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So, one of my friends in town has recently signed up with a multi-level-marketing network. He's trying to sell Sprint cell phone service and Stream Energy electricity generation, among other things. So far, I've said no to the products he's been hawking. Sprint still has a bad reputation for customer care. And I don't know enough about Stream Energy to want me to switch my electricity generator (currently DP&L Energy).
All he's been telling us is "I can save you money!" But I'm not interested in saving money. I want to know how much is generated by renewable/green sources (such as solar and wind), how reliable the electricity generation is, and prompt service should the power go out.
(Backstory: Here in Ohio, electricity is being deregulated, and electric utility companies are being uncoupled into electricity delivery companies and electricity generation companies. Dayton Power & Light will still be my electricity delivery company. But I can choose who my electricity generator is.)
I have other friends in MLM networks -- one sells Shaklee, one sells LeVel/Thrive. There are plenty of MLM outfits out there -- Advocare, Melaleuca, etc. What a MLM? It's a network of people who sponsor each other, kind of like that old shampoo commercial -- "I told two friends, and they told two friends, and so on, and so on."
( And at one time, I was involved in an MLM outfit. )
All he's been telling us is "I can save you money!" But I'm not interested in saving money. I want to know how much is generated by renewable/green sources (such as solar and wind), how reliable the electricity generation is, and prompt service should the power go out.
(Backstory: Here in Ohio, electricity is being deregulated, and electric utility companies are being uncoupled into electricity delivery companies and electricity generation companies. Dayton Power & Light will still be my electricity delivery company. But I can choose who my electricity generator is.)
I have other friends in MLM networks -- one sells Shaklee, one sells LeVel/Thrive. There are plenty of MLM outfits out there -- Advocare, Melaleuca, etc. What a MLM? It's a network of people who sponsor each other, kind of like that old shampoo commercial -- "I told two friends, and they told two friends, and so on, and so on."
( And at one time, I was involved in an MLM outfit. )
