A warning to all Florida residents: Scentura is now trying to set up their operation in Florida. Their new name is Deisgner Creations, run by John B. Green, Heather Fay and Ken Wulwick.
Here's my story, which may look familiar to any who have read these reports. Last week I responded to an ad that read "Crazy 28 yr old girl needs help running her business" Heather was the one who called me back to come in for an interview. Everything she said souded like a sales pitch, but I figured that she had interviewed so many people and probably had to say the same thing over and over. There was loud techno music playing and the office seemed really shabby for a multi-milion dollar operation.
Like others, i was asked the "happy or married" question. Heather talked a mile a minute, I was so busy trying to process all the things she was teling me that I never had a chance to ask questions of my own. She then asked me to come in for an interview with the "regional manager" John Green.
I was surprised when about 15 other people came in at the same time. When I realised it was a group interview, I just figured that it was a way to save time and tell the qualified applicants all the info at the same time. Just like others who have filed reports on this site, we were promised our own office after training selling their cheap purfume. He promised this was not a scam, he cursed like a sailor, and claimed to be an ex heroin addict who turned his life around because this company gave him a chance. He also informed us of FFAR and of the "contest we'd be having Monday night. To earn exra cash and practice our selling technique. He made it sound like he was doing us a favor.
We were never asked about work experience, he made it clear he was choosing people who laughed at his jokes and took notes.
We were encouraged to ignore the doubts of people close to us, not to ask questons, and to pay $20 for a background check. They claimed to be the 3rd largest manufacturer and distributor of perfume in the US, and that they were "expanding" from New York.
When I went back the next day, so excited from being chosen from what they claimed was hundreds of applicants, I turned in the paperwork for a backgroud check and was given a list of their perfume. I noticed one of the scents John claimed they had created on their own was made by Scentura Creations, which was never mentioned in either interview, although the supposedly fabulous Larry Hahn was. Since I couldn't find Designer Creations on the web, I decided to try searching for Scentura when I got home. You can guess what I found. Hundreds of people across the country who have been put through th same scam they were trying to get me with. I just want to thank those on this site with the balls to tell their story. I was supposed to start training today, but thanks to info I found on this site and others, I've saved myself time, effort and humiliation at the hands of Scentura.
Florida residents be warned! They plan to open dozens of these offices in the sunshine state! Don't be taken by their slick talk and false promises!
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