Being a Kleeneze Distributor

Ticklemouse

I did Kleeneze when Ds1 was a baby. A friend and I each signed up - we had both tried other MLM companies - Neways and Lifestyles and whilst these products were good, the outlay was horrendous. So, we both paid out about £125 (if memory serves) and then tried to find our own areas.

I did it for 3-4 weeks - that's how long it took me to recoup at least most of my initial outlay. In that time, I lost a huge percentage of my catalogues and it was really hard work. Also, have a lot of room to receive and bag up your orders, and store them if people aren't in. After that, I called it quits.

My friend did it for about 6 months - she found a 'rich' area where people wanted to buy the overpriced luxury goods, but even then she found it hard work for very little reward.

Make your own mind up, of course. It wasn't for me with a young child and a husband who worked long hours. The hourly rate must have been pence in the end! However, the Kleeneze man who delivers to me has been doing it ages now, so it obviously suits hem. If you can stick at it, you will end up with regular customers so you won't necessarily have to deliver catalogues blindly.

We have friends who have broached the subject of another MLM company to us (health again) - thanks, but no thanks.

skylight

Have never done these - but have done both Ann Summers and Body Shop - the difference with these is to get in parties rather than taking catalogues around. (Which is more difficult than it sounds!)

Having spoken to another Ann Summers rep who had done Kleeneze, she stopped doing Kleeneze to do Ann Summers and was amazed that she was making more money! Which I found surprising, as she was the slowest seller in the team! I made little money, she was making peanuts from her sales and that was more than Kleeneze??????

I stopped altogther when someone tried to get into my car on my way home one night (luckily I ALWAYS lock the doors), then was so upset I got lost. So walking the streets (as opposed to driving) sounds worse to me.

Anyway - my personal opinion - I would never do these things or anything like them again.

I'm sure she would get more money working parttime in the local newsagents or as a school dinner lady perhaps??

Savvy_Sue

weaver wrote:

One way to get round this is to become a distributer for a number of these types of companies then you can deliver a different catalogue when you are taking out items you have sold (not sure how your customers will react )

Think carefully, we once had a catalogue for explicit adult videos delivered with our Kleeneze catalogue and my reaction was to ask the distributor NEVER to darken our door again!

adrienneadrienne

I did Kleeneze several years ago. it is a genuine firm but the upfront charge is high for a few catalogues and stationery, you have to build up your own round and you can get there to find another Kleeneze person has beaten you to it! The only way to make money with them is to get a huge 'downline' of distributors. I think the remuneration is 'front-end loaded', i.e. it rewards for enrolling rather than keeping recruits. I was in the line of a guy in Bristol: there were no support structures, you were just left to sink or swim. I secured some good orders and repeat business on occasion but it was backbreaking work and it's true you lose lots of catalogues and envelopes, which cost you money.

** Board Guide note: I've amended your post as this is not the place to advertise your business or try and recruit. Thanks **

MarkyMarkD

I have some "inside" knowledge of Kleeneze. The remuneration isn't front-end loaded as suggested by adrienne - it's all based on sales. So there's no benefit in getting agents who quit after a few weeks or months - the incentive for the distributors is to get people who will work hard and gain sales themselves, and ALSO go on to recruit more people themselves.

Some of the distributors genuinely make £100,000s a year, but that isn't all profit by a long chalk - if they are doing that level of business, they are spending a lot of their own money on recruitment, admin and the like.

The main problem with Kleeneze is the lack of unique sales areas - any distributor can recruit people in any area and tread on others' toes. That means that there isn't much security in it for any particular individual agent, as another one might come and hoover up their customers without them realising until they get a complete dearth of sales from their catalogues when they happen to distribute them a week after the new person.

roaming_rhino

hi

I find it rather interesting when people say Kleeneze doesnt work

It does work - if you work it . We earn nearly 80k per year with Kleeneze and have dozens and dozens and dozens of team members earning way over 2k per month

hundreds in our team alone earn between £200 - £500 per month

Kleeneze opportunity pays a residual income , betterware doesnt
Kleeneze has other income streams as well as the catalogues betterware doesnt
Kleeneze take hundreds abroad every year for a reward for doing well , better doesnt
Kleeneze reward your achievements all the way - betterware doesnt
Kleeneze encourages personal growth , betterware doesnt
Kleeneze give away Mini Coopers/Bmws etc , betterware doesnt

I really could go on and on , I suggest you do a search on the internet about Kleeneze and betterware and see what is said about each and which gets the most positive press

The reason why its free to join betterware and have a co-ordinator on your back all the while is ........................... well what more could be said

bridiej

Edinburghlass wrote:

£24.95 for a booklet on the top 50 business, to the OP don't even go there!

Totally agree, you should NEVER have to pay for information like this..!

bridiej

Personally I wouldnt bother with either Kleeneze or Betterware, whenever the catalogue comes through the door it goes straight outside by the front door step ready for collection. I've even put notes in saying "dont bring anymore" but doesnt seem to sink in. Sometimes they're not even collected when it says they will be so they go in the bin.

To me this is just another form of junk mail.

pricefighter

Dont you ever read them.You just dont know you might pick up a bargain.

roaming_rhino

Millions of households every week buy from home shopping catalogues

It is the fastest growing sector of retail

While high street sales slump companies like Kleeneze and others are booming

some people buy ,some dont . £100 million turnover says a lot about kleeneze

consistent growth over the last decade

A decade ago , not many people were buying from home shopping catalogues , now many of the high street shops have a home catalogue or mailshot catalogues out. This trend will continue to increase over the coming years as millions of people are busy being busy , and dont have much time o shop.