MonaVie?

Hello CLR

Would be happy to tell you more about the product, company, acai, business, etc. I just visited their corporate office in Utah last week and will also be heading down to Brazil to research the acai in March. Feel free to email me and we can catch up over the phone or in person (im in SF)

Cheers, Matt

mattwb@gmail.com

It actually has 18 fruits including the acai berry. AND there is no "warm shrimp" product. It is added liquid glucosamine which is now derived from plant matter rather than shellfish.

The product is AMAZING!!!!!!

Email me and I can send you a link for further information.

mrbbowers@yahoo.com

Hi CLR,

Just started using and marketing MonaVie and feel very comfortable with the product.  Got into it for health reasons and five weeks later I have some very positive results. Better focus, energy,sleep patterns, skin and some beginning relief for joint pain.  An excellent company to associate with and the people who signed me up and first class. No disappointments at all.  Did lots of research before diving in and it reinforced my first impressions.  Give it a chance. You will be glad you did.   Mike M

Be happy to answer questions:  mmcraney@comcast.net

For balanced discussion, I'll refer you to three sites: 

1 - Newsweek -  MonaVie Acai Juice: Cure-All or Marketing Scheme? | Newsweek Environment | Newsweek.com

Q2 - uack watch:  Consumers Warned of Web-Based Açai Scams

After the "miracle juice" claims of acerola cherry in the 80's, Noni juice in the ealry 90's, pomegranate and blueberry at the turn of the century, it's now the turn of Acai berry.  No doubt that the berry itself is full of antioxidants.  But do your research and decide where you want to spend your money: in a healthy balanced diet or yet one more "miracle cure."  

3 - Follow the discussion at  MONAVIE HORROR!

I let you be the judge. 

Monavie is a juice that is distributed through Network Marketing, which is the way that many fine health foods and drinks not sold in stores are distributed in our modern marketplace. 

Unfortunately, too many people refer to network marketing as a “scheme” or a scam, without understanding it.  If the healthy food or drink network marketing company does not produce a product, or products of value that can’t be obtained elsewhere for less money, then it probably is a scam.  However, when anyone buys something at a store, then they have just been part of a network marketing “scheme” of some type.
 
Let’s take a look at the usual marketing scheme that Americans participate in every day.  For typical corporations, the manufacturer is at the top of the pyramid, the CEO is next to the top, followed by shareholders, employees, advertising agencies, the actors or celebrities promoting the products, shipping companies, stores, store managers and all the other employees are part of this “network marketing scheme” while the customer is way down at the bottom pay for all that.

Granted, some network marketing schemes offer nothing of value, only more people to sign up and make money for the guy at the top.  If the company produces only one product, and doesn’t manufacture it themselves, then be suspicious.

I don’t know if Monavie makes their own product or if they have a third party manufacturer.  I’m sure one of the distributors can answer that.  I know people who have used Monavie and say it was good, but couldn’t be real specific about results.  I also know former Monavie distributors who never made any money and dropped out.  Also, they didn’t love the product enough to keep using it if they weren’t making any money off of it.  This is true with every network marketing company.  People get excited in the beginning then realize how difficult it is to convince their friends, neighbors and relatives that they have found the fountain of youth.  Often, these well intentioned distributors gain tremendous health benefits, but think that once they’re healthy they can stop using the product.  So, they quit before the payoff comes physically and financially.

Some Network Marketing Or MLM (Multi-Level Marketing ) companies offer a real business opportunity for those who wish to work in the field of health and wellness.  However, like any business, it takes hard work. If the sales pitch is all about making millions of dollars without hard work and without solid product focus, then run the other way.