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running ads on Craigslist offereing management jobs and you end up selling perfume on a street corner. They are associated with Scentura Perfume scams - beware
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United Associates on County Road 156 in Crystal Minnesota is a complete and utter scam! Dont fall in the trap!
www.fragrancesofthefuture.com
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There will always be a certain percentage of negative people in the world, this is true, but luckily they have now made sites where you can all come together and have a party. Well you do know they say misery loves company, truer words have never been spoken.
Yes I am a manager for this company that you speak so badly of. Yes I went through training just like every other manager. In fact it took 61 days two years ago. Our company has never "fronted money" to anyone. It is given to you! Thats the bottom line.
Im glad to see "Sean a.k.a Gezzer" that you know everything after being in our office for a couple of hours total. Truth is they should be paying you the big bucks you could be the Einstein of our century. (1) our PARFUME (got that one wrong) is not cheap...proof is in the puddin..we have a 87% plus re-order rate. (2) To be so smart you sure do sound dumb (maybe its just my reading) Yes you are hired on as a manager, but you do have to show that you can in fact manage an office...You definitley have prooven a huge point for us in your writing... You came in for a 1st interview, 2nd interview, and orientation. During all of that time you were told that there are 3 parts to the training and you must show us that you know the in outs of every step in order to be a manager in one of our offices. You must know the sales and marketing (thats what your ppl do), you must know how to teach and train ppl (you can only handle so much yourself), and you must know all of the office jobs. This was clearly explained all three days. There are promotional levels in each step so that each person knows where they are at in the training. (Like a syllabus).
How do you think you would have done managing and office if we would have put you straight into the position from 2nd interview? You didnt listen the first three times we met you. Of all of the posts I like yours the best because you have proven the point that all of us managers (who have gone thru the training) try to make. The truth of the matter is that you can not walk off of the street in for an interview and be a successful manager for our company! You do have to learn a few things. Anyone who is successful will tell you that. Some just dont understand what it takes to be successful.
I will tell you this to all of those that read this site...beware of those that post on here...do not let them ruin things for you...if you can read this and stand up and have your own opinions we are looking for yous. The fact is that we are getting ready to open up 1 office in Roseville and 1 in Champlin once the new year comes. We are still going to be opening 10 more this next year. This is clearly mentioned on our website www.fragrancesofthefuture.com
I am a single mother of three and this is how I make a living. I manage and teach people. I have never been scamed and still in two years have never paid a penny to be here. Why is it that the majority that read this will only believe those that lie? Those that are negative? Those that are miserable and think they are doing their duty in making others feel the same way? I encourage you to read the facts (our site) and check out our blog. Our blog is still under construction but it is the daily activity of our business family.
Hello Mr. Sean Gadson. It's nice to see flakes do something productive with their lives. You are exactly the people we talk about. We say over and over and over "this position isn't for everyone" and we put it in writing that we don't have the time or resourses to work with anyone who is a quitter loser wimp flake or cry baby. I'm sorry you've never made over 11 dollars per hour. I'm sorry you're unemployed. And the fact is you're really unemployable.
You're just another internet terrorist who hides behind the computer moniter. I have a piece of paper with your signature that says anyone who makes or places a slanderous or libel statement against us that can be prooven untrue is liable to be sued in accoradance with U.S. and Minnesota laws protecting companies from false allegations.
Fact is over and over and over during the second interview we say upon completion of the learning program. We say over and over and over that the learning program is comprimised of three steps. Step 1 sales and mrkt Step 2 Teaching and Training Step 3 Management and Admin. We say you must be able to walk a mile in your peoples shoes. And that you must know the position of every person that you teach train and manage in your own office. But maybe you are one of those people I talk about with selective hearing. Or maybe they don't teach comprension so well in Michigan schools. That is were you went to High School. Or maybe and most likely you're just DUMB? Who knows?
And just for your knowledge there is no fronting of the money. You never have to pay it back ever. There are no investments, no fees, and you never have to buy anything EVER! Fact of the matter is there is a percentage of people out there just like you who will be negative and skeptical their entire lives. Which for you sucks cause you're only 27 so you've got another 50 plus years of it left. And then there are people like the managers around here who are looking for more and find it here. What we provide is a oppertunity with little education, little exp. no capital, no fees, and no investments of manageing your own office.
Everyone around here went through the training and did well. A verage manager trainee makes 300 plus a week. I've been in the business and made a ton of money. You wanna compare your last 3 years of income to mine? You'll loose! So I appoligize that you're a blow-out, but hopefully you can get in the unemployment line. And hopefully you find that 10 or 12 dollar a hour job that's illuded you your whole life.
