Luckily, I have no real health issues so I'm not going to be drinking it (unless it REALLY helps him…then I may just because)
He will be trying the juice (not the biz) and if it does indeed help him I will be singing its praises from the rooftops!

The 'meeting' I went to was given by a VERY well respected home builder from our area. One that my husband has worked with. He is not someone who wants to damage his reputation as a business man by becoming a 'snake oil' salesman. He sells it because it is helping HIM.

THAT IS THE ONLY reason I went. I do NOT enjoy sales seminars in ANY way and generally avoid them like the plague. My husband works EXTREMELY hard for our money and I do my very best to not squander it.

I didn't sign up for anything, I am being given a bottle to give to my husband. I will post in a week and let you know if it is helping him at all. How's that?

As for many of the other concerns (price, preservatives, pesticides…), what isn't overpriced and full of preservatives and pesticides in America. Watch the news and read the paper….even the term 'organic' can't be the only criteria used in determining health worthiness.

I won't discount anything that may help my husband (and then maybe other family members with major issues). My husband is the lab rat (he's well insured…hahahaha) and I won't waste money on anything that does not make a difference in HIS quality of life. So, see you in a week with an update!

Monavie appears to be (compared with other 100% organic products) an overpriced fruit drink with unknown amounts of acai (which is the meat of the product) and with numerous additives. In your defense, it has a high ORAC value, but what good is fighting free radicals with free radicals?

I appreciate your comments though because you just keep supporting my argument each time you write. I hope you do respond and continue to help support us. You obviously don't have one of those $100K pieces of paper, because you would have learned how to research if you had. You regurgitate the corporate line word for word concerning sodium benzoate, yet still not addressing that it is an "additive" which has been linked to "cancer" in clinical studies. Why are other companies able to deliver their products with none in them? You can get pure 100% acai juice or freeze dried powder for a fraction of the cost of this stuff…why? When you tout something as a magical elixir, shouldn't it be pure and head and shoulders above the rest?

Not surprisingly, and again, you have left out the concerns that the product is not 100% organic, which means there's trace pesticides and herbicides. At those prices ($120+/month,) shouldn't we at least get 100% organic juices? I'm sure that the only reason the acai is 100% organic is because it grows naturally and is already established. But what about the pomegranate and pear, etc? Where do they get these processed juices? China? Where there are no FDA regulations? Who knows? Monavie certainly won't tell us now will they? Why not?

But I don't want to squash the dreams of others. The pearly gates are open for all and I won't get in your way to salvation and all those that your bringing down the path. You act like your the next Messiah affording all things good to the poor and destitute and we're over here like Satan trying to bring everyone down to the fiery pits of Hell. But actually, we are just spreading the truth and our real concerns associated with this product. Fairly simple.

This really should be constructive conversation, but you don't have anything constructive to say. You just keep trying to put us down as bad and negative people. You are that wolf in lambskin aren't you? Only you have something to gain here, not us naysayers. You should feel dirty and the poo is all over you, but not because I slung it. Look around; you're knee deep in it because of you. Try water; it's the real deal. And if you wash your mouth out with it, you may be able to dilute the sodium benzoate that was left by your last swig of Monavie.

Absolutely right guys.

What should I do?

Can I learn the skills to punch a clock from you sir?

Will you teach me personally, or should I build a better life by paying $100,000 for a piece of paper with no guarantees that I'll even find a job to build someone else's business?

Does it pay well to hover around blogs and inject negativity into the social bloodstream? Making broad generalizations and incorrect assumptions about a company's product because of other MLMs that have done nothing but take advantage of people's desire to live financially free? Being a voice of opposition without giving a constructive alternative?

Sign me up brother.
That sounds incredibly rewarding.

No doubt – many see MLM as a lottery ticket. Get rich quick. Which is why few ever see any profit at all. Hey look, a confession. Ya'll are good.

Yep. It's not a secret though.

This is business.
Not everyone is ready for that responsibility.
Some are.

And if you feel better by robbing the few who are ready to take control of their life and connect with someone who can show them how to not only grow a successful business, but grow themselves, then, yep. Keep on keepin' on with the propaganda fellas.

(but he's not addressing the FACTS!)

Don't need to.

See, I don't look for ways to drive home misinformed and unfounded points about preservatives and the networking business model by taking advantage of people's attempts to help others.

I trust that most distributors will communicate the product and opportunity well enough (overall anyway), and that potential customers can see through the smokescreen you guys are throwing up. Current customers don't have this problem – they know the value of the product personally.

But I'll do a little dance for you this one time:

"Sodium Benzoate is the preservative used in MonaVie. Once the bottle is opened, the fruit mixture would be an ideal medium for pathological organisms were it not for an insignificant and harmless addition of 0.1% sodium benzoate. Foods containing this preservative are much healthier than non-preservative foods since harmful microorganism growth are inhibited, food oxidation is prevented, and food nutrients are preserved. Sodium benzoate is completely out of the system within ten hours of consumption. The limit of sodium benzoate in foods is not because of its toxicity or potential ill effects; rather, it is a taste issue — levels higher than 0.1% will leave an unacceptable aftertaste."

I'm done here. Feel free to twist and tear apart my words and use them to inflate yourselves and your opinions. Ya'll are obviously good at that, and I'd hope it's a skill that pays you well.

Man. I feel so dirty now.
Flinging poop usually ain't my bag, baby.

Oh well. Look at the monkey.
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You're right about 1 thing though: everyone gets rich off of pyramid schemes that sell snake oil! It's funny how you make all these claims, but never once address the issues with facts. What about the sodium benzoate found in the product; what about all the other fruits that aren't "organic?" That's one of those Magic Elixir salesman tricks I bet…"look at the monkey" kind of switcheroo. Tell me this big dog, (and by only using facts:) how many distributors are there at Monavie and what's the percentage of them that make over a poverty level yearly income from this amazing money-making enterprise? Bet you can't or won't because that would entail actually 1) having to do research and 2) facing reality.

And if you think that an 18% voter turnout for national elections warrants a diligent and caring American society, then hey man, more power to you. See you at the polls.

Making money on pyramid schemes is a despicable way of feeding off of the ignorant. This concept directly refutes your claim that this is some kind of opportunity to seize the day Korey. You build a better life by learning a skill and going to work. And, of course, by eating the 5-10 servings of fruit daily as recommended by the USDA.