MLM HORROR STORIES #7 | Faking friendships as a recruitment tactic, tricked into parties

[@jessiscrafty8592]

My cat Lulu came running when she heard the meows. I’m pretty sure they just had a full conversation about us and our obsessions with mlm nonsense.

[@HannahAlonzo]

Aww so cute!

[@CarrieJess]

How does Lulu feel about about Lularoe ?

[@MbalenhleQwabe]

​@@CarrieJess omg 😂 I think that was the first thing Lulu had to clear up with zeke, that she's not at all associated with them and hates them as much as Hannah and Jess do.

[@natiilein848]

I tell you... My dog always looks so annoyed as soon as I turn on mlm videos 😂 he probably thinks: "and here we go again..today already the 4th video.. All the damn day I only hear mlm mlm 🙄" 😂😂

[@razzledazzle5933]

Hannah: "Zeke! The people love you!" Zeke: I must serenade them. ❤

[@Kelseyzj]

Couldn’t agree more with the first story! So sickening that they think it’s okay to build a relationship just to eventually tell them it was fake all along! How many people fall for that? So sad.

[@sunnyscott4876]

I am 73 years old. I went to college, I was a nurse, I was in the Army myself. I was a military spouse for 20 years, I have been married for 48 years and associated with high ranking military families. My husband is a retired decorated officer. How did I avoid these things all these years and how is it that I am just now learning about MLMs ??🤯😵🤯😵🤯

[@rebekahf1548]

The first story was my submission! Thank you for using it 😊 I totally agree, nowadays your guard just has to be up when people slide into your DMs being overly nice and wanting to “get to know you.”

[@HannahAlonzo]

Thank you so much for sending your story in!!

[@joyfuljaj]

thanks for sharing. My best friend has sent friend requests to my FB friends to expand her "network". I found out about it because my friends noticed I was the only person they had in common with her. I told them she had recently joined an MLM. I should have been up front and told her I didn't appreciate it, but I'm not assertive. It's a weight loss MLM and I don't think she will DM anyone - just wants to increase how many people see her before and after posts. She knew before she ever started that I wouldn't approve. Has she lost a bunch of weight? Yes. Should she be marketing herself as a coach? No.

[@peridot_craponite_earrings]

That hit home SO MUCH. It's so hard keeping old friends from school and making new friends as an adult for so many reasons but MLMs are at the top of the list for me. It's basically the friendship equivalent of catfishing on dating apps. It got to the point where MLM product posts were all I was seeing on my social media and cold messages were the only messages I was getting. The only way I was able to make the bombardment stop was by leaving social media completely about 5 years ago. The peace and quiet is nice, but now the downside of that is if I want to catch up with old friends I have to reach out to them directly, and of course a lot of the time they don't answer because everyone just assumes when anyone randomly asks your how you're doing it's leading up to some scam.

[@mamajama9987]

Maybe the first girl really wanted to be friends and thought she was doing good by selling her hair stuff? Was she still pursuing the friendship after little sister said she didn’t want to buy anything? That would have been a better indication.

[@Emmabemmanem]

That one hit me so hard. I had a really hard time finding friends in college after I transitioned out of the dorms and the same thing happened to me, not with an MLM but with a guy who wanted to ask me out. I’m crying to my roommate because I cant seem to make any friends who aren’t just trying to sleep with me. I try to console myself by reminding myself I do have this one friend that has really made an effort and seems to really genuinely want to be my friend…. And he texts me asking me out right then. There are already so many “friendship” landmines for college age women. Sickening that now “is it just an mlm pitch” is added to the list.

[@april1947]

the sad thing about binge tv culture is that we don't do weekly tv watching get togethers anymore. when I was in my 20s we had standing weekly dates for Project Runway at one friend's house and for Desperate Housewives at mine

[@purplhaze5464]

I was in Mary Kay. When you call before the party (I would text), it’s called pre-profiling. You’d ask them a bunch of questions about their skin and makeup interests. The idea was that it would help the party hold. I’m so happy I’m not in Mary Kay anymore. Lost 9 years of weekends to that scam

[@HannahAlonzo]

That makes sense why they would pre-call then! I’m happy to hear you’re not in Mary Kay anymore and you can have your weekends back again ❤️

[@texastea5686]

Noelle, did you like the products tho?

