Mona Vie Complaints - I Didn’t Find Many But What About Value?
Live longer, be more energetic, get rid of muscle aches and pains and make money in your own home based Multi Level Marketing business. Sounds wonderful, right? Some of the Mona Vie distributors will agree.
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mona Vie was started by Dallin Larsen. The firm is well respected and is considered to have a generous compensation program that can be lucrative if you produce. Like many MLM programs, Mona Vie pays a team bonus on a binary plan in addition to various other income streams including retail sales mark-up, bulk order bonus, first order bonus, star maker bonus, executive bonus and a leadership incentive.
The Mona Vie juice costs $30 to $40 per 25 ounce bottle and the difference between wholesale and retail prices allows for a mark-up of about 15 percent. Bulk purchases qualify for lower pricing and earn bonus points. Obviously, the idea is to incentive volume purchases and reward those who move a large volume of product.
The recommended dosage of the juice in order to achieve the claimed benefits is one to two ounces twice daily. At that rate, a bottle would last about a week. The key ingredient is acai berry, from the Brazilian Amazon. Acai is considered to be a super-food due to high levels of antioxidants. Other fruits are added to created a juice blend which tastes great to some people.
The products reportedly give you increased energy, boost your immune system, rid you of any joint pain, and reduces your chances of illness from: heart disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, arthritis, blindness, cancer and other chronic illnesses. Some of the more aggressive claims one hears are probably from independent representatives and may not be claims endorsed by the company. Reports also claim that the juice is a potent source of anti-aging antioxidants.
Studies have shown that few Americans consume the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables. People whose diet is lacking can benefit from a nutritional supplement. However, it is important to check the product label details and not just assume that a product is well rounded. From what I have seen, Mona Vie does not replace a multi-vitamin.
Although the primary benefits of the Mona Vie product are said to stem from antioxidants, the ORAC score of a serving of Mona Vie was not stated in the material that I read. Clearly, acai berry has high ORAC value but it is still important to know the ORAC value per serving. As for vitamins and minerals, the Mona Vie literature indicated that one serving contains 20% of the recommended daily value of vitamin C, 1% of the sodium and 3% of total carbohydrates.
For the price of Mona Vie, I was expecting much fuller coverage of all the vitamins and minerals and a stated ORAC value per serving. Based on what I have seen, the product delivers a very narrow amount of diet supplementation at a high price. The liquid multi-vitamin supplement that I use, which is also an MLM product, costs only $30 delivered for a whole month’s supply and covers all the vitamins and minerals as well as phytonutrients and antioxidants (2500 ORAC per serving). The Mona Vie juice looks very weak in comparison.
Those looking for an antioxidant supplement or business should check out Xocai healthy chocolate with 3582 ORAC value in each square. I suspect that it is easier to sell people on the idea of substituing healthy chocolate for other candy in order to get their antioxidants than getting them add a costly juice.
In terms of the quality of the business opportunity, there is no denying the success of many Mona Vie distributors or the company as a whole. The concern I would have has to do with the cost of the product compared to other alternatives such as a value priced multi-formula supplement like GBG or a decadent antioxidant treat such as Xocai Healthy Chocolate.
It is easier to promote a business when the products are better value than what people can find elsewhere, have strong appeal (who doesn’t like chocolate) and are something that people are already spending money on.
Experienced network marketers know that having a great product does not build a business; you need great marketing as well. But marketing is certainly a lot easier if you have a product that is well priced and offers a compelling value. Mona Vie is a well respected company but I think their products are overpriced.
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