When someone uses the phrase "retire their husband" it always makes me think that "retire" means something else. Like what people do to old race horses who can no longer run so they take them out back ... LOL
Re: the gynecologist. Yes, it is an ethical violation. She’s in a position of trust. She’s recommending a “supplement” that is not supported by evidenced based practice. If the doctor is trying to recruit- that is a huge ethical violation. If anyone ever experiences something like this- report the doctor to their the state board of health. There will be an investigation into the report. If it’s legitimate, nothing will happen to the doctor. If it’s an ethical or medical practice violation, the doctor will be sanctioned.
Definitely. I'm a Pharmacist and had a Synergy worldwide Hun try to convince me to sell her products as I had mentioned in a nutrition group vitamin D maybe worth it for most people. When I found out the prices and the company I declined saying I ethically couldn't. How can I sell vitamin D for £30 when I can tell someone to buy it for £3 at the supermarket!! And there is no difference in "purity"!!
But it's okay for an OBGn to tell you which pre Natal vitamin to purchase and offer you a prescription or coupon to buy it. All vitamins are unregulated... it's got to be all one way or the other.
@@JudithLawrence718 eh, I don’t know. I had a prescribed pre-natal for my second pregnancy, so some certainly are more regulated than OTC brands. I think the difference is that this doctor is making unsubstantiated medical claims and that Juice Plus has caused some major health issues for other people. Plus, it could all depend on the wording JP uses.
@@RobynNanae I think the whole premise of assuming that a product must be bad if an MLM produces it is what bothers me most. Also, if a doctor can prescribe one kind of unregulated vitamin and not another seems like it's too subjective. The same rule of thumb should be applied across the board...don't promote one brand over the other, etc... I'm just playing devil's advocate here as I have no iron in the fire.
I agree. I had a psychologist start trying to peddle supplements from some random woman online. Therapist said she hadn't used them but was thinking about trying it. I felt like a Guinea pig, and I looked up the seller and the person isn't any sort of licensed clinician. I bailed immediately. This stuff permeates and festers in everything and I can't stand it.
I work in a hospital, and one of my nurse colleagues got really into some sort of MLM light therapy thing. He was a psych ward nurse, and was starting to pitch it to his patients and colleagues. he lost his license to practice.
Something I've noticed over the years is that the women who stay in MLMs the longest seem to be the ones who have really supportive, high-earner husbands. I'm almost positive most of them know MLMs are money pits but, like the first story, 'it makes them happy' and gives the wives something to do, so they let it slide.
I’ve thought that too and it must really suck being the spouse who’s thinking “eh they seem to enjoy it, I won’t burst their bubble” whilst the MLMer is thinking they’re really supporting their family and/or being a big business boss 😐
@@DracoTristeIt sounds like your former employers were not satisfied with your work. They quitted having your service with the reason they couldn't afford it to spare your feeling. And here you are bashing them instead of being retrospective with your quality of work.
My husband is the sweetest guy and would not believe me (5 years ago now) that the guy who complimented him at the bank and invited him for coffee to talk about how he was going to “retire by 30” was in Amway or Primarica… He was very disappointed when the penny dropped…
Yes, physicians can recommend supplements to patients, as long as they do not benefit financially from doing so. I'm guessing this OB-Gyn crossed the line
I was thinking similarly. Supplements don’t have to be “prescribed” but recommended. (However, I am prescribed Potassium and D3 which are readily available for anyone. For cost reason, I have them prescribed so insurance covers it otherwise they were recommended initially.)
Physicians can’t even recommend specific prescription medications if they’re receiving money from the manufacturing company; that’s why doctors get tons of merch with drug names on them and lots of fancy lunches (the drug company is spending money on the doctors to encourage prescriptions without directly handing the doctors money for prescriptions). John Oliver did a whole segment on pharma reps and how they try to toe that line as close as possible, if anyone hasn’t seen it and wants to follow a semi-related tangent. I’ve had iron and b-complex supplements recommended to me since I had an anemia scare in high school, the doctors I’ve discussed it with never have specific brand recommendations beyond “mid-tier drugstore brand is probably fine.”
Yeah, my PCP put me on B12 but I'm obviously just buying that at store, she doesn't write me a script but just told me to take them after I came back deficient in it.
I've been binging your entire MLM catalog over the last couple weeks or so. My 72yo mom had to have emergency surgery a few weeks ago and has had a bit of a hard time recovering physically and mentally and as her only child, it's on me to make decisions on her behalf and well..it's been a lot to deal with suddenly overnight. Something about your voice is very soothing and calming for me which might sound kinda weird, but I'm not about to fight it lol. The playlists really come in handy while I'm cleaning up her hoarder home so it'll be safer for her. Your content is helpful in so many ways, thank you. 💜
I hope things get better for you and your mom soon. I took care of my mom 24/7 the last few years. I do know how hard it is. Sending you hugs. My mom died in October at age 94. I miss her so much and although it was hard, I don't regret all I did to care for her.
My headcanon is that CutCo doesn’t want to rent out space because they have to constantly be “on the run” so they just take over abandoned spaces until they are discovered or until they have to leave to avoid confrontation.
Tarot reader. The problem with MLMs is that they are so deep into the cult, even if the cards said "Girl, *RUN*" She would have taken it as "run with this great business opportunity"
I just realized my daughter,who just graduated high school, has been getting letters from Vector marketing. I didn’t make the cutco connection. She knows all about pyramid schemes. She heard me watching one of your videos with a team call and wanted to know what I was watching. She was worried I was joining a pyramid scheme and thought I was on a call with the huns!
they were horrible for hitting up kids just out of high-school when I was 18. I got sucked in at 17. they lied about my birthday year and i found out a few months later. I'm 31 now.
I have cancer. You wouldn’t BELIEVE how the huns have come calling since I decided to go public with my battle. Between the huns and the people with high school educations who want to tell me how chemo will kill me… I’m amazed at how crazy and cringey people can be.
There is a big difference between someone in a trusted position (like a medical professional) 1) recommending a supplement, and 2) recommending a supplement that you personally sell in order to directly benefit. Hard to rule out a conflict of interests. If not illegal, certainly unethical.
Any doctor schilling MLM products should be subject to a suspension in their medical license. That is beyond unethical! The power difference between a physician and patient is great, and the patient would feel obligated and trusts a doctors recommendation. The doctor only gains incentives from sales/recruitment and the patient could suffer. It's dishonest and scary to not have a doctor look for what is best for the patient and preying on the trust between patient and doctor. That's my take on why doctors should have their medical license suspended for schilling MLM products.
Oh SHITE, I met a girl a few years back that gave me the same book. I didn't know she was trying to recruit me into an MLM. I thought she was trying to recruit me into the illuminati, and it was all so shady. Thank God it was just an MLM
Hey, an AMWAY consultant gave me a copy of "Go-Giver" while trying to recruit me, too! She tried to pick me up from my job at Five Guys and got me to relate as an autistic person by talking about her own autistic child and how she got to spend more time with them by having her own business. The recruitment meeting was in a half-renovated elementary school. It HEAVILY employed evangelical Christian mentality.
