One of the things that the lunatic fringe defending Amway seems to do is harp on the fact that Amway has been around for 50 years so it’s gotta be good.
Being in business for 50 years has been done by lots of companies big and small. Bottom line is, you need to have a reason for people to want to do business with you, and being around for 50 years isn’t necessarily a good reason. You need to have something compelling people to want to do business with you.
How does this translate in the Amway business?
In North America, the Amway name has been dragged through the ditch plus is the subject of relentless ridicule in many circles. In my humble and informed opinion, this is because Amway was complicit to a number of abuses going on with unjustifiably high prices, as well as the motivational tools business which Amway did (and I personally think continues to do) nothing about.
Direct selling consumer goods player Amway India Enterprise today launched a range of concentrated fruits and vegetable products, and announced its foray into the deodorant segment by introducing two variants for men and women. Pointing out that nutrition and wellness category contributes over 50 per cent of Amway India turnover, the company Vice-President Yoginder Singh said the’ Nutrilite Concentrated Fruits and Vegetables designed for urban health conscious Indian keeping in mind the need for bridging the gap of fruits and vegetables in their hectic lifestyle and diet.
This is from an article about China cracking down on scams…
The lies told to perpetuate the schemes can be both outrageous and highly convincing, says Wang Hao, author of A Record of My Pyramid Sales Brainwashing, a book published in January.
“At classes, teachers would tell us that ‘Hillary Clinton became very rich working for Amway. China secretly supports our industry, as Amway is so successful earning Chinese people’s money. Our country wants us to be the No. 1,’ ” Wang says.
In 2007, Wang became a mid-level manager in the Heavenly Lion pyramid scheme in Zhejiang province. The operation was raided last month by police.
Wang Hao welcomes the crackdown but says more should be done.
“It’s not that hard to find pyramid sales, as these groups are large, and neighborhoods realize they are doing strange things,” he says. “But the victims must be given psychological support and help to find new jobs. They believe they can make money, and many will try to find another scheme,” he says.
Mr. Vine said he is excited that Amway gave his wife a chance to become an entrepreneur by selling its vitamins, cleaning products and cosmetics.
“For my wife, it has allowed her to start a business and thrive at this business, where it would have taken a great deal of capital … had my wife wanted to start a restaurant,” Mr. Vine said.
However, money isn’t all that a restaurant takes from its owners — it takes time, too. Just ask Hyeseon Kim of South Korea, whose husband owned and ran a Japanese restaurant.
“It made all of these different limitations in my life,” she said. “When my husband owned the Japanese restaurant, we didn’t have a life, he was always busy, we didn’t even time to have dinner.
Ms. Kim said her husband was able to sell the restaurant three years ago due to the extra income she was making from Amway, and, although he still works, she has noticed a huge difference in their life.
“It’s a lot less stressful now,” she said. “Without Amway, the restaurant was our life. We did not have any choices, we could not have a vacation. Now we can have a vacation, and have family get together, and my husband has become healthier.”
This is is something new from World Wide Dreambuilders. In the past when someone left or a divorce took place, the M.O. was to ignore the issue and pretend that the people involved did not exist.
Today, WWDB posted the following about Brad and Leslie Wolgamott:
New Horizons
As we all know, life is always changing. Presently Brad Wolgamott is seeking to add value to people outside the World Wide Dreambuilders system while Leslie continues to work with World Wide Dreambuilders in building a great future. The nature of their relationship has changed, but they have an amazing story from their past.
My (and my wifes) thoughts and prayers go out to Brad and Leslie.
Brad Wolgamaott is suspiciously missing from the World Wide Dream Builders (WWDB) website. Brad’s wife Leslie has her picture on the site. Leslie was reportedly alone during this weekend’s River Rendezvous at Ron Puryear’s River House. WWDB is training and motivation system founded by Ron Puryear that “helps” Amway Global IBO’s build their business. Brad and Leslie Wolgamott were Double Diamonds sponsored by Brad and Julie Duncan in the World Wide Group.
Update From WWDB.biz:
New Horizons
As we all know, life is always changing. Presently Brad Wolgamott is seeking to add value to people outside the World Wide Dreambuilders system while Leslie continues to work with World Wide Dreambuilders in building a great future. The nature of their relationship has changed, but they have an amazing story from their past.
This is a funny video that I saw some time ago, but just ran across it again. If you don’t want to watch the video, the guy buys like items from Meijer and Quixtar (Amway). The comparison comes out to Meijer = $26 and change and Amway = over $80.
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