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  • I've unearthed my repressed memories to reminisce about the [mostly disasterous] LuLaRoe "Vision" Convention of July, 2016!
    * My apologies to Les Brown, who is still alive!! *
    Check out my LuLaRoe Experience playlist for more: • My LuLaRoe Experience
    0:00 Intro
    1:02 Deciding to go
    2:49 Packing
    4:22 Travel day
    5:54 Day 1 Registration
    8:51 Home Office tour
    11:32 Welcome Party
    13:03 Day 2
    16:49 Carly Dress
    18:25 Day 3
    19:09 Beach Party
    22:20 Conclusion
    24:28 Expenses
    #LuLaRoe #LuLaRoeVision16 #BecauseOfLuLaRoe

КОМЕНТАРІ • 300

  • @shelleyswan104
    @shelleyswan104 2 роки тому +119

    The leggings should all be cut into strips and made into scrunchies, headbands, and cute little stuffed cat toys.

    • @CoraJean19
      @CoraJean19 2 місяці тому +2

      Great idea!!

    • @jochbo
      @jochbo 2 місяці тому +2

      Don't give them another MLM product idea!

    • @KindredKaye
      @KindredKaye 2 місяці тому +2

      Great idea with the headbands and scrunches! I’m not sure if this fabric is safe to go in a pet’s mouth. I’m a little suspicious of how it breaks down (considering what happened to a bunch of the supplies that got wet and began to rot).

  • @yurabeech5268
    @yurabeech5268 2 роки тому +209

    I never understood the Lularoe craze. IMO Lularoe made the ugliest, most shapeless, tasteless, style-less clothes I've ever seen. I googled convention pics and it's just 100s of young women all dressed like they're on their way to Bingo, in Florida, with my Nan. 🧐

    • @otakucouture
      @otakucouture 2 роки тому +14

      That's mean to your Nan!

    • @1970joedub
      @1970joedub 2 роки тому +7

      Americans have a history of choosing the bottom of the barrel, because of trends and marketing.

    • @takohamoolsen2432
      @takohamoolsen2432 2 роки тому +5

      The LuLaRoe craze never really hit Australia big. If it did, I never saw it. Amway and Avon, yes. The LuLaRoe prints are fun, but quite weird.

    • @sharonnorris9480
      @sharonnorris9480 2 роки тому +3

      I’ve heard of this company, I think, but don’t know anybody selling it in south Texas. The kind of clothing that’s sold this way that I know if is CaBi. They have parties in people’s homes or over Facebook. The clothes are pretty good, at least they don’t fall apart or get holes in them. And yes, that is a high price for a convention, especially since they never seemed to have enough food.
      The only kind of conferences/conventions I’ve gone to is Junior League. I went to six different 4 day conferences. It was just for the local President and President-Elect. Sometimes we would send another person. Everything was paid for by our local Junior League and all meals were provided. I always had a lot of fun, but there were a lot of things to go to. At that time in my life (in my 30’s and early 40’s), it was a vacation…went to some awesome places.

    • @PONR2006
      @PONR2006 Рік тому +9

      She keeps saying this was a fashion event she was attending and I’m like… no. Nothing about LulaRoe is fashion.

  • @shariwalker2964
    @shariwalker2964 2 роки тому +248

    I can’t wrap my head around these MLM conventions. I’ve got a government job and travel quite often. They pay for the travel, hotel, and even our Uber to and from the airport and give us per diem for meals and expenses. I believe this is more of common practice for people who have jobs where they travel.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +53

      Yes, when I travel for work, all of those expenses are covered by my employer. But when you "own your own business" those are all valid "business expenses," and you're manipulated into thinking you *need* to attend all these events. LLR was especially bad with all these local "training" events in addition to their big annual convention. It's just a way to keep control over people, I think (financially, with your time, etc....)

    • @JuliaMarieH
      @JuliaMarieH 2 роки тому +6

      I got per diem, free travel and free hotels for most of the trips (some were optional and therefore not covered) I took with my college choir!!

    • @em84c
      @em84c 2 роки тому +23

      @@Dependencycourtsellschildren um it's part of their job. They aren't going in holiday. They shouldn't have to pay for that out of their wage.

    • @pamelaadam9207
      @pamelaadam9207 2 роки тому +2

      I do some travel for work in health care unless its government funded i have to pay then claim

    • @MsAngrybutterfly
      @MsAngrybutterfly 2 роки тому +4

      my parent's used to use MLM conventions as "vacations" it's even worse than it sounds.

  • @littleraeofsunshine
    @littleraeofsunshine 2 роки тому +106

    I remember checking out of the Anaheim Hilton after my layover one year, and this lady checking in beside me was wearing absolutely wild prints. I thought "that looks like Lularoe" then saw the sign on the counter welcoming people to the convention. Never been prouder to be in a tailored uniform.

    • @jaggirl
      @jaggirl 2 роки тому +12

      Those leg ins scream, no taste in fashion to me..lol

    • @1970joedub
      @1970joedub 2 роки тому +3

      @@jaggirl that’s why the leggings sold well in the USA.

    • @CoraJean19
      @CoraJean19 2 місяці тому

      😂😂😂

  • @breannab3610
    @breannab3610 2 роки тому +101

    Wait the Lularoe convention had their opening party at a PYRAMID themed water park? How ironic.

