Tex's Amway Global Blog

Happy New 2012!

2012-01-01T01:35:00.004-06:00

From the Tex's Amway Global Blog Administrator

2012 is officially here. If you are celebrating--well then; Happy New Year!

As I look around the old blog, I'm somewhat sad not to see all of "Tex"'s postings from the past year. They are hidden from public view due to recent legal proceedings. The decision to remove them was not from the legal decision, in fact, it seems that the decree would have allowed them to remain; but "Tex" decided to remove them, (I suppose) as a good faith measure, to show he was willing to follow the tenets set down by the decree for future postings.

Still, it's kinda sad not to have anything to moderate here. Maybe, instead of the festive photo proclaiming the new year that greets you at this entry, a more appropriate photo should accompany this entry.

It's possible that them old Mayans were predicting more demises in 2012 than just human civilization. I sure hope they are wrong.

2012 graphic by Pedja Mi

2011 Winding Down

2011-12-31T01:00:00.000-06:00

From the Administrator of Tex's Amway Global Blog

Time is running out on the year, 2011.

Due to legal hassles in 2011, "Tex" has stripped his blog of all posts dealing with Amway Corporation and the Amway Motivational Organizations sale of motivational tools. The blog is a shell of its former self and Tex has apparently moved on to another blog--Stop The Amway Tool Scam; protected by password. But that blog, seems short lived as even the public postings have been removed and any instructions to enter the new blog are missing.

We can only hope that it will soon re-appear. Until then, this blog remains open, even after the final minutes of 2011 tick away.

Photo by Robert Proska

The New And Improved Amway Tool Scam Blog

2011-12-10T23:57:00.001-06:00

The big news promised a few days ago can be found here: http://stoptheamwaytoolscam.wordpress.com/

A Texas-Sized Deletion

2011-12-10T03:34:00.006-06:00

All posts authored by Tex after April 4th 2010 have been hidden on this blog at the request of Tex.

Future posts may be made at a later date, or republishing of older posts may occur, though not anticipated.

The blog itself is not being deleted and all posts and comments have been archived at this time.

For loyal readers, Tex is safe and sound.

From Blog Owner, Dave Robison

REMEMBER THE "TEX'S AMWAY GLOBAL BLOG"

UPDATE: ALL POSTS APPEARING AT THIS BLOG DATED BEFORE APRIL 10TH, 2010 WERE WRITTEN BY THE BLOG OWNER, DAVE ROBISON. ANY MENTION OF "TEX" OR QUOTES BY TEX WERE TAKEN FROM OTHER CONTENT. ALL COMMENTS MADE BY "TEX" WERE IN RESPONSE TO SAID POSTS AND PUBLISHED BY THE BLOG OWNER. A FULL EXPLANATION OF HOW THIS BLOG WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED CAN BE FOUND AT "SURROGATE BLOGGING"

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T04:58:00.000-05:00

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."

MATTHEW 28: 1-7 NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION

Photo by Billy Hathorn used by permission
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
Empty Tomb at Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Texas

Lennon Ledbetter Comment

2010-01-10T14:45:00.003-06:00

Tex's Amway Global Blog received a comment that went straight to the "Moderate" file. It can not be published and must be rejected for a variety of reasons. The comment was submitted on the blog entry, Is Lennon Ledbetter 2-Timing Amway.

The comment is from an Anonymous woman who relates a story regarding a date with Amway-affiliated Independent Business Owner, Lennon Ledbetter. The comment states that a date was set up between the comment author and Lennon Ledbetter through a somewhat-known millionaire matchmaker.

Ledbetter is accused of a variety of alleged acts that end with an alleged auto accident and Ledbetter only speaking through his attorney and the commenter wishing for harm against Lennon Ledbetter.

Regretfully, Tex's Amway Global Blog must reject this comment and its revealing details because no links to any sources confirming the story are given as well as the author being Anonymous and taking no responsibility for publishing what could be slanderous or libelous statements of the alleged incident.

Tex's Amway Global Blog requests that said Anonymous Commenter handle this incident through proper legal channels.

Begin 2010

2010-01-01T00:21:00.001-06:00

Happy New 2010 from Tex's Amway Global Blog!

photo by ilco

Out With The Old

2009-12-31T00:01:00.002-06:00

Times Square.

It's the place to be at the end of the year. Crowds of people, music, and partying. Everyone waiting for those last seconds of the year to end and a bright New Year to begin.

In Texas; and at Tex's Amway Global Blog the year is winding down as well, and 2010 is just hours away. As administrator here at the blog, I know that even though the old year is over; you can bet Tex's mission to expose the tool scam among Amway motivational organizations will continue into 2010.

I also bet that Tex's mission and his focus will continue to evolve on into 2010. I'm also imagining that this blog will evolve, with some changes as well.

Stick around--whether you love Tex or hate him, you can bet there will always be something to read here at Tex's Amway Global Blog.

PHOTO BY JAMES FARMER

Joy To The World

2009-12-25T01:00:00.001-06:00

"Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.'"

--Gospel of Luke Chapter 2 Verses 13-14 New International Version

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM TEX'S AMWAY GLOBAL BLOG!

Photo by Erika Kuchauskas

With Gratitude To Those Who Serve

2009-11-11T11:04:00.001-06:00

Tex's Amway Global Blog Salutes Those Who Serve Around The World On Veterans Day 2009

Photo by Gabriella Fabbri

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T01:39:00.003-05:00

It's a photo that's made its way around the Internet for years now, but thought it would lighten the mood a little bit and still be in keeping with the attitude of Tex's Amway Global Blog. Happy Halloween to all the LCK's that Tex opposes.

"Speaking of Amway" No More

2009-10-27T22:28:00.004-05:00

Dave Robison here, administrator of Tex's Amway Global Blog.

I've deleted the link to "Speaking Of Amway" blog in the Tex's Links section.

"Speaking of Amway" was a pretty good blog started a year or so ago. It had a brief period of popularity with a lot of good thought-provoking entries regarding the Amway business, motivational systems, and the ethics of running an MLM business.

The original author was quite open and honest with his opinions regarding the good and the bad of running an Amway affiliated business.

For some reason, he changed direction and started letting guest bloggers take over the reigns and I just noticed today, the site is down and a domain "place-holder" page has been put in its place.

It's sad to see another quality blog shut down.

I've also removed, Robin Luymes' blog SuperDu from the list. Robin has left Amway Global for another career. You can read the full explanation at "Super Du Becomes Luymes PR Dot Com".

Leave Tex a comment and suggest some more links for Tex's readers to check out. There's still a viable community of bloggers and readers out there interested in the Amway business and Multi-level Marketing in general. I'll consider any Amway related blogs submitted and will add them to the sidebar blogroll; with Tex's permission, of course.

And now, back to Tex.

Dave

Remember September 11

2009-09-11T07:46:00.001-05:00

"Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated."

--Lamartine

Boots by Ben Shafer
Cross by Kevin Smith

Happy Labor Day From Tex's Country

2009-09-07T07:26:00.001-05:00

Tex's Amway Global Blog salutes all the hard working people of Texas and the rest of the world on Labor Day 2009.

Dave Is NOT Retiring From Blogging

2009-09-06T19:35:00.005-05:00

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

In a recent blog entry here at Tex's Amway Global Blog; "Tex" a pseudonym for an Amway Global-affiliated Independent Business Owner and the subject and a writer for this blog announced that he was in "Talks" related to possibly "retiring" from this blog as a contributor.

One can only assume that these "talks" are with Amway Global and/or Motivational Organizations/IBOs and their legal "muckety-mucks", who are the topic of "Tex's" blog entries.

If a blog entry written by "Tex" has libeled someone or any matter crossed a legal line that would result in legal action against Tex, he has the power to delete those entries and the associated comments.

He does not have the power to delete the entire blog, although he can quit contributing to the blog at any time. If "Tex" quits contributing to the blog, it would, in effect, put the blog in "hiatus" and it would only remain as an archive to "Tex's" efforts.

I have no plans or have not been contacted to delete this blog or any entries. No details have been disclosed to me by "Tex" or any other person regarding any legal action regarding this blog.

Dave Robison

Fireworks!

2009-07-04T05:31:00.001-05:00

Happy Independence Day From Texas and Tex's Amway Global Blog!

"I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom."
--Simone de Beauvoir

Photo by Martin Boose
http://www.bicharehswelt.de/

Summer Changes

2009-06-03T23:05:00.003-05:00

Howdy Folks!

Dave Robison here, for Tex's Amway Global Blog.

Summer is here, or very nearly here, and I decided to spruce up Tex's Blog with a few changes.

You can now view some great photos of Texas in the side bar as well as catch up on the "goings on" in several of Texas' largest cities. Maybe you wanna plan a summer trip to The Lone Star State; and plan to attend one of the events.

Laying out under the stars on a warm summer night may be your passion--if so, I've included a gadget that will let you see some amazing photography of our galaxy. Too bad, a summer vacation there might not be in the cards for a few more years.

Of course, don't forget the regular features in the sidebar; Tex is always adding some comments to his Position Papers links. If you don't see a new blog entry in a couple of days, that doesn't mean you can't still mosey on over for a look at the blog and try out the new gadgets or read some new comments.

But, we won't mind if during part of the hot weather, you unplug from the Internet and take a dip like the boys in the photo from Burnet, Texas. Burnet, by the way, is the Bluebonnet capital of Texas.

Remember Memorial Day

2009-05-25T07:25:00.000-05:00

Our Respect, Admiration and Thanks Are Offered Today To Those That Fought And Died For Our Freedom To Bring You Tex's Amway Global Blog. Remember Memorial Day For It's Purpose And For Those That Made The Sacrifice To Keep Us All Free.

Message From Dave

2009-04-06T22:05:00.002-05:00

Hi Readers of Tex's Amway Global Blog.

There's some controversy regarding myself and Tex at another blog.

Read about it at On The Road With Dave-- The headline is Tex And Dave: Not The Same.

We now continue with Tex's Blog.

Tex's Blog Has A "New" Contributor

2009-01-21T21:06:00.003-06:00

As most readers of Tex's Amway Global Blog already know, the blog was started and written by yours truly, Dave Robison. I take comments made by "Tex" at this blog and other blogs related to Amway Global and Quixtar and add them as individual blog entries here.

