“LuLaRoe is a side-hustle that hustles you from all sides.” -Unknown commenter. I wish could credit this perfect statement.

@Ary.n7

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@nevaehmorgan4030

2 жыл бұрын

That comment is the best one here. And is outrageously funny! 😆

@DenaDeniseRush

2 жыл бұрын

HA 🤣🤣🤣

@siberiangirl1941

2 жыл бұрын

That comment was made by Gavin Mcinnis on a Rebel news clip

@richardvinsen2385

2 жыл бұрын

@@siberiangirl1941 Do you have a source for that? I can’t seem to find anything to support your claim. Plus, it’s kind of hypocritical for him to criticize someone else for being a grifter.

MLM's! The more we talk about them, the more people are educated on how to avoid them and not falling for the scam. Thanks, Dr. Grande. ❤️

@OWlsfordshire

2 жыл бұрын

Listen honey, you can avoid working for them but all the wives of guys I work with love buying junk from these stupid companies. They pander to their low IQ customers with little get togethers and samples.

@ursodermatt8809

2 жыл бұрын

more likely more women will get into it

@bludelphinium994

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@G58

2 жыл бұрын

Albert Mel You’re such a gent. With communication skills like yours, have you ever considered joining the human race as a decent guy? Sure, the training will be tough at first, but I’m sure you’ll find it’s worth it, and everyone here would support your choice…🧐😎

@ursodermatt8809

2 жыл бұрын

@@G58 ?

"It's not a pyramid, Hank, it's a triangle." - Peggy Hill

@sfuterfas

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, God, that was such a funny episode!

@vegasgirl3538

2 жыл бұрын

Lulz! That was the episode when Peggy was selling that crappy cookware, right?

@sfuterfas

2 жыл бұрын

@@vegasgirl3538 she was selling Meta-Life health bars and Bill wound up selling them all at his military base and became top seller. The episode was called "Bill of Sales."

@vegasgirl3538

2 жыл бұрын

@@sfuterfas Thanks! I'm going to have to watch that one!

@rochellekramer2080

2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha. Love it.

I know when Dr. Grande talks about pyramid schemes like this, it always generates an interesting diaologue.

@eadweard.

2 жыл бұрын

I sphinx so too.

@sheenamaclean8324

2 жыл бұрын

@@eadweard. 😂😂

@Alfakkin

2 жыл бұрын

It does indeed...

@Alfakkin

2 жыл бұрын

@@eadweard. aaahhhhh...

@Farmacy75234

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

We need a 'Separation of Church and Pyramid Scheme State' law.

@nadinewhite993

2 жыл бұрын

So true lol, mlms so often go for religious people because they're already trained to wave aside legitimate investigation and believe on faith.

@cutienerdgirl

2 жыл бұрын

Why do so many Mormons create or participate in MLMs?

@jataim4197

2 жыл бұрын

@@cutienerdgirlIDK? I hadn't noticed that connection. Maybe, the women have kids and know a lot of other women, (that have kids) and can throw BIG parties for possible selling contacts?? (Also, a good way to try to convert an 'invitee'??) Perhaps they just like "ACRONYMS". . .L.D.S./M.L.M??? That's my best guess??? ;)

@elizabethwarman9028

2 жыл бұрын

I agree 👍

@patricianoel7782

2 жыл бұрын

@@cutienerdgirl They receive great training in the missionary training centers to sell the religion and practice for 2 years on their missions.

Once at my tanning place I put my name in a drawing for a free "spa day". I recieved a call telling me I won and that I could bring 3 people to come with me. When we showed up for the "spa day" it turned out to be a Mary Kay sell. I was so embarrassed to have actually fell for it. I honestly thought I had really won an actual day at a real spa. So stupid.

@jamiecronin967

2 жыл бұрын

That's terrible 😔!

@emghee2510

29 күн бұрын

Naw, I fell for the same thing. I ended up cussing out the mary kay rep for being a cutthroat liar.

I used to sell LLR and realized pretty quickly I could not keep up with the heavy hitters. They bought out all the good stuff so us lowly sellers couldn’t get anything but the worst of the worst. However, I paid the initial $5k buy in and didn’t place any more orders (because I literally couldn’t) and got so sick and tired of it and couldn’t sell anything at the price they insisted we sell at so I decided to just sell for a small profit, sold every last item and took my daughter on a month long trip to Italy lol I feel incredibly lucky to have gotten out the way I did. I didn’t recruit anyone, I just sold all my goods for a profit and bailed 👍🏼

@scarlettphoenix7024

2 жыл бұрын

I never even heard of this company. I do avoid MLMs like the plague.

@Raccoon_Mama.

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you! Nothing wrong with trying to better your life either! I'm glad you realized it was a pyramid quickly and was able to enjoy a trip. Best wishes to you!

@jamiecronin967

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you fur getting out. I got into Mary Kay. I bought the starter and ended up using all the make up myself and used the bag as a piece of luggage. I quickly realized it was a cult and realized selling is really difficult and entails a lot of manipulative sales tactics. They get you all hyped up. It bothered me. After the initial excitement I realized their tactic was to make everyone delusional.

@Taluta394

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you!!

My girlfriends friend did this and failed miserably. It was impossible to build a client base. She really tried too. We felt so bad for her.

@angeleyes3396

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve tried a few in my past. They never work. You basically have to sell people not product to win. It was too much deception for my moral mind to bear.

@alexblaze8878

2 жыл бұрын

That, in essence, is the scam. They know that 95% of distributors won’t see any profit but hey also know that if their distributors sell ANY of the product the owner is still making money. The telltale sign that a product isn’t worth the investment required to sell it is if the company strategy is to get YOU to sell it. Think about it: if you stumbled upon a great product that people wanted to buy and you were easily making money off of it, you wouldn’t want everyone else trying to sell it also, you’d try your hardest to make sure you were the only one selling it.

@zeldapinwheel7043

2 жыл бұрын

They are really awful looking. (all of the clothing) I never saw the appeal, other than a brand name.

@tribbles2955

2 жыл бұрын

I felt so sorry for the women in the video. It was so sad.

@cynthiatolman326

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry she had that experience and I think I understand how she feels because I became involved in a similar scheme when I was a young mother. I put myself out there and tried very hard, but lost money and I felt like a failure.. It was demoralizing. Tell her not to allow THEIR failures to become her failures. Choose a better option and keep at it. I became wiser, and I bet she has too, don't give up.

MLM's are incredibly predatory, I live in UT and they're everywhere. Have a wonderful weekend everyone 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@1stcal11-b2

2 жыл бұрын

You too. Have the best weekend ever.

