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  • nonudo
    nonudo Posts: 293 Forumite
    People who wash car windows are probably actually quite healthy. You know, upper body strength and all that. Ahem.

    I AM BRAVE. I JUST DON'T KNOW IT....YET. :)
  • It seems amongst all the fears of scams there has been something missing from previous threads; a question into what is being offered here by this company.

    The truth for me is when I discovered the product that this company are offering it changed my health for the better and I never looked back. Maybe the company are not going about their strategy in the right way by advertising the potential business plan. It is only though trying this product and seeing what it can do for you that you get inspired to want to share it with others; instead it seems they are going about things the wrong way.

    In my opinion it is a unique and a very powerful pure plant mineral from a natural source; I have felt the benefits within my own body so know that the minerals have their place in my daily diet. The company have a very powerful selling tool; the product itself. I wish that it could be that people see this first as I believe that if more people tried this then they too would see the benefits of what really is on offer here.
  • alex£
    alex£ Posts: 40 Forumite
    MLM is a plain old con, it is defined in as prosperity cult in that it uses deceptive recruiting, hype and aims to gain recruits and money by any means despite the fact that 97 percent of people lose money in it!

    It is NOT a business, people WORK for the MLM company and PAY do so!
    Love like you've not been hurt, dance like no one is looking, look at money saving expert every day!:j
  • I was curious to find out about Simply Naturals, as I received a handwritten addressed envelope which caught my eye. Hence I did a Google search for a review of this product line and this thread popped up on page one :)

    I was kind of hoping that this was going to be part of the 10% online club of decent online opportunities, but it's really nothing more than an MLM scheme. I join up as an affiliate and recommend friends and others to join and promote the products in my downline.

    Unfortunately this is part of the 90% club of stuff which doesn't offer anything unique or worthwhile. The products look good and full of healthy ingredients, but nothing you couldn't find for less money at Holland & Barrett or your local health shop.

    There is nothing special about these products that you can only get from them. Yes, they have there own packaging and claims of feeling better, but you can get the equivalent items locally and without buying them online or joining a network!
    Lao Tzu - "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime"

    Derek Bok - "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance"
  • Life75 wrote: »
    Hi to anyone reading this; reference Simply Naturals.

    What would you say if a relative told you that they now owned a Goldmine? Would you believe them or believe people that you don't know who say that goldmines are for "those people", people who have all the luck.

    What would you say if a stranger told you that they owned a goldmine and they needed someone who believes enough in their self, to help get the gold? Do you believe enough in yourself that you could help this person?

    Or would you believe other people telling you such things don't exist?

    What if you were given the essence of knocking twenty years off your life and getting your health and wellness back?

    What's worth more, GOLD or your Health? All you guys that knock things and can't be bothered to search the truth will always be washing car windows at traffic lights. This product is going to change the world. MLM is just the most beneficial way of getting the product to consumers. Don't knock it 'til you try it.

    I would say what qualifies them to judge whether what they have found is a Gold Mine?

    And then I would draw their attention to this clip of a movie on this very issue (search You Tube for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (2/10) Movie CLIP - Fool's Gold (1948) HD )

    examining the frailty of human greed, for example.
    I would have put a weblink but MSE won't allow it.
  • Ebe_Scrooge
    Ebe_Scrooge Posts: 7,320 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hmm, new poster resurrects a thread from 2 and a half months ago to sing the praises of this type of thing ? Call me cynical, but .... Pork luncheon meat, anyone ?
  • mickaveli2001
    mickaveli2001 Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    Life75 wrote: »
    Hi to anyone reading this; reference Simply Naturals.

    What would you say if a relative told you that they now owned a Goldmine? Would you believe them or believe people that you don't know who say that goldmines are for "those people", people who have all the luck.

    What would you say if a stranger told you that they owned a goldmine and they needed someone who believes enough in their self, to help get the gold? Do you believe enough in yourself that you could help this person?

    Or would you believe other people telling you such things don't exist?

    What if you were given the essence of knocking twenty years off your life and getting your health and wellness back?

    What's worth more, GOLD or your Health? All you guys that knock things and can't be bothered to search the truth will always be washing car windows at traffic lights. This product is going to change the world. MLM is just the most beneficial way of getting the product to consumers. Don't knock it 'til you try it.


    & yet the "owners" of these companies invest all of the profits, not back into the company they supposedly 'believe' in but on property, stock and shares because even they are smart enough to know that MLM will never replace corporate working, nor can it be guaranteed to just how long it will remain in business.


    Furthermore if a product is so great for health and would change the world (sounds similar to that Aloe MLM company) it would have no issues getting it's foot into the door of the NHS market. No, the money isn't in the products (the products are there to fool the gullible) the money is YOU, the individual who has been suckered into the scheme, with high sign up fee's. Then there's the monthly training costs and subscriptions as well as events that you're encouraged to attend should you fail to bring in other gullible people you know to pay £200 - 400 on a box or pack. The main money comes from keeping YOU plugged in.


    You cannot sell these products in your own privately owned shop, or website that YOU have created from scratch. You cannot even call yourself an employee of the company. You have to call yourself an 'independent distributor' or similar to distance yourself from company 'legally' (safeguarding them while restricting a lot of rights to you) the entire thing is one big con, and I have seen many over the years. Some far better than this too, and it irritates me to see many more fall victim to these scams
  • mickaveli2001
    mickaveli2001 Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    No I don't believe it's about being fooled. Lot's of people are fooled into being in a job for their whole life. Basically being hired to build the business owner's dream instead of your own.

    What I see hear are characteristics that are common with unsuccessful people. It's often a change of attitude / mindset that leads people to success.

    What do I make a year? Well, 2012 was £325,524.28 Not that it's relevant, I'm only revealing that to make a point and because you asked. Most people are usually happy with 4 or 5 K per month.


    Oh dear. What is it you think YOU are doing? You don't own anything. If the company folds, you are left with nothing. (The owners who invested their profits in tangible property and investments will be fine) You don't own anything other than the right to sell their products to individuals, that's it. You have no influence over new product launches, new creations or anything to claim you have your own business. It's being a sales rep for a company.


    You didn't make £325,524.28 in 2012, not with this company. I know the biggest MLM companies out there, and even their biggest sellers struggled to hit 6 figures in 2012. Without evidence, you're talking nonsense
  • :mad:Definitely a scam. Normally when I come across a product I have not heard of before, but that appears interesting, I usually do a search first to check whether it may be a scam.

    On this occasion I did not. My wife and I was approached by a friendly lady while enjoying a coffee in a cafe. During the conversation she passed us a leaflet on "Simply Naturals" and we decided to give it a try after looking at their website, which was full of testimonials claiming all sorts of fantastic health claims after a short time frame.

    Well, guess what? Absolutely no difference whatsoever. Threw the remaining tablets away. I ignored my usual practice of checking things out first. Another lesson learned, don't get conned by these people. :mad:
  • This is definitely a British 'grown' mine, just like most of the best scams on Earth are (Libor etc). Keep on deceiving yourself. A totally pointless, useless and irrelevant statement. Those in glass houses....
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