I got my copy of Go-Giver right as I signed on to be an "Independent Business Owner" with Amway haha. It definitely seems like one of their 10 commandments/bible-like texts
A few years back we had a few employees get into scentsy at work. Before HR shut it down, the smells of a million wax melts flooded the floor. It was a horrible 6 months.
No amount of love bombing and toxic positivity on this earth could keep me from noticing my bank balance going from "mildly irresponsible 3AM Amazon purchase" low on funds, to "WHAT HAVE WE DONE" broke. How does this even happen? How does one rationalize long term success several months from now against today's rent and ramen?
I had to google "What is a swinger?" to understand this one. Clearly, there are many things that, at my lofty age of 41, I have not yet learned about the world. That said, you'd be hard-pressed to find another 41-year-old who can name more Pokemon than me. Heh heh. :)
Story 3 should be called "Battle of the Huns" so crazy work places let that go on. The places I worked at had strict rules to not solicit other employees and one job specially said MLMs will have a zero tolerance. And they meant it! I watched a girl (18 years old) only last one week after getting the job when she was caught pitching her MLM. The girl was fired on the spot. Two managers and an HR staff member stood there and gave her 0 time to do anything except gather her belongings and leave.
My first day at a health insurance company there was this lady who was giving out her card for massage therapy in the break room. Someone must have reported it because management rushed out and asked to meet her outside within minutes. I went back because break was over and was saw the conversation was serious. One minute later management walked in saying she was gone. Management showed they weren’t playing around. It’s sad because she had a legitimate business with licenses. She wasn’t being pushy she just passed her card around for those who showed interest. I feigned interest just to be nice. However I can see how people can get annoyed.
I’m taking a business class at my local community college to finish my Communication degree, and one of my classmates commented on my entrepreneurship discussion post about how she “started her own business” at home with Color Street and how she was so excited about it. I respectfully replied with a few thoughts and then emailed my business prof to see what her thoughts were. She encouraged me for being “savvy” but said that many MLMs provide great commission pay and are very successful, plus one of our deans sells Mary Kay and she “likes it because it’s so empowering to women.” LOL. I couldn’t argue with my teacher, so I just thought of all the arguments I could email back and politely kept them to myself 🤦🏼♀️
If you pay for education.... feel free to give feedback to your prof..... they are not your boss.... you pay them. ;) People In leadership are not automatically correct and someone in a business class should know how problematic MLMs are. But we'll done on keeping it cool... I wouldn't be able to!!!! 🤣
@@alchapopapo hahah yes I typed out a response, figured it would just be petty since I already made my point initially, and said thanks for the input 😆
@@alchapopapo I agree! Had an ethical argument in a Lit class. I 100% disagreed with my instructor. I used a specific argument in my rationale that didn’t directly refute his opinion. I replaced racism with Imperialism & let’s be honest..it’s the same idea in action. He surprisingly passed me on that essay question. I was willing to take a lower grade to state my opinion.
I don't think I will ever stop being shocked at the cost of MLM products! A hun once tried to sell me some make-up and the prices were about the same as some high-end brands. I stood there thinking, 'why would I buy this crap I've never heard of when I could buy a tried and tested premium product for around the same price?!'
So many comments have said this, but your energy really is calming! I have tried to watch other MLM creators and they’re so harsh and sometimes mean about the people who get caught up in MLMs. I love & appreciate how understanding & kind you are about those that get wrapped up in it!! ❤️
About the peppermint oil, my General practitioner actually did recommend peppermint oil capsules (not from an MLM but just from the local drugstore) for my IBS and they do genuinely help against bloating and cramps, granted, I don't know if taking shots of peppermint oil would be particularly healthy or helpful though.
The difference between obtaining the essential oil of something and just the oil of something, is profoundly different! That's why essential oils are meant for aromatherapy and are very strong in that sense, and oils can generally be consumed and have health benefits. Peppermint has many benefits but peppermint essential oil is mainly meant for aromatherapy
peppermint gum is my acid reflux secret. You get the peppermint benefits plus your stomach acid changes because the chewing and saliva tells the stomach it's about to get food. Game changer for a chronic acid reflux gal like me
I also had a fever (during my purchasing YL oils time:) and took peppermint oil in vegan capsules and it did make my fever go down 😳 It didn't make me better, though. The fever kept coming back. And now I know that fevers are our bodies way of getting rid of sickness or infection... (fever is a good thing, unless it's _really_ high, then go see a doctor!)
@@sashagemini7623 used to chew a lottt of gum when I was pregnant! It really helped with my mild nausea and constant ‘full’ feeling at the end when the baby was so big she pushed my stomach and lungs up
Peppermint gum and peppermint capsules don’t contain essential oils of peppermint, just peppermint oil. Essential oils are extracted and then distilled to be extra potent. They are not the same as flavor oils or regular oils and should not be ingested. Peppermint has been highly effective for me with nausea during pregnancy-Altoids worked best for me! And so much cheaper than a bottle of essential oil
It always makes me giggle how getting them to tell you the name of the MLM company is so hard and empowering for you. It reminds me of an exorcism where knowing the name of the demon gives you power over it😂
Cut to me only listening and hearing Zeke I started looking around wondering which one of my cats is talking to me. I stop putting on makeup looking around and yell "what's up baby? What's wrong?" Then I heard "hi Zeke!" 🤦♀️🤦♀️
LOL anytime someone talks about the essential oil MLMs I always think of that Bob's Burgers episode where Gayle tries to stop Linda from joining an essential oil MLM and is obsessed with the peppermint oil
My bf who is completely uninterested in anything regarding mlms, was so intrigued by the LuLaRich documentary. I honestly hope people make more documentaries like it exposing other shady businesses
Your videos are so helpful!!!! I’ve been slowly leaving my cult for the past two years after twelve in. I’m down from 100 to 24 customers. Goal is to be out this year! I appreciate you!
The nurses at my OBGYN were attempting to sale Snake Plus or whatever from Beach Body. I told them I'd be filing a complaint to the local ethics board and I never saw the products in the office again.
Your videos constantly remind me of a parking wars episode that a Mary Kay "consultant" got ticketed for illegally parking somewhere. Her first words were "you're really going to ticket the Mary Kay lady?" I think that particular segment was set in Detroit. I remember thinking "wow, Karen alert" and laughing at her because her reasons for not being ticketed were out of this world. Now, I'm surprised lady didn't start pitching the products to the parking officer (a male, maybe that is why). I understand that parking tickets are expensive ( I got ticketed 6 months ago in Philly and it was over $70). After watching your show, I now kinda feel bad for her because she probably legit thought she was above parking rules and didn't have the money for the ticket.
Just found out someone I really respect joined a new MLM called Crunchi. I think that's how you spell it. I was so excited for more social media posts from them, and then I realized.
I’ve stopped all MLM support thanks to videos like these (Beachbody, Colorstreet) except I have been ordering Crunchi from someone who paid a lot of $ for me to do a training course for me to start an Amazon business. Which I am still doing over 4 years later. I guess out of guilt, like paying her back, I buy stuff. I do actually like the products but would love to see a deep dive on it that I could maybe share with her.
@@Soaring_Seajay maybe you can pay them back now that you have your business up and running to release yourself from the guilt and the mlm? Maybe that would make you feel better about the situation all around.