@BlessYourHeart254

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, MLMs are popular in the Deep South and often, but not always, connected with church groups. When I was growing up, Amway was big. I never knew anyone who made it big in an MLM 🙄

@1stcal11-b2

2 жыл бұрын

@@wordsalad01 why is it so big in Utah? Just wondering. It's like the third time I've read that. I went mountain climbing in Utah. Loved it

@grannygoes7882

2 жыл бұрын

@@1stcal11-b2 Because there are a lot of Mormons in Utah and MLM's are connected to churches. It isn't just the Mormons but Mormons are all about money so it's a win-win. I'm not saying Mormons are greedy but they are pressured to give at least 10% of their income to their church and every Mormon I know has a side gig and feels a lot of pressure to make money. Also your church is full of potential customers with easy access. My Dad is a protestant minister and he always sold something on the side.

@antiquesrestoration3874

2 жыл бұрын

Mormons are into cults.

My first job out of college a co-worker invited all the recent graduates to a housewarming party. There was a table full of products and a man about 10 years older than the rest of us. My co-worker started giving his pitch with help from that guy. None of us had any idea what was going on. Expect for one person. And he started grilling them. What are you doing? Is this Amway? How much commission are you getting? It was really uncomfortable. We left and in the parking lot he explained that it was a pyramid scheme. Years later I realized what he had saved us from. That's what they do, take advantage of people's ignorance, so spreading the word about MLMs is so important.

THANK YOU. My sister has MS and got sucked into this pyramid scheme to earn some extra money. She worked so hard, lost $20k, and is paying rent on a storage van filled with tacky leggings. The company also randomly decided to change their return policy, which royally screwed over all their loyal sellers. Plus quality issues got rediculous. Many leggings were old, ripped, and smelled like mildew. Many designs were stolen too. This is what introduced me to the world of MLMs. It's absolutely disgusting and predatory.

@mizconti

2 жыл бұрын

That just makes me sick. I’m so sorry for your sister. That’s why I’m so anti mlm. They prey on people like your sister.

@kellyegan7348

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so sad

@BeckBeckGo

2 жыл бұрын

She should punt them off on Facebook marketplace. Karens love lularoe

@BeckBeckGo

2 жыл бұрын

@@mizconti yeah this really pisses me off. I mean they don’t know who their victims are, but I suspect if she did tell them this story, they just try to trick her into buying more inventory.

@nightshadehelis9821

2 жыл бұрын

@@BeckBeckGo the problem is that there's only so many Karen's, but millions of leggings. I told my sister that she needs to hang out at the local Applebee's and look for women who ask to speak to the manager. The other problem is the fact that every single Karen is already selling Lularoe. God I hate this company. I especially hate the names for their sizes. "Omg, I have this buttery-smooth pattern in a Carly!!!" In all seriousness, she had a garage sale and was practically giving them away. She still couldn't get rid of them. Goodwill told her that they have so many that they would probably throw it all away.

I just turned 40 and a LOT of people I went to high school with were trying to do this. It makes me sad that people with that much life experience can be duped so easily...

@freerangeboogie7293

2 жыл бұрын

My daughter is about your age and she almost dropped out of college back in the day, to sell cutlery. “Why waste time in college when you have a chance to build a sustainable business?”

@lmusima3275

Жыл бұрын

They’ve fallen victim to the hypnotic process of being sold materialistic dreams

@cobracommander9138

3 ай бұрын

They like to catch people when they are in a vulnerable state. That's how smart people get duped so easily.

All MLM’s should be illegal, if a job requires you pay them RUN 🏃.

@catgirl6803

2 жыл бұрын

It's not a job though. It's a business. All businesses have to purchase their inventory and supplies. So that is how they are justifying it. You sell clothes, you purchase your inventory wholesale and you're selling it retail. It's like being a franchise owner. Where LuLaRoe is a scam is that they require people to buy $5K in inventory, and any retail revenue you make only goes into buying more inventory, you pocket almost nothing. So the only way to make money is to get other people to spend $5K on their inventory. Upline's weren't encouraging their downlines to sell. They were encouraging them to buy more inventory. And they got so saturated they had to lower their prices and take a loss... but then were still pressured to either buy more inventory, or find other people to buy inventory.

@fionagregory9376

2 жыл бұрын

Pyramid schemes are illegal in the UK.

@blitzphantom9488

2 жыл бұрын

@@fionagregory9376 at least they got one thing right.

@sfuterfas

2 жыл бұрын

@@catgirl6803 if it's your own business though, how do the reps get away with not having a business license to sell that crap in their own homes? Plus, aren't there zoning laws in most places that make it illegal to sell things out of a residential property? I don't understand how MLMs can get away with this when other legit businesses can't.

@catgirl6803

2 жыл бұрын

@@sfuterfas You can sell things out of your own property. As long as it’s still your residence and mainly used for a residence then your fine. Lots of people make things at home and sell them. Most of the sales are online or “parties” which are private, not like the public is coming or going all day. You don’t need a permit to sell things either. It’s the same as anyone making crafts and selling on Etsy. Unless they have like a stand outside or something they would need a vendor permit.

When I worked at platos closet, Lularoe threatened they would sue if we resold their product. Like if a customer brought them in to sell. Now I see them at regular thrift stores all the time lol

@grannygoes7882

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! I'm a reseller and use to pick up Lularoe all the time. I still see it but you can't give the stuff away now.

@beautyonabarnbudget

2 жыл бұрын

I got a pair of solid black(Really hard 2find 🦄😆) LulaRoe leggings on right nowthat i bought at goodwill last week for 2.99. They still had the tags on them. They fit nice, and you can't see my ass thru them. When Lula Roe was popping, everyone said they were "buttery soft". Yeah they definitely aren't that. They are just normal soft.You know who DOES have the softest leggings tho? CVS.yes as in the drugstore. They sell leggings every fall and they are soft AF and under $10. I buy a couple pairs every year 😂

@lynpatricia6854

2 жыл бұрын

When new stock started showing up on the racks of our local Goodwill's you knew LuLaRoe's time had come and gone.

@christinehutchins123

2 жыл бұрын

@@grannygoes7882 I've only seen tops from them,at savers. The prints are hideous the material is cheap. The tops I've seen are strange length.... Almost a short dress.

@cherylwright9408

2 жыл бұрын

My resale shot got a big rack of new with tags long skirts. I never heard of them before. I checked the care label on my skirt it said " WASH IN COLD WATER AND HANG TO DRY OR YOU WILL BE SAD" I liked the skirt tho . It was only 2 dollars. ... have no idea what they sold for new .?

Castration can technically be considered weight loss. I laughed so hard I think I lost weight. Love Dr. Grande's humor!

@goosewhisperer6275

2 жыл бұрын

LOL! I know! I love Dr. Grande's humor, also. I laughed so hard at that comment I quickly removed the piece of hard candy I had in my mouth, for fear of choking! I REALLY NEEDED that laugh! New self-imposed rule for myself: Don't have anything in mouth while watching Dr. Grande's videos!

@Tindometari

2 жыл бұрын

English people understand that dropping two stone means losing 12.6 kilos (28 pounds). Not bad results.

