MLM TOP FAILS #68 | Using a stranger’s death to pitch Primerica is a new low

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  • @HannahAlonzo
    @HannahAlonzo  Рік тому +51

    Use code HANNAHALONZO50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/3stOCU7!

    • @loosilu
      @loosilu Рік тому +6

      I second Factor. The food is great!

    • @b2bb429
      @b2bb429 Рік тому +2

      I love Factor and get it weekly.
      I have close friends and family that breed dogs. The dog contract in almost all cases is not a legal binding contract unless it is notarized and signed by both parties (which they never do). Most breeders do not have clear, unambiguous terms in their agreements that are required for a document to be legal.

    • @francinejones2524
      @francinejones2524 6 місяців тому +1

      I love your real life mom scenarios that you share with us about having no time for your own lunch and not knowing what’s even for dinner! I hear you on that!! Sometimes I’ve missed breakfast and lunch which I know is not good for me. But don’t we always care for ourselves last!🩷

    • @kioplqwerty
      @kioplqwerty 4 місяці тому

      am addicted to your videos, you're so pretty, your hubby is a lucky guy!

    • @amandaantico78
      @amandaantico78 3 місяці тому

      I hate cleaning my showers, do you still love the scrubber? If so, I’ll find it in your Amazon links. Thanks!!

  • @subliminal-damage
    @subliminal-damage Рік тому +1877

    "That's not why you're here" bold of you to underestimate the Zeke and Cooper fanbase

    • @HannahAlonzo
      @HannahAlonzo  Рік тому +439

      You’re right, this is their channel after all

    • @aaroncatron2306
      @aaroncatron2306 Рік тому +80

      ​@@HannahAlonzothe April Fool's potential of this comment is near limitless...

    • @bryanlouro140
      @bryanlouro140 Рік тому +3

      I find the cat stuff annoying, it reminds me of Mersh

    • @NunyaNomi
      @NunyaNomi Рік тому +12

      @@bryanlouro140 Who is Mersh?

    • @ladyv5655
      @ladyv5655 Рік тому +94

      ​@@bryanlouro140, Zeke and Cooper are walking away from you now with their tails up, saying, "Talk to the butt, dude!"

  • @wendyheatherwood
    @wendyheatherwood Рік тому +545

    "Why would you buy from the supermarket insead of your friend?"
    Because the supermarket is ten minutes away, cheaper and also has the tea bags, sugar, toilet rolls and veggies I need.

    • @georganastabler7465
      @georganastabler7465 11 місяців тому +1

      😊

    • @TheBerkeleyBeauty
      @TheBerkeleyBeauty 11 місяців тому +28

      My friends know I don’t buy what they’re selling period. I don’t mix my friendships with “business”. They know better than to even ask.

    • @shawnconway6009
      @shawnconway6009 10 місяців тому +13

      Most people's friends, if they thought about their friends, would not trust them to sell them basic needs. Unless your friend is a farmer, I don't want to know how he got the food he's selling me.

    • @Mt4evr
      @Mt4evr 9 місяців тому +17

      If my friend has an ACTUAL small business, and they sell something I like, I WILL buy from them. The problem with MLMs is that you're not buying from your friend. Unfortunately most of them just don't see it.

    • @roseseatencandles8570
      @roseseatencandles8570 7 місяців тому +3

      ​@Mt4evr real. The products aint even theirs. How is that a small business ? Could be dropshipping service but that aint a business? I cant with these huns fr😂

  • @purplegirl6602
    @purplegirl6602 Рік тому +637

    The way my jaw dropped when he said he was grateful for Primerica 🗿

    • @the_Sarahnator
      @the_Sarahnator Рік тому +19

      Me too! Jaw ON THE FLOOR.

    • @bib4eto656
      @bib4eto656 Рік тому +29

      I thought he's say something like "Life's too short, that's why I'm happy to be able to spend time with my family every day as I work from home with this amazing company etc etc" but noooooo

    • @alexandryan100
      @alexandryan100 Рік тому +28

      I cackled. Which I understand is inappropriate but I couldn't stop giggling after "primerica."

    • @meataidstheft
      @meataidstheft Рік тому +14

      The way I looked at the screen only to see Hannah giving back the same look of incredulity lmaooo

    • @bryanlouro140
      @bryanlouro140 Рік тому

      Primerica WFG are the worst. Attracts the most vile people..

  • @AllLifeIsTravesty
    @AllLifeIsTravesty Рік тому +528

    _"You're in America you already probably have all your basic needs met."_
    I...what? Does she think the American government just gives you food, shelter and clothing...for free? That people don't need to work and sometimes struggle to provide for themselves? Like, no matter _how_ prosperous a country there are always still people who don't have all their needs met just by living there. Seriously, what in the world was she trying to imply there?

    • @gnomie2.0
      @gnomie2.0 Рік тому +55

      EXACTLY! I wouldn’t trust financial/business advice from someone this out of touch

    • @nikkisaturno.
      @nikkisaturno. Рік тому +39

      Yep. She’s so incredibly out of touch with reality, it’s honestly disgusting.

    • @jaishan09
      @jaishan09 Рік тому +52

      She also had a visceral reaction to shopping at Target so you probably already know what she thinks about America and what she believes.

    • @Alyse_bell
      @Alyse_bell Рік тому +23

      Obviously she someone that has never had to struggle in her entire life and doesn’t have the capacity to look outside her privileged bubble to see that other people don’t have it as good as she does. Seriously delusional to think just because you live in a certain country your automatically fine.

    • @lolamurder1882
      @lolamurder1882 Рік тому +3

      @@jaishan09 bingo!

  • @Its_like_the_T-Rex
    @Its_like_the_T-Rex Рік тому +287

    The Primerica guy also neglected to mention that his lucrative MLM job still requires him to HAVE A DAY JOB! 😅

    • @Alyse_bell
      @Alyse_bell Рік тому +12

      Exactly, clearly his MLM isn’t as great as he claims.

