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Manhattan,#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, April 04, 2008
I worked at Uniway for quite a while. I was in the top five of the company in appointment settings and was consistantly a successful employee. In my opinion, most people that have a problem with the concept of a private buying club are the ones that fail to use it. I, as an employee had certain priviledges in purchasing from the company. I set up appointments for my family to come and check out the showroom and the program. Those family members joined. I had people that would call me just to thank me for the inventation. True, the odds of winning that car are outrageous. They have to be. But if the car wasn't there, it would be false advertisement. A company that has been around as long as Uniway has, realizes the risks of such a legal threat. If every 10,000 people recieved a winning car the company would have went bankrupt a long time ago. Okay, the other prizes, a 3 day 2 night vacation to various locations or whatever vacation packages they are offering now, that was the most frequently recieved prize when I was employed there. When you come in and take the tour(at least from when I worked there) you were guarenteed to recieved a gift valued at at least $100. You didn't have to purchase to recieve the gift. All you had to do was come in. Now, as with every company you are going to have someone that is dissatisfied. When you have the volume of customers that any given Uniway with a call center has, you are going to have people that aren't happy. The company doesn't prey on impoverished people. Nor do they prey on young people. There is an age requirement. There is a minimal income requirement as well. When I was working there, you had to make a combined household income of a certain amount. I turned several people away just for that simple fact. I would question them on there income. You don't have to lie to be successful. You just have to be sincere when talking to these potential customers. Tell them what is to be expected. I would tell them that they were going to be asked to purchase a membership. It's not mandatory. You can't force anyone to buy something they don't want to. The people coming in don't realize that if they don't use their membership, they won't save. I personally sold an item that was retailed at around $5,300. No need telling what the item was, that is irrelavent. The price that it was sold to the customer was roughly $2,000. Now, the initial membership fee that they paid to join, was swallowed by the savings that they made on that one purchase. Where is the rip-off? I worked in the warehouse as well. When merchandise came in, the customer was contacted promptly. Now, to end this in a proper manor, and in Uniway's defense. It isn't necessarily the buying club that is at fault. Before I was in the warehouse, items weren't ordered on time and things were late. It all depends on the employees. A hard working employee will make a huge difference. So, for anyone that is considering taking a tour with Uniway, I suggest that you take a look at what your buying habits are. If you aren't a big spender, and you don't make many purchases, chances are that you should continue to pay full retail. The savings are real, you just have to use it. This is all my opinion, I had a great experience with the company. I believe that it is all in the eye of the beholder.
Chris
Greer,#3UPDATE Employee
Tue, May 29, 2007
I must respond to this person concerning her statements regarding Uniway. She states that she was fired because she refused to lie when talking to members or possible members. I have been employed with Uniway for almost 9 years and have never heard anyone here instructed to lie to anyone. We have a sales staff here that gets reviewed on a regular basis to hone thier skill and knowledge as a sales staff. Thier job is to sell the concept of Uniway in a truthful and exciting manner. we believe that everyone can benefit from a membership to Uniway no matter what thier age or financial situation.