| Amway and Quixtar are both part of the Alticor | | | | distributors who would be doing the actual selling, |
| family of companies. Amway Corporation was | | | | while the Big One did little or no selling of the |
| founded in 1959 by Rich DeVos and Jay Van | | | | Company product at all.That is, the emphasis of |
| Andel In 1999 Quixtar, Amway and Quixtar are | | | | MLM schemes is not selling the Company product |
| officially termed multilevel marketing businesses | | | | but selling the Company itself.It is possible to |
| which in truth are no more then legal pyramid | | | | succeed as an independent distributor but more |
| schemes .Amway and Quixtar primarily deal with, | | | | than likely you will end up alienating some family |
| Artistry Skin Care and Color Cosmetics, Nutrilite | | | | and friends. You will probably end up buying more |
| Vitamins and Food Supplements, the eSpring | | | | stuff than you sell. And you will learn a lot about |
| Water Purifying System, and the SA8 Laundry | | | | deceiving yourself and others.Some of the more |
| System productsFeeding off the American dream | | | | Interesting rules enforced by Amway are |
| of getting rich quick and easy the basic formula is | | | | below.The Direct Distributor or the sponsoring |
| simple.First, there is the "Company", which has a | | | | distributor will buy back any unused marketable |
| product or array of products. Second, there are | | | | products from a distributor whose inventory is |
| the independent distributors who (a) sell the | | | | not moving or who wishes to leave the business. |
| Company product and (b) recruit new distributors | | | | Amway enforces the buyback rule.To ensure that |
| who do the same, ad infinitum if possible.The | | | | distributors do not attempt to secure the |
| reason distributors don't just sell the Company | | | | performance bonus solely on the basis of |
| product is that they receive "bonuses" for sales | | | | purchases, Amway requires that, to receive a |
| made by their recruits. Theoretically, the richest | | | | performance bonus, distributors must resell at |
| independent distributor would have dozens, | | | | least 70% of the products they have purchased |
| hundreds, thousands, even millions of subordinate | | | | each month. |