    • @NikkiRN-CLC
      @NikkiRN-CLC 4 місяці тому +1

      THAT WAS MY FIRST THOUGHT TOO!!

    • @SlippyMcKnot8472
      @SlippyMcKnot8472 4 місяці тому +5

      When I was a young adult, Primerica got my ex-wife and me. This was a long time ago, before UA-cam was really a thing. We had no clue what an MLM was. Every meeting we went to was all about how it wasn’t a pyramid scheme. That’s all they talked about every time we went. After a couple of weeks, my wife and I still didn’t know what we were really selling. They worked so hard selling us the lifestyle and how much it was not a pyramid scheme, but not what it was selling. Luckily, we finally realized what was going on and got out. We lost money and time. We both took time off work to go to the meetings. I am still mad to this day about it.

  • @HSSG7
    @HSSG7 Рік тому +188

    Once more for the huns in the back:
    An MLM is NOT a "small business". It is a big corporation of which you are a 1099 contractor.

  • @elenagracea
    @elenagracea Рік тому +431

    The look you gave when he mentioned Primerica felt like that look you give a friend when you hear something in public that you know you're gonna have to talk about in private later 💀

  • @JellicleKitten
    @JellicleKitten Рік тому +230

    The Plexus woman assuming everyone hates on anyone building their business via social media has me rolling. I have a soap company, and I post on IG/FB three times a week. Nobody's hating on my real small business, ma'am!

    • @daphnereal3129
      @daphnereal3129 Рік тому +17

      Artisanal soap, you say? 👀👀 I love soap.

    • @draconicfeline6177
      @draconicfeline6177 Рік тому +17

      Exactly! We just hate the parasites who give real small businesses a bad name.

    • @panda.with.a.pencil
      @panda.with.a.pencil Рік тому +22

      Right? I'm an artist who makes handmade arts and crafts and no one is hating on me when I post! Because like you...we run REAL small businesses!

    • @daphnereal3129
      @daphnereal3129 Рік тому +8

      What's your ig? I wanna see the soap!

    • @morganstephenson1925
      @morganstephenson1925 Рік тому +5

      Literally hahaha. The social media manager of my old company literally posts 3 times a week with good quality posts as per algorithms and these nutters are posting daily thinking it'll help but their posts are crap selling crap.

  • @bib4eto656
    @bib4eto656 Рік тому +246

    I feel like I've heard the "Oh, I need toothpaste, I'll order from my friend here" argument before, and it's still just as stupid. No, I'd just go to the nearest drug store and get it at discount, wtf.

    • @isfpoisson
      @isfpoisson Рік тому +53

      If my friend is selling toothpaste for $20, I am not buying from her😅

    • @4annyapproach96
      @4annyapproach96 Рік тому +7

      Same I’m poor

    • @JustToSaveYou
      @JustToSaveYou Рік тому +12

      I need a sensitivity toothpaste, none of you sell toothpaste with effective ingredients for that. Lol

    • @Younce_Davies
      @Younce_Davies Рік тому +11

      Also, a lot don't contain fluoride which is actually beneficial to bone density. Everything is detrimental in certain doses, not just fluoride. This whole fluoride hate is ridiculous

    • @robinnn777
      @robinnn777 Рік тому +8

      My ex’s step-mom literally did this. Listing things on Facebook she wanted to buy and asking who sells them. Gross. Her bathroom was literally full of mlm products

  • @ericasnyder5109
    @ericasnyder5109 Рік тому +177

    Using someone’s death?! Someone passes away and the first thing he thought was “ this would be a great way to recruit” GROSS

    • @rebelbelle1388
      @rebelbelle1388 Рік тому +13

      Well, think about it. Clearly he wasn't making enough in Primerica, because the reason he saw the person having the cardiac event in the first place was he was starting at a part time job. So he's desperate to make a sale.

    • @lillyvaughn5398
      @lillyvaughn5398 Рік тому +3

      The audacity!

    • @ericasnyder5109
      @ericasnyder5109 Рік тому +2

      @@lillyvaughn5398 exactly!!

    • @tiffanyh1274
      @tiffanyh1274 Рік тому +2

      It’s so obviously manipulative. Even he has to know how bad this is a little bit right? Idk, this is why it looks so culty. How can someone rationalize this?

    • @arh1234
      @arh1234 Рік тому

      Well, it is life insurance. Probably not fixed-rate term life insurance, though, which is what most fiduciary advisors recommend for most people

  • @not_you_i_dont_even_know_you
    @not_you_i_dont_even_know_you Рік тому +76

    Gotta love the Freudian slip: "call me and see what we can do TO you, i mean FOR you" 😂

    • @digdeepertv7388
      @digdeepertv7388 6 місяців тому +4

      That’s what made this video for me 😂 19:45

  • @maymorning8504
    @maymorning8504 Рік тому +271

    I didn’t know you were also a member of the slightly allergic to cats cat owners club! It’s worth the struggle but I really feel for you on that 😂

    • @HannahAlonzo
      @HannahAlonzo  Рік тому +63

      Oh yes I take an allergy pill every single day 🤣

    • @rtracy1216
      @rtracy1216 Рік тому +31

      @@HannahAlonzosame! I have a house full of cats and a cabinet full of allergy meds 🤧

    • @NunyaNomi
      @NunyaNomi Рік тому +19

      I raised sheep (for wool) and everyday I would have hives and swelling under my chin from hugging them and letting them “kiss” me. The long sleeves were pointless 😂 Well worth it.

