Comments on: I Hate Indian Network Marketers So Much http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much/ Personal finance blog for college students, recent graduates and everyone else -- including entrepreneurship -- for getting rich. Featured in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:47:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: MeisterX http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much/comment-page-3/#comment-82049 MeisterX Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:26:41 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much#comment-82049 Last week I have been in the Target store and this young Indian guy semi formally dressed started to approach me and recommend me on a product. He started asking questions about my origin and what I do. Than he mentioned about him involved in e-commerce biz affiliated with K-Mart, Target and all that big shots. Then the conversation went to like number exchange for maybe a friendly chat. After I get home he started calling me to want to setup a meeting next day. I kinda agreed but was feeling like the MLM sales precognition creeping in. Sure enough the next day he showed up and start blah about how would I like to build a nice residual income, said like $2,000 to $3,000 dollars a month. Sure, why the fuck not? Then he pulled out the brochure and let me wink at it for about a second or two before he tuck it back into his little brief. He was insisting about me joining him the next day for a business meeting and he would personally drive over to "make sure" I don't get lost driving over to the meeting location. Sounded like he wanted to make sure I show up or else. Right at the next day I bulked and refused to go. He became totally unfriendly and got mad. I look up his website and sure enough it was the BWW/Quixtar junkie network. I am glad I do some research online and had the precognition to bail before these possessed folks globe all over me...... Last week I have been in the Target store and this young Indian guy semi formally dressed started to approach me and recommend me on a product. He started asking questions about my origin and what I do. Than he mentioned about him involved in e-commerce biz affiliated with K-Mart, Target and all that big shots. Then the conversation went to like number exchange for maybe a friendly chat. After I get home he started calling me to want to setup a meeting next day. I kinda agreed but was feeling like the MLM sales precognition creeping in. Sure enough the next day he showed up and start blah about how would I like to build a nice residual income, said like $2,000 to $3,000 dollars a month. Sure, why the fuck not? Then he pulled out the brochure and let me wink at it for about a second or two before he tuck it back into his little brief. He was insisting about me joining him the next day for a business meeting and he would personally drive over to “make sure” I don’t get lost driving over to the meeting location. Sounded like he wanted to make sure I show up or else. Right at the next day I bulked and refused to go. He became totally unfriendly and got mad. I look up his website and sure enough it was the BWW/Quixtar junkie network. I am glad I do some research online and had the precognition to bail before these possessed folks globe all over me……

]]> By: cobe http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much/comment-page-3/#comment-75176 cobe Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:03:13 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much#comment-75176 I am of indian origin and I have had this occur to me about 6 times mainly in the SF Bay Area and Seattle at Walmart, B&N, Grocery Stores. The thing that really disgusts me is that these Indian men will come up and act like your friend. This insincere approach is what ticks me off the most. Sometimes they even do "tag-team" with their wife to talk with mine , while the guy sells his business idea to me. Here are my strategies for dealing with this problem 1. If an Indian man approaches me and asks where I am from, I tell him PAKISTAN. For some reason they leave after this point :-) 2. Politely tell them to F@CK OFF. Usually this works, they are embaressed and leave. 3. Yell out loud "Stop touching me or I will call security" 4. (Only works in grocery store) Go and pick up several pounds of BEEF, the gross stuff in the foam trays and start putting it in their cart. Walk away and watch them hassle others. While they are gone, put even more BEEF in their cart. Keep on doing in until they get fuming. If they start getting mad, open up the packet of beef and throw it and their shirt. Of course pay for the tray of meet. These strategies have always worked against those Amway/Quixtar Business A-holes. I am of indian origin and I have had this occur to me about 6 times mainly in the SF Bay Area and Seattle at Walmart, B&N, Grocery Stores. The thing that really disgusts me is that these Indian men will come up and act like your friend. This insincere approach is what ticks me off the most. Sometimes they even do “tag-team” with their wife to talk with mine , while the guy sells his business idea to me.

Here are my strategies for dealing with this problem
1. If an Indian man approaches me and asks where I am from, I tell him PAKISTAN. For some reason they leave after this point :-)
2. Politely tell them to F@CK OFF. Usually this works, they are embaressed and leave.
3. Yell out loud “Stop touching me or I will call security”
4. (Only works in grocery store) Go and pick up several pounds of BEEF, the gross stuff in the foam trays and start putting it in their cart. Walk away and watch them hassle others. While they are gone, put even more BEEF in their cart. Keep on doing in until they get fuming. If they start getting mad, open up the packet of beef and throw it and their shirt. Of course pay for the tray of meet.

These strategies have always worked against those Amway/Quixtar Business A-holes.

]]> By: Jutika http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much/comment-page-3/#comment-73988 Jutika Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:18:17 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much#comment-73988 Hi, I thought I would also share my comments on this blog, because this sort of practise of striking up a conversation with anyone in public is really misleading, I am from Malaysia but honestly I am so afriad of meeting Indian people in public, they seem so nice and then after asking all about your private information and inviting one over to your home, it starts with the business proposal.... I am not sure if those who do this know how extremlely rude it is to strike up a conversation with anyone with a profit motive behind the talk.... It is better to have been silent, rather than to appeal to ones emtions. Or rather just directly bring out the business proposal. I do think that these people are targeting those who they think are alone and by themselves in the USA... I hope no one gets mislead by those who seeminly wants to be their friends but has an ulterior motive. Hi,

I thought I would also share my comments on this blog, because this sort of practise of striking up a conversation with anyone in public is really misleading, I am from Malaysia but honestly I am so afriad of meeting Indian people in public, they seem so nice and then after asking all about your private information and inviting one over to your home, it starts with the business proposal….