[@gaylenewill6465]

Yes, that's why they call. I, too, am glad I left MK. My reasons for leaving was: * Never made enough to cover my utility bills * I wanted to tell women they were beautiful and if the skin care was all I sold, that would've been ok. But... * At the weekly team hip-hip-hooray-fests I began seeing how my uplines were SO CAKED in makeup, the layers were caked and wrinkling (or cracking) on their faces. These ladies would've been so much prettier if they used the cleansers and moisturizers and walked with confidence (which they exuded). I felt like I was spreading the message that women were NOT beautiful and had to paint a different persona on their faces. So I left, letting $100's of products get stale in my storage room so I could officially throw them out. I went back into the oilfield and made real, honest money.

[@purplhaze5464]

@@texastea5686 yes. I was a customer for about 6 months before I became a consultant. I wish I had just stayed a customer. Live and learn.

[@linzzz519]

Thanks for addressing church situations and chronic illness. I have had friendships ruined in these situations… it’s so sad.

[@hollyharakaly1898]

I want to share an observation that may explain why so many teachers get sucked into MLMs. In the teaching profession, it is a very common and normalized practice to spend your own money to do your job -often a great deal of money. Teachers almost always spend their own time on evenings, weekends, and holidays (uncompensated) on a variety of things that benefit their students and school. It isn’t a requirement of employment but unfortunately it is necessary and often expected. Teachers do get paid a salary and these common practices do not in any way compare to the cultish toxicity of an MLM, but you can see how teachers can be more easily swayed into MLMs as the profession has already normalized spending your own money and uncompensated time on your career.

[@Lisa85]

Man that last story about curing MS made me think of a patients wife. Her husband had advancing Parkinsons and was transitioning to end of life. She matter of fact told.me her mlm had the cure for it but the medications I was giving him (pain meds mostly) rendered it inert so that's why it wasn't working. My patient at that point who had been mostly unresponsive did pipe up and told her it wasn't the time for her snake oil 😂😂😂

[@HannahAlonzo]

YOU’RE KIDDING ME. That is so messed up 😅

[@texastea5686]

My husband's aunt is those gullible people that believe in all this crap. Years ago she was raving about some drink that would cure everything (Noni juice?)Yet, her husband had high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, etc (still does) ugh. Eye roll!

[@candacestamper6769]

I don't think people realize how often this happens in general. Especially OUTSIDE of MLMs when it's just hippie types and overly religious types. My mom was sick most of my life and both groups were involved in my life. For religious folks (yes, all of them in my experience), it was that I hadn't given enough to god and I wasn't praying enough and neither were my parents. Good way to turn a teen doing overseas mission work into an atheist. Because that's all they accomplished. With the hippie types, it's because my mom was vaccinated, because she went to doctors, because she took her life sustaining medications. THAT was what was killing her. I did remain in this group for a very long time. Until I had my son. My son is on the spectrum and I've heard it all. I "poisoned" him with formula, regular baby food, and my previous vaccines as well as the ones my son received. I've heard so many times that it was my "fault" that my son was autistic. This did take a long time to remove myself from because on top of what they were saying, breast feeding activists have become complete bullies (and based on such little research). They go into parenting groups and tell mothers what terrible people they are if they don't breastfeed. Then there's the Le Leche League that has been given a national partnership with WIC. Because of this, WIC employees are now instructed to discourage any use of formula. They do this in a very dangerous manner as I was told multiple times by multiple WIC employees to stop taking medication prescribed for post partum depression so that I could go back to breastfeeding. And the Le Leche League is the only reason they are allowed to get away that. That's a lot to read so if anyone did, I think it's relevant that this behavior exists in an alarming number of people just in general. When you add the MLM to this fairly common behavior, it isn't surprising at all that as soon I broke free from the hippies and breastfeeding bullies, I was targeted by DoTerra and YoungLiving reps about how my son wasn't autistic from me, I just didn't know about oils yet. This same tactic has been used in attempt to sell me supplements from several MLMs. I guess they think telling me I can "cure" my sons autism is a good selling point. But it just makes me tell me them off.

