MLM TOP FAILS #25 | Monat training call, top leaders teaching predatory recruitment tactics

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[@kaylarealtalk_safespace5127]

Let me say this. Women teaching other women that "No means not right now" IS NOT OKAY. NO MEANS NO. In every situation.

[@YallAskedForThis]

This!!!

[@pickledpeaches7513]

Such a good point 👏

[@charlotteludvigsson2947]

YES!

[@abain8721]

Love this!!! Was wondering why this was triggering for me. You put it so well!😊

[@iwapuniwai273]

It is such a trigger!! No means No.

[@vampiresskaterinara]

"No means not right now" gives me creeper dude who keeps trying to buy you drinks. Absolutely NOT. No means NO.

[@emmatfink]

When they say that you can do Monat in “pockets of time”, they’re definitely talking about guys’ pockets. Like cargo pants pockets. Mary Poppins purse-style pockets.

[@amyelizabeth135]

I mean, 24 hours is a pocket of time right? 🤣

[@sunnyscott4876]

Women's pockets are notoriously small. It's very annoying.

[@MissBeatrixKiddo]

💀💀💀

[@jaymel4691]

And they can take their husband's wallet to pay for all their inventory while they're in there!

[@Elle_M717]

That statement is one of the biggest lies they tell their prospects.

[@Kelseyzj]

I can’t stop commenting, lol. I can’t imagine how bizarre it must feel, to sit and listen to the person who recruited you, telling you how to lie through your teeth to the next person. Exposing how badly they lied to you.

[@HannahAlonzo]

Very true! It’s like learning the behind-the-scenes tricks of exactly how you were recruited…

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Never thought of that, very good point!

[@pumpkin3609]

Woah when she was explaining about planting the seed and going back to water it that whole analogy was the most predatory adult grooming tactic I’ve heard good lord 😳

[@hanflancocopan]

It’s a very common evangelical Christian phrase used in reference to proselytizing. Made me chuckle.

[@smooth_pursuit]

Cults gonna cult

[@sideshowratt]

As someone with major social disabilities, if someone pretended to be my friend for a long time just to pitch me a pyramid scheme, I don't think I'd speak to anyone ever again.

[@minifoodmom84]

@sideshowratt -this is what happened to me. I knew nothing about any of this and, what I’ve come to learn were MLM “huns,” befriended me at one of my darkest points in life. I bought in. I truly thought I had made friends. All along I never “did well” in “this business” bc it felt viscerally wrong to do what they instructed. (What they had done to ME.) So, I “failed” and lost about 2k in the process. When I finally “gave up” …I had no more “friend” group. It left me in an even darker place than I was. Ever since- I’ve been studying the situation.

[@ArtysCorpFiction]

As a male, I was definitely taught that "no" means NO. Yikes!

[@theeverydaybombshell]

One time, I won a pageant where one of the prizes was sponsored by a monat rep. I got a huge basket of goodies. I didn't try it the first two weeks and got a message from the rep: have you tried your products? I said no not yet and she said: "Well, you were supposed to use them for two weeks and either buy them or SEND THEM BACK. If you had opened the basket you would've seen my note." The products were so expensive she couldn't afford to give them away she just wanted us to try them for 2 weeks and either pay for them or send them to her. They were not a gift. She never told the pageant director this. I sent them to her unopened , shipping was COD.

[@Melissamms]

"Never be done." It's okay for things to end. I played trombone for seven years. I stopped enjoying it and moved on to a different instrument. That's okay. I made a podcast. It has 18 episodes and it's done. That's all I wanted to make. I worked at this facility, implemented some new things, gave them the guides, and then left. That's okay. Sometimes you can just do a job or a hobby and then be done when you have lost interest or found something new.

[@hausofphid3966]

Wow. This feels really profound to me. Thank you!

[@waldeinsamkeit8088]

It took me until my late 30’s to learn this. When I did, it was so liberating!

[@Melissamms]

@@waldeinsamkeit8088 I agree! I always give everything a good try, but I am not sure I am a person destined for a "career."

[@unumatochild]

Hey I just met you -- and this is crazy! But here's a voice mail! Join Monat, baby!

