Stepping on a pyramid
Long time…….
What a waste of my day………………
Ok, so I got a call
from a guy I met at Target who was into international marketing. From
the looks of his card (it was those free business cards from
VistaPrint.com, I know, that’s where mines are from LOL!) I immediately knew the business was fishy esp when the
website required a password to enter. So we met up at his place and
talked about what he did (btw, he house was HUGE, his kitchen looks
almost as big as my living room! And he runs a small preschool too).
Turns out, he mainly refers people to businesses and makes money off
it. How? Don’t really know how but my first instincts about his
business was true: it was a pyramid scheme. For those who doesn’t know
what it is, it’s where Guy A makes money and Guy B makes money off of
money Guy A makes and Guy C makes money off of money Guy B makes off of
what Guy A makes and so forth. However, he states it is not because
the piece of money he gets if I make any money comes from the companies
that endorses him.
I could’ve ended the convo right then and
there but I did not really want to be rude and really wanted to hear
his bullshitting pitch. I already went through this kind of crap
*cough* Vartech *cough* Communications *cough* I must say he was a
very persistent guy though. However, he was pretty smart too (unlike
the Vartech guy). We talked for about an hour and near the end talked
about the upcoming convention next weekend. He wanted me to attend a
convention in Palm Springs before I think
about signing up. However, the ticket costs $155 but $100 of it can be
written off on the tax sheet or something like that. In my own way of
saying no, I made up excuses because, like I said, he was a very
persistent guy. He probably knew he’d lose me when I said no to the
ticket because he kept mentioning those tickets sell fast *cough*
BULLSHIT! *cough* Instead, made an appointment with me tomorrow at
2pm. So, I’m getting out of it with an excuse.
One
thing for sure made me realize he wasn’t THAT bright was he did not
know what a CD (Certificate of Deposit) was. I mean, he was going on
and on about saving money so he should’ve known. And he quit teaching
because the money was not good. If he taught because of money, then
why be a teacher?! Everyone knows teachers are underpaid!
I
saved a souvenir but my dad threw it away. It was the XS Energy
Drink. Never heard of it but it was one of the companies that he
promotes for. Drink was ok until I did more research about it. Turns
out, they use ALOT of artificial sweetners.
All in all, I
learned my lesson: never be too polite and trust the gut, wait, sratch
that, that’s what Bush does……..I know! Trust the mind.
