On Thursday 31 May 2007, momluvseliana wrote:
...
> > I am trying to follow and understand just why she went off on this
> > tangent and what it has to do with any of the rest. It sounds like
> > programmed MLM speak and that she's just so used to it being part
>
> of
>
> > the spiel that she has to say it.
>
> I think that is exactly what it is, programmed MLM speak, because I
> did not ask her for any information at all. I didn't even ask her to
> prove to me her "business" was legit. I just said look into it... I
> also said that I would plant a tree in my backyard because it was
> cheaper, and that I would eat it as a salad. (Just to piss her off
> because at that point she was going on and on about how it had the
> best "absorption.
> questions in a previous post about believing in the product (the
> mcguffin). I was almost suckered into believing in the main
> ingredient. And I was going to be smart enough to get it cheaper!
Of course you can send her links and/or ads with proof of the same
product at a cheaper price. (Or, what would really hit her is if you
found another product with the same ingredients!
I'm not recommending that because you can't tell what will happen. It
could either anger her, which may mean you've made your point, and from
there she might realize there's a problem, but it might also just turn
her against you.
...
> > [confusing rambling cut out]...
>
> That rambling was because I told her I would buy seeds from a grower
> here in San Diego and plant it in my yard, and I would eat the leaves
> in a salad, (purest form right, haha) and perhaps buy some moringa
> powder so I can make my own drink. (Again, just to piss her off
> cause she insisted Zija was the best way to consume it and get all
> it's nutrients)
One thought occurs. Since she's gone on and on about the scientists,
you could start asking her questions like what awards they've won and
from what organizations and what their background is.
> > > WE CAN GO ON AND ON BACK AND FORTH AND REALLY ITS A WASTE OF BOTH
>
> OF
>
> > > OUR TIMES. YOU SEEM LIKE YOUR ALWAYS CORRECT ABOUT THINGS AND
>
> THAT WE
>
> > > DONT KNOW MUCH AND YOU CANT ACCEPT THE FACT THAT EVEN IF YOU
> > > DIDNT INTEND TO DO YOU THINK WE WOULD BE FEELING LIKE THIS
> > > TOWARDS YOU
>
> NOW?
>
> > Another sentence that's incredibly hard to follow, but yes, now the
>
> ad
>
> > hominem starts!
>
> I think she really got pissed when I said I would buy a tree
> instead. That is why she accused me of "always being correct."
> (yes, I was being sarcastic to piss her off) But that was after I
> politely said that there was a cheaper alternative that I thought she
> would benefit from if she really BELIEVED in the product. Shit, she
> got me believing in it!
And that is how MLMs work. They get everyone believing it's a great
product and system, then they make the sale to others, often without
knowing what the problems are. They take the innocent and not only
turn them into marks, but get them to bring in the next level of marks
because they believe in it so much.
Hal
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