@jgil1966

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@nightshadehelis9821

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, he's not wrong 🤷‍♂️

@pinkvolo

2 жыл бұрын

THE VISUAL!!!! 😆

I now have an image of Jim Jones preaching in hideous leggings...So that's where my brain went. Thanks Dr Grande for the video! ❤️

@laurieeyebee

2 жыл бұрын

mine too

@victoriamayo5774

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@Jabo__Jabo

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously drinking the Kool-aide.

@Potato_Bug

2 жыл бұрын

Your comment had me cracking up because my brain envisioned Jim Johns: Mutton chops, aviator glassed, black button up with a preacher collar… and 2 stick thin old man legs, no butt snugly wrapped in a pair of bright multi-colored leggings, but a design defect pair where there is a random design awkwardly printed on the crotch 😂😂😂😂😂

@Potato_Bug

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jabo__Jabo I know the saying is said with kool aid, but ole Jim was too cheap for kool aid- he was cheap as well as evil and went with the off brand Flavor-Aid version

As a former escort, this show reminded me of my scariest customer. It was a guy who had been unsuccessful selling V-shape diet drinks. He targeted me, having decided he would “save” me by getting me to help him unload his merchandise. Just like the men who proposed to me because they thought I was desperate, they figured I’d fall for anything because my life couldn’t be worse. Had a terrifying meltdown when his “surefire” plan failed. I put my money into graduate classes instead, and will be eligible to work in my chosen field, this year. During that time, though, I was also approached, aggressively, by women recruiting for MLMs, who also played savior. Scarier than most pimps, these days.

@lisabrightly

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not picturing these "v shaped diet drinks" for the life of me I can't imagine what that is!

@nikkibest5010

2 жыл бұрын

"Escort"? You mean prostitution. Call it what it is at least.

@Taluta394

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you! Wish you continued success

@esterdrass4964

2 жыл бұрын

Wolves in sheeps clothing

@feralbluee

Жыл бұрын

good for you. and, yeah, they’ve very scary. just like Scientology!! erudite response :P !!

"I hope you found my analysis as inspiring as a multi-level marketing speaker." Picturing Dr. G wearing cactus print leggings on a gawdy stage saying in his trademark deadpan, "We are not a clothing company, we are a people company" 🤣🤣🤣

@skullslace2426

2 жыл бұрын

Ohmagawd... Thanks for that mental image.

@kristita_888

2 жыл бұрын

The cactus leggings make this spot on 😂😂

@defundhollywood3259

2 жыл бұрын

Juice by Grande! Juice by Grande!! GOOOOO GRANDE!!!! 😁😁😁

@jaybeebabee

2 жыл бұрын

Yes i LOL when he said that. He was throwing quite an amount of jokes in this video 😂

@michaellovely6601

2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing a picture of a pair of leggings by LuLaRoe on "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" that was designed with the image of a bee on the crotch. What woman in her right mind would wear a pair of leggings that features a bee crawling up her cooch?!?

MLMs have a reputation for using gaslighting and really seem like a big draw for sociopaths. If it seems too good to be true it probably is.

@jmgajda8071

2 жыл бұрын

YES! That's what my Mother taught me and what I've taught my daughters. Living by that wisdom can save you a lot of frustration and heartache!🙂

@eastwind6820

2 жыл бұрын

So true! So true! The sociopathic salesperson can spot a dangerously naive person who lacks protective boundaries and moves in for the kill. I’ve met a few and I just turn and run!

@alliwishis2652

2 жыл бұрын

You mean.. " it usually is "

@javantgarde

2 жыл бұрын

@Sven3xs that's what a sociopath would say

@alexblaze8878

2 жыл бұрын

I’d say it’s more of a draw for vulnerable narcissists who use gaslighting and guilt-inducing tactics to get what they want. I also think MLM followers in general are not high on the IQ scale.

Dr. Grande, as an ex-Mormon, I would love to hear your analysis about the LDS church. There are SO many shady things that go on - male bishops interviewing young children and teenagers alone, asking inappropriate questions; indoctrination of children, teens and adults; the extreme pressure for all young men to go on missions, even if they are not emotionally, financially, or physically prepared; the love-bombing when you leave. I would be so grateful for your take on it!

@rogermoore27

2 жыл бұрын

That church is one of the most ludicrous organizations. I hate them.

@kristita_888

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogermoore27 Same.

@chad3232132

2 жыл бұрын

I'm fine with Dr. Grande going deeper into Mormonism/LDS, but he actually has covered them, a few times. He did a video on their founder/conman Joseph Smith, as well as a video on notorious Mormon killer/conman Mark Hoffmann (which talked about LDS chrurch). I'd like to see a video on Brigham Young - a conman who often gets overshadowed by Joseph Smith, but was probably even worse. He took over the LDS church in what amounted to a coup, had *55* wives, took the United States to war (albeit short lived), and was almost certainly responsible for the Mountain Meadows Massacre, which amounted to the murder of 120+ men, women, and children settlers by LDS members/Brigham Young's militia.

@kristita_888

2 жыл бұрын

@@chad3232132 Excellent points! I’m just curious to see an analysis of common LDS practices, such as the ones I detailed. They are not healthy for anyone, especially children in the church.

@erickah5947

2 жыл бұрын

This isn’t that uncommon throughout the world. Policeman interview kids without adults there, principals and vice principals do the same if there has been an incident. Some Other religions do the same. Compared to some other religions, this honestly is not that bad. Jehovahs witnesses, Amish, Scientology all shun and destroy families and have some scarier things than LDS. The sexual abuse within the Catholic Church and FLDS another example of churches much worse.

I see a massive opportunity to franchise Dr Grande clinics across the USA, tagline "We don't diagnose, only speculate about what might have happened!"

@meenki347

2 жыл бұрын

Perfection

@harrietthespy2119

2 жыл бұрын

If you recruit 5 people to sell his mugs and maybe some cactus leggings😂, and they recruit 5 people, and so on, we can go on all-expense paid vacays and have fancy stuff!!!👏👏👏

@quester09

2 жыл бұрын

especially on the coasts, with their access to the OCEAN.

@emilyflotilla931

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in!

@marisu9765

2 жыл бұрын

@@quester09 That's genius. Whales both have countless reasons to be depressed and tend to be low on cash. This could really hook them.

Well, I have to admit I did sell LuLaRoe. I didn’t understand MLMs at the time. I got in in 2016. In my area it was just becoming known. My first year I did $55,000 ! But…at that time we were encouraged to reinvest most of that back into the inventory. Also, the prints were good, the quality was decent. The work was hard and the hours were ridiculously long, however! I worked part time running a pulmonary rehab unit in a small rural hospital . I thought it was a perfect side job! Slowly, it became harder and harder to sell ugly prints, we did go thru the paper thin leggings, Mark telling us it’s our fault we aren’t selling. It was obvious they were reselling us old clothes they bought back from retailers that went out of business! Of course they denied everything! I have had to deprogrammed myself and prove to my brain what I knew in my heart. Mark and Deanne didn’t care about the retailers. They lied, cheated, stole from us. It’s sad what they have done to so many and with no remorse!

