Vikram Goyal's Weblog

OK, so my earlier post was supposed to be a post on how Indians don't acknowledge other Indians in foreign lands and my own experience with this strange going on. But suddenly, I am getting more heat from the Amway/Quixtar crowd. There are 2 comments from one person running the Quixtar Facts website. There is so much traffic on my blog because I have got linked to it from a Quixtar Chatter site.

So let me clarify.

I am not an Amway/Quixtar basher. However, my experience and opinion of them is not good and is unlikely to change. Like bland green tea, I accept that they exist but they are not my cup of tea.

Early 1999, Cleveland public library, I was browsing for some books. A smart young Indian man approached me with the 'oh so original line' of "Are you from India?". I fell for his idea of making money by growing a network of buyers. I invited him home and he explained the business to me. He used every trick in the book with the now classic Roy Kroc (McDonald's) franchise thing (I see they still use that line!). I was convinced. What could be easier than convincing my family and friends of this unbelievable way of making money? Right? Wrong!! Luckily, a quick chat with another saner friend made me realize what I was getting into. Thankfully, he is still a friend.

I won't go into more details as to why the Amway/Quixtar doesn't work for me. Suffice to say there are others from India and others all over the place.

Recently, a colleague has joined Amway Australia. I told her my experience about the organization. She still tried to recruit me. This is what it does.