This looks like a sales party type business that sells stun guns, pepper spray, tactical pens, concealed carry bags, etc. for women. I have a friend who wants to host a party, and I was just wondering if anyone here is familiar with the products and could comment on the quality.

https://www.mydamselpro.net/CO...TE/shop/CATALOG.aspx

It's a sleazy MLM (redundant). Steer clear.

ETA: I've seen some of the products but I have no idea how the quality stacks up with the similar stuff you can buy from legit businesses. I just wouldn't want a penny of my hard earned money lining the pocket of anyone affiliated with that operation or any like it.

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MLM

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Originally posted by Salty Dawg:
It's a sleazy MLM (redundant). Steer clear.

ETA: I've seen some of the products but I have no idea how the quality stacks up with the similar stuff you can buy from legit businesses. I just wouldn't want a penny of my hard earned money lining the pocket of anyone affiliated with that operation or any like it.

sheesh

will those things ever go away? Herbalife, Etsy, Pampered Chef, advocare, baskets blah blah blah

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Multi Level Marketing.

Where the business model makes money by signing up sales people and encourages their sales people to sign up more sales people (into multiple levels of sales people).

Many MLM companies make very little money on the actual products they sell, but make a ton of money on the fees they charge their sales persons to become a part of the team.

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MLM

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Multi Level Marketing.

Others include AmWay, Isagenix, LegalShield, etc

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Originally posted by Sig209:


will those things ever go away? Herbalife, Etsy, Pampered Chef, advocare, baskets blah blah blah

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I don't think Etsy is multi level marketing. That's a sales platform for people to sell their own goods directly to consumers.

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Originally posted by brecaidra:
This looks like a sales party type business that sells stun guns, pepper spray, tactical pens, concealed carry bags, etc. for women. I have a friend who wants to host a party, and I was just wondering if anyone here is familiar with the products and could comment on the quality.

https://www.mydamselpro.net/CO...TE/shop/CATALOG.aspx

Without comment on the products, or repeating complaints about MLM in general, I will recommend that neither you, or your friend, host parties of these types.

It is offensive to me that someone would ask you to take time and money to host a party, so they can sell the products from the "Amway-like" "business.". If they want to use a party for marketing, then they can take the time and money to host it themselves. I don't care if it's Damesel in Defense, Pampered Chef, Tupperware, or Amway, they should cover their own marketing costs, rather than ask a "friend " to do it. Yes, I know typically the sucker (aka "host") gets a discount, or a "gift" from the product line, but that doesn't even come close to compensating the sucker (aka "host") for their time and expenses.

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Originally posted by Sig209:


will those things ever go away? Herbalife, Etsy, Pampered Chef, advocare, baskets blah blah blah

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I don't think Etsy is multi level marketing. That's a sales platform for people to sell their own goods directly to consumers.

This. How did Etsy get on the list??

-Rob

I have never agreed to host a sales party, even if I like the products, but I have some friends who will host for anything under the sun. I had just never heard of this company before.

I've seen them at gunshows. Seems like cheap crap and the sellers seem like fairly militant femi-nazi type, but that is probably just my location.