Lularoe was central in destroying my daughter-in-law's self esteem, and shattering my son's marriage and family. Evey point made here is true x 1000.

@latinaalma1947

2 жыл бұрын

You were lucky and so was your son..my daughter in law got.involved in a MLM shake company all about geting jew fish under them...she was a smart RN working on her masters degree my daughterinlaw but she never made any money at it ran up $40,000 in credit card debt, used a prof photographer to document her post baby weight loss and workout routine in revealing clothing, kicked my son out, started sleeping with the photographer, posed in cheesecake photos for her Facebook promotiom of thesemproducts...alsomall about empowering women..told. To buy a used sports car convertible..etc etc she ran through her friends got pregnant by the photographer lost that baby while she had my grandsons son with her he was age four...finally realizing she was a total failure in debt abandoned by the photographer lover and hung herself in her hotel room while at a MLM conference. My son was left with their little son to raise by himself at the age of 53. So sad, so unnecessary, suchna waste ofmhuman life and who knows theblong term effect on my poor son and grandson....Sybil Francis PhD clinical psych prof and clinician since 1979

@ALT-vz3jn

2 жыл бұрын

@@latinaalma1947 your son had a 4 year old at age 53? How old was the mom?

@latinaalma1947

2 жыл бұрын

@@ALT-vz3jn She was 38.

@blessd24

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear this story. It's this that infuriates me so much about MLMs. It wrecks the lives of the low educated. It's predatory against the weak. Ugh.

@harrietthespy2119

2 жыл бұрын

So so sad!💔

Moral of the story is, if they make it sound easy to get rich, they're the ones who'll be getting rich easily, not you. Great video as always Doc.

A defining trait of an MLM is how they train their associates to respond when told that they're part of an MLM

Excellent video Dr. Grande. I used to work at a school where several teachers were selling LULU Roe, Pampered Chef, Origami Owl, jewelry and bottled coffee drinks as their side hustle. I tried buying only a couple of small items but then I was constantly harassed to buy more, invite my friends, have a party and become a representative. It seriously became uncomfortable at work. I have learned to just say NO to any MLM product or invite.

@chrissyellem7397

2 жыл бұрын

My mom was the nice lady at work who would buy from anyone with a "catalog." I ended up selling that stuff 30 years later and everyone was super happy to find those things in perfect condition since she never used those items lol

@lo2740

2 жыл бұрын

my god, what kind of school can hire such low IQ person as teachers? i question the legitimity of the school

@elizabethwarman9028

2 жыл бұрын

My former boss was trying to sell Pampered Chef. She wanted us to get involved also. We all said no.

"That seemed like an unnecessary yet somewhat accurate jab at Mario Lopez, " that, and the tacky leggings being scary part made me choke on my soup.

@Alfakkin

2 жыл бұрын

I'm eating meat soup too and I agree about Lopez...😅😂👍🏻

@toniemorrison4263

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alfakkin That cracked me up... Poor Mario.😆😅🤣🤣

@pambp5978

2 жыл бұрын

No eating or drinking while listening to Dr. Grande 😄

@michaellovely6601

2 жыл бұрын

There is a pair of leggings by LuLaRoe that features a bee on the crotch. What woman in her right mind would wear a pair of leggings that features a bee crawling up her cooch?!?

@chocolatethunder192

2 жыл бұрын

Me, too!! I was eating lemon chicken orzo soup and almost did a spit take! hahaha!

I watched a friend get sucked into a MLM scam by his own sister. There was no telling him until it was too late.

@ladymonacoofthebluepacific2571

2 жыл бұрын

Family members are often the worst predators because they have easy access to you.

@PrincipledUncertainty

2 жыл бұрын

@@ladymonacoofthebluepacific2571 Very true.

@ED80s

2 жыл бұрын

That's the thing with these MLM. It's a sure way to lose friends and family members because you either convince them to join and then they hate you for involving them in this scam or they keep getting harassed to join so they cut you from their lives. MLM cause you to lose more than just your money. Glad I never got suckered in to join. I hate sales because I suck at it so I never been tempted to ever join a MLM

Dr. Todd's dry, flat snarkiness will never fail me

@janinemccartha1811

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dr. Grande. I really wear Lula Roe leggings and also like their dresses and shirts. I'm Lutheran and don't think there is anything wrong with wearing colorful styles I love fashion and enjoy all styles of clothing as long as it looks good and is worn well

@lynnetmb4706

2 жыл бұрын

@@janinemccartha1811 The bigger issue is that it's an MLM, too expensive, and had issues with quality

A key feature of MLMs is that their product isn’t available in stores-only available from a personal distributor. That alone should be a big red flag that the product is not worth the price being asked. If it was such a great product at s good price you’d see Walmart selling it.

As a member of the mormon cult for 17 years, I was approached every time I went to church by MLMs.

@icebergrose8955

2 жыл бұрын

I dont think it's right to use your church to sell things. People go for faith not to be hustled.

@TNcatlover33

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you define that for what it is…a cult! Naturally a cult is going to want to operate another cult!

@TNcatlover33

2 жыл бұрын

@@icebergrose8955 agree and Jesus agreed as well when he flipped over the money changers table in the synagogue

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

2 жыл бұрын

Mormonism seems to be the origin MLM cult from which all others are modeled (though I suppose Christianity could be called the true origin cult, but at least it had a leader with some good things to say).

@jacobingram2027

2 жыл бұрын

Me to. All the time. The two are synonymous to me.

LulaRoe looks so much like those Garanimals matching sets we were forced to wear as kids, that it is hard imagining grown women willingly wearing them.

@sarahalbers5555

2 жыл бұрын

The Garanimals wear well and utilize appropriate color scheme. Lularoe, doesn't wear well, and has never used any colors that naturally occur. I am so pissed my girlfriend basically went broke with this MLM. She was their prototype. She was a mom, wanting to make some extra money for her kids. Instead, her basement was packed with this awful clothing, never gonna sell.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

2 жыл бұрын

Literally the ugliest patterns ever created 🤣. I could never understand why women were buying their clothes!

@jennifermorillo437

2 жыл бұрын

It always reminded me of the childrens place clothes but for adults

@moniquemc4553

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I worked with a couple of them that would wear them to work on the daily. They eventually stopped. I’m sure the execs told them to get their lives together and knock it off.

