Reply #78: Amway based in Grand Rapids, Michigan

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GR is home to the Gerald R. Ford Library and the name DeVos is everywhere there. Yes, Amway and the GOP are very much related.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Rapids,_Michigan - scroll down to Government and Politics and then see how many times DeVos and Van Andel (Amway founders) are mentioned under Economy. I find it hard to believe the statement that the city itself leans Democratic. The only big Democratic city in Michigan is Detroit and possibly Ann Arbor. I used to work for a company based in GR in the mid-80's and when they found out I was a Democrat they thought I was some sort of rare species!

I sold Amway for a short time back in 1979-80. I attended a couple of sales events and they were just a touch away from religious revivals. I personally liked the products and just wanted to sell the product. The cleaning supplies were fine and I used the laundry detergent myself. I also sold some of the jewelry, although I kept more for myself than I ever sold. I never much wanted to go big-time with it. Alas, that doesn't work. I had a few good repeat customers but never made any big money at it. I quit after our daughter was born. I went to a few sales meetings but I could just never work up to the tent meeting fervor that is required for one to get to be a Direct.