A Monavie associate just made a comment on the Monavie Blog here at the MLM Blog Network. Have a look at the comment…
I’m looking for people who are suffering from asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes, Monavie drink, has the #1 anti-oxidant to help peaple who suffers from these diseases…go to the site and order…It will give you energy and we’re also looking for New Distributors..only $39 for a wholesale account plus the purchase of the product..for more information please call: 1-888-213-2735
Alicia, Alicia, Alicia.
You didn’t just say that Monavie will “help people” who suffer from “asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes”. Oops, ya did.
Did you know that the FDA and the FTC does not like it when you make this type of health claim?
Officials at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) say health fraud promoters often target people who are overweight or have serious conditions for which there are no cures, including multiple sclerosis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, HIV and AIDS, and arthritis.
Aside from the illegal claims, let’s look at the “#1 anti-oxidant” statement about Monavie.
I’m not sure how Alicia can claim that Monavie is the #1 anti-oxidant when it takes 9 ounces of Monavie to equal 1 concentrated ounce of Xtra in anti-oxidant level. In fact, Xango (Magosteen) has a higher ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capaicity) than Monavie (Acai).*
Not to mention that fact that you can get Mangosteen and Acai at Costco for 1/4 of the price of the Network Marketing product.
Can we learn from all of this?
Of course we can.
Don’t make any claims that your product is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. You will get in trouble.
* ORAC level testing performed by Brunswick labs.
Great post Ty. Can we say OOOPS!
And that's quite a BIG oops she made. Good way to get Monavie to drop you like a bad habit!
Shine on,
Aaron
First of all , I said ..HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING, NOT CURE..and I'm sorry, I didn't know that I couldn't get leads from this site..Obviously, I found this site "MONAVIE BLOG" on a Google website..I didn't know that I would catch a beat down from this!!nor am I trying to get dropped from MONAVIE..I will contact my upline to advise of these sites who claim they can get you MONAVIE LEADS!!!
Alicia, I wouldn't get upset just yet. Check the traffic stats on your Mona Vie site over the next couple of days. A link from this blog is bound to send some visitors your way……
Wel said Korey.
Yep. Can't avoid it.
In any network marketing business, the majority of promoters make claims similar to these – which has spawned the often-used phrase 'network marketing is a business driven by people who don't know how to market and don't know how run a business'.
Alicia – as a Monavie distributor myself, I know a major target market of ours is predominantly those who suffer from arthritis, HBP, diabetes and a host of other health problems. But our product really doesn't help with these problems. Monavie simply provides the anti-oxidants and phyto-nutrients from 19 varied fruits, assisting our bodies to heal themselves.
Any product, or any prescription drug for that matter, does not cure anything (legally and literally).
As for the '#1 anti-oxidant' claim, I'd imagine this was a miscommunicated 'acai – the world's #1 super-food' claim, which is true according to Dr. Nicholas Perricone, as well as repeated by Oprah.
The acai used in Monavie (Opti Acai) does have the highest ORAC score known today (1027 per gram), but Monavie itself is a blend of acai with 18 other health-promoting fruits from all over the color spectrum as identified by our CSO Dr. Ralph Carson. Add a pinch of esterified fatty acids and a dash of glucosamine which have been shown to promote joint health, and you've got a quality product that you can't find at your local Costco.
But yeah. Watch them words. I don't think Monavie will 'drop you like a bad habit' for this one little thing, Alicia. But you should definitely re-evaluate your marketing strategy on the internet if you expect 1) to be successful in our business, and 2) to be taken seriously by people looking to you for help. Know the facts first. Then start the massive blog commenting campaign. Or, you know. Whatever's clever.
MonaVie is a good juice product. The goofy claims might help in the short run, but they will cause more harm in the long run.
I love fruit, lots of people love fruit…don't make any claims about what monavie does. Best thing is to let people try the juice for themselves they will either feel something or they won't.
I pray that all MonaVie representatives remember the family that gave us the opportunity to distribute their product.
Please do not make any claims that will bring harm to such a great organization as well as the Larsen Family. Our product will speak for itself just work the program that was designed for success.
Nice – bash someone on a claim, then make your own un-supported claim… that Xango has higher ORAC than MonaVie. Does it? Where is that study? And have you looked into the study for faulty testing, or from where the antioxidants come from? Have you read the review of antioxidant supplement studies showing that antioxidants from supplements may actually be harmful? Does Xango spike it's blend with synthetic supplements to get a higher score? Maybe, maybe not. So show us your study if you're going to make claims, and mis-quote other's claims as Alicia so rightly re-states what she said and didn't say. Sorry Ty, I normally like your posts… this one was ill conceived even though I understand, and support your point, that anyone marketing a non-medicine should avoid making "cure" claims.
