When
we arrived at the hotel we stayed at during Amway WWDB Family Reunion we barely
checked in and put our bags in the room when Ambot wanted to haul ass over to
the convention arena because something was going on - meaning Amway products
would be out on display. For lack of anything else to describe it I’d call it a
trade show but that is using the term very loosely.
Now I’ve been to real trade shows. They usually revolve around a theme:
boats, home & gardening, RV’s, etc. Trade shows are usually held in
fairgrounds because there are usually exhibition halls or arenas, etc that can
be converted into trade shows and plenty of parking. There are usually a couple
of hundred exhibitors, maybe more depending on the venue. Usually the people
who rent booths at these events either provide products or services roughly
related to the theme of the trade show. However there are always the usual
suspects who show up at these events even though what they’re selling has
nothing to do with the theme. There will probably be booths selling nuts or
fudge or cotton candy, probably some realtors have booths, maybe some tourism
bureaus from other towns, and usually some MLM’s like Mary Kay will be flogging
their wares. I have never seen Amway represented at any trade show. Whew!
OK so we bust our asses getting to the arena so we can partake of the world’s
most awesome LOL Amway trade show. Its a not to be missed extravaganza for
serious business builders.
Ha ha! This was the shittiest, sorriest excuse for a trade show I’ve ever seen
in my life. Well what else do you expect from Amway? There were only a few
booths, maybe 10. One of them had Perfect Water dispensed in dixie cups.
Artistry was there and they had little sample packs of face cream. You know the
use it once kind. Someone from XS Gear was there with their products. This is
where Ambot ran into trouble with getting ripped off by XS Gear. He got the
guy’s business card and decided to be their best customer but it didn’t work
out so well.
I don’t remember what else was there. I know it took less than 20 minutes to
see everything. Pretty shitty. Surprisingly enough there weren’t the hoards of
brainwashed ambots you’d expect to see here. There were maybe a hundred people
and that includes IBO’s and the exhibitors standing behind the tables. Of
course due to the shitty exhibits it only took minutes to see it all so its
very possible IBO’s were trailing in and out over the 2 or 3 hours it was open.
So there could have been another couple of hundred IBO’s viewing the trade show
before and after we got there.
There was the Amway registration desk and we could pick up our “kit” - as I
recall a ticket on a string that we hung around our necks. There was also early
bird parking passes for the weekend for sale. A real screaming deal at $20.
Only available to the poor suckers who showed up at the trade show. And yes
Ambot bought one.
Shitty trade show aside going inside that arena brings back another memory.
Prior to our departure I’d been looking around to buy a cappuccino machine with
all the bells and whistles and I brought an extra $200 cash with me because I
thought I might find one on sale this weekend. I’d seen an ad at JC Penney with
a one day Saturday sale and even though we’d be out of town I thought
I could still find one while attending Family Reunion. The problem is big mouth
Ambot blabs to everyone and anyone that we had extra money with us. Asshole
Eagle was at the trade show plus a few other losers in his downline. Like its
any of their fucking business how much money we happen to have on hand! I was
pissed off at Ambot because these kids in their 20’s probably didn’t even bring
enough money to buy meals and would likely hit us up for a loan that they
wouldn’t repay.
Apparently one of the people in Asshole Eagle’s downline claimed he bought his
Family Reunion ticket online at the last minute. Except when he checked in at
the registration desk they had no record of it. So there he was stuck at Family
Reunion with no cash, a maxed out credit card, and no ticket. Because Ambot had
conveniently blabbed about the extra cash Asshole Eagle asked him to buy the
Family Reunion ticket for his downline and he’d get his money back once they
got it all straightened out. Because Ambot has been brainwashed to “submit to
upline” even though the fucking asshole is about 20 years younger than him he
willing to fork over the cash. The problem is the cashola is in my purse so now
he has to beg me for the money. I am pissed. I have the cash earmarked for the
cappuccino machine. Their problems aren’t my problems. But because I am such a
kindhearted soul I finally agree the fucking Amway bastard can borrow the
money.
Ended up buying a $30 Mr Coffee machine instead. Brought it into action a few
times when we tried to trick people into coming over for coffee klatches when
it was really an Amway event in disguise. Nobody every showed up anyway. What?
Nobody likes lattes?