Interesting that it came out on here about the online stalking. I just explained to an Advisory Board member why I created a 2nd Facebook account and deleted all BBP reps from my regularly used Facebook account. I was, and still am, being stalked online. Yes, STALKED. Every move I make, every advertisement I place, every friend I add on a networking site is monitored. Incidentally, I run an honest business and I work very hard to build and maintain my business. I do not have time to "steal friends". And it's absolutely ridiculous and childish for one of your consultants to tell other BBP consultants NOT to be friends with me on social networking sites because it likes me to HER, and she's losing friends over it??? Hi, I'm going to be 31 years old. I hated high school when I was in it, and I certainly have no desire to relive the "I can't be friends with you because you're friends with her" mentality. Can we grow up here, just a little bit?
I have seen it time and time again, my advertisements are "borrowed", which by the way is a violation of intellectual property rights to plagiarize other people's written work. Isn't it funny that there are still ads being posted NOW that list information that was outdated before I was even terminated. Here's a prime example, and I'll put my comments in [brackets]:
I am excited to announce several new things happening with Brown Bag Party, and the awesome offers just for you.
As a representative, you don't have to lug the store around, just carry your business kit and a smile. Brown Bag Party pays 50% commission, no matter what kit you earn/purchase. Company Paid Hostess Program. Sales Bonus. Trip Incentives. You're qualified from day one, no quotas or qualification periods. Vestment Program - YES, you can retire. And so much more.
[I'm going to interject here to point out that it's 50% commission on MOST items, 40% on lingerie and selected items at BBP's descretion. One trip incentive does not give reason for that word to be pluralized. No quotas... as long as you're willing to pay $29.95 a month for access to log in and place your orders. No qualification periods... unless you earn a kit. If you earn a kit, you have to pay $29.95 for three continuous months so that you get your money back on that kit. I'm curious, how many consultants are vested? Just one, right? ]
Brown Bag Party has a GENEROUS Hostess plan and extra incentives. Our hostesses can earn 20% in of the party sales in FREE product with a qualifying party of $250 or more. This is one of the highest paying hostess rewards program in our industry and is entirely company paid. You can also offer half priced items for their party sales and bookings. Our Hostesses can even earn Vacation Vouchers for airfare or hotel. These great incentives will make them want to have a party with you.
[The vacation vouchers... really, are they worth it? Not really. To get the buy-1-get-1-airfare, you pay full price for the ticket. 99% of the time, you can get bargain airfare online and pay less for 2 seats than you would paying for the buy-1-get-1 with those vouchers. Consultants can offer 50% off items for party sales and bookings - well, ain't that something to advertise, considering that consultants are at a 50% buying discount? Every single company out there offers the same thing. 20% hostess rewards, really? I never had a $1000 party with Brown Bag Party. Since being with Pure Romance, I am averaging about 3 a month now. Party sales are not as high with your company because you're overcharging for poor quality, and consumers aren't stupid. So 20% sounds great, but 20% of nothing is still ... nothing.]
Share the opportunity & Teach Others to Do What You Do
~ 50% commission on your personal retail sales no matter what kit you start out with!
~ 5% commission on all your personally sponsored recruit's retail sales down three levels. [Gee, aren't there new requirements? My contacts still with your company told me what pay cuts they took because you aren't paying 5% on 3 levels until they reach a specific level themselves as the sponsor.]
~ 6 levels of Downline Commissions for those who want to recruit, we offer override commissions down 6 levels and commission roll-up through infinity. [ARE YOU KIDDING ME????? The Roll-Up to Infinity nonsense that nobody could ever adequately explain to me was discontinued at Boot Camp in September 2008. We're now in November 2009, and your consultants are STILL advertising this? Who's unethical now making false promises in their advertisements?]
~ Car bonus - Hit this bonus and BBP will pay your car payment every month you qualify, up to $600/mo. [Didn't this change 2 months ago, too?]