The study I have from Brunswick shows Noni at 427, Monavie at 518 and Xango at 627 and it is published at:
http://www.oasisoffice.com/_Library/librdoc/ASPbook.pdf
As for Alicia, I'm not sure how this statement can be misquoted:
"I'm looking for people who are suffering from asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes, Monavie drink, has the #1 anti-oxidant to help peaple who suffers from these diseases.."
Is she or is she not saying that MonaVie will help people with asthma, high blood pressure, and diabetes?
So, Ty, you get your "research" from an article promoting another health drink?
"Not to mention that fact that you can get Mangosteen and Acai at Costco for 1/4 of the price of the Network Marketing product"
Come on, man, really?
Not to mention, the "research" you quote says ACAI, not MONAVIE…
Come on, man, really?
Alicia stated: "#1 anti-oxidant to help people"
Key word: Help
Not: Cure
There is a reason that MonaVie corporate has started to come down on associates using the web…you can not say that a natural product "helps" with any disease or the FDA will consider it a drug and that will open up a big mess for MonaVie.
What product do you think was used in the Brunswick testing of Acai?
If the numbers are wrong, what is the ORAC value of MonaVie?
The ORAC score in MonaVie is 1026.
I loved Korey's response to Alicia. There is a lot to learned from this seasoned network marketer! All I can say is that when you get into a network marketing company you must be careful what claims you do make about your product. That is how "MLM's" get a bad wrap. We don't want people to misrepresent our company or the products we sell. As long as we are honest and we have a good product that helps people then we don't have to make claims. Of course I am not saying that Alicia said anything that was false but sometimes it is how you say it that can me misunderstood or misrepresented! Good luck with Mona Vie Alicia!
Do some more research on Acai, independent of any MLM companies research departments. The source of the anti-oxidants in Acai is measured in it's freeze dried form because that is it's only stable form. When in a liquid form this breaks down in about 12 hours. That is why most reputable research institutions haven't worked with the fruit itself and only the freeze dried form. The fruit is usually processed and consumed immediately, where available, because it doesn't keep well.
I seemed to have stumbled onto the right sight! When are people going to realize that network marketing was meant to be a face to face business! Myself included! I came up with an idea this morning from an experience I had at work. Im a loan officer, I work from 9:30 in the morning until 8:00pm at night. I was getting teased by the guys at work because I brought my monavie with me everyday. They called me juice boy and said I had the majic juice! Well to make a long story short I signed up all 14 of the loan officers my boss and the Area Manager in the office over a two month period. My Area Manager being the most difficult one. Six of us ended up ganging up on him destroying any rebutles that he thought of and he had no choice but to sign up. So after experiencing that, I decided to get six of my downline who have placed bottles with people and have peaked people's interest or have people that they think would want to jump on board with us to meet up and we all go pitch them together. You know strength in numbers. The first week we signed up 7 distributors together and guess what……. those 7 are coming with us next week! Let me know how ya'll feel about this strategy it worked in the first week for me and my downline and we're so excited we don't plan on stopping!
What a scam this entire MonaVie thing is! I am in the downline of the most successful people in MonaVie and they have mislead thousands upon thousands of people by NOT telling them the truth about their MLM experience PRIOR to joining MonaVie. They are very disceptive and are selling the "easily duplicatable" concept which is a SCAM! MonaVie corporate does nothing to discourage the deception. On top of all that, the SECOND most successful couple in MonaVie make their money from the sale of promotional products! The conveniently don't tell you that they are in litigation with another MLM company that they were with previously and that the $ is made in the sale of promotional materials, NOT in the sale of the juice. RUN from this company. It is WRONG for people that are presumed to be in a leadership position, to mislead and deceive others who are looking for accurate information. To convenientley leave out HUGE portions of their background and previous MLM experience and down-play their already proven sales abilities is a total scam. What a great way to get people to join your team… Just tell them a bunch of 1/2 truths, cry a little, lie a little and run to the bank with a smile.