[@Momnpop98]

Triggered because I live with MS, since 2005.

[@stephienotcurry]

denial is a distinct part of the grieving process and MLMs take complete advantage of that

[@ameliam1396]

NEVER apologise for your cats in the background 😍😂

[@texastea5686]

I'm a pretty bad pushover and hard to stand up for myself, but I'll say one thing: no one has EVER convinced me to join an MLM. Why? Because I'm sooooo not assertive, I hate it and find it embarrassing to reach out to people to come to a "party" etc. Nope. Never ever!

[@rondotexe]

Thanks Hannah! I appreciate your perspective on "I don't make these to convince people to leave MLMs". I sometimes think about what I could've said when cold-approached by a MLM in person (at a Barnes and Noble oddly enough). I don't know if there's really anything that could be said in 60 seconds that would be able to beat the promises of "you could be a millionaire" and that's what makes it so hard.

[@HannahAlonzo]

I agree! It’s such a nuanced topic and anything you could fit into a 60 second conversation would most likely come off as an attack which isn’t productive ☹️

[@addictingneptunex3557]

I was in an mlm (left gladly) one of the biggest recruit practices was meeting people out and about and barnes and noble was a hotspot due to “better quality people “ because they’re “smart” for being at a bookstore

[@Bee-ol1xr]

love your anti MLM content 🥰 I'm ready to get furious with these stories

[@Lisa85]

[@SheilaKaneDecoy]

Oh partylite is still around. The headquarters are about 2 miles from my house. So cringe.

[@rachclare8245]

Just wanted to say that I haven't been able to watch your videos the past few days because our cat Wolfe escaped his outdoor enclosure and was missing for 4 days (its been 34 degrees Celsius here is West Australia and the tiger snakes are out in full force so we were sure he wasn't coming home) so seeing and hearing Cooper & Zeke was just too hard. BUT he turned up at 5am this morning so I've been binge watching your videos and hearing those little mews in the background is making my heart so happy. Thank you for another great video, and I'm so excited to be a channel member!

[@HannahAlonzo]

Oh my gosh that breaks my heart to hear about Wolfe! So happy he’s back home!! ❤️

[@texastea5686]

Every time I hear her cats meows, I think it's MY cats lol

[@bekalynn1994]

Oh my goodness!!! This video just made me realize that a certain person is not really my friend. We met through a FB group for parents with children with Cerebral Palsy. We had things in common we both had adopted and had a child with a disability. Weve been FB "friends" for about two years. I unfriended her several months ago and she hasnt even noticed. I knew she was part of Monet and pretty high up but always had refused her recruiting tactic. I stayed connected to her because of the stuff we had in common. Well I havent heard a thing from her in the 3 months since I unfriended her. I can now see that she was definitely playing the long game with me by our interractions. 😢😢

[@HannahAlonzo]

Oh wow! This breaks my heart but unfortunately I’m not surprised. I am so sorry she seems to be preying on people through that FB group 💔

[@bekalynn1994]

@@HannahAlonzo oh definitely she used the cerebral palsy group to recruit lonely tired mothers of special needs kids.

[@lilybean1000]

I can vouch for the accuracy of your first story (the Monat friendship). I fell for this scam not once but twice! Not with Monat, but 2 other MLMs- Pampered Chef and Rodan & Fields. And I’m a lot older than the younger sister in this tale. Both times I thought these women (who I already knew) were being friendly. But it’s all just a sales ploy. Now I decline any and all “parties”.

[@HannahAlonzo]

Ugh I hate how common this experience is… it hurts me to know that people will fake friendships to make sales 💔

[@lilybean1000]

I don’t think they realize how hurtful this can be. I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt here. These MLMs teach and encourage this way of selling, and that is the unconscionable thing about it.

