Juuva USA, Inc.

Complaint: ***
I am rejecting this response because: Despite some clarification that there is direct sales involved, I am unconvinced that the booklets do not present a pyramid type business structural element. First distributors have to pay in order to sell their product. This targets the poor who cannot afford the sales products. Secondly the pyramid option is made available as an alternate source of income, again targeting the poor. Calling them "sponsors" still doesn't change the fact that money from my recruits' recruits filtrates back to me. Again, page of their booklet shows this pyramid structure, with page showing the money to be received based upon the 'sponsoring' process. Maybe the law allows a mixture of Direct Sales with a Pyramid structure, but I am still not comfortable with a business which focuses in their booklets on the virtues of a Pyramid operation which would appeal to those who cannot invest in the sales products
Sincerely,
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To Whom it may Concern,  We are a Direct Sales Company. We offer business opportunities for people that wish earn extra income, or are just interested in using our amazing products. We do ask for potential distributors to pay a $39.00 fee upon enrollment which provided you discounted product...

pricing. It provides you with a Back Office which has a dashboard to monitor your business, your sales and your purchases. It also provides you access into a training system that contains, videos, and educational materials and teaches you how the opportunity works. It is very detailed. It also allows you enroll other people if they are interested. We do not require the purchase of any products to become a distributor. We also have just customers that just wish to purchase our product for personal use.  In regards to the claim that we are a Pyramid: Pyramid schemes are, however, fraudulent schemes, disguising as a Direct Sales Company. The difference between a pyramid scheme and a lawful Direct Sales program is that there is no real product that is sold in a pyramid scheme, and commissions are based only on the number of new individuals one introduces. We do not pay on recruitment we pay on product sales.  To help you understand what Direct Sales is, I must first explain what itisn't. First, Direct Sales isn't a pyramid scheme. Pyramids are programs similar to chain letters where people just invest money based on the promise that other people will put in money that will filtrate back to them and somehow, they'll get rich. A pyramid is strictly a money game and has no basis in real commerce. Normally, there's no product involved at all, just money changing hands. Direct Sales is a legitimate business. First, it's based on providing people with real, legitimate products they need and want at a fair price. While some people do make a lot of money through Direct Sales, their financial benefit is always the result of their own dedicated efforts in building an organization that sells real products and services. Direct Sales isn't about taking advantage of your friends and relatives. Only a few years ago, direct sales meant retailing to, and sponsoring people from, your "warm list" of prospects. Although sharing the products or services and the opportunity with people you know is still the basic foundation of the business, today we see more people using sophisticated marketing techniques such as the Internet, conference calling and other long-distance sponsoring techniques to extend their network across the country. Direct Sales isn't a get-rich-quick scheme. Of course some people do make large amounts of money very quickly. Many would say those people are lucky. But success in networking isn't based on luck. (Unfortunately, money won't sprout wings and fly into your bank account no matter what someone has promised you.) Success in Direct Sales is based on following some very basic yet dynamic principles. Now let's discuss what Direct Sales is. Direct Sales is a serious business for serious people. It's a proven system where the design, creation and expense the corporate team has gone through becomes a road map for your own success. Just follow the simple, proven and duplicable system that the good companies provide. The real key is this: Direct Sales is all about leverage. You can leverage your time and increase the number of hours of work effort on which you can be paid by sponsoring other people and earning a small income on their efforts. J. Paul Getty, who created one of the world's greatest fortunes, said "I would rather make 1 percent on the efforts of 100 people than 100 percent on my own efforts." This very basic concept is the cornerstone of Direct Sales. For example, most successful people building a direct sales business do so in an organized method. They work a few dedicated hours each week, with each hour of effort serving as a building block for their long-term business growth. Then they sponsor other people and teach those people how to sell the company product and sponsor others who duplicate the process. By helping the people, you personally sponsor to sponsor others, you duplicate yourself. As this process continues, you create compound growth that can lead to hundreds or even thousands of people coming into your business. You leverage your time by helping others be successful and earn an income from all their efforts. With direct sales, there are no big capital requirements, no geographical limitations, no minimum quotas required and no special education or skills needed. Direct Sales is a low-overhead, homebased business that can actually offer many of the tax advantages associated with owning your own business. Direct Sales is a people-to-people business that can significantly expand your circle of friends. It's a business that enables you to travel and have fun as well as enjoy the lifestyle that extra income can provide.   I hope that this helps any questions you may have, if you need further assistance to explanation’s please feel free to contact me at ###-###-####   Sincerely, Bobbie M[redacted] Director of Compliance Juuva Worldwide