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[jobplus]

I am getting some opinions about Melaleuca. I am drawn to the idea of having safer, less toxic chemicals in my cleaning supplies, makeup etc. especially in light of all the press about toxic chemicals in common household items. The lady that I talked to wasn't pushy at all. You can be just a customer (which I like) and it isn't too expensive, but I happen to want to at least make enough money to pay for what I am buying. What do you think?

[Success]

If you do a search on this forum you will get lots of opinions about the company. Was a company that I looked into when I was looking for something.....was not impressed with what I was told.
Why don't they mention Melaleuca on their sites?
This is one of the first questions I had... What's the big secret, anyway? Apparently, it's not a secret, but Melaluca has strict Internet marketing rules. It was explained to me that Melaleuca is protective of their brand name and how it is used in commerce. Until they find a way to carefully monitor how the brand is represented on the Internet, they are very conservative about how they let marketing executives promote it online.

What do I get for my monthly fee?
I was told product....why do I need to be forced to pay a monthly fee to buy product. If I am going to promote the product then I will buy it on my own.

I found the answer to these questions with Watkins, who have been around for 138 years, they have no problem letting me use the Watkins name when advertising. Watkins has biodegradable cleansers, along with other great products. There is a small startup and yearly fee other then that you order when you want, what you want. I also have a great support from the Watkins and Summit Group Team. If you would like to research Watkins opportunity click on my signature for more info.

Sue

[cashflow]

I like the products and if you work hard at it you can make some money. Depends how consistant you are at it. Great company and support.

Why would you go to Melaleuca over Amway?

Okay:
Melaleuca doesn't require you to buy unwanted tapes, CD's, books, and go to meetings.

Melaleuca has been used for over 40,000 years by the Aborigines in Australia, by westerners since the 1700's, and in more products since 1985.

Melaleuca Inc. has never had to disguise its operations under another name due to bad press and image.

Melaleuca's products are WAY superior to Amways in every way! (I was an Amway customer/rep over 20 years ago and they still owe me money!)

You can SEE the difference with Melaleuca's products within a very short time period (for problems like smelly drains for example). Also, if you use Melaleuca for any length of time, and then try to go back to your old brands, you'll see why Melaleuca is the best choice! You'll smell, taste and notice the difference!

Whether you decide to do Melaleuca just as a customer or as a business, is your choice. What I like about Melaleuca is the fact that ANYONE can sign up to do business for FREE! Whether you join the business side of it or not is irrelevant, as the member's fee is still the same regardless!

Aegist - "If anything, at least you know Amway are a market stayer..." - true, over 75 years in business I believe. But, they've disguised themselves many times (Quixtar, Excelsior to name just two more recent ones). Also, they've lost profits year on year. They can't keep a good retention rate of either customers or reps. (2 people I signed up in 1987 made it to Diamonds, and a year or so later, just disappeared from Amway! I later found out that they were over $100,000 in debt because of Amway and broken promises made by dubious uplines. Amway was seeking them out to ORDER them back into the business!).

Melaleuca hasn't seen a single downturn in profits for the 20 years it's been in operation. They adhere to the FDA's rule very seriously, and market products for other companies that provide consumers with safer, less toxic products at superior quality and better prices! They've been number 1 in Fortune 500 listings for 5 years consistently. There's no pressure to build your business, buy tapes or books etc, and the products REALLY DO make a difference!

I can't say what Amway is like now, but my experience with them was all bad. My experience with Melaleuca has been nothing but sweet for over 2 years! (And I make just enough money each month from friends' orders to cover my own product costs!)

[paulie]

I was a rep for them briefly. Here is the good & bad: Good - the products are mostly very good and of high quality. As someone mentioned, the company has had 20 years of growth. Bad - Even as a "preferred customer", one MUST buy at least 50 units of product monthly. That actuaslly works out to about $65 per month after conversion to dollars, plus shipping. That was not made clear to me, and I received, and was biolled for, some unwanted products when I went a month without buying something - mainly because I didn't need anything that month (duh). I was not the only one confused by this policy as many similar complaints are on another business review site. As a consumer, I shouldn't be forced to pay $30 to have the "honor" of buying a company's products , then be forced to spend $65 each month thereafter. What store does that to a customer? I finally sent them a handwritten cancellation notice and they dropeed me like a hot potato.

[jobplus]

Whatever you decide to do just make sure you believe in the product and are in it for the long haul. If you jump into this (or any opportunity) just "luke warm" you will fail and you will be out of pocket a lot of cash. So, investigate it and decide that you have a passion for it or don't even bother. Take it from someone who has been "luke warm" many, many times and it has cost me many, many dollars. It's not the vendor's fault that their affiliates don't succeed. It's up to you to want to make that business successful

[davidjames]

My wife spent more than she earned. Before I met her she tried to take it on but in the end they were very
stringent to their online marketing and required a lot of different things before you actually saw any cash.

[samsar]

My wife spent more than she earned. Before I met her she tried to take it on but in the end they were very
stringent to their online marketing and required a lot of different things before you actually saw any cash.

I did the same thing, bought more than I earned, though I did love the products..obviously. I joined them years ago and new nothing about online advertising at that time, so it never worked for me.

[ashleigh]

I've heard great things about the products but anyone I've ever spoken to about the business opportunity has not been impressed. They didn't like having to buy products every month nor were they pleased with the compensation plan. Before joining the company I'm with now, I thought about joining, spoke with a few Reps during their $1 start up period and then found out about the monthly product costs. I don't clean enough nor do I have a home big enough to have to buy products every month.

The key to being successful in any business is believing in the product you are promoting. If you enjoy using Mela products and would be fine working extremely hard to build up a team big enough to give you a solid income, go for it.