Comments for The Opportunity Scout https://theopportunityscout.com Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:37:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.3 Comment on Arbonne Review: Everything about the Arbonne Business Opportunity by Kelly https://theopportunityscout.com/arbonne-review#comment-781 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:37:48 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2344#comment-781 Dominique,

You should save your pennies and skip being a consultant. As someone who became a consultant because it all sounded so great, it really is hard to make the money. You have to annoy all your friends and get them to spend a crazy amount of money to actually get an income. You, yourself will need to invest money into the products as well. Why you ask? Because you cannot sell the product without using the product. If you aren’t someone who likes to be up peoples butts this isn’t for you…If you don’t mind annoying people and being pushy, it might work.

]]> Comment on Arbonne Review: Everything about the Arbonne Business Opportunity by Amedu https://theopportunityscout.com/arbonne-review#comment-780 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:42:58 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2344#comment-780 Hi Dominique,

This comment was published in December 2017. This review was rewritten and republished in November 2018. This is an updated version of the Arbonne opportunity.

]]> Comment on Arbonne Review: Everything about the Arbonne Business Opportunity by Anna https://theopportunityscout.com/arbonne-review#comment-779 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:16:54 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2344#comment-779 Spoke to a friend who uses this type of product all the time, and she says its OK not great. Goes out of date quickly. But what she ant stand is the four plus people that have a approached her to sell the products to her clients. She has to be short with them and say no, Im not interested. From what I have seen people have to be lucky in this to succeed. All the people I know involved in it havent made anything, in fact one has spent three years on it and has posted a loss every year. Dont get involved my advice. Cult practice id say. ]]> Comment on Life Leadership Review: Legit or Pyramid Scheme Scam? by Lianna https://theopportunityscout.com/life-leadership-review-pyramid-scheme-scam#comment-778 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 02:20:52 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2258#comment-778 Today I got a call out of the blue from a girl I know. She has never ever called me before, and I’ve seen her once within the past 6 months. (Actually, I’m not sure how she has my number.) She wanted to come over and show me this app about cryptocurrency. I’m pretty sure it’s an app from this, as I know from someone else that she’s involved with this organization. (I heard from someone else.) Very strange, if you ask me,, to just call someone up that you’ve never called and want to come over to their house and show them an app! I’m really not in this MLM stuff. I’m working on my goals aggressively, and I don’t need this type of thing in my life to motivate me. ]]> Comment on Arbonne Review: Everything about the Arbonne Business Opportunity by Dominique https://theopportunityscout.com/arbonne-review#comment-777 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:00:48 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2344#comment-777 Hi,

Any updates on Arbonne since your post in December?? Went to a “party” last night, I did not know anything about MLM’s and Arbonne but people were very nice and very excited about it. I left with samples to try and an appointment on Monday night to receive infos to become a consultant. However I am the skeptical type, so I spend almost my whole day making research online (thanks to Amedu, you and others). So I think I will cancel the meeting and keep in touch with the friend that hosted the party to see how she will do.

