Wow, here we are talkin about wanna be’s and posers… AGAIN.
Funny how it’s the same people posing and wanting to be like us. Remember years ago and Michael Jordan & all the boys “I wanna be like Mike”.
Apparently in the work at home world it’s “I wanna be like Affordable Mineral Makeup™”
A company who’s name will remain nameless, because I refuse to even put their name out there so they benefit from my blog (but the initials are MG), continues to use “Affordable Mineral Makeup” in their signature lines and tag lines. They’ve been notified to cease and yet they continue. Their claim is that they’re “describing” their makeup and not using it to confuse people with the name of my company which IS Affordable Mineral Makeup™. Funny thing though, when you’re writing a sentence that ‘describes’ you do not capitalize each letter of the words. You DO capitalize each letter of each word IF you’re referring to the company though. Which is exactly how the reps of this other company do it.
How pathetic is it that they try to deceive people using my business name on their banners, buttons, in their ads, on their sites, in their signature lines. You’d think that they’d want to come up with something of their own. Make an impression on people with their own style and uniqueness not make an impression on people who then email me saying “hey why’s this skank using your name when she’s not with your company”.
Yes WHY, that’s what I’d like to know.
Oh wait, I know why:
Affordable Mineral Makeup™ has way more shades than they do
Affordable Mineral Makeup™ has more products than they do
Affordable Mineral Makeup™ has organic tinted lip balms (they do not)
Affordable Mineral Makeup™ gets orders shipped out no later than day after placing (they do not)
Affordable Mineral Makeup™ gives free sample with every order (don’t think they do)
Affordable Mineral Makeup™ gives discount coupons with every order to use on future orders (they do not)
and I could go on and on but that’d be a bit boastful if you ask me! LOL
So, food for thought if you want your company to be remembered in a good way:
Don’t be a poser or wanna be.
Be unique and bring out your own style and personality not try to pose as someone else because a poser is just that:
According to Dictionary.com:
poser (noun)
1. a person who habitually pretends to be something he or she is not [syn: poseur]
and from UrbanDictionary.com:
wanna be (noun)
a person who acts like someone that they are not.
Desperate person who wants another persons identity so does a pathetic impersonation lame
Another person trying to imitate another. Most of the time for “popularity” or to get rid of their insecurity
So, think about those definitions and see if that’s what you want to be.
It’s a sad, sad day when business owners can’t be more creative and come up with something original or at least attempt to re-word it. Who’s fooling who with the capitalization and justification. Oh well – try as they may…
Ya know, you would think they WOULD stop….by putting YOUR company name in their siggies
THEY ARE GIVING YOU FREE ADVERTISING…I mean if someone see’s the signature of a rep and Googles “Affordable Mineral Makeup” wouldnt your name come up!
I can attest to the quality and speedyness of the shipping and products of AMM. Loved my freebie and just love Tara, who just tells it how it is.
and yep Lindsay they are in essence giving me free advertising LOL
but it still irritates me when people can’t be unique ya know 🙂
Tara
Tara people cease to amaze me!!
U know I fully understand…
Hugs all and have a
Wonderful Mothers Day ~~~
Oh forgot to add did the owner of MG not also copy another sample company?
Are they NEVER original??
Tara – this is just more affirmation that you do a good job and others are trying to imitate you! I would rather have you on my side than not!
Joan
The whacked part is the owner of the offending business continually ‘copies’ others business and tries to impersonate them using similar names, tag lines, etc. She’s done it with Affordable Mineral Makeup and The Sample Bag as well (owned by Renee and Ellen).