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| ursulaclaire | Posted – 3/15/2006 12:10:58 PM | show profile I was just wondering if Arbonne is getting as big on the East Coast as it is in the Midwest. Are any writers using it to supplement their income? Just curious... |
| DogLover | Posted – 3/15/2006 12:32:40 PM | show profile What is Arbonne? |
| sky 423 | Posted – 3/15/2006 3:40:23 PM | show profile My cousin sells Arbonne (we live in the Midwest). She cant stop raving about it!! She sells that stuff along having a ''real job.'' But if things work out the way she wants them to, she will be making enough money to quit her other job and focus on Arbonne. |
| flipflap | Posted – 3/15/2006 3:43:29 PM | show profile yeah, what is Arbonne? Is it like Amway? I'm in NYC & never heard of it |
| ideefixe | Posted – 3/15/2006 4:40:03 PM | show profile Arbonne, like Amway, is a multilevel marketing deal--you recruit your friends to sell the stuff, and you get a percentage of their sales, etc. Also, Arbonne will set you up with an internet site, which you pay for. It's not the products that make you money, it's everyone you recruit, and that those people recruit, and so on. Here's a guy blogging about his experiences: http://www.joelcomm.com/to_arbonne_or_not_to_arbonne.html I'd imagine that most writers are the world's worst sales perople, and especially for skincare. Aren't we traditionally a group of unshaven, grubby wordsmiths? |
| flipflap | Posted – 3/15/2006 5:47:38 PM | show profile I wouldn't think NYC would be a good market for Arbonne or Amway. Don't they sell the stuff at parties in people's homes? That might work in the suburbs. I know a woman in Conn who sells handbags at parties & has a successful little business. As for Amway, a former boss--he was the a bureau chief in the U.S. for a foreign TV station--who'd returned home & become a very, very successful Amway rep, tried to recruit his old NY office staff. Unsuccessfully, I might add. He & his wife were visiting NY on some kind of prize trip. They were staying at the Plaza & there was a black-tie gala with entertainment by Liza Minnelli! One of my former co-workers was totally dazzled by their success and wanted to know how he could get rich quick, too. So they set up a meeting with one of their associates--high tea at the Plaza--but insisted his wife be there, too. She talked me into coming. We thought it would be a hoot, but it was merely boring. Long story short, the guy was the only one who actually purchased the Amway starter kit. Of course he was never actually able to sell a single product or sign up his friends. They still have some of the cleaning products left! |
| Random Contents | Posted – 3/15/2006 10:31:45 PM | show profile My childhood best friend, now married w/ 2 small kids & living outside of Atlanta just started selling through Arbonne. She's doing it to supplement being a stay-at-home Mom - and expects to make as much or more as she was doing part-time tutoring (she's a former jr. high math teacher). She sent samples - I wasn't crazy about the stuff, to be totally honest.... On a similar note, there was just a piece in Newsweek (this week's? last week's? I was reading on train this morning - the Doctor who saved 30 lives was on the cover) about how suddenly Tupperware parties are hot again. . . . |
| linjohn | Posted – 3/15/2006 11:34:04 PM | show profile Direct sales in general seems to be hot right now. I don't know about Arbonne, but WWD recently reported that The Body Shop has a thriving direct sales business. I also know a stay-at-home Mom in PA who supplements her family income as a host for Southern Living (housewares, cookware, etc). Apparently that's very big there. |
| ursulaclaire | Posted – 3/16/2006 12:10:07 PM | show profile | email poster No parties! Actually, we don't do a lot of ''parties'' where I live. We DO sell the products but you don't have to be a ''salesperson'' to do it. My friends that are now doing it include an occupational therapist, a fitness trainer...and the editor of a bridal magazine. (Yes, even a journalist!) If you don't believe me, check out the site, www.arbonne.com. Under Arbonne People, you will find doctors, lawyers, teachers and many others who have ditched their day jobs for something much more fufilling. Believe me: it's just about to hit NY and is going to hit BIG. We have 500,000 consultants all over the United States, grew 150% in the past year... and are still pretty unknown in many places. My friend Kirsten has the best story...she could not be more anti-selling/anti-parties/cutesy pootsie stuff and she LOVES Arbonne. She travels with her sales job 75% of the time so needless to say, she's not having many ''parties!'' Check out her website: www.kirstenk.myarbonne.com. |
| botanichealth | Posted – 5/5/2006 12:07:47 PM | show profile Arbonne Just wondering if you had your questions answered yet about arbonne the company and its products? If not let me know and I will be more than happy to help you out. |
| questoo1 | Posted – 5/5/2006 12:27:05 PM | show profile all I can think of is that scene from the movie "go" when I hear about mulit level marketing |
| janetsplacetwo | Posted – 6/13/2006 10:27:50 AM | show profile | email poster Arbonne Arbonne's domestic ( U.S.) monthly growth rate of roughly 1,000% over the last 36 months most likely makes it the fastest growing company ( anti-aging,cosmetics,weight loss,personal care,aromatherapy,and nutrition),which are projected to grow from $140 Billion this year to $3-5 Trillion over the next 10 years. " Anyone can replace their income" and "replace having a boss to being one". I know a lot of people right now that are creating a six-figure residual income. If you would like to know more about Arbonne,then e-mail me at janetsplacetwo@earthlink.net |
| vangirl126 | Posted – 7/17/2006 11:17:19 AM | show profile Arbonne I was recently approached by a friend who wants to sponsor me as an Arbonne Independent Consultant. I'm a bit hesistant because while researching it, to me it appears like a pyramid scheme? Does anyone know anything about Arbonne in NY? Has the market already gotten saturated -- is their really opportunity for me to make money or will only the top tier make money (off of me and my efforts)? |
| beenthere | Posted – 7/17/2006 12:02:32 PM | show profile Masterful way to market the company and recruit new salespeople. Kudos. Next time, buy an ad. |
