Throughout the many years of Amway's existence, the company's reputation in the United States and Canada has deteriorated. And it is not the fault of Amway the organisation, but rather of Amway Independent Business Owners (IBOs) who teach and condone unethical business practises. Of course, I'm not aware of any serious measures taken by Amway to penalise some of their disloyal Independent Business Owners (IBOs), but that's an other issue.
It has come to my attention that young people have been discouraged from attending college in order to develop an Amway business during my blogging career. People have gone bankrupt and lost their houses because they listened to the counsel of their all-knowing uplines, something I have witnessed firsthand. Yes, individuals bear some responsibility for their acts, but I believe that some of the measures taken by some IBOs and IBO leaders are predatory in nature, focusing on those who can least afford to pump money into the business and the leech teaching systems such as WWDB or Network 21.
For example, I've seen ludicrous product promises such as people stating that drinking bottled water can cure illnesses and make you a better athlete. Of course, this water costs approximately $50 per case, whereas you could purchase ten cases of water at WalMart for the same cost. They assert that their vitamins are superior to those of competitors without providing any independent scientific evidence to back up their claims. Perhaps this explains why Amway vitamins appear to be eaten almost exclusively by Independent Business Owners (IBOs).
Despite statements by Amway fans and independent business owners (IBOs) that things are changing for the better in the company, there is ample proof that nothing has changed. Insane income claims have been made. The Dateline show exposed some bizarre claims, such as an IBO leader claiming that people could earn $250K per year with a part-time effort, but my friend Rocket discovered this gem, which involves an IBOAI member and crown ambassador in WWDB/Amway claiming that people could earn tens of thousands of dollars per month: http://rocketsrants.blogspot.com/2011/09/amway-guys-they-sure-say-stuff.html
I'm curious as to if Brad Duncan himself earns that kind of income. His triple diamond brother, on the other hand, wasn't even close to that when his bankruptcy documents were made public a few years ago.
Amway hopefuls and apologists should understand that while the Amway firm itself may be absolutely lawful and pure, the uplines and AMO leaders are the source of many evils. It is precisely for this reason that many people are put off by the mere mention of the Amway name. Amway has the ability to stop them, but will they?
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