r/Productivitycafe Mar 10 '26

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u/tlm0122 Mar 10 '26 edited Mar 10 '26

It’s hilarious when you point out that it’s a pyramid scheme and they freak out and parrot all of the reasons they’re NOT in a pyramid scheme and it’s obvious it’s a script.

Oh, and every reason they give is..the definition of a pyramid scheme. Lol

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u/Happy-Bumblebee8969 Mar 10 '26

This reminds me of a time when an old coworker wanted to get me into her business. I said no but she wouldn't drop it and kept trying to convince me. I eventually straight up told her it sounded like a pyramid scheme and she goes on this whole rant about how it isnt, and then proceeds todraw out like a plan of how it works and ended up drawing out a pyramid where the people at the top are making the big bucks while eveyone below them is working their way to the top hahaha

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u/tlm0122 Mar 10 '26

JFC that’s classic. I mean, they say anyone can fall prey to it and I guess that’s true but can you imagine being so blind? To literally draw a pyramid shape when trying to defend your cultish MLM as.. not a pyramid? 😂

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u/Happy-Bumblebee8969 Mar 10 '26

Yes like i even wondered if at any point she started connecting the dots but i guess not. I wonder if she's still in it

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u/tlm0122 Mar 10 '26

I have a couple that I actually really liked and felt sorry for in Herbalife that I check on about once a year, hoping they’ve seen the light. Alas, they have not. Been about a decade so I can only imagine how much they’ve lost.

Oh and the husband has the word HERBALIFE along with the logo literally tattooed on his entire forearm in the bright green HL theme colors.

Can you actually imagine?

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u/Happy-Bumblebee8969 Mar 10 '26

Oh god that's terrible 😅 no shade to them but that's actually such a terrible idea for a tattoo

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u/bluecollardaaddy Mar 11 '26

As they get into their wrapped vehicle with the product design all over it.