband and I had to do marriage counseling through his Catholic church prior to our wedding. The "counselor" ended it with a MLM for health insurance/ investments. I knew pretty much 2 min into him starting his spiel. My husband (legally married already) was falling for it for a whole hour before it hit him. I had to keep it in bc he went from doe eyed to trying to show me an article saying it's a scam. T_T I love him, but he knows not to commit to something without a discussion.
I was working as a medical coder before I had to go on disability. Someone my husband knew found out that I was looking to move to another company, and he told me that he worked with an insurance company and asked if I'd be interested in coming in to talk to one of his managers about a position they had open at their company. It sounded like a legit company from everything we talked about, nothing seemed shady in the least. I showed up for my "interview" to find out that it was an insurance MLM. I was FURIOUS.
The fact that people are selling insurance this way is really fucked up
You need to report him.
I'm glad companies like this and Paparazzi weren't super popular when I was in middle or high school because I had this weird love for watching HSN and QVC. If I had seen these companies as a kid, I might have been like "Oh! I can having my own home shopping show!" 😬
Haha, I too loved the HSN & QVC! I ordered earrings once and my call made it on air. Highlight of that year, lol! I made the mistake of watching a bomb party on T T and now my entire fyp is them. I've been tempted to order because some of the jewelry is actually pretty but I have no luck and would end up with something hideous lol at least with home shopping you know what you are getting
this is giving the same energy as paparazzi selling 5 cent jewelry for like 20x what it's worth
I know you said you use the chart frequently, but I love that you showed it on the screen with the red flags! Very helpful & easy to understand. Going to send this to my cousin who is thinking about joining an MLM like this!
that makes my heart so happy thank you so much! i am so glad it's helpful!!! I'm trying to make sure i use it as frequently as i can because I know visuals are super important!
I was wondering when you would cover this MLM, I’m glad you finally did!
There’s been multiple companies selling these outside of mlm structure since the early 2000s! I loved the candle one
I would rather spend my money on a legit ring that I know I’ll love, with real diamonds, than spend money to take a chance at getting what I want!
I've commented on so many different anti MLMers videos saying they NEED to cover this MLM!!! Because it's also like basically gambling as well!!! So pumped for this video let's goooooo!!!!
what sad is they could've marketed it to children and have a legit successful business. the product itself has big potential. they could've done collabs with brands and make themed jewelry. hell if I saw a Sanrio collab with this concept in a toy store I'd buy 80 on the spot
My sister had bought a bunch of these rings and gave them as gifts. I told her that the jewelry didn't look like it was worth the price she paid. I wore the ring she gave me to prove it. It turned my finger green. I've asked reps why they don't tell people right away that it's brass plated with other metals. I've been blocked from thier lives for asking.
You articulate yourself so well! Thank you for all the time and effort you put into raising awareness!
I was scrolling on TikTok and found someone’s bomb party live, I have never heard of it before. I was curious so I was watching, and most of the jewelry looks so cheap to me. Some of the pieces were pretty and seemed nice. But other than a few, most seemed, like you said, from a vending machine. Plus if I am going to spend $20 minimum I want something that I know I’ll like. I don’t want to take a gamble and hope I get something nice. The suggested retail value that they say on the pieces is crazy to me as well.
Oh my gosh i went down a rabbit hole on a tiktok live on this and the next thing i knew i had been watching for like 3 hours as this chick dropped fizzy after fizzy into the water and ppl just kept buying! Some like 5, 6, 7 products! Then they had these stacks of bracelets and ppl were going wild for them. I mean the ppl in the lives were. It was fascinating! Bc yes, this jewelry was clearly not high quality & the girl had to give a disclaimer that some ppl have a "ph balance that causes the jewelry to turn your skin green" i choked on my coffee. The whole thing was absolutely wild 😂🤣
Reminds me of the Jewelscent candles which also have rings in them. I did get pulled into that one and bought some candles and wax melts. One of them allegedly had a $100 ring in it which tarnished in no time and looks like one that’s available at a mall kiosk for $15.