@@PaigeAshleighB Yeah, I’ve definitely paid her back in product purchases. But I would still like a deep dive to show her! To help her get out ya know? She’s a smart lady and worth so much more than that.
I'm grateful for your videos, Hannah! Trying to finish things up for a craft fair this weekend and it's so nice to hear your voice while doing so. Not in a creepy way -- it's just relaxing! 😂
Shout out to the person who mentioned CaBi Clothing- you just unlocked a memory for me, and I cannot WAIT to write in, and hopefully have my story read! It’s something special 😂😅
Hey Hannah, your channel is really awesome. This fall, I’ll begin my second year as a Ph.D. student, and I was such a fool for being sucked into an MLM this last semester. I’ll tell you so much more about it in horror story form before I return to school. Thanks!
Story 3 holy cow! I’ve never heard of 2 MLM reps from 2 different companies working at the same corporate job, fight over a prospect! What a wild story! I’m so glad they got rid of the manager. It is absolutely inappropriate to drag an employee to take about an MLM! Its wild!
Glad to see your channel blowing up for this content!!! I swear it was yesterday you were somewhere in the 50k subscriber range when I subscribed you’ve been super consistent and 100% factual while exposing these scam companies keep up the great work I enjoy these videos quite a bit
Hi Hannah, there are prescription prenatal vitamins that are fda regulated. The over the counter ones are not. (Was a pharmacy technician in a previous life) 😊
This is maybe 20 years ago but Tupperware started selling at Target. People loved buying Tupperware it was cheaper and you didn't have deal with a hun wanting book a party at your house. Well all Tupperware huns got upset because they losing sales so Tupperware was pulled from Target.
I’m kinda upset that I have to take a break from watching this 😂 I didn’t know juice plus was a MLM!! My mom fed me that stuff when I was super anemic when I was in HS.I’d have BOXES of that crap under my bathroom sink cause I always forgot to take them. Im so DONE! She even had me sign up for Legalshield when I was 18 and I didn’t know THAT was an MLM until watch your videos. Omg I legit can’t rn
OMG! I had an IDENTICAL experience with Vector/CutCo. Same unkept abandoned strip mall vibes, everything. I had no idea what MLMs were at the time, but I just remember feeling like it was so sketchy, even as a new grad without any real professional experience. My parents were also weirded out by the idea that I'd have to purchase my own materials and confirmed with me that I shouldn't take the job. Thank goodness I didn't. It didn't even occur to me that Vector was an MLM until this year... that's over 6 years after the interview!
Those 2 Hun's disparaging the other to get you in their "family" are acting like they're in high school instead of adults in adult jobs. The whole abandoned strip mall screams sketchy and my murder-mystery-watching self says don't go! there!
Yes!!! Love horror stories so excited thank you Hannah! Thank you for all you do. I have a horror story that is not mlm but your content helped me see the similarities and I finally got out!
I think my Vector interview might have been in a church basement. And luckily my own laziness and lack of initiative saved me from it. "This sounds like a terrible amount of work, I'd rather sweep the floor at Taco Bell."
The coffee shop thing is purposeful to get people out of their comfort zone and off their game so they are easier to manipulate. Disgusting. And what's with amways obsession with 20 something retirees????
Jokes on them, coffee shops are my second home, and I've been in almost all of them in my area at least once. The huns ain't tripping me up, every coffee shop is my home court! 😂
I know in Australia that this (gynaecologist) goes against AHPRA's (Australian health practitioners regulatory association) code of conduct, and code of ethics. We have such strict rules on what you are aloud to do they smash into our heads how easy it is to loose registration and some of the fines are massive. (I'm an ex student nurse and current student OT) love you Hanna and the cats 🐈 😻
I have zero interest in ever doing mlm stuff, but I love these stories. I am actually thinking about getting a social media account just to try and attract huns to have some fun with them. 😅
This Amway explanation you gave is spot on. I get approached for MLMs constantly. I work in cellular sales and unfortunately spend hours setting up phones and service for customers... I had a guy come in and REFUSE to give me the name of the company and he kept trying to set up a coffee date with me to talk about his business- which he explained was just selling products online and having freedom and so much income etc etc. The red flags went up, it's hard to say no to people, when you're stuck with them and are also trying to make them happy/sell to them. Once in awhile I brighten up and say "oh, that's an MLM right?" And they just act really confused or get a lot quieter for the rest of the interaction.
I don’t know how people think it’s appropriate to hound your friends to buy your products or join a “business”to financially benefit you. Your friends can’t financially sustain your life. Just do a little math.It doesn’t add up. I looked an MLM years ago before anyone online was taking about MLMs being a scam. Even though I was fresh out of college, I had sense to know it wasn’t something that would be an easy income. Besides being inappropriate, the math of selling to mainly people I know just didn’t sound good. A real business would need to advertise to the mass public. I didn’t understand why the site said nothing about advertising and said things like “sell to your friends and family.”
To the Vector Marketing story: I was in the same place as you! College freshman after graduating top of class with IB/AP classed under my belt and got sucked into an MLM. Not just you❤️
As a research Chemist I feel the difference between recommending a prenatal vitamin and recommending juice plus is prenatals are recommended by ACOG (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology) a regulatory body of medical providers and backed by many "good" studies and meta analysis. Juice plus is not recommended by ACOG and does not have strong studies to back its efficacy.
Please share my tip! Works 90 percent of the time. I just tell them I don’t really like people and do not enjoy being social. It’s hard for them to get around that one! Happy dodging ladies and gents! Thank you for what you do!!
I had never even heard of juice plus until TH-cam put an ad in front of one of YOUR videos! What the heck?? 😂 love your content, keep up the good work!
Haha, I keep talking back to one of my cats, but it's not my cat! This happens almost every time I watch your videos! Right now my cat is scowling at me with that "Why did you wake me up?!" look.
My sisters adopted mom always joins MLMs and is in optavia now and they also have a policy of not saying the company name to start. I got it out of her after a couple beers though. At one point she was hospitalized because she fainted from their starvation diet
One time a "friend" of mine called me and asked if I wanted to improve my life. I asked what it was and she refused to tell me. Instead she invited me to go to some seminar with her and when I said I couldn't afford to go because at the time I was looking for a job, she started insulting me and said I'm awful at communicating (I'm actually really good at communicating) and I'll never be able to get a regular job. I was beyond pissed and told her to never call me again. It was probably MLM #387 she was involved with.
My sons father is an iron worker. He puts builds buildings. The building he’s on now we just found out is a lulumon building. You should see it it looks like a prison in groveport Ohio.
Recently, I have been noticing some of my friends falling down the MLM rabbit hole, and I don't know what to do. I ignore their invites to their groups, and I haven't responded to their hey hun messages... Is there anything I can do, or do I just have to wait this out until they give it up on their own?
