Prayer Request Pyramid Schemes - Page 2

Two-Twenty · 05-30-2012, 10:45 PM

My "friend" set me up by sending me to one of those prepaid legal shield hotel seminars.

I guess I understand that the only way to get people to go to these is to fool them.

I've been fooled like 5 times. Someone you're acquainted with calls you and says that you've just gotta come to this meeting right away...

Then you sit there for 2 hours listening to a guy tell you how to become a millionaire by getting others to work for you.

Should I aggressively confront him about sending me to this naivety convention?

Or should I just never talk to him again?

Two-Twenty · 05-30-2012, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Why wouldn't you just get up and walk the **** out once you realized what was going on?

Such a good question sir.

I think it's because I was raised in a single parent home.

**CrazyPhuD** · 05-30-2012, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Two-Twenty

Yeah, I never saw this one coming. I attended class with this guy a couple of years ago and he never struck me as "one of them".

He texted me today and said he found a business partner that might help us get some movie equipment. All I needed to do was meet him at the sportsmen's lodge in an hour...

Tell him you'll show up if he blows you in the parking lot.

**CrazyPhuD** · 05-30-2012, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Why wouldn't you just get up and walk the **** out once you realized what was going on?

This would seem like a perfect time to stand up and pull a cartman....

05-30-2012, 11:35 PM

One of the original moderators of this site is a millionare many times over running these things. Some people got it and some don't.

Fat Elvis · 05-31-2012, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Two-Twenty

My "friend" set me up by sending me to one of those prepaid legal shield hotel seminars.

I guess I understand that the only way to get people to go to these is to fool them.

I've been fooled like 5 times. Someone you're acquainted with calls you and says that you've just gotta come to this meeting right away...

Then you sit there for 2 hours listening to a guy tell you how to become a millionaire by getting others to work for you.

Should I aggressively confront him about sending me to this naivety convention?

Or should I just never talk to him again?

You just need to quit hanging out with Luzap.

**QuikSsurfer** · 05-31-2012, 07:57 AM

My grandparents have made a shit ton of money over the years selling Prepaid Legal. That kind of work is hardly my style but it is possible to be successful with the program.

**Bwana** · 05-31-2012, 07:58 AM

The last time I got caught up in one of those deals, was when "a friend" envited me out for coffee one night. I thought it was kind of strange and my WTF meter was starting to go off. When I got there, he starts in hot and heavy on the Amway pitch. I stood up, shook my head and haven't talked to him since. That was 20+ years ago. Others have tired, but I can smell those things coming from a mile away and don't bite on their line of BS.
Anyone that doesn't have the nuts to talk to you outright, about their "great deal," is a pile of crap and a waste of my time.

**Saul Good** · 05-31-2012, 08:01 AM

I don't understand why some of you are so negative about this stuff. The Ramada conference room is where billionaires are born.

Msmith · 05-31-2012, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Two-Twenty

After I realized I had been duped, I sat down next to a cute girl that I assumed had been tricked into attending as well. Right as I was about to commiserate I noticed that she was in on it as well. She laughed and clapped with perfect timing. She knew all of the jokes. And she just happened to have an extra pen and notepad so that I could take notes.

She could be an accomplice, you know?

**Saul Good** · 05-31-2012, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Msmith

She could be an accomplice, you know?

I wonder if he noticed she was in on it as well...

**Rain Man** · 05-31-2012, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saul Good

I wonder if he noticed she was in on it as well...

If there was only some way to tell what he was thinking...

**Rain Man** · 05-31-2012, 08:35 AM

We've all fallen for this stuff. I once let a vacuum cleaner salesman into my house, and the guy wouldn't leave. Even though I ended up getting a free vacuum out of the deal, it didn't work on blood stains at all.

**RockChalk** · 05-31-2012, 08:49 AM

The absolute worst are the door-to-door home security people. My dogs do a good job of running them off

Anyone who buys/subscribes to prepaid legal deserves the fate they receive

Dante84 · 05-31-2012, 08:55 AM

I had a fraternity brother who was a couple years younger than me ask me to meet him for lunch, because he wanted to network and ask me a couple questions about my job.

I assumed it was because he was a year or two out of school, and was either looking for advice while job hunting, or even looking for job leads. Of course I obliged. It was just lunch.

Well, my job at the time was laid back and sales oriented, so I showed up in jeans and a button up to a Panera. I went in fully intending on paying for the dude, and ready to help him out with his job hunt.

I show up, and he's in a full suit with a briefcase, and there's some other dude who is in a suit, standing five feet away, obviously having a fake phone call which would allow my buddy to give me an "intro pitch" and then "bring in the big guns."

Me: Uh, hey, Eric, what's up?
Eric: (nervous) Hi! Thanks for meeting us!
Me: We still having lunch, or...?
Eric: Yes! I will take care of it. Get anything you want!
Me: I'm fine, I got it. Was there anything in particular you wanted to talk about?
Eric: I just wanted to find out about your current job, what your benefits look like and how your financial planning is going?

