On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:11:39 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2020-10-13 11:29 a.m., jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Not quite as bad as having neighbors who sold Amway products.* In the
>> 1970's my mother was invited to a little party by a new neighbor.* She
>> thought the neighbor was just being friendly.* She had no idea she was
>> going to be subjected to an Amway sales pitch.* That ticked her off no end!
>>
>
>I get a kick out of marketing schemes that suck women into hosting
>parties and inviting their friends so they will go into a buying frenzy.
> They use your contacts and you are expected to provide snacks and
>beverages and all you get in return is a discount on the stuff you buy
>at inflated prices.

The last kind of party like that I was invited to has to be 30 years
ago. It was for sex toys. I haven't been around people who have
'parties' for a long time. Are those parties still a thing?
Janet US