Was I too mean?

Spot On!!

Not at all... you were very polite, and you explained why. IF she gets her feelings hurt than thats on her not you.

Your response was very polite and to the point. I don't see anything mean with it.
Anyone that spams my FB page gets hidden. I don't remove them as a friend but hide them on page.

lol, my friends wife did the same thing when she commented that she had lost 70 lbs, and I comment me too. she acted interested just lomg enough to pitch me on some strange weight loss MLM. I laughed and asked her what she was going to do when she stopped eating the planned meals for this company. and she said never, it's great and their only $3 a meal. I told her I was going to continue going to the gym and eating regular food and drinking beer and going out.... she stopped bothering me because I'm losing weight while living a normal life instead of relying on a company for all my food needs.

Friends don't sell friends **** on facebook.

Wait. Does she also sell Amway?

I have the same problem from an aunt who sells Avon - it gets annoying. I have just learned to ignore her. It isn't always easy, but since she is my aunt, I feel I can't be "mean" about it. It does get annoying that all of our presents anymore are Avon stuff. Just because she sells it, doesn't mean everyone likes it. I do order from her when I want something, but that doesn't mean I want something all the time.

I usually feel gratitude when my family members buy me presents, even if they are from Avon.

Nobody owes me any presents, so I just say thank you when someone buys me something. My momma told me that if you are grateful for gifts, people want to be nice to you more often.

my partner recently got "unfriended" on FaceBook by his lifelong friends because they were spamming everyone over some "live forever" vitamin pyramid scheme they're all into. My partner, tired of constantly being told to try this product, posted several links to valid scientific studies about how the vitamins don't work, a page that showed the vitamin company did all their own studies and skewed the results, and to an article that showed that the company's "Doctor" spokeperson is actually just an actor, and a video to the actor laughing about how people think he's a real doctor.

They got SUPER offended over that.

These health programs and vitamins and miracle products people get so excited about

annoy the living **** out of me.

My grandparents are currently on something called "Limu" and it is ALL they talk about.....

How funny! That's exactly how it goes down on this site. OUTRAGEOUS claims are made, "It cured my migraines, my skin is so much healthier, these nutrients fight cancer" but they are never backed up and if you call someone out on it they get very offended. Saying if you don't have something nice to say about whatever product they're pimping you shoud keep your opinion to yourself.

I'm sorry. I love this site and I won't let it become a wasteland of BS advertising.

The Herbalife protein shake bar I go to is not as extreme, but he always looks at me weird when I mention some type of "crap food" I've eaten recently.

Him: "Yeah, I have women come in here and tell me they aren't losing weight, but gaining, and they blame in on the shakes. But it's usually because they come in here carrying a bag from McDonald's."

Me: "Oh, yeah, I know what you mean! I mean, I get the nugget kids meal, because it's only like 330 calories total (plus a drink, which for me is just water) and that way I can have some french fries but not go overboard on lunch."

*Blank stare and crickets* He was in total disbelief that I admitted to eating fast food.

He also looked at me very skeptically when I mentioned the giant box of Fun Dip in my cubicle. Oh well....

"You mean... you don't live on protein shakes as your main source of food intake?? I don't understand. These drinks are so magical."

And Brawndo's got electrolytes.

electrolytes

it's what plants need

I thought it was what they crave....

electrolytes

it's what plants need

I thought it was what they crave....

true story. i fail at quotes.

Absolutely not! You were direct and honest.

I'll share a personal story with you. A few years ago, when I was in school, I got involved with a person-to-person marketing "pyramid" business. I won't mention any names (Amway) but the sales tactics we were encouraged to use were pretty agressive. Good products or not, as a seller I was quite annoyed when my team leader encouraged me to ALWAYS check in with my Facebook friends by emailing/messaging/texting and also call every few months. I admit I dipped my toe in the bombard your Facebook friends like crazy but I didn't feel right and I pulled that toe out almost immediately! I found more success selling to strangers on eBay/Amazon and also being patient and having people come to me when they wanted to buy stuff.

In these types of "businesses" the team leaders teach that "Every no gets you closer to a yes" and the result is to get people under them to NON-STOP live and breathe these products.

If your friend wants to make money on her side business regardless of what it is -- BeachBody, Body by Vi, Isagenix, Mary Kay, Avon, Amway, etc. -- she should not pressure you and make you feel like all she sees you as is a cash cow. If she is good at selling, she will be patient and find otherways to sell by being an example of how great her products work or selling on sites like ebay or Amazon.

No harm in telling her NO loud and clear, although as fair warning, she will probably not listen!

I agree with everyone- you were not too mean- I have a friend who I purged completely from my life because she was ALWAYS selling something- Mary K, her own marketing services, Arbon, vacation rentals- AND she was bi-polar and refused to take her meds. I started to dread every phone call!!!!

Funny story though, years after I purged her, I got married and invited a mutual female friend to my wedding "with guest".. having no idea I had intentionally purged girl X, she invited her as her guest- I had to call her and explain that I purposly had not invited girl X that we were no longer friends and I wanted to keep it that way... very uncomfortable phone call, but I could not stand the thought of having that pyscho at my wedding!!!