]]> Comment on Is Mary Kay a Pyramid Scheme Scam? Sure Looks Like One! by Anonymous https://theopportunityscout.com/is-mary-kay-a-pyramid-scheme-scam#comment-776 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 13:21:46 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2496#comment-776 I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels this way.]]> 100% agree with you! My sister sent me this article after I made the mistake of sharing with my family that I decided to become a Mary Kay consultant. Everyone has been very supportive and then I get reamed out by my sister. I was hesitant to tell anyone because of how judgmental my family tends to be. I then get all these articles bashing Mary Kay from her. I’m not listening to any of it. This is one persons opinion, and I know so many people who are successful with Mary Kay. I know many stay at home moms that make more income than their working husbands. And I still am keeping my full time job, I’m just looking to put a little spending money in my pocket. Thanks for commenting against this article 😊 I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels this way. ]]> Comment on Getting Started by Ashley https://theopportunityscout.com/getting-started#comment-774 Sun, 27 Jan 2019 14:38:42 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?page_id=40#comment-774 I am wanting to launch my business and really put my website out for everyone to see! I need to know what I should do from this point? ]]> Comment on Arbonne Review: Everything about the Arbonne Business Opportunity by Naomi https://theopportunityscout.com/arbonne-review#comment-773 Sun, 27 Jan 2019 09:34:03 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2344#comment-773 As an active consultant with Arbonne I can actually comment with some authority.
1. All of the training is aimed at recruiting more consultants. Arbonne IC’s don’t use the word “recruit” but instead “sponsor”. I guess this is to escape the pyramid scheme language. Smart.
You are strongly encouraged to “Arbonnise” your home. So SWAP all your personal care products to Arbonne. All of the top leaders show disgust in those consultants who don’t have Arbonne branded hand soap in their bathroom/on their kitchen sinks ect. Don’t have the ENTIRE 400+ products to share with your network? Well then too bad – you’re setting yourself up for failure! You can’t run a business without being a PRODUCT OF THE PRODUCT. (Please note I do somewhat agree with this but it is pushed to a sickening degree of desperation.)
From reading the above I wonder why Arbonne gets away with not being a pyramid scheme, as your success 100% depends on your team. There’s no way you can sustain being at second level of management (let alone fourth) without others below you. (Another term you’re not allowed to use! Below, above ect)
Also, the white Mercedes. Once you achieve third level of management (RVP) you have to achieve 20,000QV more than maintenance (40,000QV) plus a certain amount of NEW PCs or ICs every month to receive your cash bonus that goes toward paying off your own financial debts that got you the shiny Merc in the first place. Once again, this is not realistic. (Possible, but not usual.)
Also, all of the training events MUST be attended. If you don’t attend your sponsor will pretty much write you off and make you feel guilty as all hell. Comments like “you’re not serious about your business”, or “your belief is wavering”, or “you can’t afford NOT to go”, or “this will explode your business”! (That’s my favourite.)
What else. Oh yes. The initial investment. They will try to explain why you need to INVEST. Invest ATLEAST $1000 as that will LAUNCH you into DM qualification (that’s very exciting – the first level of management!) seriously, it’s a little bit of a dodgy tactic this one. Spending $1000 on your own kit will launch you into DM qualification but that to me is a false sense of how “simple” the business is to promote through. Once you have reached DistrictManager, you just have to teach others how to do the same and that’s all an nvp does! So in other words – RECRUIT AND BUY HEAPS OF PRODUCT.

They pretty it up along the way with lavish gifts from your upline and doting on you like you’re something super special but they just want you for your QV. they talk about traditional businesses owning your life, and Arbonne being a business that you own and can run whilst sipping cocktails on the beach. Lol. It’s not that simple. And it will utterly consume you and your world forever.

Products are good.

]]> Comment on Arbonne Review: Everything about the Arbonne Business Opportunity by Mads https://theopportunityscout.com/arbonne-review#comment-771 Fri, 25 Jan 2019 04:51:41 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2344#comment-771 I am a independent consultant for Arbonne and I loved this review. For one I think that those nasty messages from other consultants is just their result of tunnel vision. I agree with all of your points completely and this a very honest review. I personally only joined a month ago and it’s because of the brand and products themselves that I previously already had tried. When I joined I was encouraged to keep reaching out to whomever I can find who seems like they would fit the business. To be honest I have barely done that. I always felt wrong about it, and not educated on the company itself to go promote it to others. I also personally hated the Monat dms I would receive. I have just been showing myself using the products I love and posting about the animal testing and cruelty that other companies still practice because that is something I care about and I know my peers do too. Thank you for the great references and links in this review. ]]> Comment on Life Leadership Review: Legit or Pyramid Scheme Scam? by Janet https://theopportunityscout.com/life-leadership-review-pyramid-scheme-scam#comment-770 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 02:15:03 +0000 https://theopportunityscout.com/?p=2258#comment-770 Stay away from this company!! My business partner got us into what I THOUGHT was a Free trial. It ended up costing us Over $600 for ZERO benefit and ZERO results. It’s a cumbersome website that offers absolutely nothing you cannot find by googling the info. It’s a complete ripoff. ]]>