A very hollow victory...

It's been awhile since my last post, but I thought I'd comment on the recent ruling which came out of the UK regarding Amway's ability to do business there.

As you may remember, a petition brought on behalf of John Hutton, the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, was seeking to close Amway in the UK, in the “public interest”.

The Government accused Amway of several illegal and inappropriate business practices and threatened to shut them down there. Some of these practices include (in my terms) price gouging, misrepresentation of a business opportunity (easy money with no effort), only a handful of IBO's were earning a bonus (allegedly only 6% were earning 95% of the income!), etc.

According to the London Times, "Mark Cunningham, QC, on behalf of the
Government, had told the court that Amway's promise that agents could make
"substantial financial rewards" amounted to "selling a dream".

He said that the company operated a "pernicious" scheme which encourages
agents to recruit family, friends and colleagues to the group so that they
themselves can move up to that "very narrow group that makes any money".

He said that the Amway scheme involved targeting the "gullible
"deluded" and "vulnerable" to joint he scheme and accused it of "dream selling".

Mr Justice Norris accepted that the company's "radical" new business model - adopted after the Government threatened legal action ".

These "radical" new practices include (hey, don't these sound familiar? I believe a Mr. Woodward and Mr. Brady attempted to get these implemented for years at AmQuix!):

1. Price reduction - bring prices in line with other retailers. Actually make the product marketable in the consumer maketplace! Imagine that.....
2. Proper representation of the opportunity - provide an opportunity where people can actually make money rather than line the pockets of just a few.

Per the Times, "the company had to give several legal undertakings including not to recruit further sales agents until it had publishing details of their average earnings and to scrap its annual charge to register as a distributor." (OUCH)


So it appears Amway won't technically get shut down in the UK, but most experts would agree they've been extremely hindered, and they are scared to death of these same restrictions and practices being forced upon them in other countries.

All eyes now turn to gov't agencies in other countries. Since the UK had the courage to stand up to this giant and impose these reforms (basically take them out of their 50 year old business model), will other countries have the same courage to protect their citizens from the same outlandish treatment?

Time will tell..... One thing is for sure, the Amway business will never look the same again in the UK!

It's H2O!!!!!

I have to admit, this is one of the best laughs I've had in months! If you're looking to add a little humor to your life, take a few minutes and go to YouTube, and search for Amway Water. Video, after video come up, with Amway's new, MIRACLE water promo.

This WATER (remember, we're talking WATER here), is suppose to do amazing things for you, including making you so flexible you can become a human pretzel whenever you want. Also, you'll become so well balanced an NFL linebacker couldn't knock you over, even if they hit you at full speed.

It took me a few days to post this because I figured this had to be some hard up IBO's looking for a way to boost some sales (you know, the retail sales they brag so much about). But it's more than that. Video after video with different people across the country all doing the same "tests" to prove this water is MIRACLE water.

Watch just a few of these videos on Youtube and you'll quickly go from amused, to disgusted, to saddened that anyone could be so deceived by a company.

Here are some points to ponder:
1. All these people are doing exactly the same "tests" in the scientific labs (public areas). So that leaves one to conclude that 'someone' orchestrated these demos. If you watch one of the David Shores videos, he says, "they taught us about this in Hawaii". Interesting.... who could the 'they' be (our friends at Alticor)?? What's in Hawaii? Oh that's right, they just returned from Diamond Club in Hawaii.

2. This miracle water is on Advance Order... meaning it's not available yet. Strangely these individuals all have some though. Further proof of an orchestrated PR event from our friends at Alticor.

3. Many of these speakers seem to know alot about the process used to create this water, how the oxygen is stablized, etc. etc. I mean they try to sound like scientists.... and interestingly all say the same thing. Hmmmm, who told them what to say, and how to say it????


In my opinion, one of the saddest things about these videos is the sound of people in the background oooohhhhhing and aaaahhhhhing about this stuff. The masters of deception are at it again and they are pulling a fast one on these unsuspecting individuals (further proof of the need for an IBO legal defense fund).

