First of ,the question: Is it a scam? Yes!, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41SsPd0_AB0 ...and no. A lot people have had bad experiences with them, so in that sense we could say they are a scam. At the same time no one can do much because the way they operate prevents them from getting suit with charges of scams. Your best bet right now is to stay away from BWW and AMWAY (and in the past, Quixtar).
So, what is the deal with them?
Many would agree that they rip you off so they can travel at your expense. This is quite overly-simplified... but it is also hard to disprove by looking at their life-styles. so here is the basics into how BWW, otherwise known as Britt World Wide, operates to take your money with the given false promise of a great business opportunity (and by the way, as a general lesson, stay away! from people that say the same thing out there in the streets)
- Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM): This means that the people at the top (who got there first), known in BWW as sponsors, will receive 10% of the profits from their recruits: About to be from YOU!) This is a process known as commission. This means for bigger profits they have to:
- Sell big quantities or go home
- Recruit more people so they'll do all the hard work (means to recruit a lot, and here is where you come in!!!)
- Not all multi-level marketing campaigns/ companies are scams, but BWW has taken advantage of this type of system to exploit everything from its work force (You as a recruit) or its customers (by selling you overrated stuff), making people associate MLM with pyramid schemes. And yes BWW is a pyramid scheme.
- Membership Fees: Aside from over-taxing you for products and shipping from AMWAY () , they also:
- Charge $150.00 (one time fee) for just getting started. Supposedly they open up an account for you and a selling certificate that the government asks for (doesn't really sound too legit considering they don't provide much info about your stuff). They will generally ask for the starting fee after the first big meeting where you meet all this "important" people wearing dresses and ties. Please don't give them anything, even after they already invested in you so much, it is their fault for not telling you ahead of time what they were getting you into. Ask for your money back if you already paid for it, there are other websites out there that can help you with the dirty tricks done by BWW and AMWAY, its just a matter to google it up.
- $250 per annual event. They call them Leaderships conferences or something the like. They got several happening year round all over the nation, but as a member, you are only required to go to one once a year. If it happens to be all over the other coast, then you are expected to provide for your stuff (tickets, foods, hotels, or whatever) unless your recruiters (called sponsors) are nice enough to give full-free rides. They will put a lot of pressure in you (and even brain-washing you) to make you do whatever they need. This is why I'm writing this blog, so you can avoid getting slaved by them, or to open up your eyes if you are in the mists of getting trapped.
- Stupid CD's and books. the price range varies, but this one point shows just how far they will go to get your money. Not only will they try to brain-wash you to do everything they say, they will also be getting money in the process of doing so! The CD's and books are meant to keep you in a state of mind similar to hypnosis to control every single aspect of your life. This one point made me realize what kind of people they are. One thing is to help you succeed, another totally different is to use you to make them succeed (and if you fail, its like whateverz to them, they will move on to the next victim).
In a summary, DON'T get involve with Britt World Wide (BWW). Unless of course you are a heartless piece of **** who doesn't give a **** about friends and family, and who would do just about anything to "succeed" in life by any means, even if they have to put other people in bankrupt. A lot of people who do get involve by accident (the recruiter frame the "business opportunity" way too nice) realize it only leaves them without family and friends and very likely without money, too. If you fall into this, and if you already paid a substantial amount, just leave it, better to loose something than losing it all.
Edit (1): To the ones defending this type of business scam, there is no way everyone can become successful at this. Of course there are those "Diamond" sponsors who live well and barely do anything. But taking a look at the statistics, these people are vary rare, and they manipulate hundreds, if not thousands, of people to work for them with the 10% cut they get from them. So I'm guessing you just saw what they did, and now you are "inspire" to become your own boss. Bad news is, you have to wait to recruit your own little army of brainwashed slaves (all while giving 10% of your income to the people above you), but I also think you want the easy route, talk your way to the top, and put a blind eye on the damage you cause to others in the process.
