Anyone do Arbonne?

Hug

niftyone wrote: »

Oh yea see who are you kidding?

You do realise this link goes to another forum of opinions and not fact right?

Again, check out the DSA list for a list of legitimate Direct Selling companies.

PlutoinCapricorn

Read and digest:

http://www.reviewopedia.com/arbonne.htm

Hug

PlutoinCapricorn wrote: »

gb12345, keep up the good work. The people who are trying to push something that seems dodgy always have arguments that will convince only the stupid, desperate or naive and gullible.

It is up to people who know better to educate the latter group.

The pyramid example is what I mean. I hope that many others will see your post.

As for recommending things, I would only ever listen to people who DON'T get a share of the profits as they have no vested interest. Use your brains people!

"Something that seems dodgy" again please check out the DSA website for a list of legitimate companies. I am actually quite shocked at how rude people on here are, I and many others have set up a business and do not believe this to be a reason to come under personal attack from people who simply assume they are always right regardless of the fact that they have never researched the industry, naive you say!?

And I do believe that if you were to only buy things that no-one had any vested interest in, you would in fact not buy a single thing, ever!!

gb12345

Hug wrote: »

Again, check out the DSA list for a list of legitimate Direct Selling companies.

How does being on the DSA List make them legitimate?

The DSA is a trade organisation - they are there to promote the interests of their members.

Yet more misinformation from a desperate network marketing sheep.

Hug

gb12345 wrote: »

How does being on the DSA List make them legitimate?

The DSA is a trade organisation - they are there to promote the interests of their members.

Yet more misinformation from a desperate network marketing sheep.

Direct Selling Legislation

Direct selling businesses and independent direct sellers are subject to the same financial and consumer protection legislation that govern any business selling consumer goods services.

Arbonne would NOT be on there if the company was "dodgy".

I am merely here to defend the honour of our industry. I have a very successful network marketing business and indeed if I were a sheep I would be following the likes of yourselves.

Good luck to you all with the path YOU choose, do try not to be bullied and do your own research!

I will be deleting this account as I think this is not a nice place to spend my time.

gb12345

Hug wrote: »

You do realise this link goes to another forum of opinions and not fact right?

Here is a link that goes to facts for you -

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-2002488/Wife-Seventies-pop-star-David-Cassidy-alert-pyramid-selling.html

• FACT - Arbonne has been referred to Consumer Direct for possible breaches of laws on pyramid selling.
• FACT - Arbonne's US parent, Natural Products Group, almost collapsed in 2008 with debts of £315 million.
• FACT - Consultants, who must spend up to £2,000 on product samples, stationery, a website and promotional material, are urged to concentrate on recruiting more consultants.

Also interesting is the large number of consumer group and scam awareness websites that have complaints about Arbonne.

gb12345

Hug wrote: »

Direct selling businesses and independent direct sellers are subject to the same financial and consumer protection legislation that govern any business selling consumer goods services.

We are not discussing their consumer legislation requirements, we are discussing the apparently dodgy nature in which they are structured.

Hug wrote: »

I have a very successful network marketing business

Of course you do - flogging stuff to and signing up all your poor unsuspecting friends and family.

Hug wrote: »

do your own research!

I have done my own research in to a number of Network Marketing opportunities that friends have asked me to join. In each case I declined the offer and was proved right when said friends gave up the 'scheme' as they weren't earning any money. The reason they weren't earning any money - no one would sign up underbeath them!!!

Hug

Brilliant...

"Possible" breaches! Were they convicted?

"Almost collapsed" 5 years ago!!! Do you know of any other company in the world that has ever had financial trouble? Of course not haha.

I would say more interestingly is how there are so many complaints that it is a scam (probably by people that don't understand the industry so run scared) and yet STILL after 33years they have still not been shut down!? Hmm...

Listen, you believe what you have to & I will continue to know what I have to. I could waste my time for the rest of my days with answers for these ridiculous "facts" or I could leave you to either do some proper research for yourself OR if you don't want to do it, don't do it, it's pretty simple.

Hug

gb12345 wrote: »

We are not discussing their consumer legislation requirements, we are discussing the apparently dodgy nature in which they are structured.

Again 33 years in business, give it up.

Of course you do - flogging stuff to and signing up all your poor unsuspecting friends and family.

Ok so you are now trying to explain to me what I do!? "My poor unsuspecting friends" does it not occur to you that I was once "a poor unsuspecting friend" haha, I have started my business after a friend explaining the options to me - I could have decided either way - it was left up to me to decide (unlike on here, you are not bullied into believing anything) I am thankful every day that she took the time to explain it to me.

I have done my own research in to a number of Network Marketing opportunities that friends have asked me to join. In each case I declined the offer and was proved right when said friends gave up the 'scheme' as they weren't earning any money. The reason they weren't earning any money - no one would sign up underbeath them!!!

Oh my god.... People quit stuff? Stop the press! So because your friends didn't succeed with it, no-one can?. If your friend opened a shop and didn't succeed with it should nobody ever open a shop again?

Saturnalia

How does this differ from Avon and the like? I did that for a few months and my experience was no different to what people are saying about Arbonne. So how come one outfit is a scam and the other not?