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Hmm, I can think of several long-standing mainstream companies that require a fee up-front from prospective affiliates (aka "distributors")
Want to sell or MLM in the Mary Kay biz? There's a kit you have to buy and I believe a yearly fee as well to get started.
Same with Amway, which includes their online distributorship thing too which is called what... star-something.
In fact pretty much any of the old school "affiliate programs" like these had and still have a buy-in or startup fee of some sort.
You don't get to sign up for free and get all needed promo materials etc for free and away you go. In fact as you need new promo materials you have to pay for those as well.
So this 5-pound fee company isn't exactly going against any grain, only the grain we as adult program affiliates are used to.
What's 5 pounds these days, about 8 dollars USD? About the same in CAD. I'd have to trot out the proverbial "Big Whoop" on that one, sorry...
8 bucks? Big whoop.
And you get it back with your first payment? lol I'm really not seeing the reason for complaining here.
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