I am a first time MLM person who never thought I would buy an MLM product let alone become part of one. But I have been so impressed with MonaVie – both the product and the company. It has been an incredibly positive experience for me. I don't understand people like the last poster. I'm not sure what his expectations are/were but you really do have to work in this business and like most sales and marketing you are at an advantage if you're a self-starter with good social skills and a lot of friends. I happen to be an engineer and most of my friends are very analytical and don't jump quickly onto anything. I know I will go more slowly than some at business building, but every person I have turned on to MonaVie has had a positive experience for their health and that is a fabulous thing for me. In particular my mom, who us under regular medical care, had a 31 pt drop in her cholesterol level after 5 weeks drinking the juice and her thyroid score was up so her doctor chose to reduce her medication. That made me so happy!!
Sure MLMs will attract some "get rich quick" people who jeopardize the legitimacy of the business, but this product is just too great to pass up simply because it's sold by MLM. You don't have to join to buy – but because I joined, and shared, I am getting my juice for free. Starbucks doesn't do that for it. I dig it. And considering that a pint of blueberries at Whole Foods costs me $4.99 and a 1oz shot of wheat grass is $1.50, I think MonaVie is a great value too. That's my $0.02.
I am thinking about joining the MonaVie team. It all seems so confusing. Can anyone offer advice?
stillundecided – If you know of anyone that has noticed a difference in how they feel, then try the juice for yourself. If you have tried the product and you notice a difference in how you feel, then join. Try before you buy! For many people, the product itself brings them in as distributors.
This one is for formerNFLer#29,40,31.
I know precisely whom you are talking about. And have a suggestion for you"—please don't take it as an offense——"
You should come more often to the open meetings, and listen to some CD. Every time, these guys mention that they DID have previous experience with MLM. How much more truth do you want?
Second. They themselves said that the documentation you are buying from the support group is written by them. It does not take a genius to figure out, that yes, they do get profits from that company. So what? I'd rather pay for the material that has been tested and go with it to build my MonaVie business, and not complain about something this insignificant.
Good luck with your business, and keep your spirit high.
MonaVie is great. Do it right, read the MAP book and full speed ahead.
Sorry. This blog is for the Disgusted with MonaVie
Is there anything like being put on the wrong side in this MLM? such as being put on someone's left in a right-leg upline?
Remember 99% of the distributors do not make a profit in MonaVie. Prospects do not know this up front. The product has preservatives, chemicals, and is pasteurized. It's not fresh by any means and is very expensive. I would not call it a business. You're not selling a product. You're trying to recruit others to recruit others, and so on. Stay away fro MLM's; don't waste your time and money. It's a pyramid scheme. Less than 1% make any money. The odds of making money is worse than gambling.
I’m in Monavie and this is what I see. I see that the only real thing between me and the top is ME! My attitude with people, my faith, and my social skills are lacking. I didn’t think I had a problem until I had to look within. Man was I in shock. So, I went to work on myself. I didn’t blame anyone else being as I am an adult and take full responsibility for my own actions. If I don’t make it up the ranks, I know where to turn. Just as if your car does not get you to the place you want to go, you fix the car, you don’t run around in life blaming someone else for your cars problems. Monavie is about soooo much M.O.R.E. than just the juice. It is about a life. Some choose to exist in life, I choose to live life. Some sit on the side lines waiting for life to approach them. Sadly, they have a long wait. Monavie promotes relational marketing.Building relationships with others for the betterment of those who are seeking. If your in it just for the money then your not honestly building relationships! I have heard many times that it is God, Family and Monavie. If you don’t want that in your life, fine, don’t climb on board and for sure don’t knock a company for promoting something that someone other than yourself may want. I don’t like Blue Cheese so I don’t buy Blue Cheese. However, I don’t stand buy the cheese isle and complain to others who do like it. It would be a waste of my time. As for my results with the juice, I can walk! I was half crippled with leg and joint pain form Lyme Disease. I can honestly say that I turned Monavie down the first time I was introduced to it. I actually drank it the second time. I could kick my own butt for not trying it the first time since it was the only thing that took my pain away without costing me my liver! Do I care how or why it took my pain away? Nope, I am just thankful that it did. Did it cure me? I can’t say, all I can say is that I can now walk without pain. Maybe it’s me or maybe it’s Monavie. It doesn’t matter who they are, it matters who you want to be and how you want to be in life. Don’t blame others, don’t blame a juice, or a car. You get what you work for in life. That’s the bottom line in my opinion. Thank You and God Bless.
