Vector marketing-- Big scam

I have just started working with this vector marketing and would like to know what they are trully before I comment in my next visit.
I have heard much from friends and from the people who reported these scams but I believe in first hand infomation.
Vector marketing have offices in most cities and I think that if they are actually scamming students then all students should send a report so inquiries into their activities could be carried out by the police.
Why not done all these years ? That makes me feel that there is something I need to know of before making any judgements here.

Shan in Nashville, Tennessee said: This company calls you for an interview, and some people as soon as they walked back would walk right back out. Well come to find out he says that if he didn't like the way you looked when he first met you then he won't hire you. Then we find out that we are trying to sell knives and things. But of course he didn't mention the fact that we have to invest over a 100 bucks to start the job. We have to purchase the knives and then use that as our sells guide to show customers. This was the biggest scam I had ran across yet. Any business you have to invest money in to get hired, you should know it just ain't right!!!How do they expect you to purchase something like that and you are trying to get a job. Oh you don't want to talk about the door to door sales. Yeah you need to find your own people to sale to by the way. If this sounds like the job for you, then goodluck to you!!

To all of you misinformed people...Vector is the greatest opportunity you could be given! I work with Vector as a sales representative and a receptionist and I would not trade this experience for anything in the world. It is true that you purchase your kit but it is 70% off and when you leave you can either hand the kit back in to get your money back OR you could sell the knives full price to customers and you would get more than what you paid in. This job teaches confidence, people skills, public speaking and so much more. If you want the true picture of what Vector is all about visit www.workforstudents.com
Keep an open mind and you will go far

New Commer in Temple Hills, Maryland said: I have just started working with this vector marketing and would like to know what they are trully before I comment in my next visit.
I have heard much from friends and from the people who reported these scams but I believe in first hand infomation.
Vector marketing have offices in most cities and I think that if they are actually scamming students then all students should send a report so inquiries into their activities could be carried out by the police.
Why not done all these years ? That makes me feel that there is something I need to know of before making any judgements here.

Hello New Comer!

I work for Vector and it is the experience of a lifetime! The confidence you gain at this job is absolutely awesome! Also you make life long friends. You also are able to sharpen your verbal/speaking skills and people skills! I encourage that you go to the training and go through your first 10 days...then you will have an excellent feel for the job and whether it is for you.

mike a in Pompano Beach, Florida said: that is the most ignorant comment i've ever read. I began working for this company in 2005 and in one year made 50k as a part timer. I agree that it is hard to succedd if you are not capable of managing yourself.

I can tell you work very hard here! 50K in one year wow!!!! what's better than selling knives I wonder how much vectors' share holders make if u make 50K damn must be 50 mil. Be aware people the cam is on the rise!!

I think the latter is right .I have been there less than 2weeks and I do not see any fishy thing there.I hope to know better after a long time of interaction with them.
Its simple the case whereby the take 70% as down deposit. Considering the possibility of student or a worker not returing the items.
I think each person on this earth is unique therefore it might be different from vector marketing office to another.Who knows a manager at vector marketing A is a cheat while that of B is not?

Miranda in Marlboro, New York said: I agree....I too fell for this stupis scam. Except i didnt pay for the knives. Because by the time they said that we had to pay for them, i never came back.

same here. years and years ago, and they're still doing the same thing -- well, i guess if it ain't broke...

I do not see any problem if you have to pay for the knives,more over paying for it at a great discount.
Whae I see as very difficult task at this vector marketing is how to get the people who will be willing that you come in to their homes to perform this demos.
You might have known thousands of friends ralatives etc,yet you never ever thought of visiting them then all of a sudden you call to say you are working with a certain company and you intend to make an appointment with them in order to demomstrate their products.
How come you wanna do that now but not earlier? So I see clearly where the problem is.
Depositing for the knives is not a big deal. However vector marketing could do better for the youth who patronise their offers by way of asking for guarantors instead of asking every one to pay knowing very well that most of their contractors are students or guys who might have been unemployed for a pretty long while.

I would encourage anyone who stubbles across this forum to actually attend the interview at Vector marketing, if they are interested. The company seems to want open minded people, people who are willing to do less traditional work. Some of the things I have heard on here directly contradicts what we are told at the interview. Vector doesn't make money by ripping people off, having a bad reputation would hurt sales. I appreciate reading the criticism of Vector because it showed me that Vector does business in a way that many people are not used to. Keep up the good work!

