MLM TOP FAILS #38 | Defending against being in a pyramid scheme, Arbonne rep begs for sales

[@whatsthekeytothekeykat]

I was so distracted by the first chick's hair bun flopping around, I kept envisioning her as a crested chicken 😂

[@drea409]

Yeah that filter was useless. I'm not saying it's Hannah's fault, I'm sure she pulled that clip from somewhere else (at least, I hope so) but filters like that are horrible. You can see her face. You can see the shape of her eyes, mouth, face, every her hair, as you said

[@aesinam]

​@@drea409it works well enough.

[@MKE_Mike]

Hun if you have an "upline" you don't own a business. If you can gain or lose rank you don't own a business. Business owners only have one rank: "Owner".

[@mercedescue1655]

If you work for a company you are in the biggest pyramid scheme. You work, your boss earns and his boss earns even more

[@MKE_Mike]

@@mercedescue1655 I am not in a pyramid scheme, I don't have to recruit people to in increase my earnings. People in MLMs can't advance without recruiting, I can. All of the top earner have recruited huge downlines, this is the essence of a pyramid scheme.

[@heezypeasy8611]

Chelsea Suarez said in one of her videos " if someone else can fire you, you aren't you're own boss" and that is something I wish all the huns would realize

[@xiaojunslefteyebrow]

@@mercedescue1655 it is structured like a pyramid, yes, but tell me in which non mlm company you have to continue recruiting people to join the business underneath you but still do exactly the same thing as you. Also, in a regular company it would be a really stupid move to try to find more people to sell the same product as you in the same town: if I’m the only shampoo seller in the town everyone will buy from me and I will have a very successful business but if hundreds of other people start selling shampoo in the same town too that would literally destroy my business, how is it possible that in an mlm that’s literally your goal?? How is that good??? How doesn’t that oversaturate the market???

[@Flipnash]

@@MKE_Mike all companies recruit people that's what they call advertising, it's a billion dollar industry

[@brandonbarclow3135]

This video hits home for me on 2 fronts: 1) I was in an mlm that sold wellness products to help people with heart disease. When James Gandolfini died, my up line told me to use that story as a way to get customers. So sad. MLMs and uplines have no shame. Looking back, I feel so cringy!! 2) I'm also a CPA. I left my 6-figure job to pursue a career in this MLM. Needless to say, it was a very rough year. I lost over $20K during that time. Signed up 2 people (my brother and my wife), and had zero customers. I was on the phone constantly. Worst decision I ever made UPDATE: I re-entered the workforce, and I'm blessed to have been re-hired. Everything is now back to normal. Thank God. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not fall for this crap.

[@llddau]

Taking advantage of anyone is bad, but the ones that deliberately target people ill with heart disease, cancer, mental health problems, grieving for loved ones, even recovering AOD addicts are the absolute worst. It’s unbelievably disgusting and evil.

[@brandonbarclow3135]

@@llddau absolutely evil. And I didn’t know any better. I was completely brainwashed and now I’m free. 😄

[@driskey82]

OMG SHE IS LOOKING AT THE CAMERA MORE THAN THE ROAD! OMFG!!!!!!!!!

[@dominiquebright4790]

Yay so happy for u❤

[@Tamara-ju3lh]

I'm a CPA too. Did the "own your own business" thing sound weird to you? I mean yes, you're a schedule C employee but you don't actually own the business.

[@LadySuchiko]

"They took out all the middlemen!" Nooo... They just convinced the middlemen to pay for it.

[@cc1526]

What’s more, they convinced the middlemen that they’re the owners.

[@SjofnBM1989]

right like who do they think THEY are if not middle men. If anything they added MORE middle men lmao like a lot more

[@mommy2libras]

​@@SjofnBM1989 exactly. In fact, their whole goal is to bring in as many middlemen as possible.

[@Raraking4796]

They convinced the middle men to pay the company to let them work for almost free! Lol 🤣😭🫣

[@tcort]

It’s really hard to convince someone that they’re in a pyramid scheme if their belief is that they aren’t dumb enough to be scammed. Whether consciously or subconsciously, their ego doesn’t want to accept the fact that they were scammed. That’s what makes it so hard to get people out; convincing them that they were wrong.

[@Pippa87]

This hits the nail on the head, and I think it also applies to a lot of people who are heavily into conspiracy theories.

[@Alyse_bell]

It’s also rather insulting. I don’t find anyone that got scammed to be dumb or stupid. It’s just that someone was able to convince them that it was a good opportunity or that they are acting in their best interest. To assume someone is an idiot for getting scammed is really disgusting

[@HannahAlonzo]

Yes this is a PERFECT explanation!

[@DocBree13]

Great point!

[@DocBree13]

@@Pippa87 ah! I hadn’t thought of that before! I’m sure you’re right!

