MLM: When will they stop harassing me?

With reference to MLM: Katakan TAKNAK.


A girl claiming to be a friend's friend called me last night. I thought something bad had happened to my friend. This girl (let's call her Christina) quickly introduced herself and said,

I was told by Catherina that you're a very ambitious and a business-oriented kinda person,

To which I instantly chuckled and reacted upon,

What lie did she tell you??!!

Truth is, I smell MLM right under her breath! And fact is, I was told of

An internet business opportunity which includes networking and we think you should be our partner too!

*cough cough*

Christina insisted to meet up and discuss our future partnership. I asked her to describe the business over the phone, like,

What do you sell? What service are you offering?

Yet, she said she will explain everything when we meet face to face. I disagreed. I told her I wanted some information before deciding to meet up because I don’t like wasting anybody’s time especially mine. She said that they do have a website but information about the business is only for members. Non-members would not be able to view. Again, she insisted to meet up. And I insisted for more information over the phone. From the tone of her voice, I knew she was growing impatience towards me. I couldn’t hold it any longer either, so I asked,

Are you doing multi-level marketing?

She kept quiet. She must have not prepared a script for this. I asked again. Then she asked,

Why? Do you like multi-level marketing?

Wrong question babe, wrong question.

No. I have no interest at all if it is MLM and we can save your phone bill if you admit it is MLM now.

Surprisingly, she did not disagree NOR admit it. She just said,

Internet business opportunity which includes networking.

Oh heck, if I am not wasting her phone bills, she is wasting my texting time with the boyfriend (it’s night and the only time we have to text one another), so let’s wrap it up!

I’m not interested.

But we haven’t met yet to discuss?

Ouhh, that’s because I just realized how much I despise (hate) "internet business opportunity which includes networking". It comes 2nd after MLM in my scorn list, you know.

Kene menganjing baru paham kot.

Ouhh, so you’re not interested?

Nope. Not interested! Thanks for calling. Tell Catherina, she can erase me from her phonebook. Bye!

And I hung up the phone.


I wanted to text Catherina and ask why didn’t she call me herself, but soon realized that I don’t have her number because it was lost in the other phone! Like seriously, why does A COMPLETE STRANGER has to be the one calling me?

Ouhh well, won’t need it anymore.


Foot Note: There have been a few fairly successful Multi-Level Marketing companies over the years but for the most part MLM companies succeed only at making the founders rich while filling participants’ garages with boxes of unsellable and sometimes unuseable products. Ref.



p.s. Joining MLM may be cool. But being friends with Jen (a.k.a atreyu strange a.k.a. me!) is uber cool. And yes, I created that phrase. Uber cool. Cool, huh?

p.s.2. Names have not been changed to not protect the individuals identity.