  • @drpsionic
    @drpsionic 2 роки тому +101

    If my wife were to come out of the bedroom wearing one of those, er, dresses I would be in terrible trouble because I would not be able to stop laughing.

    • @michelleb7399
      @michelleb7399 2 роки тому +13

      A couple co-workers started wearing that stuff at work, around 2015 I think. They felt so happy and confident. I thought they looked a bit underdressed and kind of looked alike. But they looked happy… for about a year.

    • @jaggirl
      @jaggirl 2 роки тому +9

      I'd laugh at my self. I'd feel like a clown.

  • @carencronin7730
    @carencronin7730 3 роки тому +193

    The irony of the water park being pyramid-themed isn’t lost on me. Thanks for a great recap, you have a much better attitude than I would. I wear LLR a lot because I find it for really cheap at the thrift store and I teach preschool so it’s perfect... I just dress like my students. 😂😉

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +17

      Thanks for watching! The pyramid thing didn't even occur to me until I was editing, lol!

    • @abigailsoto9600
      @abigailsoto9600 2 роки тому +2

      😂

    • @lauraromdeussen864
      @lauraromdeussen864 2 роки тому +4

      @@LolaGeek I'm just glad to hear that someone else recognizes that not all pyramids are Egyptian! Hahah. But I heard horror stories about the walk back from the water park!

  • @breannayn
    @breannayn 2 роки тому +24

    Thank you for sharing your stories… it’s really important for those of us trying to help friends caught up in these scams.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you for watching!

  • @ciaracantwell
    @ciaracantwell 3 роки тому +89

    This was so interesting! I have to compliment you - if I didn't get fed for a day or two, during an event - I would NOT have been a happy camper. That S'more sounded great but come on! LOL

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +11

      LOL, thank you! Yeah I don't mind not getting fed if I know and can plan for it, but when you claim to provide multiple meals and then run out of food within minutes without any other options for thousands of people to eat... we get hangry 😂

    • @squeakyrabbit
      @squeakyrabbit 3 роки тому +3

      There was only one s'more 😔

  • @cheechalker8430
    @cheechalker8430 3 роки тому +152

    How to know the company you work for is a scam:
    1. You have to pay to attend their conventions (“registration fee”?! - you’re just paying for your own “swag”)
    2. The company has ‘conventions’

    • @koolblue6927
      @koolblue6927 3 роки тому +6

      So right.

    • @onwednesdayswewearpink2761
      @onwednesdayswewearpink2761 2 роки тому +13

      that was some damn expensive swag!! a paper fan and a canvas bag!

    • @cheechalker8430
      @cheechalker8430 2 роки тому +9

      @@onwednesdayswewearpink2761 well, in fairness, there was food ….. you just had to be there 2 hours early before they ran out

    • @Ron898
      @Ron898 2 роки тому +5

      Lots of reputable companies have conventions.

    • @cheechalker8430
      @cheechalker8430 2 роки тому +11

      @@Ron898 yes and reputable companies do not make their employees _pay_ in order to attend their conventions

  • @sm9776
    @sm9776 3 роки тому +59

    This sounds like my worst nightmare. You have a great attitude.

  • @colettenp
    @colettenp 2 роки тому +36

    Hard lessons learned about MLMs unfortunately...You are very cute, articulate and intelligent and probably can do anything you want and get paid well for your talent

  • @etsy9576
    @etsy9576 2 роки тому +9

    This was so good! Thank you for sharing with us 😊 I too just finished watching the documentary. I hope you have more LulaRoe adventure stories to tell 😊

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +3

      Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed!

  • @Josie2013
    @Josie2013 Рік тому +5

    Seeing a office and a conference room? The last thing I would want to do on a vacation.

  • @briarrose29
    @briarrose29 2 роки тому +35

    The cost for that conference is outrageous, for the experience you had!

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +5

      Yup, definitely not worth it!

  • @CopperRidge
    @CopperRidge 2 роки тому +15

    They weren’t prepared for the number of people because they oversold the event by thousands. It was all about the money for them! I was there and it was a total mess.

  • @merediths2cents
    @merediths2cents 2 роки тому +22

    If you’re not on Facebook you see none of these mlms. And your life is happier. Delete Facebook.

    • @efolinsky
      @efolinsky 2 роки тому

      Or very carefully curate your facebook... Honestly.... I have like one friend who posts like ....once every two months *maybe* about tupperware but doesn't message her friends etc or get annoying about it. That's literally it.

  • @xeno4746
    @xeno4746 2 роки тому +16

    They expect you to look tip top during the various "events" (I am guessing....no LLR clothing). You paid YOURSELF for the plane, hotel, uber, dinner, etc. You stood waiting in (the heat) for hours and listened to boring salespitches.
    And what did you get in return? An unflattering dress, a little lunch, a night of boring music and a visit to a PYRAMID 😀water park.
    Mmmmhhh. So 4 expensive and wasted days.
    And LuLaRoe used this again as advertising for their "great company".