    • @emileetiroletto8003
      @emileetiroletto8003 Рік тому +7

      ​@@HannahAlonzo I gotta do that with my Zorro(Siamese-Tuxedo mix).
      I find it funny that my shorthair cat triggers some allergies, but my Nah'la(medium hair Turkish Angora) is mostly hypoallergenic. She rarely triggers my allergies(only when she's shedding into her winter coat).
      Love my fur babies regardless😊

    • @isfpoisson
      @isfpoisson Рік тому +2

      🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ they're just so cute, a few sniffles can't keep me away from my kitty cuddles!

  • @alexia3552
    @alexia3552 3 місяці тому +10

    18:35 my one comfort is that I’m 99% sure this is a fabricated story. He added the music on top of it to evoke an emotion he couldn’t act well enough. No words

  • @AverageJillM
    @AverageJillM Рік тому +67

    I actually lost a brother to a heart attack at his job a decade ago. I can’t imagine how angry I would be if someone had tried to profit off of his death.

    • @violetm8110
      @violetm8110 6 місяців тому +3

      I’m sorry for your loss.

  • @jennaboat6951
    @jennaboat6951 Рік тому +259

    Hannah, I just have to say I truly appreciate how candid you always are. When you broke down your personal Amazon affiliate income, I found that to be such a helpful point of reference. Not a lot of people would be willing to share their earnings, which is why MLMs are so misleading and manipulative in the first place! I would challenge anyone in an MLM to show their actual earnings the way you did here. Love your content omg I was just so impressed by your honesty here

    • @thepartysjustbegun5557
      @thepartysjustbegun5557 Рік тому +7

      Hundred percent agreed 👍

    • @alexia3552
      @alexia3552 3 місяці тому +1

      I just realized that’s an excellent first question to ask, paired with “how much did the profit you ordered for your customers or for inventory cost? How many weeks/months does that represent? How long were you were for this company before you received that kind of income?” Even a fast food job has to pay you from the very first week you work.

  • @OutspokenSamantha
    @OutspokenSamantha Рік тому +84

    I burst out laughing when your face froze as you were listening for your daughter 😅 ... First time in history that look has been caught on camera, but we've ALL been there. When you thought they were asleep, yet you catch their sounds with super-human hearing, and the entire world stops spinning for a moment.
    Love it!

    • @hawaiianshirts4715
      @hawaiianshirts4715 Рік тому +15

      That's the look of a parent carefully analyzing the incoming sounds. "Is that the baby? ... Yep. Do I need to do anything about this situation? ... (sigh) Yep."

    • @OutspokenSamantha
      @OutspokenSamantha Рік тому +10

      @@hawaiianshirts4715 - Or ... will they go back to sleep if I don't move?? 😅

    • @BloodSweatandFears
      @BloodSweatandFears Рік тому +4

      I also make the “baby or cat?” Face 😂😂

    • @sam11na
      @sam11na 4 місяці тому

      Saaaaaaaame!!! We, as mothers, have all had that dreaded moment "uhhhhh! I have to go & put him/her back to sleep again!" 😂😂😂

  • @veggiebeat8375
    @veggiebeat8375 Рік тому +281

    Hi Hannah, sharing your Amazon afiliate earnings was very insightful for me and didn't feel "wrong" in any way at all.
    Thank for being so open.
    All the best to you and your family.

    • @HannahAlonzo
      @HannahAlonzo  Рік тому +46

      Thank you for this feedback! I’m still not sure if sharing was the right choice, but I’m hoping it was helpful for the purpose of the example!

    • @Allthat_tay
      @Allthat_tay Рік тому +35

      @@HannahAlonzoI don't feel like discussing money is icky when you're being so transparent about how it was earned.

    • @alexandrajanee6149
      @alexandrajanee6149 9 місяців тому +2

      Completely agree! ❤I do think more influencers should share things like this at the end of the day the money they make is based on their following it’s not like a regular job where your earnings are solely based on your own work! You need your followers to get that bag 💰

  • @theloverlyladylo9158
    @theloverlyladylo9158 Рік тому +77

    I do believe that the first hun was able to keep her integrity intact in Plexis, because she didn’t have any in the first place. Also I bought a dishwasher on prime day and it’s been such an improvement in my day to day life because I would legitimately rather set myself on fire than do my dishes some days. Definitely better for me than a pyramid scheme!

    • @isfpoisson
      @isfpoisson Рік тому +13

      Her air fryer hate was so confusing😂 what did air fryers do to you, ma'am?? Definitely a better investment than Plexus!

  • @JaimeLeighArt
    @JaimeLeighArt Рік тому +87

    Side note, I bought both the shower scrubber and treadmill from Hannah's links. Fun fact - I love both and DON'T have to recruit other people to try to sell them either. 😆

    • @HannahAlonzo
      @HannahAlonzo  Рік тому +26

      Ahh it always makes me so happy to hear that other people are loving the things I've recommended! I love both of those things too!

    • @NikkiRN-CLC
      @NikkiRN-CLC 4 місяці тому +2

      I want that scrubber so badly. I will take the time to find her Amazon affiliate shop when I order it.

    • @JacquiColeman
      @JacquiColeman 4 місяці тому +1

      @@NikkiRN-CLC I don't know what the scrubber is but I'm going to have to go and find out!

  • @bethanycostello2231
    @bethanycostello2231 Рік тому +30

    Every single thing was wrong with that Primerica pitch, but that soft piano music really pushed it over the top. It was the cherry on top of the poop sundae lol

  • @tadmckowski3348
    @tadmckowski3348 Рік тому +176

    The guy pivoting from his dead co-worker to selling primerica was the all time record scratch moment 😂

    • @GellaHumbug59
      @GellaHumbug59 Рік тому +7

      Record scratch would be better than the creepy, repetitive, pseudo spa music. Ugh. Smh.

    • @KM-ek9or
      @KM-ek9or 8 місяців тому +1

      And he said "see what we can do TO you" 💀

    • @ha8ler761
      @ha8ler761 8 місяців тому +3

      I used to think stuff like this only happened in sitcoms.

