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The Shaklee Business "opportunity" - Don't Let Shaklee Do This To You

I would like to tell you a story about atrack of sales for Shaklee distributors.
woman named Ginny Gemmel. She wanted toNONE (NOT even her SPONSOR) of the
earn some extra cash to pay for artsuccessful salespeople told her NOT to
classes to improve her business ofstockpile on products, so her vitamins
hand-painting clothes. Excited aboutfilled three shelves in her basement.
selling products for Shaklee, theAny money she made went into next months
Emmaus, Pa. housewife signed on as ainventory. "Sometimes I thought this is
distributor. Seven months later she quitcrazy, but I'm also near the 18% level.
in disgust. Ginny says "she and herWhy am I not content selling fewer
husband Tim, 41, a computer salesman,products, for a 5% bonus?" She started
spent so much with Shaklee that theyspending a lot of time on the phone, and
lost their $12,000 college fund forthe bills ran between $100 and $150 a
their three children, now 6, 11 and 16.month. She would leave her kids and
If someone had told me in advance whathusband at home, working 60 hours a
I'd end up doing, I never would haveweek. It did a number on her marriage,
started selling". Her experience beganand her kids were ignored. She then
by answering an ad in her localstated, "The sales leaders started
newspaper. The person on the other endlaying on the guilt at the Shaklee
of that ad, was a Shaklee distributor.meetings, making us feel we were lagging
Ginny started by purchasing an $18 salesin our sales volume. They said, 'We've
kit. However, this is where is getsgot the literature. We've got the
ugly.products. We've got the trips. What's
Her sponsor said, he would "see if shewrong?'" She tried a lot of different
was good enough at sales" (now, I'mways to sell for Shaklee like, but
thinking, what kind of sponsor wouldnothing seemed to work.
ever say that to a person in theirSo what's wrong with this picture? It's
downline). She told him she wouldn't gothe SPONSORSHIP. And it's also the
door-to-door selling. He said that "youTRAINING. Shaklee, obviously failed
don't sell Shaklee, you share it". Whenmiserably in these two key areas. Ginny
she went to her first Shaklee meeting,should have NEVER gone through what she
(you got to love those hotel meetings)did with Shaklee. Where was her support?
they all applauded to show support forInstead, all she got was a guilt trip.
her. That made her feel great. TheyPlease be careful when signing up for
promised her trips and cars. So, sheANY MLM. Not just Shaklee. Ask yourself
decided to try for the bonus of 18% ofthese important questions:
sales of distributors below her level in*Who is my mentor/trainer?
the company. That required ordering a*How long have they been with the
total of $1,500 a month of vitamins andcompany?
skin-care products for her and 36*Will I have to go door to door selling
distributors that she would sign up. Sheproducts?
would say to her husband, "Just give me*Can I physically even go door to door
$500 from your checking account to helpselling products?
bring in business, and next year we'll*Will this company take me away from my
be in California on a trip withspouse/children?
Shaklee"! It was like an addiction, she*Will I be led on a guilt trip every
stated. Her husband even spent $4,000 ontime I have to attend a company meeting?
a computer to set up a program keeping



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