is AMWAY real or not?

Philippines
September 11, 2009 12:45am CST
last month i met a lady who said that she is an amway representative(emerald? i forgot their term) and she made a presentation about amway. how you can earn & their product line. she showed us how we can get more money thru inviting somebody to a presentation & making them a member....me & my husband was also amazed on how the products work. especially when she showed us how the acerola c (one of their vitamins) clean a glassful of dirty water. so we thought the product is good...specially nowadays that there are a lot of diseases that you can get. i really would like to join in this company for two reasons: first i want to earn even though i have small capital; second, because of the products they introduced like the acerola c, household & agricultural products she showed us. she said it guaranteed 100% organic. she said membership costs Php 2,000.00 (w/c includes products samples). however, i made some research online and found some articles & blogs about this company that it is scam, bogus, etc. so i'm quite confused. please help me decide...shall i join or not???
5 responses
@taztheone (1721)
• India
11 Sep 09
Don't worry, Amway is not a scam, but its one of the leading companies in the World. Amway produces some great products which is used world wide. They also have an affiliate programme like what you said. You can go ahead, its 100% legit. However there are some problems like sales. It's really interesting to hear, but its very difficult to get members. Ya you might be able to sell some, but getting member will be a hard task. It takes real hard work to get members below you & thousands of people quit the programme because they were fed up of not getting members. Join the site Only if you are so sure that you will get members. All the best
• India
9 May 10
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• India
9 May 10
Sorry, a small mistake in my mail id... Its suhalekiff.cam@gmail.com
• Philippines
11 Sep 09
Amway is not a scam. I am not a member but I knew some people who does this business. They are pioneer company and one of the most successful companies in multilevel marketing industry. They sell good quality products too. You can visit their office and join with your friend if you want to know more. Some people called it scam or a bogus its because of other people who just use them for their referral. That is the bad side of this industry. It really depends on the people whom you work with. Check their marketing strategy, and how they handle people to be with their group. but the company itself it definitely not a scam.
@p_vadla (1685)
• India
16 May 10
Amway now is more real than ever.Amway started some 10 years back with about half a dozen products but now it markets over a hundred products. I will give an example of personal care one of the sub classes of products Amway sells. In personal care you start with nature shower hand wash,tooth brush,tooth paste,premium soaps,shaving cream,shaving foam,shaving razors,after shave moisturizer,after shave splash,hair cream,hair oil in two variants-coconut oil and amla oil..already about dozen in men's personal care. And we have skin,beauty,home,nutritional and non-core line products. In non-coreline section amway endorses some quality products from other brands sells under its flagship like jams,cornflakes,bed sheets,pillows,watches,mens wear,kitchen articles etc., But non-coreline products are available only once a year during spring. So the logic is simple-become a member,buy as many products under discount and ell them at MRP to others and retain the profit. Where is the question of pyramid or chain system here.. If you recruit people under you and train & motivate them to use products,retail products you as team leader will get some incentive over the gross business volume generated by your group of affiliates. Not to forget, AMWAY INDIA has proudly entered the INSURANCE sector and tied up with Max Newyork Life to sell insurance with attractive benefits to the customers.
• United States
24 Dec 09
We did Amway for a while. It is a legitimate business. They have an office here in Michigan actually. I like the products. They were high quality. The things I didn't like were some of the people and the prices. When you have a small income and a family, it is hard to justify the monthly expense, even if it is products you use. Some of the people are just so intense. They just won't take no and, I felt, that they taught you to be secretive about the whole business. I think that's why they have such a bad reputation.