I "bought into" the Monavie thing, but don't have anyone on the "right leg" (having recently relocated to another state where I don't have any friends to pressure into buying/trying). Anyway, does anyone have any info re: the background of the company? I mean, who are they really? What is their philosophy, their political leanings, and don't give me the "They just want to sell the juice" answer. And I'm thinking Jim is right, something I knew from the beginning but chose to ignore.
It is interesting that some people can come online and criticize there up line for not doing what they may or may have not said in regards to helping you with your business.
There are a few things you should consider
1. You are in Business for your self.
2. You are a 1099 position not a W2, no one controls you.
3. If you need others to build your business for you to be successful you are going to be poor for the rest of your life.
4. They never told you that it was a WORK FREE opportunity did they? I doubt it.
I have been in the business for less than a week and have 38 people on my team and have just earned the position of Bronze executive. I did it because the plan is simple and requires some work. Follow what the leaders are asking you to do and maybe you will be surprise at the results.
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Hey wrong-sided obviously you are not well educated about MLM that fact that you made comments such as " pyramid scheme " shows how really smart you are not. I would like you to describe to me what is the true definition of a “pyramid scheme “ according to the Federal Laws.
The part about "Less than 1% make any money” you are obviously not part of the 1% of society that are wealthy.
What is this about? " I would not call it a business. You're not selling a product. You're trying to recruit others to recruit others, and so on." Have you ever own a successful business? Go read the Emyth from Michael Gerber and study how Ray Crok (of McDonald’s ) took McDonalds to where they are today. If it is too complicated for you let me break it down, it is all about DISTRIBUTION, DISTRIBUTION, DISTRIBUTION my friend. What do you think franchisors do? Once you understand this concept and understand that 1000’s of the major companies use this method and are involved with some type of MLM you may walk a different tune.
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why is it that every time there is a thread where someone bashes mona vie, that the mona vie nazi distributers show up and start feeding propaganda? This product is a scam. I have friends who are involved after 3 years of busting their butts listening to confrence calls, and attending conventions they aren't making any money.
I'm so tired of the constant harrassment to join mona vie or die poor and young that I now avoid these friends at all costs. The rest of the group of friends we hung areound with do the same to them. It's really sad what mona vie has done to these people.
Sorrynotbuyingit, how do you know this product is a scam? Answer from your side, not from your friends side.
Just interested in your own opinion.
I have just sat here and read many of the good and bad comments about this product and in every instance I have yet to read ANYTHING about why people WANT to drink this juice. Every comment has been about making money!!! People who want a natural way to improve their health drink such products in the hope that it will reduce, if not eliminate the use of prescription drugs, which by the way are killing Americans. As far as going to a company website, you will NEVER get the truth from anyone that makes a product. I have a dear friend recovering from ovarian cancer and she is doing everything she can to survive and all I see here is more of the selfish, self centered, what's in it for me attitude that is destroying our country.
If this juice company really wanted to help people, they'd put in an additive that would make your abdomen transparent so that you people could see where you're going!Or how about a berry that helps you remember all the other scams that have come and gone in your lifetime? Seems to me, if these pyramid schemes worked (and you can call them whatever you like, but if it quacks like a duck…), then the number of wealthy people in the world should be significantly higher than 1% by now!
I think the acai berry is wonderful, and will use it, but that doesn't make this a good business plan. There are many other sources for acai (most even tell you the pecentage you're getting and are way cheaper). I, too, love to get a good night's sleep, but not at the expense of waking up with my head up my ass.
Zheka I'm extrememly wary of MLM's not my cup of tea. I don't feel that pressuring my friends into anything is very productive to a relationship with them.
As far as my side of it, it's just what I've witnessed the three of them going through. I guess I don't need to stick my finger in an electrical socket when I've already witnessed whats happened to others.
OK. Thank you for your honesty. And I am sorry about your friend Selena, honestly.
Hope she'll come around.
That is all. Good bye.
Really people, she said help. So an apple a day keeps the doctor away is wrong? Monavie has 18 "fruits" plus the Acai berry in it's blend. Fruits, as anyone with any sense knows, aids in the well being of everyone! What she is saying is true. Fruits are found to be helpful in the wellbeing of anyone who eats or drinks them! OUR bodies need fruits. Fruits are packed with all kinds of antioxidants. Antioxdidants are , according to our own FDA "helpful" in the fight for all kinds of deseases! Monavie has 19 fruits in one very tasteful blend. Try it, then complain!