"Tex" then responds in the comments section and adds his points. In the beginning, I called it, "surrogate blogging".

Today, "Tex" has posted his very first official blog entry. He is now a full-fledged contributor to his own blog. While I will still be the blog administrator and will still make blog entries(and edit them); Tex now has the power to write an entry under his own moniker and publish it to his blog.

Congratulations, Tex!

Talk To Tex

2009-01-21T17:02:00.005-06:00

Tex conducts conference calls to discuss issues and practices regarding the Amway Motivational Organizations and the tool scam associated with these groups; as well as other topics related to Amway Global.

If you'd like to talk to Tex on the phone, leave a comment on this blog entry suggesting a time and date and Tex will respond to confirm.

The number to call is: (616)597-8000
Access Code 975016#

Long Distance Charges will apply.

This post will be permanently linked under "Position Papers"

UPDATE: On Monday January 4, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, the conference number will change to 760-569-6000, and the access code of 975016# will remain the same.

THEY said it; NOT ME!

2009-01-20T20:23:00.002-06:00

UPDATE 1/27/09

This entry was Originally Entitled "Tex Reviews Two Amway Tapes"

Tex says...

"I've listened to a couple of LCK CD's recently that are quite insulting.

The first, by LCK's Ron and Georgia Puryear, "Dreamers", FED 16CD from 2002, starts out by Ron insulting Rich DeVos and the entire Amway business model.

He said things like Rich didn't understand the business he created, and said Rich's idea was for every IBO to sell products to the Platinum level, then sponsor other IBO's who would repeat this.

This is patently FALSE.

The other CD recorded LCK Greg Duncan, also in the 2002 timeframe, entitled "XS Energy Drink: Tastes Like A Million Bucks", BWW111CD.

Greg talked about how the criticism on the internet was done by those who wouldn't show themselves in the open, which is a perfect description of the LCK's not showing their faces online.

He also mentioned 240 Diamonds broke in South Korea that year, and tapes/CD's are not legal there.

Imagine that, the business grows without the tool scam, what a concept!"

This entry will permanently be available in the sidebar under "Position Papers"

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM TEX'S BLOG

2009-01-01T13:19:00.002-06:00

Tex's Blog Finishes Up The Old Year

2008-12-31T20:29:00.002-06:00

Tonight, many Amway Global affiliated Independent Business Owners will most likely be working on their goals for a new year.

I've tried to get Tex's Message out there this year and I hope you've enjoyed "his" blog. Read The Archives. Catch up with Tex and join him in the coming new year. Make it a goal.

And to Tex...thanks for letting me be your "blog-daddy".

Christmas In Tex Country

2008-12-22T15:33:00.005-06:00

I started this blog back in January of 2008 for Tex to get his message out to the public; and I think it's done a pretty good job.

But, I'm gonna take some liberty here and assume that Tex would want to thank all the visitors to "his" blog for stopping by from time to time and reading his comments this year and to wish all the readers at Tex's Amway Global Blog a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

To Everyone, may your holidays be happy and profitable; except, of course, the Lying, Cowardly Amway Global Kingpins--you deserve coal in your stockings.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM TEX'S COUNTRY!

"Showing The Business Opportunity--Tex's Way"/UPDATED

2008-12-01T02:03:00.003-06:00

NOTE FROM DAVE ROBISON:

A few years back, I had an idea for a manual to train new distributors/IBOs to use in their own Quixtar/Amway Global businesses. Quixtar/Amway Global has a policy that all Business Support Materials that involve the business opportunity must have the materials reviewed by the corporate muckity-mucks. At the time, I was under the impression that only IBOs that had achieved an advanced level in the compensation plan could submit materials for review.

That impression was either wrong, or it has been changed. I recently found out that TEX, has submitted a PowerPoint presentation to Amway Global for review and the presentation has been approved. Tex has told me that he was not aware of any restrictions with an IBO not being able to get content reviewed, now or in the past. He felt this belief was probably a "myth" from the upline to keep the IBO's in line, as any other approvals would be a threat to their tool scam.

FROM TEX:

"The content review was slow. I had largely put this presentation together in my head, and when I was talking with Chuck (Speaking of Amway) a few months ago, he told me he recently had a presentation approved. I thought it would take a long time, and was happy with using the plan from the various tools I bought, with important verbal differences noted, which you will see visually, later in this presentation,....(By the way, Amway didn't have any issue with this issue). Chuck said it went pretty quick, so I decided to give it a shot. Plus, I wasn't in any rush, given Amway still needed to make some changes, especially in the rules, before I wanted to spend a lot of time, effort and money in building the business.

Everything went pretty well, until I was asked to get permission from Robert Kiyosaki for using his ESBI quadrant. Getting this permission took 3-4 months, as he was in the middle of a lawsuit with the lady who co-wrote many of his books with him. After that was finally settled out of court, it took another couple of months and a lot of prodding the Amway employee to move the presentation through all of the reviews. Amway made a few minor changes, especially adding in the disclaimers, which I felt were going overboard, given we are required to leave a brochure behind explaining these issues. All in all, it wasn't difficult, I just had some special circumstances with Kiyosaki, and had to keep on top of people to move through the process."

MORE FROM DAVE:

I'll be posting slides of Tex's PowerPoint Presentation over the next few weeks. It's important to note that nobody would be able to use the presentation unless they use it exactly as it was approved. Also the presentation is presented here as an example and for information purposes and to gather opinions rather than as an official prospecting/sponsoring act. No one is able to contact Tex directly through this blog, except in the comments.

The Following Is From Tex:

SHOWING THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY--TEX'S WAY

"In the PowerPoint presentation, the contents are "loaded" in several steps, to allow the presenter the opportunity to cover the portion they want prior to moving on, and keep the audience focused on each portion, rather than "wandering" on other portions of the slide as the presentation is being made. For example, this slide starts with the top part only, and each row of text is added as the presenter moves forward in the slide show.

This presentation is largely based on the TEAM presentation at Open meetings I attended, with some content added from other presentations I've seen and liked. My original goal was to get the entire TEAM whiteboard presentation on one sheet of paper, in about 10-12 "panels" on a sheet of paper, and I was successful in doing this.

On this first slide, the motto is from Orrin's motto of "Have fun, make money, and make a difference", with some minor yet profound changes.

The text could include some or all of the following, or whatever the presenter would like to cover. I mostly wanted a presentation that could be read and follow the pictures to tell the "story" that appear on the other slides. I wouldn't spend more than 1-2 minutes on this first slide, an introductory/alignment slide."

UPDATE: 12/1/08 2:52PM

Slide has been removed at the request of Amway Global. An explanation is in the comments section. More info forthcoming. Sorry.

Tex.

COMING SOON AFTER THANKSGIVING

2008-11-25T20:42:00.006-06:00

Dave Robison here, blog administrator for Tex's Quixtar/Amway Global Blog.

Thanksgiving Day in the United States is just a couple of days away and I want thank all the readers of Tex's Blog for stopping by from time to time to read what Tex has to say.

Lots of comments from Tex are new in the last few entries, and I encourage readers to take a look and add their own comments. Tex has provided a few links to topics he'd like for you to check out.

After the the Thanksgiving holiday, I'll be posting more entries from Tex regarding Amway Global. Coming up is a series of entries involving "Showing The Business Opportunity--Tex's Way"(That's a working title). Tex has new "Content Reviewed" material from Amway Global; and we'll be sharing it.

Until Then, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Fall Photo courtesy of Elvis Santana
Turkey Photo courtesy of "kindhelper"

Tex's Blog Salutes All Veterans

2008-11-11T22:16:00.001-06:00

"THANK YOU" IS NOT ENOUGH

Happy Halloween From Tex

2008-10-31T19:04:00.002-05:00

MySpace Funny Halloween Comments @ MySpaceAnimations.com

TEX Says....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

With it being Halloween, folks wearing costumes, et al....riddle me this, Batman:

Let's switch roles and consider Yager and the rest of the LCK's (Lying Cowardly "Kingpins") were doing the right thing and making most of their profits from Amway instead of the tools. First of all, they wouldn't have earned the title of LCK. Obviously, the tool prices would be much lower, more people would be making money, the Amway business would be growing, more people staying in, better reputation, etc., etc., etc.

Then let's say I come along, with a MUCH smaller business, and decide to ignore Rich DeVos direction to keep tool profits 20% or less than Amway profit (or whatever number less than Amway profit you want to use), become an lck (smaller version of LCK) and Amway's reputation starts to suffer because of this.

Question: How many blinks of an eye, or beats of a heart would it take to boot me?

Answer: 1 or less. QED

BOO!

Tex Loses Some Quixtar/Amway Global Upline Support

2008-09-27T22:34:00.002-05:00

Tex will have to clarify the events leading up to his latest message, but I'll try to provide a little background. Some motivational organizations in the world of Amway Global/Quixtar provide books, CDs, DVDs, motivational rallies and private websites linked to Amway Global.

All of these are supposed to support individual Independent Business Owners affiliated with Amway Global and the corresponding motivational organizations. These MO's sell these "tools" at a profit. These "profits from tools" and how they are administered and maintained are at the center of "the tool scam" and Tex's message at this blog.

But as an IBO affiliated with Amway Global, Tex has an "upline" sponsor and a motivational organization that he has to deal with. Tex's sponsors and their sponsors and their sponsors are all tied to a motivational organization.

One of the "tools" at Tex's disposal is a website replicating template site that provides IBOs with a series of website templates that can be customized with their own business name and "landing" page, so they may send potential IBOs to a website to introduce the recruit not only to Amway Global, but also, to the IBO's own identity.

But now, it seems that the Motivational Organization that is above Tex and is responsible for support and training of Tex has cancelled Tex's website and is not responding to his protests.

It appears some strong arm tactics may be in force trying to "silence" Tex's opinions about the "tool scam" and his efforts to discredit what he calls "the lying, cowardly, kingpins".

Here's what Tex is saying.....