UNITED ASSOCIATES IS A SCAM. I WENT TROUGH THE TWO INTERVIEW PROCESS AND ONE DAY OF "ORIENTATION". LET ME TELL YOU FIRST HAND, WHAT THEY TELL YOU IS BOTH THE TRUTH AND A LIE. YEAH YOU BECOME A MANAGER, ONLY AFTER YOU SELL BAD PERFUME FOR MONTHS. THAT IS, IF YOU CAN GET PEOPLE TO BUY EAU DA PERFUME(STRONG CHEAP PERFUME). I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE MAKING 700 A WEEK SALARY ONCE MY TRAINING WAS DONE AND 300 A WEEK DURING TRAINING. THAT WAS TRUE...KIND OF. I COULD MAKE 200-300 A WEEK BUT I HAVE TO SELL THIS PERFUME. I SELL 50 BOTTLE I GET A PROMOTION. WHAT? A PROMOTION? I THOUGHT I WAS ALREADY HIRED TO BE A MANAGER? DURING MY "INTERVIEW", OH I PUT QUOTES CAUSE MY FIRST INTERVIEW WAS LIKE 10 MIN LONG AND MY SECOND WAS MOSTLY ABOUT LAUGHING AT LAME JOKES AND HEARING THIS DUDE SAY "BE OPTIMISTIC" A MILLION TIMES. SORRY, AT-ANY-RATE, THEY MENTIONED THAT UNITED ASSOCIATES WAS APART OF A MUCH LONGER COMPANY BUT NEVER, NOT ONCE MENTIONED THE NAME OF THAT COMPANY OR THE NAME OF THE CEO. SO AFTER TRAINING I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO ASK JUST A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS COMPANY. I ASK...WE'LL CALL HIM "J" WHAT THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT UNITED WAS APART OF AND HE SAID "WHAT?" FOLLOWED BY "WELL ALL THE OFFICES ARE PRIVATELY OWNED SO I DON'T GET WHAT YOU MEAN". I MEAN WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT WE'RE APART OF GUY THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. ANYWAY I FINALLY GET THE ANSWER, SCENTURA. AND I EVEN GOT HIM TO TELL ME THE OWNERS NAME, LARRY HAHN. OK SO I'M REALLY CONCERNED NOW. AM I GETTING SCAMMED? I DART OVER TO MY GIRLFRIENDS HOUSE CAUSE SHE LIVES CLOSER TO THE "TRAINING FACILITY"(THEY REALLY LIKED CALLING THE SMALL OFFICE THAT) AND I HOP ON HER COMPUTER. I FORGET THE NAME OF THE COMPANY SO I TYPE IN THE CEO'S NAME. THANK YOU GOOGLE FOR NEVER LYING TO ME. I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO FINISH TYPING HIS NAME IN AND I GET SCAM, PYRAMID, FRAUD, LIE. THESE ARE WORDS I REALLY DON'T WANT TO SEE. THE BBB(BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU) RATES SCENTURA AS EITHER F OR NO RATING. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE LEARNING VALUABLE SKILLS IN MANAGEMENT, BUT INSTEAD THEY WANT ME TO HUSTLE KNOCK OFF PERFUME. NO WONDER "J" WAS GETTING SO DEFENSE WHEN I WAS ASKING HIM SIMPLE QUESTIONS LIKE WHATS THE OWNERS NAME OR WHEN DO WE FILL OUT OR W-2 FORM. LOOK DON'T FALL FOR THIS. IF YOU DO BECOME A MANAGER YOU RUN YOUR OWN OFFICE, BUT YOUR NAME GOES ON THE LEASE AND SCENTURA FRONTS YOU THE MONEY TO GET STARTED. LETS SAY YOU GET $30, 000 TO OPEN AN OFFICE. YOU MAKE 36, 000 A YEAR FOR YOUR SALARY. IF YOU CAN'T MAKE MONEY SELLING THE FAKE PERFUME, HOW CAN YOU PAY BACK THE FRONTED 30 G'S? SCAM, BAM NO THANK YOU MAN. DO THE RESEARCH YOURSELF. THE TWO COMMENTS THAT ARE FOR UNITED ASSOCIATES PROBABLY WORK FOR THAT WACK COMPANY. IT'S NOT WORTH YOUR TIME. KEEP TRYING AND YOU'LL FIND A REAL JOB.
Look everybody we have interview experts on this blog!
The fact is there is a oppertunity for anyone who takes advantage of it. Yes there is a 90 day training program. Where you learn all aspects of the business from the ground up. Shouldn't every good manager know the job of the people that they are managing. And oh by the way you do make a little money along the way. And where else is offering a full-time managment position starting at min 35, 000 with no experience no investment and you never have to buy anything?
Good luck internet terrorist beware of the 99 law. Your unemployment will run out soon.
Don't believe anything that they say, they are ALL liars! When they are found out they stay true to everything I have discovered and become really nasty and threaten whoever leaves. BEWARE!
I have been in the training for 60 days and am in the process of securing my own office within the same company. During the training I made $200-$300 per week. I have not been scammed in anyway. In fact I am thankful that I ran into the ad and the managers that helped me get to where I am. BTW there is nothing wrong with group interview. In fact a lot of organizations and companies use them, especially when they are undergoing an expansion. It helps with time managmenet! BTW no one told you that you would get to the top quickly. Now I did but not everyone does. It depends how much effort you put in. I would tell you that you were obviously not cut out for the position but you shouldnt belittle everyone. Just because you werent doesnt mean that we all arent! This is not a scam in anyway shape or form. I was never asked to pay anything and I have been given everything at no cost. I am sorry its not for you but it sure as hell is for me.
Scentura has been around for ages, and a well known scam. Frankly, anybody who takes a "management" job after being interviewed with 12-30 other people at the same time is an idiot. There is no quick way to the top, and anybody who promises it to you is a crook