Any Primerica Stories?

shoe · May 12th, 2005, 03:38 PM

EDIT: Thread Closed due to an inordinate amount of necroposting spam.

The mention of this horible life sucking company popped up in another post so i thought id ask about it here.

I was approached by this co in the winter.

My friends wife got into it and called me up sounding all profesional and asked to have a meeting with me to discuse her new company she was running she didnt tell me what it was about nor wanted to but used a preasure sales technique on me wich was very much not like her as she is hmm how would i put it nicely: Shy and poorly educated.

Anyway I agreed to do this meeting not that she really gave me much of a choice but the slip came when her "mentor" called me up and asked me to go to a seminar instead he left a # and thats when I started doing my research.

I found out the company name threw a revearse search on 411.ca with the guys # and then looked up primerica on the web not 3 searches down it was listed on a web site titled scam busters.

So i looked up primerica and scam and tons of hits came back on google the most intresting was the W5 web site it had 14 + pages of primerica rants and raves in its forums. Reading threw this I found that the way I was approached is all part of the plan.

I talked to a few other people and they all had horror stories to share with me. eg the $50 disapearing sign up fee.

I promptly called up my friends wife and cancelled the meeting and she said ok the preasure wasnt there I guess because she didnt have her script or mentor around.

About an hour later her mentor called me and used so much preasure trying to make me come to the seminar, I had to tell him more than 5 times FIRMLY i wasnt intrested.

That is my Primerica story and I share this with you because I dont belive what this company does is right. However saying that I have heard some people work for this company and make good money and enjoy what they do my guess is they are the guys at the top of the pyramid?

The last I heard was that my friends wife was still in training about 2 months after the initial call. Havent asked since im sorta afraid to know.

shoe

Robert-oh · May 12th, 2005, 05:25 PM

Hee...hee...hee...

This sounds so familiar. I "had" a friend that left a very good job to join Primerica. He tried to talk me into joining as well. I talked to my financial advisor who gave me the lowdown on the company.

I went to the seminar to talk my buddy out of it. Of course, after the meeting, his "mentor" tried to talk me into joining. I told him what I had learned of the company and my feelings about it. He quickly left me alone.

My friend went on with them, tried selling everybody life insurance and mutual funds and failed miserably. Nobody in our group has really spoken to him in about 7 years...he turned us all off with his pressure tactics.

It's really sad that more people don't look into these "get rich" schemes.

Vinnie Cappuccino · May 12th, 2005, 07:06 PM

Someone from CBC PM'd me from reading the last thread. She said that she wanted to talk to me about the company... I just PM'd her back with my contact info and left it at that, I think she might have been a primerica agent!

Go Citibank!

autopilot · May 12th, 2005, 07:27 PM

yeah, here's vinnie's other thread:

Primerica Employment Scam

ehMax · Jun 20th, 2006, 02:53 PM

Sorry to resurrect this thread... but apparently somebody is not a happy camper

Being that this person seemed to be addressing *all* the "loosers", I thought I'd post here for your reading pleasure.

	Quote:
	Subject: ehMac.ca Contact Us Form - Clear as water Sender: ------@hotmail.com Recipient: ehmax@ehmac.ca Date: Today 04:55 The following message was sent to you via the ehMac.ca Contact Us form by Thefast. -------------------------------- all the loosers who talk sht about primerica probably never got licensed or perhaps they just want to be employees FOREVER.Ha ha, you guys waste your f**g time talking about a company that has people who make a lot of money and the only thing that you guys saw was just a bit of it. Get f*g licensed then make $500 in 20 minutes and then you can talk about it. DEAR EMPLOYEES, this company puts a lot of their energy on f*g BASTARDS like you guys so your damn brain gets washed off for good and your negativity is gone. AGAIN, make money after you get licensed so then you talk about it. By the way , you f***g CANADIANS are weak and mindless, thats why you make statements before a decision. A Friendly Friend PRIMERICA ................... .......................... ............................... ................................. .................................... ....................................... .......................................... ............CANADIANS.................Just like the food chain...

TroutMaskReplica · Jun 20th, 2006, 03:07 PM

i want to get my damn brain washed off so i can make $500 in 20 minutes.

what an ass. why did you blank out the hotmail address?

The Doug · Jun 20th, 2006, 03:08 PM

	Quote:
	...haps they just want to be employees FOREVER.Ha ha, you guys waste your f***g time talking about a company that has people who make a lot of money and the only thing that you guys saw was just a bit of it. Get f*g licensed then make $500 in 20 minutes and then you can talk about it. DEAR EMPLOYEES, this company puts a lot of their energy on f***g BASTARDS like you guys so your damn brain gets washed off for good and your negativity is gone. AGAIN, make money after you get licensed so then you talk about it. By the way , y...

See? See what happens when you flunk out of the Velvet Jones School of Technology?

mannypwife · Jun 20th, 2006, 03:24 PM

"...damn brain gets washed off for good and your negativity is gone"

Guess my brain needs washing cause I have no idea what this guy was talking about.

