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FIB - Scams 101
Re: Stay in school - and look back later
Posted By: Riss In Response To: Stay in school - and look back later (Bill, the Roadie)
Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at 1:33 p.m.(pst)
>> Oh, the carrots they manage to dangle in your face.....
>> And the general theme you might be missing is very few rational people
>> buy stuff that way because it's obvious they're overpaying! They overpay
>> because how else does the money materialize to pay the organizers, the
>> various upper levels of the operation, and your parents? It's just marked
>> up to fuel the pyramid fever.>> Yet another carrot on a stick.
>> Not a conclusion supported by facts. I intervened in a case where a
>> Norwegian college student was persuaded to leave college to work full-time
>> on a "Discount Home Shopping" Club MLM. What a waste of
>> potential! The individual finally woke up, went back to school, now he has
>> a master's in entrepreneurship and has multiple job offers from
>> world-class companies. And he's a good friend who came to visit and
>> hang-glide in the area last summer.Regarding the above message and all of the other negative messages you read regarding MLM, or National Companies...It's really sad to see all the people out there that are so judgmental. How on earth can you possibly judge a ten year old company in the manner in which you do, that belongs to the United States Chamber of Commerce, BBB, D&B, as well as DSA? I guess all of these organizations are also "scams" or "pyramids" or "unethical". I guess the other 400-500K people that are currently involved with National Companies are just the unintelligent few that were "suckered in" huh...Wrong!!! MLM is NOT for everyone...it's for those of us that are intelligent enough to think outside the box...those of us that know if you ever want to have anything other than a J.O.B. (Just Over Broke) then you have to open your mind to other possibilities other than the typical 8-5, M-F "pyramid" a.k.a. "corporation" that barely pays you enough to have anything other than the bills paid at the end of the month; however, the CEO sits on his yacht all day while you do the grunt work building his foundation. You tell me, which would you rather do, work hard for YOURSELF and put that money in YOUR OWN pocket, or work for some (any) company in which you're helping to be successful while taking the chance that you are going to be REPLACED after dedicating your life to b/c they can't afford to pay you what you're WORTH? For those of you that deem it necessary to berate, or belittle National Companies/Team National without taking the time to educate yourselves in a better fashion, shame on you. You won't gain any kudos by doing so, you just come across as being unintelligent. One last thing-you don't HAVE to WORK this business as a business if you choose not to-you can simply use it as a savings plan on items you're already buying knowing that through TN (Team National) you'll earn a commission for choosing to shop through the site (your own site). Example: I bought an inkjet cartridge through Carrot Ink. I had never heard of Carrot Ink prior to this. I can assure you I did my thorough research prior to just "buying" through my TN site. I went to Office Depot, Staples, and Walmart's sites to name a few. I wrote down all of their prices on these cartridges and then I went to Carrot Ink. There were a couple of the stores that were $2-$4 higher per cartridge and there was one that was $1 cheaper than Carrot Ink...but then I deducted my 35% commission that Carrot ink Pays out to TN members and I ended up paying almost $7 per cartridge CHEAPER than any of the other stores. Granted, not all of the stores offer a 35% commission,(most are 2-15%) but it was something I was going to have to buy anyway and I saved money-oh and did I mention there was free shipping? With over 94 stores to choose from, Target, MACY'S, Bass Pro, Cabela's, American Express, Beall's, Ebay, Dell, Home Depot, Hallmark, Kmart...and the list goes on and on and on and on...and this is only ONE of the benefits this company offers. What about the $1,000-$4,000 rebates BELOW invoice (NOT MSRP) on automobiles with NO HAGGLING???...and the great thing is when you start saving money-it's so easy to talk about this company and THAT'S when you can start MAKING money-if you CHOOSE. I wanted to give people a little more information so at least they have an opportunity to make more of an EDUCATED decision based on a few facts, verses other peoples opinions that haven't got a leg to stand on, or are trying to get you to their own sites. We (TN) don't benefit off of the products that you buy-EVER and when people in your down line are making more $$$ than you are it's hard to call this a PYRAMID-how many secretaries, or management personell do you know that have the opportunity to make more money than the people above them??? Best wishes and success to each and every one of you already in TN and for those of you that would like more information, please feel free to email me back!!
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