I went to a job interview last year but I wasn't hired but before I was scheduled an interview the lady that I talked to I guess she was one of the secretaries I'm not really sure told me about scholarships and that they will give me one if I apply. So I went to the interview and saw there were other applicants there and I didn't expect this and wasn't aware that there was going to be a speech about the company. All I'm saying is that when I was scheduling for the interview the lady that I spoke didn't tell about I was going to be there longer than I expected she gave me the impression that I was coming an interview and application and that was it.

Furthermore i agree with most of the comments, but some i disagree with. I am currently a employee(and am quiting this week, lol) The first off, the 143.10 investment, honestly for making money, is **** stupid, but for a investment in a fine set of kitchen cutlery, is not bad. You do get a good set of knives(minus a block)..lol..other than that, you have jack ****. Furthermore the real scam lies in the selling techniques. I beilive that cutco is a good product, i do belive in it, but it is not worth the price. Basically, its decent. The only thing you really get is a "forever" guarentee. However, 2 quote one of my favorite movies of all time "i could take a **** in a box, and mark it gaureenteed, but in the end all you have is a guareenteed piece of ****" The techniques they use to sell it is deceiving, and people should use caution when selling it. I do beilive that in some situations, cutco is a good investment, but for most people **** it, buy the damn miracle blades. Next off in all honesty, 99% of cutco customers are happpy, you know why? cause ONLY F***IN IGNORATNT PEOPLE BUY THEM. IF PEOPLE DONT KNOW ANY BETTER, DO THEY FEEL ANY BETTER???? So furthermore lastly hey say their target is "college kids so that they can train them young and the right way"when in fact it is "college kids, f***in stupid, do anything for an easy buck" " and gullible" So, about making real money, buy the time you reach 30,000 in career sales, you start making 50% on all sales, which is good, and honestly IF IF IF IF IF you can reach that, you can make serious f***in money, but that is a hard goal to reach. So, if you are interested, dont quite your day job, buy the damn sample kit, and just sell in the part time, it is good for one thing and one thing only, making a quick buck on the weekends, thats about f***in it...but you will b paid only on commision this way adn will never receive the 15.50 base pay. And one more thing...one word... MULTI LEVEL MARKETING

I am a college student and I was browsing the paper and saw at least 4 different ads with the same phone number listed. One targeted students, one summer jobs, one earn big money, and one said need cash, and they all said you could earn 15$ an hour.

I called and the girl called me back and was very rude. She told me how to dress and to be early. If they are looking for the best candidates for the job, they should be looking for people that know how to dress themselves and to be on time. Telling someone how to dress defeats the purpose of “finding the best person for the job.” I knew something was fishy. Plus telling me that positions fill up so fast I would have to come by today. I have seen the newspaper add in the paper for the past month everyday. Bull$hit

I wanted to check it out for myself and I typed in the name of the company with "scam" after it and got thousands of pages about how this company has damaged people’s lives. To the pro Vectors, we all know you are employees of the company and you're full of $hit. Stop making money off the innocent. You are scum.

Laura in Royal Oak, Michigan said: I was recently accepted to start training for Vector a week ago . I went through with the first interview and found that I am truly a skeptic at heart. As soon as I left I found there were a lot of things that were off about the whole way things were handled start to finish. When I called to find out about the position all I got from the the receptionist was that I would be handling sales and she neglected to answer my questions about what, how and where. Which only were prompted by the fact there was no mentioning of them in the letter i received from the company. I had the same experience as most that started to schedule an interview and was told I would have to be at the sight of the interview in less than an hour or I wouldn't be able to apply. I am signed up for the Seminars on Thur. Fri. and Sat. and you can bet I plan on having plenty of my questions answered before I even consider working for a place with the expectation that you need to be spending money you don't have, to be making it... sorry to say it doesn't look good so far. Especially after the way they describe the way they plan for you to start your training which even after the 2 hour interview isn't paid for. It's really a shame because I have to admit I was drawn in by their " happy employees = happy customers and good business" approach. Don't you wish that real world hourly jobs had that philosophy?

They don't want you to have time to look up their company before you go to the interview.

Chivon in West Chester, Pennsylvania said: Hello New Comer!

I work for Vector and it is the experience of a lifetime! The confidence you gain at this job is absolutely awesome! Also you make life long friends. You also are able to sharpen your verbal/speaking skills and people skills! I encourage that you go to the training and go through your first 10 days...then you will have an excellent feel for the job and whether it is for you.