[@HannahAlonzo]

THIS 💀💀😂

[@tula_lula2662]

My favourite game is finding someone on insta and trying to guess what MLM they are in. I'm always so happy when I get it right, and I feel like some sort of detective when they are especially vague

[@sierrasnode]

Same!! 🤣

[@kybifox13]

How do you search for these?! I'm so impressed by the content Hannah has!!! Haha

[@tula_lula2662]

@@kybifox13 I just watch the reels until I come across one that is clearly someone shilling their crap and try to guess which one it is. Then I try to play detective snooping through their page to prove myself right 😂

[@JoJo-vl8jb]

On your list - message that girl that you bullied in high school!

[@HannahAlonzo]

ALWAYS on the list 😂

[@mashaj9785]

I love how clear and concise you are in your commentary and explanations. You never ramble; instead, you hit the nail on the head in exactly the right way, and you do it every time. That's a really high-level skill that requires focus, clarity, and you stay calm (even when it's really difficult because, like you said in the video, some of this content is infuriating!). Love love love it!

[@HannahAlonzo]

Thank you so much Masha!

[@luvzdogz]

The lady who talked about recruiting a friend that lost their job during pandemic said something like "...let's get you signed up so you can start making money 'tomorrow!'" How is that NOT an income claim?!!?

[@LaLa-xf7ku]

I came on here looking for exactly that! I heard it too!! 😲 Can you imagine standing in front of a friend who has lost her job because of the pandemic and saying those exact words! They are not only PREYING on a friend at one of the most vulnerable times in her life but they are lying! Then as if that wasnt sleezy enough, that witch * with a B will then take her $$ for a F@c&ing fee!! Think about that people!! 🤯You have lied to her with an income claim that she could make money that day and then took money from her to have the life changing chance of selling their products and also recruit!! This is so slimey, so disgusting! How can any of these huns look at themselves in the mirror?? The hun that told her downline that God put her there on purpose to lead them????? People should be calling all of these huns and telling them they are scum!!

[@lmusima3275]

It’s pure exploitation

[@Elvoalven]

It sounds morbid, but I wonder how many of these “top leaders” and people in MLMs in general have stress-related medical issues, because my GOD this sounds absolutely exhausting, even for the most excitable, extroverted people.

[@paigetaylor9152]

I understand im not a doctor and can’t claim that that is what happened for sure, but observing from my perspective, I believe I have seen multiple people I know make themselves sick from overworking themselves in this high stress fast paced environment, sadly one woman who was a great woman despite her career choice passed away 😢

[@lingodelfo5415]

You mean you wouldn't host/participate in a Brainwashing 101 course on a Friday night rather than celebrate the weekend or do literally anything else???

[@CocoCatamon]

NO 👏🏾 MEANS 👏🏾 NO! Can you imagine spewing that crap about rape or any kind of abuse? These people encourage and reward harassment, its disgusting. 🤦🏾‍♀

[@MindiB]

You hit the nail on the head: MLM reps have to micromanage shallow conversations with strangers on a daily basis that are merely disguised sales pitches, and are taught to view every person as a potential source of revenue-a mark. This sort of activity will most directly appeal to people whose personality traits tend toward fake-friendly, manipulative relationships intended to benefit themselves. This is a business model tailor-made for narcissists and those on the antisocial PD spectrum. The training seen here is quite explicitly a lesson in how to exploit others. Grifters ‘R’ Us. It is VILE that MLMers try to claim that this is about empowerment. It is about predation.

[@smooth_pursuit]

Yes! Very well put

[@peanutforever2191]

Yup. I'm with you. Constantly talking to strangers sounds like an absolute nightmare to me. I even have my birthday hidden on Facebook, so that I don't even have to talk to people I KNOW, once a year. True story.

[@RachelMarotta]

I totally get it. I even try to go grocery shopping only during the quiet hours.

[@smooth_pursuit]

It’s like a way of transforming yourself into the most fake person possible!

[@SophieBot5000]

If I was “so blessed” to be “financially free” bc of my mlm I wouldn’t recruit my friends I would pay their bills.

[@MagicLights555]

It's crazy how these lists keep getting longer. When I was scammed into joining an MLM several years ago, there was NO talk of recruitment BEFORE I signed up (which sounds ridiculous, considering that I WAS GETTING RECRUITED). My upline called me once, asking me to make a list of 10 people. I was like, "Sure, Jan". She called to follow up and I said I wasn't gonna do that. She called a third time, telling me that I was assuming people wouldn't wanna join. So I stopped taking her calls. Forever. Deleted from social media and from my phone.