This is exactly why I dont get envolved with vitamins for a business. Its to easy for someone to say you made the claim. You can have tesimonials all you want but it doesnt change the liabilty perspective! If your unsure, try something else. How many people actually get rich doing this kind of business anyway. I will tell you; only 3% If you want to do something and dont want to pay to start; try this. http://www.mypowermall.com/Biz/Home/8341
Does anybody remember the days of magical elixirs? I guess its true that history always repeats itself. We are such pitiful creatures in this way don't you think? Do a little research people. This is why our country is run by a bunch of aristocrats who kill our citizens for financial gain; because we vote them into office without researching their credentials. Have any of you looked into the backgrounds of the owners? Do they have shady pasts? Have they lost lawsuits before? Do they have legitimate educations and histories? Have you checked out the competition thoroughly? These kinds of things will help you make informed decisions concerning the company. Good luck to anyone who believes in a magical elixir.
PS. A balanced diet and exercise will always be the answer to sustained health and happiness. Get off your asses and punch your card my fellow lazy americans!
All MLMs make their money the same way, selling to their downline. None of them are concerned with actually selling the product to consumers, they only want to sign up dealers or distributors. I am a "ozone air purifying" machine dealer(only so I can get repair parts BTW). I recieve multiple emails nearly everyday telling me the same thing; sign up dealers. There is an old saying, " if it were that easy, everyone would do it". Never is that so true when dealing with a MLM. If you start looking at how much product is moved to dealers as start up and demos, and compare it to how much is actually going to people who aren't dealers, I think the truth will be evident. As for all of you just waiting to tell me how "wrong" I am, don't bother, I am not interested in how well you have studied the material, or how well you can quote the company line. Once you exhaust your friends and family, most (this blog quoted 97%), wont have anyone to sell to and will fold. That isn't not working your business, that is human nature. And that is what MLMs count on happening. This isn't an indictment against Mona Vie, just against the people who start MLMs and the people at the bottom who are foolish enough to think they can get rich selling "magic beans" or whatever. Concerned Citizen is spot on: 100% right.
If this MonaVie product was so wonderful as to stand on its own then it should do well enough in the fair market. Distribute it to Wal-Mart or Walgreen's or Saks or friggin' wherever for all I care. If it is so wonderful then you wouldn't have to rely on the half-baked testimonials and high-pressure sales pitches of so-called friends. This flash in the pan will die soon enough and the few at the top will be moving on to the next scheme or retired in a foreign country where they can't be touched. The rest of the suckers will be left with a bunch of bottles of juice and over-priced slick brochures and debt.
Its amazing what a little research will do for your brain. Monavie has a few problems: the acai is the only fruit which is 100% organic, which means pesticides and herbicides are used on all of the other fruit contents. Secondly, they use sodium benzoate (linked to benzene – which is linked to cancer) to keep it. This basically means that the free radicals that it is supposed to be fighting is also being injected with the potion. Nice. The amount of acai is not noted anywhere that I have found, but it does have a good ORAC value, although mostly wasted as the body can only injest a certain number daily. I did however find a company (Amazon Thunder) which has FDA regulated factories in the Amazon and sells just the acai juice or concentrate alone. It claims to be pure and 100% organic with only 1 ounce of concord grape juice for flavoring purposes. It costs a fraction of the price of Monavie which means you can go out and buy organic fruit (which will have a much higher fiber content) and make wonderful smoothies of your own instead for half the price (to your flavor and liking.) See how easy it is to be an Independent instead of a two-party dumbass. Now try these same concepts of research on you next election ballot my fellow lazy americans!
Whoa!
Man. Social networking.
What's funny is even though people are not only bashing a company and a product, but bashing other people here (on a personal level, us lazy americans and all), the bashers' claims are probably gonna be taken seriously.
Yep. But hey.
Nobody gets rich doing these things anyway.
Nobody has written hundreds of personal testimonials scattered around the 'net about how this stuff has helped them.
Nobody has ever broken down and cried to their juice peddler about how this stuff has helped them.
Nobody brings themselves from dead broke, suicidal and worthless to society to being independently wealthy and owning a thriving enterprise by not only providing some tasty snake oil to a hungry crowd, but also deviously manipulating them into doing the same by making them believe they can build a better life for themselves, then showing them how it can be done.
Nobody. Nobody at all.
And if anyone did, man.
We'd just have to take 'em out back and shoot 'em.
'cause nobody wants that kind of shit 'round here, mmhmm.
Hey Ty, you're on Google's page 1 for MonaVie bro. Congrats.