That Amway story reminds me of when I was at my first job. I was around 19 and one of my coworkers was asking me about how college was going. I mentioned that I was in design and she said that she had a couple of mentors, and she asked if I'd like to meet them. I stupidly said sure cause I thought that it would be related in some way to my field since my coworker was interested in the same things I was. My coworker told me to meet her at the local Starbucks, and when I told my parents what I was doing they were incredibly concerned. I showed up at Starbucks and brought my portfolio of work with me, thinking I was meeting with people related to design. I met her mentors and they were very nice but they asked me some vague questions about if I wanted extra income, if I could read a book in three days that they'd give me, and if I'd be able to meet weekly at these get-togethers I guess the whole mentor group did (I said no to that cause design school is time consuming). I left the meeting feeling really weird, and when I saw my coworker a couple of days later, she asked if I was interested in joining. I said no because the meeting had nothing to do with design and they wouldn't tell me what the company was or anything. I've always wondered what the name of the company was and today I got my wish. It was Amway.
The amway story had me SHOOK! and I didn't even realize what happened to me until hearing that story. Back in 2016 I was fresh out of high school when someone I was close to in high school had reached out to me to catch up, talk about life, and tell me about their new business. I thought nothing of it and was super stoked to hang out with a friend who went to college 2-3 hours away from me. He asked to go to a local coffee shop we frequented in HS, which didn't seem weird until I heard this freaking story! The whole situation was so weird because he brought his upline with and they both pitched Amway to me, I felt so uncomfortable the entire time. They tried setting up a video call for later for me to learn more which I ended up getting myself out of eventually. Between 16 credits for school and already having a retail job i loved I just didn't have the time and I'm so grateful they didn't suck me in. But I'm so stinking mad that going to a coffee shop is part of what the instruct you to do. It feels so icky!
No judgement at all to the tarot card reader but that stories reminds me of something a journalist i like says, about how for psychics and tarot readers and the like....even if you mean well and think you are being helpful, you are setting yourself up as a figure to be believed and trusted and you don't know how the "facts" you are giving are going to impact the person you are reading.
Hi Hannah, thank goodness for a new upload! It's 3.30am here in Australia and I'm sitting up with influenza and waiting for my hot lemon water to cool ❤️
I have been binging your content for months now! I love seeing the little red dot by your name in my subscriptions! I’m so sad I’m almost done binging.
I thought I heard my son yelling “moooom!” from downstairs while watching your video. But then I realized it was just Zeke yelling “meow mom!” at you for attention 😂
Hiii! Can’t wait to watch this on my commute! ☺️ Thank you for all you do and for being so empathetic and kind to every situation. Keep doing what you’re doing 💕
For the story with the boss, if you’re ever in that situation please tell HR. HR is your best friend in situations like this. That behavior is unethical and creating a hostile work environment. Definitely something they should be fired for.
My brother sold Cutco knives over 20 years ago. My mother bought two sets - one for me and one for herself. I hear what you are saying about the business model. And I don’t know much about my brother’s experience with it. But I have to tell you. I still love my Cutco knives lol.
I'm a dental hygienist and I do know there are laws that make it illegal to push products that give kickbacks. I don't know if MLMs will fall into this category. what I do know is I personally do not recommend any MLM products and highly advise against them because they do not have the ADA seal of approval. what that means is the young living toothpaste is not efficacious toothpaste or doesn't do what it claims it do in a safe way as compared to something like crest gum detoxify toothpaste or closys mouthwash. there are a few natural products that are ADA approved and the most expensive product I recommend is probably the closys mouthwash as it's around 12-14 dollars a bottle, but is great for healing or my perio patients. then next expensive product are toothbrushes but I also say you get what you pay for 🤷🏼♀️ you don't need a 300 dollar electric toothbrush unless you want it. but I don't recommend the battery operated ones or cheap electric ones (20 or less) because it's about the power of the motor. I say go somewhere around 80-100ish dollars with Sam's and Costco having a great deal on electric toothbrushes. going back to MLM products, the toothpastes are typically HIGHLY abrasive and are literally removing enamel on your teeth. as enamel is removed, you may be removing stain, but you are also removing the protective layer of your teeth too and will likely experience sensitivity later on. I also see patients who have recession because the toothpaste is so abrasive, they are brushing away exposed root structure. those who ingest essential oils I see rampant decay and it's so frustrating trying to explain their lemon oil is literally eating away their teeth and causing GI upset, which then causes stomach acid to come back up into the mouth further breaking down the teeth. to them is organic and healthy therefore safe to ingest. 🤦♀️ supplements bother me as some of them do interact with patients medications (I think you've done a few MLM horror stories where this was the case with blood pressure and diabetes medicine) overall I don't know if it's illegal to promote MLM products. what I do know is we are taught to follow the research and research shows these products are NOT efficacious or safe to use.
In regards to the gynecologist story, my psychiatrist recommended Better Help to me and with my knowledge of all the scandals and problems they've had over the past few years, I left her office questioning the ethical nature of that recommendation, because it left me stunned. It may not be an MLM, but it is a problematic site. I really want to know if doctors are allowed to just recommend things like this, cause I've been questioning this since April.
When someone uses the phrase "retire their husband" it always makes me think that "retire" means something else. Like what people do to old race horses who can no longer run so they take them out back ... LOL
The sound I just made was not human 😂😂😂
I thought the same, lol.
This genuinely made me laugh. Thanks! I needed that. Lol
Me to 😂😂😂
That’s why I hate it. I couldn’t put my finger on why it bothered me so much 😂
Re: the gynecologist. Yes, it is an ethical violation. She’s in a position of trust. She’s recommending a “supplement” that is not supported by evidenced based practice.
If the doctor is trying to recruit- that is a huge ethical violation.
If anyone ever experiences something like this- report the doctor to their the state board of health. There will be an investigation into the report. If it’s legitimate, nothing will happen to the doctor. If it’s an ethical or medical practice violation, the doctor will be sanctioned.
Definitely. I'm a Pharmacist and had a Synergy worldwide Hun try to convince me to sell her products as I had mentioned in a nutrition group vitamin D maybe worth it for most people. When I found out the prices and the company I declined saying I ethically couldn't. How can I sell vitamin D for £30 when I can tell someone to buy it for £3 at the supermarket!! And there is no difference in "purity"!!
But it's okay for an OBGn to tell you which pre Natal vitamin to purchase and offer you a prescription or coupon to buy it. All vitamins are unregulated... it's got to be all one way or the other.
@@JudithLawrence718 eh, I don’t know. I had a prescribed pre-natal for my second pregnancy, so some certainly are more regulated than OTC brands.
I think the difference is that this doctor is making unsubstantiated medical claims and that Juice Plus has caused some major health issues for other people. Plus, it could all depend on the wording JP uses.
@@RobynNanae I think the whole premise of assuming that a product must be bad if an MLM produces it is what bothers me most. Also, if a doctor can prescribe one kind of unregulated vitamin and not another seems like it's too subjective. The same rule of thumb should be applied across the board...don't promote one brand over the other, etc... I'm just playing devil's advocate here as I have no iron in the fire.
I have seen co workers ie; nurses who have lost great jobs for trying to hook co workers yet patient families
Guidelines or not, if my doctor starts pitching a weight loss shake powder or some other MLM nonsense, I'm switching providers.
I love your avatar and username lol 😂
I agree. I had a psychologist start trying to peddle supplements from some random woman online. Therapist said she hadn't used them but was thinking about trying it. I felt like a Guinea pig, and I looked up the seller and the person isn't any sort of licensed clinician. I bailed immediately. This stuff permeates and festers in everything and I can't stand it.
