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  • Posted By: amazingacaiberry @ 10/03/2008 7:02:42 PM

    4 ounces of monavie is equivalent to 13 servings of fruit. for under $5 a day you can get 13 servings of fruits. its just common sense good nutrition people. no hype. people are feeling beeter after taking it casue 95% of america does not get their fruits each day. now all these other companies and their mothers are trying to go after monavie cause they are #1 in the industry. yakity yak. use common sense. if you are not getting your antioxidants from your fruits each day try monavie. if you have ailments, change your diet. The gerson institute treats cancer with juicing. is it a fraud? no. its common sense. they, LIKE ME, dont believe that another pill is the answer. the answer is in our diets. www explore acai . com YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!

    • Posted By: Report2FTC @ 10/06/2008 1:13:25 PM

      amazingacaiberry making unethical claims!

      Unless there is substantial proof and official validation, you cannot support your claim that MV contains 13 servings of fruit in 4 oz. It???s an absurd speculation that defies logic and the laws of physics. Please show everyone where mv is proven to be better. This is just another false claim MonaVie reps make.

  • Posted By: BluJus @ 10/03/2008 8:10:56 PM

    Monavie is a good product. I used to use it and was not a distributor, so have nothing to gain by telling you that. However, there are better products out there like Jus that has 23 ingredients and 12 times the ORAC score of Monavie and takes only 1 oz per day (1/4 the daily cost of Monavie). Also, no "weak leg" in it's compensation plan, but pays on ALL of your downline. It's the new kid on the block and Monavie is already losing distributors to this new ground floor company. Check it out at www.BluJus.com.

  • Posted By: amazingacaiberry @ 10/03/2008 6:57:39 PM

    MonaVie helps people. And when you are #1 in the industry, people want to knock you down. now everyone and their mother is trying to come out with a new product "they claim" is better. Our product speaks for itself. It has done some life changing thigs for my close friends and family, that is all i know. its just common sense good nutrition. MonaVie provide cheap convenient tasty way to get your recommended servings of fruits each day and fill you body with much needed antioxidants. what part of that does not make sense? can't come close to finding anything like this in the store. 4 ounces in equivalent to 13 servings of fruit. that is powerful. www Explore Acai . Com

  • Posted By: proudmomof4 @ 10/01/2008 5:49:41 AM

    There is actually ongoing litigation against MonaVie distributors for their false claims of treating illnesses and symptoms of illness. The company hypes this stuff to the distributors, then they get in trouble because they are brainwashed!
    Unethical behavior has also peaked its head into it. When my childrens coach sells the product to the athletes, telling them if they want to perform the best they can, they need to take this stuff, and she makes a diagnosis and recommends the stuff to treat a supposed problem, boy could that distributor get in trouble! When e-mails get sent to the "down-line" bragging how this stuff is boosting the performance of her athletes, the people hurt are not only the distributors that are going to get in trouble, but the athletes themselves. I don't care if it is just grape juice!!!!!!!! It is unethical to be selling to your athletes, and unethical to be running a business using the school district resources as an employee. This person should be reprimanded in the least.

  • Posted By: Report2FTC @ 09/29/2008 10:21:05 AM

    Is this what it means when the Reps tell you to take the time to research MonaVie. After reading the link I provided you will clearly see that MonaVie is a true scam that you would not associate friends and family with such disgusting people. Just by simply looking at another post by Lazymanandmoney.com I was able to find extensive amounts of research already done. According to public records already researched, too many of the company???s key people have questionable backgrounds with hard facts on The Owner, The Doctors or a so called Doctor, and the Sales Tool Rep. Spec

    I will focus on Dr. Lou Niles, also known as Louis B Niles:
    Dr. Niles is a founding member of MonaVie???s Medical Advisory Board is an end stage cancer Hospice Wellness Counselor and Cancer ialist who promotes MonaVie.