~ No Quotas/No Territories - your customers can be nationwide. [Name me one company in home party sales that still has territories. Oh and by the way, don't DARE recruit someone from another consultant's home town without seeing the claws come out. I learned that one the hard way first hand.]
~ Sales Bonuses - Earn up to 5% more on your monthly sales. [What's the minimum to achieve this one?]
~ Take Credit Cards- we can process your customer's cards for you. [Just make sure the system doesn't glitch and double charge a customer's card because I remember all too well how consultants were told to give CASH back to their customers so that you didn't have to reverse charges. I do believe that was your customer service department consisting of 1 person at the time.]
~ Direct to Customer Shipping - we are one of the few companies that offers a direct-to-customer shipping option. This means you never have to sort, pack, ship, or deliver merchandise.
[Do we really want to list how many customers of mine received the wrong items? One customer ordered Gold Dust and Hearts of Fire, or as the rest of the romance world knows it, a hot heart. She had her box delivered to her work. In effort to show co-workers how she was able to buy something mild at a party, she opened her box with an audience. In her box were bondage items - handcuffs, whip, blindfold. Nice. Another customer of mine ordered something called Beehive. She got Beads of Pleasure, an anal toy. Another customer returned about 4 of the same toy, and your customer service claimed there was nothing wrong with it. It didn't work, it was junk, and after the 4th toy exchanged, a customer service person told me it has to be user error. So that customer was out of a toy AND her money, since you don't offer refunds. I'll gladly have everything sent to me and pack'n'ship my own orders, thank you very much. At least if I do it, I know it's right.]
~ 10% Matching Bonus- earn even more as you grow your team.
Wanna get your kit for FREE? Host a party or do a catalog show and use your hostess credits towards the purchase of your kit.Already with another company? Switch to Brown Bag Party and receive a kit valued at over $600 for only $89. [Since when is the $585 retail valued kit "over $600"? And I'm sorry, but it's broken down in the price of the kit to include the $29.95 fee, so where is that a bargain?]
Join today for only $99! You will receive at kit valued at over $650!! Start now and have a debt free holiday!Dont wait and kick yourself in January paying off those credit cards! [Now the kit is valued over $650??? What's up with that?]
Contact me today and I'll help you get started with support from the best team in the company - no matter where you are located! [Hello, there is only ONE TEAM in the company. Remember, only ONE consultant is directly under the corporate office, and the entire company is under her.]
In light of this advertisement that was posted online within the past week, can you now see where the general intelligent public would be saying how unethical your company's representatives are?
Additionally, the whole Pole Party concept... I went through hours upon hours of training and testing to become a certified dance instructor in ballet, tap, jazz, acrobatics, gymnastics, tumbling, and hip hop. I had to go through a testing process that included having to score high on areas like "Anatomy of a Dancer", and "Proper technique to avoid injury". I had to know how and why of every single technical movement. Not only did I have to know what I was doing, I also have to be insured. The core strength muscles required for proper pole dancing technique mirrors that of Cirque du Soliel acrobats. How exactly is it that you can sleep at night knowing that anyone who joins your company might attempt to teach adult women how to pole dance, which is honestly more physically demanding than regular forms of dance. Yes, you have disclaimer forms for the pole party guests to sign, but those only would prevent a customer from suing YOU. They can still sue the consultant in the event of injury, and that disclaimer/waiver isn't adequate enough to hold up in all 50 states in a court of law. I personally know someone who lost her dance studio, her car, her home, basically her life, because someone in one of her dance classes didn't follow instructions, and ended up breaking something in their back. Would you go to bat for a consultant who might be sued for something like that? Highly unlikely, since you wouldn't even go to bat for a consultant whose customer waited over 2 months for lingerie, and when the customer wanted you to refund her money, you told the consultant to take the lingerie for her demo line and pay that customer back out of her own pocket. And you told the customer that you are merely the distributor, once items leave your warehouse, it's between the customer and consultant.
So you can say whatever you want to about your own company. And disgruntled customers and consultants will continue to say whatever we want to about your company. It's not "slander" if it's true. |
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