Pennsylvania is where Vector's headquarters are, what a coincidence that you live there too. After ten days you won't be able to get a refund for the money you steal from the inexperienced. You make me sick.

mike a in Pompano Beach, Florida said: that is the most ignorant comment i've ever read. I began working for this company in 2005 and in one year made 50k as a part timer. I agree that it is hard to succedd if you are not capable of managing yourself.

50k in one year is not working part-time my man... those knives sell for at least 100 or so bucks-- that averages out to about 10 or 11 sets a day that you'd have to sell in a 12 month span. AND YOU DON'T KEEP THE PROFIT. so yea... that's pretty much an unrealistic possibility.

Oh wait.. may be you sell these knives to the poor kids who walk in the door of your scam artist employer. what a way to live life.

get a real job.

anonymous in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma said: When I was in college, I worked for Vector Marketing for a summer and found out that I loved sales. My manager never made me invest in it, and I sold $10k worth of that stuff in 3 months. I knew It was just a part-time thing, but I think that it would be safe to say that sales is not for everyone. Today I work for a Fortune 100 firm and earn a substantial living, and its because of my attitude and desire to succeed. I won't stop until I'm at the top. I have paid my dues to get here. I'm sorry to hear that the Vector Marketing may not be the best company to work for. I think that there are bad apples everywhere. Doesn't matter what company. My experience is different than anyone else's, but in my opinion, Vector Marketing can be a good place to start out as your first company to work for, but if you are older, like in your 30s or more, go back to school.

Vector is infamous for targeting college aged kids. It would be harder to go work for them once a person is in their 30's persay because that's simply not who their looking for. Plus I've read in several sources, and attended the interview. They now ask you to deposit $140 for your demostration knives, but if you do not decide to pay for these the last day of training then the price doubles. Is it really reasonable for students to spend $140? That would easily equal the amount I would have to spend on food and other necessities for 2 months. Further more my interviewer compared Cutco Knives with the likes of Rolex and Lexus Cars. How many Rolex salesmen call their family, give demonstrations, and then ask for referrals? Do you know of any, I have friends with Rolexs and they never said anything about door to door salesmen? Oh that's right if a product is sooooo good that it doesn't need to do the whole advertising thing then it should SELL ITSELF. wow. Now I see, Cutco isn't the high end company they want you to believe they are.

Vector Marketing is a scam.

Jeff in Seattle, Washington said: I would encourage anyone who stubbles across this forum to actually attend the interview at Vector marketing, if they are interested. The company seems to want open minded people, people who are willing to do less traditional work. Some of the things I have heard on here directly contradicts what we are told at the interview. Vector doesn't make money by ripping people off, having a bad reputation would hurt sales. I appreciate reading the criticism of Vector because it showed me that Vector does business in a way that many people are not used to. Keep up the good work!

The very fact of the matter is that vector does have a bad reputation, a vastly bad reputation.

Now you'll be told that these things come just from some people who were unsuccessful or got fired, but why Vector? Is it just a coincidence that people unsuccessful with Vector are the only unsuccessful people who can complain about it on the internet? I worked for a pizza joint called Poppa Del's once, I got fired after 2 weeks. I never complain about Poppa Del's. I understood that I wasn't talented at the job, yet I still think that It's the best damn pizza joint in Illinois. What's so special about Vector that people complain?

Vector makes 2 mistakes that make them unpopular.

1. Someone said it best on some forum, it may or may not be this one; I'm not checking. That person said "People wouldn't get mad at Vector if they told them how good the job is, but Vector tells people the job is better than it is, and that's why people get mad.

2. Vector targets the ignorant. They try to seem informal and un-imposing, but by doing so, they make it hard for some people to take them seriously. Also, If vector really sells $180 million per year, they can afford to better furnish their offices. Perhaps they can avoid having offices in the basement of a house thats for sale or lease, and maybe hide the open circuit box in the bathroom.

wow, this is all so shocking cuz i just got a call today from vector marketing telling me that i made it out of all the other applicants and that they would like to see my buss. protfolio and to come tomorrow for an interview. So i was always told that when going on an interview to research the corp. before going. and low and behold i find they have something to do with CutCo. and i had a buddy of mine work for them and he told me how bad it was working there and now boom! all i see is stuff about this place...im soo glad i saw all this...it made me think twice b4 i go for my interview tomorrow! thanks!

