When's a friend not a friend? When they're selling stuff!!

[stubbornforgey]

I find that the bestfriend is the one you have least contact with
as you get to enjoy each others company when you do see eachother.

[heebiejeebies]

Originally Posted by stubbornforgey

Call me arrogant .but i don't see any problem there.
What i see is a friend asking another freind to help her out with trying to
sell skin care products..to help build up a clientele.
The best way to practise selling these products is to test it out on your family and friends..plus the speech they must go through in order to make a sale.
Whose the let-down here..as a friend??
You lied to her instead of being straight up with her.
So what that she doesn't contact you on a regular basis..the fact is
she approached you and you took this as a way of being insulted. 'shrug'


and this is why i don't have female friends.

I'm certainly not holding myself up as the ideal friend (I have a few faults of my own:)), but I've always made the effort to keep the lines of communication open...even when it didn't seem that she was trying all that hard. I made all kinds of excuses for why she didn't keep in touch with me: work, husband, son, etc. Then I heard all kinds of stories (from her) about all the things she does with people in her new "hometown." And as I stated in one of my previous posts, I wouldn't have been at all upset if one of my friends who does make an effort to talk to me, e-mail me, etc. had asked. In fact, I have helped other friends with Avon, Pampered Chef, etc. I just found it "funny" that she couldn't find the time to contact me the majority of the time but could fire off four e-mails over the course of a month (and that's a record) to sell me on this skin care stuff. I do feel guilty about how things played out because I don't like lying, but I just felt used. It's kind of hard to explain. I got the distinct feeling that she got in contact with me because I'm a pushover and would be an easy sell. I don't think she dug my e-mail address out of the pile because she wanted to "get together." But all is not lost. She's sending me the skin care kit, so she's that much closer to a sale.