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Originally Posted by dmbindedham
I did this for about a month, made some decent money and then I ust felt like I was bothering people, forcing them to give refererrals and making calls and whatnot...Just wasn't for me at all, although the product is top knotch...so, in conclusion, sell knives instead of some bum juice. You could sell some Vitamin water rip-off, or actual top of the line, fine Kitchen Cutlery. Damn, talk about a sales pitch.
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Yeah, it was the refererrals and the calls that got to me as well. Just exasperating, but I lasted the whole summer. What was nice were the perks of the job. My head manager went out of his way for me all the time, because I was one of the top sellers. "Hey, here's a ticket to a Cubs/Brewers game (standard), and here's another one for your gf." He just threw in stuff for me all the time, he really knew how to get you motivated and out there.
At the end of the summer, we got to go to a 3 day resort for reaching a certain level of sales. Massages, hot tubs, two people to a gigantic room with a loft and a total of 4 beds, late-night drinking and sneaking around. Good times. It was fantastic, because I just plain don't do those kinds of things on my own.
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Seriously though, I wouldnt get involved in this crap, I've tried stuff like this numerous times, like 4-5 when I was around your age (17-19)...not worth it in the end. I'm only 22. Plus the fact you end up paying your own taxes, which sucks when youre 18 and you have a $800 check waiting for you and you blow it all, not realizing that about 30% is going to be audited in taxes at the end of the year, thats what really screwed me. If you do it, take 33% of each check and save it for when you have to file for taxes, that way youll be able to pay your taxes and still have a little left over.
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They didn't make sure you were keeping track of your mileage and other write-offs? I drove a LOT. It was 60 miles to the office up in Brookfield, and then I drove anywhere from Milwaukee, WI down to just north of Chicago. I wrote off so much of my income ($5000 for the summer) that I was only taxed on a fifth of it or so. Thankfully, this was the summer just before gas prices started spinning out of control and doubling.