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MonaVie False Claims

Type in "Monavie" in the search field on Facebook. You will find numerous false claims. It is clearly stated that making claims that Monavie cures anything is illegal. Nothing has been proven about this Jesus juice. It is a cult and all of its members are zombies that follow scam artists like Orrin and Dallin. Here are some examples of why this disaster should be shut down:
WORDS ARE SPELLED INCORRECTLY BECAUSE I TYPED THEM EXACTLY AS THE POST WAS.
Suzanne Boshart: "Anyone with any health issues should go on Monavie. It saved my life!"

Monavie West Palm Beach: "People have inflamation in there bodies, joint pain, fibromyaliga, heart disease, and more. Heal your body with Monavie and have the fruits do the work.

Monavie West Palm Beach: "Along with school supplies stock your cabinets with monavie. keep kids in school no more runny noses etc. keep parents at work. healthy way is the best way.

Monavie West Palm Beach: "Health with wealth. Who's with me?

These people are absolutely insane and they will say anything to get someone to sign up. It is complete garbage and I cannot believe people actually buy into it. It is nothing more than a pyramid scheme. Virtually no direct selling. Their time will run out soon, hopefully before they lose everything they had.

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Inogirl
Reno, US
Nov 28, 2011 8:00 pm EST

Personal stories are not claims. Syatic nerve 95% (of original pain) pain free... Tennis Elbow...gone. 2 trips per week to chiropractor...stopped. Personal Story!

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nyc yoli hater
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Sep 24, 2010 8:32 am EDT

now your talkin bother! i used to be dead! and now i'm typing to you!

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MonaVie Serious Illness

Horrible health scare and illness reaction to consuming this product! Swollen lymph node in my right arm followed by huge purple streakings up and down the arm. The bones in my hand and arm ached for days. Thought I had cancer or organ failure because after the purple streaks went away (when I stopped ingesting this product) a yellowly jaundice color remained almost like brusining. But the pain of the the joints and bones of my arm and hand were almost intolerable. I wasn't sure of the cause of this devasting health scare until I stopped using Monavie. Once I resumed injesting this "toxic poison" to my body, the described symptoms immediately returned.

I encourage anyone else with a similar reaction to Monavie to step forward and share in a hopeful class action greivance and complaint against this Company. They need to be held accountable for inflicting this pain and suffering I have been forced to endure.

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kbreen
Surrey Hills, AU
Dec 24, 2013 5:09 am EST

Monavie for me caused hyperactivity, insomnia and anxiety. Couldn't possibly have been my imagination. Definitely a sign of a chemical intolerance!

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mary aguilar
Waterford, US
Nov 12, 2012 4:44 am EST

My grandaughter has lymphoma now! She was drinking it like water cause my daughter sold it ! My daughter had enlarged lymph noids also.

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Lynette A
Bega, AU
Feb 19, 2011 1:38 am EST
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my friend is selling this product and has been trying to get me to drink it...after 5 days i ended up in bed for 2 days. Headaches, upset stomach, and asthma playing up...so i went online to check out the additives..330..citric acid...can lead to cancer and intestinal upset...211..Benzoate preservative...cancer, headaches, asthma, hyperactivity, rashes, intestinal upset...202...sorbate preservative...headaches, intestinal upset, asthma, liver damage, and people with kidney and heart problems shouldn't take it.
http://www.additivealert.com.au/search.php
http://fedupwithfoodadditives.info/information/additives.htm
http://home.iprimus.com.au/foo7/additives.html#211
http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/archive/index.php/t-68226.html

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nyc yoli hater
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Sep 24, 2010 8:01 am EDT

andj you needd to pray to god!

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nyc yoli hater
, US
Sep 24, 2010 7:43 am EDT

it's bc you didn't work enough! jk. sorry about the symptoms

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MonaVie cancellation

how do i cancel my monavie account? i can't find www.cancel@monavie.com it's like they're playing games with us.i'm getting rather pissed off. mrs. debbie mcgee

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Inogirl
Reno, US
Nov 28, 2011 8:24 pm EST

Call Customer Service! Go to your Virtual Office and chose to cancel autoship! So many complaints about how they can't make it stop! Instead of being lazy & writing on a forum, pick up a phone. And for this post above me...Really you think that's going to work?!?

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Lillian Bonilla
Hamden, US
Jan 24, 2011 5:50 pm EST

my name is Lillian Bonilla, please cancel my membership to monavie. thank u.

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nyc yoli hater
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Sep 24, 2010 8:02 am EDT

god woudnt want you to canecel

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Carol Shumaker
South Bend, US
Nov 02, 2009 7:43 pm EST

Why do I need to give you my visa # to cancel my order? This is stupid. Carol Shumaker

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MonaVie Monavie scam!

Monavie is a pyramid marketing scheme!

Monavie uses the term multi-level marketing (MLM). It is the same concept as a pyramid scheme. It is a legal way to scam unsuspecting people. The only way to become successful in this scheme is to cheat other people by promising them financial independence. This is the number one way to recruit new members. In reality, the new distributors have a very slim chance in making any profits from this scheme.

In the case of Monavie, its' own 2007 income disclosure statement says that "fewer than 1 percent qualified for commissions and of those, only 10 percent made more than $100 a week".1 In other words, only 0.1% of the distributors see any income from this venture. As such, it is extremely difficult to make any money as a distributor for Monavie.

