when it comes to selling or business

i was never good at selling nor business, either, but i just wanted to help since i had an office job with regular salary while she didn't at that time. i just trusted her computation and used whatever amount i earned to buy what my sister needs. so it's a win-win for me because i never shelled out any money.

@Alexandoy exactly. no cash out for me and all 3 of us benefited from that setup.

@hereandthere it is like your earnings are what you used to buy the needs of your sister.

when it comes to avon and sara less, people at work keep offering them to me. i've bought lipstick, bracelet, necklace and underwear.

I did not use any of the products myself and I did not sell very much @hereandthere

The only people who really make any money selling this stuff are the companies behind the products. I have known many people to do it, including my mom, and it's really a pipe dream to think anyone is going to actually make a living doing it. What grates me is when one of these people say, "I have my own business." Umm. No. You don't. You own nothing, have no say in what products you sell or at what price, and you can make no decisions about your "business" that are not dictated by the company you are "representing." You can't sell shares of stock and you can't apply for a FEIN and employ people, establish an S corp., or any of that sort of thing. What one is, essentially, is an independent contractor in what is basically a multi-level marketing scheme.

i only get into it when people ask me to help

yes, i wasn't that concerned about how accurate her computation was about profite sharing. my goal was just to help since i had an office job with a regular salary while she didn't.

@LadyDuck exactly. some people give different prices to different people, especially if they want to buy more and ask for a discount or if they want to be resellers. but it's hard for me to keep track of those. i can only remember one fixed price.

@hereandthere I did something like that for a friend who sold cosmetics and I did the same. I told her, you will give me what you judge is my due, I do not want to make calculations.

it was triumph and it was many years ago. whatever commission i get, i use it to order a bra for my sister from the same catalog so no cash out for me.

@yoalldudes a lot of officemates would regularly offer avon to me and the undies i bought were good quality

@hereandthere I think that is a good deal especially this is a high end brand.

have you ever sold anything or had a business?

i can only do simple stuff. i also got to use my earnings to help my sister.