If you're in direct sales (aka Avon, Mary Kay, 31, etc....) rant

[LiliMama18]

You are selling sub-par crap that I could get at any drug/big-box retail store for half the price.

Your methods of roping your good friends and family into hosting "parties" and subsequently roping their friends into buying your sub-par crap is exploitative and annoying. And don't tell me that "oh, just come! You don't have to buy anything - it's FUN!"

a) while you all annoy me, I'm not going to show up to a friend's "party" and not buy anything. We all know that's the game

b) WTF is "fun" about these parties? Oh, wait! I might win a nail file if I'm the last one holding it during the "right, left" game. Whoop de fucking do.

Financial freedom, empowerment, being your own boss, reaching your dreams - please don't give me that f'ing schpiel. EVERY single company has the same tagline in one form or another. You make money by annoying people into buying your crap/signing up to become a part of that "company." Then, under the guise of "coaching" them, you arm-wrestle them into buying yet even more shit to enhance their new business, which ultimately ends up on ebay 3 months later when your disgruntled "downline" realizes it's all a farce and realizes it's all a farce.

Is there a secret password I need to use to get you guys to STFU once I polietely tell you, in no uncertain terms that I am not interested in being all that I can be or attaining unlimited financial wealth by selling over-priced lipsticks/skincreams/bags/dip mixes/coffee/scrap book supplies/organic cleaning shit? What part of "no" is not understood? I know the "big wigs" at your company give you an answer for every possible objection, but at what point do you just give up?

::End rant::

Good night!

[youngmamma11]

I work in retail and so many ladies come up to me while I'm working to try and get me to buy or sell.. Im working for crying out loud. And then they wont take no for an answer so I'm stuck at work with a lady trying to convince me. It seriously makes me mad.

[DawnPratt23]

And yet you'd willingly buy crap that is made in 3rd world countries under slave labor. I don't sell stuff but did sell tupperware years ago, I loved it, we ate, share recipes and had a blast.

I personally don't mind someone trying to make money, corporations push their commercials on you every day, receive flyers in the mail, ads on the sides of sites you visit. Yes those are just as pushy, yet you have zero issue with it.

Now I'm a proud genealogist, Blogger, creative team designer.

[skyelyns_mommie]

Ok.... I work with a girl who dose thus on the side to help support her self. It's not all crap btw Avon is the only make up I've bought that dose not break me out but to each their own

[Mommavieve]

My aunt is a direct sales rep for Dove chocolate (who knew, right?) and the only thing she posts on Facebook is about chocolate. Lol.

[vanna_k]

One of our wedding gifts was an insulated cooler that had our last name on it. I loved it, but the zipper broke before we even used it once :( hope you have better luck than us!

Quoting boysmom5:

Awww, I just ordered a couple of bags from 31. I hope they're not crap.

[Luv2BaMommy9809]

Thank you for your point!  Yes, I thought this was the case, too!  So, I would go... I would go early, I would go early and set up and even bring some apps and/or drinks... we'd all be dressed up, look at a few pretty things, chat it up, and then go home, right?!  Yeah, I got away with that probably twice.  They, two friends of mine, would take every chance they got to make sure  that everyone, the hostess, the guests, family members, mutual friends that were book orders only, and even co-workers, knew that I did not buy anything.  They would single me out at the party when my order from seemed to be missing, or when I flat out said I don't need anything right now, they would feel the need to personally sell to me along with their MIL about what a great microwave tupperware thingy this was or send their SIL to sell me on how cute those earings would be on me, or what a beautiful keepsake a scrapbook of my wedding would be for my children.  I would have to sit there, take it, and then look like a big fat B when I answered NO as emphatically as I could.  Not to mention, a lot of the orders would be brought to the office because most of the people who bought were co-workers.  So, after all the ooh's and aah's, I have to ask for her to stop desperately looking through everybody's stuff because you didn't accidentally give mine to somebody else because I didn't order anything.  If you went to all the parties this particular girl had, and you said no, even half the time, you simply would like the cheapest unsupportive friend in the world.  That is why I quit going.  Comments like, "Oh, that's right, you could pay cash for something like that, because you are a miser and don't spend your money on anything!" This girl had a party every week practically:  it was sex toys one week,  scrapbooking the next, tupperware, princess house, jewelry, candles, mary kay....and she was the rep for all of them.  The minute she got invited to a party, she signed right up to sell, too.  It got to be way too much and I stopped going... to anyone's selling party, period. 

Quoting rednaxelaym:

Quoting Luv2BaMommy9809:

The sweetest words are ever heard, "Fine, I am not inviting you to anymore of my parties.  You never come!"  

Ahh, finally, you got the hint! lol  Unfortunately, cost me a couple of friendships, too... good ones, too!  I never expected for this party thing to be soooooooooooo friggin' serious.  I mean, if you want to sell, go friggin' sell!  Selling is guilt tripping your poor broke ass friends and family into buying your stupid shit so you can get more stupid shit for yourself for free to end up being discovered in the back of a closet 5 years from now!!  Ugh, whatever!!

you do realize it probabpy wasnt because you didnt want to buy stuff...but because they wanted you to come so they could see you....and you always bailed. If i constantly asked someone to come to a party at ky house and they never wanted to...i would seriously question our friendship

[DamianaFire]

I do get it.... I ran my parties a little different. I sold jewerly.. I would have it at a pizza place. I would set up the table and just leave it, if someone has questions I was there to answer. I had books out, but never handed anyone one. We ate, had drinks and talked... if anyone ordered, great.... if not, that was ok... I just loved geting all my friends together.... I only had parties for those that asked to have one.... I didnt ask anyone to have one.

[redress]

hahahaha!!!

you are awesome. ..."Oh come! It's going to be FUN, and you don't have to buy ANYthing!" hahahah...i hear that and run screaming for the hills. nothing worse than a pal in direct sales...

[redress]

:))

Quoting smurfbitebug:

Lol I've never done this kind of work, but I went to a party once.
I actually did buy something, for someone else's birthday gift, but I felt like a damn fool at the party.
I asked a question and got a tootsie roll for asking a question with lots of high-pitched praise for "such a good question!" . I was just like, "WTF is this shit?" Lol

[glam.fairy]

I didn't make any money selling Avon. It wasn't worth it. I like to buy sometimes but selling isn't all they make it out to be.