Hellobee Boards

I had a friend do this with some supplement she was selling .... I actually listened to her whole pitch (a 30 min phone call) and the name of the product was basically a state secret until she sent me some follow up materials for me to review before our “next” informational call Some googling revealed that the supplements were like $500/month. I assume that’s why they don’t tell you up front? Bc if you could figure out how much it cost before sitting through the sales pitch, no one ever would.

@LAZB: I’m a new fan of RF and my rep is the same way. Zero pressure. I appreciate it so much.

As @LAZB: said, they are trained to be vague about it to create interest and intrigue...to make you think its some special secret they have found. It gets you to take the next step (and contact them)...its all about keeping you intrigued and interested to keep asking more...

Then you find out the prices. The fact that most of the products are 1) a scam or 2) no different than what you can buy at a store. If you could google the name and find out a disqualifying piece of information (ie mandatory re-order, price point, chemicals, etc) they lose you. The longer they keep you interested without giving away the farm the better.

Its so slimy.

@Mrs D: I find that a bit harsh. Although the products might not be for everyone, I certainly don’t think that most of them are a scam. As far as the sales tactics go, it’s not for everyone, like I said I don’t approach things that way, but I wouldn’t call people slimy in general.

@LAZB: A lot of the products are sold a "wonder" items. Some completely new invention that will fix XXX. And its generally not true - although with everything of course there are exceptions. Many of the items are in markets with high cost of entry - so the DS route is the best way to go for the entrepreneur. It couples well with the selling approach "hey, I'm your friend, let me let you in on this amazing secret product I have discovered - but reach out to me in PM so we dont let everyone in on this amazing new thing"...

I'm not saying this applies to all companies who engage in DS, or all products. But in general, in my opinion, it covers the majority. We can agree to disagree thou - thankfully we all have that right!

Full disclosure -I have several accounts with DS companies for the purposes of buying my products at a discount. So I am very familiar with the DS industry, the training tactics, the business models, etc.