[@joyfuljaj]

It wasn't an incredibly "long game", but I got special treatment from a Mary Kay rep once. I'm not sure how knowledgable I was about MLM at the time, but I was silly enough to think she wanted to treat me to some gifts. I was invited to the montly pink meeting (or pearl party or whatever they called their group) of her downline. They were pretty much trained to offer "hard working" ladies in the public with facials to draw them in. Of course, the facial is just the demo of their skincare (which I did like back when I used it to support a friend) and the women they target are not in a position to afford buying into the business. In a totally different circumstance I watched a lady target her server at a local restaurant. She put off this really sweet persona and it made me so angry that she was trying to take advantage of the lady.

[@EarthToMe001]

As i understand it, Partylite has shifted recently (2019 i think?) away from a party model to affiliate style e-sales. I don't know if there are still ranks, but it was a huge surprise to their consultants and a lot of leaders took their downlines to other mlms when it came clear that the pay structure wasn't nearly as lucrative

[@rkenzie5235]

OMG I also remember going to PARTYLITE party’s as a child!!!!!! I never hear people talk about it now.

[@Lisa85]

My aunt who lives with me STILL has party light candles in the hall closet 😅 about once a year I ask if we can throw these 25 year old candles away. Nope, she's not ready to let go

[@tinybrit3225]

I’m here because of recently experiencing a similar story to the first one. I met a girl at a festival who seemed genuinely interested in hanging out and pursuing a friendship. I was so excited to make a new friend as it’s harder to make friends when you’re past college age. She made her “business” pitch on our second hangout, and I’m super bummed out about it. I would have preferred her to just be honest and upfront from the minute she met me at the festival.

[@taythemay4451]

This is the first time I've heard kyani mentioned on youtube. One of their reps targeted me when I moved to America from Japan. I was desperate to find a job, but luckily my boyfriend (husband now), who is navy and familiar with MLMs because they target the military community a lot, told me how terrible they are. He was at the "party" with me and tried to hold back laughter the entire time; I was mesmerized by all the expensive cars and houses they kept showing and the money they talked about. As I said, I was struggling at the time. They wouldn't let us leave and even offered us alcohol, I assume to get our guard down and get us to sign up. Looking back, they barely talked about the product. They knew I didn't have a car, so the guy doing the presentation talked about how I could get any white luxury car I wanted. So now, whenever my husband and I see a white BMW or Mercedes, we look at each other and say, "look, a kyani car."

[@Shan-ShanH]

MLMs don’t ruin relationships, PEOPLE ruin relationships.

[@simonemorgan5139]

I live for these MLM horror stories. They are my favorite from your channel! Please keep them coming! ❤️

[@HannahAlonzo]

Yayy I love that!! Thanks for watching Simone!

[@meredithszymanski4720]

Ohhh hey to the girl who is new to NJ! Me too! Maybe you’re close?! I’m in south Jersey. If so, let’s be real friends! No MLMs and all the cats!!

[@loveholicllama1]

The cats tho 😆 I kept getting up thinking one of my cats needed something. I’m painting and moving rooms around so there’s closets and boxes in everyone’s way lol. But it’s just ur cats vibing😂😘

[@larkspurjane]

Years ago I ordered from Origami Owl and the charms I received were very poorly made. The painting on them was awful and outside of the lines if that makes sense. It was also an ordeal to get off their email list.

[@HannahAlonzo]

Oh wow, thanks for sharing your experience! I think the idea is super cute but that's a bummer the execution is poor.

[@anij80]

My mom use to sell Tupperware, yeap the classic lol. I remember going to the Tupperware parties when I was very young. Thankfully my mom did not last long, but got to admit the containers back then were pretty good. Lol. Know, not so much.

[@HannahAlonzo]

Ah yes, the classic Tupperware party!

[@firecrest3325]

Have to admit I love my 31 bags, they carry groceries (instacart driver) and are tough.

[@raychul33]

Ooo a team training 🤣🙌 Our Upline giving the most ❤️

[@channel69gorlworldnews66]

She’s the best!!

