My Experience with Wellness Company Melaleuca

Laura Ward, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Jul 7, 2007 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."

As a stay at home mother of a toddler and another baby on the way, I found myself looking for a job that I could do from home. I filled in some short questionaires and surveys regarding interest about working from home. A few hours later, I received a phone call from a member of Melaleuca. I learned alot about this wellness company and was shown a presentation about the benefits of working from home and the products that the company offered. After debating the offer and researching the company online, I signed up. After all, the fee was $1 and my presenter was going to pay that for me! What did I have to lose?

As it turns out, I actually lost alot. I lost trust, money and time. Let me first say that most of the products Melaleuca has are awesome. There were very few things that I just did not like. However, I had to spend approximately $75 a month on products to remain active and receive commissions. My commission checks were nowhere near what I expected them to be either. I quickly lost interest in purchasing $75 worth of detergent, cleaners and bath products. Granted, they were safer for me to use with my children in the home. However, I can use other products for less than that. I did receive quality training and the people in my team were great. All except for the man that originally signed me up. All he was interested in doing was signing me up. He did not care how I was doing and after a few weeks, I rarely heard from him. He was always too busy to talk or had a meeting that he was involved in. I lost my trust in him. More than anything, I lost alot of precious time making calls to other people that were "interested". Time that I should have been spending with my child was spent attempting this "business opportunity".

They tell you there is no selling involved. I guess, technically, there isn't. You are not actually out selling the products. However, you are selling the company. Normally, there is a $29 registration fee and that should have been a huge red flag for me.

As for the products, they are great. I loved the cleaners, detergents, makeup, bath supplies, supplements and vitamins. If you can afford to spend the money on them, they are great. However, the business side of things just did not help me out like I was told it would.

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I am a happily married mother of two healthy and wonderful boys. I love children and anything related to kids, pregnancy or the medical field. Currently, I am an independent contractor performing freelance... View profile

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