    The courtmartial case of the United States vs. Louis B. Niles, a former major in the California National Guard. with details on the rape committed by Louis B. Niles:
    http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/opinions/1996Term/95_0738.htm
    Notice also that the biographical information on Niles mentions nothing about his work experience prior to 1999, at which time he allegedly graduated from ???the Strengthening Health Institute in Philadelphia???. Prior to 1999, the only information was have is that he allegedly was a ???firefighter paramedic in San Diego California??? for 32 years.
    Read this information on Niles???s now defunct homepage and tell me that he isn???t a stuttering moron. This link is a residue of Niles??? past presence on the internet ??? an archived copy of his homepage that he presumably deleted to hide his tracks. Notice that it doesn???t mention a single word about Niles being a cancer specialist or treating cancer patients, and he doesn???t post a resume or any details about his training and qualifications.
    http://web.archive.org/web/20071115135129/http://www.naturehealsitsown.com
    http://web.archive.org/web/20071115134440/health.naturehealsitsown.com/
    He has no known clinical practice anywhere in the world, he has no internet presence that doesn???t involve Monavie (with a few notable exceptions to follow), and he was a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Quixtar which provided numerous examples of how he used flagrantly deceptive and illegal claims to promote Monavie.

    • Posted By: Report2FTC @ 09/29/2008 10:22:35 AM

      After reading the court case on Dr. Niles, and reading about Dr. Alexander G. Schauss on The National Council Against Health Fraud, and other court cases on FDA and SEC website on the Owner of MonaVie Dallin Larsen, I don't see why anyone would get involved in MonaVie. You have to be brain dead or just plain dumb. That is enough info to run and run fast and far away from Monavie as possible. MonaVie supports Fraud, Liars, Rapist and Criminals on their executive board. Are these the kind of people you want to operate your business with? Also do yourself a favor and spend a couple of days researching all of the parent companies or companies that preceded MonaVie with some of the exact same executives running the show with the same old FDA and SEC warnings prior to MonaVie. MonaVie is not a reputable company to ever be involved with. Run!!!!

  • Posted By: GetYourFactsRight @ 09/27/2008 2:07:13 PM

    Howdy all. MonaVie announces MonaVie PULSE.

    Check it out.. www.MonaViePulse.com

  • Posted By: nureetco1 @ 09/22/2008 4:24:57 PM

    I am using Monavie on daily basis. It gives me great benefits, I am feeling better, sleeping better, have lots of energy and my Asthma symptoms are much better. Every breath I take is a blessing, not using my inhaler is a blessing, not wheezing is a blessing. You can call me at (888) Nureet 1 or send me an e-mail at nureet51@hotmail.com. Your report sounds kind of nasty, maybe the company and some distributors are mammmmthe medicine/dtugs companies.

  • Posted By: nureetco1 @ 09/22/2008 4:19:41 PM

    I am using Monavie on daily basis. It gives me great benefits, I am feeling better, sleeping better, have lots of energy and my Asthma symptoms are much better. Every breath I take is a blessing, not using my inhaler is a blessing, not wheezing is a blessing. You can call me at (888) Nureet 1 or send me an e-mail at nureet51@hotmail.com. Your report sounds kind of nasty, maybe the company and some distributors are the medicine/dtugs companies.

  • Posted By: PCruzan @ 09/22/2008 11:35:17 AM

    Monavie is removing all mymonavie websites Friday Sept. 26th that have a My Story page. There will be a new design and your My Story page will be gone.

    Please send a request to Monavie asking them to Grandfather in the distributors who have promoted these pages. It will end our work with Monavie and cost us all a life long amount of income if they do this. Please reach out to everyone you know and ask them to plead to Monavie not to destroy our businesses. Contact Monavie: compliance@monavie.com

    I've been promoting the My Story page specifically for over 2 years and this move on Friday will simply take it down and essentially close my business and throw away all my work. I have promoted MY STORY and email address on cards, emails, etc. and have thousands of people who will assume my business is gone. As of this Friday it will be, along with thousands of others. This will cost me and all the distributors in my up line and down line a substantial amount of income. We must all request they not take down the foundation of our businesses that we have spent years building. They easily could, and should allow those of us who have paid for these pages be grandfathered in and change the look, allowing the My Story page to remain with the new look. We have invested years into this, and we do not think it's too much to ask. Simply taking down the URL that we have promoted for years is terribly unethical and will cost all of us the hard earned income we deserve. I have dedicated myself to this business and this is my only source of income for me and my family because I decided to pursue it full time over a year ago. I have worked very hard and I know you have also specifically promoted the My Story page. They say we should promote the new site! Why in the world would we do that, when they take away the site we've spent years building? Maybe if we get together and beg them not to ruin our businesses with this move they will listen. If new distributors see that those of us who got in early have an advantage with the My Story page, that will create an incentive for them to get in sooner. If this is not prevented, gather your payment history and establish the total damages you will incur over your lifetime as a result of this. There will be a class action lawsuit filed soon after this is done and damages are established. I'll be in touch. In the mean time, please send an email to the compliance department and tell everyone you know to complain about this and maybe we can stop it.