[@raychul33]

@@channel69gorlworldnews66 I’m so glad I found this opportunity & joined as part of her downline 💜

[@channel69gorlworldnews66]

@@raychul33 Me too!!

[@Lisa85]

Let's just hope Zeke doesn't form a WFABB like leg of her business.

[@channel69gorlworldnews66]

@@Lisa85 let’s be fair I’d probably join the kitty cult

[@lisabever2115]

I listen to you when driving as a hospice nurse. Sometimes I hear the cats meowing and it scares me ... I think one of my cats somehow jumped into my car lol Love your videos!

[@Cindymancini75]

Ughhhhh….one time I set up an interview for a customer service job. I got there and it was a straight up herd interview…talk about going on high alert…it was a company that sent people out to sell Kirby vacuum cleaners. I stood up and pretended I had to go the bathroom and ran like hell!! LOL!!!

[@JanetMiller78]

Ok let's see the shenanigans and bring on the kitties 🥳🥳🥳

[@HannahAlonzo]

I can’t remember if any kitties made appearances in this one, but definitely lots of meowing in the background 😂

[@JanetMiller78]

@@HannahAlonzo 🤣🤣🤣 they had alot to say 🤣

[@ME-tp8em]

Yes 🙌🏽 agreed … it has be their own realization

[@sophieterry8175]

Hannah coming thru at the end of my shift again

[@HannahAlonzo]

Whoop whoop!

[@monikaliane]

Ya I have had a family member get into one and I just didn’t bother telling her bc we ain’t close and didn’t want her thinking I was being a hater so let her find out for her self

[@inspiredtoenrich]

Oh man the level of MLM infiltration in teaching is crazy! We have an Herbalife store in our small town and they literally take orders from our teachers and drop them off at school. We had to send a letter home asking that students not bring the drinks to school anymore because they were causing a mess (among other issues).... 10 years ago, I would have felt bad about saying no. Now, I don't care.

[@HannahAlonzo]

Oh my gosh that’s insane!!

[@samanthablonigen8809]

Herbalife shops are taking over all of the small towns where I live....yikes 😬

[@joyfuljaj]

@@samanthablonigen8809 mine too. I get confused about them delivering stuff because I thought the rules of the "club" were that drinks had to be consumed on premises.

[@samanthablonigen8809]

@@joyfuljaj yes, I did too!!

[@shoesg9694]

Every time I hear "Huns," I think of the bad guys from Mulan.

[@HannahAlonzo]

My husband has literally said that I should start out my videos with the jingle “let’s get down to business… to defeat…. The HUNS” 🤣

[@shoesg9694]

@@HannahAlonzo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@channel69gorlworldnews66]

Happy Black Friday Hannah! 🥰 Pet the cats for me

[@HannahAlonzo]

Happy Black Friday to you too! They have gotten lotssss of cuddles today

[@beautyindarkness8146]

I did Jamberry for a few months, and they made us have our hostesses get RSVPs from the party guests so we knew exactly who was coming to the party, and they made us cold message and add them on Facebook before the party.

[@davekaio5934]

These are def my fave. Your real time reactions in sync with mine to real stories. I think it as you say it 😁

[@HannahAlonzo]

I love these types of videos too! It’s fun to react real-time!

[@lindahansen45]

Awww. Gotta love Zeke

[@abqannie5052]

Kyäni, that’s the MLM whose name I forgot. My co-worker tried to get me to sell this, but it seemed like a scam.

[@patriciamccool5243]

Your cat meowed and I thought it was mine 😂😂😂

[@kaylarealtalk_safespace5127]

Ooohh new horror stories 🍿😲

[@HannahAlonzo]

My inbox is full of them, I’m so excited!

