The sad part is that some of the products are quite good- I purchased some Amway laundry detergent and household cleaners and they were incredibly good.
The problem is you could not just ask the salesman to buy something without getting hit with the amway pitch to become a selle. All i wanted was to order some stuff...I would still order it if I could
It is good stuff but not worth the hassle. They have ruined a lot of lives although I know one guy who got rich doing it.
He said that his recruiter showed him how he could recruit others and he would make money (The math they show is that if you buy all of your own household goods through their program, and those under you did the same, you would make the bonuses)
I gave him a challenge. I signed up for Amway under him and asked him to keep track of the money he made for a year. Then I busted my butt about 10 hours a week selling their laundry detergent and household cleaners (which are very good products). I never hid the Amway name, I never asked anyone to consider selling, I just sold the products.
I made about $100 a month that year selling Amway soap and cleaners. He lost money.
Some of their soap products are great, I still use them.
Almost all of their catalog products are a rip off.
Their methodology and recruiting schemes are reprehensible and unethical.