Please... how can 1 oz. of ANYTHING be taken orally and allow you to become a human pretzel 5 seconds after its consumption.

Finally, how can a company go on record publicly criticizing their competitors about their products and prices (Alticors recent attack on MonaVie), when they are trying to sell the public miracle WATER (it's water, you know - H2O, the wet stuff) at a price of $47.76 plus tax & shipping for twenty-four 16.9 fl. oz. bottles.

How can Alticor in good conscience criticize other competitors products and prices and yet charge the public $50+ for WATER!

Watch this video, you'll be amazed!

Smart People Create Positive Partnerships

It's been a long time since I heard any venture capitalists, investors, or anyone for that matter, give Amway a positive review or vote of confidence. TSG, a very successful company, did just that with MonaVie yesterday.

As successful people always say, "judge the person or company by the fruit on the tree". TSG has been exceptionally successful in their past partnerships and joint ventures. Look at the list in the recent press release by MonaVie.

It's nice to see companies with integrity, values, and strong financials partner together for a very bright future! Below is the recent press release by MonaVie.

TSG Consumer Partners Provides Substantial Growth Capital for MonaVie

[Salt Lake City, UT] - March 24, 2008 - TSG Consumer Partners, the leading provider of growth capital for branded consumer companies, has made a significant investment in MonaVie for a small, minority equity interest in the company.TSG pioneered focused investing in high-growth, well-branded consumer companies and has an exceptional 20-year track record. With approximately $1.5 billion in capital under management, TSG has invested in well-respected brands such as Arrowhead Mills, Terra Chips, Glaceau VitaminWater, PureOlogy, Smart Balance, Smashbox Cosmetics, Meguiars, Famous Amos, MET-Rx, and Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts, among others."MonaVie just got stronger through our strategic partnership with TSG, and Im excited because our distributors will be the beneficiaries," said Dallin Larsen, founder and president of MonaVie. "Most importantly, TSG and MonaVie share the same values of focus, integrity, and results."

Charles H. Esserman, president and chief executive officer of TSG, said that he personally embraces MonaVies mission of providing the best products that nature and science can create as well as an opportunity that allows people to pursue their dreams. TSG is more proud of its investment in MonaVie than any other company in its history."Since ounding TSG, I have invested in many companies that I am very proud of, which have become enormous consumer brands," said Esserman. "With so many passionate and capable people working together, MonaVie has the potential to dwarf the growth of all of the brands we have participated in building. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for TSG, based upon the future outlook of MonaVie and its potential to help people on so many levels."

..Fair Competition

The latest post on Alticor's blog cracks me up! Look at the title.... "Unfair Competition".

All I can think about when I read it is a little boy who is loosing in a game of backyard football. The other team just scored, and the little boy (who was probably run over by the other team) stands up and yells, "this is unfair! I want to change the rules!!!!".

Hey Amway, face it, you're going down big time. You talk about people being stolen away. Please help me understand how someone needs to be stolen away when your "opportunity" pays the avg. IBO $115 per year, and the avg. distributor in MonaVie made $4,730 in 2007??

You forget, people ARE NOT stupid. You seem to forget, you don't own human beings. And you seem to forget that you aren't God, you do not make the rules, and ultimately there are people who are willing to stand against you to call your bluff (namely TEAM and MonaVie)!

The title of your last blog is partly right.... take the unfair out and just call it COMPETITION, because that's what you've got on your hands.... good old fashioned COMPETITION!!!

If you can't handle it, get out of business or go start some communist country somewhere where you can control all the rules.

And by the way, please stop looking like the little boy in the backyard football game. It's not a pretty picture.....

Are you ready for your shot at "The Beast"??

After learning more about the lawsuit filed by MonaVie against Quixtar, many are irate at Quixtar's latest violation of their rights, and are asking the WhistleBlower how they can personally become involved in the fight against Amway/Quixtar.