OMG I am dying- two of the girls you showed at the beginning have a YT channel called eleventhgorgeous 🤣 I used to watch them all the time until they stopped posting (until they would post saying how they were going to post more, so fake). I am embarrassed for them.
I don’t mean this as an insult at all, but I LMAO at all your videos. They’re hilarious (it’s you). You really expose them and they deserve it. It just has me in tears sometimes. I’m so glad I never got sucked in, now I know I will NEVER go near an MLM.
Thank you for this video, it is so sad how many people fall for MLM's. It stands for Many Losing Money.
Doesn't matter if it's not an MLM or not. This is a scam since it is gambling and in its incredibly predatory since you are promising someone a chance to win expensive jewelry without telling you the odds. Who knows if they are rigging the game against their costumers.
I have seen over 7 diamonds revealed. It’s also not just about diamonds. It’s about other rings too. There is a lot of beautiful jewelry out there that you cannot buy from a jewelry store or anywhere else or even at a cheap jewelry store at that BP does have a lot of beautiful jewelry I have seen it firsthand and I’m not just saying that. You pay $19.95 for a ring and that’s just a chance that you’re taking to see if you get the ring that you want or a diamond
My mum was a part of a company called Oriflame, which was once huge here. It’s known for different skincare and makeup products and also the fact that you need to work hard to bring in both customers and workers. I even remember packing boxes with her and picking up orders at this place not far from us 😄
However, my mum never really recruited anyone and just enjoyed some good (at least, at that time) products with a couple of our neighbors. I think this only happened because my dad’s income was more than enough for all of this, so if my mum was a single mother or my dad never made as much as he did, she probably would’ve fallen victim to MLM.
Another not-so-fun thing about Oriflame is that they prey on people looking for jobs, even going as far as posting fake hiring ads, probably hoping that by the time you jump through all hoops and end up talking to them, you’ll be exhausted enough to accept just any job coming your way. So definitely less glamorous than parties for Bomb Party.
Someone in the comments mentioned how terrible for the environment the production of this crap is and we need to talk more about that. Besides the other terrible stuff
2:13 Holy shit, that’s Stefanie and Tracy from the eleventhgorgeous TH-cam channel, they have even over 1 mil. subscribers. I used to watch their unboxing videos all the time when I was like 18. Sad to see that they are scamming people now. 😬
Kinda feels like the natural progression for those unboxing channels
I like how you spoke on the topic, I think you did well and made it entertaining at the same time. However, it was off putting where you said ‘it’s good to get this information out’ and described how predatory it is BUT then said ‘oh but that’s just my opinion’ which really really really lessons the impact of what you’ve said. It’s not ‘an opinion’ if it follows the definition of ‘deception’, shows ‘predatory’ tactics, etc. It just IS. Standing by what you say would really go a long way when it comes to these things because I’ve watched a few of your videos which I’ve enjoyed but if I was in an MLM it would 100% lesson the whole point of making the video: hoping to inform people so they will stop being in an MLM and or get the MLM destroyed regardless so that it cannot take advantage of people, which it DOES.
The people’s reactions remind me of the Chaneloween recipients from the first season of Scream Queens.
I feel that this MLM is especially bad because it seems that it taps into addiction for the customer. What I mean by this is that it's a risk or a gamble each time you buy a bomb. I bet if you really looked into these bomb live party groups that there is a high rate of return customers. The person most likely gets a "high" as if they were gambling. I can see that this could become an addiction.
I've seen many of the same people buying at least 5 on every live show of certain reps!