@lilpoohbear653

2 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife me neither...had a couple of acquaintances trying to get me involved...when I saw the product I literally thought....are you kidding me? Those are ugly as sin on a popsicle stick!!!!!!!!!!! Never came close to wanting those ugly things

Once I got a LuLaRoe dress as a gift and the pattern should've been called "Colorful Arreolas"; it was embarrassing. 😂

@charlottehanna790

2 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@ImadeUlook

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no 😂

@imasheepbahbah3591

2 жыл бұрын

😆

@themonkeypuzzle

2 жыл бұрын

So good! I also heard on a podcast about their "pine cone" design which looked like lots of wee poops. 😝

@imasheepbahbah3591

2 жыл бұрын

@@themonkeypuzzle wow these creators didn’t have any fashion/design sense did they?!🤮

Omg, Jim Jones and David Korseh wearing Lularoe leggings… you killed me, Dr G! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

My wife makes crafts as a hobby and she had been telling me about this docu series on Lulu Ro. I watched it with her and I thought I was watching a documentary about a cult. The things they would tell these families was ridiculous

@joanneblack7697

2 жыл бұрын

... because you WERE watching a documentary about a cult. 😖

There is no topic that Dr Grande can't find humour in.....love it. :)

@bthomson

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! But notice how careful he is not to be disrespectful or mean!

@maureeningleston1501

2 жыл бұрын

@@bthomson Exactly!....he's a gentlemen, a very funny gentlemen.

@bthomson

2 жыл бұрын

A truly admirable guy!

The "crotch area" as you called it, is correctly termed "crotchal region" according to esteemed reporter Ron Burgundy.

@erikparent8176

2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Burgundy changed my life for the better! 😁🤣

@ren17x50

2 жыл бұрын

He ripped that from wrestling announcers who also called it, "somewhere south of Panama.'

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

2 жыл бұрын

@@ren17x50 Panama is the taint between North and South America.

Oh how i find Dr. Grande’s dry wit so comforting in these crazy times. Guess this is why i binge watch all his videos on the daily. Thank you for all your hard work and your interesting dialogue. You rock!! ❤️

I used to dodge MLM’s like a pro, until I finally believed the game this one group was pitching. I foolishly and embarrassingly got caught up with “The Team” or “Team of Destiny” back in the early 2000’s. The meetings were supposed to be fun and loud and full of energy. They always had these charismatic speakers who of course talked about stuff like positive thinking. They would also encourage you to read books that pretty much said the same thing. I distinctly remember one of their sayings was “Keep coming back, it works”. But it didn’t, because the products that we were supposed to be selling to support our business were basically crap. The people who were making the money were those at the top who had others under them. And I’m sure you know how this story ends.

@alises.5986

2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree about the quality of the clothes. They are poorly made, and the prints are ugly, as if they are made from factory reject fabric. I would guess that is why there are a limited number of garments in any given print. Definitely not worth the money being charged: they are discount mart items.

@BeckBeckGo

2 жыл бұрын

Literally every gimmick human beings try to peddle. But I’m the unreasonable one for not wanting to bother with people. Ok..

@jakeackermann9059

2 жыл бұрын

"keep coming back it works if you work it" is a common phrase used in alcoholics and narcotics anonymous. They probably stole it from there lol

@laurak3035

2 жыл бұрын

Girl, don’t be embarrassed! I’m sorry you had to deal with that, but, hopefully, someone can read or hear your story and avoid mlm’s like the plague. Over the last year, I’ve gotten super interested in mlm’s and started watching a lot of anti-mlm stuff. (Definitely recommend if you haven’t already gone down the rabbit hole) They lie and manipulate to recruit and then use cult like tactics to literally brain wash people. They even have support groups for people leaving mlm’s because they ruin people psychologically, financially, etc.

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

2 жыл бұрын

"Keep coming back, it works" is a Narcotics Anonymous slogan. That's hilarious.

Ohhhhh boy!!! This company empowered my wife to purchase over 500 + pieces of this stuff. ( I had to stop counting because of chest pain.) wife and daughters all have multiple matching outfits.

@joycemarie9702

2 жыл бұрын

Well I hope she is an amazing sales woman or she may end up becoming an empowered widow if you ( God forbid) have a fatal heart attack. But at least your family will look cute in their matching outfits.

@TiffyVella1

2 жыл бұрын

I hear those leggings are great for tying up the dahlias. Or replacing a radiator belt in an emergency. Or putting on the labrador if you are bored and need a giggle. Heck I bet you could find 500 uses for the things!

Its sad you can't make any connection with other grown ups without listening to their "exciting opportunities" nowadays. I miss the time when knowing other people wasnt entirely about personal gain

I was once invited to a Bible study on “Biblical principles of finance”. It was an Amway meeting. I walked out.

Back when I spent time on Facebook a few of my friends were selling LuLaRoe and pouring in a lot of their time to produce videos and doing live on-line buying shows. It really is ugly stuff. I was gifted some of their leggings. Before Covid I attended a very small local street festival and there were 3 LulaRoe vendors (talk about competition) none had customers. Eventually brand new stock started showing up at the clothing racks at Goodwill. Beware MLM's

@mattz.9677

2 жыл бұрын

and eventually ALL of their leggings will be at Goodwill, and no one will buy them there! But sadly the company would have made millions and the owners can retire with their money and 50 thousand children and grandchildren

Oooh, dipping your toes into the Anti-MLM side of KZread? I love the diversity of topics on this channel! 😄

@janelleyharris5042

2 жыл бұрын

Meeee toooo!

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

2 жыл бұрын

There's an anti-MLM KZread? I thought KZread was just a front for MLM players. : )

@Yohanan552

2 жыл бұрын

Jesus was a multi level marketer

I'm so happy to see you call BS on the MLMs. It's depressing how many people are gullible enough to fall for these schemes.

I've been watching a lot of anti-MLM videos lately. One thing that I didn't hear you say was that those big meetings where the high earners are treated like stars are not officially mandatory. However, they might as well be considered mandatory. If you don't go to them, the big wigs (and the distributors above you/your line managers) will guilt you into spending the money for the meeting itself, you pay your own travel and lodging, and you end up spending so much money that the poor distributors end up in an even worse financial situation.

I love your dry, salty jokes. They always surprise me!

MLMs are like cults. Thank you, Dr. Grande, for an insightful analysis of this MLM scheme and a general overview of how MLMs function.

@curiousculture3415

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are often referred to as 'commercial cults'. See the BITE mod el by Dr Steven Hassan

@sonyafox3271

2 жыл бұрын

People from cults are involved in the company, and, whatever they sell it’s to scam and promote people to get in on there scam. Nothing but, a fraud!

@curiousculture3415

2 жыл бұрын

@@sonyafox3271 True, they have perfected the art of the con. They master the BITE model... And they are dream merchants

I was glad to see the now this news station story on this and then I followed up watching several other videos, because I knew someone who was involved, and I always felt like a loser like I don’t have enough friends to sell stuff to or I don’t know how to sell it or I just can’t do it. And then to find out how it really actually is impossible and it’s actually kind of a scam. I felt better about myself.