[@kaylarealtalk_safespace5127]

@@HannahAlonzo yay!! And you get so many that are just wild 😲

[@peridot_craponite_earrings]

Your remark about how someone can be a scientist and still fall for this.... I had a friend in college who "won" a Mary Kay party and she decided to go through with putting it on and I went to it. I know I already mentioned that in a comment on another video but I should also point out that I knew this friend because we were both Physics majors together! I didn't give it a second thought after I left the party because I couldn't afford the products anyway but I found out a few days later that my friend actually joined Mary Kay after that. The next two years were full of unwanted facebook messages, group messages, group texts, and so on from her. I have not spoken to her in 8 years as a result. The thing that makes this even sadder is that I have moved around the East Coast several times since then, and just a few months ago my latest move brought me to a town only about 30 minutes away from where she currently lives, which is a huge coincidence considering neither of us are from here originally and it is not even the state where we both went to school. I don't think she knows I live here yet. Sometimes I think about reaching out but I'm too afraid of the MLM nonsense starting again.

[@debbieferron8238]

I almost joined an MLM,my mom got me out of it,didn't realize Avon was an MLM as well

[@marinelaortiz3202]

I feel like I get followed by Mary Kay almost everywhere, lol. All I have to say is there a live classes are not worth the price, I could get a Mac Laplace for $18 that is a lot bigger in size. Imagine the size of a NYX butter glass for $18 as basically the ones I bought for my Mary Kay rep.

[@andreipopescu349]

Always happy to see your video in my notifications. 😊

[@dancingracegirl1]

I was furious when a lifelong friend had reached out to me after 10+ years, only to find out I was being sucked into a Lia Sophia party. I remembered why we never got along before that, and we do not speak any longer.

[@bela516]

Yep. I still have some PartyLite stuff. The candle holders were actually pretty. But I dodged the joining bullet.

[@MaidMirawyn]

I’m watching Hannah’s videos to catch up on the oldest horror stories and top fails. I felt gleeful when Partylite was mentioned! It’s February 12, 2024, and on January 31/February 1, Partylite announced they were ENDING THEIR MLM MODEL! I actually own a pair of Partylite votive holders for dance. They’re fluted spiral spheres, and I bought them because they’ll balance in my palm or on my head. (I’m a belly dancer.) It’s probably the only MLM purchase I don’t regret, because they have served me well for nearly twenty years. 🤷‍♀️ Wouldn’t buy from Partylite today, though…or at least, not until next month! 🤣

[@DLGGGGGGGGG]

Yes please to an origami owl deep dive!

[@nicolesnaturalpath8010]

Love that you put out a video during this "thanksgiving break" 🦃😊😊

[@HannahAlonzo]

Pre-filmed last week so I could have this weekend off too 🥰

[@kristyrussell1748]

Reporting for duty.

[@HannahAlonzo]

“Ugh Hannah posted another video, I guess I have to click on it” 😉❤️

[@kristyrussell1748]

@@HannahAlonzo 😂😂 never!!! I love your videos! (Does sucking up get me to Diamond quicker?)

[@lannawolf1864]

I seriously love that tank top. Also, my mom bought a bunch of partylite candles. We still have them lol. I will burn them eventually.

[@btsworlddomination3459]

There's an MLM called Ardysslife There are quite sketchy Would love that you do a video on them

[@shellys3471]

Great video, as always, but I'm commenting to let you know that I love your..dress? Top? Idk, but the colors are beautiful and it looks lovely on you! 😊

[@leekspinner]

The scientist in MLM truly boggles my mind, it's like a paradox. The only possible explanation my mind accepts, is that this scientist is a con-artist and trying to sign up people using his status.

[@sarapinkandpurple]

I agree it’s worst when someone tries to befriend but they actually have an ulterior motive. It’s not MLM related but I did have that happen to me in grad school where a girl from my cohort wanted to get lunch. I accept because I thought she was wanting to reach out to make a friend. However, the reason why she asked me to lunch was there too was a meeting that was going to be happening because of an incident that happened and wondered I wanted to go. I was disappointed and hurt to be honest since she had a different motive. Maybe if she thought she was honest at the beginning, I would say no. But I would’ve preferred that instead of getting let on since I was lonely. But it’s true, you have to be careful now days.