This mlm infiltrated our makeup facebook group during the pandemic and a ton of the girls bought jewelry from this lady. She never gave us the option to just get the bomb and do it ourselves. I had to drive to her house to pick my rings up which was irritating but i was still excited because i got a "genuine" rose quartz ring with a "rose gold" band. It was supposed to be worth $500. I got it and noticed a green spot under the stone where the band attaced to it but thought maybe it was just in the stone. I ended up wearing it for a month (taking it off for showers and really only putting it on when i left the house) until i realized the rose gold was coming off and now it was turning my finger green. My other matching set wasn't the size it said it was and 75% of the stones fell out after just 1 wear. Safe to say i wasted $60. The only ring that I'm still able to wear is the kids ring i got with an adjustable band 😅
This is crazy!!!! I´ve been unemployed for almost 9 months now but have never been so desperate that I´ve joined an MLM- something to be proud of at least.
“It’s beautifully affordable”
Um! Not everyone can afford $20 bath bomb. If I would ever spend money on a bath bomb, I would rather spend $10 or less
Thanks for warning about the similarities to a pyramid scheme and being careful about getting ripped off.
I've never run into them, but for a while I was really obsessed with the bath bombs with rings inside (they were cuter and better quality, and cheaper, than ones I could find otherwise)
Love the new red flags visuals.
Was that the channel eleventh gorgeous in the intro - those women are freaking OG makeup gurus who kind of faded away, lol - I’ve been around yt way too long 😂
Yes! I used to love them- they actually still do videos. They do Tiktok, have a boutique and all… so idk why they are part of this MLM! Lol
The jewelry in this MLM looks worse than the jewelry at Walmart 😂
It's funny how at minute 2.30,the girl holding up the ring is wearing Kiss Impress press on nails. I wear that design offen..... My point is, I thought they make so much money? But they cant afford to get their nails done?! Haha pay attention! Love you Isabelle!
Hi, I'm sorry im not trying to be rude but I think just because you make money doesn't mean you would always have your nails professionally done. I like to do my own nails and for people who like to change their style a lot, press ons are perfect and don't waste money. There's a lot of rich people who wear and do basic things is my point (not saying she's rich or anything) :)
One of my family members joined this MLM about two years ago and at first I was obsessed with it because it’s literally gambling and it’s actually how I got to looking into anti-mlm because she wanted me to join her team. Super disappointed seeing Eleventh Gorgeous on here, I’ve been a subscriber to them on TH-cam for YEARS I had no idea they were apart of this scam🤦🏻♀️
I buy Fragrant Jewels and it’s direct market online buying and the bath bombs and candles smell great. I also know what I’m buying. How could someone else pre-fizzing your bath bomb be fun? No
I LOVE that graphic that shows percent of people profiting after expenses. Gambling on roulette has a greater chance of you making money than a product based MLM. I do wonder what they tally as expenses for roulette though. Its also interesting that no product classic pyramid schemes had a higher likelihood of profit...So the rules about mlms were so loophole riddled and underenforced that it pushed a higher risk but ostensibly more legit looking pyramid to the forefront
I do wonder what the value concept here is. People pay money for blind boxes but they are paying for the experience of using or opening the oyster, box, bag or bomb. Where is the experience here?
I have gotten SO sucked into their lives recently. Idk what it is, but it’s really entertaining to watch. From watching lives I see the same people in the same creators live every time and I believe it’s other reps or their own down line. Unless they are like me and have no life. 😂
You can get some pretty decent jewelry at a department store on sale for $50 (even less) and get matching pieces if you want. I forget the designer but I took my son to the mall to get a gift for a girl he wanted to ask to date. We got a really nice necklace, bracelet and matching earrings for $130. The original price was $400 for the pieces. They've been dating for 2 years. If he had gotten her one of these, they'd probably still be just friends lol. Not literally but... Ya know, she wouldn't be wearing it that's for sure.