For example to earn a commission of $300 you have to sell 30 cases or 300 bottles, which they refer to as 3, 000 GSV, each bottle is worth anywhere from $37 (standard pricing) to $27 (bulk pricing), which means you have to recruit at least 30 of your friends/family to buy on a weekly basis at least 4 bottles each. This calculation is based on the pricing and compensation data from their website.2

When you go to a Monavie meeting the first thing they will do is show you testimonials and photos of people in front of nice cars, homes, and yachts. The last thing they talk about is the actual business behind the product. This is to appeal to your emotions and to distract you from the real business. Once you're emotions are worked up it is harder to think logically. This is how they bring people to sign up.

Pay attention to the numbers. To see the truth recreate the financial model behind the distributors compensation structure. Do not get distracted by the sales presentation. They will use language like, "we do not sell... we share" (if that were the case then Monavie should be free of charge for everyone, all the time).

CLUE: The average distributor will never see any money from this company.

The real winner here is Monavie. Because they manage to create 5 million sales distributors, who are also customers, without the overhead burden of a traditional sales force. These people are all hoping to make money when in reality

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Wigan, GB
Aug 19, 2010 2:51 pm EDT
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Sorry, I can't comment about that Meg9, all I can say is that like with all businesses from time to time some people will have a bad customer service experience, take BT for example, a very well respected UK company who have thousands of satisfied customers and yet they still manage to have hundreds of complaints with poor service, me being one of them...

Bad service is no reason to call a company a scam, BT is not a scam, neither is Monavie!

Why are you sending your products back anyway? If I had sponsord you into the business I would have bought the products from you as I drink and share the juice, and always have the need for more...

As an ex British Army PTI (Physical Training Instructor) I fully appreciate the need for good nutrition which is what MonaVie produce with their variety of products!

I hope that helps you :-)

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Meg9
Carpenter, US
Aug 19, 2010 12:45 pm EDT

If it's not a scam how come I can't get my money back for a unauthorized and returned shipment? Customer Service sucks at Monavie and I am totally turned off on the product.

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Wigan, GB
Apr 27, 2010 6:03 am EDT
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Thanks for your comments.

To be blunt you are obviously one of them people who do not research their information thoroughly and does not understand the notion of hard work and what it takes to build a business! Yes there are people in the MonaVie who will not earn an income from it, but that is not because the company or the system does not work it is because they have stopped trying to build their business.

This is not a get rich quick scheme; it is an opportunity to start a part time business for very little monetary investment and not too much personal time. It is a business so yes there are going to be costs involved, any business requires some investment, as an example if you want to start cleaning windows, you will need to spend some money on a bucket a sponge and some form of transport...

This is not a scam!
1. Network Marketing has nothing to do with pyramid selling which is illegal, there is a UK company who operate a Network Marketing system to sell/market their products/services and are registered as a PLC company who are in the top 250 companies on the London Stock Exchange, do you think the London Stock Exchange would allow a company who is engaged in any illegal activities to operate within one of the most respected worldwide trading entities!
Quite simply Network Marketing companies chose to reward their (distributors) sales force from profits rather than spend money on advertising, which only benefits the various advertising companies.

2. Looking at MonaVie as a company, Ernst & Young a very respectable worldwide company would not present the CEO of a company the award of entrepreneur of the year if he or the company was engaged in any form of illegal or unethical activities!

3. MonaVie's products are not presented as any form of cure etc, they are promoted as nutritional beverage, which they are, i.e. If your body has a good nutritional intake then your body functions better!

I hope this highlights some peoples misunderstanding of Network Marketing and in particular MonaVie and the way in which they choose to market their products...

Kind Regards
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MonaVie BLEEDING

I was hospitalized for 6 days . I had been drinking monavie for about 6
weeks. I started vomiting a juice colored liquid that smelled like mona vie. I did not realize it was mixed with blood. I need 7 transfusions and almost died. I did not think it could be the juice, but
after reading other peoples bleeding stories about monavie, i believe
the juice caused the bleeding. If anyone else has had an episode like mine, please contact. Ann

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pcshappygirl33
zeeland, US
Apr 28, 2010 3:22 pm EDT

my email is pcshappygirl33@yahoo.com

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Salt Lake City, US
Aug 06, 2009 3:23 pm EDT

If you have been Injured From this product Mona Vie Please Call ASAP I have growing list of consumers that have suffered the same Leave your email So that I may contact you .

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MonaVie Unauthorized shipment

Hated the product. Was told that it was sugar-free and had no preservatives. It had sugar and had such a bad aftertaste that I could not get it down. Was urged by the person who signed me up to try it for another 60 days. I sent MonaVie an email cancelling my March 2009 order in plenty of time. They shipped the order and charged my credit card. When I complained, they intercepted the shipment and charged me $26.20 for shipping. Do not do business with this company. Their product is not natural and they are a scam. I should have known better, but when you are sick and disabled, you will try anything to try to feel better. Taking advantage of disabled people on social security will not win them a seat in the ethics hall of fame. I can only hope that enough people are warned before signing up with these thieves. I would love to receive information about all of the sites and bulletin boards available for posting to warn everyone about these people. STAY AWAY FROM MLMs. They only make the people at the top rich!