[@michellelynngarceau3851]

The lady in clip one is primed for a workout now because she did a hell of a lot of stretching! 😂

[@kyutsu]

I was trained for free, got my work attire for free and basically don't have to spend money to make money, i'm a cashier. The person that trained me doesn't get part of my paycheck simply bc they "mentored" me. I legit cannot see this as anything other than a scam. They payed and pay the company monthly to advertise for them- so tell me again Hun, how is this YOUR business?

[@sarapinkandpurple]

Yes even when I worked at bath and body works I got paid for my training and to fill out paperwork. I also got free items to try out. I wasn’t forced to find people to recruit to join my team and I got paid for my time there, even when they asked if I was free to stay longer or wanted to cover another shift later that week. I also wasn’t forced to post on social media promoting BBW and when I requested time off, I would get it and wouldn’t have to work when I was on vacation. My manager wouldn’t bother me because i requested that time off. And exactly you work for the company and if you have an up line you work for people. It’s not your own business.

[@pita621]

The first clip….. she doesn’t train anyone. She’s the worst upline ever! Trust me! I know first hand!

[@tonichan89]

PAID*

[@SjofnBM1989]

Seriously the only thing I needed to pay for in my job was my shoes and I can take them with me when I leave

[@M_SC]

@@sarapinkandpurpleand everyone: those real businesses don’t do those things out of authentic real businessness , they do them because they were forced to by law, and the laws were mostly demanded by unions. (Im not disagreeing with you its just a Very important point that should be mentioned for anyone that doesn’t know .

[@emilyward4388]

I had the same reaction when she said “there’s no middle man” ….. YOU ARE THE MIDDLE MAN ma’am what?!

[@autumn557]

Just the sole fact that they say “compensation plan” and not “paycheck” is alone the biggest hint that your not guaranteed pay. You can maybe get compensation. But not a paycheck.

[@JustAVideoEnjoyer]

theory: first rep is yelling only because she is trying to convince herself that she is not working in a pyramid scheme

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Yep, I see this frequently.

[@erinnichols4866]

Yes. Haha

[@Cangi92]

Lemme weigh in on the frequency thing as a chemist! So she's right in that everything does have a frequency but...we only see those frequencies when radiation passes through an object. Basically every molecule has their electrons in what's called the "relaxed state". Putting radiation (i.e. infrared, microwave, UV) in causes the molecule to vibrate more and the electrons to go up into the "excited state". We can then read the frequency output as the electrons move down from the excited state to the relaxed state, giving off energy. We're not constantly giving off energy like that and even if we were...adding oil wouldn't change that in the slightest.

[@vb8801]

Thank you for this explanation! It seems like people who sell supposed frequency products have confused excited electrons with excited as an emotion lol

[@selenarajovic3117]

And even if we're talking non scientifically....my mum is into stuff like that....for example: bad words have low frequency and good words have high frequency; or positive people have high frequency (not really sure how it works but she makes sure to remind me every day to watch how I speak 😂). Anyway....I seriously doubt oil can help your frequency. And you really shouldn't put essential oil on your skin as far as I know 😂😂😂

[@PlaymatShowdown]

This is good. Clearly the oil MLM lady does not know science things.

[@HannahAlonzo]

Thank you so much for this wonderful explanation Carolyn!! 🙌🏼

[@selenarajovic3117]

@@karinroten3606 I am not misinformed. Essential oils can be applied to skin, just not directly. They need to be diluted in some way, through creams or even just water. Applying pure essential oils onto skin is a horrible idea.

[@eljayism]

"It's really sciencey and technical" when I tell you I almost fell out of my chair for serious

[@korva_puusti]

hard to still swallow the whole "people who join MLMs aren't stupid" bit

[@DeenaSuzanne]

Honestly, its betterer!!! 😂

[@JamesQMurphy]

The Arbonne rep begging for sales was just sad. I hope she has her “light bulb” moment soon.

[@laurenjimenez9015]

Her enormous engagement ring and band threw me off…

[@Cerezo.lindsey]

​@laurenjimenez9015 yeah right? She has this giant rock on her finger and yet is begging customers for money

[@aesinam]

​@@Cerezo.lindseymaybe they need to pay off the rings 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@rw9517]

🤣"cut the crap! You are not here to "serve" anyone..." I love your honest and down to earth reactions Hannah.

[@shmeblee2317]

Arbonne lady's bio..."Helping people ditch the rat race", made me laugh after she just got done BEGGING those "racing rats" for orders. Apparently their jobs are good enough to send her and 'Alec' to Mexico, for the "experience". Entitled, is entitled even if you ask nicely.

[@Beehappy76637]

Well they buy their ranks she could always purchase what she needs with one of her ghost accounts. Do these people ever price the trip and see how much it would cost just to pay out of pocket cause I have a feeling they spend way more trying to WIN this free trip. I would love to see some pricing for these common trips all these MLM supposedly pay for.