  • @meganreed9251
    @meganreed9251 2 роки тому +3

    MAN you have great memory, this took me down memory lane! 😂

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому

      Haha sorry if it was triggering 😆

  • @djs2182
    @djs2182 2 роки тому +1

    Loved these details! Thank you for sharing

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому

      Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!

  • @natmarie6450
    @natmarie6450 2 роки тому +3

    Very engaging. Thank you. I really enjoyed it😊

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for watching!

  • @KrystalElle
    @KrystalElle 2 роки тому +7

    Great video. I just watched the LulaRich documentary on Prime, and then found your videos. FYI, Les Brown is still alive! He and his son just hosted an online event!😉

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому

      Thanks, yes, I made a note in the description, must have confused him with someone else!

  • @kareim27
    @kareim27 3 роки тому +9

    Excellent recap.

  • @dannyholt2297
    @dannyholt2297 2 роки тому +9

    The theme park was Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom. I used to go to it every weekend when I was younger. I moved to Oklahoma as an adult, so seeing the park in your video reminded me of it.

    • @maneckineckbeard1749
      @maneckineckbeard1749 2 роки тому +1

      Last time I drove past it, it appeared to be closed. Not sure if it was for good, or just due to covid.
      But it was one of my kids' favorite places when they were little.

  • @leekspinner
    @leekspinner 5 місяців тому +2

    aww you're too nice! these guys totally mismanaged the whole thing 😆

  • @MistressGlowWorm
    @MistressGlowWorm 3 роки тому +27

    That fan looks exactly like my sleep paralysis demon.

    • @jaggirl
      @jaggirl 2 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @mgparis
    @mgparis 2 роки тому +1

    You are so articulate and it's a pleasure listening, you have a new subscriber :)

  • @apotbos
    @apotbos 2 роки тому +32

    My wife was about to join an MLM. Mary Kay, I told her not to waste her time and money so she decided to get a real job as a nurse. She works when she wants and makes great money. Don't fall for this crap.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +3

      Good looking out.

  • @kimmiebraunthal4874
    @kimmiebraunthal4874 2 роки тому +8

    Thank you for posting this!
    This same year (2016) I went to my first of two Zumba Instructor Conventions (ZinCon)... we were responsible for our own food - thankfully none was offered so we were all prepared to pay for our own - but we were also mostly encouraged to stay at the hotel where most of the classes and activities were being held. There was a walkway between various hotels since it was the Orlando convention center area and was well-designed in that way, but for the most part you could run back to your hotel room between things. We definitely had to pack for multiple events: fitness party, various themed masterclasses, the big themed party i.e. zumba prom or golden age, etc. and I always had trouble fitting everything into my suitcase each year.
    It just goes to show the MLM hierarchy, literally, of those who are prepared (or better prepared at least) for the numbers of registrants -- which if too many should alter the logistics of an event if you're planning properly and not allow people to be standing outside for hours on end just to sign in -- and how some last for FAR longer than others (Zumba's been an MLM model since about 2005/2006 and still going even in the scarcity months of the pandemic).

    • @em84c
      @em84c 2 роки тому +6

      I didn't know Zumba was like an MLM! Do you need to recruit other people to start Zumba classes?

    • @kimmiebraunthal4874
      @kimmiebraunthal4874 2 роки тому +1

      @@em84c sort of? it depends on the marketing at the gym you teach at (which means whether or not they advertise different classes or schedules, etc.)... or if you're on your own renting a space (you'd need to get your own insurance on top of that for on your own).
      Instructors definitely get discounts for bulk-ordering and then get the kickbacks for whatever they sell to their students.
      It's a strange situation that isn't 100% MLM, because a lot of it is through gym memberships and then instructor memberships do offer a lot for what you pay (monthly music to use, a zumba music app, choreography every other month, etc.)... but there are very few who teach FULL TIME and those that do hustle like no other.

    • @juliaalexander5788
      @juliaalexander5788 Рік тому

      I love their classes too !

    • @iwapuniwai273
      @iwapuniwai273 Рік тому

      I had no idea Zumba was an MLM. Wow I'm shocked.

  • @djpower8791
    @djpower8791 2 роки тому +3

    That fan with the face kills me lol.

  • @candacebex4370
    @candacebex4370 2 роки тому +5

    I can’t believe the planning involved transporting people to a place hours away. Even if mileage it was closer, people are aware of travel time.

  • @ettoilemagik
    @ettoilemagik 3 роки тому +29

    Thanks for telling us this! I think it's the first time I saw an ex-hun talking about her experience at conventions. Usually it's anti-MLMer who indirectly talk about it, which is great but a bit different.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +6

      Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the perspective - there are plenty of people in the anti-MLM community who were formerly involved with MLMs themselves.

    • @ettoilemagik
      @ettoilemagik 3 роки тому +2

      @@LolaGeek yes I know, I wasn't saying it that way haha. I wanted to say that I didn't see many of them talking about a convention they went to when they were in their MLM. That's why this video is so great 😄

    • @sueknoll8567
      @sueknoll8567 2 роки тому +1

      probably don't want to admit they paid so much money to have a pretty miserable time.

  • @joeymarie72
    @joeymarie72 2 роки тому +9

    Very first clue that something may be not quite right: Full time pay for part time work. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, I'm sure there's a unicorn somewhere.

