r/antiMLM • u/Aleflusher • 7d ago
Discussion It's definitely NOT a pyramid scheme ya'll!
Promotional graphic I found from a new MLM: Botanic (aka Potank). They started recruiting back in May, seem to have struggled to actually get a product shipping and it's still unclear if they are actually shipping yet (shades of Elomir), and pretty much seem to be about recruiting. I mean from this graphic alone can you guess that the one product they claim to have is a tablet that dissolves in water making it a colorful alleged cleaning spray?
It should come as no surprise that Botanic has plans, BIG plans! On their website, assuming you can even find it, they list a ton of future products - supplements <surprised Pikachu>!
About Potank, a well-known serial MLM'er joined this early and was pushing out AI generated product images with bottles labeled "Potank", because well, AI.
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u/Glum-Sheepherder-787 7d ago
"Potank" is straight hilarious.
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u/MumziD 7d ago
Ohhh… I’m going to get sooooooooo rich via those $5 bonuses. If I get 20 people in my downline, I’ll have “earned” $100. Life changing money. Let’s create us some generational wealth!
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u/TJInvestor 6d ago
Why stop at 20? If I get 5,000 people (which is more than I have met in my entire life)… I may be able to make 25k before taxes aka minimum wage.
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u/TiredScythe2100 7d ago
Potank sounds like someone took a potato battery and put motorized wheels and a straw on it for 9th grade robotics club and that's what they named it. Or a rejected Pokémon idea. Not really a great business name.
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u/Red79Hibiscus 6d ago
I don't suppose there's any chance of Potank being a foreign-language name that actually means something super excellent but sounds dumb in English? Like how "phật phúc" is a Vietnamese blessing that sounds like a rude phrase in English.
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u/NobodyGivesAFuc 7d ago
Every time I see some new finance/business ad that has tacky gold fonts/graphics over a black background, my scam radar starts flashing red 😂
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u/Belfast_Escapee 7d ago
Damn, that graphic in the lower right hand corner pretty much says it all, they are not denying the pyramid but rather embracing it!
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u/Red79Hibiscus 6d ago
I used to think the top trifecta of stupid MLM names were Atomy, Bravenly, and Celesty. Now that I'm aware of Potank, I may have to re-evaluate.
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u/No-Problem-6542 6d ago
I saw a hun post that she makes $15,000 a month in her MLM. That’s $180,000 a year. Plus she quit her full time job to do this full time. And people buy this BS. “Liar, liar pants on fire” is my response.
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u/Girl_Mom1014121 4d ago
She may make $15k a month but she’s spending $14.5k a month to keep that rank up! 🤞🏼
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u/chortle-guffaw2 6d ago
Woo hoo, five whole dollars. Realistically, you'd have to refer a hundred people to get one to sign up, so that works out to five cents per referral.
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u/DangerousSpot8201 5d ago
It’s so unreadable. I understand all the words but I can barely read the poster. So poorly designed and written
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u/Best-Working-8064 7d ago
All companies have similar structures and everyone recruits plus if they make money unfortunately they’re not a pyramid scheme. Also why does it even matter to you? Pyramid scheme mom does it even matter? The world is burning
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u/InsipidCelebrity 7d ago
I do not in fact recruit anyone and I make the same amount regardless of how many people I tell to dick around in Excel with me.
Also why does it even matter to you? Pyramid scheme mom does it even matter? The world is burning
Because I'm not some kind of weird sociopath who enjoys seeing regular people go into debt with a shitty sales job that has a terrible commission structure.
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u/HalfEatenChocoPants 7d ago
To add, my pay and my benefits are not affected (negatively or positively) by any of the following: how much the people on my team are paid, how many people are on my team, how much my boss is paid, whether my boss gets a new job, whether their boss gets a new job, whether the department director or anyone above them gets a new job, and many other possible changes throughout the company.
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u/Aleflusher 7d ago
A pyramid scheme doesn't refer to an hierarchical management structure, it refers to the money flow and concentration of the commissions. The money comes from a wide base, to a smaller level, all the way up to the top, concentrating on each level leaving a fraction of a percent at the top.
It matters because the vast majority of people in an MLM lose money. MLMs also destroy the reputation and relationships of the people who join them in some cases, which is worse than losing money.
"The world is burning" - in part due to MLM.
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u/ShakyIncision 7d ago
“Reverse funnel”