    Thank You,

    Paul Cruzan

  • Posted By: smellthejoe @ 09/22/2008 4:18:42 AM

    I was very interested in Acai and tried a lot of different juices (many people have listed in these comments) and nothing made any difference. I was trying to naturally alleviate joint pain I'd been suffering with for ten years after being cured of Lyme disease. After just two weeks of drinking MonaVie Active, my joint pain was gone. Don't confuse that statement for anything more than what it is. I drink MonaVie, my joint pain is gone. I never mentioned the word cure. How does it work? I could care less. I've been drinking it for over a year and will continue to drink it for the rest of my life. I have a very successful career and I am not out pushing this product but I am happy to give my testimonial when I see a need to combat ignorance.

    The article also talks about distributors not making money or less than $100 a week, well no duh, I am a distributor and so is anyone else just drinking the product. It's cheaper that way. Would you have me pay retail? Signing up as a distributor does not necessarily mean that you are chasing millions. It could be that the product works and your content to get on autoship and drink it forever. That is the sign of a solid product.

    This article is old news anyway. Check out this one on Fortune a year ago: http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/23/news/newsmakers/100172390.fortune/index.htm.

  • Posted By: md1027 @ 09/21/2008 11:58:39 AM

    Okay, there will always be naysayers. But please, get your facts straight. MonaVie does NOT CLAIM ANY MIRACULOUS BENEFITS. It does not claim to cure, diagnose, treat, mitigate AN"Y disease. However, if you give your body what it needs in terms of proper nutrition, it will repair. Your body is an amazing machine and MonaVie is building equity in YOUR HEALTH. Do you notice a difference in your car after you change your oil? No, but you do it anyway for Prevention for the longevity of your car. Monavei is Prevention for your health. Also, "common" fruite? I can go to any motheres market and get aloe fuice and mangosteen, but whre do you get camu camu, acerola cherrly, cupuacu, and more in noe drink? Again do your own due dilligence and you will see for yourself.

  • Posted By: jbosch @ 09/17/2008 4:15:44 PM

    Why are some individuals so resolved on their beleif that network marketing is somehow "less credible" than other marketing efforts? Companies like Monavie CHOOSE to market their products this way. Did you know that "Amway", the company so many here are discrediting is large enough in sales to have the "Amway Arena" named after them in Orlando Florida? Simlar to the "Staples" Center in Los Angeles, it took many Billions of dollars in sales to afford such a luxury. The reason they were able to do so is not in how they marketed the product, but whether or not they had SALES. Amway, similar to Staples, similar to Monavie...must be doing something right. I just no understand why some people will go so far out of their way, to go after, discredit, try to disprove, and downright slander, companies who choose to market this way. It is no different to your recommending a product to your friends. We all network whether we realize it or not. We recommend movies, restaurants, TV shows, hotels, etc. The fact that a company pays us to recommend something is no different to your job paying you a referral to recommend a new employee or giving you half off on a ticket if you buy more than one. I have to beleive that those that pursue so diligently these, legitimate business practices or companies, like Monavie...are either 1) totally misinformed or 2) totally negative people overall. You know its true, with some people...God himself could come down and say something is Blue and those people will disagree and say its not Blue, its Red, and that wasn't God. My advice to those with a dream: go for it and don't let others bring you down. They're the same bullies who made fun of kids who got good grades and tried. Here's a tip to negative people: If Monavie ever goes public, don't buy. Allow positive people only to buy. With sales exceeding $1 Billion in less than 3 years, I'm watching them.

  • Posted By: cantstandalier @ 09/06/2008 10:23:56 PM

    ACAI PLUS have you no shame?

    • Posted By: LowryMartin @ 09/15/2008 9:18:55 AM

      Can you contact me?
      "Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!"
      www.haveurcaketoo.com

  • Posted By: fooodman @ 09/14/2008 8:30:31 PM

    OK....so you have a monetary involvement with TriUnity International, which sounds like a multi-vitamin with some acai in it. Monavie users who are interested in drinking 100% juice to feel better can take other products if they so desire...unlike TriUnity, which loads you up on items which may have neglible benefit, because the FDA hasn't studied your suplements.