[@mx.rain_yt]

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[@usakoraw]

Ugh I hate the health MLM and Pyramid Schemes! I have a lot of things wrong with me and I am always hearing from them that "if you take this... blah blah blah" and yeah it's totally like the well since you dont' take it then you are rejecting your cure. But a lot of times the stuff they are selling is so costly! Some of us already spend a ton of money and I mean a TON of money on doctor visits, tests, meds, and like other things such as vitamins, over the counter meds, heating pads, bandaids, cbd, gummies, liquid iv... and so much more! Like some of us are literally trying everything. I did oils and I'm sorry when they say a combination of oils and this oil has to go here at this time of day and this oil combined with this oil here - wait what? It's gotta be written down for us. Then you see the bill and mouth jaw drop. I just can't. I also had a friend that wanted me to join beach body and she said she was doing it - she said she was losing weight - I looked at her and she clearly wasn't losing weight and then she told me it tasted like a Wendy's frosty. I tasted it - It doesn't! Then she was like "you'll get used to it". What? Another thing... Every single person out here - our bodies are different. We react to things differently, we have allergies, we have health conditions, young old, never once wore makeup vs doing everything in the book. It just baffles me when these health nuts want to act like "it's for everyone" .

[@kristinludwig3369]

I had no idea Kiani was an MLM!!! My old volley ball coach tried to recruit me to that! I said no but yeah she totally did!

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

This video makes me want to use mlm techniques to make real friends. Lol.

[@draconicfeline6177]

Your dress in this is so cute!

[@YoKinah]

Im so addicted to your videos now 😭 it’s pretty bad lol

[@kimirecard4463]

I know right! It's all I watch on KZbin now!

[@roronoaz4lyfe1947]

Same. All bc I almost got roped into one of these today and I’m proud of myself for realizing before it was too late

[@kaby3595]

Even i joined amway through a entrepreneurial business group that i will not name. Now thinking back Im feeling so embarrassed. The fact that i even send a book link to my classmates so they can buy products from my online store. (amway) 🤣🤦‍♀️. Long ass story but thinkkng about it, so embarrassing. Never again.

[@djstringsmusic2994]

I love the anti MLM videos, found you from related on some iilluminaughtii videos. Great content!

[@gamergirlgametheorist3078]

Speaking of Origami Owl, the elementary school I went to as a kid would pass out their pamphlets during Christmastime for us to order from. Luckily I thought they were expensive and nonsensical as a kid so I didn't order. Instead I did a research project years later on how susceptible children are to their recruitment tactics due to them and Rock Your Hair having children's entrepreneurship programs. Quite shocking what I found, if you want to know more let me know

[@sarahcalla6384]

I LOVE your dress in this video ❤️😍

[@MG-wc5oz]

Cutco was just doing a demo at Costco

[@justinebidulopoutchini9774]

Girl, i LOVE your dresses, they are so beautiful! What brand are they? ❤️😊

[@HannahAlonzo]

Aw thank you! This one is just from Old Navy 😊

[@justinebidulopoutchini9774]

@@HannahAlonzo im going to check this out, thank you so much!

[@elleon3354]

I know this is an older video, but I've been binging your videos in no particular order. Question out of left field, but I ADORE the lemon tank top/dress you're wearing. Could you share where you got it from or the brand, so I can go forth and Poshmark hunt up a dupe? Been loving all your videos!!

[@MissesBluEyes2023]

So, that dress looks amazing on you!! Just saying!! ❤️

[@AnnieSimsie]

Omg this!! I've got tricked by close to 10 freaking women from Bumble BFF to tricking me trying to be really caring friends and it always ended up "My mentor from my side business/passive income is currently in town. Would you like to learn to grow your passive income in a supportive community? If that is something that you'd value?". Always in the same fucking template. I'm in Melbourne, Australia. And discovered later that some of them are from Amway.

[@JanetMiller78]

What a freakin phenomenal quote...."Christian girl, what does it profit you to gain the world but lose your soul". Now you don't have to put the Christian girl part but im a spiritual person, not religious though. Religion is man made. Thats my opinion and im not going to debate anyone on that.

[@HannahAlonzo]

I’m not religious either but I did love that quote!

