It all begins with a seemingly harmless private message: “Hey there! I noticed you recently celebrated a birthday! Hope you had a fantastic day. Your kids are adorable! It feels like forever since we last chatted—has it really been five years?”
You can feel your heart drop, and an audible groan escapes your lips. You just know that this cheerful exchange is about to take a turn for the worse.
“I hope you treated yourself on your special day! I have a fun way for you to celebrate YOU. I’m doing something I don’t usually do and sharing my exclusive discount with you this month because YOU deserve it!”
Ah, the infamous MLM private message.
This message will come from someone you haven’t heard from in years—someone who has never reached out to you before to check in or comment on your life updates. If this were a genuine friend, you would already know what they sell. You would have been there when she discovered the miraculous skincare that made her look years younger or the incredible wraps that banished her stretch marks. You would have discussed the pros and cons of her joining as a distributor to snag a sweet discount on the products she loves. You’d already have her special discount codes at hand.
Instead, this is someone who has seen your posts about your struggles, like your miscarriage, your family’s flu battle, or that pesky pregnancy mask. They’ve seen your challenges and, unfortunately, saw dollar signs instead.
I’ve heard the arguments before: women should empower one another, and it’s just a small investment to help someone achieve their dreams while obtaining a great product. But there are two fundamental flaws in this idea. (1) My priority is my family, and I’m trying to save money, not spend it. And (2) does every MLM seller forget about the multitude of other distributors—across countless brands—who are all vying for a piece of my dwindling budget?
I’m not naive; I know that a $100 night cream might be superior to the $20 one I convinced myself to buy. But my budget doesn’t stretch to include an overpriced tote bag that costs as much as my car insurance.
Ultimately, it’s not my job to support your family financially. So if I express that I’m not interested, please take your sales pitch elsewhere and refrain from bombarding me with messages about the wonders of sticky nail art.
And to all MLM sellers out there: stop pretending that sharing a discount makes you a good person. We all know you’re still profiting, as is the distributor above you, and the one above them, all the way up that pyramid scheme you’re part of.
A true friend is someone like my college buddy, Sarah, who reached out last month when she learned I was dealing with postpartum anxiety. She sent me a product that helped her through similar struggles, explained how to use it, checked in on me regularly, and never once tried to sell me anything. That’s how you build a genuine connection. Now I know exactly what that product does for me, how to use it, and when I need more, I know who to go to.
So please, I urge you: stop sending those insincere private messages. I see right through your intentions, and I don’t appreciate it. If you ask me once, I’ll kindly decline, but if you ask again, I’ll block you.
It’s 2023, and we’re all online. We’re aware of your posts. No one in dire need of a diet drink is confused about where to buy it. I’m not losing sleep over where to find that pricey eyelash serum that promises to give me lashes so long I’ll have to trim them! Distributors, we know who you are and how to find you. And no, we likely don’t want to host a party.
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In summary, be mindful of how you engage those around you. Genuine connections are far more valuable than insincere sales pitches.
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