Advice needed: How to deal with MLM relative?

[chonburifc]

Recently, my GF has been buying a lot of MLM products and attending 'career seminars' organized by a MLM. The uplink/recruiter is her relative.

Have nothing against MLM products, especially if it's a good product but really dislike the so-called 'very successful MLM entrepreneur' going around trying to get friends and relatives to become their downlink and the idea of the uplink trying to help my GF become more successful and it will be my GF's loss if she don't listen to this relative.

Really need help! My whole apartment is infested with MLM products! I just need my Colgate toothpaste and Kiwi floor detergent back!!

Any brothers here have any experience dealing with these MLM friends/relatives?

 

[scroobal]

No amount of reasoning is going to help. They prefer to see the whole thing thru until failure is stamped on their forehead. The worse is the agony will drag if she begins begin to recruitment downstream. Its no different to joining in a cult.

The only hope is that most people will last 6 mths before it hits them.I will just tolerate for 6 mths until it falls over.

 

[diversifyx2]

Once my Army friend, now no more cause of MLM haha, same goes to relative, now got no more relative, thats the way i prefered.

 

[chonburifc]

The only thing left on my mind is to tell the MLM relative 'fxxk off' and stop bothering us. Wish I have a better way of conveying the message without hurting the relationship.

 

[Cestbon]

Will not be agent if product is good not need MLM.
Not all product are good from one company maybe only few item are good. If price like detergent/tooth paste same as normal regular brand liken Dynamo/Colgate is OK. But their price are much higher. Try most product before the quality not much different some are worst and some better.
Tell your friend or relative can try out 1st before buy? Eg. 30 day money back. If not get lost.

 

[LeMans2011]

I have not met a single MLM person who is keen in selling products. They just want to recruit and build their downlinks. You need to have a good chat with your GF.. it has to end. I had a Uni friend who tried to drag me in and i have since avoided him like plague.

 

[chonburifc]

I have not met a single MLM person who is keen in selling products. They just want to recruit and build their downlinks. You need to have a good chat with your GF.. it has to end. I had a Uni friend who tried to drag me in and i have since avoided him like plague.

Have to admit I don't have the patience to have a good talk with GF. Chances is that it often ended up in quarrels.

My last remaining idea is to confront the MLM relative (without my GF's presence) and tell her we don't have money to buy her products and network not big enough to recruit downlinks.

Even now, my wallpaper on my PC is MLM wallpaper!!! help!!!!!

 

[HedgeTrader]

MLM is scam dah. I always just tell them dont want. I say nicely, never say fuck off. You got GF in MLM then LOL 自己保重！

 

[Cestbon]

Why your GF buy so many items store in home? This is really stupid, if need supplier just go back to store and take.
If join as agent need to buy MOQ/$$$ then better run away.

 

[chonburifc]

MLM is scam dah. I always just tell them dont want. I say nicely, never say fuck off. You got GF in MLM then LOL 自己保重！

Tell nicely already tried but obviously not working.
GF not yet MLM but spending too much on MLM. Even my coffee also MLM!!!! My apartment is filled with nothing but MLM products. I kee siao already!!!!

 

[HedgeTrader]

Tell nicely already tried but obviously not working.
GF not yet MLM but spending too much on MLM. Even my coffee also MLM!!!! My apartment is filled with nothing but MLM products. I kee siao already!!!!

I thot you live in Thailand with Thai GF. Wah Thailand also kee siao with MLM orready LOL

 

[drifter]

Why your GF buy so many items store in home? This is really stupid, if need supplier just go back to store and take.
If join as agent need to buy MOQ/$$$ then better run away.

If join agent don't need to buy their products then it not MLM already .. Agents who buy their product already give the company money

 

[sta1100]

To what I look at yr GF is using her own $$$ to buy to prove that she can, but end of the is her top link earn the $$$ and she the sucker, pls have a good talk w her

 

[Unrepented]

If you have no patience with your GF, and every time talks end in quarrels..........then chances is that she would not end up as your wife. Then just let the current situation be, and use your GF for fucking only.