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Inogirl
Reno, US
Nov 28, 2011 7:50 pm EST

Customer service has been great, never encountered an issue they were not willing to work with MonaVie Cherie. It really is simple. Anybody who thinks that they can send an email to a large corporation, and have their wishes granted in a heartbeat is a fool. Take responsibility for following proper protocol for handling an issue instead of trying to take the easy way out & then point the fingers.

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Meg9
Carpenter, US
Aug 19, 2010 12:40 pm EDT

I too had a unauthorized case shipped. It was also intercepted and returned but I can't seem to get my refund. I fear I have been scammed. The extra energy the product offered is not near equal to all the aggravation I've spent in telephone calls and emails trying to get this resolved. Turned me off entirely on the company and product.

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MonaVieCherie
Tallahassee, US
Sep 17, 2009 1:19 pm EDT

The product does work... and it's not hard to turn off autoship. Just takes 24hours before the shipment is to go out and just the click of a button on the computer. So, this can't be true. I'm a consumer myself and I've never EVER had an issue changing my order.

Also... the product is all natural... and it does work. It has for me. So... you just must not know how to turn off the autoship setting, because it's REALLY simple.

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SaidiSmeenk
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Jul 12, 2009 11:26 am EDT
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Hola R Siegel,

How long did you do Monavie?
What is the reason that you did do Monavie?
Why didn't you research on the internet about Monavie?
Who did give you the information?
What kind of information did you get?

Why didn't your upline invest with you, did would be a great case if it works?

Thanks,
chau
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MonaVie misrepresentation/intimidation

My girlfriend has built up several MLM distributorships with other companies so when she heard of this one she went to a presentation. She came home screaming about the fraud.

A couple connected to her hopeful sponsor were out of Oakdale and she said the man is huge, sick and disgusting in appearance and wife looks like she has a drug problem. Not a great example for what this juice does for you.

In her short time spent there she caught too many conflicting stories and claims by this couple which lost her trust. Another distributor told her the woman tried to pass herself off as a nursing graduate, but knows jack and has worked in finance instead. The truth was out in the group that the two are out of work and desperately pushing MonaVie, to the point complaints have been made about the man and his attempts to harrass and intimidate distributors.

My girlfriend thouroughly has researched MonaVie's public financial records. She knows they went from 91, 000 dist to just over 60, 000 this past year and that some Rubys have seen under $1000 in a year. All of this denied and lied about at the meeting and when directly asked.

This MLM is limited to one product, the berry product. This limits any true demand or flexibility is filling needs of a variety of people. The way it is set up, it's distributors are desparate.

I read some distributor on here claiming a client of his could not stop drinking the juice because her body needs it. Hmmm, so, I guess when I drink 6 cokes in a day I am doing it because it is sooo nutritious?

With this economy, predators are desperate to feed on the down and out. Beware of people who are as despearate or more than you to get ahead and want to do it at your expense.

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Inogirl
Reno, US
Nov 28, 2011 8:10 pm EST

I agree with Team Player. There are bad apples in every bunch. As for the products there are a variety of products. The Essential juice is great for kids, Active is great for those with the aches & pains. (M)Mun is for those who are sick often, also great for kids. Pulse is FDA approved to lower your cholesterol which is also god for heart health. RVL is great weight management option, there are many success stories from those who follow the routine.

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nyc yoli hater
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Sep 24, 2010 8:37 am EDT

60000! danny says theyre are over [protected]! dont be hatin 10000000people cant be wrong!

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team player
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Apr 02, 2010 9:07 am EDT

I am a part of an organization called team, and our product is monavie.I love the product. With our system we do not stalk up on juice, just buy a case a month, which is enough for our family.I am soryy that you had a bad experience with your upline. Mine are wonderful, i am a gold exectutive and do make money each week, and have alot of friends that share the same opinion!

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MonaVie Scam

I was approached by my sister a year and a half ago to try this nutritional beverage. I knew my sister who was health conscious would not recommend a bad product so I tried it. I liked the taste & the 19 ingredients were all fruits, unlike most juices which the first ingredient is water then sugar. I went online to do some research and foud out what a great product it was and that it even had science to back it up. I also found some idiots at so called SCAM sites that I was smart enough to figure out wouldn’t make it in anything in life because they’re always looking for the negative in everything and or how to make an easy buck without working hard calling a bottle of juice costing $4.52 for what’s equal to the amount of antioxidants contained in 13 servings of common fruits & vegetables a SCAM. What a joke. I earned $925 my first 4 weeks with MonaVie by simply doing what my sister told me to do. She only did what her friend to her to do and so on. I made a list of everyone I knew and invited them to my house to SHARE a great product with them. Some of my friends and family decided to try it also so they enrolled as distributors to receive the product at wholesale vs. retail. Some where smart enough to take it twice a day everyday and noticed they slept better, had more energy and it even helped with aches and pains. Others had even better results which I’m not allowed to say. It’s funny how people are mentally trained to take pills for everything but they don’t call Tylenol a SCAM when the headache doesn’t go away? I then helped those that wanted to do the same SHARE the product with their friends and family and so on and so on. After 4 months I reached a level called Gold Executive which means you’re earning an average $52, 969 per year PART TIME. Kept SHARING some more and after one year reached Ruby Executive which is an average $103, 891 per year PART TIME. Is that a SCAM? Letting other people know about a product that the company believes in so much that they decided to get it out in the hands of people by friends telling friends vs. TV, Radio, NewsPaper? Yup those of us who consume and SHARE MonaVie are your typical stupid people. The top 5% who instead of crying & complaining, get out there and do some work. We don’t give up when a couple of idiots tell us no I’m not interested (because they know they can’t do it) or that won’t work. So to everyone who has written on this Blog & all others out there. Keep wasting your time complaining; see where that’s gotten you. MonaVie will keep growing making more & more people healthier & wealthier & you…? Complaining & writing about something you know nothing about. You just don’t get it do you? Keep waiting for the government & the “chosen one” to bail you out. :)