"The below note will soon be sent to InterNet Services, with copies going to various Amway Global employees, as well as the UK regulators and Texas Attorneys General officials:

Your recent cancellation of my IBO City account (see rejected e-mails below, more on this later) because of honest and accurate criticism is in violation of Amway Global rules below:

5.3.3. Training and Motivation: IBOs must be able to train and motivate the IBOs they have registered with a minimum of assistance from his or her first upline Platinum or above. If the IBO is a member of an established business-building system, he or she may make arrangements for his or her IBOs to be trained and motivated by the activities and BSM of that system, but under no circumstances may an IBO be forced or coerced to participate in the system. If a downline IBO is unable, for any reason, to access the system or chooses not to use the system, his or her IBO must be able to provide training and motivation.

5.3.4. Servicing Arrangements: If an IBO is unable or unwilling to service his or her downline IBOs with the proper supply of products, training or motivation, he or she must make arrangements, in writing, with his or her first upline qualified Platinum (or higher pin) to have this done, in which case he or she must be willing to compensate his or her currently qualified Platinum (or higher pin) for this service. An IBO who lives at a distance from his or her downline IBOs must also personally supply, train, and motivate their new IBOs, or he or she must make arrangements, in writing, with his or her qualified Platinum (or higher pin) to have this done, in which case he or she must be willing to compensate his or her currently qualified Platinum (or higher pin) for this service.

There is no mention regarding whether the IBO is in agreement with the upline making most of their money from tools (and unknown to most IBO's and prospects, by the way) rather than Amway Global products and services, or any other disagreement. As Amway Global FULLY knows, my sponsor has been inactive for several years. Therefore, I have every right to access the IBO City information, and there is no rule that allows you to prevent access to this information. In fact, the rule below indicates Internet-Services should not be accredited (and therefore not qualified for the QBI program), as the above secret, under the table tool profit behaviors have severely damaged Amway Globals reputation for decades:

2.9. IBO in Good Standing. For the purposes of interpreting and enforcing the Quixtar Rules of Conduct only, the term “good standing,” when used in these Rules, shall refer to an IBO whose conduct does not negatively affect the reputation of Quixtar Inc., its related businesses, or IBOs affiliated with Quixtar and its related entities. This Rule shall not impact anything other than the Rules of conduct, including, but not limited to, Quixtar Business Incentive Programs (QBI).

The tool scam "game" is over in the UK, as ZERO tool profit is now allowed, and needs to be addressed in the U.S. as well. I have tried working with Amway Global for over 3 years, have raised visibility to this issue via various blogs, and have been in touch with, among others, UK regulators, the FTC, my U.S. Senator, the DSA, and more recently the Texas Attorneys General office.

Now back to the e-mail rejection issue. As far as I'm concerned, the tool profit "game" is over, now all we need to do is clean up the mess. I have an unlimited number of e-mail accounts and IP addresses I can use to inform you of the issues, so stop playing this IP address/e-mail account rejection game.

Your weak attempts to subvert an honest business, both via the tool profits and with my e-mail rejections should be noted be noted by the UK and the Texas Attorneys General to provide insight into your extreme tactics. It should be further noted Amway Global has NOT been helpful in resolving various issues during the past 3 years as well.

I suggest you propose a couple of dates/times to discuss these issues in an adult manner, using the conference call information provided below.

Conference Dial-in Number: (616) 597-8000
Access Code: 975016#

Regards,
Tex"

Dex Yager's "Right To Differ" Statement

2008-09-15T19:12:00.002-05:00

TEX SAYS......

"For anyone who has ever heard Dexter and Birdie on stage or voice mail, you know this is a 180 degree turnaround, especially in the religious and political areas. These are the areas accreditation addresses, unfortunately it does NOT address the tool scam in any meaningful manner:"

To: All Yager Group Diamonds and Personals (Intended for all ibos)

Fr: The Yagers

Dt: 9/15/08

Re: Best Practices Message: The Right to Differ

One of the criteria for continued accreditation with Amway Global/Quixtar is that all IBOs understand Amway Global/Quixtar's best practices as explained through the IBO Communications Platform. The following message is sent in accordance with the Amway Global/Quixtar Professional Development Accreditation Program and is part of ongoing best practices messages you should expect to receive by email on a monthly basis. Please forward this message to all ibos in your organization.

The Right to Differ

You are attracting more and younger IBOs and more and more IBOs from different races, religions, and nationalities. It's a very cool thing to see because it demonstrates what we've always said - that this is a business anyone can do. Regardless of your background, where you're from, or who you vote for, this business can help you achieve your goals. And just as Quixtar is committed to supporting people who want to own their own business, we're also committed to acceptance. This means tolerance and acceptance of those with differing beliefs and viewpoints- different religious beliefs, different political affiliations, or just different opinions in general. And this means there's room for everybody in the business - which is what makes our business so strong and so successful.

We're not here to exclude anyone; we're here to include everyone. So we all have to be sensitive of the differences among us and appreciate that sometimes not everyone shares the same views. It's especially important to be mindful of this during business meetings where there’s a tendency to share your personal beliefs with others from stage. While it's OK to talk about how important your beliefs are to you in your own life and how they've helped you build your business, it's not OK to say that others need to believe the same thing. The one belief that all IBOs do need to share is the power of this business. As long as we’re all united in our commitment to building Quixtar-powered businesses in the right way, there's nothing we can't accomplish, regardless of our differences. In fact, these differences can provide an even broader and stronger foundation for growing this business.

For your success,

The Yagers

EDITOR'S NOTE:

I added the boldness and colors to statements I, personally, found to be a part of Tex's statement about this message being a 180 degree turnaround from what Dexter Yager has "preached" from the stage for 25 years. I find this "turnaround" disingenuous to say the very least.

Dave

The Message Is Clear

2008-09-13T23:14:00.000-05:00

Talk To Tex

2008-09-09T21:24:00.001-05:00

Tex said...

I've noticed a couple of interesting trends on this blog.

First, there's a lot more people looking at it, which is a good thing. Keep looking, and forward this site to others so they can see it as well.

Secondly, make comments. Progress is made when people interested in the truth communicate.

Thanks.

Tex.

Amway Global's First Black Triple Diamond Passes Away

2008-09-05T22:19:00.003-05:00

TEX SAYS--Here's another "name transition."

We need to work on getting the tool scam shut down faster, so all the remaining LCK's can pass on knowing their true legacy.

To All Yager Group Diamonds & Personals [intended for distribution to your group]

George Halsey
Born: April 2, 1936--Died: September 2, 2008

This message comes with great sadness and with celebration that
our dear friend George Halsey is with the Lord.

George went in the hospital a few days ago due to a blood clot that had moved
from his heart to his brain. He was not in pain and was surrounded by his family.

Ruth and the family have made arrangements and we knew you would want to know.

If you would like to send anything to Ruth or Karen personally, send it to their home at [REDACTED], Greensboro, NC 27408
If you are in town for the services, Please do not plan to stop by the house.

The services for George will be Saturday, September 6, 2008.

There will be a viewing from 1:30-2:30 and the service will begin at 3:00 pm. Both the viewing and services will be at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1301 Alamance Church Road, Greensboro, NC. All IBO’s are invited to attend. If you do attend the service, please let the ushers know you are an IBO, so you will be directed to a special seating section.

Following the service, the burial will be at Guilford Memorial Park, 6000 High Point Road, Greensboro, NC 27407

After the burial, Ruth has invited everyone back to the church for a time of friendship and fellowship.

If you would like to send flowers, please send them to Brown Funeral Home, 909 East Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27408 phone (336) 272-6109.

George was a huge animal lover and in lieu of flowers, donations would be greatly appreciated to the Guilford County Animal Shelter, 4525 West Windover Ave, Greensboro, NC 27409. Please mark the donation "in Memory of George Halsey".

If you need a hotel recommendation, the Sheraton Four Points is between the church and burial site. Phone (336) 292-9161

Florist recommendations:
1. Clemmons Florist (336) 275-4508 or (336) 275-4596 address is 219 West Friendly Ave. Greensboro, NC 27401
2. Plants & Answers (800) 638-2981 or (336) 274-8908 address is 700 W Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27401

OFFICIAL GEORGE HALSEY OBITUARY

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Tex's Quixtar Blog Name Transition

2008-08-27T17:20:00.004-05:00

At Tex's request and in keeping with the new transition of Quixtar North America becoming part of Amway Global in 2009; we are changing our name to keep up with the times.

Tex's Quixtar Blog will now be Tex's Quixtar/Amway Global Blog. The website address will remain the same.

Now You Know.

Tex Attends Quixtar/Amway National Spotlight Tour

2008-08-24T22:22:00.003-05:00

Back in the 1970s and 80s, Amway Distributors were provided opportunities to attend Amway-sponsored traveling product expos and corporate sponsored sales training. I (Dave Robison) attend a few in Atlanta. Recently Quixtar/Amway Global announced a return to those roots with a Quixtar/Amway Global National Spotlight Tour.

During this two-day event, Quixtar will shine a spotlight on products and the business, including interactive demonstrations and activities surrounding Artistry, Nutrilite, XS*, and Ribbon Incentives, plus Home Care and Health Tech favorites.

Tex decided to attend one of the events. The following is his account.

I attended the free National Spotlight event in Omaha this weekend. It didn't seem overly crowded as I've heard other venues have been, but there appeared to be several hundred IBO's. A/Q indicated they have tallied a total of about 35,000 IBO's and 8,500 non-IBO's attended the previous 5 events. At this rate, about 70,000 IBO's, or around 14% of IBO's will attend, assuming 500,000 total. I have attended a single function that had more IBO's than this, and paid for the "privilege" of being there as well. There were vehicle license plates from all over the upper Great Plains area. I doubt many LCK's are making this a high priority event, as it takes away from their main money generator, the Major Functions, as well as lesser sources, the books, CD's, web sites, voice mail, Opens, Seminars, etc.

There were 2 concurrent, repeating themes, one for business related issues (selling from an IBO's perspective, an A/Q corporate update, and and IBOAI update/lies), and another for selling from an A/Q perspective (Artistry skin care, Nutrilite, and Ribbons gifts/incentives).

Joe Pici, an Emerald (Emerald pin, I doubt he's a currently qualifying Emerald, as he's been an Emerald for several years, and has apparently never achieved the Founders Emerald level) did a decent job of promoting retail. Although as I have pointed out numerous times, it should be understood increasing retail without getting rid of the tool scam will only enable the LCK's to promote the tool scam even harder, and expect a higher percentage of IBO's to get ripped off, as their new found retail profit should be spent on the various tool scam activities. He didn't follow the handout very well, skipping around and skipping some of the handout completely. To Joe's credit, he talked openly, and even asked for a show of hands, about how many IBO's were told no selling was required. He also was the only speaker who gave out notes, which would have been an improvement for the other sessions. He never mentioned retail sales are required by rule in order to qualify for downline volume bonus, however. Joe also made mention of a blog that criticized his earlier National Spotlight training sessions, although I didn't see any in a quick blog search.

The A/Q update was a good overview, given by Jim Bos, who I have crossed paths with via e-mail and on the telephone. Nice guy, just not very helpful. I asked him after his presentation if he was the "SOPA" (a Navy term, Senior Officer Present Afloat), and he indicated Steve Lieberman was attending, and I said I would like to chat with Steve, but Jim didn't have his cell phone number (he offered this lack of information without me even asking). Typical corporate type.

Jim was as helpful as helping me with the tool scam, discussing rules changes required to make them not "unconscionable", or not enforcing their requirements for the immediate sponsor to conduct training/motivating their first level IBO's, or get the upline Platinum or above to do so, a rule I attempted to get A/Q to enforce
in order to get access to Opens and Seminars after Orrin and Co. were booted last year, in other words, NOT helpful at all. So, I was on my own to find Steve, but at least I knew he was there, and I knew what he looks like. I found Steve on the event floor between a couple of presentations, he did not wear his "Hello, My Name Is" name tag like the rest of the A/Q employees, but LCK George Peintner had his head so far up his butt I almost offered to help Steve with removing the human enema from his presence. Actually, George's face was about a foot in front of Steve's, and the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders could have been doing their routine naked and Steve wouldn't have been able to see them. After waiting for about 5 minutes, another A/Q retail training session was being given I wanted to see, so I decided I would try to find Steve again after the session. I looked after a couple of other training sessions, and didn't see him again.

The IBOAI presentation was complete BS, given by LCK Scott Holland, who has been on the IBOAI for 3 years, and is now on the Legal/Rules committee, and was disgraceful. He poked fun and put down A/Q a couple of times, complaining the product prices are too high after checking there were no A/Q employees present, and even asked the IBO's to raise their hands if they agreed (I was tempted to stand up and say "Not nearly as inflated as the tool scam prices"), and the search function on the Quixtar site sucked. LCK Scott Holland did mention how great the IBOAI site is, and even mentioned their Gestapo blog that kicked me off several months ago for raising the tool scam profit issue. He made vague reference to problems over the past few years (Orrin, not mentioned by name or the specific issues), and continually bragged about how much great stuff the IBOAI does for the $9 annual fee, which didn't amount to a hill of beans. He even "bragged" about the event retail sales change, which took 2.5 years to get through the process. Of course, the IBOAI hasn't acted on any of the issues mentioned above in the Jim Bos section either, so I continue to encourage ALL IBO's to write A/Q and get your $9 back. LCK Scott Holland also mentioned a few times IBO's should "work your way up" to doing retail, as if this were a new requirement.

The A/Q retailing sessions were generally very good, both entertaining and with good techniques/insights, and included Nutrilite, Artistry skin care, and the Ribbon gift program. It should be noted A/Q never mentioned the mandatory nature of retailing to qualify for downline volume bonus either, which means NONE of the presentations mentioned this requirement. So much for "First Circle", which was NEVER mentioned by name.

Nobody mentioned the tool scam either (no surprise there), although this is where the vast majority of profit is made by the LCK's, while keeping most IBO's at a net loss until they reach the Platinum level and can sucker several dozen other IBO's to get scammed like they were.

The booth areas were also good, but I didn't spend a lot of time with them, and plan to spend more time when I visit another location later this year.

There was a noted talk of partnership from both sides, but none visible. In fact, there was zero interaction between the LCK's and corporate types. If one was on stage, the other was off, and there were breaks between sessions, so they didn't even introduce each other or show up on the stage at the same time. The new IBO probably wouldn't notice it, but it was an open raw wound for those who have been around a while.

Tex's Traffic Report

2008-08-05T21:44:00.004-05:00

Lying Cowardly Kingpins, Quixtar, Amway, Prague, debates, insults, civil discourse, and a man on a mission to end the Tool Scam. These are some of things that people come to Tex's Quixtar Blog to read about.

Where do they come from? Alabama, Hawaii, Canada, California, Texas, Michigan, Illinois, Sweden, Norway, The Netherlands, and most recently Bangalor, India.

How many visit? Since the blog's inception over 6000 visits have been recorded, although they aren't unique visits by 6000 different people; Tex's Quixtar Blog averages over 30 visitors a day. Somebody is reading his message. And if the Comments section of each blog entry is any evidence; there's a good conversation going on here, with many more listeners than speakers.

Not bad for eight months. Tex's message is getting out there.

Tex's SiteMeter Is Fixed

2008-08-02T21:03:00.004-05:00

If you had trouble accessing Tex's Quixtar Blog yesterday; it was because of an error due to a SiteMeter issue with Internet Explorer. You can read the explanation at Site Meter Down at "On The Road With Dave"

Everything is fixed now. (Except, of course, the tool scam. ;D )

Dexter Yager Motivational System Nears Accreditation

2008-07-28T20:03:00.002-05:00

FROM TEX;

Looks like Yager is getting close to accreditation:

To: All Yager Group Diamonds and Personals (Intended for all ibos)

Fr: The Yagers

Dt: 7/28/08

Re: Accreditation Update

InterNET is pleased to announce that the Quixtar Accreditation process is almost complete. InterNET staff is working with Quixtar to ensure that all of your InterNET produced tools and programs are of the highest standard and highest effectiveness in the industry.

Mark your calendars! Early August is when Quixtar plans to survey IBOs through an independent 3rd party (TNS Research Group). The survey will ensure the Yager Group's IBOs understanding and compliance with the IBO Communications Platform (see attached) or Best Practices messages which you have been receiving by email from your leadership. A condensed version of the IBO Communications Platform & the Speaker Platform Summary (attached). These documents will prepare you to answer survey questions easily if you are chosen to participate.

For your success,

The Yagers

"A Good Human Being"

2008-07-01T19:19:00.003-05:00

Today an anonymous commenter left a comment on an older entry here at Tex's Quixtar Blog. The original entry was "The Neverending Quixtar/Amway Tool Scam."

Anonymous is new to the USA and his entry may have been written using a "translator program" or s/he is just getting used to writing in English--but despite Anonymous's syntax and paragraph structure; their message is still crystal clear.

IBOs must be honest and forthright with prospecting and they way they conduct opportunity meetings. How much longer do IBOs think they can deceive people and STILL stay in business?

Anonymous said...
Hi Everyone

This programm really sucks.. If its really genuine business they should be open enough what they are going to do and what should i to earn money whatever they say..

I am new to California, coming from India for a business trip. When I tried to contact people from social community. One of the guy whom I met in net, said ur very ambitious and so on.. I will suggest you something which will make ur dream come true very soon..

K lets see I said. He took me for a meeting like Brainstorming session.. one gentleman started to address the session nicely.. He started with building sw BWW and talked abt Quixtar.. And said he can retire at the age of 35+ and earn million by just doing this business..
I didnt find any logic what he is talking about.. Interesting thing is I can see lot people from highly designated professionals from software side... Everyone talking about early retirement by joining this Quixstar business.. If they are right almost 70 percentage of population doesnt need to do full time job.... Then where does the money comes from... Hope everyone agress with me...

After some weeks one more guy called me, hey I will introduce to group of people who are business man.. They will help you to start businness as a part time.. I asked him is it Quixstar... No no He said.. but still i doubted him...

So whats there lets go and attend that meetin too.. After few minutes this another set of people with same presentation they started talking..

They way convience people is as if they are certain that you will earn thousands of dollar as soon as you join the team.. No way...

The beautiful part all the people whom I met till they end they have nt said anything how one is going to make money either its comission when u join new one or sell a product or something else...

I got only one answer.. First you join you will get to know everything...

This says everything what this business is rgt..

Let me tell u something... No one can earn money by simply sitting at home and talkin to peoples.. The peoples who works for company and go at office are fools...

Now its upto you r u want to be fool or good human being..

I want global community to ban this fraud group..

Why Do It?

2008-06-12T19:06:00.002-05:00

A recent exchange between Tex and a commenter named "Cowboy" prompts me to give the exchange it's own post.

Tex said...

"I'm not inactive, but I'm not sponsoring/registering any IBO's. I can't in good faith sponsor someone into a tool scam damaged business, with an "unconscionable" set of rules, and with a rules department that is no help."

June 10, 2008 7:50 PM
Cowboy said...
"I can't in good faith sponsor someone into a tool scam damaged business, with an "unconscionable" set of rules, and with a rules department that is no help."

So why do you think the [Q]uixtar business is even worth the effort?

June 12, 2008 11:53 AM
Tex said...

"Because most IBO's with the same issues walk away, and the same problems go on and on, ripping off new IBO's.

Someone had to stand up and stop the tool scam (by far the largest of the problems), and I picked me.

There are a few (very few) others who are also involved, and I figure one person with the truth is enough to eventually become successful in this effort, especially with the help of the Internet."

(Emphasis added by Blog Administrator)

What Do You Want?

2008-05-10T21:58:00.003-05:00

I haven't updated Tex's Blog in a few weeks.

Where is Tex commenting at?

Tell me where he is.

What's New?

What Have I Missed?

The Alticor Media Blog is still stagnant. That's disappointing, considering what we saw in Prague. Even Beth Dornan hasn't been active much. Chuck Lia's blog is always a good read, but I haven't been following the "Amway World" like I should, and I truly don't want Tex to get lost.

Tex, tell me something good.

Tex On Dex Yager

2008-04-30T21:41:00.003-05:00

Most of the blog entries here at "Tex's Quixtar Blog" are derived or inspired by comments Tex has left on other blogs or here at his own.

