There are several stories on the Internet of marriages that have been ruined as a result of Amway involvement.
Most of the time, it is the husband who is more enthusiastic about Amway, and the wife, who may be supportive at first but eventually becomes disinterested, especially after she notices how it is affecting her husband's health and well-being negatively. That could be because more men than women are participating in Amway, or it could be because more wives than husbands take to the Internet to express their dissatisfaction with the company, I'm not sure. Please accept my apologies. The author of this piece assumes that the husband is the Ambot in this situation.
It has been my own experience, as well as what I have read from other people, that the husband would usually leave Amway on his own after one year, for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to:
1. He finally comes to his senses after failing to sign up any IBOs or locate any retail clients, and understands that he is wasting his time in this industry and quits. Amway's negative image for overpriced items and abusive independent business owners (IBOs) is a significant barrier to overcome. The vast majority of his prospects have had negative experiences with Amway or know someone who has, and they do not want anything to do with the organisation. The message has been sent out: RUN, don't walk, away from Amway!
2. He runs out of money or reaches the credit card limit on one of his cards. There isn't enough money left over to support his upline's ambitions. It is possible that the Amway nightmare will take years to pay off if he charges thousands of dollars to his credit card.
3. He no longer attends Amway meetings or only attends them on a limited basis. His dissatisfaction and disillusionment with this business prospect is a good indication that he has grown tired of it. Frequently, he decides not to attend because the speaker - usually the Platinum - taunts him and mocks him for not being "man enough" to start and grow a company.
4th, he eventually reads all of the fine print in his Amway business plan and discovers that less than one percent of IBOs actually make money, and he identifies Amway for what it truly is—a shady business opportunity.
5. He begins to hunt around on the Internet for answers to questions that his upline has refused to address.
6. He discontinues or reduces his purchases of sleazy Amway items. Now, this could simply indicate that he is short on funds and that this is merely a temporary setback, but hopefully it indicates that he has seen identical products at Wal-Mart or Costco for a third to a quarter of the price and has concluded that Amway products are not such a good value after all.
Just a few of the indicators that he is losing interest or has gotten bored with the business include having a disagreement with someone higher up the corporate ladder or becoming tired of being mocked in meetings, to name a few.
No matter which one, he's had enough and is on his way out of the building. Wait for it to pass. Don't even bring up the subject of Amway.
There may be minor setbacks when someone on the other end of the phone pressures him into purchasing things or attending a meeting, and his mind isn't fully clear of the brainwashing and he succumbs to the pressure.
Organizing enjoyable events on nights when Amway meetings are scheduled is a solid counterattack. The fact that he chooses to go out and have fun with his wife rather than putting on a business suit and meeting up with the other cult members implies Amway is on the decline.
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