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Mr. Shorter
Palm Springs, US
Feb 01, 2010 5:25 am EST

Shame on ALL of the contributors to this website who use this venue to endorse Monavie instead of ultilizing it as a hopeful source of greivance and complaint. This is a complaint website, not an endorsement one so please be consciously responsible for those of us who have bonafide complaints with this Company and save your pollyana joy, salvation and redemption of your involvement in this for a self-help group of others that shallowly share in your misguided philosphy.

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bassboss48
Lake Stevens, US
Feb 22, 2011 1:28 am EST

I don't know much about monovie but I know that it killed the bacteria in the bone in my girlfriends foot when antibiotics wouldn't. Because of that we have 3 people that want to try it and we aren't trying to sell anything. To speak to the comment about an an apple, like someone said, all in how you word it. Not me, not you or anyone else goes to the store and buys 1 apple for 75 cents. So tag on 5-7 dollars for the bag of apples you buy and oh yeah, don't forget the $3, 48 a gallon for gas that got you there and you don't get all the other wonderful nutrients in that apple either! Since we all don't have time to figure all that out and run and shop for all those things and somebody did and packaged it, you do have to pay for the convienence, just like 7/11! To those of you who want to say that the marketing is a pyrimid scheme, pyrimids are illegal and I bet you already know that it isn't a pyrimid or they wouldn't be in buisness! Its called multi level marketing and it does work successfully and it works the same way for everyone who actully puts in the effort. If you sponsor 20 people who do nothing then you will make nothing. There are alot of people who say they want to make money, but they don't want to put in the effort it takes. Like the guy above who has all the success numbers on monovie, guess what, only 3% of the people in the united states are successful! The rest are dead broke or within 3 months of being that! When you put those numbers up suddenly a small percentage of people in a single company dont look so bad but if your looking for an excuse why your not doing it that sounds good doesn't it? Hey guys, I'm not in this buisness and so far I don't sell it, but I use it and it is good and I know about multilevel marketing and it works but it is just like everything else in life, it aint free and it aint always easy. If you want to talk about a scam that all of you willingly participate try going to work every day for the man and what you don't give him you give to IRS by way of about 51% of your income in taxes and there aiming at more and none of you even whimper! If you want to talk about something illegal try that on for size and do something about it!

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nyc yoli hater
, US
Sep 24, 2010 8:06 am EDT

you aer all hatin look at your coprate job is a scam you work you hoel life and coe take all the money iused to work for the man too eveyday i had to pay him to work there and he just toolk all the money and ran.

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La Habra, US
Sep 20, 2009 4:18 pm EDT

Superjuices don’t come close when comparing costs for antioxidants. Example: A day’s serving of MonaVie (4 oz.) is $7.20 ($45/bottle) or as low as $3.20 a day (at $20 – distributor’s cost) A single Delicious Red Apple costs about $0.75

For MonaVie, that gives you a ORAC of 2, 698 umoles (29.57 ml per oz times 4 oz.times 22.81 according to AIBMR). That also gives you a total phenolics (all antioxidants) for the day, of 175 mg. for 4 oz.

The 22.81 ORAC and 1.48 mg phenolics are from the MonaVie-sponsored study by AIBMR Life Sciences.

Now compare it to a SINGLE Red Delicious Apple. Average weight 150 gms.
Total ORAC per apple: 6, 413 umoles. (42.75 umoles times 150 gms)
Total phenolics (total antioxidants): 520 mg per apple. Apple data from USDA ORAC Table of Selected Foods – 2007

SUMMARY: ORAC: MonaVie: 2, 698 Apple: 6, 413
PHENOLICS: MonaVie: 175 mg Apple: 520 mg
COST: MonaVie: $3.20 to $7.20 per day Apple: $0.75/day"

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Shopaholic24
, US
Sep 19, 2009 7:58 pm EDT

I love Monavie, can't go a day without it...for all the complainers I hope they are getting their fruits and veggies!

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BillGoulddAGMS
Denver, US
Sep 07, 2009 9:03 pm EDT

Please note that no scientific study by an independent group has been able to validate that Monavie is even a healthy alternative to a vegetarian rich diet. Also, the way they sell their product through a multi-level marketing scheme will not yield any profits to the average distributor.

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Please note that Monavie is a SCAM!

Monavie uses the term multi-level marketing (MLM) as a way to sell their product. MLM is the same concept as a pyramid scheme. It is a legal way to scam unsuspecting people. The only way to become successful in this scheme is to cheat other people by promising them financial independence. This is the number one way to recruit new members. In reality, the new distributors have a very slim chance in making any profits from this scheme.

In the case of Monavie, its' own 2007 income disclosure statement says that "fewer than 1 percent qualified for commissions and of those, only 10 percent made more than $100 a week".1 In other words, only 0.1% of the distributors see any income from this venture. As such, it is extremely difficult to make any money as a distributor for Monavie.