    So here's the thing...the arthritis in my hands is gone; I no longer need to drink coffee in the morning; I don't get an energy crash during the day and can stay up to watch the news at night. I haven't had a blemish on my face in a month. All by drinking 100% juice.

    I think I'll stick to the berries....you can take your chemicals!

  • Posted By: eco-focused @ 09/12/2008 7:52:08 PM

    Enough already! THE RIGHT-DEAL-RIGHT-HERE
    Jez, how many times are you going to post this same ad?

  • Posted By: brendandylan @ 09/12/2008 3:19:02 PM

    THIS COMPANY I PERSONALLY DON'T TRUST.THEY CHARGE $5.00 FOR WEEKLY MEETINGS. IMAGINE ALL OF THAT MONEY THAT IS GENERATED.WHY ARE THEY CHARGING $ THEY DIDN'T EVEN LET ANYONE TASTE THE PRODUCT. TALK ABOUT SHARING ! THEN THEY CHARGE YOU $39.00 TO JOIN ! WHY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE DROPOUT RATE IS VERY HIGH. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE THAT QUIT ARE TRYING TO GIVE THIS STUFF AWAY ON THE INTERNET FOR HALF THE PRICE. IT DOESN'T EVEN SAY IF IT IS ORGANIC OR RAW/LIVING. FREEZE-DRIED POWDER,COME ON PEOPLE ! $40.00/BOTTLE WAKE UP PEOPLE. HAVE STRONG MORALS,INTEGRITY,INTUITION TO TELL IF PEOPLE ARE TRUTHFUL.

  • Posted By: Report2FTC @ 09/10/2008 12:55:04 PM

    Is this what it means when the Reps tell you to take the time to research MonaVie. After reading the link I provided you will clearly see that MonaVie is a true scam that you would not associate friends and family with such disgusting people. Just by simply looking at another post by Lazymanandmoney.com I was able to find extensive amounts of research already done. According to public records already researched, too many of the company???s key people have questionable backgrounds with hard facts on The Owner, The Doctors or a so called Doctor, and the Sales Tool Rep. Spec

    I will focus on Dr. Lou Niles, also known as Louis B Niles:
    Dr. Niles is a founding member of MonaVie???s Medical Advisory Board is an end stage cancer Hospice Wellness Counselor and Cancer ialist who promotes MonaVie.

    The courtmartial case of the United States vs. Louis B. Niles, a former major in the California National Guard. with details on the rape committed by Louis B. Niles:
    http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/opinions/1996Term/95_0738.htm
    Notice also that the biographical information on Niles mentions nothing about his work experience prior to 1999, at which time he allegedly graduated from ???the Strengthening Health Institute in Philadelphia???. Prior to 1999, the only information was have is that he allegedly was a ???firefighter paramedic in San Diego California??? for 32 years.
    Read this information on Niles???s now defunct homepage and tell me that he isn???t a stuttering moron. This link is a residue of Niles??? past presence on the internet ??? an archived copy of his homepage that he presumably deleted to hide his tracks. Notice that it doesn???t mention a single word about Niles being a cancer specialist or treating cancer patients, and he doesn???t post a resume or any details about his training and qualifications.
    http://web.archive.org/web/20071115135129/http://www.naturehealsitsown.com
    http://web.archive.org/web/20071115134440/health.naturehealsitsown.com/
    He has no known clinical practice anywhere in the world, he has no internet presence that doesn???t involve Monavie (with a few notable exceptions to follow), and he was a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Quixtar which provided numerous examples of how he used flagrantly deceptive and illegal claims to promote Monavie.

    • Posted By: Report2FTC @ 09/10/2008 12:56:36 PM

      After reading the court case on Dr. Niles, and reading about Dr. Alexander G. Schauss on The National Council Against Health Fraud, and other court cases on FDA and SEC website on the Owner of MonaVie Dallin Larsen, I don't see why anyone would get involved in MonaVie. You have to be brain dead or just plain dumb. That is enough info to run and run fast and far away from Monavie as possible. MonaVie supports Fraud, Liars, Rapist and Criminals on their executive board. Are these the kind of people you want to operate your business with? Also do yourself a favor and spend a couple of days researching all of the parent companies or companies that preceded MonaVie with some of the exact same executives running the show with the same old FDA and SEC warnings prior to MonaVie. MonaVie is not a reputable company to ever be involved with. Run!!!!

