Multi-Level Marketing- Scam or Not?

Have you met anybody that is apart of a MLM company? Or have you been approached by someone on social media that you rarely talked to just so they can get you to buy their products?

A typical conversation would be among the lines of: 

Random girl from HS- 

"Hey girl we haven't talked in a while. How have you been?" 

You- 

"Good, what about you?" 

Girl- 

"GREAT! I've noticed you do your makeup awesome. I have an awesome mascara product that would enhance your lashes and make them look 10x bigger and prettier! Would you like to be one of my lucky candidates?"

You-

"Uh, no thx." 

Honestly, multi-level marketing companies are basically marketing schemes. I've had one of my close friends try to sell me something and I really felt bad for her. People who are involved in these schemes are typically doing everything they can to make barely any money. The least they can do is be less greedy. This is one of the reasons why I don't use Facebook as often. 

Personally, I have never bought anything from these companies, have you? I've heard good things about Younique, however, is it really worth it? Or should you just go to the store and buy some mascara in less than half an hour. 

The website Home Business talks about some red flags that you can avoid if you are ever approached like this meme posted above. 

1. Building a team 

2. Outrageous product claims 

3. Crazy sales tactics 

4. Pressure to BUY 

5. Unsettling feeling 

First of all, more team members or sales reps there are, the bigger the red flag it is. The income that comes in from the products they sell is going to the team, not the recruiting. 

Outrageous product claims is another red flag. Don't fall for some skin lotion that "works miracles" and is only $100. 

The pressure to buy... Yeah, we've all seen this one before. 

You might get an unsettling feeling when you get one of those messages about their new and exciting product. They have to be greedy because they need to sell everything in their inventory, or else they don't get their money back. 

Don't mind my argument, though! There are actual MLM companies that do just fine and aren't illegal scams. This is just from my experience. The memes that I searched are quite funny: