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nader for president

The Best Sales Line Ever

I walked by this DS-Max/Innovage type salesguy who was trying to sell cheap merchandise on the street one and he started to walk by my side. "Who are you voting for?" he asked. Just to mess with him, I said, "Nader." He screwed up his face like he didn't understand the words I was saying and then said, "Well you're definitely going to need one of these." A few feet away I looked over my shoulder and saw that he had stopped in the middle of the sidewalk and was smiling and holding out some large bound object. Walking closer I saw that he was holding an oversized plastic kitten calendar. He had just unintentionally performed the wittiest piece of political comedy I saw all year. It was also a great sales line. No matter what I said, he could follow it up with the same call to buy. I guess it's not foolproof, however, as my walls are still devoid of oversized kitten calendars.

3:04 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Ben Popken
3,987 views, 40 comments

Latest by bnorton: It's too bad that there weren't 3 kittens one black one white and one dead. more »

ds-max

4 Typical DS-MAX MLM Scam Job Ads Found On Monster, HotJobs, CareerBuilder And Jobster

Using the names of companies accused of being DS-Max (now known as Innovage) subsidiaries/affiliates on Ripoffreport and a list on DS-Max The Aftermath, I did a search of Monster, Hot Jobs, and other job sites to pick out real ads that are out there and should be avoided. More »

11:49 AM on Tue Jun 19 2007
By Ben Popken
4,972 views, 18 comments

ds-max

How To Spot A DS-MAX Style MLM Scam Job Ad

Here are some of the qualities of a "business" operating under DS-MAX (now known as Innovage, though the same company owns both trademarks...) principles, an organization responsible for many complaints alleging scams, fraud, and general employee deprivation in a "sales-cult" atmosphere. More »

6:13 PM on Mon Jun 18 2007
By Ben Popken
4,006 views, 12 comments

fun with maps

CPSC Recalls DS-MAX-Made Toy Trucks For Choking Hazard

Washington, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), DS-MAX U.S.A. Inc. (formerly Wholesale Warehousing Industries) of Irvine, Calif., had voluntarily recalled about 82,000 "My Alphabetic Truck" toys, style SHYE-AT-002. During CPSC "use and abuse" testing, small parts were generated, presenting a potential choking hazard to young children.
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4:13 PM on Mon Jun 18 2007
By Ben Popken
671 views, 12 comments

quantum marketing

Man Escapes Working For DS-MAX-esque Charity Scam, Lives To Blogs His Tale

A reader who used to work for Quantum Marketing, one of the "Aftermax" companies, (the term for companies that old DS-MAX (now known as Innovage) spawned), wrote several posts describing how his company scammed people who thought they were donating money to D.A.R.E. More »

4:07 PM on Tue Jun 12 2007
By Ben Popken
2,223 views, 14 comments

chilling effect

DS-MAX Tries To Shut Down Our IDT-Energy Investigation

UPDATE: Nu-Life Owns The Trademarks For Innovage AND DS-MAX More »
uplinks

Why Most People In Multi-Level-Marketing Schemes Lose Money

This chart shows how a typical Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) operation sustains itself by ripping off the entry-level salespeople. Most of each of sales commission flows upwards, or to the "uplinks." Additionally, there may be entry costs, like Cutco reps who have to buy their $150 demo kit. More »

10:19 AM on Mon Jun 4 2007
By Ben Popken
3,128 views, 32 comments