@rochelleshon306

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry a scam made you feel like a loser. I’m glad you realized that those impossible standards are nonsense, and have nothing to do with your value as a human being. Educating yourself, and knowing that you’re not a loser makes you a winner as far as I’m concerned. Wishing you all the best 👏💞🙏

@johelenfugate3498

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you for not turning your friends into a financial transaction. One thing that MLMs do is make you turn all your relationships into opportunities for making money. Then when your ‘business’ fails as they always do, you’re left with damaged relationships and personal shame. You dodged a bullet!

@VelveteenRabbit77

2 жыл бұрын

Yes once about 30 years ago a higher up in MK put the hard sell on me trying to get me started. I knew there was no way! Nope!

“We’re not in the clothing business we’re in the people business.” Ironic considering they we’re making the money off recruiting.

@AncoraImparoPiper

2 жыл бұрын

Well, recruiting is people business, since that is their main business and not the clothes they were selling.

@issuesexplained681

2 жыл бұрын

@@WillChil466 No I did mean the contraction. We are not turns into we’re not were.

@issuesexplained681

2 жыл бұрын

@@AncoraImparoPiper A telltale sign of an MLM.

I’m seeing more and more anti MLM content on KZread and I’m loving this! These businesses should be illegal, and I think eventually they will be. Total pyramid scam preying on mostly desperate people.

_"...they went to get castrated, which, I guess, technically is a small amount of weight loss"_ Hahaha!!! You're the best!!! I can imagine Dr. Grande preparing the script for a new video and every now and then, he comes up with a line like this one and cracks himself up! Then, when he starts filming, he puts on his serious face...

I found a bin full of those leggings at the Goodwill and thrift stores. They were selling between a dollar and 50 cents.

@aoarecruiter

2 жыл бұрын

That's too much😆

@TiffyVella1

2 жыл бұрын

Probbaly brand new, too?

@mycharmedunicorn8715

2 жыл бұрын

Wish I had been there. Here at our Goodwill they are $5.99 or more. Sometimes they out them in the boutique items for $9.99+

@ED80s

2 жыл бұрын

@@aoarecruiter Lol. Buy 1 at $1 and get 10 free

Giggle. Your analysis is way more interesting than MLM. But let’s back up. Leggings?! I guess this can happen with any product. I feel they preyed on women who feel vulnerable to the position of staying home with the children. I stayed home for 6 years with my daughter. At times I felt I wasn’t contributing towards the household or even towards society. I was assured by my husband being a SAHM is a hard job and the insecurities were my own. I turned it around. He was right!

@kristita_888

2 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way for many years as a SAHM. It’s not easy. Feeling the pressure to contribute financially led me to Pampered Chef - it was awful. I went back to school when my kids were older and now I have a real job! I’m so glad!

@tribbles2955

2 жыл бұрын

Agree totally. I stayed home for 12 years, six with my daughter and six with my son, and had those same feelings. During the second six year stint I took classes so when he went to first grade I entered the work force. Like you, I'm glad I did it this way.

@wendiwonderly1419

2 жыл бұрын

Why has lularoe been singled out? The whole shady mlm business needs to be called out. And then sued and fined right out of business

@Magical_Thinking

2 жыл бұрын

I worked with 2 RN’s who made around $80K a year each working our 3 twelve hour shifts per week, but they too got sucked in to selling the crazy leggings. It was obnoxious how often they would push them on FB. They were sisters and went in on it together, so at least they only lost around $2500 each. Fortunately, they could afford it without it affecting their family finances.

@ShaeLaughter

2 жыл бұрын

@@Magical_Thinking That’s interesting! Well it goes to show anyone can get sucked in. Even well educated and working women. Thanks for this insight.

You gotta love the religious sects that preach " wear tacky leggings, look great and thin and your looks will win you a prominent place in all worlds to come" Thank you Dr. Grande. I haven't heard of LulaRoe but I'm not really into leggings of any color much less clown prints. I appreciate the education on this secular group.

@goughaway52

2 жыл бұрын

I heard about LulaRoe watching true crime. Some chick killed her boss at one of their stores after being caught stealing. High priced 🐂💩

@Alfakkin

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot Mario Lopez...he is going to be your friend...a cheap friend but still a friend

@tonihudson6749

2 жыл бұрын

@Sven3xs 🤣

@zeldapinwheel7043

2 жыл бұрын

It's that "prosperity gospel". If they get away with taking advantage of other people, it must be okay, because God wants you to be prosperous.

@wolfhound1452

2 жыл бұрын

Gough Away Actually that was a Lulu Lemon store.

"That seems like an unnecessary, but somehow accurate jab at Mario Lopez." - Dr. Grande "Grande-isms" HAHAHAHHAHAHA 😂😂

@sfuterfas

2 жыл бұрын

I died over that one!!!

@sharonrigs7999

2 жыл бұрын

You can't get much more washed up than Mario!

@BeckBeckGo

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree. It was necessary.

@riverdeep399

2 жыл бұрын

Who is he?

@cynthiabeauchamp5623

2 жыл бұрын

deserved lol

Thanks Doc. Now I can’t get the image of David Koresh playing guitar to FBI/ATF agents in a sweet pair of leggings. On a serious note, my wife bought into the company many years ago. It was an unmitigated disaster. Market saturation and zero support from the company required being a consultant to work well beyond full time job hours. We eventually took a huge loss and ended up donating remaining inventory to a women’s shelter in an attempt to have something good come of the experience.

@BeckBeckGo

2 жыл бұрын

I like your final end game move. Noble loss, friend.

I remember back in the 80's there were "staffing" companies that would charge a fee to get you a "good" job. Companies were hiring them to weed through applications and they in turn were charging applicants to submit an application for these positions. That's just wrong. In retail however, stores have to buy product to put on their shelves, the manufacturer doesn't just send them a truckload of goods to sell at their leisure. LuLaRoe isn't a brick and mortar store but it's still the same business. Tupperware and Avon did the same thing, I believe they still do require you purchase a sales kit. Niche type businesses are much more risky with not much recourse for the franchisees. Sounds like many tales I've heard about Scientology pushing their members to take out loans and credit cards to buy books and other literature produced by the organization. If you have to pay your way in to something you must consider the why and what you expect to gain. Like the saying goes, "Don't risk more than you can afford to lose."

My You Tube viewing spheres have collided. Perfection!

My mom and other family members were part of MLMs and they are so predatory. A former friend of mine tried to drag me into one of those secret Santa money schemes a year ago and I didn't fall for it

"A small amount of weight loss ". You slay Doc.

Dr. Grande + anti-MLM?!?! This is all I’ve ever needed and wanted.

Hey now, MLM’s do give advice of a tangible nature; all one has to do is create…a VISION BOARD!

@Opethfeldt

2 жыл бұрын

It's creepy how they use new age spirituality and weave it into the business tips they give. It's smart, though.

@denischabriddell986

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@gabe-po9yi

2 жыл бұрын

@@Opethfeldt I think it’s creepy, too. As in cult-creepy.