For example to earn a commission of $300 you have to sell 30 cases or 300 bottles, which they refer to as 3, 000 GSV, each bottle is worth anywhere from $37 (standard pricing) to $27 (bulk pricing), which means you have to recruit at least 30 of your friends/family to buy on a weekly basis at least 4 bottles each. This calculation is based on the pricing and compensation data from their website.2

When you go to a Monavie meeting the first thing they will do is show you testimonials and photos of people in front of nice cars, homes, and yachts. The last thing they talk about is the actual business behind the product. This is to appeal to your emotions and to distract you from the real business. Once you're emotions are worked up it is harder to think logically. This is how they bring people to sign up.

Pay attention to the numbers. To see the truth recreate the financial model behind the distributors compensation structure. Do not get distracted by the sales presentation. They will use language like, "we do not sell... we share" (if that were the case then Monavie should be free of charge for everyone, all the time).

CLUE: The average distributor will never see any money from this company.

The real winner here is Monavie. Because they manage to create 5 million sales distributors, who are also customers, without the overhead burden of a traditional sales force. These people are all hoping to make money when in reality

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mrthermister
Corona, US
Sep 03, 2009 4:46 pm EDT

Good job. You go!. There are winners, and whiners. Winners don't whine, and whiners don't win. Winners don't quit and whiners do quit. People can ALWAYS find something negative about something. Out of millions of people SOMEBODY is going to complain, but Monavie hasn't won so many awards as a fluke. There is a reason Monavie is #1 in Inc. Magazine (Food & Beverage). It can't be a scam, and be #1. It can't be a scam and be the official drink of the Anaheim Angels, the Boston Red Sox, and the Utah Jazz. It can't be a scam and have just won the Utah Business Fast 50 awards program for the fastest growing company in Utah, where Utah is the fastest growing economy in the US. It can't be a scam and have been granted the ONLY US patent #7, 563, 465 for the acai berry processing procedure. If Redbull can be banned in 6 countries (and nobody is complaining about Redbull), and Coke cleans your toilet, then Monavie can have it's detractors and still be a legitimate, worthwhile, viable company to be a part of.

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Rockville, US
Jun 04, 2009 10:37 pm EDT

Actually, from the research I've done about this product, "...[of] which I'm not allowed to say" means that they 'believe' MonaVie is responsible for curing many ailments other than aches and pains. They are "not allowed to say" because these claims of miracle cures can in no way be backed by the FDA or any other administration. Does it mean it's not true? Who knows.

But I do know this - as a distributor trying to hawk their product to anyone and everyone who's interested, they would like to have you believe it is a miracle product; however they will be held liable in the court of law if they were to claim that it cured cancer (for example), when, in no way, that can be proven by any health organization.

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john kupiec
Providence, US
Feb 22, 2009 9:41 pm EST
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when you speak about the certain benefits of monavie you mention that "others had even better results which i'm not allowed to say". if the product is so good, why can't you say what ailments it helped? who is not allowing you to do so?

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ScamHater
Haslett, US
Feb 17, 2009 12:16 am EST

If you want to "work hard" by pestering your friends and family to become a 'distributor' like all Multi-level marketing schemes do, this is the job for you. Oh, and ALWAYS make sure you don't EXACTLY tell the whole truth/ just keep a little aside to yourself...and no way does Monavie cost $4 or $5...more like $45! Ridiculous. Now if you have the money to throw away on that, go right ahead, but I know I sure don't. (And one bottle only lasts you 2 weeks tops!) The only good thing I can say about it? It tastes good.

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MonaVie monavie scam

I have read several complaints about this company and I really feel bad for the people who have spent their hard earned money on this product to only be scamed. I had a bottle given to me to try and to get me to sign up. I drank the bottle and it wasn't a bad product, when I found out what it would cost me a week to keep drinking it, I decided against it. I started reading the beneifits of the acai berry and was really impressed. I finally found a product that was alot cheaper than monavie, it was 100% organic acai with 100% organic concord grape added to enhance flavor, no team to join, and you order on your own terms. No auto-ship and no unathorized billing. You have the option to join as a distributor or just buy as you need it. I decided to join, not to get rich, but to save on what I drank myself. I have a few family members that I ordered it for just for them to try and now they drink it. I order though my membership and they pay my cost. I don't avertise that I'm a member or even try to make any money from it. I just enjoy the beneifits of the product. That's the reason I'm writing this, is to give you an option to drink the acai juice, save money, and even sale it if you choose too. You will not have any meetings or pressure from the company to buy. You won't even hear from them unless you contact them. If you would like to read more on the company and their products, you can go to my members website for all the imformation. www.amazonthunder.com/members/evenbetter . You can also email me with any questions. Thanks

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nyc yoli hater
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Sep 24, 2010 7:59 am EDT

i had a fish bone stuck to roof of my mouthe when i drank the juice so now has 21 igedients more than i though. more for my money. andj i just grew a extra finger.

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Salt Lake City, US
Jul 17, 2009 1:26 pm EDT

Mona Vie Inc
10855 South River Front Parkway
Suite 100
South Jordan, Utah
84095
USA, 84095
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www.monavie.com

I went to a Meeting Where they were serving free samples of their juice

Mona Vie .With in 24 hrs of drinking this juice product

I was rushed to the hospital with massive

internal bleeding caused from a shell fish

reaction in their drink . I was never told

at any time their was shell fish products.

