A Drink’s Purple Reign

Never really thought about that CLEETUS. But it makes sense. Our industry is a great target for them, what have they got to lose, other than Amway maybe. I see Amway is starting to do commercials. So big media will most likely will not go after Amway, as they are a potential ongoing income source as they break into retail or wherever the heck they are heading???!!??? Anyway, I think I was trying to say, I agree with you. :)






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I wonder if there are any Network Marketing companies that the major media outlets like. I mean, first of all, the industry of network marketing doesn't advertise, major media never get paid by them. In fact, network marketing is getting bigger and bigger every year. There are thousands of companies now. Seems as though they are gaining market trust. But Jamor media still hasn't found even one that they like. Interesting. Of course there are some celebs that talk good about some of the companies. Anyway, I just say keep in mind the source of your information, and their motivation. I thought, considering the writers position, he did a fairly good job, not the most accurate, but pretty good for a guy who's not in the industry.

I think Monavie is a wondeful Product. I like all the research and science they have to back up their claims. They have the best processing of the acai berry on the planet, i think if you look a lttlle more into the company and its product you will like what you see, drink and make!! www.the-team.biz/MV924692

I purchased the acai juice from multi-level marketing people 13 months ago; after two servings, I had huge welts on my lower back - a painful allergic reaction, and a waste of $54. I have recently noticed that acai juice is available at Costco (produce section) at about 1/4 the price charged by the multi-level marketing people.

A lot of deceptive mlm companies, like Monavie, went through someone simply filling a complaint to have a company looked into, which leads to huge fines to that company and possible termination for using deceptive tactics of income claims to product health claims.

Most people do not know where they can send a complaint to have a pyramid scheme shut down. Many Government Agencies look at BBB Reports first and may even work with BBB. Look for the BBB in the city the company is closest to ( Salt Lake City, UT ) and file a complaint. It just takes 20 complaints for the Attorney Generals Office to investigate a company, fine the company or shut them down. Find the state the offending party is in and send an electronic complaint fast.

These links will help:

Better Business Bureau (BBB)
http://utah.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.aspx?site=139&id=ab12ce37-3680-42cc-9817-df71ecfda32e

FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinators
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/complain.html

FDA: Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on the Internet
http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/buyonlineform.htm

FTC Consumer Complaint Form
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

National Advertising Division (NAD)
http://www.nadreview.org/AboutNAD.asp

If you are invited to attend a MonaVie opportunity meeting, even though they may call it something else on their invite, bring a voice recorder, video camera or even a camera and record the event with one of those medias. That away after the meeting if all you heard was how to recruit people to earn money or testimonies of curing ailments you have something to send to the FTC, Attorney General of your State, BBB or the FDA. Reps for Monavie always tend to show their potential earnings to entice you to sign up. Reps will also make deceptive health claims on how the juice cured or got rid of some kind of health issue for them or someone they know so you will buy the overpriced juice.

Mona Vie and the acai berry are nutrients that help your body-period. Like any business if you work hard and believe in the product and show enthusiasm you will do well. Not everyone wants to work hard at creating a Mona Vie business-they just want the health benefits and that's ok. It's very easy with Mona Vie not to necessarily create a business but at least pass on the good word on how well the juice is working for you and you may have a few friends that also want the juice. The end result is-you have your juice paid for just by recommending something you like. There is nothing wrong with that.

THE-REAL-DEAL-RIGHT-HERE,
I reported you to SPAM.........

Man, forget about this pyramid thing and someone losing money at the end of the pyramid. This is not a frikkin' chain letter where if you don't put your name at the top and send in $100 you will burn in hell forever, we are not on the airplane where you're almost at the captain level but you can't find one more sucker to toss in $1500 to push you to the next level and you have to get it done before the cops raid the meeting, this is not some virtual product where you have to build a tripod and you can even buy your own way in with multiple positions.

MonaVie is a tried and true and accepted business model. Like anything, you have to understand the MLM industry. You wouldn???t jump in and start trading stocks before you learned the proper way of trading, although stock trading is something I have a huge issue with, talk about gambling. Funny how all of a sudden everyone that ever failed in any sort of entrepreneurial business is now an expert and they quote anti-MLM authors and experts which frankly I have never heard of. MLM does work, and like any entrepreneurial endeavor, it works for those that are willing to put in the time and the effort. Effort means 60-80 hours a week, effort means no American Idol or So You Think You Can Dance, effort means zero wasting time watching the boob tube at all. That time you reserve for your family. Yup, you may have to actually interact with your wife and kids, which in our industry is one of the most important paths to success.

I find it heartwarming that all of the misinformed self proclaimed pyramid scheme experts want to help all of us dummies that simply don't have a clue about what have gotten ourselves into. You should all consider yourselves lucky that there is a MonaVie, it gives all the doomers and gloomers a place to vent about all of their failed MLM experiences. I would bet money on the fact that the majority of you that call everything MLM a pyramid scheme are just 9-5 clock punchers. Not that there's anything wrong with that, somebody???s got to do it. So keep up the good work and in 25 or 30 years you should be getting that pat on the back and that cool $70.00, 10k gold plated Timex you???ve worked so hard for.

