Schmoonique
Alright. I have a rant. I’m calling out a company. A direct sales company. One that rhymes with Schmoonique.
Here’s the thing. I’d vaguely heard about it before, and when H brought the idea to learn more by me, I thought “why the hell not”. At that point in my life I needed more income, and I know H did too.
So, we met up with a local rep nearby, whom was familiar to us. It wasn’t a random person, so I felt comfortable with the knowledge I was receiving. The rep was super sweet, told us about it and how she markets herself. We left, and talked about it. Threw some ideas around and decided to go for it.
Splurging the $99, we anxiously awaited our “presenter kits”. Let me tell you. For the $99, I expected more. I’m not going to speak on the behalf of H, but I can tell you, the feelings are mutual. We received three full size products. Which, tbh, sucked. The samples were meh. But I gave it a good ole college try, even buying business cards. I haven’t even used one.
Here’s what they DON’T tell you. There’s mad rep competition. You better be GLUED to social media. You better be willing to wrap your car in advertising for your business. The kicker with that? Now your car is used for business purposes and your insurance goes up. Yeah, you could write that off at the end of the year. Well, most of it. But who the fuck has time for that? Or the startup cost? Not to mention, it’s hard to promote a product that you yourself do not believe in.
Yes, they tell you that you get out of it what you put into it. But for someone that isn’t immersed in social media, and for two people that don’t have a large social circle, advertising is hard. The part that pisses me off is that the rep competition is FIERCE. It’s hard to get even a close friend to buy a goddamn eyeliner from you and cheat on their rep. Now, an article just came out that their presenters kit changed with mostly full size products and better samples. Uh. Maybe you should have given ME that kit. Because all the advertising in the world isn’t going to help me, and I just keep getting more and more annoyed.
-R