  • @seemenomore8900
    @seemenomore8900 2 роки тому +17

    First time I seen theses clothes were at a flea market. The lady had a nice organized booth with $30 rolled up UGLY print leggings. Like a lot of them. With zero customers.

  • @kip2981
    @kip2981 3 роки тому +65

    I went to a Herbalife convention with my sister once..that shit was messed up 🤣 felt like I was joining a cult.

    • @9melissal
      @9melissal 2 роки тому +6

      It is a cult.

    • @maneckineckbeard1749
      @maneckineckbeard1749 2 роки тому +4

      OMG, I accidentally walked into an Herbalife convention once when I was with my dad, and we both thought it was some kind of cult gathering! Soooo many creepy glazed eyes and robotic perma-smiles!

    • @imalrockme
      @imalrockme Рік тому +3

      @@maneckineckbeard1749 :)))))))))))

    • @MsContralto
      @MsContralto Рік тому +2

      I applied for a job that was titled "Marketing assistant" when I graduated uni. It turned out to be a Herbalife recruitment event. I left immediately after I finished my (free) coffee.

    • @iwapuniwai273
      @iwapuniwai273 Рік тому +1

      @@MsContralto that happened to me - it was doTerra though. I made like I was going to the bathroom and I ditched it so fast.

  • @donnerdonner315
    @donnerdonner315 Рік тому +3

    I laughed when you got to the part about the opening party at Splash Kingdom. You were in Redlands and that whole place has now been demolished! Glad you got to experience In-N-Out..it's a SoCal legend!!! Sounds like a horrible experience otherwise...happy for you being smart enough to get out early when you did!

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  Рік тому +1

      Oh wow, that water park is gone?! That's a shame, it was a neat place and probably the best part of this whole event, lol!

    • @iwapuniwai273
      @iwapuniwai273 Рік тому

      First thing I always do when I'm in Cali is hunt me down and In & Out lol

  • @r8chlletters
    @r8chlletters Рік тому +9

    I was there and it was a shitshow. “Diane fans” were the cherry on the sundae and we did a lot of unspeakable things with them back at the hotel.

  • @LisasPeaceOfArt
    @LisasPeaceOfArt 2 роки тому +16

    Sounds like a very very expensive nightmare from hell. Happy you survived

  • @YoSmitty55
    @YoSmitty55 2 роки тому +3

    I think this is the one I went to. My very first flight anywhere. So many consultants. What an experience. Met some great people even on the airplane. I thank God for always surrounding me with great people.

  • @phreakzilla8514
    @phreakzilla8514 3 роки тому +11

    I’ve seen on a few other videos that they kept stock outside in the parking lots because they had no room. Did you see that or did that happen afterwards?

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +3

      I didn't see that during my tour, but this convention was actually right before we started hearing about the wet clothes (the Carly dress, which was introduced here, is the first thing I remember hearing about coming wet and smelly)

    • @larryg5698
      @larryg5698 3 роки тому +1

      It’s on Vice.. just watched it.

    • @jaggirl
      @jaggirl 2 роки тому +1

      I heard that too. A lot was out in the elements. Some consultants got wet stock delivered. I can't believe LuLu didn't throw it out.

  • @notclagnew
    @notclagnew 2 роки тому +5

    You have great storytelling and editing skills. Were the sustainability claims debunked in the Amazon documentary? It's been a few months since I watched it.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much! I don't believe LuLaRich touched on sustainability. Rise and Fall of LuLaRoe did address the manufacturing side of things a bit more.

  • @navewife
    @navewife 3 роки тому +10

    So interesting to hear what really happened. FYI Ontario isn’t really the desert it just gets hot in that whole valley.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +5

      Haha! I just found it so interesting that in one local TV weather forecast they covered beach, city, desert, and mountains 😮 Thanks for watching!

    • @ajdavis5321
      @ajdavis5321 2 роки тому +2

      OMg thank you, that kept bothering me. Its in a very populated area.

  • @skateata1
    @skateata1 2 роки тому +2

    Idk why, but I like these videos from people who left MLMs. Even though I'm listening to bad experiences, I am glad former consultant's left.

  • @Adrastia
    @Adrastia 2 роки тому +3

    I have lupus and I could never stand out in the desert sun for hours. I feel so bad for the people who had to have ambulances called. They should have provided water and shade from the start.

  • @rebelbelle1388
    @rebelbelle1388 2 роки тому +13

    What a horrible experience for the amount you paid. I would say I can't believe they were that ill-prepared, but I saw LulaRich, so I know that the Stidhams put their kids in charge who had no experience and no business in those positions. Given what I know now, I totally believe that the convention was a dumpster fire.

    • @kimberlyoldschool
      @kimberlyoldschool 2 роки тому +2

      Agreed. I’ve probably attended 100 professional conferences over the years, and my mind is boggled from this. No food provided on site? Registration getting things wrong and not allowing for a complete pre-conference registration with everything mailed in advance? Not providing transportation to events off-site? Making people stand in line OUTSIDE IN THE DESERT to register??? Good god.

