Upline are wholesale suppliers. They are competitors in the retail space, but have an incentive to help you grow and be profitable as it increases their wholesale business. >>>> NO. Amway is the supplier. Do you think we still do product pickup? Upline gets part of the monetary reward (so do YOU when you become an upline, think about it, it's a good deal) for the education, training, and motivation they provide, but they don't have the time to personally service all the IBOs and customers their downline services, let alone having an opportunity to approach those IBOs and customers that you know but they don't know. You are lost, hopelessly lost, in your false logic. But it makes for good training for my IBOs, so thanks for putting your ignorance in writing! LOL
The whole idea is to move from being a small volume retailer, with high per unit markup, to a large volume wholesaler, with smaller per unit markups but greater profitability. The larger volumes also means greater volume discounts, which means larger markup on personal retail.