The great Amway debate continues. Also read:
IS AMWAY A GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY?
WILL AMWAY MAKE YOU ANNOYING?
steve howarth writes:

So the cycle of deception perpetuates itself ad nauseum. Amway is, lets face it guys…effing SATANIC.
How many decades of deluded hopefuls have been chewed up and spat out by this systemic, geared deception? “…Check Upline??? My arse!
Keep your OWN COUNCIL. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN FAMILIES.And, while you are at it GET A LIFE!. Amway is a latter day diabolic/infernal/global manifestation.
If you doubt me, just ask yourselves how much are you GETTING OUT OF THIS in the HERE AND NOW?
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In our ongoing, open discussion of Amway / Quixtar and other Multilevel marketing (MLM, Direct sales) businesses, FranchisePick.com commenter Sister Sam offers this warning:
Something that has been overlooked in most of the criticisms of Amway/Quixtar is the Registration Contract itself. Unless you are an attorney, you have no idea just how restrictive, one-sided, and dangerous it is to sign an Amway Independent Distributor Registration Agreement.
First, if you never achieve any success with Amway, you don’t risk much by signing the contract. But if you reach a level that the corporation considers successful and then try to leave, watch out!!
On the …read more

Is multilevel marketing giant Amway a scam?
Brad doesn’t think so.  on 2009/08/22 at 9:24am Brad wrote:
So many times have we all read posts from those who claim to be CEOs, heads of corporations, multi-millionaires, billionaires, etc. yet can’t get a simple point across or insist on bashing and finger-pointing.
The bottom line is that it is not something for nothing, or pie in the sky, as L-Dub calls it, but the success can be very real if you are willing to put in the work. If you do not like doing some of the things that will help your business grow, …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) Have you ever had a good friend or close relative join AMWAY (Mary Kay, Herbalife, Quixtar, Meleleuca, Shaklee, USANA, nuskin, or other mlm, multilevel or network marketing scheme) and suddenly become… ANNOYING?
Our post IS AMWAY A GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY? prompted thirstyfox to share what happened when her sister joined AMWAY/QUIXTAR:
My sis was in it once, wasted all her time and in the end made little or nothing.
She got back into it recently against everyones advice.  It’s like a cult that turns you against your family so you don’t listen to them. Now she has no time for family, just …read more

(Top New Franchises) Have you ever been involved with “direct sales” aka multi-level marketing (MLM)? Which one?
Amway? Avon? Cutco Knives (Vector Marketing) Equinox? Forever Living? Goji Juice? Herbalife? Juice Plus? Longaberger Baskets? Mannatech? Mary Kay? Meleleuca? National Safety Associates (NSA)? Nu Skin? Primerica? Quixtar? Shaklee? Tahitian Noni? Tupperware? USANA Health Sciences? VitaMark? Watkins Incorporated? World Financial Group?
What was your experience like? Did you make money? What was your most unforgettable experience?
Do you still sell via multilevel marketing?
Is multilevel marketing …read more

(Top New Franchises) AMWAY or SCAMWAY?
With a brutally tough economy, record high foreclosures and widespread personal financial woes, many are looking for additional ways to earn some cash or start a new business. That means it’s boom time for those who are hawking business opportunities and multilevel marketing schemes. But what is MLM fact and what is MLM fiction?
AMWAY is arguably the most successful (or at least best known) “direct sales” organization in history. Yet there is so much negativity around the AMWAY name that much of the AMWAY website is dedicated to dispelling “What you …read more