| questoo1 | Posted – 7/17/2006 12:24:40 PM | show profile i'd proceed with serious caution..there is lots on information out there on multi-level marketing co's. The rosy color painted by those involved is really not always the case. Im not saying its good or bad, im just saying to do your homework and not base decision soley off of what an arbonne rep tells you |
| fake.it.til.you.make.it | Posted – 7/17/2006 1:35:15 PM | show profile I almost got sucked into this recently. Almost. It IS a pyramid and it is a money game. The products, which aren't all that great, simply justify the money game. All you are doing is investing in the company. What really turned me off is the fact that you have to buy $65 worth of products yourself each month. I personally do not use that much product each month and definitely don't need $780 worth of products each year. I mentioned this when I spoke to one of these women on the phone the other day and she said I can always turn around and sell them. But take a look at ebay. There are tons of these products already on there. And with their high cost, the average person more than likely won't want to fork out the dough for some product they know little about. (I also heard their products haven't been tested by the FDA somewhere.) True, you can probably make money like other people claim to have, but it's all a money game and you are making the company money and all those above you. The company is guaranteed to make money because they force you to spend $65 per month. They say you don't have to be out there doing parties and trying to sell to people (because you and all the other consultants are buying the products!) It's really only worth it if you get in at the beginning and are at the top of the pyramid. Once there are too many consultants, the market gets saturated and you don't make very much money, yet they say they want you in on it too so you can get a Mercedes and yadda yadda yadda. It all sounds like a bunch of bullshit to me. I wish these MLM scams were outlawed completely, even if they sell actual products. Do a google search for "Arbonne scam" and see what you turn up. ------ http://writerwannabehack.blogspot.com |
| him8nc_girl | Posted – 7/18/2006 12:26:14 AM | show profile | email poster No, it's not a pyramid scheme. Come on, people! We're writers here. Anyone a journalist? You know how to investigate stuff and present the facts. Geez, I'd be fired for turning in a story that said something was a pyramid scheme when I didn't even know the definition, because if I did know the definition, I'd know Arbonne is NOT a pyramid scheme. What's a pyramid scheme? No product or service changes hands in a pyramid scheme. It's something set up just to shuffle money around. Arbonne has great products. You don't have to do parties ala Mary Kay or Tupperware. I did a big story about Arbonne for a business publication and put a lot of research into the company, its products, and other similar opportunities. Successful, well-respected men and women in the community have been joining Arbonne and it caught attention for the story I was assigned. Doctors, lawyers, stay-at-home moms, all types of people. |
| him8nc_girl | Posted – 7/18/2006 12:26:16 AM | show profile | email poster No, it's not a pyramid scheme. Come on, people! We're writers here. Anyone a journalist? You know how to investigate stuff and present the facts. Geez, I'd be fired for turning in a story that said something was a pyramid scheme when I didn't even know the definition, because if I did know the definition, I'd know Arbonne is NOT a pyramid scheme. What's a pyramid scheme? No product or service changes hands in a pyramid scheme. It's something set up just to shuffle money around. Arbonne has great products. You don't have to do parties ala Mary Kay or Tupperware. I did a big story about Arbonne for a business publication and put a lot of research into the company, its products, and other similar opportunities. Successful, well-respected men and women in the community have been joining Arbonne and it caught attention for the story I was assigned. Doctors, lawyers, stay-at-home moms, all types of people. |
| questoo1 | Posted – 7/18/2006 10:33:09 AM | show profile is the idea to sell the products or to sell people on selling arbonne? Where do you make your money and what is the % of which (selling product, or territories or whatever you call em)? "that people" is multi-level marketing aka "pyramid scheme". Just the fact that an arbonne rep won't fess up to what they are really selling makes me wonder about the legitamacy of it. |
| beenthere | Posted – 7/18/2006 12:26:55 PM | show profile Just the fact that she claims doctors and lawyers are willing to peddle these products is enough to make me laugh. I mean, really. I would assume they'd have to pull down mid--to-high five figures per year to make it worth their while. Which I can't imagine is the case. My cousin tried numerous sales "schemes" from perfume to candles. It's all a load of crap. |
| questoo1 | Posted – 7/18/2006 1:42:44 PM | show profile I wonder if "buisness magazine" is code for the arbonme monthly newsletter (which they likley pay for). I'd love to see the article! |
| ybtojd | Posted – 7/18/2006 7:30:26 PM | show profile dishonest motherfuckers 1. Brilliant way to creat "buzz" about a scam, and lure poorly paid hacks into this pyramid trap. 2. You buy Arbonne products - IMAGINING that you'll be able to find other suckers like yourself. FUCK OFF! |
| him8nc_girl | Posted – 7/28/2006 7:28:53 PM | show profile | email poster No, "business magazine" is not code for a paid advertorial. The publication I wrote for is independently owned and run with integrity. Arbonne never said, "Hey, write about us!" and the publication doesn't do advertorials or trick people/businesses into buying an ad in exchange for being featured. Thanks for the laugh, though. It's amusing that some folks think multi-level or direct sales = pyramid. Think about how any business is set up. Someone at the top makes more money based on the efforts of those at the levels below him. Usually, a company's leadership makes more money than the hourly employees. So I suppose working at IBM or Burger King would be considered a pyramid as well. |
| questoo1 | Posted – 7/29/2006 8:35:09 AM | show profile well, would you kindly name the magazine and provide a link to the editorial? |
| beenthere | Posted – 7/29/2006 10:05:02 AM | show profile And as far as I know, Burger King and IBM do not require employees to buy their products each month. |