25, 000 dollars later and the loss of several pints of blood. I got out of the hospital and contacted mona vie corp I told my story and was laughed at by the person whom took the call, I submitted my medical bills and still nothing was done Beware of this drink and the people that operate it Im seeking a attorney this week to file a complaint in superior Court .

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SaidiSmeenk
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Jul 12, 2009 1:46 pm EDT
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Hola RLK,

Nice to hear that you got the Monavie bottle from a Monavie Distributeur. Did you pay for it?
It looks like the person who trusted you gave it to you. It would show some respect if you did your homework and didn't make a commercieel to a utter brand to your " friend".

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swanco
Edmonton, CA
Apr 20, 2009 11:42 pm EDT

go plug your own opportunity somewhere else and quit calling monavie a scam, far from it. If you don't like something don't buy it or try it, i have heard many people with great benefits they are getting from taking monavie. Now before you say it is a claim, that it cured something think again, how many products are out there with their own claims on how it cleans better or use this it is better, all products are either referred or a claim on tv how it works so good.
If i go to a movie and say it sucks or is good is that a claim or my experience. Monavie is good stuff with the pulse, everybody is so flippin busy at barely getting ahead or barely getting buy, running themselves to some serious health problems. So a $40-$45 dollar a bottle over 8 days and 4 oz a day you get 13 servings of fruit, i am all in for that alone, it is the cost of a starbucks a day at least. $4-5 bucks for me is well worth it, everytime i go to the store i just throw out the stuff i bought before. Apples and other fruit can be gassed up to 4-5 years in a inert gas so they keep and because it was never frozen the health people say it is fresh! Can you really trust where all your fruit comes from with pesticides and whatever else, how do you get fruit that is supposed to be fresh at temps below zero. Picked green and let to ripen in transit. I will be more than happy to tell people about Monavie and let them try it for themselves. The pulse for the heart why not? You would need to spend over $20.00 per day to actually eat the 8-10 servings of fruit you need from the health guide. Who does that? Yes i am involved and really tired of reading other people's opportunity to slander monavie, don't like it then don't buy it. Go do your own opportunity somewhere else. There is youth juice, your amazon thunder, limu, gogi, blue frog, several others out there. Monavie is good stuff but by all means take whatever makes sence to you and your health, if you get something out of it great if not great! As you can't feel a heart attack comming now can you.

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patrioticdad
Cleveland, US
Mar 16, 2009 9:12 pm EDT

How is your product processed? Does it have pulp? Does it contain the Omega-3 from the acai berry? Is it freeze dried into a pulp with the oxygen and water removed so it retains 99.9% of its nutritional value? Is it processed with 24 hours of harvesting? If you have organic acai, then its farmed and not grown in the wild. How many fruits does your product contain? What is the cost per serving? Does your company pay out 50% of what it makes back to its distributors? Does your product contain water or sugar? Are the fruits low glycemic index? Do you have medical or scientific studies to show your product is superior to others, such as MonaVie? Where is your product produced? Is it certified by the USDA?

From what I can see, your product is okay but its not amazing.

Sorry Charlie but I will stick with drinking MonaVie

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Jay
Boston, US
Jan 14, 2009 12:30 pm EST
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"Monavie does not add water. That also has shown in the lab to nulify all nutrional benefits of the Acai. "

Ummm yes they do. It's a juice concentrate (read the label) therefore they have to add water to reconstitute the juice.

Monavie is a joke of a product and a business. Just a bunch of known scammers pushing magic juice. I can't believe anyone is dumb enough to buy into this over hyped nonsense.

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Edie
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Nov 17, 2008 5:27 pm EST

Your product is even more expensive than Monavie. 1 case of 4 bottles is only $130 in Monavie and if you order 2 the second is only $100. You have only 1 fruit. There are 19 in Monavie. You do not tell how your product is processed..Florida University has done a study on 4 different methods. The only safe way to perserve the nutrients in the Acai is to Flash Free Dry it. Monavie does not add water. That also has shown in the lab to nulify all nutrional benefits of the Acai. Monavie has a simple method of dupication where you help others add this juice to their diet and drink free. I think you have not been properly trained and informed. I am sorry you have had this negative experience. Believe me you need to do further studies. You may be drinking something that has little if no help for your body.

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MonaVie Fraud, charged credit card without permission $570.00 total

Original I was advised to sign up for free samples and info my credit card would be charged $39.00. This was in June, 2008. Since August I have dealt with MonaVie about charging my credit card 3x$142.00 and 1x$187.00. Monavie has claimed that shipments were sent and UPS has stated that they delivered to my porch this shipments. I have not received any product from Monavie nor has UPS delivered any product to my address to me. Monavie filed a claim with UPS for $40.00 a box whereas they charged by cc 3X$142.00 and 1X$187.00. Monavie stated that I signed up for auto ship which I did not. They then told me to get ahold of my sponsor, which I also explained I do not have one. When advised a the name I then informed them that he was in jail and his person has a disconnected phone. I want my cc credited immediately and never to deal, know the name of Monavie again.