I work in a hospital, and one of my nurse colleagues got really into some sort of MLM light therapy thing. He was a psych ward nurse, and was starting to pitch it to his patients and colleagues. he lost his license to practice.
Something I've noticed over the years is that the women who stay in MLMs the longest seem to be the ones who have really supportive, high-earner husbands. I'm almost positive most of them know MLMs are money pits but, like the first story, 'it makes them happy' and gives the wives something to do, so they let it slide.
My thoughts exactly!
@@Laurengrey410 I wish these ladies would just pick up hobbies like
Woodworking. Sowing. Any kind of art or craft!
Writing!
I’ve thought that too and it must really suck being the spouse who’s thinking “eh they seem to enjoy it, I won’t burst their bubble” whilst the MLMer is thinking they’re really supporting their family and/or being a big business boss 😐
@@DracoTristeIt sounds like your former employers were not satisfied with your work. They quitted having your service with the reason they couldn't afford it to spare your feeling. And here you are bashing them instead of being retrospective with your quality of work.
@@tiararoxeanne1318 do you know me? Do you know which employers I’m speaking about here?
I’m so proud of myself, as soon as you read “coffee shop,” I said “it’s Amway” 😂😂
Me too! That, and "mentor."
My husband is the sweetest guy and would not believe me (5 years ago now) that the guy who complimented him at the bank and invited him for coffee to talk about how he was going to “retire by 30” was in Amway or Primarica… He was very disappointed when the penny dropped…
Yes, physicians can recommend supplements to patients, as long as they do not benefit financially from doing so. I'm guessing this OB-Gyn crossed the line
That makes sense, thank you for clarifying!
I was thinking similarly. Supplements don’t have to be “prescribed” but recommended. (However, I am prescribed Potassium and D3 which are readily available for anyone. For cost reason, I have them prescribed so insurance covers it otherwise they were recommended initially.)
Physicians can’t even recommend specific prescription medications if they’re receiving money from the manufacturing company; that’s why doctors get tons of merch with drug names on them and lots of fancy lunches (the drug company is spending money on the doctors to encourage prescriptions without directly handing the doctors money for prescriptions). John Oliver did a whole segment on pharma reps and how they try to toe that line as close as possible, if anyone hasn’t seen it and wants to follow a semi-related tangent. I’ve had iron and b-complex supplements recommended to me since I had an anemia scare in high school, the doctors I’ve discussed it with never have specific brand recommendations beyond “mid-tier drugstore brand is probably fine.”
That’s what I was thinking - that would be the same as getting kickbacks from certain prescribed drugs
Yeah, my PCP put me on B12 but I'm obviously just buying that at store, she doesn't write me a script but just told me to take them after I came back deficient in it.
I've been binging your entire MLM catalog over the last couple weeks or so. My 72yo mom had to have emergency surgery a few weeks ago and has had a bit of a hard time recovering physically and mentally and as her only child, it's on me to make decisions on her behalf and well..it's been a lot to deal with suddenly overnight. Something about your voice is very soothing and calming for me which might sound kinda weird, but I'm not about to fight it lol. The playlists really come in handy while I'm cleaning up her hoarder home so it'll be safer for her. Your content is helpful in so many ways, thank you. 💜
Ha! Not weird. Yesterday I had a CT scan for the first time. I was nervous, so I put on a Hannah vid ❤ She's very calming!
I think it’s the 2nd grade teacher in her 😂 I understand what you mean 😁
I think so too, tbh! Hannah has a very nice voice, but she's overall such a calming presence as well, you know?
I'm glad you found something soothing to support you through this! I wish you and your mother all the best. Take care!
I hope things get better for you and your mom soon. I took care of my mom 24/7 the last few years. I do know how hard it is. Sending you hugs. My mom died in October at age 94. I miss her so much and although it was hard, I don't regret all I did to care for her.
My headcanon is that CutCo doesn’t want to rent out space because they have to constantly be “on the run” so they just take over abandoned spaces until they are discovered or until they have to leave to avoid confrontation.
they did that in the town i live in now 13 plus years ago. they are absolutely predatory and disgusting
I agree, sounds very likely (also, it's the first time I hear "headcanon" outside of fandom related content, I love it!! )
@@thebookwitch895 Yeah I thought about it after I typed it 😂
That's not head canon that's literally exactly what they do
Tarot reader. The problem with MLMs is that they are so deep into the cult, even if the cards said "Girl, *RUN*" She would have taken it as "run with this great business opportunity"
Omg 😅😅😅 that’s funny asf
End up at a creepy, abandoned strip mall: "This is either the home of Vector or a serial killer. Gosh I hope it's the latter."
I just realized my daughter,who just graduated high school, has been getting letters from Vector marketing. I didn’t make the cutco connection. She knows all about pyramid schemes. She heard me watching one of your videos with a team call and wanted to know what I was watching. She was worried I was joining a pyramid scheme and thought I was on a call with the huns!
they were horrible for hitting up kids just out of high-school when I was 18. I got sucked in at 17. they lied about my birthday year and i found out a few months later. I'm 31 now.
I have cancer. You wouldn’t BELIEVE how the huns have come calling since I decided to go public with my battle. Between the huns and the people with high school educations who want to tell me how chemo will kill me… I’m amazed at how crazy and cringey people can be.
I'm sorry how awful people can be. How are you doing now?
There is a big difference between someone in a trusted position (like a medical professional) 1) recommending a supplement, and 2) recommending a supplement that you personally sell in order to directly benefit.
Hard to rule out a conflict of interests. If not illegal, certainly unethical.
Any doctor schilling MLM products should be subject to a suspension in their medical license. That is beyond unethical!
The power difference between a physician and patient is great, and the patient would feel obligated and trusts a doctors recommendation. The doctor only gains incentives from sales/recruitment and the patient could suffer. It's dishonest and scary to not have a doctor look for what is best for the patient and preying on the trust between patient and doctor.
That's my take on why doctors should have their medical license suspended for schilling MLM products.
Oh SHITE, I met a girl a few years back that gave me the same book. I didn't know she was trying to recruit me into an MLM. I thought she was trying to recruit me into the illuminati, and it was all so shady. Thank God it was just an MLM
Hey, an AMWAY consultant gave me a copy of "Go-Giver" while trying to recruit me, too! She tried to pick me up from my job at Five Guys and got me to relate as an autistic person by talking about her own autistic child and how she got to spend more time with them by having her own business. The recruitment meeting was in a half-renovated elementary school. It HEAVILY employed evangelical Christian mentality.
The intersection of MLM huns and Autism Moms is astoundingly large.
I got my copy of Go-Giver right as I signed on to be an "Independent Business Owner" with Amway haha. It definitely seems like one of their 10 commandments/bible-like texts
A few years back we had a few employees get into scentsy at work. Before HR shut it down, the smells of a million wax melts flooded the floor. It was a horrible 6 months.
Yep. I worked at an elementary school and the office staff did the same thing. Talk about nauseating!
One of my favorite things about you is how your eyes get wider as the lies get more ridiculous...I love it!
No amount of love bombing and toxic positivity on this earth could keep me from noticing my bank balance going from "mildly irresponsible 3AM Amazon purchase" low on funds, to "WHAT HAVE WE DONE" broke.
How does this even happen? How does one rationalize long term success several months from now against today's rent and ramen?
