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Unread 06-01-2011, 05:08 PM   #5
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I suppose the difference is that there was a basic honesty back then, as well as garranties in place like an assigned territory. If you joined Fuller, etc, you WERE the Fuller Brush man for your area. There were not three dozen guys trying to beat you to the punch. People were also much more amenable to door to door sales as well. You were welcomed in and allowed to demonstrate your wares. Today's "parties" will naturally limit your potential audience, as most people want no part of them. There was also an actrual corporate structure, manufacturing, etc. This goes for Mary Kay as well. The scammers produce nothing. They buy cheap Asian crap and hope to turn it over quickly by constantly enlarging the pool of suckers who will at least try to sell a case or two.
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