[@HannahAlonzo]

Good for you!! Just goes to show that the people on the upline know that not recruiting isn’t an option… which is why they push it so hard

[@brettneygibbs9047]

It always threw me off when I was in an MLM, that there wasn't even ONE training done by someone that they majority could actually relate to, it was ALWAYS people at the tippy top. Huge red flag!

[@skylarrpierce]

I was in an MLM and I’m still recovering from the mental damage of being in one. So toxic

[@MusikGirl23]

I do still have bad memories of my 3ish weeks with Primerica…and that was 10 years ago. They made me feel bad because I was friends with a lot of people who were highly educated but just starting their careers so not very wealthy lol…ie not willing/able to get into what Primerica wanted to do. Did I also mention I was a cold call? I had no clue what an MlM or a pyramid scheme was…I had a tiny bit of exposure to Avon growing up (perfume and soap) but that was it. I feel bad that I was almost preying on my friends, but it turns out that I was the primary one being preyed upon as no one (thankfully) was interested. I did invest with them, and actually made quite a bit in investments (for me at least)but had to stop and withdraw when I became sick and needed some cash.

[@KsyuSmith]

As someone who’s been in 3 (THREE!!) MLMs (don’t ask, I was young), I can tell you for a fact that what I’m seeing here is what I experienced as “trainings” in all the MLMs I was in

[@lisalothian6412]

Yep, same! They are all the same stuff regurgitated over and over.

[@user-oz7hf9oj8b]

Yep. I was in one MLM years ago and so much of the content on this channel sounds familiar, despite the fact the MLM I was in hasn’t popped up, lol.

[@kayleesalazar1910]

100%. They’re all the same and just the worst. I too was in three. Whyyy??

[@driskey82]

I’d rather put in my 10 hours a day, and get my Fridays off with my 401k and holidays off. No thank you MLM 🤣 🏃‍♀️

[@lisapastori9778]

Direct marketing sounds like the worst job ever! I'm all for selling on Poshmark or ebay where you make lots more money and don't have to hassle your friends and family to shop your closet or store.

[@eriberry1sm]

when you accidentally hit their poll clicking through stories!!! lol sooo true

[@deannab56]

I literally started blurting out "YOU'RE INSANE!!" when that gal was talking about always growing your list and putting one more person on every day 😑

[@HannahAlonzo]

Sounds so overwhelming!

[@annea.4173]

"Overcoming objections" is a huge training tool used in retail, especially higher-end stores that rely on commission. So it's not surprising that MLMers use it, too, to overcome the initial "no, not interested."

[@davekaio5934]

Her warm up 'joke', oh this is gonna be gooood...

[@katiehunt2951]

At the beginning did they really introduce themselves with the initials for their ranks? Like as if they have a doctorate or something? 🤣

[@Cat-fz1uu]

Having worked in a legit company for 7 years, one thing they have in common with MLMs is the lack of understanding about unchecked growth. With MLMs it's recruitment but with companies it's money for shareholders. They never had a maintenance mindset it was always "more money more growth more more more" which is also really toxic. As my coworker put it: the only naturally occurring unchecked growth is a cancer. These companies are trying to mimic cancer. Anyway love the video as usual! These huns are yikes 😬

[@terrisserose]

I am so glad that you said this because most people do not realize that this is systemic

[@shandeliervillanueva91]

My upline told me I should be cold messaging 30 new people a day, and interacting with 20 posts everyday. That was the moment I knew it was insane! I don't know 3 people let alone 30! Which meant it would have been strangers. I was out.

[@tracitripp05]

Actually… I do throw spaghetti against the wall to see if it sticks… another bad analogy 😂

[@tiny_turtles]

"Out of my comfort zone" really means "Against my better judgment".

[@-barulf9756]

I just wanna say that "adding just 1 person per day" would mean that it takes over 27 YEARS(!) to reach 10.000 people, since a year only has 365 days (ignoring leap years). So even that shows that they never run any basic math on... anything?! Basically?

[@rustybedsprings2733]

Back in the day, before social media, I had a Princess House Party. At that time, it was a lady get-together, night in with friends. And of course my mom came. When dishes were passed around, my mom would comment, "I can buy that at Walmart...I can get that at the Dollar Store...Canadian Tire sells that...That's way too expensive." She didn't buy a thing. It was actually comical when I think back. 😁 😂

[@CarboneCat]

Contacting one new person per sounds anxiety inducing to me. 😱

[@capercaillieskye]

"Start with your warmest market" Ummmm I don't know about you, but my closest friends and relatives are the people I want to scam the *least* :P I'd rather scam no one at all lol, but if I really *had* to scam someone I wouldn't go right for the people I love the most in my life XD This is one reason why so many reps lose all their closest relationships >.