Curious in Vermont in Ascutney, Vermont said: I am a college student and I was browsing the paper and saw at least 4 different ads with the same phone number listed. One targeted students, one summer jobs, one earn big money, and one said need cash, and they all said you could earn 15$ an hour.

I called and the girl called me back and was very rude. She told me how to dress and to be early. If they are looking for the best candidates for the job, they should be looking for people that know how to dress themselves and to be on time. Telling someone how to dress defeats the purpose of “finding the best person for the job.” I knew something was fishy. Plus telling me that positions fill up so fast I would have to come by today. I have seen the newspaper add in the paper for the past month everyday. Bull$hit

I wanted to check it out for myself and I typed in the name of the company with "scam" after it and got thousands of pages about how this company has damaged people’s lives. To the pro Vectors, we all know you are employees of the company and you're full of $hit. Stop making money off the innocent. You are scum.

hey THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH DRESSING UP even F*** McDonalds asks you 2 dress up for interviews, sorry...

Michael Wilson in Terre Haute, Indiana said: hey THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH DRESSING UP even F*** McDonalds asks you 2 dress up for interviews, sorry...

Sorry you misread my post? I never said there was anything with dressing up. Read it again. Telling people common sense is unnecessary. If I was interviewing people I would expect them to know enough to dress appropriately for a job interview. It’s all part of their pressure scam to get you to think about everything but researching them.

I dress up because I KNOW enough to. If someone doesn't know enough to dress appropriately for an interview, that should be their problem and they shouldn't get the job because they were stupid enough to dress like a slob. The person setting up the Vector interview shouldn't have to tell you to dress up.

Curious in Vermont in Ascutney, Vermont said: Sorry you misread my post? I never said there was anything with dressing up. Read it again. Telling people common sense is unnecessary. If I was interviewing people I would expect them to know enough to dress appropriately for a job interview. It’s all part of their pressure scam to get you to think about everything but researching them.

I dress up because I KNOW enough to. If someone doesn't know enough to dress appropriately for an interview, that should be their problem and they shouldn't get the job because they were stupid enough to dress like a slob. The person setting up the Vector interview shouldn't have to tell you to dress up.

Of all the applicants it seemed as if I was the best suited for the job, they held me until the very end and then told me I had received the job. I found it to be very professional and yet I do sense a bit of a strange air when I entered and when I left. The woman who interviewed us seemed to be dressed more appropriate for a semi-formal than as a sales manager --she had quite extensive cleavage-- and was quite attractive. I think her appearance alone has convinced me to join the company. I'll gladly sharpen MY knife for her any day.

Actually, in reality, I am quite skeptical, especially after reading all these posts and background information. While vector marketing is not a scam, it is indeed a business which is not as quite friendly to college students who are poor. The deposit of 145 to buy a kit means that I will not be earning money until after EIGHT appointments, which I find absurd. That alone is one thing striking me in the gut, and I will have many questions on my mind when I attend the 'training' session this coming Thursday.

I guess you arrange with the manager there to let you bring a guarantor to stand for you in case you do not bring back the set of course Iam not saying you are not going to send it back, but I think thats sound like security all companies do that too.Banks and all do need a guarantor.Try it out

Anonymous in North Andover, Massachusetts said: Of all the applicants it seemed as if I was the best suited for the job, they held me until the very end and then told me I had received the job. I found it to be very professional and yet I do sense a bit of a strange air when I entered and when I left. The woman who interviewed us seemed to be dressed more appropriate for a semi-formal than as a sales manager --she had quite extensive cleavage-- and was quite attractive. I think her appearance alone has convinced me to join the company. I'll gladly sharpen MY knife for her any day.

Actually, in reality, I am quite skeptical, especially after reading all these posts and background information. While vector marketing is not a scam, it is indeed a business which is not as quite friendly to college students who are poor. The deposit of 145 to buy a kit means that I will not be earning money until after EIGHT appointments, which I find absurd. That alone is one thing striking me in the gut, and I will have many questions on my mind when I attend the 'training' session this coming Thursday.

They set the women up with men for interviews and the men up with women. Don't be a fool. I'll send you a pick of clev for free.
YOU are the sales pitch, they are making money off of YOU because you are their customer, not their employee. The only way to make money with these things is to do what they are doing to other people. You will have to start your own scam to get rich.

