Betterware - Not a Better way of Earning A Living (Betterware)

Member Name: JoandLee

Product:	Betterware
Date:	10/10/08 (658 review reads)
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Advantages: Fresh Air

Disadvantages: Fresh Air in your Wallet!

We've all seen the adverts....they are either in the classified section of the local rag or they are slapped onto lamp posts, trees etc in the local area. "Earn Cash Now....Delivering Catalogues....£50 - £150 per week, call now" So as the type of person who always likes to earn extra cash I gave them a call.

I was visited several days later by the area manager, who went through the necassary paperwork and gave me an area to work in, he provided me with books and stationery and that was it, he left and said he would call a few days later to see how I was doing.

The first thing that dawned on me after he left was the fact he said I needed to write my name and phone number on each order slip, he'd given me 120 books, which mean't writing my name and number a minimum of 120 times.....god was I bored by the time I'd done this, it was now too late to put them out, so I put them to one side and waited till the next day.

The next day I planned my assault on the area the manager had given me, I put the books out and had marked that I would collect them 2 days later.

2 days passed and I went back to collect them with mixed results, some I got back after they had been left on the doorstep and so blown about and wet. Some I got back from little old ladies saying thank you but no thank you. Some I actually got some orders in. I received orders off these books of £76.23 which would bring me in a grand total of £15.25.

However, like a mad man, I persevered, each week I would put these books out at least twice, and received average sales of between £150.00 - £225.00, making me a maximum of £45.00.

I worked out the problem, firstly they were not providing me with enough area and secondly not enough books, to make the £150.00 they promised in their adverts I would have to bring in sales in excess of £750.00!!

If you fancy just earning a couple of quid extra for what amounts to a full time job then this is for you, otherwise steer clear!

Summary: If you like walking for no real pay - Go for it!