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HappyFeetO_O
Profile Joined June 2007
China350 Posts
June 12 2007 11:46 GMT
#61
I sold these knives during the summer after my senior year of highschool. I just did it on a very low level though, I made about $150 a week. For a senior in high school that was fine, all I wanted to do was go to the movies with friends and other shit like that. I sold to all my friends parents and stuff, lol. I never sold any of the big $1000 kits of anything, and I tried to not rip people off too badly or be a dick in pressuring sales. As hotbid said, though, most sales ARE definitely closed because the person buying it wants to help you (the high schooler) out, which is why this company targets high schoolers as salepersons.I quit because the job sucked ass, and I only took it cause I needed a source of small cash for summer.
Bird sings why the caged I know
Bill307
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Canada9103 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-12 12:16:03
June 12 2007 12:06 GMT
#62
On June 12 2007 15:19 NewbSaibot wrote:
Of course theyre upbeat, instead of selling shit ass knives to fuckers on the street for $2 a pop, they are making an instant $144 off of you in an office that didnt require them to go anywhere at all.

Haha, I was thinking the same thing. They probably make over $130 per sucker who buys those knives at the interview. Then they make extra by selling overpriced knives to the poor sap's family members who would never buy them otherwise. It's like a scam, but legal .

I think people who say they enjoy their knives are just in denial of the fact that they got ripped off for a generic knife .

On June 12 2007 20:46 HappyFeetO_O wrote:
I never sold any of the big $1000 kits of anything

A $1000 "kit" of knives? I don't even want to think about the kind of "stupide riche" who would buy that...
useLess
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4781 Posts
June 12 2007 12:18 GMT
#63
On June 12 2007 20:46 HappyFeetO_O wrote:
I sold these knives during the summer after my senior year of highschool. I just did it on a very low level though, I made about $150 a week. For a senior in high school that was fine, all I wanted to do was go to the movies with friends and other shit like that. I sold to all my friends parents and stuff, lol. I never sold any of the big $1000 kits of anything, and I tried to not rip people off too badly or be a dick in pressuring sales. As hotbid said, though, most sales ARE definitely closed because the person buying it wants to help you (the high schooler) out, which is why this company targets high schoolers as salepersons.I quit because the job sucked ass, and I only took it cause I needed a source of small cash for summer.


But your friends' parents and stuff essentially paid for your paycheck while you ripped them off.
Moonlight Shadow
GuYuTe-
Profile Joined February 2005
United States550 Posts
June 12 2007 12:24 GMT
#64
I made bank selling those knives one summer but that was in like '98, maybe it's changed a lot. I had a similar experience, kinda too upbeat employers but that's just how that shit is. And the knives really are very good. They sell themselves.
greatmeh
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Canada1964 Posts
June 12 2007 13:20 GMT
#65
I actually just had a experience with the exact same company. I knew something was fishy as soon as they called me back twice ( two different secretaries) in the same day, the day after i subscribed over the internet... No company will ever call u back twice the day right after u subscribed over the internet. Unless of course, something is wrong. Well I didn't even go to the interview (they wanted to give me the interview the same day they called me back, lol) because I got another job but after hearing your story I'm glad I didn't.
HappyFeetO_O
Profile Joined June 2007
China350 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-12 13:22:25
June 12 2007 13:21 GMT
#66
On June 12 2007 21:18 useless wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 12 2007 20:46 HappyFeetO_O wrote:
I sold these knives during the summer after my senior year of highschool. I just did it on a very low level though, I made about $150 a week. For a senior in high school that was fine, all I wanted to do was go to the movies with friends and other shit like that. I sold to all my friends parents and stuff, lol. I never sold any of the big $1000 kits of anything, and I tried to not rip people off too badly or be a dick in pressuring sales. As hotbid said, though, most sales ARE definitely closed because the person buying it wants to help you (the high schooler) out, which is why this company targets high schoolers as salepersons.I quit because the job sucked ass, and I only took it cause I needed a source of small cash for summer.


But your friends' parents and stuff essentially paid for your paycheck while you ripped them off.


As many have said the knives are not that bad, and as I said I only sold in low numbers, none of the useless large sets. Anyways if you're going to go into business or retail or anything remotely sales-related you better get used to "ripping off" since it's called "profit." This was more of a "ripoff" than most though, but I don't feel bad considering the people buying the knives were buying them purposely to help me out. At least they got a knife for their niceness.
Bird sings why the caged I know
WaterCup
Profile Joined July 2005
United States73 Posts
June 12 2007 13:36 GMT
#67
They got good knives, but it's a scam.
They just use you to try to sell the knives to your family and friends.
They simply recruit teens (and college students) that are struggling for money so they can abuse them by marketing the knives to their employees.

