We've had a few, but I actually know quite a few ppl who are "consultants" for the different direct sales companies so our group just order direct with them if we want something, without the hassle of a party I ordered 4 tupperware baby wipes containers this week, didn't need to have/go to a party to get them!
this is the way i work with most of my friends
i am a sales consultant for partylite (candles) but i haven't done a "party" (as in, at a house) in almost two years (DD was a baby and a friend wanted one) - i am happy to put together orders for people - and i stay active cos i like my discounts - but i just can't be bothered doing the hard sell

having said that - if you want to earn money from it (rather than support your own habit like me lol) you want groups like this that have party after party. even if there is only one new person at the second/third party in that group of friends, it's a potential new lead. a potential new group of friends to branch into.

i suck at doing the hard sell - i honestly believe you either love the stuff or you dont - so i never attached that much to the booking side of things - but for some WAHM's, this is their only source of income, and it can be damn tiring, so they need the interest in groups like this.

i just tend to email a few friends the specials each month, tell them if i'm putting in an order etc. no pressure from me (and my upline manager has stopped putting pressure on me lol).

if you're not interested, just say so - but you kinda can't ask people to come and join you at your party to get the benefits and then not expect a return invitation if they book from your party (and that's how party play works - there are more discounts for the hostess if there is another booking - so the "pressure" is there for your friends to book from you - so it's not too much of an ask for you to attend to make up numbers kwim? they helped you save money/get freebies - making up numbers isn't that hard a job)