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Well before you "run" I would do the real re-search and not listen to emotional blasts and such but really look at the company and then make a decision based on education. I of course think they are great!! As far as the Snopes thing. That was one person who wrote that letter and if you look at Melaleuca's policies ( which I can fax you over by the way) you can see that its against policy to do those types of things, but since they are global they can not control nor babysit all of their marketing reps. All they can do is send out warnings in their monthly magazine ( which I can also fax you) that they will not tolorate that type of behaviour because it hurts people. The ladies from Amitys really invaded the poor family's life. Its interesting that when people see something on TV or in the paper or even a tabloid you dont so the same sort of invasive re-search.
They have been listed in Inc. 500 as one of the top companies five times between 1990 and 1994. In 2001, they were inducted into the Inc. 500 Hall of Fame. http://www.inc.com/inc500/fame.html
In 1991, Melaleuca was presented with the Blue Chip Award by the American Chamber of Commerce.
In 1991, Melaleuca's President and CEO, Frank Vandersloot, was also appointed to the Board of Directors for the American Chamber of Commerce. http://www.uschamber.com/about/board/all.htm
The date of the Melaleuca review was in 2000 - but still very relevant. In fact, we now have the online enrollment he refers to in this review and have since had record-breaking growth! (over $500,000,000 annual growth in 2003 alone.)
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Last edited by TwiddleBritches : 12-11-2004 at 01:21 PM.
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I tried the products and found the cleaners to work nicely. I wasn't impressed with some of the health products. My family just couldn't afford to meet the points requirements. If you want more natural stuff than what Mela has, I would see if there is a co-op going in your area. I found a church co-op and I get the same stuff that is in healthfood stores at wholesale prices.
All I know is that you have to buy a minimum amount of product every month. You sign up for it and it's shipped to you. Personally, I don't use $35 worth of cleaning supplies per month and I haven't been impressed with the fact that Melaleuca doesn't have their formulations on the website for anyone to see without having to contact a rep. The entire model of business is disturbing to me which is why I wouldn't buy from the company.
The ladies from Amitys really invaded the poor family's life. Its interesting that when people see something on TV or in the paper or even a tabloid you dont so the same sort of invasive re-search.
Curious what you are saying here? It's confusing and hard to understand....?
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Originally posted by TwiddleBritches The ladies from Amitys really invaded the poor family's life.
I am really curious whose life the ladies from Amitys supposedly invaded? Was it the woman who wrote the false story of what happened, or the supposed mother of the child who didn't really die?
Or are you maintaining that the Resolve story was actually true, despite the fact that no one can verify it?
Just curious
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You aren't saying that since someone lied and sent around a false story, that women who decided to look more into the "story" somehow "invaded" peoples lives by demanding/wanting/asking for facts and the truth....? Are you? Is it called invading to not instantly believe a marketing ploy/tactic and to research it before believing it?
I think the people of and for Melaleuca would have prefered people not look into it, sure.
If you're looking for natural cleaning products I would suggest "Home Safe Home" for ways to make them yourself. If you're looking for a WAH oppertunity, I would not envolve myself with the company. What might be better would be "Secret Shopper" stuff.
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Another great book on natural cleaners is "Clean House Clean Planet." She gives 100's of recipes for homemade cleaners that really work. And are a fraction of the cost of store-bought ones, let alone the ones from Melaleuca.
And when you make your own cleaners, you know what is in them. Mela does not disclose the ingredients in their products.
Originally posted by TwiddleBritches I would do the real re-search and not listen to emotional blasts
As far as the Snopes thing. That was one person who wrote that letter
The ladies from Amitys really invaded the poor family's life. Its interesting that when people see something on TV or in the paper or even a tabloid you dont so the same sort of invasive re-search.
oh puleeze!
First off, none of this is "emotional blasts" it is truth. hard to swallow isn't it?
The snopes thing: the email was not only by 1 woman! the freaking VP backed her up in our repeated requests for information! he said it was true. he said he had seen the funeral papers. it was a crock of bull sh*t!! he lied to everyone.
nobody invaded ANYONES life. The woman that wrote the email INVITED the public to call and ask questions. when she could not answer them and could not keep her story straight, she stopped responding!
to the OP-and from what I know of the products themself, they can be toxic. they are not all as good as they claim to be.
"Before you were conceived I wanted you, Before you were born I loved you, Before you were here an hour I would die for you. This is the miracle of life."
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Originally posted by norasmama Another great book on natural cleaners is "Clean House Clean Planet." She gives 100's of recipes for homemade cleaners that really work. And are a fraction of the cost of store-bought ones, let alone the ones from Melaleuca.
And when you make your own cleaners, you know what is in them. Mela does not disclose the ingredients in their products.
This is the book I use. 90% of my cleaners come from this book, and they work wonderfully! Easy to make and cheap too!
90% of my cleaners come from this book, and they work wonderfully! Easy to make and cheap too!
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