Wow Korey! That's got to be the most unsupported and lackluster attempt to divert from fact to fiction that I've ever seen. Are you actually using "testimonials" as the basis of your argument? Pretty weak. Also, saying "lazy americans" is not a bashing on a personal level, but what would you know right? Now, if I said, "Korey King is lazy and stupid and doesn't have any facts to support his claims"…that would be a personal attack. I digress.
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.
Isn't it amazing that all the chest thumping dies down when the facts are being argued, instead of the claims. I have seen my own family try to extend someone's life (who had brain cancer), by spending extremly large amounts of money to buy Noni juice because they read a testimonial that it had caused someones cancer to go into remission. That is what drives these companies; desperation, fear and greed. They market to the people who believe "testimonials". Turn on the tv and watch the tele-evalgelists who do the same thing. Play off peoples fears and misconceptions, thats the American dream! Get rich quick! I hope there is a special place waiting for all these con-men, and I hope they all burn if there is a hell, because that is where they all belong. Like a previous poster said, if the product is so good, put it on the open market. Thats when you find out how much the "distribution, distribution, distribution" model works. McDonlalds did so well because they delivered what they said they would, for better or worse. MLMs keep their product hidden, except for the exposure their dealers provide, because thats part of the allure, its a big secret, get in early before everyone does, etc. Speaking of people crying about a product, would you like to hear about the lady who came to me to try to sell her "dealer start up pack" of air purifiers she had invested over $2K in, when she realized that everyone she knew was a dealer and nobody was selling anything to anyone, and there was no longer potential for new contacts, unless of course she started advertising which others already were. I have listened to the tapes and cd's. Its like I said, its all about building your "downline", which is a word that when you hear it, you should run as fast as you can the other way.
Yep.
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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The difference between you and I is that I am not trying to sell anything to anyone here. Why do you consider facts a smokescreen? I have my opinions and there is nothing wrong with honest discussion as both sides may learn something. You appear to be defensive and that pretty much speaks for itself. Honestly, I don't really care who becomes a millionaire from this as it won't affect my life one iota. I have a friend who tried to sell this stuff to me and so I researched it and found out all of these problems that are associated with it. I am trying to share that with you and anyone concerned to know the facts.
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.
I got prospected by a 4Life distributor this week. They went on and on about how their product cures cancer …. sigh …..
I went to a 'meeting' last night. All I have to say is that my husband, who has been in construction for 25yrs, is in extreme pain most of the time. All of his joints are arthritic and the pain meds he takes only dull things a bit. He doesn't sleep well (even with sleep meds) and his handfull of meds twice daily upsets his stomach also.
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!
Most insightful arguments there, Korey!
You're obviously a master debater
I’m in Monavie and this is what I see. I see that the only real thing between me and the top is ME! My attitude with people, my faith, and my social skills are lacking. I didn’t think I had a problem until I had to look within. Man was I in shock. So, I went to work on myself. I didn’t blame anyone else being as I am an adult and take full responsibility for my own actions. If I don’t make it up the ranks, I know where to turn. Just as if your car does not get you to the place you want to go, you fix the car, you don’t run around in life blaming someone else for your cars problems. Monavie is about soooo much M.O.R.E. than just the juice. It is about a life. Some choose to exist in life, I choose to live life. Some sit on the side lines waiting for life to approach them. Sadly, they have a long wait. Monavie promotes relational marketing.Building relationships with others for the betterment of those who are seeking. If your in it just for the money then your not honestly building relationships! I have heard many times that it is God, Family and Monavie. If you don’t want that in your life, fine, don’t climb on board and for sure don’t knock a company for promoting something that someone other than yourself may want. I don’t like Blue Cheese so I don’t buy Blue Cheese. However, I don’t stand buy the cheese isle and complain to others who do like it. It would be a waste of my time. As for my results with the juice, I can walk! I was half crippled with leg and joint pain from Lyme Disease. I can honestly say that I turned Monavie down the first time I was introduced to it. I actually drank it the second time. I could kick my own butt for not trying it the first time since it was the only thing that took my pain away without costing me my liver! Do I care how or why it took my pain away? Nope, I am just thankful that it did. Did it cure me? I can’t say, all I can say is that I can now walk without pain. Maybe it’s me or maybe it’s Monavie. It doesn’t matter who they are, it matters who you want to be and how you want to be in life. Don’t blame others, don’t blame a juice, or a car. You get what you work for in life. That’s the bottom line in my opinion. Thank You and God Bless.
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