Happy May, y'all! Spring continues to spring.
Last weekend, we got together with Meego and Wolfgang for a little hike-about in nearby Lyons, CO. Lyons is a small town - population of about 2,000. The main industries appear to be weed dispensing and catering to outdoor recreators, not necessarily mutally exclusive. Beautiful day for it.
We stopped at a favorite Mexican restaurant post-hike, where we FINALLY learned that Sundays are "men's day". I say we finally learned this because every other time we'd gone had also been on Sundays. The guys would each order a beer and get two instead of one for reasons unbeknownst to us. Turns out, it's a "men's day thing". Who knew?
We didn't learn this until after ordering, however, so once again, we had double beers at the table.
Switching gears now... Okay, I have this friend, we'll call her Rosemary. She moved to another state about a year ago or so. We're friends on f4cebook, and she's starting to post things that clearly indicate she's joined a cult MLM.
I'm not sure which MLM she's involved with, as she's being vague - as is tradition, it seems. But signs are that she's selling (trying to sell) ridiculously expensive water filters.
Now, I've had other friends get roped in - usually other moms I know - and I just ignore their pitches, and eventually, they see the light. Confession: I myself got roped into an MLM in the early 2000's before I knew anything about them. But I soon experienced the creepy / cult-like atmosphere and got the heck out before losing money and becoming a weirdo... well, an MLM weirdo anyway.
And now, Rosemary. She's early- to mid-thirties, no kids, no college degree. A ripe target. I'm seeing these type things from her on the regular -->
...and I cringe inwardly.
So I contemplate. Should I DM her like she prompts in order to
(1) try to talk her out of it - to which she probably wouldn't listen?
(2) pretend to be interested, infiltrate the cult, and then try to talk her out of it?
or do what I'll probably do in the end,
(3) ignore it, and watch painfully from afar.
Hopefully, she'll learn sooner rather than later.
I assumed all Mexican restaurants rand the 2 for 1 beer specials so of course, that's what you get. :)
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ReplyDeleteSounds like she genuinely may not have any information, which makes her a sitting duck.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could find an easy-to-understand article about MLMs and send it to her?
What she does with it then is her choice.
—Fresca
If you don't think she knows what she's getting into it may be helpful to educate her, otherwise unsolicited advice doesn't often go down well. I guess it depends on your relationship with her. Fresca's Idea of sharing an article about it sounds good, too.
ReplyDeleteWhenever they don't know the details or tell you what the details are, it's Amway. Head for the hills!
ReplyDeleteAllstarme79, you would know! I didn't 😐
ReplyDeleteFresca, yes, "sitting duck". There are so many articles, youtubes, etc. I'm surprised she got roped in.
Herb, we're not close friends, but we used to work together and hang out sometimes. Not sure if unsolicited advice would be well received, but maybe a "subtle" hint.
John, Amway, yikes! They're all bad.
ReplyDeleteI agree that sending an Article on MLM's might be helpful and just mention to her to exercise caution before making any decisions. Then the Ball is in her Court and you can watch from afar. Cinco de Mayo was Yesterday so all our Mexican Restaurants were packed and we decided to just get Chinese Takeout. *LOL*
ReplyDeleteBohemian, Chinese for Cinco de Mayo - a new tradition!
ReplyDeleteIt's like Ladies Night only for dudes. Pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteI like the direct approach when talking with friends. Is the MLM the same as those selling scams that people spend money on and then have to get people to work under them?
Happy Mother's Day tomorrow!
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