If you work for vector, you're just a tool.
HappyFeetO_O
Profile Joined June 2007
China350 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-12 14:09:49
June 12 2007 14:02 GMT
#68
On June 12 2007 22:36 WaterCup wrote:
They got good knives, but it's a scam.
They just use you to try to sell the knives to your family and friends.
They simply recruit teens (and college students) that are struggling for money so they can abuse them by marketing the knives to their employees.

If you work for vector, you're just a tool.

....most of what you wrote doesn't even make any sense, maybe you meant employers

and if we're talking exploitation here, ....you're the tool



WaterCup United States. June 09 2007 05:14. Posts 55 PM Profile Buddy Quote
Fuck this, never visiting Korea again.

<<< will vacation within borders from now on.

Except maybe China, I want to see how far people will go for cash (since they're poor and stuff).
Bird sings why the caged I know
dementus
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Singapore1151 Posts
June 12 2007 14:17 GMT
#69
multi-level marketing is a scourge of society, imo. a lot of my friends were drawn by the promises of easy money, but they all left shortly after being recruited. it's a waste of time, and a huge load of bull.
"I couldn't stop myself from having unreal macro and sick timing senses."
jkillashark
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States5262 Posts
June 12 2007 14:27 GMT
#70
I went to the interview for the Vector company. I thought it was funny how they named themselves Vector but it had nothing to do with that. It was just a professional sounding name. It's a freaking sales company that just sells Cutco knives. I admit the Cutco knives were damn good quality, but it all seemed so shady.

Secretary with big tits and prett face. Check.
Boss is a pretty white boy with zero college education. Check.
Get a phone call later that evening saying I got the job easy. Check.
Me saying give me a break and declining. =D
Do your best, God will do the rest.
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
June 12 2007 14:35 GMT
#71
Well I think vector is a fitting name because vector has a connotation of "taking something from one place to another" Like a velocity vector is to describe something that's moving around, ect. Also a vector virus is the virus that you use to insert a specific set of genes to a desired organism to alter it's genetic behaviors.
SO the company uses students as a vector to get the knives to different people. Come to think of it they're a genius company in term of exploiting the nature of human, probably getting alot of money out of it while damaging all the reputation of direct sales.
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WaterCup
Profile Joined July 2005
United States73 Posts
June 12 2007 14:50 GMT
#72
On June 12 2007 23:02 HappyFeetO_O wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 12 2007 22:36 WaterCup wrote:
They got good knives, but it's a scam.
They just use you to try to sell the knives to your family and friends.
They simply recruit teens (and college students) that are struggling for money so they can abuse them by marketing the knives to their employees.

If you work for vector, you're just a tool.

....most of what you wrote doesn't even make any sense, maybe you meant employers

and if we're talking exploitation here, ....you're the tool

Show nested quote +


WaterCup United States. June 09 2007 05:14. Posts 55 PM Profile Buddy Quote
Fuck this, never visiting Korea again.

<<< will vacation within borders from now on.

Except maybe China, I want to see how far people will go for cash (since they're poor and stuff).



Vector encourages you to sell your knives to family members and friends (or their friends and family members). That's how they make money. Instead of advertising it to random people, they try to use the pressure between family/friends to sell their goods.

My brain's rather fried right now, so I can't type as coherently as I normally do.
I should have elaborated on this more.

And I have no clue how the bottom quote backs up your assertion that I'm a tool.
HappyFeetO_O
Profile Joined June 2007
China350 Posts
June 12 2007 14:55 GMT
#73
On June 12 2007 23:50 WaterCup wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 12 2007 23:02 HappyFeetO_O wrote:
On June 12 2007 22:36 WaterCup wrote:
They got good knives, but it's a scam.
They just use you to try to sell the knives to your family and friends.
They simply recruit teens (and college students) that are struggling for money so they can abuse them by marketing the knives to their employees.

If you work for vector, you're just a tool.

....most of what you wrote doesn't even make any sense, maybe you meant employers

and if we're talking exploitation here, ....you're the tool



WaterCup United States. June 09 2007 05:14. Posts 55 PM Profile Buddy Quote
Fuck this, never visiting Korea again.

<<< will vacation within borders from now on.

Except maybe China, I want to see how far people will go for cash (since they're poor and stuff).



Vector encourages you to sell your knives to family members and friends (or their friends and family members). That's how they make money. Instead of advertising it to random people, they try to use the pressure between family/friends to sell their goods.

My brain's rather fried right now, so I can't type as coherently as I normally do.
I should have elaborated on this more.

And I have no clue how the bottom quote backs up your assertion that I'm a tool.


Except maybe China, I want to see how far people will go for cash (since they're poor and stuff).
Bird sings why the caged I know
WaterCup
Profile Joined July 2005
United States73 Posts
June 12 2007 14:58 GMT
#74
Understand what "tool" means before you use it again.
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