  • @jocelynrodriguez4749
    @jocelynrodriguez4749 2 роки тому +22

    This pretty much tells me that they learned nothing between 2016 and 2017. I joined in March of 2016 and already had things planned that summer, so I couldn't attend the convention in 2016. But 2017 was a shit show. They dropped millions on that thing and the attendees were left tired, frustrated and hungry. But were also yelled at for complaining.

    • @ellemmenn2930
      @ellemmenn2930 2 роки тому +4

      I’ve just kind stumbled across this whole mess after finding the Amazon documentary…. I’m sorry you had to experience that, would you mind if I asked what made the 2017 convention such a shit show? I’m honestly curious if you would be kind enough to enlighten me itd be much appreciated. Thank you in advance

    • @jocelynrodriguez4749
      @jocelynrodriguez4749 2 роки тому +12

      @@ellemmenn2930 Sure! From arrival to departure, it was a mess. I think 20,000 people attended, and they WERE NOT PREPARED. It costed $400 each, and for that they were supposed to provide several things. A convention shirt (they asked our sizes when registering, so they should have been there). Dinner at the beach party, dinner at the concert. Food trucks for lunch. All we did was stand in lines all weekend long just for them to run out of food constantly. Lines for the busses, lines to register, lines to get food. Anytime someone had the gall to complain, we were told to spend our energy being positive instead of negative. We were all HANGRY all weekend long. My feet got so swollen from sitting in folding chairs all weekend. The best part was the following days when I went to Disneyland with my daughter.

  • @lemonemmi
    @lemonemmi 2 роки тому +5

    Don't worry, we've all been thinking of corona for a while...

  • @natasmean4374
    @natasmean4374 2 роки тому +1

    I don't know if anyone else posted this- but the llr graphic next to the name is a pyramid looking down from above

  • @boatymsboatface3929
    @boatymsboatface3929 Рік тому +2

    I haven’t done LSD for 30 years, but I would have needed some to attend that craziness- lol, the wildly patterned clothes would have made it worthwhile. Love your vids!

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  Рік тому +1

      LOL! 🤣

    • @Tinasburrito666
      @Tinasburrito666 Рік тому +1

      Oof I think that would scar me for life. All those prints would jump out and come to life. I’d probably run myself off a water slide on purpose

  • @KnitToMyLou
    @KnitToMyLou 2 роки тому +1

    Interesting outfit choices looooolllll

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому

      If you liked that, you should watch this video critiquing a year's worth of outfit selfies: ua-cam.com/video/ITGQ9TaB9iE/v-deo.html

  • @sandieserrano2425
    @sandieserrano2425 2 роки тому +1

    Why did they fly into LAX when Ontario has a really nice airport?

  • @Gen-yh1jz
    @Gen-yh1jz 2 роки тому +5

    Splash Kingdom was an abandoned mini golf, arcade, with a water slide park.By 2016
    they had lost liquor license and had very little business. As of 2021 it has been
    demolished. Towards the end they were very cheap to rent out for events. However,
    most people wouldn’t rent it out because Redlands is hot and they have a lot of outside space. The organizers should have rented out Riverside or Ontario convention center.Completely indoors and air conditioned. All these cities are in a part of California called the Inland Empire. These are not desert cities but they get hot, it’s not mild temps. They should have rented the tiki picnic area at Knotts Berry farm amusement park and had it catered. It is in Orange County and has mild weather. The whole block has hotels and tourists attractions. A lot of companies do that. I have never heard of a company renting out Splash Kingdom. Such a disservice to their
    Representatives and employees.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +1

      That pool party was probably the best part of the convention 😆 But yeah, I mean, there was a lot of stuff the organizers "should have" done 🙃

    • @maneckineckbeard1749
      @maneckineckbeard1749 2 роки тому +1

      Thank you- I thought it was closed the last time I drove past it, but I wasn't sure if it was due to covid or not. So the whole thing has been demolished? Too bad...my kids loved that place many many years ago.
      And you're so right about how there are numerous nearby convention centers that are far more appropriate for such events...Palm Springs is a bit of a ways away from Ontario, but it has a big convention center and also a lot of fun tourist activities and nice hotels.

    • @maneckineckbeard1749
      @maneckineckbeard1749 2 роки тому +2

      I'm confused as to why anyone would want to hold a convention in the Inland Empire, as well. Like you said, closer to the coast would've been far more pleasant and also more easily accessible!

  • @CoraJean19
    @CoraJean19 2 місяці тому +2

    Sustainability in fast fashion? Wow, they really blew it.

  • @hawaiiankansanfeindel7131
    @hawaiiankansanfeindel7131 2 роки тому +4

    I can't imagine being there and seeing all the women in LR.

  • @jodeeps2287
    @jodeeps2287 2 роки тому +9

    You are very easy to listen to. I must admit I am feeling some anxiety for you recalling this trip. I have not seen one piece of clothing from LuLaRoe that I would be caught dead in, sorry. It seems to me the whole concept of this company was for the owners to start something that would make them a lot of money fast. The style and quality of clothing seemed to be an after thought. I find it hard to believe they would start a company with selling those clothes in mind, ugh.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for your comments 🙂 If you check out my video about my LLR outfit selfies, you'll see I only had a limited wardrobe of decent LLR pieces myself 😆
      ua-cam.com/video/ITGQ9TaB9iE/v-deo.html

  • @daniellegiles4492
    @daniellegiles4492 2 роки тому +2

    Ontario is nowhere near any desert Is surrounded by cities. The Desert is 2 hours away from Ontario. I was there 10 miserable summers with temperatures over 120 F. I’m sure you’ve heard of Coachella Fest? Thats is LITERALLY the desert.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому

      🤷🏼‍♀️ It's a lot more deserty than where I'm from, we don't really have cacti just growing loose...

