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Posted By: mark <mtran2000@aol.com> In Response To: Re: gasoline pills biz opp? (Dennis Bevers)
Thursday, 9 February 2006, at 8:09 p.m.
I would be very leery of dropping a pill in my gas tank, what if it messes up engine and you have to replace engine. Cost of engine would buy a lot of fuel.
Something as revolutionary as the gas pill sounds would make national headlines instantly. This is the first I have heard of it.
I would wait and see if it for real before trying and investing.
Dennis made some very good points on MLM practices that could apply here.
Mark
> Kami,
> Growing like wildfire is a common occurence in MLM. Making money off the
> opportunity rather than retail sales is also likely with MLM.
> Does you friend have "Customers" who actually buy the pills at
> retail? MLM is famous for turning distributors into customers of the
> product. If a promoter can recruit enough additional distributors, who
> also recruit additional distributors, the sponsor can make money without
> selling or using the product themself. (Does Amway ring a bell with
> you???)
> Fast-growing, money making MLM's that aren't built on at least some
> percentage of retail sales is a pyramid waiting for an earthquake to bring
> it down.
> Have you ever heard of the miraculous Laundry Ball? A textbook case of a
> pyramid masquerading as viable business. Many people jumped in quick to be
> able to sell the Laundry Ball, which through molecular action breaking
> down the surface tension of the water, allowing the user to reduce the
> amount od laundry detergent necessary to get their clothers clean.
> Horse hockey!!!
> The miraculous Laundry Ball was nothing more than a white or yellow
> plastic whiffle ball. Because the promoters were making money, they kept
> on fooling themselves that the product really worked. If it really worked,
> people could go to WalMart or other discounter and buy their whiffle balls
> at a much lower price. I don't think, the whiffle balls are flying off the
> shelves lately.
> Dennis Bevers
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