http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Information, Perceptions and Discussion about Quixtar en-us quixtardemons@gmail.com 2009-10-07T08:24:36+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2009/10/why_does_it_still_hurt.php You'll notice on the front page the postings have slowed down a lot. I find that rather interesting, as the community that has been built upon the discussion of the topic that is Amway/Quixtar online has really flourished from what I can see. I go for months at a time now not thinking about Amway or Quixtar or WWDB, but other times, a fleeting thought pops into my head to pop on the forum to see what is going on or see what Scott Larsen has posted lately. It wasn't totally surprising to me the information that was revealed given the economy regarding a number of diamonds do other things. It also isn't surprising that given the housing market even the Puryear River house is being listed on the market. When I saw Scott's posting regarding that real estate listing, I popped onto www.wwdb.com and logged in using the prospect... 8428@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ A/QMOs 2009-10-07T08:24:36+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/07/is_this_what_it_has_come_to.php When I first started blogging about Amway and Quixtar there were a number of blogs and sites about this opportunity and each seemed to have it's own niche. Quixtar Blog seemed to be one that broke stories, had a variety of different weekly posts. Monday Reader Mail, Farcial Help Desk, etc, etc. xanadu had his infamous blog that broke down the tapes and the BS that was on them, Quixtar Demons went to town on WWDB group, and of course On the Road with Dave was and still is a unique blog with an active IBO who was not on either side per se, just really sensible about the whole thing. Today while approving comments I received two comments that caught my attention. First one was from "whoz" (Scott Larsen) and the second from "joecool". Larsen's comment was about all the sites that Insider (David Steadson) apparently owns, and joecool... 8427@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Miscellaneous 2008-07-21T20:32:27+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/06/orrin_woodward_wants_amway_to_confront_reality.php Today I read an article over at Orrin Woodward's blog titled "Amway/Quixtar North America - Confronting Brutal Reality". In a nutshell Orrin goes through some numbers and other data to come to the conclusion that Amway/Quixtar has actually declined in sales since 1980. This of course is summed up to the leadership at Amway and the conclusion that they are not facing the reality of their broken business model. At the end of the article Orrin gives Amway some "free advice" and has some comments that I found to be stinging: "Judging by the sales of Amway North America, I believe that the Amway managers are receiving poor grades on their leadership competence. If Dick Devos believes he has the ability to run the state of Michigan as Governor, then I would recommend that he prove it on his beloved Amway business first. It would make Dick’s message more palatable... 8426@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Amway 2008-06-27T02:34:05+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/05/hey_amway_iboyou_havent_done_anything_yet.php What is it about some IBOs that makes them think simply by being in Amway they are already more successful then any broke loser who is getting by working at their J-O-B? They know who they are, we have all seen them, read their comments, there is no denying it. They are usually the ones who get offended when asked how much profit they claimed on their taxes, as if it was matter of the utmost national security, and can't possibly understand where some slimy critic who couldn't hack it in their super successful business gets off asking such a question. Well here is where we get off asking such a question. Chances are good those slimy critics are doing better financially in their J-O-B then you are, or for that matter ever will do in your business. Chances are good those slimy critics who are doing the right things... 8425@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Amway 2008-05-28T02:57:33+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/05/memorial_day_tribute.php For me Memorial Day means primarily one thing and that is honoring those who lost their lives in service to their country. Of course there are others who hold other meanings for this day and it is not my intent to belittle those meanings, but rather express who I think about on Memorial Day. This year, much like the past few years Memorial Day holds a more present meaning for many families around the country. Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, Sailors, and Coast Guard who have lost their lives not only to keep America free, but fighting for the freedom of others. While this weekend also means travel plans for many, and getting together with family and friends please take time out to remember the hundreds of family and friends who are affected each time a warrior dies in service to his/her nation. Those who are in harms way have put everything... 8424@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Miscellaneous 2008-05-24T21:25:01+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/05/the_amway_ibo_chicken_flock.php I got my Believe DVD just the other day and thought the movie was great. It was funny, sadly true in so many ways and I thought it did a great job at taking a funny poke at some issues within the MLM industry including Amway. Interestingly enough the part I liked the most had nothing to do with the movie but rather one of the Special Features on the DVD. It was the interview with the "Industry Insider", not to be confused with our at times local Amway supporter who goes by the handle Insider or IBOFightBack. Contrary to our local Amway supporter this Insider who was interviewed about this DVD was refreshingly honest about his industry. He was quite open in admitting that much of what is portrayed in the movie happens in the MLM industry, and unlike many IBOs who comment on this site (including Insider) he... 8423@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Amway 2008-05-23T19:03:24+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/05/funny_yet_sadly_so_truthful.php It has been sometime now since Believe the Movie was first talked about. Qblog even did an interview with the film's director Loki Mulholland a while back. Well tonight I decided what the heck and purchased my own copy of the movie. I was impressed with the site and how it has evolved since the last time I visited. I would recommend reading the stories that were submitted, they are some of the funniest stories I have heard. Here is an example: "I was sponsored by a friend of mine. One of the direct distributors above me was always well-dressed, wore rings, had a nice car, etc. After two years or so of showing the plan, attending meetings and buying material I'd sponsored two people and wasted incredible time and money. Years later I was at a friend's apt downtown. We ordered a pizza and who would deliver it but... 8422@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Humor 2008-05-18T04:35:41+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/04/perfect_water_now_not_as_perfect.php Since I first found out about this new perfect water product that Amway is going to be distributing the thing that of course caught my attention was the claims that were being made about this product. The whole deal about having improved flexibility, balance, and strength in just seconds with one ounce I found to be quite outrageous. No surprise to me however was the comments from those who came here defending such ridiculous claims. In this situation however this story actually has a different twist from the outrageous product claims that have been made about Amway products of the past. A quick trip over to amquix.info shows several articles that Scott Larsen has written about perfect water and in many of those articles he has screen shots of the perfect water website as it has evolved. The twist on this product is that the manufacturer was making the claims... 