The following is from recent comments here at "Tex's Blog."

TEX SAYS...

"I received the following e-mail message, looks like the Yager tool system is about to be accredited.

Note there is no mention of the tool profits, even though the tools are the major source of profit for the upline and a major source of loss for the vast majority of IBO's, as the accreditation process unfortunately does NOT require tool profits to be disclosed to IBO's or prospects.

To: All Yager Group Diamonds and Personals (Intended for all
ibos)

Fr: The Yagers

Dt: 4/30/08

Re: Best Practices Message: Acceptance

One of the criteria for accreditation with Quixtar is that
all IBOs understand Quixtar/Amway Global's best practices as explained
through the Quixtar/Amway Global IBO Communications Platform. The following
message is sent in accordance with the Quixtar Professional Development
Accreditation Program.

Acceptance

We often describe this as an I-commerce business. Which
means that this business brings together the Internet, the Individual, the
Independent Business Owner Compensation Plan, and the full-service
Infrastructure provided by Quixtar/Amway Global. It means that anyone can
say, "This is a business I can do." And it also means it's a business open
to everyone.
With a business powered by Quixtar/Amway Global, you don't
have to be of a specific race or religion to have the opportunity to
succeed. You don't have to be affiliated with a certain political party. You
can be married or single, with kids or without, middle-aged or fresh out of
school.
You see, this is an opportunity for anyone who has the will
to work hard and the drive to succeed. As long as we all have the common
goal of building this business bigger and better than ever, and building it
the right way, we can overcome any differences. In fact, we should embrace
our differences, because life would be pretty boring if everyone thought and
acted the exact same way.
It's important to remember that this business is about free
enterprise and the rights of Independent Business Owners to pursue their
dreams. That's a right that shouldn't be denied to anyone, if they're
willing to put forth the effort.
Thanks for all you do to build this business.

For Your Success,

The Yagers"

From http://www.quixtaraccreditation.com/us-en/criteria.html,

"Quixtar reviews all applications based on the above criteria and awards accreditation to individuals and/or organizations that satisfy all requirements. IBOs/organizations are accredited for a two-year period and are reviewed on an ongoing basis to ensure they remain in compliance with Accreditation Program criteria. Any breach of Quixtar's Rules of Conduct or actions that mean an IBO is no longer in good standing could result in revocation of accreditation."

The issue isn't whether they maintain accreditation, the issue is whether initial or ongoing accreditation fixes the biggest problem this business faces in the first place.

[The biggest problem is the tool scam and the lack of tool profit transparency][Accreditation] only requires transparency for those participating in the tool profits, which normally means Platinum and above. Also, I don't expect Platinums to know what Emeralds make, Emeralds to know what Diamonds make, etc. I confirmed this with Quixtar within days of accreditation being announced a couple of years ago, and commented on this issue on qblog.

This results in the tool companies getting the "Good Housekeeping" seal of approval when they don't deserve one. Prospects and IBO's will see the tool company is accredited and think everything is okay, when in fact they are being scammed with the same bait-and-switch scenario as today.

ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTE:

Tex said...
All of my comments would make a good blog article, in my humble opinion.

April 30, 2008 4:23 PM

He May Be Right!

What Tex Thinks?

2008-04-21T21:03:00.003-05:00

I haven't consulted with Tex on this entry, so it might hit him from left field and he may not choose to participate. If he doesn't, that's okay--I'm just experimenting here.

Consider this entry a press conference or an "open-line" talk show.

Is there something you want to know from Tex?

Ask your question in the comments; and see if Tex answers. I'm going to say it can be non-Quixtar related--BUT no questions that could be personal enough to divine Tex's identity.

Just questions. And hold off on follow-ups. Let's see what Tex tells us. He's a pretty smart guy.

I'll start.

"Tex, how tall are you?"

TEX Answers The Prague Questions

2008-04-06T11:55:00.003-05:00

As most of you know, Tex was invited to Prague by Alticor to speak to, along with 4 other bloggers and blog commenters, a conference of PR and External Affairs Staff on the phenomena of blogging and its impact on the direct sales industry, specifically Alticor, Amway, and Quixtar.

The blog panel was asked a series of questions by a panel moderator and then allowed to follow up.

Tex was articulate and to the point.

Over at "On The Road With Dave", I reprinted the questions asked of the panel and Tex gave his answers.

I'm reprinting them here.

Let me say, that at no time during the conference were we told NOT to blog about the conference. It was pretty much expected that we would.

The conference session opened with Dino giving a short Powerpoint presentation on what Blogging is, What blogs can do, and how Quixtar, Amway, and Alticor are using blogs. The ease of setting up a blog was mention and different Blog platforms like WordPress and Blogger were mentioned.

The Alticor Media Blog and the Amway Media Blog were began to address questions from, who else, but the Media. At the time, Dick DeVos, son of Amway Founder Rich DeVos was running for Governor of Michigan and his connection with Amway was an issue during the campaign.

After the campaign(and DeVos' loss) the two media blogs began to address Alticor lawsuits and troubles with terminated Independent Business Owners affiliated with Alticor.

Dino then introduced the invited bloggers and briefly explained their blogging efforts.

Again, the panel consisted of Dave Robison; "IBOFightback" (David Steadson); Bridgett, "Tex", "Big Apple". and Quixtar's own, Robin Luymes.

Although, the conference organizers knew all the attendees' real names, each blogger was introduced as their Internet personae. Their anonymity was important to the organizers.

1. When did you first start blogging about Amway, and why?

This is when the "No Tool Scam" sign came out, and I described how the business has been hijacked by the "kingpins" as a tool profit business, and A/Q as a secondary business. I mentioned Rich DeVos and the Directly Speaking recordings, and encouraged the attendees to listen/read them. I started blogging about 3 years ago to put an end to this bait-and-switch scam.

(Blogger's Note: Tex also told the audience that the corporation had lost millions of dollars because they had not addressed the issue of IBOs losing even more millions of dollars through the "tool scam".)

2. Many blogs have their own ground rules, and certainly the blogosphere has many rules of the road. What rules—if any—do you govern yourself by when you blog, and for what reasons?

I treat others as they treat me. When I started blogging, I soon found others were very nasty and had no interest in my ideas. After trying to stay "above the fray" for some time, it became apparent the only way to get my message out was to push back. I don't insult anyone, but I do return insults, and I continue to do so until they apologize for the original insult. (However, since returning, I've agreed with Chuck Lia to be "nicer", as he has indicated he will police his blog fairly with all bloggers.)

3. In your opinion, what do you think of our company’s approach to blogging?

I think I generally agreed with their approach.

(Blogger's Note: Tex? Didn't you also disagree with some panelists,(not me) in that you respected the "strong" approach of the Alticor and Amway Media Blogs?)

4. How has blogging helped you as an individual, as an advocate for the company, and as an "online citizen"? (In my notes, this question was "Has Blogging made you a better person?)

I responded blogging hasn't made me a better person, it has revealed who I am, which is someone who wants to be treated with honesty in a business dealing, which has clearly NOT happened with the tool scam.

5. Do you participate in other online venues, such as with sites like MySpace or Facebook, or do any podcasting? Do you feel that our involvement in these venues makes sense given the nature of our business? Please explain your answer.

I responded I do not participate much in these other venues, although upon reflection I have done some podcasts.

6. Our bloggging presence – the way we blog, how we blog and what we say – is evolving over time. We are still in the learning stages. Many of the audience members here are professional communicators from our Amway affiliates all over the world. What advice can you give our audience members as they continue to embrace blogging as a tool of communication?

I don't recall responding to this question.

7. Do You Make Any Money Blogging?

No, but I believe I have caused a lot of tool scam money to NOT be made that otherwise would have been.

8. Many of the people in this audience primarily deal with reporters and are just now beginning to deal with bloggers. There has been much debate in recent years whether bloggers carry the same rights and privileges, as do traditional journalists. Do you feel bloggers and journalists are one in the same, and should we treat bloggers with the same level of professional courtesy as we do with reporters?

I replied I don't know, I would need to know how they treat reporters.

9. As a global company, we must cooperate with different governments and respect their laws and customs as a rule of doing business. That said, how has blogging impacted the global marketplace?

Many companies have realized they need to pay attention to blogs, as this is a real impact on their reputation.

10. Do you think that blogging has changed the direct selling industry as a whole? Why or why not?

Yes, but I don't recall any further details.

FINALLY, Dino said that over the past year or so; Alticor was trying to transform itself and its companies and its online reputation. In a one-word, "Yes or No" answer; Do you believe the company is already being transformed?

I responded yes, but only because he asked for a single word, I didn't add this question is a bit like asking someone if they have stopped beating their wife. We have started the transformation, but have a long way to go.

Tex On Prague

2008-03-28T20:45:00.002-05:00

Last week Tex was invited along with 4 other bloggers and blog commenters to Prague, Czech Republic to speak on a panel for Amway Global Communications.

At the new blog, Speaking of Amway, authored by Chuck Lia; Tex gave his "Take" on the conference and the participants.

TEX SAYS:

March 22nd, 2008 at 1:14 pm

Chuck,

As you know, the reason I am active on the blogs is to ensure the end of the tool scam, which creates much more profit for the lying cowardly “kingpins” (typically, those who wear the Emerald pin and above) and causes the typical IBO not be in a positive net profit situation until a relatively high level is reached. Several posters on qblog and other sites have indicated was their personal experience, the break even point is about Platinum, having reached the Platinum level themselves. So, for every 100 or so IBO’s in a Platinum group, 99 of them are operating at a net negative, and one (the Platinum) is breaking even or making a small profit. This is NOT a good business model (to state the obvious).