  • @melissakalloway1916
    @melissakalloway1916 2 роки тому +11

    Did it ever occur to you that the clothes are hideous? Not to be unkind, but the last thing any female over six needs are tights with garish prints.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +2

      Yeah you should check out my "selfie critique" video, the clothes were definitely not all my style 😆
      ua-cam.com/video/ITGQ9TaB9iE/v-deo.html

    • @pamelalansbury94
      @pamelalansbury94 2 роки тому +5

      I’m 43 and I’ll never stop wearing tights with garish prints.

  • @frieda8956
    @frieda8956 2 роки тому +8

    Didnt think the Deeane fans were real🤣🤣 how creepy. Also imagine having to pay your job, you "business" to visit their headquarters. Smh

  • @kittymervine6115
    @kittymervine6115 3 роки тому +3

    I always thought I'd like to have gone to the Disney one! Or maybe a cruise, but when they rented out Disney I was "eh, that could be fun." But did you have to pack ONLY Lularoe clothing to wear? I am guessing yes.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +1

      "LuLaRoe head to toe" was the motto, though I rarely made that happen 😂 I don't think there was a convention at Disney that I know of (maybe a very early one when there were like 10 people?), but a lot of people went there on their own while they were in the area..

    • @navewife
      @navewife 3 роки тому +1

      They used California Adventure when the Disney line launched.

  • @gunsole64
    @gunsole64 14 днів тому

    Ugh this brings back bad memories. Not everyone who showed up was pre registered. Several people were invited to come the day of without paying registration.
    Sorry I was one of those who took two lunches but in my defense, the previous conventions didn’t have a cap on eating food.

  • @TheShangralaaaa17
    @TheShangralaaaa17 2 роки тому +12

    these women were played....forking out $10k to sell hideous clothes? yikes bro

  • @haydenhilton
    @haydenhilton 2 місяці тому +2

    I didn’t know Lularoe was ever popular with young people-I’m 25 and never heard anyone talk about liking their clothes. They all look so ugly to me and I’ve only ever seen older millennials dress like that (although none of the ones I know do and it’s definitely not popular here.) I don’t mean to come across as critical of anyone who does though, obviously we all have our own taste and I’m sure lots of people feel the same way about my clothes. I’m mostly just confused about when and with whom Lularoe was popular.

  • @alijane6675
    @alijane6675 2 місяці тому +1

    It blows my mind that this company convinced so many women that they were working…with no pay. And making you pay to attend a company convention? Did none of you clue in that that’s not how corporate works?

  • @tammycope3145
    @tammycope3145 2 роки тому +2

    I would have quit immediately!!! If they did not respect their people more than that, it was not worth your time!!!

  • @LydiaIndica
    @LydiaIndica 3 роки тому +11

    How does a "convention" run out of food 🙃🙃🙃?

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +2

      🤔

    • @ctt7971
      @ctt7971 2 роки тому +5

      Poor planning …
      I work in a major Las Vegas hotel and if anything they always have too much food for conventions.

    • @ellemmenn2930
      @ellemmenn2930 2 роки тому +2

      It sounds like someone massively dropped the ball on catering…… who doesn’t issue food/ drink tickets so it’s not a self serve situation where rude people take a ton of food and not cari g whether everyone else actually got fed

  • @maneckineckbeard1749
    @maneckineckbeard1749 2 роки тому

    I'm pretty sure that last time I drove past that amusement park with the big sphinx it was closed down. Maybe because of Covid? But it was definitely not open.
    And yeah, that place is ridiculously far from Ontario for them to not provide transportation! They couldn't have just rented some busses or something??

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +1

      It was a cool park, but yeah, logistics were not thought out well...

  • @jackiebaker1678
    @jackiebaker1678 3 роки тому +31

    LLR is NOT FASHION!

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +5

      😂 True!

    • @jenniferbond7073
      @jenniferbond7073 2 роки тому +1

      So true. This girl is a sweetheart and I mean not shame on her. Those outfits she put together with the LLR clothes were hideous. There is mixing patterns in a very savvy way, then there is the LLR way which is to put patterns together that clash in every way possible. She is adorable but her LLR outfits were horrible. I think that was part of the rip off to convince people that their patterns should be worn together so they could sell more shitty clothes.

    • @xeno4746
      @xeno4746 2 роки тому +1

      @@jenniferbond7073 Fashion trends do not exist but are created.
      5 years in advance all the colours, patterns and models are "fixed". And whether you can talk about fashion at LLR 😡🤔.
      MML is all about money. A cheap product sold as "special" and also way too expensive. It's not about sales, it's about the profit model.

  • @lindaruthjones
    @lindaruthjones 2 роки тому +3

    I'm sorry to inform you that the city of Ontario , California is part of the Inland empire it is NOT in the Desert !!!

