Is my decision wrong about not joining Amway?

My cousin sells amway products but I am not impressed with them. By the time you pay all the shipping and handling charges it is about twice what you would pay for a similar product in store. I guess for some more rural areas, having these items delivered to your door is convienent. As for joining Amway, the only way you are ever going to make anything of it is to be willing to push the products. So if you are not willing to make that committment then you are certainly doing the right thing by not joining. You would have more invested in the program then you would get back and have a bunch of product you will never use.

You made a decision based on how you feel about something and there is nothing to feel bad about. I did sign up to sell Amway a couple of years ago and never had any luck in doing it. They have some good products, but the cost is much for most people these days.

I don't know anything about Amway. All I want to say is follow your gut reaction. If Anything doesn't feel right to you , Don't do it. A real friend will respect your decision. Follow you bliss!

AjaySinghBaghel, There is no right nor wrong here. It is your choice whether to join or not, just like deciding if you would want to go into business with friends or a particular company. It is just another business decision, weigh your options and if you do not like it then walking away is just the right thing. It will be wrong to join out of obligation and regret at the end of the day.

I think Amway products were good but if you think you will get something out of selling it...you have to think twice because it requires much persuasion on your part on how to persuade your friends to buy or join it. It can be similar to door to door selling. Which requires much time and effort before you will get nowhere. I presumed the organizer of the discussion is very adept in presenting the business and the product. They are all like that...they make you feel it will be the only good product for you to sell..but the truth is it's hard to sell products like that.

I agree with every one responding to this one. I sold Watkins years ago. I knew someone when I was a kid who sold Avon, to my mother. All I can say is that your world will be nothing but the product you are selling. Even if you're successful you will eat and sleep "product". Your day planner will be filled with obligations to your bottom line. And then there is the tax liability. If employed, your employer pays half of you social security on the income you made. Then you pay your half. When self employed who do you think pays that other half? You do. So when you get up in the morning your "social contacts" will be your customers, not your friends. And any get togethers, partys, and lunches you go to will be with others who sell "the product". Your friend will make money off you because you are a "downline" for them. Your friend looks at you as an opportunity to make more money, period. Close friends told me straight out not to expect any purchases from them. I never asked. If total strangers told me they wanted something I was very glad but never "hit up" friends or family. The "company" repeatedly told me this was a requirement. Hello? Friend, family or just money in my pocket? I'm on the do not call list and refuse to buy anything from a door to door salesman. Your cold call list better not have my number on it or I will do what I've done in the past. I will report you.

my mom tried it years ago. she just did it for a little while though. i don't know if there's a lot of income coming from that. but i do think that it takes up your time. well, if not joining feels right to you, then i guess you made the right decision. it would be hard for you to commit to it if you don't really like doing it.

Hi Ajay, while they do sell quality products, I am not ok with anything that is to be ingested, and they have something like that for shedding weight. What they expect you to do is buy the products, and find the next person who would be interested in those products based on your personal experience. Now why on earth would I want to make my friend eat something on regular basis, and eventually get some complications because of it (because we can never be sure which of these health foods are safe)? And in any event, I dont like selling any products. :) I have friends, I dont want them to be fleeing the moment they see me coming - just like people flee when they see insurance agents. :)

Joining Amway is a decision you need to make yfor yourself. Don't let someone push you into something you do not want to do. i have had family members in Amway. Some were happy to do it. Others were not. Do what feels right in your heart. Good luck!

You did the right decision by not joining Amway... i have tried this business fro 1 year.. I had 30 people in my group and a couple were active...ou try convincing them to work etc etc... flood them with books and tapes. I always had the guilt feeling for people making them to join forcibly without me realising it.. You are flooded with tapes & Positive mental Attitude books... though I did like the book recommendation but was not comfortable with motivational tapes... Your ability to think creative is diminished since you are only and only have to follow your uplines and only duplicate the same what upline does... your mind will lose the ability to think... The associated motivational group are like Cult organisation... Yes they do have some good products but they are exhorbitant high rates... You did a wise decision for not joining... Sorry for being very Harsh here for the guys who love Amway

My friend in the Philippines talked me into joining Amway but then I said no. From what I understood, its a bit similar to what we have online, if you get a referral, then you earn some percent from your referral's earnings. I dunno, but for me, it's a big risk to join amway. You see, you have to buy their products for a very low price, then it's up to you to sell it for a higher price to non-members! I believe this strategy is only good for people who are very good at sales talking and those who has a very large set of customers! What if nobody is interested in buying them? That's where the problem comes. :(