The tool scam was publicly identified by Rich DeVos in 1983, but he never followed up on his demands, so we have several decades of literally millions of former and current Distributors/IBO’s having lost somewhere in the neighborhood of billions to tens of billions of dollars to these scam artists.

rdknyvr,

I have to say my personal opinions or the opinions I have of the other 4 bloggers didn’t change much.

ibofb was in his usual form, from trying to correct me on everything from a discussion that started with the room Centigrade thermostat setting that is comfortable and led to the “crossover” point where degrees Centigrade and degrees Fahrenheit are identical (I was right, it is -40 degrees, he insisted it was slightly different than -40 degrees) to showing me a “secret” email printed on red paper (perhaps TOP SECRET, something I had actual access to in the real world when I was in the military), folded to show me only the critical information (lest I see who the email was from), showing the N21 tool profits to be reasonable. As I recall, it was 30% for Diamonds, but

1. The key question is 30% of what. I noticed the 30% compared the published Quixtar average Diamond income, which applies to QUALIFIED Diamonds only, and an N21 Diamond pin, most of whom probably don’t currently qualify at the Diamond level. Therefore, the 30% number is mixing apples and oranges, the usual upline/ibofb lies/spin. This makes former Diamond pin Bruce Anderson’s statement (was in the Yager/Wilson system, not N21) and a number of others, a more accurate estimate, as he made about twice as much from tools than A/Q.

2. There was no backup information, only a statement it was 30%.

He did say he agreed with me more on the tool scam issue being a problem, and less with my specific tactics. I think the time has long passed to be “nice” about this issue, as the tool scam has gone on far too long, negatively affected far too many Distributors/IBO’s, and made far too many billions of scam dollars for the lying cowardly “kingpins.” We agreed to disagree on my tactics. The bottom line for me is when you show someone the marketing plan, unless you tell them the upline makes most of their money on the tool scam, you shouldn’t expect to go net positive if you listen to the uplines’ advice until you get to Platinum, and most of the lying cowardly “kingpins” aren’t currently qualified for the pins they wear, you are lying through your teeth. As I told others prior to the conference and ibofb during the conference, I had no intent of shaking ibofb’s hand, as he had “dissed” me on 4 separate posts in the weeks leading up to the conference. However, I didn’t think through how much we would be around each other, so I shook his hand upon meeting him, when we split up, and treated him better than his behavior deserved. I let The Big Apple talk to ibofb much more regarding the tool scam, as I have found ibofb to be completely intellectually dishonest. As I’ve said several times before, ibofb and I agree on virtually every issue related to A/Q, except what to do about the tool scam. There’s only one thing worse than an uneducated fool, and that’s an educated one. That sums up ibofb pretty well.

Bridgett was I imagined her to be from the blogs: energetic, smart, and a great sense of humor.

The Big Apple agreed the tool scam is the biggest problem, and we only had one minor issue, which I will expand on. I believe there is a single primary issue, the tool scam. The Big Apple said there are 2 main issues, the tool scam and the fact there are too many tools promoted. Here’s why I think I am correct: if the tool prices were lowered, the emphasis for profit will be shifted to the A/Q business. When this happens, and too many tools are being promoted, there will be an incentive (maximizing A/Q profit) to reduce the number of tools, which will allow the IBO’s to have more time and money to devote towards retailing and/or sponsoring new IBO’s. Therefore, the reduction in tool prices causes the amount and content of tools to be adjusted closer to the ideal level consistent with the new balance in incentives, to maximize A/Q profit. In other words, the first issue (the tool scam) The Big Apple sees as being one of the two issues automatically optimizes the second (number/content of the tools). It’s really simple economic principles (supply/demand, maximizing profit) and incentives (away from the tool scam, towards A/Q profit) making the proper corrections to the out of balance situation we have now.

Dave was more focused on how we present our personalities as bloggers, social interaction via the blogs, etc., and in non-A/Q blogging interests, as his site reflects. How can I say anything negative about my "Blog Daddy?"

9 STEPS OF TRUTH

2008-03-10T23:34:00.002-05:00

IT IS TEX'S GOAL TO HAVE POSITION PAPERS WHEREBY THE CASUAL READER CAN QUICKLY FIND HIS MESSAGES IN A PERMANENT FORM WITHOUT READING COUNTLESS BLOG ENTRIES AND COMMENTS.

THIS ENTRY; POSITION PAPER #1: WILL HAVE A PERMANENT LINK IN THE SIDEBAR.

FROM TEX:

Here is a summary of my position:

1. Rich Devos stating publicly, in the 1983 "Directly Speaking" tapes (go to http://www.amquix.info/amway_directly_speaking.html to listen to and/or read Rich's position), for the "kingpins" to clean up their acts, then volume goes down considerably and Amway backs down. Later in 1983, Rich had his first heart attack, so it is assumed this was part of the reason this campaign to fix the problem stopped, as there was a loss of leadership regarding this issue. Rich had a "20% guideline" in mind, so it is reasonable the profits were significantly more than this, for him to get so excited over the issue. He stated 5 years later, in 1988, under sworn testimony (according to amquix, here is a link to the testimony, part way down this page: http://www.amquix.info/dateline/dateline.html ) the tool scam had not been cleaned up. No statements of cleaning up the scam have ever been made by the "kingpins" or A/Q. Further proof is the tool prices have NOT come down.

2. Several former Emeralds and above saying most of the profit comes from tools. These can be found all over the qblog and amquix sites.

3. Some current Diamonds and above have disclosed their details, which show most of profit is from tools. These are also all over the amquix and qblog sites.

4. Tool prices across various systems are similar, so it is reasonable to conclude, unless there are dramatic production costs, the profits are similar.

5. The "kingpins" sue/threaten to sue those who are inaccurate about how they achieved pin levels (Deb, with the Jody Victor Crown qualification episode) and the details of who was/was not painted over in a painting (amquix, with Jody again), and the details of the SA-4400 (amquix, with Billy Florence). However, when it comes to this issue, complete silence. The source of profit, something basic to any business, is met with silence. There are a few exceptions, such as BWW, but their tool prices are similar to the silent ones, so the exceptions indict the rest.

6. Numerous lawsuits/getting kicked out, over tool profits, and who knows how many others went to arbitration, and were never seen by anyone? Examples are Setzer, Anderson, the Joe Morrison group, the TIF group, Stewart, and Hart. You can read about these on the amquix site, or google for one of the above words and "Amway lawsuit".

7. All of the above cases started out as lawsuits between "kingpins" or "kingpins" and A/Q in fights over tool profits. Why would anyone in their right mind sue, if the small business profit was tools and the big business profit was A/Q income? This makes no sense, especially in an atmosphere where the upline is so strongly edified. It is relatively easy to build the business a little bigger to make a little more money, if this is what the tool profits represented. Therefore the big profits must be tools, and the relatively small income from A/Q.

8. Beth Dornan (see Links to left, and find staff blogs and Beth Dornan's name, or go to http://quixtar.blogharbor.com, and look for Friday, October 13th 2006 entry)
EDITOR'S NOTE: NEW LINK IS INSIDE QUIXTAR.

has now stated she doesn't know how much money is made via tools by the "kingpins". This contradicts an earlier post on the same blog (Friday, September 1, 2006) by her where she claims the rumors of how much is made on tools has been exaggerated, which would imply she knows how much is made via A/Q AND how much on tools. By default, she has retracted her earlier statement. In other words, the official Quixtar comment on tools income is "no comment", which is quite different than item 1, above. Looks like we have now come "full circle", although not quite the circles we draw in the A/Q marketing plan.

9. Wake up! And tell others to do the same. This is the 9 step pattern of the truth behind the A/Q business model.

A Reader Writes Regarding Orrin Woodward

2008-03-03T00:10:00.002-06:00

MightyPeace said...

Just finished reading Orrin Woodward's blog entry "IBO Legal Defence Fund" & all the comments relating to it. What a master he is. Master manipulator, that is. I am having a hard time believing that people continue to follow this man. I suspect he continues to rake in piles of money from the tools and functions that have not stopped. Could it really be that he is not willing to dip into his own bank account when all he has to do is ask and he can use everyone else's money? Most of whom were/are non-profitable? How can they keep buying into his BS? What audacity! He manipulates them with guilt while professing humbleness fronted with Christian principles! He started the mess he's in, involved them all in it and IMO he's not liking the consequences of that very much at all. I hope he's asking all the kingpins who decided to join him in the last few months to contribute to his cause as well. I feel so sorry for those people blinded by his hype. I don't think it will change until they have some sort of epiphany and knock him off the pedestal they've placed him on. How in the heck does that man sleep at night?

Tex "Claims" His Blog

2008-03-01T00:13:00.002-06:00

As most of you know, this is Tex's Quixtar Blog. I just maintain it to provide a place for Tex's Messages about Quixtar/Amway and the "lying, cowardly kingpins" that run the "tool scam" of training Quixtar-affiliated business owners.

Tex has yet to "take over" and actually write blog entries, but his message is clear in the comments section.

But I was happy today when I was reviewing the site statistics of visits and noticed a referral from the Alticor Media Blog. I had not linked anything to the Media Blog so I followed the referral link back to see who was talking about this blog.

The link comes from an entry entitled , Nitro: Case Dismissed.

It's in the comments section.

Tex Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
SoonerIBO #107,

I agree, they should have simply resigned and followed the 6 month/2 year rules. No special requests, no lawsuit. Just GO, TEAM.

Do you have the tape/CD number where he refers to the “bubba juice?”

JimZ #108,

JimZ for President! Come visit me on "my" blog sometime, http://texsquixtarblog.blogspot.com/. I invite you and other enlightened individuals (or even curious) into the club of truth.

Chuck #109,

Good point, I think we would have heard about these guys leaving by now. Chuck for President! You have the same invitation as JimZ. We can handle Co-Presidents.

ThunderDUNCE #110,

So Fred was lying for 20 plus years, or all the other "kingpins" are now wrong?

I know he places the word, "MY", in quotes; but I'm glad Tex is feeling at home.

And Tex...that's a great way to drive traffic here.

Qblog Radio And Tex

2008-02-27T19:03:00.003-06:00

I've spent a little time letting Tex have a platform to speak at this blog--by reposting things Tex says at various blogs, and of course Tex comments here at "his" blog.

But, maybe you wanna hear Tex speak in his own voice.

This interview is old, but take a listen. It's 40 minutes long and is hosted by Eric J, author of The Quixtar Blog and Qblog Radio.

There's mention in the interview of Tex having his own blog and Tex mentions he wants no part of that...maybe with this site, that's changed a bit.