[@DocBree13]

@@Beehappy76637 I’d love to see that, too! I

[@emilyfierro7696]

Did she go to Cancun? lol

[@peggys430]

I "joined" Arbonne to help my friend. The drink mixes were so loaded with chemicals & sodium! I've already made so many life changes & this was going backwards. I tried using the "money back guarantee" & she only reimbursed me for the unused product that was unopened. In hindsight, how did I fall for it? I almost joined her in Monet, too! 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Naptosis]

@@peggys430 I'm glad you're out, how is your friend? What's good, is at least you have the pyramid/MLM experience without losing too much money, so now you can spot them coming like a Hawk, I bet.

[@emmatfink]

Arbonne girl: I am once again asking for your financial support

[@janabomersbach4466]

She sounds like a televangelist.

[@erinnichols4866]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Kingofthenet2]

@@janabomersbach4466😂😂😂

[@alisongravelle4048]

All that, while wearing the biggest diamond wedding ring i’ve seen in my life…

[@PsychGirlRaven]

@@alisongravelle4048which means her husband isn’t struggling financially, which is why she doesn’t have to make consistent money.

[@ScarlettKay494]

“Does the company make money?” Absolutely. But does that mean the reps make money? For 99% of them, absolutely not.

[@alexia3552]

I just realized it may be more helpful for anti-MLM influencers to use that phrasing a lot more frequently: "99% of reps don't make an income off of this." Because I saw the stats that 1% or 0.5% will get checks big enough that you could call it an income (but that's assuming they spent significantly less than that on product), and my brain was like "so if you luck into the 1%... wait no, that's the point, you're NOT the 1% and will never be... unlesss..." and that's part of the hook. "99% will not make money" if someone told me an investment opportunity had a 99% chance of not paying out, I would pass. Considering you're expected to pay money to get into the company, you can rightly consider it an investment.

[@hippiekansasgirl1632]

As a recovering CPA, I can understand miss Deloitte wanting to leave the firm, especially during tax season - BUT NOT FOR AN MLM! I went to accounting school and we studied business entities and models - LLCs, S-Corps, C-Corps, Sole Props, P-Ships, and not ONE MLM was ever discussed. Who on god's green acre studies MLMs as an appropriate business model? At Deloitte???? BAHAHAHHAHA

[@neurotika]

My husband is an accountant (George Mason U.) and he makes a finger gun to his head every time i mention getting his CPA cert. lol. But you’re right. He said pretty much the same thing you did about MLM. Good luck recovering!

[@hippiekansasgirl1632]

@@neurotika thank you!! I let my license lapse last summer, trying to fire all my tax clients, and starting a card-making business. Recovery is slow but great!!! ☺️

[@catherinearredondo2092]

That's even more mind boggling to me because with a finance or accounting degree or background, you know how MLMs are not efficient and have major tax implications. Whoever sold her on an MLM is one heck of a sales person... almost scary good

[@SusanNicole2.0]

I know this comment is 6 months old, but I had to join the conversation anyway! I just decided last year to stop being an accountant ( I have a masters degree and CPA license and worked in tax for about ten years). I was amused by your wording- I’m recovering, too, but still in the process of trying to figure out what’s next! 😁

[@jakzine540]

@@catherinearredondo2092 Or, sadly, she just isn't very smart.

[@florencebastien2162]

Can’t imagine seeing someone screaming at me on Instagram and talking to me in such a condescending tone and being like “wow, I want her to be my boss so I can deal with those shenanigans every day”. 🤦‍♀️ Not good for recruiting, lady...

[@KitKat10281]

Right?! Like, can you imagine being her downline, coming to her with the "I can't afford to place a qualifying order this month" speech? She seems so mean-spirited! 😮

[@ChessieChess]

What’s really said is I think she was holding a baby the whole time. Poor kid will grow up with a screaming hateful mom

[@alexia3552]

The only upside is that it's not good for recruiting =D

[@notoriousashley4478]

You are such a breath of fresh air on this platform. You are very effective and firm, yet kind and warm. What a kickass combination that very few possess. Great job, we love your content!

[@HannahAlonzo]

Thank you so much for watching! 🥰

[@AbbyC543]

I totally agree!! I love Hannah’s content.

[@Libertyfaye]

Completely agree. Love this. Annnddddd I can watch you around my kids! 😍😘 keep it up girl. You are truly helping people

[@Jaci631]

I couldn't agree more; I am so happy to have found Hannah’s Channel. She helped educate me and I realized that I needed to get out of MLMs for good! Also I was able to learn about Poshmark and reselling, a side hustle I can get behind. MLMs are toxic. There are better ways!

[@DocBree13]

I agree - I wish more creators were as kind as she is - she’s smart as a whip and super articulate, too

[@kellyinCT09]

"There's a reason why MLMs are so successful..." 🙋‍♀️ I'll answer that! In the words of P.T. Barnum, "There's a sucker born every minute." 🤷‍♀️ (that's me, I was the sucker🤣)

[@daisyk8141]

I remember when I was younger, I had a friend who’s mom was deep into the essential oil thing. My friend had an allergic reaction and broke out in hives and the first thing her mom did was rub undiluted lavender oil on her skin. I just remember her crying because it burned so bad. Using essential oils to treat your children just seems borderline neglectful to me

[@SjofnBM1989]

oh my God lavender oil is a skin irritant on it's own without all that other shit. Poor kid that must have hurt so bad. and it's not borderline neglectful it is straight up blatantly neglectful

[@NextLevelxoxo]

Sad how you, someone not selling the oil - knows you need to dilute it & the MOTHER didn’t. And she sold it!!! I hope your friends mom has smartened up since then!