[@rachclare8245]

Only a couple of minutes into this but I can’t believe you’re already up to 25 top fails videos! Thank you for all the work you put into these! Also you look extra gorgeous in this one 😍

[@HannahAlonzo]

I can’t believe it either! Thanks for your support!! 🥰

[@jackiearnolds]

Doesn't matter, even if we are friends, you send me a voice memo all you gonna get in return is a text saying "I ain't listening to that"

[@kristyrussell1748]

Honestly, people wear me out. I wouldn't WANT to talk to or know that many people. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@HannahAlonzo]

SAME

[@rachclare8245]

Same! I deactivate my social media multiple times a year just to have a break from people. I can’t imagine how mentally exhausted these girls really are beneath their “boss babe” facade… especially the introverted ones.

[@kristyrussell1748]

@@rachclare8245 yes!!!! I was off Snapchat for 2 months and I deactivate Facebook from time to time. It's soooo nice! I could never be a public figure. I like my quiet time and privacy.

[@Flamemog]

I’m a health junkie and I find it funny when Monat reps try and tell me their hair products are the most natural stuff on the market. I’m like I know several brands that use organic flowers and herbs, oils and essential oils in their shampoos. These brands are as natural as you can get w/o making it yourself. Their also way cheaper just even tho they are imported.

[@user-oz7hf9oj8b]

Yes! There are some legitimately natural hair and beauty brands that make great products and they don’t cost as much. What makes me mad is that A) they claim it’s natural and B) when you point out it isn’t they say there’s no such thing as a legitimately natural brand unless you’re going to “stick grass in your hair” 🙄

[@brittanygeren8881]

Lol I did that once. My dad got into an mlm and tried to recruit me. I looked up his company immediately, I asked him why he pitched me the opportunity instead of the product then I said 'if your still doing this in a year I'll consider it." He quit soon after

[@EC_123-h8i]

This call just proves that their claims of "time freedom" is false. I have a degree in public relations and have done social media for a lot of organizations. Social media marketing is a full-time, nonstop job that a company usually pays for (or offers internships for), and there's no such thing as taking a day off social media.

[@Kelseyzj]

This lady, saying you can write 100 people within minutes, would be shocked when she saw me struggle to write down 75 people for my wedding invite list. Small family, and close knit friends = A very small network of people. I always wish people joining MLMS would really consider that affiliate marketing would be so much more beneficial. Because it’s not like the MLM is making people appear from thin air. As they would like you to expect. You either have a huge network of people to sell to / recruit. Or you don’t. And most people, luckily, hopefully, have a large enough moral compass to know not to do it regardless.

[@ylvablom4509]

The whole ”imagine youre talking to your best friend”, I wonder if that is where the ”hey girl” thing comes from🤣🤣

[@Pippa87]

I love seeing that you’ve posted just before I go to bed here in Birmingham Uk 🇬🇧 it means I know I have something to listen to in the morning when I’m getting ready.

[@HannahAlonzo]

Yay that’s awesome!

[@katyr2382]

Hello fellow Brit (I'm in Sheffield). I'm having a wild Saturday eve curled up in bed watching with my poorly cat who had to have an operation on Thursday

[@catalina1867]

@@katyr2382 hope your kitty heals and is doing well so soon!!

[@catstickler]

It's SCARY how this 100 List stuff is circulating in entrepreneur circles. I was told this when I started writing content for businesses. I had literally just gotten out of an abusive relationship and only knew two people, and they were my infant and toddler lol. Building your (email) list = ✅ Building your list to scam people = ❌

[@britneycollius]

"Don't get discouraged in your first week"..5 minutes ago shes saying tell your friend she can make money TOMORROW...UGH

[@waldeinsamkeit8088]

When I was a Tupperware sales rep, I went to a rally where we were told that a no means that a yes is possible, and that people won't say yes to an idea without saying no first. I was really uncomfortable with that concept. I didn’t last long.

[@MusikGirl23]

It’s truly a shame that it became an MLM, as I have Tupperware products from the 1950s or 1960s (my grandmother’s) that are still holding up well enough to use them. They actually make decent products, but I hate the business scheme.