Cutco aka Vector Marketing aka Workforstudents.com are opportunists. What really made me PO'd was they came thru my college campus and destroyed bulletin boards by using glue to put their ads up. I tore one down, and a guy who was standing there said 'I'm glad you're taking them down. They got me in trouble with the IRS." He went on to explain that they filed a 1099 form for what little work he had done for them (before he realized that it was a ripoff) and when he failed to report it on his income tax, the IRS jumped on him.

From what I've discovered, they say they pay so much per appointment, but it takes hours of 'cold calling' to arrange an appointment(see note below), or you have to go door-to-door. So each appointment may take up hours of your time. So in actuality, you're getting paid less than minimum wage.

I've read a lot of rebuttals from current of former "employees" (see note below), about how great they are. The reason behind this is that they pep talk their "employees" to get them to believe they have to "combat lies" that others say about the company, that can be found with a google search. Those 'lies' are not lies, they are many, many complaints from people who got ripped off by this company. Vector / workforstudents are a bunch of opportunists who take advantage of students.

Note: telemarketing (cold calling) without permission is now illegal. You have to buy the Do Not Call list from the U.S. Govt and must not call the numbers on the list. For more info, see www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/tsrcomp.shtm

If they really were employees, they would get a real wage, and _not_ a 1099 form to the IRS, forcing them to pay their own taxes. When you subtract the taxes from your hourly wage, it doesn't look so attactive anymore.

okay..so first of all i would like to point out that everything you do while you work for vector is a tax write off..so..the 1099 thing is not that bad.

yes everyone..EVERYONE gets a job..thats a not a scam..its just misleading, but all in all its used for motivation...cause it boosts people up

Actually...the headcourters is in Olean, NEW YORK

You should always remember that for every bad comment there isatleast ten positive ones

Chivon in Downingtown, Pennsylvania said: You should always remember that for every bad comment there isatleast ten positive ones

go back to elementary and learn to count.

I have worked for vector the past 2 summers and am extremely happy with them. If you do not wish to sell then this is'nt the job for you. You will not make good money on an hourly base. If you are counting on hourly wage then you arent doing a good enough job. The knives actually do sell themselves. I believe in the knives and would pay the money for them. I have been to service calls to 25 year old knives. If you believe in the product and you ar'nt afraid of selling then it is a good opportunity.

You're full of $hit. Get a real job. These kids are in college to get an education, not be $crewed over by U

Chivon in Downingtown, Pennsylvania said: You should always remember that for every bad comment there isatleast ten positive ones

You can't count and that must be why your figures are wrong for sales too. They must have grabbed you out of school before you could finish you $tupid Fu(k. Your positive is about 13%.

Rita in Plano, Texas said: Actually it isn't a scam. It is a direct sales position; yes, you do have to invest in the sales kit to do demostrations. I worked one summer as an independent rep and learned a great deal about how to do cold calling. It certainly isn't an opportunity for everyone. The experience really helped me in learning how to get over being afraid of making sales calls. No, I didn't make a lot of money, but no one was scammed, and it is really a decent product if you can afford the knives (seriously these bad boys do last forever.)

I think the biggest problem is that they need to be clearer in the presentation of the position. When I met to discuss working as an indy rep, the manager I dealt with was very clear.

It's not a scam, but if you are looking for an hourly job, then no, this isn't for you. Because they only way you make any money is if you actually make sales. But I did meet quite a few people, and most of them were in their early 20s that did quite well.

Hey, anything that can make you stronger, is a great thing, because you will hear no more than you will hear yes. And no, sales isn't for everyone. But my problem is how they market the job to individuals, yes they embellish and lie to lure people in, to think that it is a great oppotunity and it isn't for most, if you want to walk door to door, fine, not me. HAS ANY ONE SAIS THIS YET-IT IS KNIVES-COULDN'T THEY COME UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER, COME ON A VACUUM IS BETTER THAN KNIVES. IF YOU CAME TO ME ASKING ABOUT KNIVES, I SAY, WOW YOU READ MY MIND-HELL NO-IT IS KNIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taymar, a female, from cincy in Cincinnati, Ohio said: lol its funny how you claim i need a job because im on this web site. so that must mean your not doing a hell of a job at your work place because your on this web site too! you must have a lot of time on your hands if you can get on line and bash people jobs! if i didnt belive in this company, i wouldnt defend it. just because it dont work out for a lot of people doesnt make it a scam. if this company was a scam, dont you think the bbb would investigate the company and shut us down instead of giving us a certificate for being legit? if vector was a scam, why is people here so successful? i also dont have time to argue with people kids, bash people more publicity. so i would like to thank all the haters out there for keeping our company in the spot light!!! any questions?

