Independence-minded types accused the mainlanders of being arrogant and uncouth. There were even reports that the cruise ship was shot at with BB guns, unnerving the Amway employees and causing the group that arrived on the 22nd to keep a lower profile.
本土意識強烈者則直指陸客「囂張」、「財大氣粗」，甚至傳出郵輪、遊艇被 BB 彈「襲擊」事件，令安利團員錯愕之餘，緊接著 22 日抵台的安利二團也改而低調以對。