    • @Kukukakikukakukaku217
      @Kukukakikukakukaku217 7 місяців тому +2

      Okay to be fair, the music kinda makes it even more silly 😂

  • @liveyourbestlife143
    @liveyourbestlife143 Рік тому +22

    As an actual entrepreneur I am actually offended by mlm reps claiming they are small business owners. I worked for years , put in so much sweat, tears, and time to get my business to be successful.

  • @bananajewell8846
    @bananajewell8846 Рік тому +95

    Cat appearance speedrun any% (NEW WR)

  • @rebelbelle1388
    @rebelbelle1388 Рік тому +44

    The Pawtree portion made me remember something. When my mom purchased her last dalmatian from an east coast breeder (this was around 2005 or so), the breeder *highly* recommended this 'new, amazing, fabulous' dog food for my mom to also purchase, directly from the breeder, for the life of the dalmatian. It was really expensive. My mom did some digging and found out that not only was it a pet food MLM where the breeder was benefitting from shilling the stuff, but the dog food wasn't that good- and if you have had dalmatians, you know that their food (both kind and amount) needs to be carefully monitored because of their constitutions. My mom kindly declined the pet food offer from the breeder and went with a brand of dog food that she had used in the past and was recommended by her vet. She distanced herself from the breeder and never got another dog from her. The whole thing just made us all feel icky.

    • @Sleipnirseight
      @Sleipnirseight Рік тому +5

      Damn, it's almost like breeding animals is about profit or something 🤔🤔☕🐸

  • @HermioneDisapprovesOfJKR
    @HermioneDisapprovesOfJKR Рік тому +30

    “Protects my furniture from my cats and their knife hands” 😹😹

  • @mysticgirl916
    @mysticgirl916 Рік тому +40

    The hun in fail #1 says don't go to Target. That's actually a good idea, because that means you'll avoid being bombarded by Amway people! 😜

    • @timriehl1500
      @timriehl1500 Рік тому +1

      LOL

    • @zkarebear
      @zkarebear 5 місяців тому +1

      I grew up in Amway, my dad was hardcore for most of my life (he’s been delivered thanks goodness) I remeber as a child he used to take us with him to go “contacting” at the mall, at the sporting goods store, etc.
      it seems so unhinged now to know we just used to hang around stores while my dad stalked around striking up conversations with strangers hoping to recruit them. You truly don’t realize how crazy you are until you get out of it 😳

  • @laurence.d.a
    @laurence.d.a Рік тому +147

    The "I get to be home with my children" argument annoys me so much. Your kids don't necessarily benefit from being with you 24/7. My parents and I would have massacred each other if we had been together that much. I have a great relationship with my parents BECAUSE I was at daycare, school, etc.
    I have a newborn and I already know how devastated I will be when we will be sending him to daycare in about a year or so. It doesn't mean that he won't benefit from seeing other faces, making new friends over the years, socializing with kids his age, etc.

    • @michelleprieur1
      @michelleprieur1 Рік тому +20

      Thank you. I didn't have the option to stay at home when my daughter was little and then later when it was, it simply wasn't for me. My now ex-husband was gone all the time for work; just imagining spending twenty-four hours a day alone with her made me anxious. I grew up with a working mother and I turned out fine.

    • @mittenista
      @mittenista Рік тому +44

      Plus, what's the point of being with your kids if you're spending the whole time ignoring them so that you can post on social media all day and night?
      Quality is as important as quantity.

    • @brucheweinberger6863
      @brucheweinberger6863 Рік тому +9

      ​@@mittenistaThis!!! The daycare vs. home a whole day with my kid discussion becomes moot when there isn't any quality time, whether the kid goes to day care or is home a whole day with a care giver l.

    • @reidleblanc3140
      @reidleblanc3140 Рік тому +4

      factor in the reality that many people are abusive to their children with or without realising it. Many kids will have their years ruined by being in constant contact with an abusive parent... and hardly any kid who loves their parent will be negatively impacted by parent having a 9-5 job.
      also, speaking from experience, there is nothing more absent than being home all the time but always working and never being available to do things with your kid.

    • @jessielynn
      @jessielynn Рік тому +9

      @@mittenistathis! Your comment is my problem with that argument. It’s nothing wrong with being a SAHM. It can be great for you and your children. However, if you’re spending all day ignoring them because you’re posting online all day, what’s the point in being home? They might as well be in daycare. That would be a better option at that point.

  • @TiffanyG8675309
    @TiffanyG8675309 Рік тому +173

    Hannah, I love you (parasocially of course) and I enjoy your videos immensely. But I must tell you that honestly the anti MLM content comes secondary when the video immediately opens to a shot of Cooper 🥰😂

  • @AtlasAdratica
    @AtlasAdratica Рік тому +18

    "she's awake" couldve been spliced into a horror reel.
    Parents get the shock of any little human awake outside of regular hours

  • @jjuIiana
    @jjuIiana 4 місяці тому +8

    the woman speaking about prime day was the equivalent of me trying to get enough words for an essay. just going round in loops and LOOPS

  • @interlocution6619
    @interlocution6619 Рік тому +20

    She's full of it. I opened my salon/day spa including a retail section for less than 10k, and had actual income from it. You do NOT need 100k. That may be more true for a food establishment, but there are a LOT of businesses you can open for relatively little money. There's also something to be said for having regularly scheduled business hours.

    • @laurendearnley9595
      @laurendearnley9595 Рік тому +6

      Not to mention you could start off in your home or doing home visits or renting a space in an existing store for many industries.

  • @kt7003
    @kt7003 8 місяців тому +23

    “I’m not trying to scare you” but I’m TOTALLY trying to scare you and scam you. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was no coworker that had a cardiac event

    • @lindsayswarthout9227
      @lindsayswarthout9227 8 місяців тому +4

      I wouldn’t be surprised, either. But my assumption is that someone’s coworker had a cardiac event that inspired this hard sell, even if it wasn’t his coworker and/or wasn’t a recent cardiac event.