There are non MLM companies that have been doing this with candles and bath bombs for decades. And those companies have much prettier jewelry.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO TALK ABOUT THIS ONE
Crazy! I once scrolled through TikTok lives and landed on a RBP live, the girl hosting ended up bawling her eyes out when she revealed diamonds. I was very confused when she revealed the saddest looking “diamond” I’ve ever seen. To this day, I don’t understand why she was crying lol. However, her crying technique is helping her as she “sold out” that live. I was almost TEMPTED to purchase (before the crocodile tears), but they just look like cheap costume jewlery 😅
I have done it twice. (purchase two rings on a live show ) liked my rings but don’t have a desire to do it again.
It's basically loot crates for middle aged women lol
This isn't even a new concept... Fragrant jewels is a non-MLM company that sells exactly the same thing. They also sell candles with rings in them too. I'm sure there's other companies out there doing this exact same thing.
As far as I understand their bath bombs are actually for use in tub.
I’ve ordered from ryze and bomb party and I love bomb party jewelry it’s unique but I think most of their stuff is over priced. Like $39 (not including tax and shipping ) for a stack bracelet that’s made out of beads you can get from the dollar store and gems that are fake is mind blowing to me and their necklaces are cheap as hell. Then there’s ryze on the other hand I love there necklaces but their rings are ugly as hell and I mean it’s nice you can trade and that you get free shipping
Off topic here, but do you guys remember when Tyra banks launched a pyramid scheme and said it was because she cared so much about pulling women out of poverty? IIRC she cried and everything.
OMG 😭😭😭 i forgot abt this. She really did that and thought she was doing something 🤦🏻♀️
Illuminaughtii has a video about her mlm I think.
I’d like to know the cost of a ring for a worker , do they pay half of the 19.95 or less?
Omg it’s all over tiktok when I’m on it late at night. I report, hide these people and I can’t ever escape!!
these are ALL OVER TikTok and it's awful.
I spend $40 in fashion jewelry making a Bomb party seller money. Fashion jewelry that reminds me of the 25 cent machine rings. It’s interesting for say at home parents or individuals. I rather not. I purchase sterling silver at TJMaxx for less
im not sure if theyre an MLM, but Fragrant Jewels does this, candles and bath bombs. iv gotten a good bunch from them before these bomb parties popped off. they smelled wonderful and made my skin so soft. the candles were wonderful as well. same concept, a chance to get a real diamond ring, but even the “cheap” ones are cute and have so many themes. they have holiday ones, gothic/spooky ones, ones for birth months, ones for zodiac signs, and so many more. i think theyre about the same price as these, plus you get to use them yourself!
Hope you're feeling better! 💖
The MLM aspect aside, the concept of getting mystery jewelry just doesn't do it for me? I feel like people are moving away from wearing lots of jewelry as accessories and having a few select peices that have significance, sentimental meaning, and fit their personal style. Edit: you cover this point exactly at 7:30 🙈😂
This MLM is crazy!!! They all are but wow this one… It’s so sad watching so so so many women sit on a TikTok live with 2 people one being me that’s not going to buy and opening up this jewelry that they are going to have to pay for and then probably try to do a giveaway with just to fill up the time on the live. Also the people who are just customers oh man I saw these 2 women commented that they had already spent $900 this week alone and it was only a Wednesday afternoon. It makes you want to just shake them into reality.
Yes, it is a pyramid scheme, and a money pit, but it is also gambling which I doubt these people realize that, but it is, and it will come with all the negative aspects of gambling too.
Literally was just propositioned by an MLM two days ago 😮!! The new temp that I was training at work tried to recruit/sell to me. It was for an adult toy company & the lady was nice so I was trying to be nice by listening. She was one of the top earners & had a team under her. And I’ll give it to her, she talked a good game and knew how to get me curious about it. With charimsa like that I can see why people have gotten roped into it! BUT she did tell on herself & the company a little bit by admitting her quota was $4k in sales a month, that the catalog/kits were expensive outside of the discount they had for newbies, & that typically she did 10+ parties a month 😬. Her cell phone was also cut off at the time, meaning the job obviously didn't pay well enough (even for the 1% of earners!!). The worst part is the photos that she showed me were of basic overpriced vanilla-looking shit! The downtown hole-in-the-wall s*x shop had better quality stuff than what she showed me 🤦🏽♀️
Thing is this IS a business already too - fragrant jewels (unsure if its still around) is a candle and bath bomb company that at least a few years ago sold bath bombs and candles that had rings inside - with a chance to win a diamond ring. So this is an old concept repackaged as an MLM lmao
Yep but at least with those you got to use the candles.