Have to admit I don't have the patience to have a good talk with GF. Chances is that it often ended up in quarrels.

My last remaining idea is to confront the MLM relative (without my GF's presence) and tell her we don't have money to buy her products and network not big enough to recruit downlinks.

Even now, my wallpaper on my PC is MLM wallpaper!!! help!!!!!

 

[ashjaw]

haven't dealt with relative but with friend, before he can start to talk about MLM, I warn him that if he is going to start selling his MLM product to me, friendship may turn sour and he got my message. For GF a bit hard, you need to know the reason why she is buying them. To help her relative? or to show them that you can afford? or simply like their products? Counter offer other methods, maybe like offering to buy her LV/Gucci bags or something expensive she has really been eyeing and make a deal with her - like stop buying MLM products? Worst case maybe you can just cook up some reasons like you dislike/allergic (depending on the products) the products.

Good Luck

 

[chonburifc]

Long time ago, myself has been a target of MLM friends or ex-friends. Bought aroma lamps, magic mattress, massage slippers and even magnetic cup that are supposed to improve the health. Just don't understand how MLM is able to penetrate the common household items like toothpaste, detergent and even instant coffee.

Thanks all the bros all the advice. I will wait for another few months and let my GF understand failure.

 

[Fook Seng]

All the advice here makes sense. MLM products are expensive if you are just a consumer, somewhere 25 to 30 % more to support the rebate. Whoever who cannot get the required downline is a net consumer and will hate the person who introduces him to it. Even if everyone is able to get a downline network, as this is a pyramid structure with the downline getting wider and wider, eventually you cannot anyone left to be your downline. This is where the downline network breakdown. I would say give your girl friend the choice - you or MLM . In other words, good or evil?

 

[chonburifc]

OK, after thinking a little bit more. There are some pros. Found my GF now more confident and hard working. At least, she bother to use the computer now. And lastly, don't know to classify as pro or con for this one, I have more time for myself now.

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

Sorry to hear about your story. All the more pitiful because MAS understands the need to block pyramid schemes but somehow fails to understand many MLM schemes are actually pyramid schemes in disguise.

It is OK if the MLM scheme is backed by a sensible product that your GF can purchase at a sensible price. What is not OK if your GF is being persuaded to spend beyond her means or her needs so that she can become an MLM associate. MLM is not a career path. It is simply the company's way of hiring commissioned sales reps to push their substandard merchandize. I know there are reputable US companies that go the MLM route but they are few and far between. Just try to explain to your GF that the chance of actually making money from MLM is highly exaggerated and only top management really benefits financially. Furthermore, please do emphasize that all those success stories you hear from housewives, students, uneducated loafers, etc are BS.

To profit from MLM you have to be able to convince many, many other people to part with their cash and become associates too. As they say, it is easy to allow yourself to be tricked, but much much harder to go out and trick others. Don't play the greater fool game. You become the greater fool.

Recently, my GF has been buying a lot of MLM products and attending 'career seminars' organized by a MLM. The uplink/recruiter is her relative.

Have nothing against MLM products, especially if it's a good product but really dislike the so-called 'very successful MLM entrepreneur' going around trying to get friends and relatives to become their downlink and the idea of the uplink trying to help my GF become more successful and it will be my GF's loss if she don't listen to this relative.

Really need help! My whole apartment is infested with MLM products! I just need my Colgate toothpaste and Kiwi floor detergent back!!

Any brothers here have any experience dealing with these MLM friends/relatives?

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

The only thing left on my mind is to tell the MLM relative 'fxxk off' and stop bothering us. Wish I have a better way of conveying the message without hurting the relationship.

Have you considered that the fact the "relative" in behaving in this way and leading your GF down this path, shows that he/she does not really care about the relationship?