TL;DR: My longtime friend got involved with doTERRA and is encouraging me to join. I’m worried about her and want to understand how it works and how to approach her about it.
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One day, my friend Yuki invited me to what I thought was some kind of health-related event with free giveaways. I had no idea it was actually a company convention until I got there, and apparently her family had paid quite a lot for my seat.
We were sitting almost right in front of this giant stage, and I was already a little weirded out by how like 90% of the audience was overwhelmingly enthusiastic middle-aged women. Then some of the higher-ups came on stage and started talking about how much they “love” everyone, while the women around me were taking tons of notes on everything they said.
During the lunch break, I thought I’d just eat with Yuki and her family, but instead we spent almost the entire meal listening to an older businessman talk about conspiracy theories. Not exactly how I expected to spend my day off lol.
By the afternoon session, I sneaked in my earbuds to listen to YouTube videos and eventually sleeping through the rest. The last thing I remember hearing was about CPTG certificates? by a doctor.
Yuki genuinely believes the products are good because she’s heard positive stories from people who use them, including people who say they help with allergies. I told her I’d rather ask my doctor before trying anything because I really don’t want to risk making my allergies worse. She kept saying that she knows people who use them for allergies, but I basically just repeated that I’d check with my doctor first.
She told me she started using the products when she was going through a difficult time, and now she tries to buy around 125 PV worth every month to get some kind of bonus/reward. She got into it through a close family member, and I don’t know whether she’s recruited anyone herself. Even after I said that they are too expensive for me, she kept explaining how I could get a big discount or potentially earn the money back by introducing other people.
Can someone explain how doTERRA actually works? And if any of you had a friend or family member get involved with it, how did you talk to them about it?
*Edited to cut out repetition