MannyP Design · Jun 20th, 2006, 03:33 PM

We're weak and mindless BECAUSE we don't work for Kramerica--er, Primerica? Ow... that really hurts.

Boo frickin' hoo.

A "friendly friend" indeed.

a7mc · Jun 20th, 2006, 03:42 PM

	Quote:
	PRIMERICA ................... .......................... ............................... ................................. .................................... ....................................... .......................................... ............CANADIANS................

Was the email actually sent like that? The guy actually drew a kindof pyramid?! How ironic is that!

Plain and simple, Primerica is a cult. I have a friend who left his good paying job to do it. After one year of doing it (and still not making money) his girlfriend left him. It's been 19 months, and he's still not making a decent salary. Yet he refuses to give up. They get sucked in a cycle of "if you quit now, all your hard work will be for nothing", so they keep going.

A7

May 12th, 2005, 03:38 PM	#1
shoe Full Citizen Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 497	Any Primerica Stories? EDIT: Thread Closed due to an inordinate amount of necroposting spam. The mention of this horible life sucking company popped up in another post so i thought id ask about it here. I was approached by this co in the winter. My friends wife got into it and called me up sounding all profesional and asked to have a meeting with me to discuse her new company she was running she didnt tell me what it was about nor wanted to but used a preasure sales technique on me wich was very much not like her as she is hmm how would i put it nicely: Shy and poorly educated. Anyway I agreed to do this meeting not that she really gave me much of a choice but the slip came when her "mentor" called me up and asked me to go to a seminar instead he left a # and thats when I started doing my research. I found out the company name threw a revearse search on 411.ca with the guys # and then looked up primerica on the web not 3 searches down it was listed on a web site titled scam busters. So i looked up primerica and scam and tons of hits came back on google the most intresting was the W5 web site it had 14 + pages of primerica rants and raves in its forums. Reading threw this I found that the way I was approached is all part of the plan. I talked to a few other people and they all had horror stories to share with me. eg the $50 disapearing sign up fee. I promptly called up my friends wife and cancelled the meeting and she said ok the preasure wasnt there I guess because she didnt have her script or mentor around. About an hour later her mentor called me and used so much preasure trying to make me come to the seminar, I had to tell him more than 5 times FIRMLY i wasnt intrested. That is my Primerica story and I share this with you because I dont belive what this company does is right. However saying that I have heard some people work for this company and make good money and enjoy what they do my guess is they are the guys at the top of the pyramid? The last I heard was that my friends wife was still in training about 2 months after the initial call. Havent asked since im sorta afraid to know. shoe Last edited by Chealion; Jul 24th, 2008 at 04:08 PM.

May 12th, 2005, 05:25 PM	#2
Robert-oh Full Citizen Join Date: May 2003 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 59	Hee...hee...hee... This sounds so familiar. I "had" a friend that left a very good job to join Primerica. He tried to talk me into joining as well. I talked to my financial advisor who gave me the lowdown on the company. I went to the seminar to talk my buddy out of it. Of course, after the meeting, his "mentor" tried to talk me into joining. I told him what I had learned of the company and my feelings about it. He quickly left me alone. My friend went on with them, tried selling everybody life insurance and mutual funds and failed miserably. Nobody in our group has really spoken to him in about 7 years...he turned us all off with his pressure tactics. It's really sad that more people don't look into these "get rich" schemes. __________________ I am Robert-oh, and I approve this message.

May 12th, 2005, 07:27 PM	#4
autopilot Honourable Citizen Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: toronto Posts: 1,205	yeah, here's vinnie's other thread: Primerica Employment Scam __________________ 14' ibook g4, 1.33 ghz, 768 ram, AX \| pink ipod mini \| blueberry 300 mhz ibook

Jun 20th, 2006, 03:07 PM	#6
TroutMaskReplica Honourable Citizen Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,355	i want to get my damn brain washed off so i can make $500 in 20 minutes. what an ass. why did you blank out the hotmail address? __________________ intel iMac 20" dual core 2 ghz, Dual 1.25ghz MDD

Jun 20th, 2006, 03:24 PM	#8
mannypwife Full Citizen Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 77	"...damn brain gets washed off for good and your negativity is gone" Guess my brain needs washing cause I have no idea what this guy was talking about. __________________ Laura \| 15" Powerbook 1.25 G4 \| Sleek Black 30G ipod Video

May 12th, 2005, 07:06 PM	#3
Vinnie Cappuccino Full Citizen Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Nova Scotia, Halifax Posts: 536	Someone from CBC PM'd me from reading the last thread. She said that she wanted to talk to me about the company... I just PM'd her back with my contact info and left it at that, I think she might have been a primerica agent! Go Citibank!

Jun 20th, 2006, 03:33 PM	#9
MannyP Design Honourable Citizen Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: New Brunswick Posts: 6,384	We're weak and mindless BECAUSE we don't work for Kramerica--er, Primerica? Ow... that really hurts. Boo frickin' hoo. A "friendly friend" indeed. __________________ Manny \| Graphic Designer Vote for Manny and Laura in the Sony Bloggie Video Facebook Contest!

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