AMWAY: The Largest MLM Cult in the World #pyramidscheme

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In today's video, we are talking about Amway: the largest MLM! Thank you all so much for watching and don't forget to subscribe.

00:00 INTRO
00:40 WHY MLMS ARE A BAD IDEA
01:54 THE START OF AMWAY
04:20 HISTORY
05:45 INCOME DISCLOSURE
09:17 THE COST TO START & WHAT TO EXPECT
10:04 PRODUCTS
14:17 COMPENSATION PLAN
16: 17 LAWSUITS/LEGAL ISSUES
21:16 FINAL THOUGHTS

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[reedschindler]

Will never forget the “interview” I had with an Amway rep, where she drew a literal pyramid on a piece of paper to describe how their business worked lol

[upsidedownpenny]

in the meetings they literally tell you not to talk to your friends and family about it because they might try to convince you to not do it

[sofieislamee]

It's so weird for me to hear of Amway as an MLM. My dad worked for the company as a toxicologist testing the cosmetic products for safety years ago. They always had amazing corporate events (for the "actual" employees, not distributors). Also, so funny to me that they hate on corporate when there's literally people employed by Amway in a typical "9 to 5" probably making significantly more money than 99% of the distributors and getting all the benefits that none of them are getting.

[EllieBelly]

I babysat two kids many nights a week (and weekends) back in the early 90’s, while the mom and dad did Amway “so they could quit their 9 to 5 and spend time as a family.” I babysat a lot. Their entire garage was full of Amway stuff, and they were always going to meetings with prospects….meanwhile, I spent the quality time with their kids.

[GooberLoofer]

I just had an incredibly coercive, cult like meeting with one of these Amway guys, my first red flag is he wore the exact same outfit from the day I met him to the meeting we had set up which were 4 days apart. It started as us being on equal footing before he basically told me my parents ain’t shit, my family ain’t shit, but he has all the answers to solve that without actually giving me a single real answer. I really had to laugh when he was telling me how “I live a lifestyle your parents and you could only dream of” when my old man makes a half a million dollars a year as a successful executive in corporate America. I used to do sales, and he pulled every single sales tactic in the book as well as trying to manipulate me by invoking God into the conversation and playing towards politics he thought I’d agree with. I’m a professional journalist though so I saw right through it all but entertained his nonsense nonetheless just to see how much he’d embarrass himself. He’ll be waiting for me at a cafe in the coming days but low and behold, I won’t be there.

[lestupidunicorn]

my dad got on the top of the pyramid and was making some serious money off of it back in the early 90s, then he abruptly had a spiritual awakening and quit

[Iquey]

I almost got recruited by an Amway/WorldWide group girl this weekend! I gave her good customer service at my retail job to find skirts and blazers, and she seemed really nice, calls me back AT MY JOB, trying to get me on the phone, butter me up, say I had great customer service skills, to ask me to come to a coffee chat to discuss "WorldWide"and I told her I don't agree to interviews on the phone at my job, since all calls are monitored and coffee chats usually lead to MLMs 😂.

[TedWassanasong]

My wife and I were at a local supermarket. Had a guy approach us and started talking about finances. I majored in economics in college so I’m always game for conversations about money. So I thought this guy was just another econbro. This was during Covid so he was like “hey man we should zoom, I’d love to talk to you more. That convo the other night was great!” I unfortunately thought this guy wanted to be friends. The zoom call felt like an interview. Ended up inviting me to meet some of his “friends and mentors” so I was like “alright.. why not?” The next zoom call was some random couple discussing the “proven system” they have. They talked a lot but were saying nothing at the same time. Lost his number immediately.

[Wanp]

I remember back in the 90s, my uncle swore he was gonna be a millionaire by joining Amway… and we’re still waiting 😂

[carter]

My cousin got me into it. Signed up on the first call because I was a dumb 18 year old and thought it would be sick to be a "business owner." Called my Dad and he told me all about it. Canceled my subscription the same day I signed up. That cousin hasn't spoken to me since. Didn't even show up to my wedding.

[portadelaidepower]

Thank you so much for talking about Amway. It is so annoying none of the big Anti MLMERs ever talk about amway.

[lazy_little_leopard]

I was in amway for 3 years.. I’d love to talk more about the compensation plan and how bad it is.

[DaenaeraTargaryen]

A friend of mine joined AmWay and thé second she said “they said they’re not an MLM, so it’s fine!” I’m telling you three alarms were BLARING in my head. She’s trying to convince my fiancé (her close friend) to but shit and he’s just as sussed out as I am.

[coconutz]

As a 90s kid, I grew up with Amway products in my home. Thankfully my mom never sold the products or joined the company. I remember sitting in the back of her SUV waiting....and waiting...and waiting, for what seemed like an eternity, for her to grab a giant box of Amway cleaning products, vitamins, snacks, and supplements. My mom swore up and down that the products were "The best on the market!" and wouldn't buy that stuff anywhere else. To this day, my parents spend well over $200 a month on vitamins and supplements from Amway! No matter how many times I've explained that they can get those SAME vitamins at our local discount Grocery store for substantially less! Amway has a weird way of becoming a fungus in the heads and lives of those unfortunate enough to encounter it.

[ozzyprod]

11:42 wow, miss the days when iliminaughty was a respected creator, she really digged her own grave.

[simonliptack]

SUBBBED. Amway destroyed my Father he has been in for 22 years never made any money but still believes it is going to make him rich. It is so good to finally see an Anti MLMER talking about amway. Please make more videos about Amway. Dexter Yager would be the best place for you to start.

[cassandradotson]

I grew up as an "amway kid". I tried it in my early twenties and still cringe over 10yrs later at my former self. My parents are still involved and have made little to no $ to this point- over the course of over 20yrs. They sell the products, but mostly just to some family members. I didn't find any of it odd till the last 6yrs or so. My upline heard I had moved back and wanted to get together and discuss business. They didn't ask about my husband they had never met or my newborn. With them circling around back to old recruits tells me their business is possibly in trouble.

[vikared]

I photographed an amway party/retreat a few months ago where the top amway earnings from each country got together along with the two owners. It was very interesting to see all of them knowing what I know about mlms.

[woodificould]

Omg, thank you for doing this! I've been waiting for someone to talk about Amway and the few creators that i asked said they didn't want to get into it cuz it's such a Goliath company. My friend's husband has been in Amway for the past 10+ years. If he makes any money from it, it's absolutely minimal cuz he still works side jobs in order to have an income (and funnel more money to the top, obviously). My friend hates it cuz she can see how they manipulate him, but i don't think she gets the full extent of how bad it really is. Ugh, the stories I could tell... a cult in every sense of the word

[BreaHeth]

I moved to Grand Rapids in 2016 and quickly learned how MLM-ridden this place is. You have to be suspicious of anyone striking up conversation while you’re out shopping… if you think you’ve made a new friend, give it a few days… they’ll probably call you about a really amazing opportunity that ties into your interests/skills (spoiler alert: it doesn’t really, it’s just an MLM). Luckily I heard enough stories (including descriptions of the predatory couple) so I knew to not engage when they approached.

My mother in law used to sell their products and said it was literally part of their training to prey on people who seemed eager to make friends. Very sad.