[@brainstormedperson132]

I had some trouble during the pandemics, and on a zoom call with my friend group I opened up. After, one of them kept messaging me abt their MLM. Needless to say: she is not my friend anymore.

[@kateemma22]

'And what if all your closest family do join you?' well the general pattern for that is they lose money, or hair, then slowly start to push your out of their lives until one day mid your 48th 'team call' of the week you pull up Facebook and realise the cousin you conned into joining this scam got married on the weekend and no one invited you let alone told you and you're calling your mom crying while she tries to very calmly break it to you that no one wanted you there because all you do is talk about your shampoo. That's what happens next.

[@jaymel4691]

These people never think about HOW they are going to make all this money off of the people they're closest to. That money doesn't just appear out of thin air. It comes from those other people you love, who can't afford to lose that money but do anyway. They lose it to YOU, and these other scummy people in your upline, and have to struggle just as hard as you do to try and make any of it back. And they fail. Just like you. It's an awful cycle of being ripped off by a company that then teaches you to rip off other people in order to make anything at all.

[@Lullabelleize]

I’m so glad I came across this content! I find the psychology of its fascinating. Also if anyone is wondering if these top end MLM reps know what they are doing (as in they are self aware of what the mlm is and actively still participate in it rather than being brainwashed), the fact that she laughs when she says ‘find someone who has that problem shows to me that she is 💯 knows how predatory that is.

[@makeupwithsandra5801]

Your hair looks a million times better than any monat rep that I’ve seen. We need YOUR hair care routine please 😂😍

[@dqverify6797]

Right??

[@AdalizMColon]

So I've been binging your videos for like a week, week and half now. A great indicator that they do not understand how flawed their "business" model is, is the fact that they keep using the same example to explain it. The same metaphors: the hair salon, the starbucks, the "just selling shampoo", the "sharing like you share / buy at target".

[@lani6700]

I'm using a bingo incentive in my book club this month 😆 I'll tell you what, people of all ages go wild for bingo

[@kimberlyault9242]

I totally agree with you - that "work" of constantly harassing people to buy and join, and join and buy sounds absolutely horrible! It sounds exhausting, slimy and so much more. That's how I know I'm not cut out for selling anything I guess 😬

[@chaseohara4781]

Just the idea of messaging everyone in my contacts (which probably isn't even 100 people anyways) gives me SO. MUCH. ANXIETY.

[@ozmathegreatand]

Whenever a hun says “tips and tricks”, I think of that pyramid scheme episode from Schitt’s Creek

[@richerthanastronauts]

Allez Vous!!

[@giorgimartinez781]

Did anyone else wanna see what ridiculous prizes they were probably giving out? Lol

[@DesiMa11]

100 people?! My wedding invite list was 150 and that was hard

[@ourtwinninglife9501]

Yes! Cooper needs his own channel! My kitty loves when he hears your babies chirping or when they walk across the screen!

[@razzledazzle5933]

Remain calm, deep breaths, click carefully had me 🤣

[@Brendalisaa]

I’m so happy I got out of Monat 😂 such a disgusting business model and what they stand for. Can’t believe I use to Stan for this 😓 twice! But now I’m anti MLM now and I’m happy I finally realized and know what truly MLM’s are. Hannah I would love for you to react to what Monat is doing right now 😊 they are focusing on recruiting more now than ever lol they are truly revealing that they only care about recruiting than the products 😂

[@kaylarealtalk_safespace5127]

Dude if you changed some of the words around that are specifically about Monat, this could be almost verbatim trainings that I had when I was with Young Living. I am convinced that all MLMs are the same. There are only so many ways to scam people I guess lol.

[@tamaradavis3693]

I always get such a kick out of screen shots of insta "poll results" about MLM crap, like "Who wants to hear about this amazing new product?; and it says Yes= 0% No= 100%. It's just so funny.

[@huntertainment2]

And when your downline leaves the company, you'll have a massive lead list to add to yours

[@ridiculousspider]

I got to play Bingo with a bunch of elderly ladies at a VFW. They were intense but also gracious losers and winners. It was a great time. (But yea, some of them cursed like sailors. 😂)

[@kristyrussell1748]

I help with what we call Lunch and Learns at the bank where I work. It's for people 55 and older. We do bingo and they make me nervous sometimes 😂😂😂 One co worker likes to make a lot of jokes and be entertaining, but they do not enjoy that. They wanna get straight to the point!