I had to google "What is a swinger?" to understand this one. Clearly, there are many things that, at my lofty age of 41, I have not yet learned about the world. That said, you'd be hard-pressed to find another 41-year-old who can name more Pokemon than me. Heh heh. :)
Story 3 should be called "Battle of the Huns" so crazy work places let that go on.
The places I worked at had strict rules to not solicit other employees and one job specially said MLMs will have a zero tolerance. And they meant it! I watched a girl (18 years old) only last one week after getting the job when she was caught pitching her MLM. The girl was fired on the spot. Two managers and an HR staff member stood there and gave her 0 time to do anything except gather her belongings and leave.
My first day at a health insurance company there was this lady who was giving out her card for massage therapy in the break room. Someone must have reported it because management rushed out and asked to meet her outside within minutes. I went back because break was over and was saw the conversation was serious. One minute later management walked in saying she was gone. Management showed they weren’t playing around. It’s sad because she had a legitimate business with licenses. She wasn’t being pushy she just passed her card around for those who showed interest. I feigned interest just to be nice. However I can see how people can get annoyed.
I’m taking a business class at my local community college to finish my Communication degree, and one of my classmates commented on my entrepreneurship discussion post about how she “started her own business” at home with Color Street and how she was so excited about it. I respectfully replied with a few thoughts and then emailed my business prof to see what her thoughts were. She encouraged me for being “savvy” but said that many MLMs provide great commission pay and are very successful, plus one of our deans sells Mary Kay and she “likes it because it’s so empowering to women.” LOL. I couldn’t argue with my teacher, so I just thought of all the arguments I could email back and politely kept them to myself 🤦🏼♀️
If you pay for education.... feel free to give feedback to your prof..... they are not your boss.... you pay them. ;)
People In leadership are not automatically correct and someone in a business class should know how problematic MLMs are. But we'll done on keeping it cool... I wouldn't be able to!!!! 🤣
@@alchapopapo hahah yes I typed out a response, figured it would just be petty since I already made my point initially, and said thanks for the input 😆
@@Nillybilly the moment you realise you'll be so ok in life... cos you're smarter than the professor in so many ways.
@@alchapopapo I agree! Had an ethical argument in a Lit class. I 100% disagreed with my instructor. I used a specific argument in my rationale that didn’t directly refute his opinion. I replaced racism with Imperialism & let’s be honest..it’s the same idea in action. He surprisingly passed me on that essay question. I was willing to take a lower grade to state my opinion.
I don't think I will ever stop being shocked at the cost of MLM products! A hun once tried to sell me some make-up and the prices were about the same as some high-end brands. I stood there thinking, 'why would I buy this crap I've never heard of when I could buy a tried and tested premium product for around the same price?!'
Zeke announcing his presence will never get old.
So many comments have said this, but your energy really is calming!
I have tried to watch other MLM creators and they’re so harsh and sometimes mean about the people who get caught up in MLMs. I love & appreciate how understanding & kind you are about those that get wrapped up in it!! ❤️
About the peppermint oil, my General practitioner actually did recommend peppermint oil capsules (not from an MLM but just from the local drugstore) for my IBS and they do genuinely help against bloating and cramps, granted, I don't know if taking shots of peppermint oil would be particularly healthy or helpful though.
The difference between obtaining the essential oil of something and just the oil of something, is profoundly different! That's why essential oils are meant for aromatherapy and are very strong in that sense, and oils can generally be consumed and have health benefits. Peppermint has many benefits but peppermint essential oil is mainly meant for aromatherapy
peppermint gum is my acid reflux secret. You get the peppermint benefits plus your stomach acid changes because the chewing and saliva tells the stomach it's about to get food. Game changer for a chronic acid reflux gal like me
I also had a fever (during my purchasing YL oils time:) and took peppermint oil in vegan capsules and it did make my fever go down 😳 It didn't make me better, though. The fever kept coming back. And now I know that fevers are our bodies way of getting rid of sickness or infection... (fever is a good thing, unless it's _really_ high, then go see a doctor!)
@@sashagemini7623 used to chew a lottt of gum when I was pregnant! It really helped with my mild nausea and constant ‘full’ feeling at the end when the baby was so big she pushed my stomach and lungs up
Peppermint gum and peppermint capsules don’t contain essential oils of peppermint, just peppermint oil. Essential oils are extracted and then distilled to be extra potent. They are not the same as flavor oils or regular oils and should not be ingested. Peppermint has been highly effective for me with nausea during pregnancy-Altoids worked best for me! And so much cheaper than a bottle of essential oil
It always makes me giggle how getting them to tell you the name of the MLM company is so hard and empowering for you. It reminds me of an exorcism where knowing the name of the demon gives you power over it😂
Man, if my doctor tried to pitch me an MLM product (especially a "health" product), I'd be RUNNING out of that office at LIGHTNING SPEED!!
Cut to me only listening and hearing Zeke I started looking around wondering which one of my cats is talking to me. I stop putting on makeup looking around and yell "what's up baby? What's wrong?" Then I heard "hi Zeke!" 🤦♀️🤦♀️
LOL anytime someone talks about the essential oil MLMs I always think of that Bob's Burgers episode where Gayle tries to stop Linda from joining an essential oil MLM and is obsessed with the peppermint oil
My bf who is completely uninterested in anything regarding mlms, was so intrigued by the LuLaRich documentary. I honestly hope people make more documentaries like it exposing other shady businesses
Surely health care professionals selling MLM products to their own clients is at least a conflict of interest?! That’s insane.
Your videos are so helpful!!!! I’ve been slowly leaving my cult for the past two years after twelve in. I’m down from 100 to 24 customers. Goal is to be out this year! I appreciate you!
Your short intros are THE BEST. long intros are the bane of my existence
I swear you have a superpower being able to read emails "formatted" like story 6. I would take one look at that giant wall of text and nope out
The nurses at my OBGYN were attempting to sale Snake Plus or whatever from Beach Body. I told them I'd be filing a complaint to the local ethics board and I never saw the products in the office again.
Your videos constantly remind me of a parking wars episode that a Mary Kay "consultant" got ticketed for illegally parking somewhere. Her first words were "you're really going to ticket the Mary Kay lady?" I think that particular segment was set in Detroit. I remember thinking "wow, Karen alert" and laughing at her because her reasons for not being ticketed were out of this world. Now, I'm surprised lady didn't start pitching the products to the parking officer (a male, maybe that is why).
I understand that parking tickets are expensive ( I got ticketed 6 months ago in Philly and it was over $70). After watching your show, I now kinda feel bad for her because she probably legit thought she was above parking rules and didn't have the money for the ticket.
Just found out someone I really respect joined a new MLM called Crunchi. I think that's how you spell it. I was so excited for more social media posts from them, and then I realized.
I’ve stopped all MLM support thanks to videos like these (Beachbody, Colorstreet) except I have been ordering Crunchi from someone who paid a lot of $ for me to do a training course for me to start an Amazon business. Which I am still doing over 4 years later. I guess out of guilt, like paying her back, I buy stuff. I do actually like the products but would love to see a deep dive on it that I could maybe share with her.