[@daisyk8141]

@@SjofnBM1989 I agree. She thought oils was a cure-all. So ridiculous

[@Roxy222uk]

I've studied and used essential oils on and off for thirty years and the damage these lunatics are doing to their reputation makes me hang my head and weep. Look on Pubmed. There are many papers published in reputable journals that show these oils can and do have positive effects. Like actual medical effects. However. The research is limited (you can't patent an essential oil, so who in their right mind is going to pay out millions to research one deeply?). Findings are specific and for individual, or handful of oils. I don't ever remember one for ingestion, and I was always taught that the oils were not to be ingested. The oils need to be used carefully and in measured amounts. They require detoxification from the system so care should be taken not to overload someone. There are people that should not be using oils at all. Anything that has a clinical effect can have side effects so of course essential oils come with side effects. These idiots break specific rules of using essential oils all the time. No knowledgeable person would use undiluted lavender oil on a skin condition, that's cretinous. Such a great little resource for us, and these barmpots are ruining it for everyone.

[@reidleblanc3140]

“borderline neglectful”?? That’s explicit PHYSICAL ABUSE.

[@LottieLaRats]

"Im my own boss!" Also her: "I have a boss that's higher than me on the ladder!"

[@Elvoalven]

The first lady that was carrying her baby made me wonder, because in another video recently a former rep said that they were encouraged to have their kids there or hold their babies when they film videos, in order to show the whole “I’m a busy mom just like you!” thing.

[@PsychGirlRaven]

I’m not a busy mom. This doesn’t even register on my radar. What I actually end up wondering is hmm maybe stay at home moms are who fall For this BS.

[@NikkiRN-CLC]

I completely 1000000% believe this is something they're taught

[@aesinam]

​@@PsychGirlRaventhey are the main recruitment targets of huns

[@OB1KXB]

i love how i laughed at exactly the same moment when she said "cutting out the middle men" like in an MLM there are nothing BUT middle men

[@logicalchaos-]

Or they have to pay for marketing.... ma'am your company has free marketing thanks to you and others in your down/upline. Yeah. Your being used.

[@miriamstpierre2977]

Middlemen layered marketing 😉

[@lauralearns]

I'm a CPA and used to work at a Big 4 accounting firm. She didn't study business models. And she doesn't know what she's talking about 🤣

[@lingodelfo5415]

I mean, to be fair, I do think MLM-models are genious. Evil genious, but genious nonetheless. Obviously mainly for the CEOs and their friends and family who will benefit the most. And I am not justifying the model or being pro-mlm or god forbid saying you should join. It's like in Harry Potter: "He did great things. Terrible, but great". He being whoever came up with these models and plans, obviously, not the huns

[@lexicalgap5191]

I have a business degree as well and omg I feel your pain! I was yelling at the screen, THEN IT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS!

[@Tamara-ju3lh]

I'm a CPA too and have to make myself not go to Mlm stuff I get invited to. I already know I'd be grilling them half the meeting.

[@nicollevelez8149]

Ah I wish I saw this before commenting. I am also ex Big 4 and my first thought was umm no you don't and you're prob a 1st year 😅

[@hashtagmate]

@@lingodelfo5415what really irks me is that this is once again usually a MAN profiting off of vulnerable women. The ceos are usually men. They line their pockets while the victims are 99% women. And then the victims/reps talk about female empowerment and the likes. DISGUSTING

[@abigailwitty4219]

That first lady gonna give herself whiplash with all that affirming head banging lmao omg.

[@maria-aquariusunbound]

1) cognitive dissonance is strong 2) gross 3) Begging for help to qualify for a working trip? 😬 That's weird. 4) hmmm....her products aren't the only thing I'm not buying from her 5) cool story 🙄 6) second hand embarrassment 7) the only thing that's going to do is make you smell like a car freshener 8) she was quick to hit "abort mission" when she saw she was probably going to keep getting those comments 9) report, report, report, report, report 10) she won't include those expenses when she brags about getting paid 11) If you're reading this comments...... PLEASE DON'T INGEST ESSENTIAL OILS! 12) On my wedding day I clearly remember thinking "You know what would make today even better? Attending an office meeting where my boss yells at everyone to work harder".

[@tarajh]

👏🏻👏🏾👏👏🏽👏🏼

[@lorielovesbooks7315]

💯for all especially #11. Poison is in the dose and, you don't know how much that is for essential oils,

[@BloominFleury29]

Lol as someone with severe cog dis I sadly relate

[@reidleblanc3140]

I don't think you know what cognitive dissonance is (it's a legitimate psychological term) but yes.