I agree with you, if it is working for you great, but i think you miss the point when individuals are stating mostly the initial contact, it is different, honestly door to door isn't for me, it may not be a scam, but it is a rip off, to pay up front, no, first rule of any job, which is considered scams. And no the BBB can't just shut the company down because they think it is a scam, people have to make complaints, and the bb will follow up on the complaints and ask what do you want the outcome to be, based on the decision doesn't determine if the company will be shut down. I just don't think these people are crying, alot of them are saying the same thing. If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, it is a duck!!!!

What kind of a company have big poster board checks on the wall in the 100's of thousand while having a small office? Just doesn't make sense.

Mr. Elusive in Toronto, Ontario said: Liar... you probably work for vector. Provide proof.

If you want proof,give me one first that the company is bad. Because the only thing i read in here were opinions of people that didn't try at all or that didn't have any experience.So, if you give me more proofs...maybe i'll reconsider. I don't wanna hear blah blah...because all of you guys are saying they told me during on the interview and some things aren't even true! We get paid just to make the appoinments, so I don't see why you guys are saying that they are working for free.

Steph in Los Angeles, California said: If you want proof,give me one first that the company is bad. Because the only thing i read in here were opinions of people that didn't try at all or that didn't have any experience.So, if you give me more proofs...maybe i'll reconsider. I don't wanna hear blah blah...because all of you guys are saying they told me during on the interview and some things aren't even true! We get paid just to make the appoinments, so I don't see why you guys are saying that they are working for free.

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Ok, I worked for this company for a summer.
It is not a bad job at all, but it definitely is not for everyone.

When I worked for the company I wasn’t that great at it, but then again I didn’t try that hard at it either. In one summer I made 1,400 dollars just selling this stuff on weekends, and worked a 40 hour/week job for the road department. However, I have seen people getting pay checks for $1,000 dollars, 1,500 dollars per week selling this product.

To be honest I felt bad getting people to buy a product for $870 dollars and yes I got people to spend over 900 dollars on kitchen cutlery. However, 1,2, EVEN 3 years later I run into people I sold this product too and they all tell me how wonderful their knives are a lot of them ask me if I am still selling the product because the want to buy more!

And all you have to do to sell this product is read a book, smile, and cut some food and leather. If you follow the booklet they give you, the product will sell.

The point is Vector Marketing is not a scam. If you work really hard at this job you can make money. All of the office managers that get you to sell, ONLY MAKE MONEY IF YOU SELL KNIVES. Therefore, at least the manager I had, worked really hard at trying to make us good sales reps. If you work hard at this job you can become a manager, just like if you worked really hard at any job, even Mc Donald’s.

Anyone who rips on this company is either ignorant or just mad because they didn’t follow what the manager told them to do, therefore they failed at selling the product.

Hi your comment is true,I have made about 15 presentations and only 1 person placed and order.So the problem might be not doing exactly as the trainer directed but could also be attributed to people you present to most of them may buy or not.My trainer said it if the customer says later he/she might not buy the product except the one who says I will buy this or that they actually order.
So here what I see is luck counts a lot to meet a customer who wants to buy.I made presentations to people who are wealthy but none of them really wanted the products then an average income earner who is taking a culinary course rather order.Imagine a student /worker buying while the fat bucks earners did not.I do not see where the scam is inside vector marketing.I have not been so lucky selling the products.I hope to be lucky in the future.One thing is those who have seen it before makes you want to continue making demos because they really talk good of it say Cutco is really quality product but expensive.

Hi Eric your opinon is very helpful.All the points are really true.Especially using your car for this.I go with bus or subway to appointments.
It makes you interact with people whom other wise you would not have.
I get people now who just want to see the presentations.You know my trainer was such a laughter babe and I try to say those stuff that made us laugh and I saw it makes those who see the demos also laugh.They do not really need it except few however you get paid for the demos.Considering how many demos you carry out successfully , you will know whether its feasible to continue with your car.