8421@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Amway 2008-04-12T08:01:04+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/04/go_memphis.php I don't really follow College Basketball or any basketball for that matter. Right now I am actually going through football withdrawals, and using baseball to get me through as rough as that is. But I know Qblog loves his Memphis basketball team and they are in the Final Four so I thought I would make mention of it and let's see if they can win it all.... 8420@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Miscellaneous 2008-04-05T05:22:33+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/03/amway_and_their_perfect_water.php Around the web I have been seeing more and more articles about the Perfect Water product from Amway. Of course it is open to some skepticism because of the claims that are being made, which are that you can have better balance, strength and flexibility after even just one ounce and this can occur within seconds. Apparently there are demonstrations of this being done by IBOs and many of those videos can be found on the web. A search for Amway and Perfect Water on YouTube will show several videos from open meetings of these "demonstrations". I have watched several videos and I have a hard time believing some of the claims that they are making can happen with just one ounce of water, and occur in an instant on top of that. So I have included a couple of videos in this post, one of them is a demonstration... 8419@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Amway 2008-03-27T17:42:50+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/03/carnegie_on_wealth.php Do you know who Andrew Carnegie is? As far as Forbes is concerned he is the second richest man in the history of the world second only to John D. Rockefeller. Just to give you an idea of what being that high on that list means Bill Gates ranks 20th on the list and Warren Buffet ranks 41st. That ranking is based on their highest ever net worth. So needless to say Andrew had quite a bit of spare change in his pocket. His view on wealth though is what I have always admired. Carnegie was known for being a big philanthropist, and it was said that he wouldn't give a begger a dime, but he would build him a library. He felt that his purpose of being rich was to use the money to make society better as a whole. By the time he died he had given away... 8418@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ A/QMOs 2008-03-13T18:50:32+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/02/typical_prospecting_story.php I found an interesting post on a forum where an individual talks about getting prospected at a car show by an IBO. Sadly the way he describes the story happens more often then it should and is the primary reason IBOs have a bad stereotype attached to them. Recently I was at the Philly Auto Show admiring the new Challenger and a guy started talking to me about how what I do and where i'm from yada yada yada. Anyway he tells me he has a business and he is looking to do business down my way with Circut City and Best Buys and also is promoting a new energy drink. So I left him my number and he gave me a business card and said next time he was in my area we should meet about me helping him with his business in my area. About a week later... 8417@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ A/QMOs 2008-02-28T21:56:58+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/02/fred_harteis_resigns_from_quixtar.php Over on Fred Harteis's blog Fred has posted his explanation of his resignation from Quixtar. I found this to be the most interesting part of his post: "As an IBO I have entered into many discussions concerning issues I have had with Quixtar i.e.: product pricing, the IBO compensation plan, negative on the web." Negative on the web? Now I know Fred didn't specify exactly, but most of the negative on the web is due to abusive practices by motivational organization leaders. I wonder how many other leaders complained about the negative on the web with Quixtar. Were they looking to Quixtar to do something about it? Isn't that kind of like expecting someone to clean up a mess that you made yourself? The way I see it if the IBO leaders showed more concern for their downline making a profit rather then buying tools and getting tickets to the... 8416@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ A/QMOs 2008-02-22T18:24:38+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/02/walmart_and_amway_quixtar.php When I was in Quixtar I remember many times references to Wal-Mart being used. During an open meeting the speaker would tell the prospects that instead of spending their money at Wal-Mart they could buy from their own company and make money. IBOs tell people that Wal-Mart never gave them a check for shopping there like they get from their own business. Wal-Mart this and Wal-Mart that. Pretty much every time a reference to a traditional business was used it was Wal-Mart. So when I saw an article by Ray Alexander in the Opportunity Zone titled "Not Wal-Mart and never want to be" I couldn't help but laugh a little. The question isn't that IBOs need to compete with the Wal-Marts, Sam's Clubs, etc. It's a matter of IBOs need to stop comparing themselves to them. You see an IBO can argue that the quality of their products are so... 8415@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Amway 2008-02-18T23:32:10+00:00 http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2008/02/more_on_the_amway_arbitration_case.php As expected the reversal of the arbitration ruling in the Morrison case has made it's rounds and now the IBOAI, Alticor, and even others are putting their two cents in. Of course most of what is being said I don't think is even addressing the issues. To me it looks like more damage control then anything. At any rate there are apparently some things that the IBOAI want you to know. 1. The decision in this case could be changed in future court proceedings. (Much like how the earlier decision in favor of Amway was later changed in future court proceedings). 2. The Morrison decision was based upon arbitration agreement rules that were in effect in 1998 and have since changed. For instance Amway can no longer make changes to the agreement without the consent of the IBOAI. 3. The dispute arose before January 1, 1998 when the arbitration agreement... 8414@http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/ Amway 2008-02-11T23:24:28+00:00