[@mycatwilleatyou7569]

And please don't use any damn oils on your animals! >:( I've seen poisonings from ding dongs who were like "I sHoUlD pUt TeA TrEe oiL oN mY dOg"

[@Alyse_bell]

The first Hun is just flipping ignorant. To compare gender/race/age to companies just doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. Yes no two companies are exactly alike but that doesn’t mean that your company isn’t a scam

[@HannahAlonzo]

Agreed! Not an appropriate comparison

[@reidleblanc3140]

the caucasity

[@williamho2940]

Thing is, if you are a business owner, why can't you pay for your own holidays? The fact that you need extra orders to "qualify" for a holiday sounds more like a commission sales job with quota-based incentives, than being an actual owner of a business.

[@Snogard45]

I felt bad opening art commissions when my kitty needed medical treatment, yet somehow huns are fine with openingly begging on social media to earn themselves a trip????

[@mhong0717]

It was extra funny that the girl with the essential oils talking about frequencies even said she didn't really know how it all worked however on the screen it said "class on frequency coming soon" LOL

[@sock9674]

With how much I shook and tremored whilst I was at my worst with anxiety I would have thought my frequency would've been through the damn roof lol

[@jasminv8653]

Saaaaame

[@handmakingapril]

My husband always says if one person tells you that you have a purple tail you can ignore it but if a lot of people tell you have a purple tail then you might want to take a look.

[@rr-sl2is]

She’s begging because earning this trip depends on sales from preferred clients and clients, and promoting consultants in your organization, and not just volume from your organization. It shows that she probably doesn’t have many clients or preferred clients, and depends on the volume from consultants in her downline to hit her required volume. I know because I am currently in Arbonne, working my way out!

[@holliegriffin5361]

Congratulations! Wishing you the best on your journey and I hope that if you lost anything, you can recover. You’re doing amazing, sweaty xx

[@gemcorker3982]

Congrats & well done on seeing through all the bs & gaslighting! Hope you get out quickly, with the minimum of strife & haven't lost too much money in it! XOXO

[@freeflyer151]

I never understood even when I was a kid how people could say it was their own business when they are selling someone else’s product. 🤦‍♀️

[@Minawzz]

28:33 OMG I was crocheting and as soon as she said high Frequency I looked up and our side eyes met 😂I'm laughing for the past 10 mins 🤣

[@djs2182]

Love your presentation style! You have a way of exposing the toxic ideologies in a factual way while being kind. I think it’s clear you see the consultants as victims of the manipulation behind the mlm business structure. Keep up the good work of exposing the companies!

[@HannahAlonzo]

Thank you so much for these kind words! 🥰

[@melissaj1310]

“It’s our own. In-di-vi-du-al. BIZ-NESS-ES.” 😂😂😂 False. Check the agreement you signed when you joined. You do not own a business or franchise. It says it in there. Doesn’t it. You’re welcome.

[@sadrabbit53]

"That sign won't stop me because I can't read!"

[@ozmathegreatand]

I like to keep my vibrations private, thanks.

[@tarajh]

🤣

[@ConfidencePT]

I'm in the fitness industry in Australia. I'm qualified as an Exercise Scientist and have been in the industry for ten years. Here, Herbalife in particular runs boot camps and exercise classes. I have only come across maybe two qualified personal trainers who have been involved. The majority of the people doing this are not qualified in exercise instruction and I haven't come across any Herbalife reps that have any formal tertiary training in any nutrition-related fields. I have verified this as my city is small and it's easy to check with training organizations as to qualifications. I have encountered numerous Herbalife reps blatantly lying about being qualified PTs and nutritionists.

[@beckiehubley5798]

One of the reasons I didn't succeed at Mary Kay is I couldn't ethically push the products on people. One of the biggest sellers was the Satin Hands set. At the time it was a set of 5 products. I loved it and had bought it in the past. But then I learned I could get the same results with sugar and olive oil, and any hand lotion I liked. I learned that from Watkins lol...but it works with pretty much any oil you like. I never bought oil from Watkins. But I didn't have it in me to sell an expensive product when you could get the same results easier with things already in your kitchen.

[@pinkfeet518]

omg my mom sold Mary Kay and like, every other at home “business”. the satin hands set was my favorite as a child when she would have Mary Kay parties at the house! i can still smell the lotion right now

[@MagicLights555]

"Spend $150 or more on my birthday week, and I'll gift you a shaker bottle." It's ok. I can buy a shaker bottle for $7.99 if I really need one. Even my fancy milk frother was $45; so it's more cost effective to just buy these "free gifts" than spend $150+ on MLM products.

[@G-L-O-R-I-A]

…to spend $150 on products likely worth less than $75.

[@charitychick2107]

Chartered Certified Accountant here. The CPA saying she left her job at Deloitte to join Arbonne just made my day. Honestly. Can't say more. Oh, yes, I can - being the sad financial professional that I am, I quite like looking at the accounts of MLM companies filed at Companies House (I'm in the UK). Believe you me, I'm having a whale of a time looking at the UK accounts of a certain hair care MLM right now (or shall we say, "wholesaler of perfume and cosmetics"). One day I'm gonna get really drunk and do my own commentary on those. Keep up the good work, Hannah, you're an absolute star.