    • @NikkiRN-CLC
      @NikkiRN-CLC 4 місяці тому

      Or that the Co worker ended up just having gas and he's fine.

    • @NikkiRN-CLC
      @NikkiRN-CLC 4 місяці тому

      ​@@lindsayswarthout9227it's interesting that the guy is selling Primerica but he still is starting a new job. Guess the scam isn't making bank for him.

  • @AP-be2ln
    @AP-be2ln 5 місяців тому +7

    I have started to listen to these while falling a sleep and I have 4 month old baby. Everytime Zeke meows, I think my baby is crying and I zap awake😂

    • @samiazidane5041
      @samiazidane5041 Місяць тому +1

      🥰🥰 Now the baby is 7 months 😍

  • @reidleblanc3140
    @reidleblanc3140 Рік тому +8

    (Completely straight face, calm voice) "If I hear that phrase one more time, I think I might perish" I laughed

  • @angelwhitenight1456
    @angelwhitenight1456 Рік тому +48

    You did not just say "I am grateful for Primerica" after that story! That is so evil to do...

    • @christiesanchez4013
      @christiesanchez4013 Місяць тому +1

      What, precisely, did PRIMERICA do for that poor deceased man? So many other non-MLM companies provide far cheaper insurance!

  • @bshad2334
    @bshad2334 Рік тому +19

    I mean, my air fryer has been life changing for me and my family 😂

  • @saraht3196
    @saraht3196 Рік тому +62

    hey hannah! thank you for being so honest about your earnings, unlike many influencers and mlmers alike. it was super interesting. i understand not wanting to brag or show off, but sharing wages being “tacky” started with big business trying to curb unions and collective bargaining. imo there’s a big difference between a tacky flex and the tasteful transparency you gave us💗

  • @_-atlas_
    @_-atlas_ 19 днів тому +1

    18:28 THE WAY WE HAD THE EXACT SAME REACTION CAUSE LIKE WHAT- the audible gasp i let out was baffling.

  • @terrikoop416
    @terrikoop416 Рік тому +43

    I just wanted to say that the other day I found out at an Instagram account that I love and respect is run by someone in an MLM. I literally screamed NOOO!!!! When I found out. Looked her up and found out she’s a diamond member in plexus. Has anyone else had this happen? Please say I’m not alone. She only started to slightly speak about anything plexus related recently. My biggest red flag was the, “my job sends me on a vacation every year.” Then I saw her post someone commenting on the pink drink. That was when I looked up her account on the plexus website. I’m so upset. 😭

    • @erinmeadows14
      @erinmeadows14 Рік тому +14

      It’s happened to me on Instagram. Particularly with people in make up MLMs doing GRWMs but not saying who the make up is.
      Hannah has even talked about one of the ones I got sucked in by (the PI). I somehow missed some of the MLM posts.

    • @Younce_Davies
      @Younce_Davies Рік тому +1

      A Muslim couple I used to follow started preaching about this Muslim "halal" bit coin thing. Needless to say they were flamed in the comments section

    • @terrikoop416
      @terrikoop416 Рік тому

      @@Younce_Davies bit coin isn’t an MLM. It is based on stock market trends and most people who try to get rich quick with it don’t have the time or knowledge to chart trends and understand how stock market/crypto investments work. Needless to say, it’s not a pyramid scheme and doesn’t require you to recruit to gain money. It is a risk and most often will be a slow accumulation of money, if you know what you’re doing which most people don’t. It really doesn’t fit here though.

    • @terrikoop416
      @terrikoop416 Рік тому

      @@Younce_Daviesthere are crypto MLMs though, if that’s what you’re referring to.

    • @mikehock6784
      @mikehock6784 7 місяців тому +1

      I found out my SO’s mom is in two mlms and I immediately felt that 😭😭 I don’t think of her the same way at all anymore

  • @matildasmarmalade6735
    @matildasmarmalade6735 Рік тому +20

    I loved the transparency about affiliate links Hannah! I think another layer to the affiliate vs mlm comparison is that people click your links because they enjoy watching your content, and you make money off of the work you put in to making them, whereas people get paid nothing for all the work they put in to getting people to buy their mlm products. So frustrating

  • @AllLifeIsTravesty
    @AllLifeIsTravesty Рік тому +54

    Good Lord, this first Hun's tone is so...nasty. Imo that's proof she isn't a _real_ small business, because if she was she'd tank right away because _no one_ wants to buy from someone who personally insults them for their choices.

    • @stephaniethesoprano
      @stephaniethesoprano 8 місяців тому +3

      she's real bold to be calling other people "tacky and ugly" lol

    • @Haileyjane2004
      @Haileyjane2004 5 місяців тому +1

      How can she say she’s a “small” business when she works for a large company?😂

    • @christiesanchez4013
      @christiesanchez4013 Місяць тому

      She is NOT a small business owner! She is a glorified, overpaid salesperson and recruiter. If Monat's CEO wants to fire her, she is OUT for good. Bye-bye downline commissions!

  • @HSSG7
    @HSSG7 Рік тому +41

    Hun: Blows my mind that people would rather go to Walmart to buy pro biotic, multi vitamins
    Me: Except it doesn't blow my mind because I know the Walmart employee isn't gonna hound me day in & day out to keep buying those vitamins & other stuff.
    I can buy my vitamins today. And I'm not gonna have to deal with them till next time "I" decide to go back to Walmart

  • @victoriasenes3003
    @victoriasenes3003 Рік тому +20

    A good air fryer is a much better long term investment than an MLM lol

    • @verminter
      @verminter Рік тому +4

      A middling air fryer is a much better investment.