I am now realize that the luluro party my moms coworker hosted when I was younger was an mlm party
Nooo way! I always see this girl do this on tiktok live and I thought she came up with it. I was thinking wow she’s creative!
Also think you guys! If you are purchasing a ring for 20 dollars, HOW MUCH DID IT TAKE TO MAKE THAT RING! Probably about 50 cents each!!!
I spent over 300 dollars in the last week buying Ring Bomb products. I came on TH-cam looking for the Summer Stack collection videos and ran across your video. I guess it's not for everyone but there are plenty of people that love Ring Bomb. I enjoy the surprise of not knowing what I will get. I have never tried to buy in hopes of a diamond because that so rarely happens. There are different styles of rings and stacks people look for to collect. I just purchased a stack off Ebay for 85 dollars just so I can have a particular stack in my collection. The resale value of these items are usually very good because people collect certain pieces. I have a large group of friends that collect as well and we enjoy getting together for these parties. I have collected Longaberger baskets in the past and it's very much like that or Pampered Chef. It's not just the products it's the community of people (friends) that get together for the party events. I have never been pressured to buy or sell their products either. As far as the quality of their products I used to work at Gordon''s Jewelers back in the day and also Willson's and for costume jewelry it is very nice quality. The settings come in rhodium, rose gold, sterling silver, and 14k gold. Some of the stones are real like diamonds (rare to find) amethyst, garnet, and topaz. Some of the lab-created stones are ruby, alexandrite, and emeralds. So overall the quality for the price is very good. I am not a consultant but did consider selling so I educated myself on the products and the company. For me collecting is a better option at this time because I am usually very busy and just do not have time to start a home-based business. The one thing I do not like about this company is that they do not allow consultants to switch or trade if a customer gets a duplicate. Because it's a surprise reveal you never know. It is against policy rules to exchange in the event of a "dup" There are ways around it of course like other customers can buy it from the original customer that got the duplicate or they can give it as a "gift" but telling a customer to just give it to her sister as a gift is not satisfactory in my option and it would seem to discourage the customer from purchasing again. I still think there is room for improvement in that department. All and all I believe it is a good company and the quality of the product for the price is good. Just my two cents.
EleventhGorgeous is in this MLM??!!! I completely forgot about them until I saw the clip of them!
I can’t see myself paying $20 for costume jewelry
The term “boss babe” alone is the only red flag I need
“Element of surprise” = gambling.
I am sad to say my mom has fallen to the Bomb Party trap. While she is not a seller she has bought an obnoxious amount of bracelet stacks and rings from this one specific seller. The stacks and rings are beautiful but it’s the principle for me
It’s crazy how someone can market/advertise something and make it look so nice and expensive but it not be anything. I mean, i know all brands do that and that’s what sells their products but a lot of it is so misleading
This looks ridiculous. Like a kinder egg with jewellery
Biggest red flag: the words boss babe
Which is annoying because the real definition of a boss babe should be a woman who pushes herself to the top, and we know with mlms they hardly ever make it to the top. 🙄🙄🙄😔
Ever notice all MLM girls always all look the same? 🙄 I could point one out in a crowd at target.😂
A year or two ago this family would go live on Facebook and do bingo, whichever number they chose when they did your spin is the amount you had to pay. Another form of gambling, scamming and preying upon people who don’t have a lot. It’s incredibly sad and unfortunate.