By now, I’m sure most of the KVites would have bumped into someone or the other from the Amway circle. What are some of the annoying / amusing icebreakers / sales pitches you have heard ?
Here’s ours –
1) Ran into an amway couple in IKEA. Their ice breaker for the conversation was – Do you know how easy it is to assemble the ‘do-it-yourself’ furniture that you get here.
After half-an-hour, we noticed them preying on another couple utilizing the same hackneyed technique.
2) Ran into an amway couple in Wal-Mart in Mountain View. Their opening line – Do you know where Target is ? (which happens to be right opposite Walmart – $#^%$#%&%^*&^* )
Yeah I had a colleague in previous job who worked for one of these Direct Marketing companies and it seems like all of these companies use the same perfume…….everyone talks of “I wanna retire with my dad in couple years ….i am not gonna work like a fool all my life for others….In couple years I will just have a hefty check coming into my account month after month….”….I am really amazed educated people are fooled into these numbers which they never see……only handful people made that money everyone else is living in an illusion…..and they get just creepy and bore…..you find them in stores asking stupid questions which make no sense and start a conversation……
1. I have seen you somewhere
2. Are you from Bombay?
3. Do you work at CISCO ?
Hey – Fact check – Do you know one of the top person on the Amway Pyramid is a kutchi – I forget the name. He live in NJ
Kanti Gala is the name
One of our friends are also Amway members just to use their products. They say they are very happy with the products like cleaning supplies, snacks etc.
The other girl I knew who joined Amway used to say: I will earn so much money that my husband can leave his job in few years.
I wonder what will happen when one Amway guy unknowingly catches another Amway guy.
They will be in infinite loop.
Person 1: “Hey you look familiar”.
Person 2: “No, you look familiar”.
1. Nice T-shirt/jacket. Did you buy it here? And then goes where are u from etc etc. Some amway folks are so dumb that they are in a grocery store without a cart or a basket and just pretending to check things !!!!
I think they are fun. I love to play around with them and see who walks out first. I met one at Ikea. The usual talk initiated.
AMWAY: I think I have seen you in Cisco.. do you work there ?
ME: Same here.. yah, I think I have seen you too.. do you work in Building 2.
AMWAY: No close by actually Bldg 3.. maybe we saw each other in the cafeteria..
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AMWAY: So which part of India do you hail from
ME: Actually I am from Fiji
AMWAY (shocked and probably with some disbelief) :
Oh.. so what language do you speak ?
ME: Fijian
AMWAY: What does it sound like ?
ME: Oh.. its very much like Hindi…
AMWAY (figuring out he is the one being played with): So which part of Fiji ?
ME: Well, … Fiji… its just a small archipelago… but to be precise its an island called Fijita.
This was my record time driving an AMWAY rep away. I hope to break the record.. send me ideas if you have any.
Jeegar that is Hilarious !!! WE would love to see more of your postings on KV. (LOL right now)
Original KnockKnock Joke: 🙂
Knock Knock
Whos there?
Amway
Yes you are in my Way!!!
Jeegar, next time carry the business card or phone number of the person you dont like with you. When you meet an Amway, just give him a smile and ask him to contact you at the number on the card. 😉
You are giving me ideas Prashant.
If anyone from Kutchvalley gets an AMWAY call, it’s not me !!!
That said, I think people are going to stop giving me their business cards. Wait !!! Gee… I have Leena’s !!!! I am heading to the xerox machine to make some copies. 🙂