  • @jennylee5003
    @jennylee5003 2 роки тому

    Did $349 include the hotel and food? Like did you have to pay for the salad you grabbed off the cart, the smore (lol) the pizza dinner meeting thing…. Or did you pay out of pocket for airfare, hotel, food

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +1

      Hotel and airfare were not included.. The meals where they ran out of food and the beach party were (but again, most didn't get fed), and the pizza party was covered by my upline (there is an expectation for them too that they will host dinners, parties, or give gifts at these events).

  • @Sapphirezkillahitz13
    @Sapphirezkillahitz13 2 роки тому +3

    Seems like they focused too much on the supplies n design instead of planning for possible issues

  • @lynrowan2521
    @lynrowan2521 2 роки тому +1

    What an absolute scam. The Stidhams should be prosecuted. Aside from anything else, the clothes are absolutely vile, bloody ghastly. A friend who works in a thrift shop that has loads of this garbage dumped on their doorstep. Apparently, they can barely GIVE it away, it's so ugly. Smh.

  • @msanw
    @msanw 2 роки тому

    Les Brown is still living.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому

      Yup, I realized after I recorded this and put a note in the description 🙈

  • @jobellecollie7139
    @jobellecollie7139 2 роки тому +4

    How can LLR be business casual? I retired from a famous women's clothing company and I would have run a mile f she tossed any of those prints in her new line! The fabrics! Yuck! I don't think LLR would ever be invited to NY Fashion Week!

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +2

      They pretty much just meant, "don't wear leggings"

  • @misslilly259
    @misslilly259 2 роки тому +13

    I don't get it, ugliest clothing and people went crazy to buy the crap.

    • @eagleeye2300
      @eagleeye2300 2 роки тому +1

      My guess is dopamine hits from puchases, and a group consciousness thing going on.

  • @ryanmiller4300
    @ryanmiller4300 3 роки тому +20

    Lol! The difference btwn the classic black you have on here vs the pattern overload in pics of your convention outfits... 💀

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +5

      And honestly, the stuff I wore at convention was not my "daily" LLR wardrobe - I had a capsule wardrobe of more understated stuff that I saved for myself 😂

  • @sarahc357
    @sarahc357 3 роки тому +13

    This sounds like tanacon 😳

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +1

      LOL! I was going to say those people might have had more to complain about than me, but that event was supposedly free - so maybe less room to argue they didn't get what they paid for 😂

    • @clarissajones9771
      @clarissajones9771 3 роки тому +1

      I had the same thought

    • @jennifersaunders1979
      @jennifersaunders1979 2 роки тому +2

      @@LolaGeek tanacon was not free. People had to buy tickets. The problem is they purposely sold tickets over the amount of capacity for the venue. There’s a whole documentary on it. People had to be refunded their money etc…

  • @ReginaldSultanOfScat
    @ReginaldSultanOfScat 3 роки тому +2

    Sounds a little like my Kabbalah conference experience...also done with that long time

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому

      Wow, I didn't know they had Kabbalah conferences! That would be interesting to hear about..

    • @ReginaldSultanOfScat
      @ReginaldSultanOfScat 3 роки тому

      I'm open to conversation, have been to 2

    • @HarvestMoon2049
      @HarvestMoon2049 3 роки тому +1

      @@ReginaldSultanOfScat Hi-
      If I may ask, what is a Kabbalah convention? What took/takes place?

  • @asamanyworlds3772
    @asamanyworlds3772 2 роки тому +3

    Predators that target vulnerable women. Shame these owners. Did not get in trouble

  • @agenovese3
    @agenovese3 3 роки тому

    I don’t like the company there are few products I can purchases. Do you still wear their products?

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +2

      I do not (though I did pull out an old pair of leggings this weekend for a costume 😂)

    • @agenovese3
      @agenovese3 3 роки тому +1

      @@LolaGeek Omg, lol, I am a solid print girl. I have seen those prints. Too crazy 😆

  • @misfitmakeup1980
    @misfitmakeup1980 2 роки тому +3

    Sure get involved with an mlm lose money but you will gain sister hood instead really when the same people will desert you when you no longer serve there purpose

  • @franceshopkins2037
    @franceshopkins2037 2 роки тому +8

    These leggings are hideous. I don't know what the appeal was.

  • @Mythrose
    @Mythrose 2 роки тому +7

    Why would they not just base their sizes on measurements, teach everyone how to measure themselves, and have a sizing chart? So easy

    • @clod148
      @clod148 2 роки тому +1

      That would be far too easy, obviously ;)

    • @Pippi-Longstocking
      @Pippi-Longstocking 2 роки тому

      They don’t have to! There’s no incentive to be a real company. As I understand it before everyone was catching onto what was going on, returns were not accepted. It’s an amazing scam that they take your money and send whatever product they want in whatever sizes.

  • @Meg-ji2ki
    @Meg-ji2ki 3 роки тому +9

    I’ve never been interested in any MLM, but someone I knew was selling this crap so I bought a pair of leggings from her. They ripped first time I wore them. I have no clue how these people are still in business!

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  3 роки тому +3

      Me neither, at this point!