I think the public outrage comes from the fact that tens of thousands of former IBO's, who were in good standing at the time of their resignations, are now the target of Quixtar's continued attempt to prevent these individuals from ever competing in ANY business that competes with them.

Fortunately, there's protection for these innocent, well intentioned, former IBO's. It's called Anti-Trust (a.k.a. competition law).

Below is Wikipedia's definition of Anti-Trust. The U.S. Court systems have been very forceful in their rulings AGAINST those who try to violate the rights of others' free enterprise opportunities.

In fact, I believe the 31,000+ people Quixtar wanted MonaVie to terminate have a solid Anti-Trust case against Amway for their attempts to prevent these people from fair competition by partnering with MonaVie. Can you smell a class-action suit coming? Can you imagine the damages these 31,000+ could sue Amway for? Can you picture a sea of people, upset at the way TEAM's leadership was treated the past six months, all banding together to take on "The Beast" themselves! Can you picture these 31,000+ freedom fighters finishing off "The Beast" so they never again have the opportunity to unjustly harass, intimidate, and bankrupt people trying to pursue their right at free enterprise, in free countries!

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Competition law, known in the United
States as "antitrust law", has three main elements:

• prohibiting agreements or practices that restrict free trading and competition Between business entities. This includes in particular the repression of cartels.

• banning abusive behaviour by a firm dominating a market, or anti-competitive practices that tend to lead to such a dominant position. Practices controlled in this way may include predatory pricing, tying, price gouging, refusal to deal and many others.

• supervising the mergers and acquisitions of large corporations, including some joint ventures. Transactions that are considered to threaten the competitive process can be prohibited altogether, or approved subject to "remedies" such as an obligation to divest part of the merged business or to offer licences or access to facilities to
enable other businesses to continue competing.


The substance and practice of competition law vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Protecting the interests of consumers (consumer welfare) and ensuring that enterpreneurs have an opportunity to compete in the market economy are often treated as important objectives. Competition law is closely connected with law on deregulation of access to markets, state aids and subsidies, the privatisation of state owned assets and the establishment of independent sector regulators. In recent decades, competition law has been viewed as a way to provide better public services. The history of competition law reaches back further than the Roman Empire. The business practices of market traders, guilds and governments have always been subject to scrutiny, and sometimes severe sanctions. Since the twentieth century, competition law has become global. The two largest and most influential systems of competition regulation are United States antitrust law and European Community competition law. National and regional competition authorities across the world have formed international support and enforcement networks.

As William Wallace in Braveheart said, "Holllllllld, Holllllllld"..... your time will come to fight "The Beast".

Mike Mohr made a huge blunder on this one... first messing with Dallin Larsen from MonaVie, and now, messing with many of you, the 31,000 he's trying to prevent from owning a business ever again!!

MonaVie - Willing To Fight Too!!!!

The Whistleblower has learned of a new lawsuit recently filed in Utah, by MonaVie, against Quixtar.

All the details are not known yet, however, rumors are spreading that Quixtar may have pushed their luck a little too far this time. I won't speculate any further until we get the actual court documents, but suffice it to say MonaVie is not scared of the multi-billion dollar, raving lunatics in Ada, MI. They've proven it by taking legal action, hopefully to knock this deep-pocketed bully down a few pegs!

This should be interesting as more details become available over the next 24 hours.

Stay tuned!

MonaVie v. Quixtar et al
Plaintiff: MonaVie
Defendant: Quixtar and
Amway Corporation

Case Number: 2:2008cv00204
Filed: March 17,
2008

Court: Utah District Court
County: Salt Lake
Presiding Judge: Judge Tena Campbell

Nature of Suit: Torts -
Injury - Other Personal Injury

Still waiting....

Tick, tick, tick..... time is running out. Still waiting for Mr. Mohr to accept the invitation to debate Orrin Woodward publicly. Hello Mike... I know you're out there! All you have to do is say you'll accept the invitation. Tick, tick, tick.... time is running out!