[@jaymel4691]

@@kristyrussell1748 Yeah, that comes with getting older I think. I'm 50 now and got no time for BS, lol!

[@figursk8inprincess]

My family alone is at least 50-100 people both sides, I would NEVER put them through any of this!! …. They’re too busy 😂😂😂 like … 10,000 people!?? Insane…

[@shawnconway6009]

What gets me about that training call is that this is TERRIBLE sales advice. This is not how you do sales. This is how you drive off customers and actually ruin your product reputation. The reality is that if you tried to follow her advice in any other sales setting, you would never sell anything.

[@lexyhartmann4396]

Right! The hilarious thing is these sales tactics are exactly why MLM’s have the reputation they do of being laughable and predatory. No one wants the products as much as the huns in them do. The fact that they don’t get that they are the very reason there is anti-MLM and ‘haters’ is just 🤯

[@ppe9388]

She ..... She just said endless chain! Omg!

[@samanthaquant7411]

Eek. This is almost word for word the way I was taught to evangelize the gospel as a kid… the “it takes seven times for someone to respond” and “the seed is planted and later on you reap the fruit” Talking to their “pain points” is a basic advertising practice used in every industry, not just MLMs. As is “overcoming the objection” It just goes to show how some of the same tactics are borrowed from religion to sales, to MLMs.

[@catalina1867]

I’ve recently fallen down the anti-mlm hole and have been watching your videos like crazy! I have already watched all of Savannah’s and Deanna’s videos, as well as a few from other creators and well..my sister has just moved back in with my family.. She’s been in many MLMs, Color Street and melaleuca currently, pampered chef, partylite, Nerium and I think a couple others over the years (I have honestly lost track). I’ve had to almost watch these in secret now, but let me just tell ya, I really appreciate the work you do with these. I’m curious if anyone is in a similar position and how or if you were able to get through to your loved ones? It almost feels like she’s too far gone, talking about living a chemical free lifestyle and using essential oils for everythinggg, especially for her kiddos. (There’s so much more but it’s a bit personal to delve into.) I don’t know what to do aside from tell her I love her and not buy from her.

[@HannahAlonzo]

That is such a tough spot! I don’t have anyone super close to me in my family in this situation but maybe someone else can give some advice! ❤️

[@nicoledoubleyou]

Jessica Hickson has advicefor things like that she used to be a top rep in an mlm

[@catalina1867]

@@nicoledoubleyou thank you so much! I’ll check her out! And thank you Hannah, I think it’s so cool that you take the time to reply to your comments. I love your videos 💙

[@Kelseyzj]

As long as you are happy, you need to do this forever! I’m sure it’s stressful! But I can’t get enough of the daily uploads 😊

[@Zurflu]

You have me CRACKING UP over the poll minefield! I love when your humor comes out you're hilarious 💕

[@eyodraws6302]

i find it bizarre how people can handle others contacts so carelessly. here in germany you'd be f**** sideways by data protection sheriffs.

[@shanncimakasky6836]

Remember that song “ tell me lies tell me sweet little lies” that is what I’m singing through the whole Zoom . Lol 😂

[@chaseohara4781]

I love how the second woman basically said "completely disconnect from your humanity and feelings and hound people"

[@aw4417]

“No always means not right now” I hope she applies this same logic to sexual assault situations. If not, she would be a hypocrite… oh wait

[@palesarox13]

The scarier thing is that she could actually believe that.

[@wednesday7475]

She said growing your “organization” LOL.

[@iwapuniwai273]

OMG Thank you for this warning and never clicking on anything in any video ever again lol.

[@Sarakatbee]

Never apologize for cats (says the sub with her cat as her profile picture)

[@tima2553]

No wonder they reach out for influencers... they know if the influencer say okay, their following will be under the influence. I have 10k on my Instagram and I do haircare content and been approached by them A LOT! They even offered to give me free products if I just review them. Not joining or buying just reviewing. But I don’t feel comfortable so I didn’t get back to her.

[@cutefairykiller]

But who in their right mind would complain about a cat waltzing around a video that isn't his own ?