[@rebekahf1548]

It was my submission 🥰 it is actually based on the Bible verse Mark 8:36 “for what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?”, which is why I directed it specifically to the “Christian girl.” Ugh I probably should have credited the source so people didn’t think I came up with it myself, but hopefully some might read this comment! It is very commonly quoted in Christian communities, which is why I used it to emphasize this very *un*christian behavior.

[@JanetMiller78]

@@rebekahf1548 yeah after i heard it and posted that, i went and Googled to see who said it and they said Mark 8:36. I read the bible but I can never remember scriptures. Its all good. I wouldn't sweat it. The anti-mlm community is a lot super smart sleuths. And im sure some if not most who were like woah that quote was excellent went digging. ❤❤❤

[@Catglittercrafts]

@@rebekahf1548 You are very good with words. Are you a writer by any chance?

[@rebekahf1548]

@@Catglittercrafts aw wow that was so nice of you to say!! I actually wanted to be an author growing up, but ended up going in a COMPLETELY different direction. I’m now a 4th year medical student, which means I’ll be a doctor in about 5 months. I still get to write a bit (if you count completing notes every day) so I guess I didn’t give it up completely!

[@Butterweed-hu9vx]

That shirt was made for you!

[@larissabrglum3856]

Your dress is so cute!

[@jnl.]

ill a have to message u my story about my uncle and aunt later. i badly burned my hand and its hard to type one handed and its going to be a few weeks before ill b able to type. also, a lot of this stuff really reminds me of when i was a realtor with keller williams. they r pretty much an mlm for real estate. the training and culture and teams setup is so similar. and the conventions and training is exactly like everything u talk about for the mlm's. its toxic and creepy and loaded with toxic positivity and shaming and fake and encourages u to harass everyone you know and manipulate people.

[@kjwilliams1031]

If you're ever in SoCal I will absolutely host you and a gathering of women to drink wine and sweet treats with NO MLMs.

[@stephienotcurry]

a toxicologist that can't fathom the problem with big pharma or polyvaxxing 🥴

[@amilllion1]

I got invited to a virtual Mary Kay party😌

[@firehazard1995]

(Late to this video, but had to comment) Cutco reps encouraged to hang out at malls and approach strangers. I'm sorry, but if i am out in public and someone approaches me with knives, my first thought is NOT going to be, "MLM pitch." It is gonna be, "I'm gonna get attacked and stabbed with a knife."

[@HeatherHunterJ]

You rock that top 💯 beautiful

[@MB-km5hh]

I know you have no control of this, but it’s funny KZbin decided to run an ad on how to grow your MLM business before your video.

[@HannahAlonzo]

Yes! That’s a good thing 😊 I don’t get to choose the ads, that’s just the KZbin algorithm trying to match ads to the content of the video. But we like when MLM ads run because that means the MLM companies are wasting their ad dollars showing it to audiences who are the least likely to be influenced ❤️

[@a.v.6158]

Very nice dress, matches your eyes

[@Pilapuzzles]

I went to middle school with the girl who started origami owl 💀 and my dad was suckered into juice plus for a while

[@kellyturner4629]

Please do a video on origami owl

[@avidreader8521]

Origami Owl is an mlm? 😱

[@AlyssaPerrine]

commenting for the algporithm

[@moldyvoldy1231]

Excuse me, madame, where did you get that top? Sooo cute.

[@bhskhs2010]

Oop… watching this being named Kayla 😐😂

[@missamanda2703]

The cats join us in future videos if you're just finding this we love zeek

[@Teddietokes]

oof, a scientist who is against vaccines.. sounds like he did his research on the ingredients. smart guy

[@emilyorr8763]

Love the antiMLM content just not sure why we have to talk poorly about Christianity or religion in this content

[@Erismire1]

❤️

[@Michelle-xk9gl]

If you're going to go to college pick a career where you're going to make good money.

[@texastea5686]

2:48 Matthew 16:26

[@olliesGiGi]

I'm first! yay!

[@HannahAlonzo]

Woohoo Julie!!