It's so delightful that Dr. Grande pronounces Mario "Merry-oh"

You caught my attention at “weird objects in the crotch area” 😆

@DanniTheMagicJunkDrawer

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I definitely was hoping he would have elaborated LOL LOL

@TheSnyderWeb

2 жыл бұрын

@@DanniTheMagicJunkDrawer imagine a design that looks like tootsie rolls- Big brown cylinder shapes. Now imagine that one is right on your butt, halfway into the seam. It looks like you are pooping. Sometimes a shape like a crayon or something would be on the crotch so it looked like you suddenly grew a penis. Stuff like that. If they had cared about making good clothes they would have checked to be sure the designs were not directly over the crotch or butt.

@kari4443

2 жыл бұрын

I had to Google to find out what he meant and was not disappointed

@sarah2.017

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSnyderWeb My favorite was the woman who held up a pair of leggings with a strategically placed bright yellow triangle, and said, "I do not want triangles over my vagina!"

@michaellovely6601

2 жыл бұрын

Samantha Bee talked about LuLaRoe on her show "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" and showed a pair of leggings with the image of a bee on the crotch of the leggings. Samantha also stated a very true fact: no woman in the effing world wants to wear a pair of leggings that features a bee crawling up her cooch!

Reminds me of Amway.....In the late 70's early 80's we were in Amway. I wont go into details, but our 'upline' was as crooked as a bucket of snakes.

@curiousculture3415

2 жыл бұрын

Is the Amway tools scam a real thing?

10 seconds and already two views. I think we're addicted 🤣

@cheridehart7771

2 жыл бұрын

We are Here before KZread has an opportunity to notify us.

@bthomson

2 жыл бұрын

When you put together quality , quantity, educational and entertainment value and cacti rotation and rainbow shirts with deadpan humor that hurts no-one all delivered in a calm voice WOW!

@bthomson

2 жыл бұрын

Not the cacti!

Your dry sense of humor and delivery are the real hidden gems in your videos!

For a really good breakdown of the background of Lularoe and the owners, Münecat has done 2 really interesting deep dive videos

@gwenjackson8583

2 жыл бұрын

Her videos on Lularoe are really great!

@rochelleshon306

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation❣️❣️

@mistermousterian

2 жыл бұрын

love Munecat. Hilarious and very talented.

@jenmdawg

2 жыл бұрын

I love her. She’s brilliant. I agree her LLR was scathingly insightful. I hope all MLMs are dead soon.

@mistermousterian

2 жыл бұрын

@@jenmdawg Her take on the Girl wash your Face author also good.

I love that you analyse a range of different things. It keeps your content very interesting and draws me in. I can only handle so much depressing true crime cases.

Amway too. Have you ever met anyone in Amway? It’s like they all have that glossy eyed look. All you want to do is get away from them. You can tell them you don’t want to join, and they will continue with their speech. When you want to run, they just tell you how much you will regret not becoming a representative. They seem to like going into a church and trying to recruit people. Our Pastor had to constantly say that Church grounds were off limits to people promoting products or sales because members were there to go to Church not hear about whatever the person was promoting.

@leah-simonemua8775

2 жыл бұрын

Eye-glazing is a massive red flag. Unless it's a War Vet or Ex-Cop with PTSD, "Run awaaay!"

@Hillside-Hive

2 жыл бұрын

Yup... in the late 90s I had an amway couple on my heels and wouldn't let up!! I bought a vacuum to get them off my back. It was a good vacuum I'll admit 🙃

@chad3232132

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure why Dr. Grande left out Amway - the most obvious and notorious pyramid scheme in America. Bonkers that a member of the family was Trumps's Secretary of Education. That family has its tentacles throughout politics stretching from DC to Michigan to Florida. They own my favorite team - the Orlando Magic, which probably explains part of why they've never won a title.

@TiffyVella1

2 жыл бұрын

Yep my ex and I had a brief run-in with Amway in Australia many years ago. A family of them got their hooks into us and would not let up. They were utterly merciless. We finally relented and joined, telling them that we would just buy a few products for ourselves and had no intention of ever approaching any of our friends. They nodded along to this with complete and friendly understanding right up until 20 seconds after we'd signed, then started hinting about "when are we going to have an evening at our home?" We just kept saying no. Then they immediately switched to pressuring us to join them at events, where we would be "taught everything about running a business". I was self-employed, so thought that a few extra skills wouldn't hurt. Those meetings taught not one single business skill that could be used anywhere. It was all happy-clapping and cheering Amway "celebs" onto stage who had not one sensible thing to say. The "celebs'" job was to flaunt their apparent wealth and careless consumerism to the audience, not actually give any help. (Also, if the "celebs" were indeed interested in helping everyone to become financially independent as they claimed, surely telling them that buying a flashy car to show off in as soon as possible is the WORST financial advice to give, especially to hundreds of working class couples paying off first homes.) So anyway, Amway was selling these people the idea that they were attending a business convention, to give them skills, but really they were making them pay to have the lure of Amway wealth sold to them through "motivation". So scummy. I suspect those events cost quite a bit to attend. I also suspect all the tapes and books and boxes of "business" shite filling this family's home all cost a heap as well. I quickly realised that Amway's actual business is selling motivational products to it's marks. Had a great laugh and got out fast, no harm done.

@curiousculture3415

2 жыл бұрын

I recommend the book "Merchants of Deception" about Amway. It's free to download online

Thank you Doctor, I can’t think of any occasion for Lularoe clothes, other than possibly an ICP show.

@dortesandal4303

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@kingbean112

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t figure out why I saw an influx of women suddenly wearing their pajamas in public. Then, one day a close friend showed up to lunch in her pajamas and I realized that all those women I saw in their pajamas were actually wearing pajamas disguised as leggings.

@mkuti-childress3625

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingbean112 I had a couple of friends get sucked in, so I bought the obligatory couple of clothing pieces. I wore them as pajamas, too, until I realized real pajamas were way more comfortable.

This is really well done Dr Grande! Please could you analyse Monat next? A lot of people I know have been lured in by Monat and I am genuinely concerned about their business ethics. I feel like Monat is creeping into using us, minority Asians as we are much more attached to our communities which could make 'recruiting' quicker. Very concerning!

@lotuspoints

2 жыл бұрын

You can watch mack attack or CC Suarez. They have great anti-monat content

You should do a video on the psychology of MLMs and the dynamics of how new age conspiracists and law of attractionism types are frequently captured by them.

@hikerhobby1204

2 жыл бұрын

Some people really believe in get rich quick schemes.

Would love even more content about MLMs!

@mytruecrimelibrary

2 жыл бұрын

Like Monat, the over priced hair products that made people's hair out

14:21 One of the things that I read that made it so hard for anyone to save any of their money is because they were very concerned with everybody showing off their success by encouraging them to live expensively. It was one of their strategies for luring more people to join.

@jenmdawg

2 жыл бұрын

And keeping their earners desperate to keep recruiting. That’s how good people become sociopathic.

Only small number succeed in MLM, everyone else is just en debt Great video Dr Grande!!