  • @joooy54
    @joooy54 Рік тому +14

    imagine being that man's coworkers and finding out he used your death to pitch his mlm. so sick

  • @kar0047
    @kar0047 Рік тому +10

    Also thank you for giving us real life examples with the Amazon affiliate thing that was really helpful! No shame in talking about money, like Chelsea says if that makes people uncomfy it’s a them problem honestly

  • @justinebidulopoutchini9774
    @justinebidulopoutchini9774 Рік тому +5

    20:56 i had someone, a colleague that died literally last week of cardiac arrest at work. I wasn’t there that day, and I still took me a couple of days to digest the news and talk about it to my close ones. That guy didn’t care about his colleague, or his workplace. I’m so mad about this post…

  • @severalwolves
    @severalwolves Рік тому +11

    For the last fail, the person should have said the new puppy contract “gave them paws” not “pause”… like come on, how do you miss that? what are we even doing here?

  • @SereneDancer
    @SereneDancer Рік тому +3

    Showing your earnings from affiliate links is the best way to understand it. It really makes it clearer than just describing it.

  • @HSSG7
    @HSSG7 Рік тому +21

    Hanna: The stigma attached to MLM's is that they're slimy, shady & gross because
    Me: because they're slimy, shady & gross

    • @louve9559
      @louve9559 8 місяців тому +1

      Thank you, I'm not the only one finishing the sentence exactly like that 😂

  • @michelleprieur1
    @michelleprieur1 Рік тому +8

    That first lady...yeah, I don't want to buy from my "friends" shilling mlm products because most of them never bother to even speak to me otherwise. 🙄

  • @SimBits
    @SimBits Рік тому +33

    Her makeup is terrifying considering you can see it through the blur 😢

    • @sava-smth
      @sava-smth Рік тому +2

      Ikr this white browline! Terrific

  • @alexbell1478
    @alexbell1478 7 місяців тому +3

    Thank you SO much for leaving the clip in where you capture your reaction to your daughter waking up. I feel you! So real.

  • @Akira_of_the_Fae
    @Akira_of_the_Fae Рік тому +16

    You cannot stop me from buying something i need on prime day!

    • @mittenista
      @mittenista Рік тому +3

      Or even something completely unnecessary! If I wanna buy 5 boxes of googly eyes for no reason then I'm gonna. Idc what some hun thinks of it

    • @Akira_of_the_Fae
      @Akira_of_the_Fae Рік тому +1

      @@mittenista googly eyes are 100% nessisary for the googly eye challange, no hun can stop you

  • @NatureRach
    @NatureRach Рік тому +17

    The phrase “it works if you work it” originated in the AA and addiction-recovery space, in reference to a 12 step plan and sponsorship. It’s so obscene that mlm huns gave co-opted this phrase for this purpose.

    • @alexia3552
      @alexia3552 3 місяці тому +1

      Oh jeez, that’s awful… they’ve fully tainted it with guilt and shame for anyone who now needs to actually use AA

  • @annayermilov
    @annayermilov Рік тому +4

    To be honest, in my younger years (maybe like late teens, early 20s) if I saw the woman from the first video going live and saying those things, I probably would have been inclined to believe her and give it a try. In my late 30s, after more experience and research (and one epic fail in the “network marketing” world), I am just rolling my eyes during her video. Hannah, thank you so much for continuing to educate people about this topic! Maybe someone like my past self will see this and know to do a bit of research before joining those companies.

  • @Jeskers18
    @Jeskers18 Рік тому +10

    I fully expected Primerica guy to say
    "I'm not trying to scare you, I'm just trying to sell something"

  • @AsterInDis
    @AsterInDis Рік тому +6

    "That's not why you're here" Zeke & Cooper aren't the primary reason, sure, but they definitely are a delight any time they show up!

  • @chasitylloyd1893
    @chasitylloyd1893 Місяць тому +1

    20:05 "reach out to see what we can do TO YOU" 🤢🤢🤢

  • @HolldollMcG
    @HolldollMcG Рік тому +64

    "if you're in America, you have all your basic needs met" ummm, ma'am, your privilege is showing. Here in the US, the wage disparity is such that we have a huge problem with homelessness, food insecurity, job insecurity, and poverty in general. No, not everyone's basic needs are met! This from the same person who will likely say "you can't afford food for your children? Join my MLM!" Food is a basic need, Karen.

    • @mundaneamazing
      @mundaneamazing Рік тому +7

      Yeah, exactly what I was thinking.
      That and the sly diss to Target lost any validity she could have for me.

    • @christiesanchez4013
      @christiesanchez4013 Місяць тому

      This is a woman who has not struggled with money in a VERY long time . . . because she convinced 1,000s in FAR more desperate financial situations to basically work for free. If everyone in the USA truly had all their basic needs met, there would be NOBODY for her to recruit!

  • @lorrieannecan
    @lorrieannecan Рік тому +5

    That's a standard life insurance sales tactic. Sadly I've given the same speech when I sold life insurance. That's why I stopped selling. I felt slime and dirty for selling.

  • @thegrimlooper
    @thegrimlooper Рік тому +11

    I’ve been consuming too much true crime, and you are one of the few other channels that really keeps me interested in a way only true crime has been able to do for me. Anyway thanks 😊

  • @thatsecuritylady
    @thatsecuritylady Рік тому +18

    Why not buy toothpaste from an mlm? Because I can't afford to spend $23 on a tube of toothpaste.

  • @scroogetheprofit2455
    @scroogetheprofit2455 8 місяців тому +9

    Umm that prime day air fryer will be worth more than your entire MLM company after a year of losing all of your money.

  • @Ohyeahrachie
    @Ohyeahrachie Рік тому +11

    I totally got one of those journals you recommended. I LOVE it, I appreciate that you get some kickback for telling me about it, and I didnt even have to join your downline!! I also appreciate you sharing your affiliate earnings, compared to the time it took you to advertise the products. NOT tacky at all and totally relevant to the topic of the video.

