This piece was inspired by a Google advertisement that I recently came across. "Purchase your dreams." This is an interesting thought. Someone who is unable to come up with their own dream is forced to purchase someone else's dream. That sounds like something I should do as a side business. To make money, I need to come up with some dreams, put a price on them, and set up an online store so that I may sell my dreams to someone who is suffering from a lack of opportunities. I can come up with an unending list of things that people would want: a yacht to sell all over the world, a castle in Scotland, an island in the Caribbean, winning the Tour de France, conquering Mount Everest, a million dollars in the bank, a cure for cancer...the list is limitless.
However, that advertisement got me thinking about how Amway Independent Business Owners (IBOs) are peddlers of fantasies. IBOs entice prospects by dangling unrealistic expectations in front of them.
Eventually, once the IBO has the prospect hooked on the idea of being financially independent in order to pursue their dream, the entire Amway pitch is delivered, and if the dreamer is taken in by the hype, they will fork over $150 to receive their registration kit and then spend thousands of dollars chasing after their dream until they finally decide to cut their losses and walk away. When an IBO decides to leave Amway, the same dreams are used against them as a weapon.
“I think your dream just wasn't big enough,” the upline sarcastically observes.
Alternatively, it's possible that their dream was simply too huge. They can earn significantly more than they can on an Amway salary. In Amway, less than one percent of independent business owners (IBOs) generate money. It was always a source of pride for our Platinum to boast that our Emerald's income was in the top 25 percent of one percent of all IBOs. We now understand that those facts aren't particularly spectacular as a source of bragging rights. Former Emerald Eric Scheibeler wrote in his book Merchants of Deception about how he earned $35,000 per year at his best earning point. Based on what other former Emeralds have said about their income on the Internet - approximately two or three thousand dollars a month - it would be a reasonable assumption that our Emerald's income was in the same ballpark as other former Emeralds. That was my wage twenty years ago when I worked as a data entry clerk in an office setting. It's a good starting salary for an entry-level position. I was able to purchase a home and enjoy annual holidays because of my earnings. That employer provided the best benefits I'd ever experienced in my professional life. Starting with three weeks of paid vacation, the amount increases by one week after every two years of employment, with a maximum of ten weeks of paid vacation per year for long-term employees, with any unused vacation time carried over to the next year. It's a shame that there were some coworkers I hadn't seen in months when management pressed them to utilise it or lose it! Health and dental insurance, as well as retirement savings, can rapidly add thousands of dollars in additional benefits. Emeralds, on the other hand, do not enjoy any of these benefits. They will have to delve deep into their own money if they wish to obtain them.
I'll admit that I'm a sucker from time to time. I clicked on the advertisement to see what type of dreams were being offered for sale.
There are no dreams for sale in this establishment. There are no luxurious homes, sports vehicles, or holidays to be had. There are no savings accounts with millions of dollars in them that I can see. There is also no world peace in this place.
Instead, I'm staring at photographs of that piss water XS, Nutrilite vitamins, SA8 laundry soap, and other Amway schlock on the internet.
What the fuck is going on? What a case of deceptive advertising! I've stumbled across some fucking IBO's internet store!
If you see that advertisement for "purchase dreams" and click on it (and, by the way, thank you for contributing another dollar to my bank account! ), It directs you to an Independent Business Owner's (IBO) portal website for promoting Amway items. Remember the one where they pay $50/month to World Wide Dream Builders or whatever LOS they use for premier membership, which includes a portal page as part of the monthly fee? That one.
Don't spend any money! The only one who should benefit financially from that click is ME. It is not the IBO that is engaging in deceptive advertising!
Fortunately, the IBO that posts an ad with the words "Amway products for sale" and a link to their portal page is more trustworthy. People can take a glance at that advertisement and determine they don't require Amway items at this time, and they won't click on the link.
What the f*ck is going on? Is it possible that I just used the terms "honest" and "IBO" in the same sentence??? That combination is virtually impossible to achieve in terms of physical reality. If that IBO continues to operate with such integrity, they will be out of business very soon!
But, let us return to the advertisement offering dreams for sale. Perhaps I'm being too harsh in my criticism. Dreams can be interpreted in a variety of ways. What one person considers to be a dream is another else's piece of rubbish. The advertisement for "dreams" is sincere in its belief that Amway items are "dreams." Like Frankie Avalon in the beach blanket movies, I'm dreamy and carefree.
I don't agree with you.
I'd prefer to call the person's ad "nightmares for sale" instead.
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