Team National: My Experience with a Pyramid Scheme

[Chef Bobby]

As a favor to a good customer of mine, I went to her house today to let her and her uplines show me her new business. I tried to be nice, but couldn't think of anything possitive to say. Over $2000 to get started with nothing in return except a membership to a savings club that they hope you will get all of your friends to also join. The only way I saw to make income is by recruits.
Has anyone else ever heard of "Team National"?
Everything that I've ever heard of about piramid companies seemed to be the way they do business.

 

[pampchefsarah]

I never heard of Team National, per se, but if you don't feel it's the right opportunity for you, don't feel pressured to join. In fact, if there's any pressure, it's definitely not a legitimate opportunity.

 

[BethCooks4U]

My upline director did this. Well, her husband signed up since she couldn't as a director with PC even though she did the "work" (I believe they said you're supposed to sign up as a couple). Eventually she gave up her PC directorship and just a few months later they weren't doing that either.

I would run, not walk, from that opportunity but of course, there are those that will do well with it...


ETA: If it's not for you then just tell them that you are happy doing PC and you want to concentrate on that. They should be able to respect that.

 

[pampered1224]

Ever since I became a PC consultant, I have found many more opportunities to do things in DS. I found that none of them WOWd me like PC. I think the major part was the mere fact that my gut instinct told me not to do it. If you don't feel it, you certainly can not sell it. It is the same with PC. You just gotta feel it otherwise it is only a "job" and we all know how that works! It ends up costing us. If not monetarily, emotionally.

 

[Sheila]

Google "Team National Scam" and read for yourself. Looks like several different links with warnings about the company. I didn't read through them all.

 

[susanr613]

Go with your gut...and Beth's suggested response is a good one.

 

[Liquid Sky]

Google "Team National Scam" and read for yourself. Looks like several different links with warnings about the company. I didn't read through them all.

To be honest, you can google Pampered Chef Scam and find many articles as well. But yes....I don't trust "those" companies

 

[Chef Bobby]

One thing that I didn't like from the start was after the talk and video the man doing the talking pulls out two applications (there were two of us there) and brings us to the table like we were obligated to sign up.
Thank you for your input. I'm totally satisfied with putting 100% of my efforts into PC. I'm not planning on joining any other company.

 

[Myjenny]

I have also been to one of these orientations because a friend asked me too. What I didn't like was that they don't tell you anything until you get there. They have you listen to a recording about how much money you can make and that is it. They have a very specific way of recruiting that I didn't like. I'm sorry but if it's that great then why not tell the potentials up front about the company? And then they have to call someone else up to explain their success to you... Way to much time convincing... Not for me either...