Sorry, Amway is a straight-out scam. I spent 2 1/2 years heavily involved. We followed every step - had no non-Amway friends, told people when they asked if the "International Network Marketing" opportunity I was pitching was Amway that, "Amway is one of the 5,000 companies we represent," went to all the national meetings, bought the tapes and books, and got high enough (Pearl for anyone who knows the levels) to be brought into a meeting where I was taught that the "real money" is made in speaking fees, tapes and books. I asked how much a Diamond actually makes in Amway commissions and was told it averaged $20,000 per year, but the other stuff usually averages in the $100k+ range. It's a scam.
When I quit, because I could no longer tell people it was anything but a scam after my insider knowledge, I was excommunicated. My Amway "family" actually screamed at me and told me never to talk to anyone in their group again - and even threatened to sue me if I did. Bizarre. The anger was amazing.
It was a long while before I stopped thinking about every person I met as a potential paycheck. My mentality was fully embedded with a desire to recruit everyone, so normal conversations were very difficult without trying to work in "the business."
Quixstar is just Amway's attempt at renaming itself because so many Amway distributors have destroyed their name with their cult-like practices.
By the way, I used to show people photocopies of checks for $5,000 and more per month. What I didn't say was that I had to pay out to my downline out of that money, and my take was more like $500, of which my expenses were much much higher. It's amazing how quickly I got worked into lying and cheating because I was taught it was for the people's own good. Odds are very very small that your friends are making $10,000 a month, or even any profit at all.
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