The fact of the matter is that anyone who considers Cutco a scam, simply hasn't done their homework or are just plain lazy. The "scam" reports are made by people who:
A. Don't understand the structure of the company
B. Don't follow the simple program, the company lays out for you, to be successful
C. Don't follow the guidelines of being an employee (aka not turning in orders, not turning them in on time and then claiming it's a scam because they aren't paid for orders that weren't turned in properly or were turned in late)
D. Don't understand why a deposit would be required in order to be given several hundreds worth of knives
E. Don't understand, or follow, the proper procedure to return their knives and receive a full refund
F. Don't put in the necessary effort in to do the job. It's not an easy job, but if done properly can be rather successful
Cutco and Vector operate a little differently than many brick and mortar retail operations, but that does not, in any way, make them a scam! They are a direct selling organization, just like Mary Kay, Lia Sophia or Tupperware, which takes them in a different direction. If managed properly, with the right attitude and motivation, this can be a very successful self owned business.
The fact of the matter is that the majority of the complaints come from lazy college kids, just looking for an easy hand out, with little or no effort. If that is the case for those reading this, this is not the company for you. If, on the other hand, you are looking to be surrounded by positive, upbeat people who have a real drive for success and only want success for you AND you are willing to work for it, this may be a good fit.
Cutco has 60 years of experience behind them, with tens of thousands of satisfied customer. They have a structured program that works, if you follow it. That kind of track record isn't just a flash in the pan, fly by night organization. You should know what's really involved before just brushing them off, as some BS operation, because those claims are typically made by people who simply didn't put the effort in, or aren't willing to, are disgruntled employees by their own actions, and therefore don't really have any merit. If someone sleeps on the job or doesn't show up for no good reason and is fired, do we say the company is a scam? NO, the same kind of reasoning applies here.
I am a Cutco Representative. It's not an easy venture but it certainly is worth the effort. The people you will meet along the way, the stories you will hear about other people's success, are utterly amazing. If you too, have what it takes you be one of those success stories, then go for it, you have so little to loose and so much to gain.