[@mol7825]

It truly truly baffles me how MLM huns don’t understand that they are a SALESPERSON for SOMEBODY ELSE’S business. They build a “BRAND” around promoting the opportunity and products via their social media. That is not the same as having their their OWN business. The first lady literally said she is the advertisement 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@DG_212]

Regarding the CPA, I say “Mazel too”! I’m just thrilled that no innocent people will have their taxes done by someone who thinks Arbonne’s - or any other MLM’s - comp plan is “genius”. No one deserves that.

[@korva_puusti]

there's another CPA to MLMer in the comments here, and when I say it's taking ALLLLL my strength not to go off on them...

[@Ela1337]

I wonder, do MLMs border on cult or cult like behavior sometimes?

[@mhi11]

💯 yes

[@NikkiRN-CLC]

Nurse here. The best way to prevent scarring is to 1. Have a good surgeon or ER doc stitch you up. A lot of people get wounds that need stitches and they try and handle it at home. 2. Avoid direct sunlight during the healing process 3. Most importantly, avoid infection! Keep it clean and use antibiotic ointment.

[@FenixFandango]

I laughed SO HARD when the one lady was like "people are always talking about, like, vibes and energy and high vibes... it's really sciency and technical." GIRL, NAH! It's PSEUDO-sciency 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Olya-h7o]

Hi Hanna! Just wanted to say how much I love-love your videos. I came here through a video about influencers lying a week ago and now I am stuck here to watch almost your entire channel! I admire how eloquently, consequently and logically you present the information. Overall, I wish the KZbin had more content from people like you, down-to-earth, truthful, real. I am also tired from “influencers”, “coaches”, “spiritual tutors”, “lucky girls” from everywhere who sell people a dream in a bubble gum.

[@meganmarie5]

I used to be in an MLM for almost a year and spent over $6000 to buy my own stock that I could barely sell. Once I started running out of that inheritance money, I noticed that I stopped qualifying for things, and I eventually couldn’t get the discount anymore because I wasn’t buying Enough stock. It’s also a cult. I went to all the meetings and events and they always said the same phrase EVERYTIME! “Anyone can own their own (MLM name) business. But the only reason why some may fail is because they don’t put the effort in” Well I put the effort in, but no one wanted to buy, no one wanted to join and all that happened is I lost thousands of dollars that I should’ve invested and had a shit ton of stock that I couldn’t sell. The only positive aspect of it was that I used my unsold stock as a tax write off. And then I continued to do that for three years 😂

[@Sarah-s5v8h]

You should send a story!

[@Lisa85]

Ugh that poor bride! That she spend a minute of her wedding day with a group who would drop her the minute she stops "working the business" just guts me. What's next? Closing a sale on the way to the cemetery while attending a funeral? 🙄 Boundaries!

[@nickywal]

I've seen posts from make up huns posting about how their mascara held up at funerals or a memorial sale for their granny so definitely that's next. These cults make you so sociopathic

[@HannahAlonzo]

@Nichola nooooo wayyyyy 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@HannahAlonzo]

Yeah the bride clip was heartbreaking 😭💔

[@nickywal]

@@HannahAlonzo I wish I was making it up, its terrifying how brainwashed people become to every little thing is a selling point

[@itsrachelschultz_]

11:32 “You don’t know until you know” SO TRUE. I was a part of two MLMs. Beachbody and Isagenix. Both “health and wellness based” I so badly wished I would’ve come across content like this first before having to learn from experience. So I came to know the hard way of first hand experience 🥴 Now I just find entertainment out of anti MLM content 😂 and just thank God I got out QUICK and didn’t waste too much time or money

[@Lisa85]

[@emmatfink]

I feel the frustration. I’m in user experience, and a nice chunk of my job is proving to the other departments of the company that we’re actually necessary. The difference is that 1) I have a salary and 2) we’re not scamming anyone. We’re providing valuable work to help our users use our products more effectively. 💁‍♀️

[@angelwings6186]

I actually have more loyalty to companies who offer help like you offer, especially the higher the amount of my purchase. So those other departments know nothing!

[@emmatfink]

@@angelwings6186 Oh for sure! They’re just resistant to it because it’s new and it also slows down the process. But it’s less expensive to do it right the first time than it is to fix something, just saying 😅

[@ccw2613]

"Welcome to our home, we have some appetizers on the counter and a build your own essential oils cocktail on the wet bar."

[@colemortimer]

You joke, but I’ve walked into that dinner party 🤦‍♀️

[@ccw2613]

It scares me that you could be a friend with someone and they could be putting oils in your food.

[@nicolecase6119]

You’re professionalism is AMAZING! I love ❤️ your calming tone too! You’re wonderful! Keep it up gorgeous! Thank You for being such a kind young lady.

