It is tiger...it
is a con...and the only way that you will ever get your money back is to fool
others into thinking they can make money by stuffing envelopes. Fact: There are no envelope stuffing jobs
to be had! Craft or assembly jobs: This tiger is very attractive. It appeals
to those who are talented at crafts or handy with hand tools. These folks see
an advertisement that promises them that they can make a ton of money by just
doing what they already know how to do and are very good at and it is just
almost irresistible. This looks like the opportunity that they have been
looking for! Whoa! Put that
sewing machine or those hand tools away and let’s think this over. There are
some things that you don’t know. There isn’t any reason for you to know these
things but you better learn them.....fast. The headline of
this advertisement is in big bold print and there are usually multiple
exclamation points, as well. The headline promises that you will be sent the
material and then be paid for the finished products when you send them in to
the employer. Don’t skip the
print that isn’t quite as big as that headline. That’s where the ‘catch’
is.....or, maybe I should say, catches. There’s more than one way for this
tiger to get you. Usually the
first thing is that you will be required to ‘invest’ in some special equipment
or supplies that aren’t going to be included in the ‘free materials’ that were
promised in the larger print. This equipment or supplies can run anywhere from
a few dollars to several hundred dollars. This
is what the advertisers are selling! You will see that there is a no return
policy for the equipment or supplies that you must purchase....there never is. If you get out
your magnifying glass and read the itty-bitty print at the very bottom that is
well below the scroll line, you will see a statement that says something like,
“All work must meet quality standards.” It will look something like this: “All work must meet quality standards.” That’s
where this tiger is really going to get you and get you good. No work will ever meet quality standards. It isn’t possible. You
will buy the equipment or supplies. You will work to create the products as
directed. You will never see one thin dime in payment for the finished products
that you send. It gets worse. You have no legal recourse. You agreed to buy the
equipment or supplies and were told that there was a ‘no return’ policy. You
agreed to produce products that met ‘quality control standards’ that were not
specified. You’ve been had! The fact is that there really is a huge market for hand-crafted
products out there. The market is huge...maybe almost unlimited. If you have a
talent for making hand-crafted products and if you have the ability to market
them, you can make some money doing it. You will not, however, ever make any money just using your talents
to assemble hand-crafted products at home for these tigers that are not even
selling them. They are selling the equipment and supplies....that is ALL they
are selling...and they want to sell them to you. Fact:
You can make money selling hand crafted items but not by assembling these items
for others. Medical Billing: This very large headline will read something like, “Job explosion in the Health Care Industry!!!!!!!” There are always a lot of exclamation points.
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