Turns out he had just started with Northwestern Mutual, and set up sales meeting. His boss, or lead, or whatever... was just this total douchey, condescending knob that I can only imagine threatened him into duping his friends and family into sales pitch meetings. I laughed at him, and told Eric that he's better than this company and its BS sales tactics, and to give me a call if he wanted to ever talk about life, or looking for a real gig.

Haven't heard from him since, but he switched jobs about 3 months later. Hope it was worth it.

Molitoth · 05-31-2012, 09:56 AM

I fell for this once and paid $500 to become a member. Tried to sell the shit and couldn't sell a single effing unit, not even to family and friends. This is when I decided I was not a good salesman and would never do sales EVER.

Good decision, I love my job and career as a Network Administrator.

05-30-2012, 10:45 PM
Two-Twenty Starter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: City of Angels Casino cash: $8858193	Pyramid Schemes My "friend" set me up by sending me to one of those prepaid legal shield hotel seminars. I guess I understand that the only way to get people to go to these is to fool them. I've been fooled like 5 times. Someone you're acquainted with calls you and says that you've just gotta come to this meeting right away... Then you sit there for 2 hours listening to a guy tell you how to become a millionaire by getting others to work for you. Should I aggressively confront him about sending me to this naivety convention? Or should I just never talk to him again?
Posts: 383

05-30-2012, 11:35 PM	#19
Phobia Guest Casino cash: $	One of the original moderators of this site is a millionare many times over running these things. Some people got it and some don't.
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05-31-2012, 07:57 AM	#21
QuikSsurfer Got swag? Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Madison, MS Casino cash: $10008287	My grandparents have made a shit ton of money over the years selling Prepaid Legal. That kind of work is hardly my style but it is possible to be successful with the program. __________________
Posts: 11,847

05-31-2012, 07:58 AM	#22
Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana Casino cash: $2135893647	The last time I got caught up in one of those deals, was when "a friend" envited me out for coffee one night. I thought it was kind of strange and my WTF meter was starting to go off. When I got there, he starts in hot and heavy on the Amway pitch. I stood up, shook my head and haven't talked to him since. That was 20+ years ago. Others have tired, but I can smell those things coming from a mile away and don't bite on their line of BS. Anyone that doesn't have the nuts to talk to you outright, about their "great deal," is a pile of crap and a waste of my time. __________________ Adventure is dangerous....but monotony can kill you.
Posts: 70,486

05-31-2012, 08:01 AM	#23
Saul Good Quit your bullshit Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bored of winning Casino cash: $10052799	I don't understand why some of you are so negative about this stuff. The Ramada conference room is where billionaires are born. __________________ Today is not a good day to be a pussy.
Posts: 41,870

05-31-2012, 08:35 AM	#27
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-622449 VARSITY	We've all fallen for this stuff. I once let a vacuum cleaner salesman into my house, and the guy wouldn't leave. Even though I ended up getting a free vacuum out of the deal, it didn't work on blood stains at all. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,411

05-31-2012, 08:49 AM	#28
RockChalk Dirty Bit Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lake of the Woods Casino cash: $1256002	The absolute worst are the door-to-door home security people. My dogs do a good job of running them off Anyone who buys/subscribes to prepaid legal deserves the fate they receive __________________
Posts: 7,034

05-31-2012, 08:55 AM	#29
Dante84 Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ATX & OPKS Casino cash: $-1998004 VARSITY	I had a fraternity brother who was a couple years younger than me ask me to meet him for lunch, because he wanted to network and ask me a couple questions about my job. I assumed it was because he was a year or two out of school, and was either looking for advice while job hunting, or even looking for job leads. Of course I obliged. It was just lunch. Well, my job at the time was laid back and sales oriented, so I showed up in jeans and a button up to a Panera. I went in fully intending on paying for the dude, and ready to help him out with his job hunt. I show up, and he's in a full suit with a briefcase, and there's some other dude who is in a suit, standing five feet away, obviously having a fake phone call which would allow my buddy to give me an "intro pitch" and then "bring in the big guns." Me: Uh, hey, Eric, what's up? Eric: (nervous) Hi! Thanks for meeting us! Me: We still having lunch, or...? Eric: Yes! I will take care of it. Get anything you want! Me: I'm fine, I got it. Was there anything in particular you wanted to talk about? Eric: I just wanted to find out about your current job, what your benefits look like and how your financial planning is going? Turns out he had just started with Northwestern Mutual, and set up sales meeting. His boss, or lead, or whatever... was just this total douchey, condescending knob that I can only imagine threatened him into duping his friends and family into sales pitch meetings. I laughed at him, and told Eric that he's better than this company and its BS sales tactics, and to give me a call if he wanted to ever talk about life, or looking for a real gig. Haven't heard from him since, but he switched jobs about 3 months later. Hope it was worth it. __________________ ..
Posts: 20,454

05-31-2012, 09:56 AM	#30
Molitoth Mahomes Fanboi Join Date: Apr 2004 Casino cash: $184969	I fell for this once and paid $500 to become a member. Tried to sell the shit and couldn't sell a single effing unit, not even to family and friends. This is when I decided I was not a good salesman and would never do sales EVER. Good decision, I love my job and career as a Network Administrator.
Posts: 20,296

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