    • @HannahAlonzo
      @HannahAlonzo  Рік тому +1

      I'm so happy to hear you're loving the journal! Seriously one of my most prized possessions ever. So so cool to be able to go back and look through the memories!

  • @morganstephenson1925
    @morganstephenson1925 Рік тому +3

    "If you're in America, you probably have your needs met."
    Brooooo, homelessness is so high in America. So is underemployment. So is people in prisons ("basic needs" I suppose, in that they sleep and eat, but when you're bartering other inmates for tampons, that's not a basic need being met) and refugees/undocumented people who are struggling. I cannot even.

  • @kateemma22
    @kateemma22 Рік тому +6

    I got up and walked away from the computer when he said (in his 'ask your doctor whether this medicine is right for you' voice) he was glad the heart attack and death of his co-worker reminded him he was in Primerica. NOPE. THAT'S ENOUGH FOR YOU, CRAZY.

  • @Rspsand07
    @Rspsand07 Рік тому +11

    Subway didn’t restrict franchises competing with each other. So really depends on the quality of the parent company. They could open 4 on the same street competing with each other

  • @VonnyDee
    @VonnyDee Рік тому +3

    “I only knew him for 5 hours.” 😂😂😂😂

  • @Ellebee15
    @Ellebee15 Рік тому +10

    Girl I’m telling you when I had my son I lived on dry cereal and air fryer pizza rolls😅 and that’s IF I had time to eat during the day. If not that had to wait till bed time but I had to rush to eat real quick and get to bed because he woke up every hour to every 2 hours the first 9 months🙃 so I didn’t even want to stay up to eat, I wanted to get every second of sleep I could till he woke again. He’s my 2nd born so I also have a daughter so it was TOUGH. It was like having my 1st born all over again because my daughter was 5 and a half when I had my son. It was definitely a huge adjustment for all of us so I feel you fully!!!
    **I want to add that it gets better, I promise!!!! Just hang in there! My son is 2 and has been sleeping alllll night ever since he was about 1.. and he still naps once a day even at 2 and a half years old lol I hope he naps till he starts elementary school🤣🤣 his daily nap saves my sanity lol

  • @Rio26202
    @Rio26202 Рік тому +1

    35:21 The health guarantee usually expires after 30 days. Also an ethical breeder will give you a small bag of food that the puppy is used to so that you can mix it with the food of your choice. Switching dogfoods without any slower introduction to the new food can make your dog sick.

  • @lilrosetattoo
    @lilrosetattoo Рік тому +4

    My cat mina is the same way. Gotta give her attention until she’s satisfied then she’ll leave
    OMG… that second story. The sad music and the sob story. So gross.

  • @angelbabies7
    @angelbabies7 Рік тому +4

    I'm so glad you posted today. Your voice is so soothing and I'm having a looong day. It's exactly what I need to listen to to help my day go better.

  • @Akira_of_the_Fae
    @Akira_of_the_Fae Рік тому +6

    I live in texas and i know we are overrun by mlms here, so im rather tempted to buy your merch to repel the huns

    • @allisonpl
      @allisonpl Рік тому

      Where in TX? I'm here too and it is killing me with all the MLMs

    • @Akira_of_the_Fae
      @Akira_of_the_Fae Рік тому +1

      @allisonpl houston, i just saw a mary kay advertising toyota

    • @allisonpl
      @allisonpl Рік тому

      ​@@Akira_of_the_FaeI'm in the Houston area too! I took my kids to an art class on Labor Day and there was a pink Mary Kay car in the parking lot! And one of my kids friends mom is in some MLM. She tried to pitch me. I told her absolutely not as soon as she said business opportunity. I refused to let her continue! And the Facebook group (I ended by leaving) for moms in my area...FILLED with them. I'm new to the Houston area. I never experienced so much MLM-ness where I used to live (outside Tx)

  • @scofah
    @scofah Рік тому

    @27:14 😂😂😂😂 awesome reality check. I only have nieces and nephews, but my sister said that this situation whether nap time or bedtime could derail her ❤❤❤

  • @irock93x3
    @irock93x3 Рік тому +7

    Love to see how much your channel is growing Hannah, congratulations!!

  • @melgon25
    @melgon25 Рік тому +2

    I appreciate you showing your earnings from Amazon. Not tacky. It helps the average person understand what’s going on. I kind of cringe follow someone who is a massive over-consumer. And she’s constantly posting links. I knew she made money but someone with a large following might be raking it in. Thank you. You are always fair and concise.

  • @TheYazmanian
    @TheYazmanian Рік тому +4

    Having a loved one pass away is extremely distressing in general, but when they pass suddenly there's an added layer of trauma there. My father passed away from a sudden heart attack 23 years ago, while at work, and if I had come across something like this in regards to him, I think my level of disgust would be just inexplicable. I can't even begin to imagine the fury that I would have felt. What an absolute scumbag.

  • @talarkevorkian
    @talarkevorkian Рік тому +2

    I’m so glad you post these videos honestly I’m pretty down on my luck right now and I could’ve easily fell for something like this if I wasn’t informed by people like you

  • @danpeters6874
    @danpeters6874 Рік тому +17

    The first woman obviously has no clue about small businesses. Many of them are not brick and mortar businesses. A great example of this are cleaning companies (janitorial, maid services, auto detailers, carpet cleaners). There is a significant amount of overhead and startup cost in these businesses but your chances of making a profit are much higher than an mlm

    • @alexia3552
      @alexia3552 3 місяці тому

      And people will always need things to be cleaned. They won’t always “need” $63 shampoo

    • @christiesanchez4013
      @christiesanchez4013 Місяць тому

      You could start a home bakery for basically free (just the cost of ingredients) and promote your food on social media if that's what you're into. I'm 1,000x more likely to watch a cooking TikTok than an MLM pitch.