@@Soaring_Seajay maybe you can pay them back now that you have your business up and running to release yourself from the guilt and the mlm? Maybe that would make you feel better about the situation all around.
@@PaigeAshleighB Yeah, I’ve definitely paid her back in product purchases. But I would still like a deep dive to show her! To help her get out ya know? She’s a smart lady and worth so much more than that.
I'm grateful for your videos, Hannah! Trying to finish things up for a craft fair this weekend and it's so nice to hear your voice while doing so. Not in a creepy way -- it's just relaxing! 😂
"Betting on Zero" about Herbalife is also a brilliant documentary :)
Shout out to the person who mentioned CaBi Clothing- you just unlocked a memory for me, and I cannot WAIT to write in, and hopefully have my story read! It’s something special 😂😅
Omg my heart. The sweet significant other in the first story. 🖤🖤 He's too sweet.
omg zeke's meows 🥺🥺😭😭 i love him
Hey Hannah, your channel is really awesome. This fall, I’ll begin my second year as a Ph.D. student, and I was such a fool for being sucked into an MLM this last semester. I’ll tell you so much more about it in horror story form before I return to school. Thanks!
Story 3 holy cow! I’ve never heard of 2 MLM reps from 2 different companies working at the same corporate job, fight over a prospect! What a wild story! I’m so glad they got rid of the manager. It is absolutely inappropriate to drag an employee to take about an MLM! Its wild!
Glad to see your channel blowing up for this content!!! I swear it was yesterday you were somewhere in the 50k subscriber range when I subscribed you’ve been super consistent and 100% factual while exposing these scam companies keep up the great work I enjoy these videos quite a bit
Hi Hannah, there are prescription prenatal vitamins that are fda regulated. The over the counter ones are not. (Was a pharmacy technician in a previous life) 😊
This is so helpful, thank you!!
This is maybe 20 years ago but Tupperware started selling at Target. People loved buying Tupperware it was cheaper and you didn't have deal with a hun wanting book a party at your house. Well all Tupperware huns got upset because they losing sales so Tupperware was pulled from Target.
Hannah, I absolutely enjoy your anti-MLM videos the most! You have such a calming and informative vibe ✨️ I hope you're having a wonderful day! 😃
Excellent timing, had just finished Hannah’s full mlm playlist and was wondering what to watch next 😂
I’m kinda upset that I have to take a break from watching this 😂 I didn’t know juice plus was a MLM!! My mom fed me that stuff when I was super anemic when I was in HS.I’d have BOXES of that crap under my bathroom sink cause I always forgot to take them. Im so DONE! She even had me sign up for Legalshield when I was 18 and I didn’t know THAT was an MLM until watch your videos. Omg I legit can’t rn
OMG! I had an IDENTICAL experience with Vector/CutCo. Same unkept abandoned strip mall vibes, everything.
I had no idea what MLMs were at the time, but I just remember feeling like it was so sketchy, even as a new grad without any real professional experience. My parents were also weirded out by the idea that I'd have to purchase my own materials and confirmed with me that I shouldn't take the job. Thank goodness I didn't.
It didn't even occur to me that Vector was an MLM until this year... that's over 6 years after the interview!
Those 2 Hun's disparaging the other to get you in their "family" are acting like they're in high school instead of adults in adult jobs. The whole abandoned strip mall screams sketchy and my murder-mystery-watching self says don't go! there!
Yes!!! Love horror stories so excited thank you Hannah! Thank you for all you do. I have a horror story that is not mlm but your content helped me see the similarities and I finally got out!
Gosh that first husband is just like mine bless his heart lol. He's a keeper. Anything to make his love happy, poor guy😅
i got the same letter from vector marketing right after i graduated. luckily i was already on anti mlm youtube and spotted the scammy vibes right away
I think my Vector interview might have been in a church basement. And luckily my own laziness and lack of initiative saved me from it. "This sounds like a terrible amount of work, I'd rather sweep the floor at Taco Bell."
The ad I got on this video. How to be a network marketer lol.
The coffee shop thing is purposeful to get people out of their comfort zone and off their game so they are easier to manipulate. Disgusting. And what's with amways obsession with 20 something retirees????
Jokes on them, coffee shops are my second home, and I've been in almost all of them in my area at least once. The huns ain't tripping me up, every coffee shop is my home court! 😂
I know in Australia that this (gynaecologist) goes against AHPRA's (Australian health practitioners regulatory association) code of conduct, and code of ethics. We have such strict rules on what you are aloud to do they smash into our heads how easy it is to loose registration and some of the fines are massive. (I'm an ex student nurse and current student OT) love you Hanna and the cats 🐈 😻
I look forward to your MLM videos they're such a nice length I can just sit down after a long day at work and the gym and just listen to you read !
I'm watching this with my kitten, she perked right up when your cat started talking.
There has to be some policy against selling products/services to your patients for your personal “business” at the doctors office. There has to be!
The juice plus story sounds like the OBGYN I used to work for! 😳😳😳😳
I have zero interest in ever doing mlm stuff, but I love these stories. I am actually thinking about getting a social media account just to try and attract huns to have some fun with them. 😅
Yes on the Juice Plus+ deep dive, please!
This Amway explanation you gave is spot on. I get approached for MLMs constantly.
I work in cellular sales and unfortunately spend hours setting up phones and service for customers... I had a guy come in and REFUSE to give me the name of the company and he kept trying to set up a coffee date with me to talk about his business- which he explained was just selling products online and having freedom and so much income etc etc. The red flags went up, it's hard to say no to people, when you're stuck with them and are also trying to make them happy/sell to them. Once in awhile I brighten up and say "oh, that's an MLM right?" And they just act really confused or get a lot quieter for the rest of the interaction.
Hey Hannah!! Thank you for another horror stories video, you know they're my favorite series on your channel!
I don’t know how people think it’s appropriate to hound your friends to buy your products or join a “business”to financially benefit you. Your friends can’t financially sustain your life. Just do a little math.It doesn’t add up. I looked an MLM years ago before anyone online was taking about MLMs being a scam. Even though I was fresh out of college, I had sense to know it wasn’t something that would be an easy income. Besides being inappropriate, the math of selling to mainly people I know just didn’t sound good. A real business would need to advertise to the mass public. I didn’t understand why the site said nothing about advertising and said things like “sell to your friends and family.”
Raise your hands if you can picture the huns saying, "your family tree is a pyramid scheme!!" Like they say about corporate jobs 😂🤦🏻♀️
To the Vector Marketing story: I was in the same place as you! College freshman after graduating top of class with IB/AP classed under my belt and got sucked into an MLM. Not just you❤️
As a research Chemist I feel the difference between recommending a prenatal vitamin and recommending juice plus is prenatals are recommended by ACOG (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology) a regulatory body of medical providers and backed by many "good" studies and meta analysis. Juice plus is not recommended by ACOG and does not have strong studies to back its efficacy.
Please share my tip! Works 90 percent of the time. I just tell them I don’t really like people and do not enjoy being social. It’s hard for them to get around that one! Happy dodging ladies and gents! Thank you for what you do!!
Just sent in my mlm horror story with Vector Marketing! Hope to see it on your channel in the future! Thank you for making these videos 🥰
I had never even heard of juice plus until TH-cam put an ad in front of one of YOUR videos! What the heck?? 😂 love your content, keep up the good work!
