Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder, dies at 92

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Richard DeVos, the co-founder of Amway who used his business determination to build his fortune and reshape Grand Rapids, has died at the age of 92.

He was born March 4, 1926.

Family spokesman Nick Wasmiller says DeVos died at his western Michigan home due to complications from an infection, the Associated Press said.

DeVos and his lifetime business partner Jay Van Andel started Amway in their basements in Ada, Michigan. The small family firm grew into an international direct sales giant with annual sales now exceeding $8 billion.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/09/06/richard-devos-amyway/1211217002/
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No tears shed here. I spent my working life living and working in Grand Rapids, MI, the heart of Dutch Mafia country. Every other building is named for either him or Jay Van Andel. I'm glad both of them have shuffled off this mortal coil, but the damage continues courtesy of their nasty spawn.

[ZZenith]

1. Only the good die young.

[Wounded Bear]

10. Yeah, but rich assholes live forever...

[HopeAgain]

2. One DeVos down...

Amway was always just a scam pyramid scheme, IMHO.

[Lochloosa]

3. It started as a scam tax scheme.

It just needed lower rungs to to make it look legit

[Power 2 the People]

5. +1

Sayonara scumbag,you won't be missed.

[HopeAgain]

11. Love your avatar, BTW

That's my dream team, although everybody says Warren won't run.

[Power 2 the People]

12. Thanks Hope!

Fingers crossed!!

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[keithbvadu2]

4. I made the mistake of getting into Amway once for a very short time.

I made the mistake of getting into Amway once for a very short time.

It was a lie from the get-go.

A waste of money to buy their starter kit.

[catbyte]

7. Did you ever see the movie, "I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka?"

There was a running joke through the whole movie where one of the heroes would walk up to a member of the community, and before he could say a word, the other person would say, "You ain't sellin' NoWay products, are you?" It was hilarious.

[keithbvadu2]

8. Haven't seen it but can understand what you are saying.

Haven't seen it but can understand what you are saying.

The real money is not made by selling the products but by selling motivational materials and seminars to the peons trying to sell the products.

[Aristus]

13. When I worked retail back in the '90's, I was polite, worked hard, and had a good attitude.

So every once in a while, some smarmy guy would approach me in the store and say something like: "You seem like a real go-getter! I'd like to run some numbers by you and see how you'd like setting your own course, being your own boss. How does that sound?"

Ugh!

I sent them packing pretty quickly. Even the ones with a hot wife. She was obviously bait to hook the sucker.

[keithbvadu2]

15. A friend of mine told me to ask to see their Schedule C... profit and loss

A friend of mine told me to ask to see their Schedule C... profit and loss

They probably won't want to show it to you.

[yellowcanine]

6. Pyramid scheme selling overpriced inferior products imo.

[JuJuYoshida]

9. Amway is a total cult scam

[DeminPennswoods]

14. One less

evil person in the world.