THE-REAL-DEAL-RIGHT-HERE ,

Your Spamming again. Good thing you provided your personal info so that Newsweek can bill you for an advertising spot each and every time you spam the same junk again and again. You should call yourself THE-REAL-SPAMMER-HERE. It is bad enough that the MonaVie reps spam on a very informative article about a hyped up juice. I think they are all hyped up when MLM is involved because somewhere someone at the end of the pyramid will lose money paying for an overpriced juice that most people know they can get the same benefits from when buying at a local food store. Face it, we do not eat healthy, so what does it matter about preservatives, ORAC scales or how much of this or that is in the juice. What matters is once someone starts drinking some kind of nutritional beverage juice at their local food store, like pomegranate juice, they will see benefits if they drink it consistently, between 2-6 ounces two or three times a day.

Once in a while I come back to this page just out of curiosity... Amazing to see how a negative article becomes a portal to false advertisement. It's not so much about Monavie Scheme, High Price of a bottle, What it does and What it doesn't for your health, the Claims about the Founder of the Company...
Come on people...!!! How much are you willing to pay for your health?
The bottle offer a blend of 19 fruits and glucosamine (active). Original --> 19 fruits for children under the age of 12, pregnant or breastfeeding women! --> 13 servings of fruist/vegetbales daily by taking 40z of the juice.
All I read from the other companies mentioned below is blah, blah, blah and sugar, sugar... caffeine, caffeine... Would you really want to be wired up instead of healthy?
Scientific studies were done and KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!! EDUCATE YOURSELVES BEFORE WASTING TIME, ENERGY AND SPACE!
"TELL ME AND I'LL FORGET, SHOW ME AND I'LL REMEMBER, INVOLVE ME AND I'LL DO IT !"
Get healthy... We need a strong generationg to follow our steps! To make history! To shine in this World!
Good luck to you all... Monavie has change my health!

A lot of deceptive mlm companies, like Monavie, went through someone simply filling a complaint to have a company looked into, which leads to huge fines to that company and possible termination for using deceptive tactics of income claims to product health claims.

Most people do not know where they can send a complaint to have a pyramid scheme shut down. Many Government Agencies look at BBB Reports first and may even work with BBB. Look for the BBB in the city the company is closest to ( Salt Lake City, UT ) and file a complaint. It just takes 20 complaints for the Attorney Generals Office to investigate a company, fine the company or shut them down. Find the state the offending party is in and send an electronic complaint fast.

These links will help:

Better Business Bureau (BBB)
http://utah.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.aspx?site=139&id=ab12ce37-3680-42cc-9817-df71ecfda32e

FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinators
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/complain.html

FDA: Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on the Internet
http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/buyonlineform.htm

FTC Consumer Complaint Form
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

National Advertising Division (NAD)
http://www.nadreview.org/AboutNAD.asp

If you are invited to attend a MonaVie opportunity meeting, even though they may call it something else on their invite, bring a voice recorder, video camera or even a camera and record the event with one of those medias. That away after the meeting if all you heard was how to recruit people to earn money or testimonies of curing ailments you have something to send to the FTC, Attorney General of your State, BBB or the FDA. Reps for Monavie always tend to show their potential earnings to entice you to sign up. Reps will also make deceptive health claims on how the juice cured or got rid of some kind of health issue for them or someone they know so you will buy the overpriced juice.

Easy simple breakfast: 1 gram of ground cinnamon has an ORAC score of over 2675. One gram of cinnamon is equal to 1/3 ounce. 1/3 of an ounce of cinnamon is equal to 2 teaspoons. So if you put two teaspoons (true measurement not a regular spoon) on say a bowl of oatmeal, you get over half of your RDA ORAC sore. Also if you eat 1 ounce of oatmeal (dry weight) you will be eating another 542 in an ORAC score. 1 ounce of oatmeal is roughly equal to one package of the instant oatmeal but I am basing this on 1 ounce of plain quick oats. So if you eat a bowl of oatmeal with two teaspoons of cinnamon for breakfast you will be getting over 2/3 the RDA ORAC score for a healthy breakfast alone. You will probably be less hungry than drinking 2 oz of juice for breakfast. Of course this doesn???t even include a 4oz glass of orange juice. Raw orange juice (4 oz roughly) has an ORAC score of 726. Now I am a lazy MonaVie non-believer so I would not be drinking fresh squeezed orange juice so I am going to cut the ORAC score in half to 363 for processed orange juice. So this quick simple breakfast takes you to a total of 3580 ORAC score. Now, how hard is it to get antioxidants into your diet?

Explains how MLM plans and illegal pyramiding works as defined by the FTC. Offers tips to help you decide whether to join a MLM plan.
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/invest/mlm.shtm