nader for president
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.
ds-max
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.
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ds-max
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.
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fun with maps
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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quantum marketing
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.
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uplinks
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.
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Consumerist