Qblog And Tex

Speaking For Tex / A "Successful" Scam Is Still A Scam

2008-02-19T19:41:00.005-06:00

As Admin for this blog, it's my "duty" to take what Tex says in his comments here and other Amway-related blogs and make legitemate blog entries out of his words and text.

Recently, Tex made a comment that I think addresses a defense by some Quixtar/Amway IBOs as to the effectiveness of the Business Support Materials used by the leaders("lying cowardly kingpins") to motivate and train their downline.

The defense is basically, "It can't be a scam because so many organizations succeed and sponsor people using the tools...you can't have that kind of growth if people are being scammed."

Tex said...

"[It's] like saying any scam is okay as long as it is producing more victims.

The key factor in being a scam isn't whether the scam is working to produce growth.

The key is whether those "succeeding" are lying about the source of their income. The growth of the 1980's was as much (or more, as more people were being scammed every year) of a scam as the stagnant growth of the past dozen years.

It is somewhat less of a scam now as there is much more information available for prospects and IBO's regarding the scam.

However, the upline continues to call anything found on the internet as "bathroom wall" writing.

But the sheer volume and reliability of the sources are becoming impossible to make this argument stick.

It will no longer be a scam when the truth is told and full tool profit transparency is available to prospects and IBO's."

The NeverEnding Quixtar/Amway Tool Scam

2008-02-09T21:50:00.000-06:00

TEX POSED THE QUESTION:

"Why is the tool scam still alive and well?...The topic here is the tool scam."

As Blog Administrator, I'll pose the question as well.

Is the tool scam alive because of the "lying cowardly kingpins' greed"?

Is it a Laissez-faire attitude of Alticor Corporate, that is allow independent business owners to run their motivational businesses separate; or a fear of losing more high-level IBOs?

Is it merely legally unavoidable?

Is it apathy among lower level IBOs?

Is it stupidity among lower level IBOs?

Is it Brainwashing?

Blackmail?

Why is the tool scam still alive and well?

Traffic In Tex Country

2008-02-06T17:25:00.000-06:00

These stats aren't bad for a new blog...heck, they aren't bad for an old blog.

Tex's Second Post

2008-02-05T20:59:00.000-06:00

TEX MADE TWO COMMENTS THAT I HAVE COMBINED TO MAKE A REALLY GOOD BLOG ENTRY

If we were discussing baseball, the important topics would be the basics of baseball. Defense, hitting, pitching, and running.

If we were discussing the construction industry, we would talk about materials, architecture, building codes, etc.

But we are talking business. Business is about making money, the source of profits, overhead, pricing, etc.

THE biggest issue with Quixtar IS the lying cowardly "kingpins", and how they have for decades ripped off millions of Distributors/IBO's for hundreds of millions to
10's of billions of dollars by using the A/Q business as a bait-and-switch operation. The LCK's make MUCH more from tools than A/Q, and it causes net losses for most other IBO's. Are there other issues? Of course, product pricing is one of them, but a distant second compared to the tool scam.

I've challenged others to name an issue/problem with A/Q, and chances are very good I can connect a direct or indirect influence from the tool scam.

Most bloggers just want to puke all over their experiences, opinions, etc. I'm here to cause positive change to happen, so it's no mystery to me why I have been "banned" from many blogs. Most of them are mere "soap operas", repeating the same tired stories over and over again. Instead, why NOT brainstorm on ideas on how to bring honesty and decency to this business? If you wanted, you could be a part of that effort, as your experience as a former IBO could be used to help others, rather than merely brapping all your "horror stories" all over the internet

I've tried to be "grown up" and "civil" for a very long time on qblog, and all I got in return was insults, namecalling, etc., until it got to the point that it was very apparent most of the other bloggers had no interest in discussing, just cussing. The only way I found was successful was to push back with similar posturing, while still making my points. I asked openly on several blogs for others to help me clamp down on the nasty talk and criticize those who conducted themselves in this matter. Zero takers. So the beat goes on....

In fact, Dave is the FIRST blog owner who has decided he would like meaningful disucssions of making things better, and that is VERY refreshing. But why should we need HIM to be "mommy and daddy", why not have a CULTURE on this blog that frowns on childish behavior? I'm game, are YOU?

Adult-Oriented Blog

2008-02-05T18:09:00.000-06:00

This blog should contain Adult Content.

Not "adult content" like watching scrambled porn on cable TV...but content written by adults acting like adults.

Tex has a good message. The "lying cowardly kingpins" have ruined the opportunity to build a profitable Quixtar business for their downline.

Tex's desire to be heard on "credible" blogs such as the Quixtar corporate-sponsored blogs, instead of the "critic" blogs is also admirable. But...Tex could make THIS blog just as credible.

The problem is Tex doesn't want to "police" this blog. So the responsibility falls to me. And my problem is that the message is getting lost every time I have to delete a comment that contains a valid point but is then punctuated by an insult so personal that I can't in good conscience let it stay published.

Don't get me wrong...I love a good "blog fight" as much as anyone. Insults can spice up a good argument. It rattles some opponents to the point they concede the debate by bowing out.

But, how do I decide what constitutes an acceptable insult?

I don't want Tex's Blog to be reduced to "doo-doo head" and "you have cooties" type insults. I do want(and I think Tex wants, too) Tex to be able to say what is on his mind and Tex's critics and supporters to counter Tex's statements.

Therefore, I'm gonna let the fur fly with a few exceptions.

Any comment with an F-bomb wil be deleted.
Any comment containing racist remarks will be deleted.
Any personal attack with reference to genitalia will be deleted.
Any personal attack with sexual reference or preference will be deleted.

If a comment is deleted, any response to the comment will also be deleted.

What do you think? Good? Bad?

Should I just delete the blog? Turn off comments and just archive the blog?

Down Under Amway Blog

2008-02-04T23:28:00.000-06:00

Looks like a new Amway Blog has hit the Internet.

And they like Rocket's Rants, too.

Maybe they'll stop by and say,"Howdy" or even "G'Day Mate" to Tex.

"We are an ordinary working class couple who have established this blog and website because of the impact the Amway business has had in our lives as a direct result of our family members who are Amway IBO's. This blog is wholly independant. The blog content has been based on information freely available on the internet and from personal experiences and opinions of the authors and blog visitors. The authors do not claim to be of any authority, legal or otherwise, regarding the content of the blog and should not be considered as such."

Check out OzAmwayVictims.

Back From Tex Country

2008-02-03T19:47:00.000-06:00

The current administrator of this blog(until Tex finally decides to take it over)has returned from Tex's part of the country.(I was in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area) In my absence, I enacted Comment Moderation at this blog.

I'll be disabling that feature in a few minutes.

While I was gone, I had to reject several comments from Tex dealing with quoting excerpts from a sex site. These quotes were made by someone Tex is having a "comment war" with.

I consider them inappropriate for a blog devoted mainly to Tex's issues regarding Quixtar. I will continue to delete any comments of that nature.

Obviously, when Tex takes over this blog, he will be free (AND RESPONSIBLE) for any thing he wishes to write.

New Business Support Rules For Amway India

2008-01-31T12:49:00.000-06:00

TEX SAYS...

Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming....Here's an interesting letter from the Amway India business. Looking forward to similar rules coming to the U.S.

http://www.thetruthaboutamway.com/index.php/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,91/func,view/id,10747/catid,30/

Here's the letter as well, in the event it "disappears" from Insider's site:

AMWAY INDIA B.S.M. DISCUSSION PAPER & RECOMMENDATIONS

NOVEMBER, 2007

Foreword:

The following B.S.M. discussion paper and subsequent recommendations ‘that flow from it’ are the final result of a comprehensive review that began in May 2007. That review included detailed discussion with B.S.M / System Owners, International Diamonds, all in-Country Diamonds, presentations to most Platinums in India and finally input from a global B.S.M. Meeting convened in Grand Rapids in early October, 2007.

It reflects the unique and at times difficult regulatory environment in India, the concerns that have been raised as a result of the AP matter and of course the ‘learnings’ from other markets around the world, not the least of which is the U.K.

Where appropriate, commentary / explanation preceeds the different recommendations and readers of this document should view the recommendations as proposed “additions” to the current rule……not as a replacement for it.

The recommendations presented have not been framed as rules within this paper and will be integrated into the current B.S.M. rule, with appropriate language and detail once all feedback has been received and final decisions taken. That will be no later than December, 15th, 2007.

General Philosophy:

B.S.M’s and meetings , their content, pricing, frequency and Brand presentation should compliment and enhance the Amway Business and never intentionally or unintentionally interfere with or disrupt it. Good education should be made available to the maximum number of ABO’s at the best possible price. Risk should be eliminated from this aspect of the business.

1. Branding:

RECOMMENDATIONS:

• All Major meetings and BBS’s must display prominent Amway branding. Sub branding is allowed. For example:

AMWAY MEETING

Proudly Sponsored by Sanjay Diamond

• Amway branding on all B.S.M.’s will be required, with the exception of books that are generally found in the public domain. “Amway Approved B.S.M.” will be required to be printed on all tapes, CDs, DVDs or printed material, with the exception , of books, as previously mentioned.

2. Content & Quantity:

There is a need to standardize the content of all Amway related Meetings & BSMs to ensure correct and more consistent messaging is achieved. Income examples untilised in Plans and Opens must be ‘real’ and products / customers must be promoted with equal emphasis as to recruiting more ABO’s. There must be ‘balance’ in all teaching, whether from the stage, on a B.S.M.’s, or in a face to face counseling situation.

Amway believes it is appropriate to limit the number of B.S.M. SKU’s that can be sold by any one individual, group or System. Currently the number of B.S.M.’s available is disproportionate to the Core business offering. Amway would prefer not to make this a rule and will look towards productive discussions and agreements with System Owners to address this issue with a view to significantly reducing the number of B.S.M.’s on offer, so that it is at parity with the overall Amway business.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

The Plan:

• Concepts and Income Examples will be per Company direction and format. They must be used.

• Customers must be shown

• 15 minutes live product demo or playing of a 15 minute product demo CD is mandatory

• Money back guarantees must be clearly explained on both products and the business opportunity

• Prospects must be told that income is generated from the sale of products

• Prospects must be told that B.S.M.’s are optional and not mandatory.