[@kristy5258]

you have enough of these now that i can just rewatch them on a kind of regular basis and it’s all related but still general enough to be different enough to keep my adhd need for background noise satisfied. thank you 💖

[@amylin9695]

These videos are always so funny to me!! I HEAR THE NUMBERS AND START LAUGHING LIKE HOW DOES ONE NOT REALIZE HOW ABSURD THE MONEY LOSS IS

[@ashleygarrett7926]

This is the first video of yours I've seen and OMG I'm so glad you created this channel!! I've been losing my mind seeing so many of these promoters lately and I'm SOOOO glad you're speaking out against this garbage!

[@HannahAlonzo]

So happy you’re here Ashley!! 🥰

[@hjennings8835]

the claim about the hair re growth with thier mlm product is super damaging, i have alopecia and when i was first diagnosed i would’ve done anything to fix it, thankfully i wasn’t old enough to join an MLM but it’s still super harmful for people who are vulnerable with new diagnosis like alopecia. thank you for brining light to MLM’s

[@marykatestevenson176]

I love how the Arbonne girl is begging people to buy from her when she's sitting there with a big ol diamond ring and nails that look like they were just done. She looks like she could just afford to pay for her own trip with 'Alec' to Cancun 💁‍♀️. Also I found it interesting she said she wanted to have him experience the community...I wonder if he has expressed doubts about what she's doing and she wants this trip so badly so she can show him it's "legit". That I am probably reading too much into though lol. Also is that the Arbonne logo barely visible behind her? Is that on her video, or up on her wall? 🤔 Ok that really may be a stretch hahah

[@oliviarichman6035]

yeah i feel bad for alec either way lmao

[@louiepreciado5672]

I love your work thank you for this. I don't know why I'm so fascinated by the psychology behind MLM's and cults lol. I once had a family friend try to tell me essential oils cured someone's epilepsy (which I have). I didn't even entertain that sentence and the awkward silence that followed was great.

[@ayeizadashwood6119]

This reminds me of time sharing in hotels. People telling me, the receptionist, that the apartment was theirs and me thinking "no! You own the right to spend one week here, but not the walls or floors of this apartment! You own nothing!" They really liked to feel like they were the owners, even thought they had no control on anything about said property.

[@primroseplants]

I work with trees and shrubs for a living (an actual living). Blue spruce does not "increase your frequency" or whatever 😵‍💫

[@missamelissa84]

Why do so many of them drive while posting? This is so dangerous! This causes me so much anxiety. You're right- someone is going to get hurt doing this (if they haven't already)!

[@mimz1173]

This whole vibrating frequency stuff is legit scary. It’s a weird delusion shared by many people sadly

[@nikkilovesbooks27]

This is YOUR business. You are in charge of YOUR business. But also I am your BOSS so I deserve to get paid on your work.

[@courtneywitherspoon8584]

When she said they "cut out the middle men" I rolled my eyes so hard and said, aloud, GIRL YOU ARE THE MIDDLE MAN!! OMGOODNESS

[@DancingAngel2011]

As a physician, serious injuries from a crash cannot be "cured" in a week with a hair oil 🙄

[@vgsuckfest1508]

The Betty White story just made me so angry inside. Few years ago, when my father died and I was in grieving process, my friend for 16 years, decided to use that grief just to recruit me to an MLM she got into few months before. In the end, I've lost a father and a longtime friend

[@leftfinned]

Oh Hannah- your face of disbelief when the hun lady starts raging on instagram makes me smile. Your bringing much needed awareness to something that needs more of it. Keep up the great work. You’re so beautiful ❤

[@ryleighsweet2375]

Of all the essential oils to eat, why lime?? Girl, just go buy a $0.50 lime with all that cash money you supposedly get from YL

[@eli-se4zb]

And with that lime, add a lil tequila & a sugar rim 🤪

[@NotARealHomestead]

I’m rewatching this, having watched it when it came out. I’m currently studying to be an electronics technician and the “frequencies” bit just has me rolling. I can confidently say that you’re correct in saying radiation is the only way “frequencies” are relevant to the human body, and even still the “frequency” would not be the main concern. Another example of them throwing words out there that they don’t even know what they mean!

[@carolinam1573]

I love how empathetic you are. This is ridiculous, sad, so many things. I find these videos to be very interesting! Keep up the good work 💪

[@waitingpatiently]

All the things you said @4:08 I was like YASSSS!!! Preach 🙌🏻 if all the reps are the customers themselves it’s a pyramid scheme

[@YourFavoriteSociopath]

Your videos make AMAZING background noise for when I get into a mega coding binge

[@HannahAlonzo]

Thanks for watching Sabrina!!

[@amylin9695]

She made oils sound so MAGICAL and amazing like you can get High from them LOL I almost relapsed

[@maryanna2249]

My husband works food. General manager. Someone gave his personal number to a customer when we were out of town for our wedding and the customer actually called. I was absolutely livid, and frankly still am. It's been 3 years.

