u/AlternativeTribs

This happened a few years back. I ran into an old friend at a high school reunion. We hadn't seen each other since her first wedding which I was in when we were 20. It turned out her ex was abusive and wouldn't let her keep in touch with her friends. Sad, but I'm glad she was able to get out. She was now remarried to a wealthy man who was quite a bit older. She seemed happy so I was happy for her. We started hanging out again and they invited us to their lake house for the weekend to relax, ride their boat, and hang out at their pool. We were excited!

We drove 2 hours to get there and instead of the lunch we were promised, we walked into a room complete with whiteboards, 2 men who were leading a meeting we knew nothing about, and 3 other couples we didn't know would be there. Also, the other couples acted excited so they either knew about it or they were plants to help rope us in. My friend said that it wouldn't take long (it took 2 hours) and introduced us to everyone. It turned out that the 2 men were father and son, the father lived next door and he was the president of of the MLM. We were in a bit of shock at being ambushed and sat down for the meeting. Of course the other couples were asking all sorts of questions and the father and son kept referring to this wonderful opportunity as our "Plan B" which would soon turn into our "Plan A". We knew a pyramid scheme when we saw it and did the Vulcan mind meld silently telling each other we were leaving as soon as this s--t show was over.

After the grueling 2 hour ordeal and while everyone was standing around talking, we quickly went to my soon to be ex friend and told her we had to leave. She loudly said that she was so disappointed because she thought we would be interested in signing up. WTF?? I told her that we were disappointed because we thought we were coming for a fun weekend and were looking forward to spending time with them, not being pressured into joining an MLM. Then the neighbor came over and loudly said how we were making a big mistake in passing up this golden opportunity, blah, blah, blech. We practically ran out of there and I think we might have left skid marks peeling out of their driveway. And of course we stopped somewhere for lunch before our 2 hour drive back because we never got that lunch. Nothing like being trapped in a bad infomercial instead of the fun weekend we were promised!

This happened a few years back. I ran into an old friend at a high school reunion. We hadn't seen each other since her first wedding which I was in when we were 20. It turned out her ex was abusive and wouldn't let her keep in touch with her friends. Sad, but I'm glad she was able to get out. She was now remarried to a wealthy man who was quite a bit older. She seemed happy so I was happy for her. We started hanging out again and they invited us to their lake house for the weekend to relax, ride their boat, and hang out at their pool. We were excited!

We drove 2 hours to get there and instead of the lunch we were promised, we walked into a room complete with whiteboards, 2 men who were leading a meeting we knew nothing about, and 3 other couples we didn't know would be there. Also, the other couples acted excited so they either knew about it or they were plants to help rope us in. My friend said that it wouldn't take long (it took 2 hours) and introduced us to everyone. It turned out that the 2 men were father and son, the father lived next door and he was the president of of the MLM. We were in a bit of shock at being ambushed and sat down for the meeting. Of course the other couples were asking all sorts of questions and the father and son kept referring to this wonderful opportunity as our "Plan B" which would soon turn into our "Plan A". We knew a pyramid scheme when we saw it and did the Vulcan mind meld silently telling each other we were leaving as soon as this s--t show was over.

After the grueling 2 hour ordeal and while everyone was standing around talking, we quickly went to my soon to be ex friend and told her we had to leave. She loudly said that she was so disappointed because she thought we would be interested in signing up. WTF?? I told her that we were disappointed because we thought we were coming for a fun weekend and were looking forward to spending time with them, not being pressured into joining an MLM. Then the neighbor came over and loudly said how we were making a big mistake in passing up this golden opportunity, blah, blah, blech. We practically ran out of there and I think we might have left skid marks peeling out of their driveway. And of course we stopped somewhere for lunch before our 2 hour drive back because we never got that lunch. Nothing like being trapped in a bad infomercial instead of the fun weekend we were promised!

This happened a few years back. I ran into an old friend at a high school reunion. We hadn't seen each other since her first wedding which I was in when we were 20. It turned out her ex was abusive and wouldn't let her keep in touch with her friends. Sad, but I'm glad she was able to get out. She was now remarried to a wealthy man who was quite a bit older. She seemed happy so I was happy for her. We started hanging out again and they invited us to their lake house for the weekend to relax, ride their boat, and hang out at their pool. We were excited!

We drove 2 hours to get there and instead of the lunch we were promised, we walked into a room complete with whiteboards, 2 men who were leading a meeting we knew nothing about, and 3 other couples we didn't know would be there. Also, the other couples acted excited so they either knew about it or they were plants to help rope us in. My friend said that it wouldn't take long (it took 2 hours) and introduced us to everyone. It turned out that the 2 men were father and son, the father lived next door and he was the president of of the MLM. We were in a bit of shock at being ambushed and sat down for the meeting. Of course the other couples were asking all sorts of questions and the father and son kept referring to this wonderful opportunity as our "Plan B" which would soon turn into our "Plan A". We knew a pyramid scheme when we saw it and did the Vulcan mind meld silently telling each other we were leaving as soon as this s--t show was over.

After the grueling 2 hour ordeal and while everyone was standing around talking, we quickly went to my soon to be ex friend and told her we had to leave. She loudly said that she was so disappointed because she thought we would be interested in signing up. WTF?? I told her that we were disappointed because we thought we were coming for a fun weekend and were looking forward to spending time with them, not being pressured into joining an MLM. Then the neighbor came over and loudly said how we were making a big mistake in passing up this golden opportunity, blah, blah, blech. We practically ran out of there and I think we might have left skid marks peeling out of their driveway. And of course we stopped somewhere for lunch before our 2 hour drive back because we never got that lunch. Nothing like being trapped in a bad infomercial instead of the fun weekend we were promised!

ETA: I really didn't think my post would create such a huge response. I have tried to answer as many comments as I can. The biggest question I wanted to answer is "Why didn't we just leave immediately?" Some were nicer about it than others. 😂 It was SO uncomfortable! We were ambushed and in a bit of shock so didn't know exactly how to handle it. My now ex-friend also said it wouldn't take long and made it sound like it wasn't a big deal and to just stay. Well that was also a lie and the longer we sat there the disappointment and anger set in. A few people also said that we should have stayed and enjoyed the weekend. Huh?? After being used and lied to, why on earth would we sit through listening to them try to talk us into this scam for the rest of the weekend? I had already wasted enough time on it and I was done with her. When I originally posted I didn't think which MLM it was mattered but people seem to want to know. When we got home my husband did some digging and while they said it wasn't Amway, it was indeed affiliated. They had these branches of it that they just renamed. I don't remember what it was called though.