Why Women Are Quitting Their Side Hustle: Leaving LuLaRoe

LuLaRoe, a multi-billion dollar company that skyrocketed to success by attracting an army of women to sell their colorful patterned clothes is now facing numerous lawsuits calling the company a “pyramid scheme.”

Thousands of women who have bought into the LuLaRoe legging empire in hopes of getting rich quick has since left. We talk to three women about their experiences as LuLaRoe consultants and why they decided to leave the controversial MLM behind.

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[avuhhh]

this scheme also highlights a growing loneliness epidemic... hearing all these women talk about how happy they became to have a “support network” of sisters that they were terrified of losing really saddens me :(

[julianbell]

I’m no fashionista, but those clothes look absolutely horrendous

[sarahb]

I feel like this says more about the isolation of modern motherhood than anything else

[dawntreader]

World's okayest mom looks like a great mom and friend. Good for her having courage to get out of this cult!

[annie_xo]

The thing I find so awful about MLMs is how they obviously target women looking for a sense of belonging. They don’t really sell clothes or whatever, they sell a dream to lonely women. It’s so predatory and sad.

[hypatia]

As soon as they say, "It´s not a company, it´s a lifestyle", you know you´re in trouble.

[mickeyjay]

You aint the seller you're the buyer. These companis don't care who you sell it to cause they've already sold the product to YOU.

[Hollyberrystreats]

There was an adult film director on another LuLuRo video who said they used the leggings for costumes because they were so easy to rip!

[Miss_Kk]

Am I the only one that thinks most of the clothes look really ugly..?

[LetsSmash]

When you give a company money for a job, you are a customer not an employee.

[riverrose]

This is extra sad because of the insane amount of waste created by the fashion industry... all this stuff only getting worn once... so much pollution & slave labour all around.

[barbmccafferty]

I felt so bad when they hammered the "for sale" sign and she started crying. I hope she and her family recovered and are living happy.

[adippednail]

People laugh but it's really disgusting how these people prey on mothers and lonely women. I had a woman approach me and my baby daughter in a cafe having dinner . She was so friendly, telling me she and her husband were new to the area, she was looking for friends. She gradually starting asking me about my work and making money independently. She so casually tried to play me. It was wild

[nicoleblack]

Whenever you hear “Part-time work for Full-time pay” it’s a scam

[mcomeslast]

Any time someone is pushing for you to live beyond your means, that’s a red flag,

[janebutterfly]

Sadly my older sister was a victim of this. She had just graduated from college and was going through medical issues and she was so motivated to be a part of this! Sadly she now has over hundreds of pieces just sitting there! So sad to see how much debt she went in for it and is now still paying for it!

[pattybaiano]

It boggles my mind that this company was so successful to begin with, I have never seen uglier clothes in my life and they were made like garbage.

[berngirl]

My mom (who was about 80 at the time) was right when she said " If everyone is selling, who is buying". She was right.

[maryam]

This is really sad because one of the main reason these women joined this scheme is because of loneliness. These women must have seen so many warning signs and ignored them because LuLaRoe made them feel like they had a support group. They felt like quitting would mean losing their (fake) friends so they didn’t do it.

[redcar]

The sad thing that isn’t talked about with MLM’s is that these women are clearly talented sales women and entrepreneurial. If only they could utilize that talent for their own small businesses or projects instead of for these thankless scam companies. It’s sad that they only saw their own potential in LulaRoe.