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Oct 21, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

" A Canadian newspaper, reveals that Alex-ander G. Schauss has misrepresented his background and achievements in his curriculum vitae. The investigative report itemizes eight specific examples where Schauss lied. Schauss is president and sole registered agent of the American Institute for Biosocial Research in Tacoma, WA. He has been traveling around the U.S. and Canada for many years expounding his unfounded theories about diet and antisocial (criminal & delinquent) behavior. Schauss' lectures before teachers in British Columbia at which he received lecture fees of as much as $1, 000, prompted the probe. Schauss apparently is a good salesman for his ideas, but also embellishes them with the illusion that they are supported by his sound academic background and research. Many teachers, mental health workers and probation officers have been confused ... "

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acai4971
naperville, US
Aug 23, 2009 6:40 pm EDT

This person does not know about Monavie . You have a back office that will track EVERY ORDER EVERY MONTH. this is rubbish. As far as your claim about Dallin being shut down by FDA yea sorry that was a company he had left a year prior. Oh and the link to check it out your self well sorry again there was nothing found. Really what is your problem. Did not make it in Monavie? Gee I wonder why. Well genious quess what you have to do a thing called work at it. Not plop down 39.00 and Oh I am gonna be rich and dont work it This is what is called the 'drive thru scenerio Go to the first window and pay my money drive up to the second window and get my riches. Quess what this is a business like anyother and you got in for the get rich quick idea.
Alright whiner shut up and get to work

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BeJustNotIgnorant
Miami Gardens, US
May 28, 2009 2:33 pm EDT

And by the way...if you are going to hold Dallin Larsens past against him...
GO LOOK IN YOUR OWN CLOSET FOR YOUR SKELETONS from past too...
(You didn't even spell his name right, thus makes me weary as to this so called EVIDENCE you speak of!)

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BeJustNotIgnorant
Miami Gardens, US
May 28, 2009 2:31 pm EDT

Obviously you are all so FULL of it & have some ulterior MOTIVE for trying to bad mouth this company (MonaVie) and its people, ..because common sense tells you that you could not have gotten scammed. Anyone that even knows ONE OUNCE about MonaVie, or does some simple research & homework, knows that the $39 initial fee PAYS for YOU TO HAVE YOUR VERY OWN ONLINE ACCOUNT with your own PERSONAL ID # & PASSWORD. This enables YOU...NOT THE COMPANY to control ALL your shipments and where they go and how you pay them! If your shipments weren't arriving as you 'so called' accuse, you could have 'SIMPLY' gone inside your account and seen the ADDRESS the shipments where going to...you would also see the UPS tracking number and, ...to make a long story short...KNOWN WHERE THOSE SHIPMENTS WHERE GOING! Not to mention you could have stopped it with your credit card company.
Anyone who listens to all this nonsense obviously has no knowledge of how this product or company works, and is getting drawn in with a person who has some sort of ulterior motive to try to bring the #1 company out there today, down. I bet you have your own site with some sort of copy-cat product.
MonaVie, is a company of 100% integrity..THAT...I can assure you of. Thus why it became a BILLION $$ company in less that 3 1/2 yrs since its inception, and just shortly after entering the 4th year became a 2 BILLION $$ company! That speaks volumes for itself, and so does the HEALTH BENEFIT of 19 WILD FRUITS from around the globe!
PEOPLE, ..>DON'T GET TAKING IN BY PEOPLE LIKE THIS IN THIS WORLD, ...there are soooo many of them...just do your homework like I did!
God Bless you all...

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Jay
Boston, US
Oct 23, 2008 1:44 pm EDT
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I recieved an email from someone about my comment and since I don't feel like conversing via email with an MLMer I'll reply here.

Lucretia,
Yes there is plenty of evidence to back up what I just said. Dallen Larsen the head of Monavie had his last company shut down by the FDA while running a similar scam (scam artist). He learned a few lessons and has now insolated himself from the false claims and leaves that to the distributors selling $20-40 magic juice.
Dr. Niles the cancer expert at Monavie is a rapist who was court martialed. Plenty of info online about him (criminal).
Alex-ander Schauss is the director of AIMBR where Monavie does their "research." But he's been busted in the past for faking his credentials and got his degree from an unaccredited school The California Coast University. There's plenty of info on him available as well. The National Council Against Health Fraud is one good source of info on this quack (health fraud scam artist).
If your company is going to Monavie's compensation plan it's time to find a new job. Over 90% of Monavie distributors make less than minimum wage. You can find the Monavie income disclosure statement online and see for yourself.

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Jay
Boston, US
Oct 23, 2008 9:59 am EDT
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Have you contacted your credit card company? Sounds like fraud to me and you should be refunded by the bank and let them handle it.
I'm not surprised by this but it does suck for you to have to deal with this nonsense. Monavie is run by criminals and scam artists. There's quite a bit of fraud going on. Do everyone a favor and file a complaint with the FTC and better business bureau.

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Angus
Costa Mesa, US
Oct 15, 2008 7:19 pm EDT

At this point, I would be pretty worried about getting a refund from the company. They seem to be going down the tubes fast, and at some point before they sink, they will simply stop processing those outstanding refunds (and distributor paychecks too for that matter).

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MonaVie Scam artists

I signed up for the MonaVie business opportunity in March of this year. I have worked really hard to build this business and have invested hundreds of dollars into the MonaVie business to try to make a go of it. Throughout my time in MonaVie, the local leaders in our area: Todd Bishop and Amy Freeman have encouraged me to continue to invest my money and time and would be a Black Diamond inside of a year if I worked hard.

