I worked in this exact office for a few months; it's surprising to see an article rehash a period of my life. My only beef with your article is that you propose that it's not actually possible to be successful in this business model. If a person is able to sell themselves (and not succumb to the shallowness of such a thought), it is feasible to make it as a door-to-door salesman. Good article (although you honestly have no idea how cult-ish the whole situation is. I was creeped out for a majority of the time).

New article, with an except from a new novel about life on the DS-MAX sales force.

http://consumerist.com/2009/12/ds-maxcydco…

There was a wonderful page that could have given you a full story.. it was called The Aftermath of DS- Max who was the parent company. I was watching the employment of the people who worked their tails off for all of these companies and read all the horror stories. The more I read, the more upset I got, and being an attorney I decided to pull in some strings.... well I got one operation down, but they were back 2 months later with a new crew.. not sure they are doing as well.

This company began in the 1970s or 80s with 3 greest worms in Canada. They ran an system, and after two quit, the third one.. I think his name is Larry decided to pursue this company onto a new plateau. So the pyramid experience was born. it expanded and expanded, and it continues to this day. There are operations like this not only all over the US, but all over the world! I read from people stories in the UK, France, Germany, etc. How could people do this, and did people every Not get it.

I know one operation started to unfold, and then one day in the heat of the recession the whole operation blew up with the manager screaming at the top of his lungs..and everyone had been working so hard, with no benefits, etc.. so they walked out and never returned.. Good For THEM!!!

People were really upset by all of this, and so in an effort to heal, people wrote their stories one by one. Even people who had only interviewed found the experience to be stressful.

I am sorry that this website of the aftermath of DS-Max came off the computer because it listed ALL the companies One by ONE, and the owners of them as to how the companies operated.... and it was all the same!

I see someone maybe wrote a book, this should be a MOVIE!!!