Recently, there has been a great deal of discussion around the James Randi Educational Forum (JREF). Most people consider Amway to be a scam, and one of its most vocal defenders points out that independent business owners (IBOs) are not affiliated with Amway. And training resources aren't available from Amway. However, while that is technically correct, the owner of Amway admitted in 1983 that the sale of tools was immoral and, in certain cases, illegal. However, the Amway corporation's failure to respond resulted in the heyday of the tool fraud and the financial exploitation of downline members. There's a loophole that allows Amway to get away with it. IBOs are self-sufficient.
If Amway were to intervene, these same IBO leaders would not be able to swindle their way through their downlines. I feel that Amway is not taking any apparent meaningful action because they are afraid that these leaders would leave Amway and join another MLM. The upshot has been a tarnished reputation in the United States, where the brand Amway is associated with pyramid schemes, scams, and other unpleasant activities. Because of a quote by PT Barnum, I believe Amway has managed to keep its doors open. Every minute of every day, a sucker is born. After all, there are still sufficient numbers of young or unwary people who may be persuaded to join, so it's business as usual for now, I suppose.
And this gets us to our next point: Unfortunately, most new IBOs are complete and utter suckers. Their fee is paid to Amway in exchange for the opportunity to work as an unpaid Amway salesperson. You must invest your own time and resources in order to transfer Amway products, and if you move a sufficient number of them, you may be eligible for a small incentive. You also recruit other unpaid Amway salesmen on your own time and expense, which you pay for out of your own pocket. Your reward for doing so is that you will be credited for a share of their sales, provided that they actually use or sell something to you. Because the vast majority of IBOs perform little or nothing, your efforts are largely in fruitless.
However, the true difficulty is to persuade IBO leaders to convince their downline that voicemail, CDs, and live meetings (seminars) can genuinely be beneficial to your success. Without a shred of independent data to support it, there is no reason to believe that this training or tools do anything other than generate substantial profits for the people who offer them. If many independent business owners (IBOs) join but do nothing, there are enough serious ones to back the pharoah diamond leaders. For further consideration, do independent business owners really want voicemail in an age where email, Twitter and Facebook and other more effective ways of communication are available?
Yes, Amway Independent Business Owners (IBOs) are not affiliated with Amway. Amway diamond leaders are not affiliated with Amway.
However, if Amway is unable or unwilling to stop people who tarnish its reputation, they will simply have to live with the stigma of being a pyramid scheme or a fraud. They may be legal according to the letter of the law, but the majority of people recognise them for what they are. Being legal does not automatically imply being ethical or moral. It is my belief that if you sign up for Amway, you are almost certain to experience financial losses. However, it is not your fault; rather, it is the outcome of a flawed computer system. I strongly advise anyone considering joining any business, including Amway, to conduct thorough due research beforehand.
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