Haha, I keep talking back to one of my cats, but it's not my cat! This happens almost every time I watch your videos! Right now my cat is scowling at me with that "Why did you wake me up?!" look.
My sisters adopted mom always joins MLMs and is in optavia now and they also have a policy of not saying the company name to start. I got it out of her after a couple beers though.
At one point she was hospitalized because she fainted from their starvation diet
It is the absolute worst. It is a starvation diet and I am ashamed to say I tried it twice. The second time made me extremely sick and so never again.
Hannah I love that your sweater saids not a boss babe I love it lol 😂😊❤
The Cutco experience never changes. I had almost the same experience in the early 90s (including the dads reaction to it 😂)
One time a "friend" of mine called me and asked if I wanted to improve my life. I asked what it was and she refused to tell me. Instead she invited me to go to some seminar with her and when I said I couldn't afford to go because at the time I was looking for a job, she started insulting me and said I'm awful at communicating (I'm actually really good at communicating) and I'll never be able to get a regular job. I was beyond pissed and told her to never call me again. It was probably MLM #387 she was involved with.
My sons father is an iron worker. He puts builds buildings. The building he’s on now we just found out is a lulumon building. You should see it it looks like a prison in groveport Ohio.
Recently, I have been noticing some of my friends falling down the MLM rabbit hole, and I don't know what to do. I ignore their invites to their groups, and I haven't responded to their hey hun messages...
Is there anything I can do, or do I just have to wait this out until they give it up on their own?
Girl should have lied about that tarot reading I'm dead
OMG LINDA. She was BIG in my upline in “Babes in Business” 🤢 (Juice Plus). Having MLM PTSD thinking about her. 😅
I would 100% report this ob/gyn if I worked for her or was her patient. I also wonder if she could be violating the Sunshine Act?
can confirm about vector marketing, almost got into that with them as well, they love trying to get seniors in hs and young college kids
That Amway story reminds me of when I was at my first job. I was around 19 and one of my coworkers was asking me about how college was going. I mentioned that I was in design and she said that she had a couple of mentors, and she asked if I'd like to meet them. I stupidly said sure cause I thought that it would be related in some way to my field since my coworker was interested in the same things I was. My coworker told me to meet her at the local Starbucks, and when I told my parents what I was doing they were incredibly concerned. I showed up at Starbucks and brought my portfolio of work with me, thinking I was meeting with people related to design. I met her mentors and they were very nice but they asked me some vague questions about if I wanted extra income, if I could read a book in three days that they'd give me, and if I'd be able to meet weekly at these get-togethers I guess the whole mentor group did (I said no to that cause design school is time consuming). I left the meeting feeling really weird, and when I saw my coworker a couple of days later, she asked if I was interested in joining. I said no because the meeting had nothing to do with design and they wouldn't tell me what the company was or anything. I've always wondered what the name of the company was and today I got my wish. It was Amway.
The amway story had me SHOOK! and I didn't even realize what happened to me until hearing that story. Back in 2016 I was fresh out of high school when someone I was close to in high school had reached out to me to catch up, talk about life, and tell me about their new business. I thought nothing of it and was super stoked to hang out with a friend who went to college 2-3 hours away from me. He asked to go to a local coffee shop we frequented in HS, which didn't seem weird until I heard this freaking story! The whole situation was so weird because he brought his upline with and they both pitched Amway to me, I felt so uncomfortable the entire time. They tried setting up a video call for later for me to learn more which I ended up getting myself out of eventually. Between 16 credits for school and already having a retail job i loved I just didn't have the time and I'm so grateful they didn't suck me in. But I'm so stinking mad that going to a coffee shop is part of what the instruct you to do. It feels so icky!
No judgement at all to the tarot card reader but that stories reminds me of something a journalist i like says, about how for psychics and tarot readers and the like....even if you mean well and think you are being helpful, you are setting yourself up as a figure to be believed and trusted and you don't know how the "facts" you are giving are going to impact the person you are reading.
Hi Hannah, thank goodness for a new upload! It's 3.30am here in Australia and I'm sitting up with influenza and waiting for my hot lemon water to cool ❤️
New video days are my favourite days! Can’t wait to watch this! ⭐️
I have been binging your content for months now! I love seeing the little red dot by your name in my subscriptions! I’m so sad I’m almost done binging.
I thought I heard my son yelling “moooom!” from downstairs while watching your video. But then I realized it was just Zeke yelling “meow mom!” at you for attention 😂
Hiii! Can’t wait to watch this on my commute! ☺️ Thank you for all you do and for being so empathetic and kind to every situation. Keep doing what you’re doing 💕
For the story with the boss, if you’re ever in that situation please tell HR. HR is your best friend in situations like this. That behavior is unethical and creating a hostile work environment. Definitely something they should be fired for.
My brother sold Cutco knives over 20 years ago. My mother bought two sets - one for me and one for herself. I hear what you are saying about the business model. And I don’t know much about my brother’s experience with it. But I have to tell you. I still love my Cutco knives lol.
Yeah they are pretty good.
I'm a dental hygienist and I do know there are laws that make it illegal to push products that give kickbacks. I don't know if MLMs will fall into this category.
what I do know is I personally do not recommend any MLM products and highly advise against them because they do not have the ADA seal of approval.
what that means is the young living toothpaste is not efficacious toothpaste or doesn't do what it claims it do in a safe way as compared to something like crest gum detoxify toothpaste or closys mouthwash.
there are a few natural products that are ADA approved and the most expensive product I recommend is probably the closys mouthwash as it's around 12-14 dollars a bottle, but is great for healing or my perio patients.
then next expensive product are toothbrushes but I also say you get what you pay for 🤷🏼♀️ you don't need a 300 dollar electric toothbrush unless you want it. but I don't recommend the battery operated ones or cheap electric ones (20 or less) because it's about the power of the motor. I say go somewhere around 80-100ish dollars with Sam's and Costco having a great deal on electric toothbrushes.
going back to MLM products, the toothpastes are typically HIGHLY abrasive and are literally removing enamel on your teeth. as enamel is removed, you may be removing stain, but you are also removing the protective layer of your teeth too and will likely experience sensitivity later on. I also see patients who have recession because the toothpaste is so abrasive, they are brushing away exposed root structure.
those who ingest essential oils I see rampant decay and it's so frustrating trying to explain their lemon oil is literally eating away their teeth and causing GI upset, which then causes stomach acid to come back up into the mouth further breaking down the teeth. to them is organic and healthy therefore safe to ingest. 🤦♀️
supplements bother me as some of them do interact with patients medications (I think you've done a few MLM horror stories where this was the case with blood pressure and diabetes medicine)
overall I don't know if it's illegal to promote MLM products. what I do know is we are taught to follow the research and research shows these products are NOT efficacious or safe to use.
Thank you for all your hard work and efforts that truly make a difference for the better ✨
In regards to the gynecologist story, my psychiatrist recommended Better Help to me and with my knowledge of all the scandals and problems they've had over the past few years, I left her office questioning the ethical nature of that recommendation, because it left me stunned. It may not be an MLM, but it is a problematic site. I really want to know if doctors are allowed to just recommend things like this, cause I've been questioning this since April.