On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:46:21 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>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


Back then we jokingly referred to them as ****erware Parties, as I
recall.