My auntie started selling Amway back in the late 70's. Im not even kidding, she made so much money! She tried to recruit my mom, so we went to one of the meetings, and it was like a weird church of fanatics jumping around and yelling and making a complete scene .. It's not for everyone, but it sure worked out nicely for her, tho!

@krisniznik3953

2 жыл бұрын

My parents fell for Amway and Shaklee. I guess they were too late for the big bucks though.

@BucketHeadianHagg

2 жыл бұрын

@@krisniznik3953 omg! Shaklee! I completely forgot about that one!

@krisniznik3953

2 жыл бұрын

@@BucketHeadianHagg Then a few years later there were the Tupperware parties....

@grannygoes7882

2 жыл бұрын

@@krisniznik3953 My parents did too!! They were too late as well. Never made back their investment and I'm remember driving for miles so they could pick up their inventory. I have no idea why they couldn't have it shipped to their house but we couldn't even afford the gas to pick up the stuff!

@tabittheha

2 жыл бұрын

Worked out nicely for your aunt, though I’m sure it can’t feel great for her knowing that her success was directly dependent on others failure. No shade to your aunt, though; it wasn’t really a topic people were aware was a scam back then!

I live in Utah and have lost count how many times I’ve been inundated to sign up for these scams. I have friends that do them and they swear up and down that they’re making money but have nothing to show for it and are still working their regular jobs…

@el_aleman

2 жыл бұрын

I am a former Utah resident and have experienced these MLM people before. It seems to be quite popular in the religious culture out there.

Toxic Positivity, yikes! MLM's are a good deep dive. Thanks.Hope you have a good weekend Dr. G😉

I was in 3 different MLMs over 15 years and even though I made money, most in my downline did not. As someone who is now anti-MLM, I find Dr. Grande's comments spot on!

Those types of companies never really passed the smell test for me. Thanks for another cautionary tale, favorite doctor!

MLM's have been around for well over 50 years. We have the internet now, if you aren't a library reader. No excuses for getting swallowed up in it. It baffles the mind that people believed in the MLM with the tackiest leggings on earth.

@yesterdayitrained

2 жыл бұрын

I STILL can’t figure that out either. I think they prey on desperation and low self-esteem. It’s not about the (ridiculous) product, but about “empowering women”. But yeah, the “allure” of MLMs for some people makes no sense to me, and I doubt it ever will.

Omg @Dr. Todd Grande I’ve been calling Lula Roe a cult for years. I couldn’t believe it when I saw your title. 🤣😂 Mads my day. ♥️

This video could be extremely useful for people considering the kind of "work" described. Viewers who know someone considering working for these or similar outfits should recommend viewing this video as well as other sources.

Jim Jones in LLR leggings would be hilarious 🤣

@erikparent8176

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe Jim Jones wore leggings in secret but became very ashamed of his fetish and took it out on the world! If one wants to wear leggings, have at it! A great sage once said, "Love and do as you will." 🦉🦵🦵😚😁💚

@katetruthseeker2758

2 жыл бұрын

@@erikparent8176 leggings are very comfortable, nothing for him to have been ashamed of!

@erikparent8176

2 жыл бұрын

@@katetruthseeker2758 To wear leggings or not to wear leggings, that is the question!

@katetruthseeker2758

2 жыл бұрын

@@erikparent8176 precisely!! He would have looked incredible in the hamburger leggings especially! Lmao

@katetruthseeker2758

2 жыл бұрын

@@erikparent8176 Its a real shame they didn’t have Kool-aide leggings! Those would have been amazing in grape flavor!

I know you hear this all the time but I have to say it again: your dry, straight delivery of your jokes is SO FUNNY! you're absolutely as inspiring as a motivational speaker lol!

I just started the video but I am so happy you are talking about MLMs. They are so dangerous. Thank you Dr. Grande!!!!!

I went to one distant family member's pop up in the early days, never paid full price after that. The real unicorns are solid black leggings, I have one treasured pair. (The designer on those was probably fired.)

@Luluisraging.86

2 жыл бұрын

I scored about four pair of the elusive black leggings! I’m happy!

@wintercomesearly

2 жыл бұрын

@@Luluisraging.86 Holy cow, if you ever want to part with a pair, Tall and Curvy, LMK. The early product was well made, and soft as butter to wear, has never worn out.

Has anyone else ever wondered why there have been so many cults or cult-like organizations started by people with LDS or Mormon connections?

@light6230

2 жыл бұрын

Our culture is one which we treat one another like extended family. We look after one another and thus have a network of many friends. Also we tend to have positive experiences with our fellow members and thus are somewhat too trusting. Some bad apples see this situation as one they can exploit for their own selfish purposes. No one is allowed to use our directory info for commercial purposes but some don't follow these rules. I personally won't get involved in an MLM's in any way shape or form and discourage my fellow LDS friends from doing so either.

@mamacito1795

2 жыл бұрын

@@light6230 thank you that was an insightful answer

@TiffyVella1

2 жыл бұрын

@@light6230 Thanks for explaining. I know a few you-tube channels have covered this as well. Some say that many LDS members/Mormons have experience in approaching people via evangelising, and so cold-calling for an MLM is not as awkward/unfamiliar as it may be for non-Mormons.

@sonyafox3271

2 жыл бұрын

Most cults are FDLS are all apparently seem to be involved in pyramid scams, that’s how they all make there main source of income. Never heard about a pyramid company till, I started watching Sister Wives, Kody talked about they get a ton of investors in one company. Aka/ the more people involved the bigger the business shame grows, they apparently do not want you to know there involved in a pyramid company. Committing fraud after fraud!

@ammie8659

2 жыл бұрын

@@sonyafox3271 It's not just pyramid schemes. Some of those guys like Warren Jeffs or Chad Daybell want a bunch of "wives", and also money.

Thank you for the video, I almost got roped into a mlm selling phone plan. It was too high pressure so I didn’t do it.

Had been wanting to look this one up and here it is, all packaged pretty with a cactus on top 🌵☺️👍

Love You Dr. Grande and the Underlying humor your Analysis brings to those who hear.

MLMs target mostly women. Usually, we are approached by a friend to join. Great video!

Thank you, as always, Dr Grande. Hope you and your family have a great weekend!

LuLaRoe: The gift that keeps on taking.

@yesterdayitrained

2 жыл бұрын

True and… 🤣🤣🤣

As always, thank you Dr. Grande for your analysis on MLM's.

My Sister-in-law used to sell LuLaRoe but my wife ended up with a ton of the clothes for free. It was really sweet of her to give them to my wife though.

I only began watching you a couple weeks back but thus far I’m really enjoying your videos. Your calm demeanor and unbiased approach is appreciated. Also, your monotone speech makes your one line observations/jabs, such as the Lopez one in this clip, especially funny. Thank you.

This was wonderful, Dr. Grande! Thanks for your professional analysis and spreading awareness about MLMs.