    • @georgeyreynolds
      @georgeyreynolds Рік тому

      They were in business because they didn't care about the clothes, just signing people up. It was a pyramid scheme from the start ...

  • @delphinidin
    @delphinidin Місяць тому

    I love how many people you've stayed friends with. Trauma-bonding? :D

  • @michellesunshinestar
    @michellesunshinestar 2 роки тому

    Pre-Uber?

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому

      No, there were Ubers

  • @suryasingh_12
    @suryasingh_12 Рік тому +1

    Don’t join any kind of management trainee in future, it’s the same thing

  • @TXgigimom64
    @TXgigimom64 Рік тому +2

    Never bought 1 thing from this company.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience

  • @eileenkauffman9390
    @eileenkauffman9390 2 роки тому +5

    Those clothes are enough to give you seizures. Dear God!!!!

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +1

      😂

    • @llddau
      @llddau 2 роки тому

      You know what, I wish that was a joke! In fact some people with epilepsy have visual triggers, like you’ve probably heard of photosensitive epilepsy which is triggered not only by strobe lights and similar, but also particular repetitive visual patterns, (even types of music!) so in a rare case it could actually happen! But btw epilepsy is not a mental illness, this is just about where in the brain the seizures start, if it’s in the bit that recognises patterns that could be a trigger, that’s all. Even audible patterns! These clothes are dangerous ahahahaha

  • @kellypat125
    @kellypat125 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the video... I don't see any evidence of Les Brown dying, though. Assuming there isn't two well known guys with that name

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, that was my mistake, I made a note in the video description 🙈

    • @kellypat125
      @kellypat125 2 роки тому +2

      @@LolaGeek it's all good :)

  • @lolofosho3776
    @lolofosho3776 8 місяців тому

    Im not trying to be rude but what is going on with the clothes you packed for this convention? This is supposed to be considered fashion forward. I wouldnt be caught dead. I feel like im missing something. People buy clothes like this and actually wear them?

  • @midwifeohyeah22
    @midwifeohyeah22 3 роки тому +2

    The only time I like the carly dress was when I was pregnant! Lol

  • @blondegirl5
    @blondegirl5 Рік тому +3

    M..L..M..stands for Masses Losing Money 💰..😬

  • @n.b.1483
    @n.b.1483 2 роки тому +3

    Articulate and balanced. Sorry it was a rough experience. To be honest the clothing looks hideous - you did the best you could with it

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому

      LOL, thank you 😆

  • @sergioantonio2510
    @sergioantonio2510 2 роки тому +3

    Great content and ignore the mean comments. Some people just don’t have anything nice to say 😊.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому

      No worries, I don't take them personally 😆 Thanks for watching!

  • @rebeccag8589
    @rebeccag8589 Рік тому +1

    1- it's a little silly that for a decent number of people, it sounds like the main takeaway of this video was the climate of Ontario, CA. Haha.
    2- Although it's a developed city and not literally in the middle of a desolate desert, the climate of Ontario is absolutely a semi arid desert climate and is classified by the Koppen classification system as "hot Mediterranean". To someone not used to that kind of climate (I've been there), it absolutely feels like you're in the desert, and you kind of are!
    Anyways, glad you got out and I'm sorry you went through that. You seem great and I'm sure you're doing great things now!

  • @susanreina4008
    @susanreina4008 2 роки тому +1

    All those clothes are ugly and calling them “fashion” is a gigantic stretch! How did any
    one ever think LulaRoe prints and silhouettes were attractive?

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому

      The "LuLaRoe head to toe" silhouette with layers and layers of shapeless pieces was not flattering. But styled creatively and mixed with "regular" clothes, they could be OK. Check out my LuLaRoe selfies video: ua-cam.com/video/ITGQ9TaB9iE/v-deo.html

  • @luvsupreme
    @luvsupreme Рік тому

    Les Brown is not passed away.

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  Рік тому

      Yeah, I corrected myself in the video description, was thinking of someone else 😳

  • @MT_24
    @MT_24 2 роки тому +8

    I don't understand why and how people fall for this...maybe because I am not really a joiner. It's unbelievable how these women allowed themselves to be suckered into this, and the outrageous cost for such ugly merchandise.

    • @christinelaver942
      @christinelaver942 2 роки тому +2

      They prey on the vulnerable with the promise of making easy money.

  • @Suzanhanson8478
    @Suzanhanson8478 2 роки тому

    U r just adorable which makes me even MORE angry that LLR did this! The massive $5K just to BE a consultant should've covered convention costs!

    • @Suzanhanson8478
      @Suzanhanson8478 2 роки тому

      Pg2) I am thankful that I couldn't get $5K or I'd be sitting rt next to u!!🙂 It reminds me of a J&TFaye Bakker scam! I do have leggings, bought new, no

    • @Suzanhanson8478
      @Suzanhanson8478 2 роки тому

      Pg3) no shipping on EBay, about 12pr. 3 r Mickeys & I never pd over$16!

    • @LolaGeek
      @LolaGeek  2 роки тому

      Haha thank you! Luckily I made it out OK 😊

  • @FlagCutie
    @FlagCutie Рік тому

    This sounds like TanaCon mixed with FyreFest and that DashCon lol