text: If I could give Direct Buy negative stars I would What a joke I agree with Matthew R on this oneif you receive an ad in the mail DO NOT DO IT Or go knowing this place is a joke and you are there to enjoy the shownnI am a planner a researcher an analyst if you will I will not try a new restaurant until I have read the reviews I will not buy anything until I have researched and analyzed everything there is to research and analyze about itthen when I decide I will buy it I spend more time finding the absolute best deal I can findnnWhen my significant other who is not a planner researcher or analyst to my extreme told me We got a free cruise We just have to go to this meeting on Thursday at I guess I was not really paying attention or maybe I just did not take him seriouslymy response was Ok and I left it at that BIG MISTAKE Little did I know I was in for a grand treat on that Thursday and I am not referring to the Free Cruise we receivednnWe showed up at as scheduled Everyone was very nice and friendly We had to complete a couple questionnaires about ourselves and our spending habits and then we were greeted by Melinda who took us to the back We sat and chatted with Melinda for a few minutes before our exciting tour began with another saleswoman I cannot remember her name for the life of meshort middle aged Hispanic I should have known something was terribly wrong with this picture when we as a group were told do not ask any questions during the presentation Now I have to be honestit was a great sales pitch and everything sounded kosher during the presentation We were actually thinking we could possibly save a lot of moneythen the price of the Membership comes out for the first years and then you can renew each year for The presentation ends and we are sent to a table so Melinda can close the dealnnFastforward hourI have let Melinda know If this is something we have to make a decision on today I can tell you it is not going to happen We do not make decisions based on facts from a sales presentation We would like to do our own research read our own reviews on your product Make a spreadsheet calculating our possible ROI She calls for backup and the presenter comes to our table and I tell her the same exact thing I told Melinda Her response You can read the testimonials on the wall in the back from Direct Buy members Um yeahthat is not going to work for meI let her know that we would like the chance to do our own researchthen she replies Well I can tell you you will not find any bad reviews about Direct Buy Las Vegas hmmmfunny looks to me like the other Yelp reviews for the Las Vegas location are badnot to mention all of the atrocious reviews from Members and potential Members from across the country Fastforward another hourafter the th time I explain to Melinda we are not buying today without our own research conducted she gets MAD at us Like literally threw a temper tantrum raising her voice at us and all right there at her sales table in the middle of Direct BuynnNeedless to say we did not buy But here are the lessons I learned on that wonderful evening during my tour and then sitting on my computer when I got home reading the amazing reviewsn Never just say Ok to my sigothers request for me to go to a meeting without conducting my research first n Middle aged women can and do throw temper tantrums like year olds who do not get their wayn You have to purchase the membership while you are there or you forego your option to become a memberfact of the matter is they know anyone who walks out the door without purchasing the membership WILL NOT RETURN to buy one even if they allowed it as long as they know how to Google and readnnMy only hope is that the cruise they gave us is not filled with drama mirroring Direct Buys finest Melinda