[@pynndragon]

That second lady's sisters made me laugh. Not wanting to actually buy from an expensive MLM, but still asking for free ones 😂😂 Honestly I would probably do the same thing

[@kendragarza5958]

Hi Hannah, I started out watching your Poshmark videos that I absolutely love. Now I love watching these videos too! I am currently an inactive Mary Kay consultant lol. I had moved into a new city a little over a year ago and got hooked up with a sweet older lady through a “welcome to the neighborhood” package. I have nothing bad to say about the lady, she doesn’t hassle me and she’ll even go out of her way just to check on me and offer her help. But all their tactics are the same lol. I had just given birth to my 4th baby and she offered me a facial over zoom. That’s where they got me lol. Even after saying like I just had a baby and I don’t have the time . Anyway now I just order for myself and my mom at my consultant price😃

[@HannahAlonzo]

Thanks for watching! I am so intrigued as to how a facial over Zoom worked 😂

[@kendragarza5958]

@@HannahAlonzo lol she dropped the samples off at my house and we got on a zoom call. She walked me through the products as a applied them. It was their alternative to parties.

[@nicoledoubleyou]

@@kendragarza5958 that's so weird hahaha

[@michellemhughes]

When I was reading the last sentence of your comment, I saw “Amway” instead of “Anyway”. Aaaaaaahhhhhh! 😂

[@erinw8787]

How are people still buying this ?? I can only think desperation and not having access to the facts . It is so sad to me that after watching this they are going to go off feeling really inspired and do everything they have said and NONE of it will work . They will work for hours a day and get no where and it’s usually people who need money SO badly 😢.

[@maryt2786]

The way my mind refused to understand anything except all that you said, is wild 😅 Maybe I’m just tired but I’m not making sense of what they’re talking about. I had to listen to it several times to completely understand them

[@susanbissonnette681]

I love your content and how you present it! You give a very balanced and mature view on these scams. Just noticing that the ads that I get when I watch your videos are all for online networking recruiting !

[@rachclare8245]

I love letting those ads play in full so Hannah gets the AdSense from the boss babes and their dumb ads 😈 (I mute them and go do a quick chore or something so I don’t have to listen)

[@Alyse_bell]

Just think of it as the MLMs are paying Hannah to debunk their lies.😂😂😂😂

[@chaseohara4781]

"THERE'S A POLL. REMAIN CALM!" ahahahaha 😂

[@rondotexe]

Another great video. Thanks for the video Hannah!

[@nancyjones6780]

Omg "HOP ON! HOP OFF! YOU GUYS! :I am so sick of these statements that I could scream!!

[@KelliConan]

Maybe everyone that says no to a mlm rep should say "No thank you (I mean no and don't mean not right now)". Be nice and let them know that they're gonna be wasting their time trying again. Especially for the people that don't buy mlm products and the people that aren't willing to pay the overpriced (even with the discounts) mlm product prices.

[@perryegolson833]

They are trained to not take no for an answer. The word "no" to them is just a challenge.

[@KelliConan]

@@perryegolson833 That was why I added the part that people need to say that they don't not right now. Be nice and let them know that it's a no that means never and leave them alone. Or they can ignore that and get get blocked or ignored by the people they think mean not right now when they clearly say "no and never".

[@kelleevan4945]

Overcome the objection??? How about I don't wanna. Love to hear how she would recommend overcoming that 🤣

[@tcort]

we need bingo cards for opportunity call videos … “you’re already recommending products on social media for free”, “now is the best time to join my team”, etc

[@HannahAlonzo]

OMG what a fun idea! 😂

[@nicoledoubleyou]

Ooh we really do, it would make watching videos from creators I don't love as much, more exciting

[@kristyrussell1748]

Such a great idea!!!! What do we win? An opportunity?? 😂

[@Peaches_H_Nyce]

I've walked out of furniture stores while in the market for furniture bc of sales reps!!!! I would neva tolerate this bs

[@klynne8410]

I was told all of these things when I was with younique the whole "no just means not right now" all of it.

[@jaymel4691]

The idea of somebody trying to pitch me SEVEN TIMES before they finally accept my NO, makes me so angry! By then, I don't care if they can sell me $100 bills for $1 each, I will never buy anything from them EVER, no matter what it is, just on principle!

[@jaymel4691]

As an introvert, even a list of 100 people gives me anxiety, lol. This whole thing sounds like my personal nightmare! A boring, exhausting, mind-numbing, miserable nightmare!

[@tcort]

Thinking that no doesn’t mean no is disgusting.

[@HannahAlonzo]

Agreed!! Not acceptable to keep prying once someone says no