Dr. Dean Edell Calls MonaVie Worthless
Yesterday1, Dr. Dean Edell slammed MonaVie on his radio show, calling it worthless and a fad. Here are some choice quotes the good doctor talking to a caller named Danielle, which comes in at the 54-minute mark.
This is worthless. They are breaking the law.
This in response to Danielle’s would-be sponsor, who tells her that MonaVie is a miracle drink that cures from A to Z.
This is simply acai. $34 a bottle. There is no miracle in a bottle here. This is just a fad.
For all the celebrities, athletes, etc. whom MonaVie pays and carts out to promote the juice, I show you someone who has no financial incentive to slam or praise the product calling it worthless.
Berries are very healthy, don’t get me wrong. I would encourage you all to drink berry juices.
Drink berry juice, but spending $34/bottle is ridiculous.
Have your friend call me…. have her tell me what things that this thing cures. I’ll grind her up in very little pieces….
Anyone have Brig Hart’s number? Or Orrin Woodward? How bout we go to the top and get Dr. Dean Edell on the horn with Dallin Larsen himself?
What’s this you say? Dallin himself just calls it a juice while winking his eye? That he’s not responsible for what his distributors say because it’s impossible to rein them in? Dallin… the word you’re looking for is called RESPONSIBILITY.
Who can afford this in this day and age? Okay if it was positive. If there’s data? That this is helpful or better than the berries you can buy in the grocery store, which are a heck of a lot cheaper and better tasting as far as I’m concerned.
It would be a lot cheaper and healthier in my opinion, to go to the grocery store and make your own fruit smoothies and juice concoctions than to buy MonaVie at $34/bottle.
In terms of making money, Danielle. I got to tell you something. There are no rules or laws to warn you and give you the numbers you want to know, which is how many people actually make money in these multi-level marketing deals. And the government is trying to pass such rules and laws. The truth of the matter is, that almost everybody loses money. The people at the very very top, they make money, because they’ve got everybody else working for them.
How many “new” Diamonds have there been in MonaVie who were previously big pins from other MLMs? Robert Dean (Noni). TV Wilson and Steve Branch (YTB). Randy Schroeder (Agel). Orrin Woodward (Amway/Quixtar). Brig Hart (Amway). Need I go on?
These people are constantly being carted out on stage reaching higher and higher levels. You? Everyone else? Still at the bottom. Read the MonaVie Income Disclosure Statement and do the math. Dr. Dean Edell is right; most people don’t earn any money at all.
Enjoy listening to Dr. Dean Edell. If the link above is broken, do a search for Dr. Dean Edell, August 27, 2009 to find another version of his MP3 podcast.
1 It’s possible that the August 27, 2009 broadcast was a re-broadcast of a previous Dr. Dean Edell taping.
Very good. Bravo, Dr. Edell!
Do you know if this was a rebroadcast? He had made similar comments quite some time ago, and I thought the person mentioned was Danielle…but I could never find the working podcast/mp3 link.
I spoke with several people personally who actually heard the broadcast as it aired. Can’t remember how long ago that was, perhaps 6 months or so.
Thank you!!
If an Amway diamond stood on stage and told me that Amway was the greatest opportunity, and sold me materials on how to build Amway, and then defected to another MLM, I would drop them like a bad habit.
It’s quite possible that it was a rebroadcast. I just heard about it today in fact.
I’m very happy people are speaking out on this scam. Families around here are being sucked into this lies and better health and it sickens me.
Please check out our website and spread the word around! BEWARE!
Amthrax,
I appreciate your humor/sarcastic energy and enjoy what you have put together here. Its interesting. I’m not affiliated with Am or Orrin but I am curious to know why you care so much what he is doing? This is the United States of America. If I want to sell a paper clip for $1,000 and someone wants to buy it, its possible here. I would like to know why you have such anger and sarcasm towards someone who is leveraging one of Americas greatest strengths… free enterprise. Why is making $3,000,000 so bad. How is that different than Starbucks making 300 million overcharging on an espresso shot or a $5 for a Mocha. (I love coffee & Starbucks, just an example) Or when a girl buys a $380 pair True Religion jeans…that is perfectly fine. You are talented and articulate. I dont know how much you earned in 2009…30k, 300k, or 3 mil..but what ever you earned as long as it met your needs and the lifestyle you want…its fine. Why do you care what other people earn so much???
Salud! God Bless, & Stay Hungry!!
If someone wants to sell a paperclip for $1000, that person is trying to rip other people off.
that didnt really answer the question..(the paper clip was just an expample) but no worries you dont have to. I think I got my answer…Maybe your a save the world type Ghandi figure. Your not really a money maker business producer type. Thats cool..and your opinion and perspetive is apreciated. Take care. God Bless and continue sharing the your word to the world to avoid business and profits.
If by your definition free enterprise means someone can rip people off, it also means that he can be criticized for doing so.
Now let me ask some questions. If you’re not affiliated with Am nor Orrin, what’s your reason for posting here? How did you come across this blog in the first place and what’s your interest for commenting?
Amthrax,
Well, by free enterprise, I mean the freedom to create a business and profit. And yes of course anyone can give their opinion, obviously, that is a given. If you read my post clearly that was not the question I was asking.
Im not affiliated with them, the reason for my post is because I am genuinely curious as to how folks like yourself get your feelings hurt and bitter to the point where you make an entire agenda against a company. Its quite fascinating, I have had bad experiences at restaurants and retail stores etc, but it has never gotten to the point where I create an entire movement around it..that is interesting and I would like to know why your feelings are so hurt..? Its not personal, its just business like anything else…No one is getting mad a Carrie Underwood for selling CDs, why cant people sell CDs whats so bad about that, I dont get it!?
I came across this site because I like the Monavie Energy drink, I was researching info on the product and business..& this site came up on the search results. Im open minded to all opinions so I browsed through the site to take in your perspective. And while very humors, sarcastic and entertaining, (thanks for that) its not really substantial in regards to making these companies feel bad for being in business or selling CDs.
I don’t normally comment, but in this case I decided to comment because you seem like the type of person that is thorough, does his/her homework & is open to different (truthful) perspectives. From the way you expressed yourself I felt I would get as candid response. (I was a bit disappointed because you didn’t really address any of my questions directly, but that’s fine too no big deal)
Thats all…Its interesting what you have going on here, and I was just curious to know what was the traumatic experience that you had with 2 great companies (every great company has its flaws Microsoft/Apple/Starbucks/Game STop you name it) that would cause you to create an agenda revolved around gossiping and talking bad about them. Not to mention insulting millionaires for earning big money and reaching the top of American incomes.
If you can do better, than you should “do it”…if you want to..(If you dont want to then that is fine too.)
Personally I like this blog as one of the better ones where everyone on it pretty much talks straight about the self serving nonsense and hype that seems to go along with the MLM industry. The sarcasm directed toward the leadership in the various companies makes it fun, nothing wrong with getting into an MLM if you are truly educated as to how they really work and understand the statical odds going are against making a significant income at it, some do, most don’t.
I guess the real issue where it draws the line is when people are so hyped up by their uplines they will spend tons of money they don’t really have for products, pep rallies tickets and sales tools of very arguable benefit and value just because a very smooth pitch man on stage sells them on the idea they cannot be successful without it. Kinda like the $1000 paperclip scenario or cold calling someone and selling him on $1,000,000 stock deal, he don’t know you or the company you are pitching and you don’t know him, and you close the sale anyway, either example is one real hard core selling.
Please read the my About page (at the top of my blog) and How I Succeeded By Failing to know why I’m writing this blog.