I am not sure if those who do this know how extremlely rude it is to strike up a conversation with anyone with a profit motive behind the talk….

It is better to have been silent, rather than to appeal to ones emtions. Or rather just directly bring out the business proposal.

I do think that these people are targeting those who they think are alone and by themselves in the USA…

I hope no one gets mislead by those who seeminly wants to be their friends but has an ulterior motive.

]]> By: Susan http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much/comment-page-3/#comment-73448 Susan Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:41:31 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much#comment-73448 Hi Ramit, This reminds me of when I was in high school and my (Chinese) mom (who is a research scientist!) did a brief stint as a Mary Kay lady. Introduced through a friend of a friend, she started going to meetings, sampling cosmetics products, and purchasing them to sell to others. My mom has never been sales-y, however, so 6 months later, we still had the boxes of lower-quality, higher-price cosmetics by a company whose icon was an 80 yr old scary lady with a face full of bad makeup!! Yikes. Interesting how these schemes target people with either 1) less education or 2) less cultural familiarity. -Susan Hi Ramit,
This reminds me of when I was in high school and my (Chinese) mom (who is a research scientist!) did a brief stint as a Mary Kay lady.

Introduced through a friend of a friend, she started going to meetings, sampling cosmetics products, and purchasing them to sell to others. My mom has never been sales-y, however, so 6 months later, we still had the boxes of lower-quality, higher-price cosmetics by a company whose icon was an 80 yr old scary lady with a face full of bad makeup!! Yikes.

Interesting how these schemes target people with either 1) less education or 2) less cultural familiarity.

-Susan

]]> By: Luis http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much/comment-page-3/#comment-71278 Luis Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:13:50 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much#comment-71278 I recently joined something called "YOR" which indeed seemed to be a scam before, selling VoIP and now health products, well I've had my doubts but ultimately your post made my mind clear about the subject. I knew I would regreat signing up and losing 170$. I sold 120$ of it, though. But now, time to change. Thanks! I recently joined something called “YOR” which indeed seemed to be a scam before, selling VoIP and now health products, well I’ve had my doubts but ultimately your post made my mind clear about the subject. I knew I would regreat signing up and losing 170$. I sold 120$ of it, though. But now, time to change. Thanks!

]]> By: Ramit Sethi http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much/comment-page-3/#comment-71263 Ramit Sethi Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:32:40 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much#comment-71263 I'm pretty sure "the famous economist" Robert T. Kawasaki isn't too famous considering he doesn't even show up on a Google search. I’m pretty sure “the famous economist” Robert T. Kawasaki isn’t too famous considering he doesn’t even show up on a Google search.

]]> By: Dilip Vamanan http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much/comment-page-3/#comment-71261 Dilip Vamanan Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:59 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much#comment-71261 Yeah, There are so many people who don't know what they are talking about. I suggest you to read a Book by the famous economist Mr. Robert T Kawasaki on Eight Hidden Values of Network Marketing other than Making Money. Yeah, There are so many people who don’t know what they are talking about. I suggest you to read a Book by the famous economist Mr. Robert T Kawasaki on Eight Hidden Values of Network Marketing other than Making Money.

]]> By: Kaushik http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much/comment-page-3/#comment-64316 Kaushik Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:55:17 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much#comment-64316 Good Job publishing this article on the web. I hope it helps someone realize what a waste of life this is. Amway and Quixtar are more than a scam. They are devious cults that suck the joy out of your life. I never got involved in this myself, but have seen some close relatives throw years and years of their lives away in fruitless pursuit. People should check out dateline NBC's take on Quixtar. Just youtube.. Good Job publishing this article on the web. I hope it helps someone realize what a waste of life this is. Amway and Quixtar are more than a scam. They are devious cults that suck the joy out of your life. I never got involved in this myself, but have seen some close relatives throw years and years of their lives away in fruitless pursuit. People should check out dateline NBC’s take on Quixtar. Just youtube..

]]> By: Rohan http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much/comment-page-3/#comment-63886 Rohan Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:15:27 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much#comment-63886 MLM fever is rising in India too. I am from Mumbai and I have had many people present me a 'new exciting business opportunity'. Amway is a pyramid scheme but they do have some products to sell. There is another such Ponzi scheme which collects money from gullible youngsters to join their organization and then pay them 'commission' to get 'their' friends join the chain. MLM fever is rising in India too. I am from Mumbai and I have had many people present me a ‘new exciting business opportunity’. Amway is a pyramid scheme but they do have some products to sell. There is another such Ponzi scheme which collects money from gullible youngsters to join their organization and then pay them ‘commission’ to get ‘their’ friends join the chain.

]]> By: Alwyn http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much/comment-page-3/#comment-53466 Alwyn Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:57:33 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-hate-indian-network-marketers-so-much#comment-53466 Very Interesting read. After seeing the pros & cons and filtering it through 53 years of ripened bheja, I have come to the conclusion that if you are selling less products and buying more motivational tapes and books and spending hours getting from meeting to meeting evry weekend ( keeping tab of costs of course) to make you better salesman then you better quit. Very Interesting read. After seeing the pros & cons and filtering it through 53 years of ripened bheja, I have come to the conclusion that if you are selling less products and buying more motivational tapes and books and spending hours getting from meeting to meeting evry weekend ( keeping tab of costs of course) to make you better salesman then you better quit.

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