I have now come to realize that Amy Freeman and Todd Bishop have done nothing but lie to me and my family and made fraudulent statements to me and my friends so that we would continue to invest our money in MonaVie. They claim that anyone can make the money they are making if they spend enough money and time.

Joyce. Everything Todd and Amy has told me is nothing but lies. I now know they only helped me so that I would buy more product to further their business. Monavie is a good product, but the company is horrible. They reward lying thieves like Todd Bishop and Amy Freeman and take money from hard working people like my family. Everyone I have brought into the MonaVie business is not quiting because of Todd and Amy's lies.

I hope someone will shut them down before they spread more hurt.

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Julz Fabs
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Aug 24, 2015 9:13 pm EDT

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kalswa
Upland, US
May 06, 2010 3:19 pm EDT

what the fda said

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/EnforcementActivitiesbyFDA/CyberLetters/ucm056937.pdf

kalswa@gmail.com

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TruthOrConsequences
Tucson, US
Dec 10, 2014 3:14 pm EST
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All MLMs are what I call a legal scam. They can afford lawyers to protect their way to take advantage of people to make their fortune. If everyone REALLY understood how they BUY YOU WHOLESALE, THEN SELL YOU RETAIL, you would be SO PISSED, you wouldn't sleep at night. The LOPSIDED comp plan ( UNI, BINARY, BREAK AWAY, MATRIX, doesn't matter ) with loops, hoops, smoke & mirrors are designed to give you the ILLUSION of a great money making method. FAR from it. It IS a SCHEME to pay you BREAD CRUMBS of 1-7% of gross and of course the rest of the money goes to the company in Utah. If YOUR group did $100, 000 in business, you make $5, 000 and $95, 000 goes upstairs. To do $100K in business you need about 2, 500 people UNDER you, counting actives, non actives and that's just for that month with an average turnover of 70% in 90 days. YOU are building THEIR ( owners, CEO, COO, etc ) future. With a comp plan that pays PEANUTS, you need a small town under you just to make a decent income. But the companies KNOW THIS and so the HYPE begins with conventions, events, etc. Most people are SUCKED into this HYPE and most wind up LOSING THOUSANDS OF $, and something far more important - TIME. But by the time everyone realizes the TRUTH, it's TOO LATE. The credit card is maxxed out, you've lost YEARS, and are no way near the FREEDOM LIFESTYLE they SOLD you. Meanwhile, the OWNERS and his clicks at the home office are getting richer by the day from the effort YOU put into THEIR business. They're not building their business, YOU ARE. And just in case you THINK you own your own business in MLM...you'd better read the fine print. I cannot tell you how many lives I've seen that was RUINED by MLM and it's CARNIVAL BARKING SNAKE OIL SELLERS. Don't believe me? Go see how THEY live. They're doing JUST FINE at YOUR EXPENSE.

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jakersd
Boston, US
Dec 02, 2009 5:50 pm EST

HOW CAN I CANCEL THE MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNTS

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Hilliard, US
Mar 17, 2014 4:44 pm EDT

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Inogirl
Reno, US
Nov 28, 2011 8:36 pm EST

It's more about good health. If you're looking for a get rich quick scheme, you're with the wrong company. At best you'll have you own product paid for which is "a ok" in my book. I've had great health benefits & I wouldn't exchange my health for the money. If you don't use, benefit & believe in the product, you can spend all the $ in the world to promote it, but nobody is going to follow you if you're not happy doing it

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Noella8
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Aug 22, 2011 3:54 am EDT
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Monavie is a network marketing BUSINESS. It brings profit over time in most cases. Problem is, most people lack long-term vision and then blame the company. I agree that there are dishonest people. There are some where you work and you yourself have probably been dishonest a time or two, but, do not knock the company. Businesses take time and money at first. Not ten of thousands like in tradiotional businesses, but money none the less. Quit your thumb sucking!

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dietricha
ridgeway, US
Jul 22, 2011 7:21 pm EDT

Almost all of you are basing your entire opinion of a company on two, that's right, only TWO people. Monavie is not not a get rich quick scheme. It is a valuable product. I have been a very successfull business woman all my life and can see, the way the group in run here in Missouri, that employs winning tools for everyone's gain. Yes, starting any business is hard, and long, and tkes an investment of heart and money. Most businesses do not make a profit in their first yet, many not in their second or third. If you are going to whine, this isn't for you. Tip: If you are more concerned about helping others really achieve their dreams than your own selfish pocketbook, then you will by natural consequence, realize that your dreams are materializing as well.
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canadian crazyhorse
brechin, CA
May 30, 2011 2:04 am EDT

Mona vie is not a scam, I'm not into it but I know ppl who have made lots of money, tons even... personaly. They are making 5000 a week.. i've seen the pay... it's not a scam u jsut have to work at it, if you dont it wont work..lazy people will never make money on their own they'll make money for others

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tatman77
oshkosh, US
May 29, 2011 2:19 pm EDT

ok now i got that off my chest, ive had these people trying to get me to sign up for this team/mona vie crap for a couple weeks now. these guys are like a telemarketer constantly pushing you and telling you all kinds of b.s. lines. this company works in a guy on top gets rich and the guys starting out make squat. unless you already have thousands to invest good luck turning a profit.

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