by DazzlePremier » Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:04 pm
I ditto everything Crystal just rambled about LOL!
I am bothered by Direct Sales companies in general that use scare tactics to sell their products. I find this to be preying on the weak in too many instances.
My example would be the following story and I will not name the Company:
My father passed away from lung cancer 4 years ago. About 6 months after his death my sister was introduced to a company that was holding "Free Health Seminars" for the community in an effort to sell and recruit. She became so obsessed with the concept that almost every product in her home was going to cause her or her children cancer that we, as a family, finally had to sit and talk to her about it. Her children were becoming frightened of everything if they came to visit Grandma's house, etc.
Bless her heart, this was just her fear and grief being taken advantage of by the reps involved. She joined the company, spent thousands of dollars, and tried to convince others for a while as to why this was a good thing. But I am glad to say that she came back around to her senses and really speaks out against such business practices now.
It's great if you have a healthy, beneficial product to sell, but I think it should be presented on its on merits instead of telling people that everything in their home is potentially going to cause cancer.
Sorry..this is one my soap boxes...I will get down now. LOL
Sheryl
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