[@noahyvr3739]

did she say her mlm can't be a pyramid scheme... using not everyone from the same race being the same or not all men/women being the same as her argument? thats unhinged

[@vunne9110]

Her trying to equate racism and sexism to hating MLMs was so crazy and borderline racist/sexist in itself

[@Alyse_bell]

I know, an absolutely ignorant argument. Race and gender aren’t the same as a business structure. It’s like ppl comparing having vaccine mandates to the holocaust. Absolutely disgusting

[@jkt3andme]

Omg gotta get that Idaho blue spruce so I will be vibrating all my germs away! It's sciency LOL omg the absolute brain washing these companies do to women is insane. I'm so glad youtubers like you exist. You're so informative and absolutely love your videos. Also you're gorgeous!

[@thbcruj86fhj]

The reel about the hair oil - the other thing to consider is that wounds (like those ones - scratches and bruises, small cuts) heal anyway on their own. This is a common scam - claiming a product or procedure healed something that would have healed anyway, with or without it

[@Aalisrocklist]

OMG the only frequency I care about, it that of your kitten's trilling 😍😻😻😻

[@UCanCallMeJesus1]

24:00 oils like coconut oil on wounds mainly help because they keep the area moisturized which helps reducing scaring and speed up healing. Vasiline would do more good than whatever she was selling.

[@kristyrussell1748]

Hun: and no middle man! I'm not an idiot... Me: who's gonna tell her?

[@jaszminworron257]

The last one irritates me. As you said…It’s your wedding day. You’re in a totally different world and work was literally the last thing on my mind that day. I got married in 2019 and the day was probably the most hectic day of my life. I barely ate or drank anything that day never mind trying to get on a zoom call. If joining an MLM is about time freedom and making your own schedule shouldn’t you be able to take a day (or even 10 like I did) to enjoy your special day without feeling guilty? My work was more than happy to let me take the time off I needed to enjoy my wedding and honeymoon

[@nikkiregsdesigns]

Oh my goodness ingesting oils. I never got into it. It's insane they promote that. From corporate down to the reps.

[@AngelaJKerns]

I read a study about the oil on scars and it reads like the massage itself is what helps the healing process, not necessarily the oil itself.

[@Daaaanielle]

Rosehip oil is where it’s at! £20 in boots. The best thing for the face. I’ve used it for some small injuries and when I get the flu and get all red. Works wonders.

[@ejjohnstonunv]

As someone who had fairly extensive hair loss from COVID, my HAIRDRESSER (who I consider more of an expert than a Monat Hun) said it’s just a matter of time. The extensive amount of hair products available to her were never offered as a solution. I just had to wait it out. And guess what? My baby hairs and I are doing just fine now.

[@capercaillieskye]

To that first lady...don't worry, I won't compare your MLM to a pyramid scheme. That would be an insult to pyramid schemes :P After all, the FTC says you're more likely to make money in a legit non-product pyramid scheme or gambling at vegas than you are in an MLM :P

[@TearLilyd]

Lol with that comparison to gambling it made me think about how they do the trip to Vegas and us anti mlm people could get together and go to Vegas and spend whatever we would've to join that mlm on gambling and fun

[@MindiB]

MLMs sure do cut out the middleman-from remuneration. Amazing how cost-effective a for-free workforce can be. (And still, the products are grossly overpriced.)

[@bluebluemoon3835]

I’ve never heard someone put it this way but this is perfect, so fucking true.

[@davekaio5934]

I feel that Ms Begging Hun is her rank by name only, Once you hit a rank, you can call yourself that rank from then on, even if you aren't hitting it anymore

[@HannahAlonzo]

Honestly this could be true!! Really hard to maintain those ranks once you’ve hit them

[@vanessamedina6242]

You have honestly one of the most soothing voices on KZbin right now - I listen to you while I work (an actual job from home LOL) - and it's a calming way to laugh and learn!

[@bridgetanon9030]

I put tea tree oil on a wart I had and it literally burned the skin away. Why would you EVER want that near your insides?

[@Momnpop98]

Warts are actually a type of infection that is communicable. Treatment should only be done with physician consultation for best method to use.

[@veta91]

Hannah's face around 28:40 when she's talking about frequencies is such a mood. I can't with these people 😂

[@liviarojas2698]

I remember when i was 18 i got wrapped into Amway and one thing i'll always remember is my upline saying "your friends might tell you that, that little business you're part of brainwashed you. but whats wrong with being brainwashed?" and kept going on about it, and the people in the room were laughing and agreeing. it was so bizarre. stuff like that was said all the time. people aren't lying when they say its like a cult

[@theunderstatement6842]

what's wrong with being brainwashed??? huh???? that's so wild wtaf 💀

[@annwilliams6438]

I see why these MLMs go for young people… before they have had a chance to go and work for a professional company where they can find out how companies actually work!

[@kurotsuki7427]

Its interesting they call it a compensation plan when pretty much all of the rest of us call it a salary.

[@lingodelfo5415]

Or a payment or something if you do gig/freelancing. That's because they only PLAN to compensate (not even pay), but never will