  • Posted By: eco-focused @ 09/09/2008 9:07:22 PM

    Mona Vie vs Shaklee - My Experience
    I have always been health conscience and believe you can not get everything you need in today's diet. Who eats 7-9 servings of fruits and vegetables? After taking Shaklee food supplements for many years, I was very open minded about attending a Mona Vie party as Shaklee doesn't have Acai in any of their products that I am aware of. #1 I didn't mind the taste of Mona Vie, but my boyfriend hated it. #2 This particular party went on for 3 hours! Worse than a time share. We kick ourselves for not walking out after the first hour. We didn't want to offend family friends. If they were in charge, I know they would have been much more considerate of the guest???s time. My friends were not allowed to because they were not at the "level" of heading a meeting. #3. After drinking 2 oz of Mona Vie for 3 days, I broke out in hives. I have problems with sulfites or maybe it is the acai berry or some other fruit in the mix . #4. Mona Vie has 2 types of preservatives, one is relatively harmless the other, is sodium benzoate. #5 It was mentioned in the meeting that the juice must be consumed quickly as spoilage is a problem. The juice basically "turns in to benzene.??? huh? Anyway, I gave it a try and it seems to help a lot of people but I'm sticking with Shaklee's Vivix. It is packed with resveratrol and polyphenols and you only take 1 teaspoon a day. Here is a company information link: http://www.shaklee.net/ecology_enterprises/product/21000

    • Posted By: MLM Dude Guy @ 09/10/2008 10:20:01 AM

      That's all well and good, but Shaklee is just a wee little company with annual sales of $146.7 million per year, according to their March 2007 sales report. They have been around since 1956, hmmm, if I was looking at the Shaklee business model and then the MonaVie business model I would choooooooooose MONAVIE!! It's obvious that the Shaklee model does not work so well, What Shaklee does in one year, MonaVie does in a few months. This is a free country, and so are all the countries where MonaVie is sold.


      If you didn't like the tasting party, well then just leave. I have left many presentations and not stayed until the end, no biggy. So then, if you didn't like the tasting party method then don't do it. I know tons of people that do great in MonaVie and they have never attended or hosted a tasting party. It's all about personal choice and personal style. Your style of schlocking your Shaklee product is to tear down another product like MonaVie so that you can raise your Shaklee product above it, because your Vivix or whatever it's called simply doesn't stand on its own. The company annual sales are proof of that. Have a nice day.

  • Posted By: LivingLifetoitsfullest @ 09/09/2008 1:02:47 PM

    it is a great product and I don't spend $150 a month on celebrex anymore. My skin has also benefited. It works for me, so I drink it. I don't push others into trying it. I tell them about my health and it's up to them. I really don't care that others are making money at it. McDonald's has made millions getting people to buy franchises and sell french fries. So what people are making money selling juice. Making an income doing something you love is okay. It's the ones that push others too hard that give all companies a bad rep. If it's getting this much attention, hmmm, it may be worth trying for yourself.

  • Posted By: LC08 @ 09/05/2008 4:38:21 PM

    Orrin Woodward Scamway ex leader brought his scamless selling methods over to Monavie and his followers. I can see why this ScamaVie is so looked down upon. If you did enough research on the owner of Monavie, you would not want anything to do with MonaVie knowing one day the SEC of FDA will come crashing in. MonaVie is turning into the new Amway with the same old people and same old selling tools with a worthless product.

    • Posted By: GetYourFactsRight @ 09/07/2008 7:40:19 PM

      Interesting how people that fail in networking have to blame everyone but themselves.

      • Posted By: LC08 @ 09/08/2008 8:29:53 AM

        The problem with your statement is I never been involved in these schemes. I just find it interesting that the top 3 blogs, including this one, I read on Monavie have so many facts about the bad credentials with the people that are invovled with Monavie. Hard Facts!!! I don't see why anyone would waste their time in ScamaVie. If anyone is seriously thinking that MonaVie, would be a good business to get in, do yourself a favor and spend a couple of days researching all of these parent companies or companies that preceded MonaVie with some of the exact same executives running the show with the same old FDA and SEC warnings.

        Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

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