I use Melaleuca products on a daily basis. I do NOT however, get into the "make a g'jillion dollars in 4 minutes" thing.  I'm a dog groomer, and one of my clients sold melaleuca. She had 2 small children, one that needed a heart transplant at the age of 2.  Instead of charging her the $160 monthly fee for the grooming of her dog (particular circumstance, hence the enormous pricing), I allowed her to pay me in laundry detergent, etc.

After a few years, she ended up having to move, so another client of mine, who'd borrowed one of my sweaters and loved the smell so much that she wanted whatever it was that I'd washed it in. She started buying if from the chick I was bartering with. That client now sells melaleuca, but not to anyone but she and I.

She joined just so we could have the products.  Idk about the company, and don't care.  The PRODUCTS are impassable.  I've used most of their products now am absolutely hooked.  Their cleaning products, which work...REALLY work are diluted up to 32:1, so  pint ends up being gallons.  The Solumel is fabulous, it took axel grease out of a chiffon Kate Mack dress that Katie was going to be photographed in (in 20 minutes).  It took candle wax out of her teddy bear (her idiot father did that...she's my baby cousin, lol), the "Tough and Tender" cleans everything from fridge shelves and countertops to laminate wood flooring without streaking. That's a BIG deal.

The tub and tile cleaner will eat through the toughest lime...I have a well, very hard water. (that stuff's like 6x concentrate, like the laundry detg)

Their soaps? Luxurious..really. I use the Platinum Bar and the hubby uses Alloy.  The Renew skin therapy lotion is better than the stuff the dermatologist gave my Scottish mother for her dry skin and now HE'S recommending it to patients. (I do believe that some people have allergic reactions to something in the lotion, I'm not one of them)

The only thing I'm not huge on is the smell of the disenfectant. It smells like oregano. I like oregano, but not on everything.  I DO use it in the kennel however, the dog's dont seem to mind it nearly as much as lysol or bleach.  They make a wrinkle releaser, but idk if I'm really sold on those..I live in high humidity anyway, lol.

The company? I know not, means nothing to me. The products? WORK!

OH, I don't use my dishwasher cause it's not as good as I am, so I tried their dish soap. It cuts grease just like Dawn, BUT, takes a third of the water to rinse it.  Dawn leaves a slime coat that must be rinsed and rinsed...this stuff doesn't.  Even on heavy grease like bacon or fried chicken!

(lol, gosh, sounds like a sales pitch..the perfume smells horrid, there ,lol!)

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Hi heaven_draven, sounds familiar!!!!! I had the same situation as you.

Have no doubt about the quality of the products, just don't like the way the Sales Representatives deceived one into the scheme.  Also the autoshipment seems very exhorbitant.

I've been contacted to sign up for this company and it's products. That is what caused me to search for the pros and cons. There is a normal reality to an open forum such as this. The first few posts are somewhat random sampled responses as those who would be seriously searching for product research. I noticed by the 2nd and 3rd page, it was swamped with nothing but positive viewpoints. I would only suggest that one consider the type of communication that these organizations have to "get the word out" whenever a forum is started which may turn against their beloved company. If you have read this far, you are an astute shopper and wise consumer. I just wanted to add my two cents that there is a stronger chance of an "organized" response team that would show favoritism for the product than there would be "one by one" random people searching and responding negatively. 

I also agree that if a product is strong enough there should be no reason to not sell it along the shelves of the supermarket. The very fact that you are agreeing to purchase a contracted amount each month leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I don't want to be forced to purchase. If the product is so good and the reps are so convinced that you won't have any problem spending that amount per month. Why aren't they the ones taking the risk and making it an open purchasing policy?  I will not be signing up for this. And the fact that I have to feel like I am weezeling out of a "friends" high recommendation also leaves me uncomfortable. Companies like this are wrong on so many levels. 

I have been contacted twice in the past 5 years tested the products and we still have the conclusion.... it doesn't cost less when you're obligated to buy a certain amount per month that takes more than a month to use up even if you alternate the products for the avg person unless one of the objectives is to stock pile a years supply like the doomsday scenario advocates really buy into.

And is it coincidental the the CEO\founder of Melaleuca happens to be a devout Mormon ... which the LDS Church strongly encourages their members to stock pile one year of supplies for in case of a sudden catastrophe ?  

I am trying to locate an agent through which I can place an order.  Can anyone on here help me?  It seems this is getting harder and harder---each time I go to reorder the one item I use from Melaleuca, I cannot find an agent to help.  I am NOT interested in signing up as an agent--there is only one product I use and I usually buy it in large enough quantities to last my family for a year.

The agent will usually establish a 3-way call with the distributor, authorize the order to her account, and I then place the order and supply the credit card to the distribution center.  It doesn't seem that would be a hard thing to do, but apparently the incentives are not to sell, but to sign people up.

If anyone will help me with this, I (and my grandson) would be most grateful.  You can email me at lbg8994@gmail.com.

Thanks!

I ahve been with Them for 10 years as a customer and I love the products. I have so many positive things to say I dont know where to start. Also they are not an MLM. They intentionally structured the company so as not to be an MLM. The company does not want to be lumped in as "just another MLM company". Also they were green long before amway and  any other company. They have been around 27 years now and have been green since day 1. There cleaning products a child can drink and et nothing more than an upset stomach. I recently started the business and its great. I help people chhose a more cost efficeint product that is safe and they pay me to do it. Their Vitamins have a patent called Oligo. They absorb better then those cheap walmart or centrum vitamins. It would take 33 centrum pills ot 15 one a days to get the same absorption of vitamins and minerals as their vitamin. I could say so many more positive things but I do not think they will give me space. The person who had all these issues with getting a business kit not knowingly and the whole order they did not order i don't know. They were probably told about the backup order( In case you forget to order so you do not lose your privileges) and werent paying attention. The business kit is what the $29 dollar enrollemtn fee is for so im  sure they werent paying attention then either. The business kit doesnt mean you are doing a business. It is an introduction to the company and has a product catalog and a dvd with some customer testimonials. They grew 94 million in sales last year to 1.1 billion and have paid 3.2 billion out in sales commissions to their marketers. Thats the truth.