  • @michelmcgregor1684
    @michelmcgregor1684 Рік тому +1

    First off, the overly dramatic dude…..I was almost getting teary eyed……and then when he spit out “that’s why I’m so thankful I work at Primerica (sp)” or whatever he said, and I saw your face, I just laughed sooooo damn hard!!!!!! WHAT?!?!?!?! That was unbelievably tasteless!!!!!! Wow! Then, the look on your face when your baby woke up…..I had to laugh again, I’m so sorry! You’re so awesome, Hannah! LYSM!

  • @Veggie912
    @Veggie912 Рік тому +3

    Hey Hanna sadly recently I got the pleasure of meeting someone at the park while with my kiddos. She seemed so nice and was also a stay at home mom, conversation flowed so nicely. We ended exchanging numbers. One day she gives me a call I’m so excited, in my head I’ve met someone that could be a friend, I was wrong. She was asking me about my life how my husband and I met all this stuff which I didn’t find weird for some reason and then she went in for the kill. She started pitching me her MLM man was I devastated. She didn’t want to be my friend at all. She didn’t want a friend, she wanted to sign me up to some silly MLM.

    • @mundaneamazing
      @mundaneamazing Рік тому

      I had this happen! I went to a meetup to make new friends. Everyone else came with their friends, and was only socializing with people they already knew 😮‍💨
      Eventually, one woman comes and talks to me. She talked a ton about fitness, but she was really friendly and kind. We exchange numbers and she starts texting me about diet supplements! I felt so disappointed and so used 😞

  • @ms.annthropic6341
    @ms.annthropic6341 Рік тому +1

    0:39 I 100% feel you on the situation of
    cat love +
    cat allergy +
    cat hair stuck to your lip gloss due simply to their proximity 😂

  • @SkyeMelodyy
    @SkyeMelodyy Рік тому +4

    I'm here for the content and also here to say thank you for suggesting the cat spray. It has worked wonders to keep our cats from scratching up our new furniture 🙌🏾

    • @Mama_Bear524
      @Mama_Bear524 Рік тому

      I missed that. What’s it called?

  • @Awisper
    @Awisper 9 місяців тому +2

    I don't think her mentioning she is 46 to promote how well the product keeps you young is a good selling point. Even with her face blurred, I can tell she isn't aging well for 46.

  • @lissa3046
    @lissa3046 Рік тому +4

    I’ve never related to you more than being a little allergic to cats & getting hives to snuggle them. 😂

  • @mothwings8795
    @mothwings8795 Рік тому +1

    "If I hear this one more time, I think I might perish." This is the funniest thing! I need it on a sticker! Or a mug. Even a hoodie. Soooo applicable!

    • @mothwings8795
      @mothwings8795 Рік тому +1

      That primerica one omgggggg heinous isn't strong enough a word but I can't think of a different one. Grotesque. Horrifying. Awful, truly. Just unbelievably heinous. Holy cow.

  • @Robyn0587
    @Robyn0587 Рік тому +25

    "You never know how much time you have..." And I never know why we're still dressing like a knock off Guy Fieri in 2023 but here we are

    • @abaofifsz
      @abaofifsz Місяць тому

      Well the y2k thing is weirdly in style with trendy zoomers. Stuff that could not be sold at ross when they were past their prime. (Affliction, southpole, mecca etc). Now goes for like triple the original price on resale sites. Bonus if its stained or worn so much it has holes

  • @mellison5755
    @mellison5755 Рік тому +1

    I so related to her face and saying "oh my God she's awake " been there 😅😂

  • @yolandaponkers1581
    @yolandaponkers1581 Рік тому +11

    One of my close friends actually ended her relationship because her husband joined Plexus without telling her, which I totally understand. I’d probably do the same thing!

  • @bumblebee2866
    @bumblebee2866 11 місяців тому +2

    18:44 Holy cheese balls! This guy is crazy as hell adding the cheesy sad music and pitching Primerica in that situation 🤦‍♀️

  • @ToMaKaVi
    @ToMaKaVi Рік тому +3

    I am watching this after my night shift with headphones trying not to wake my family because the primerica (?) guy had me giggling but Hannah’s expression brought it home I had to cover my face. Like it’s so awful somebody died (if this is true) but the MLM plug oml

  • @EmilyFord-q3w
    @EmilyFord-q3w 11 місяців тому +1

    The ultimate insult to an actual business owner!

  • @cipritine
    @cipritine Рік тому +3

    "Okay, off my soap box now" *immediately gets on soap box*

  • @CatBarefield
    @CatBarefield Рік тому +6

    Girl that top is so cuuuuute ❤

  • @GreenLeisureSuit
    @GreenLeisureSuit Рік тому +1

    So many of these people come off as nasty bullies. It blows my mind this is how they choose to represent themselves.

  • @solesister9873
    @solesister9873 Рік тому +9

    If the TikToker doesnt make it pushing Primerica, he may have a solid career replacing Sally Struthers.

  • @shaquana_
    @shaquana_ 9 місяців тому +1

    I’m hollering at the Primerica one 🤣🤣🤣

  • @mrsclaussews
    @mrsclaussews Рік тому +3

    Ah, Isagenix! I had two different friends at different times try to get me to try it. Over and over, they would send me lists of the ingredients and over and over I would break down exactly what in their shakes I was allergic to. Mostly soy, but I simply could not convince either party for a long time that I absolutely could not take their products. I'm sure they were getting coaching and pressure from their uplines. The good news is, both parties dropped out and I'm still friends with all of them.

  • @biancacarlson8926
    @biancacarlson8926 Рік тому

    Hannah, for the most part, I turn on your videos and just have them going in the background. Rarely am I ever actually watching the screen.
    WHEN I TELL YOU as soon as that guy started talking and really started getting sappy, I immediately ran to my phone to see your reaction and it did not disappoint 😂