• A ‘leave behind brochure’ (currently being developed by the Company) will be mandatory and must be given to all who see the plan.

Meetings (Major & B.B.S.):

• A balanced content in all meetings of approximately 30% motivation, 30% product information and 30% teaching & recognition will be mandatory.

• Speaker guildelines developed by Amway must be given to every speaker well in advance of their presentation and must be adhered to.

B.S.M.’s (Tapes, CDs, DVDs, Printed Material):

• All B.S.M.’s will have to be approved by Amway prior to distribution and must carry an “Amway approved B.S.M.” sticker on them.

• All product related B.S.M.’s will only be produced and distributed by Amway.

• All A.S.M.P. related B.S.M.’s will only be produced and distributed by Amway.

3. Costs:

For the new ABO will remain the same per the current B.S.M. rule. Please note that Amway will be reducing the cost of the Starter Kit substantially in early 2008 and hence the value of B.S.M.’s that can be sold to a ‘new’ Business Owner will reduce proportionally and as per the current rule. Amway will advise the new kit pricing criteria and the subsequent amount of BSM’s / meeting tickets a ‘new’ ABO can purchase in the first 30 days, in due course.

RECOMMENDATION:

• Prices as currently stated in the B.S.M. Policy will be maintained and not increased.

4. Transparency:

New ABOs joining the Amway Business who are promoted B.S.M.’s and Meetings not produced by Amway, need to understand that these recommendations are linked to a separate business………. that generates profit to its promoters.

RECOMMENDATION:

• Written disclosure to prospects who become ‘new’ ABOs will be mandatory, relative to informing them that the promotion and sale of non Amway B.S.M.’s and / or Meeting tickets, is a business and that profits are made from same.

Concluding Comments:

The aforementioned recommendations for inclusion into the B.S.M. Rule, we believe substantially reduces the risk to the Amway business in India, whilst allowing education / motivation by independent Third Party Vendors, to continue.

Whilst Amway appreciates that costs are going up in India and that some Leaders encouraged us to increase B.S.M. and Meeting prices to counter that…..in the current regulatory environment, and considering the recent strong growth currently being experienced in India, AIE does want to do anything to change the status quo relevant to pricing and hence does not feel B.S.M. or meeting price increases would be prudent at this time. We will continue to review this on an annual basis.

The Company has taken the decision to become much more pro-active in providing B.S.M.’s and Meetings in the future and will shortly publish a schedule of events across the country. All LOS’s will be invited to attend, as will speakers from the various organizations. This initiative will not be a profit center for Amway and therefore prices will reflect that.

Whilst Amway will encourage all to attend and participate in our events , we of course respect that ABO’s have a ‘choice’ and it is up to them to decide whatever they do or do not want to participate in…..or what B.S.M.’s they do or don’t want to buy. However, it should be noted that Rule 5.5 expressly states that a “Sponsor must use his best efforts to encourage his personally sponsored distributors to attend Amway meetings and other functions” …and in this regard, if any ABO is found to dispromote, intimidate or try to prevent his downline from participating in Amway events or from buying Amway B.S.M.’s…………… Amway India, observing a zero tolerance policy would terminate that ABO immediately.

As with all rules, it is the ‘spirit’ and not the ‘letter’ of the actual rule that makes it effective. Amway India looks forward to the future and to working with all stakeholders who have a vested interest in providing excellent education / motivation, to the most number of ABO’s , at the best possible price and without risk.

Regards,
AMWAY INDIA ENTERPRISES

Tex's First Post...Sorta

2008-01-28T22:15:00.000-06:00

The following is a response to an entry at "On The Road With Dave." The relevant link is in the body of the message.

Tex said...

Dave,

First of all, thanks for setting up "my" blog, although I should note YOU are the Blog Administrator and can delete comments at your discretion.

You got a number of points wrong/inaccurate.

1. I do NOT hate the "tool systems", I hate the high prices that result in MA$$IVE secret profits for the lying cowardly "kingpins". I find no issue with the CONTENT of the tools, recognizing I will not agreement 100% with every other human being on this planet.

2. Although banned from many blogs (some multiple times, as they "let" me back on prior to being "banned" yet again). I have NEVER been banned from a corporate blog, unless you count the IBOAI one, which is obviously run by the lying cowardly "kingpins". Nor am I "heavily moderated" by any corporate blogs, in fact, some posters have accused A/Q of allowing my pointed comments and not allowing them to respond in kind.

3. Your speculative reasons for me being "banned" are indeed speculation.
I can speculate on three reasons why this has happened. My "prolific comments" are intended to educate the prospects and IBO's of the tool scam. In the blog world, the way to do this is to stay "on top" in the discussion (visible to the casual reader). The reason I quote others is to ensure no inferior point they make goes "unpunished". I challenge you to name an issue with this business, and chances are VERY good I can trace it to being directly or indirectly related to the tool scam. I ONLY counter-attack. I learned this lesson early in my "blogging life" long ago. I tried for 2-3 months or so to be "nice", and not hit back. However, I realized the only way to get my point across was to hit back. Shoot me with a pea-shooter, out comes my 16" guns. If you want a closed discussion (closed to other ideas), you SHOULD apply "Free Speech" only to the author. If you want the truth to come out, you allow ALL points of view, and allow facts and logic to prevail.

Nice or Honest

2008-01-28T17:13:00.000-06:00

Tex said:
Saturday, January 19, 2008

"...The critics will ALWAYS be vicious and will lie to support their position. The issue for me isn't putting the emphasis on being "civil" (ever hear of the saying, "Don't bring a knife to a gunfight"?), it is being open, honest, and transparent. When you do this, the critics will have the "knife", and we will have the "gun". The truth and facts are powerful. Everyone (including Quixtar) needs to understand we live in a different world, now that the internet and blogs exist. It's no longer possible to "sweep things under the rug", or "look the other way" when the elephant is standing in your living room.

The A/Q business needs to start the open, honest, and transparent exercise with the source of most of the profit (for the upline) and much of the loss (for most IBO's) is derived, the secret tool profits. Until this is done, the critics will have the upper hand. This is the "elephant in the living room" of the A/Q business. It can no longer be ignored, and has already been a quarter of a century since this biggest problem in the A/Q business was publicly identified by one of the co-founders.

Stop trying to be "nice" and just do the right thing. Being "nice" at the expense of being honest is a recipe for failure."

Comments Are Open To All

2008-01-27T01:08:00.000-06:00

Comments should be open to all who wish to comment. No Moderation. No Google or Blogger account necessary.

Comments can still be deleted at the discretion of the Blog Administrator.

Why Tex Was Banned

2008-01-26T17:07:00.000-06:00

FROM QUIXTAR--THE DREAM OR SCHEME

On my blog, there was a poster who identified himself as "Tex". He is apparently a supporter of the business, but has issues with the Diamonds potentially making a significant income from the sale of tapes, books and seminars. He labeled these diamonds as the "Lying Cowardly Kingpins".

While I certainly agree in general, with Tex's assertion that some diamonds probably made a ton of money selling their system, I disagreed with Tex on another issue. My contention is that the tools do not work. Tex asserts that they do. Quixtar's own numbers appear to verify my belief.

Tex was not banned for disagreement with me. He has been banned for his redundancy in bringing up the issue on tools, and for his liberal use of insults to others who post here. Tex has also been banned from a host of other similar websites. While Tex thinks all the blog owners are wrong, he has been unable to see himself in a mirror.

So with this post, I bid Tex the best of luck and I agree with what Dave Robison recommended.
Tex - start your own blog. With the key words being quixtar and tools, a blog with that content would rise up the search engine pretty fast.

The Trouble With Tex

2008-01-26T17:03:00.000-06:00

FROM ROCKET'S RANTS

After an extremely patient web host had put up with far more than most would have, Tex has been banned again from yet another blog.

Tex is an unsuccessful IBO who is trying to get the message out about the tools deception. He has achieved 1500 PV after well over a dozen years in the biz. Not really successful by anybody's standards.

Some of you may have heard of him, or just gotten bored with him. Porkchopjim slaughtered him on a number of debates at the old Quixtar the Dream or The Scheme? blog simply because Tex would not listen to reason.

Tex's MO (that's modus operandi for the uncool amongst us) was basically to take the discussion thread to the lying cowardly kingpins topic, of which everyone who has any clue about Amway/Quixtar is fully aware of. Then preach from his virtual soapbox about how it needs to stop.

He also got banned from Quixtar Blog and the Quixtar Blog forum. He was made to look like a complete imbecile by just being himself on QBlog radio. Have a listen, it's really quite revealing.

The bitter (And humorous) irony of all this is that Tex's "mission" is to get the word out about the tools profits to the "Lying Cowardly Kingpins" (which he doesn't specifically identify). Since he gets banned, he doesn't get his message (which everyone already knows) out.

Tex doesn't seem to understand that anyone can find the answers to questions they have by doing a simple internet search. Tex doesn't seem to WANT to grasp the fact that his mission is not that vital, simply because anyone researching the Amway opportunity will find out about his message with even a modicum of effort.

It looks like this information that Tex has taken as his own to share was available as far back as 1995. It's almost a given that it wasn't necessarily available to everyone, given the internet's relative newness. Not so today. Everyone in North America can, if they want to, get online with few exceptions.

Why am I writing about Tex? I dunno. I just think it's completely idiotic when he says that what he's trying to do is get the word out, but he does it in such a way that does not allow him to get the word out. He refuses to start a blog because wants immediate attention to his problem and is concerned that a low search engine ranking would be tough to overcome.

Again, if his message is as important as he THINKS it is, then the search engine ranking is irrelevant. The fact that it's such a critical message would immediately increase the traffic because his message is so important. I don't even think I have such a vital role, and I have a blog.

Mind you, if nobody else thinks his message is that critical, then he really isn't a savior to the business, which maybe Tex just isn't prepared to admit to himself yet. Anybody else taste the delicious irony of the situation?

Does anybody else think this guy is a few fries short of a Happy Meal?

Don't fight your medication Tex. Just learn to know your role.

There's nothing more annoying than a fool with a cause.