Yes your comment is your choice thats right.You decide what to do with your life.Do not allow someone to lure you to do anything otherwise.I went the to work and did not get much out of it not because its a bad job.I checked it on their web to know all it was about before I even went to the interview.So I was not surprised when the told me they sell knives.If you think a job is not good enough you leave no one can ask you not to leave.Here in the states we live in freedom and thats it.
I didn't get much from the presentations because I did just few to proof what the company is all about.I do not see any scam here.Obviously students did not make research on that offer before they jumped in.Since they pay you they would not like you to cheat them and probably the students are not happy having their own way.

I have read your comment with interest.I do not know where the scam is actually.I paid for the kit anyway and I know I can take it back for my deposit any time I feel to that.
Iam going back to school.I did 1 demo and got paid for that.
Iam not interested in scamming anyone for living.If you scam you will be scammed before you reach pension.

i'm a highschool grad and i just applied for this job. i wasn't sure what my jobs were...
but i got an appointment. after reading all these, i don't feel like applying for this job anymore. what should i do? shoudl i still go for the interview? or cancel it?

just go you learn what a "scam" looks like. It's not really a scam but hey are so dishonest and deceiving that you'll probably be turned off. If your not about to go to college or live on your own, you might consider trying'em out, but be warry of their bull. They're operation may vanish one day and you'll be left without a paycheck.

I've worked for them for one weekend now, not counting the 3-day training process. Got out my first day and sold $2000 worth of knives (the Homemaker +8 set). I am entering my junior year in college this fall, and I believe the fault of this company lies in how they approach students. I believe they shouldn't approach high school graduates...they're just too immature still and think the world needs to help them out. In order to succeed in this job, you need to take the bull by the horns and actually make an effort. Don't just show up to work, DO the work and you'll see some $$$ flow your way. Also this job is a great resume builder for students in college. I look to find a strong internship sometime next summer, but as for now, I'm using Vector for the experience more so the money that everyone talks so much about.

Now for you people that never tried out the job and quit after you thought it was a "scam", in my first weekend like I said, I was able to sell a ton of knives and made over $200 in commission and am still moving up the ladder. The company offers TONS of incentives as well... (I've already racked up a bunch of extra knives for free that would have cost me over $200)... I attribute my success so far to perhaps strong communicative people skills, but like everyone's said in almost all of these posts, sales aren't for everyone.

just try it out..sales is a tough job FOR ANYONE, some people are more blessed than others, but others are not, you just have to try what you can. the company is no more of a scam than kirbie vacuum cleaners...just give it a shot, it doesnt hurt anything but time

Time is money.

Whereas yo may be trying to make some cash on the side, others are trying to find a reliable source of money to pay bills.

sissy in Vancouver, British Columbia said: i'm a highschool grad and i just applied for this job. i wasn't sure what my jobs were...
but i got an appointment. after reading all these, i don't feel like applying for this job anymore. what should i do? shoudl i still go for the interview? or cancel it?

when i saw this like that afternoon i cancled. i thought it was the right thing since it was not the job for me!

mike a in Pompano Beach, Florida said: that is the most ignorant comment i've ever read. I began working for this company in 2005 and in one year made 50k as a part timer. I agree that it is hard to succedd if you are not capable of managing yourself.

How much did they pay you to say this? You may want to run spell check on your next posting.

i just had my interview today... same thing as all the others-- pop music on the radio, VERY unprofessional receptionist, small crappy office-- they want me to go to the training tomorrow. has anyone actually been through the training and decided not to go through with the job? the whole thing sounds really fishy, but i would also like to know what the training is like.

i am upset because i am a college student who is desperate for a job... so much so that i kept telling myself to ignore the unprofessional-ness of it all. can someone please help??

I was going to have an interview with vetcor tommorw.. the secretary had told me that i should come in today.. but i couldnt make it so she made me a appt. for in the morning.. she told me to dress nice (duh!) she also couldnt answer any of my questions over the phone! thats what made it sound fishy as to why i wanted to look it up i asked questions like What would i sell..what kind of hours do i work.. ect.. she told me to ask the manger when i got there in the morning! i told her i would like to see weather or not i would like the job first before wasting the mangers and companys time.. she then told me i would not waste there time cause they are looking for someone right away.. after telling me that the spots are limited.. so i caught her in one lie! turns out you have to pay for the product you want to sell.. and yes you do get paid by the hour but the only way to get paid a 40hr week you would have to work 16hrs a day!!! thats a scam if i ever saw one!