Found this website quite by accident... And the first thing that came to mind was.."hmm, wonder if anyone out here has had a bad experience with the Herbalife products. And wow... Here I am...
Prior to meeting my now fiance... He decided to get into the Herbalife business. For 2 years he struggled to make contacts. He was putting more money into the company every month than what he was actually making. After approx. $6-7 grand invested into it, he has decided to call it quits. It has been 4 years now. He will not, however, ever admit that it was a pyramid scheme, or financial scam. He did use the products, and he did lose some weight. But in order to maintain that weight loss, he needed to continue taking 12-15 "tablets" as Herbalife refers to them, daily.
He followed every step of the program, from flyering, hot pocketing, cold calling, maintaining his monthly quotas, and points... Sts meetings... Upline, downline, wearing the "Lose weight now" buttons, carrying the little tablet boxes everywhere, etc... All to continue hearing the same promises over and over... With no financial results... He is now sitting on about 2 grand worth of product that he cannot sell, let alone give away! Some of these products date back to 99-00, and are either outdated, discontinued, or whatever... He even has boxes of herbalife bread mix...{ which, by the way, is so disgusting, the dog wouldn't even eat it}.
I tried to be supportive in his quest for finacial freedom, but with all the work he was having to put into the Business, it started to take it's toll on our relationship. Towards the end, he was his own best customer, and was so in debt, that his townhome almost went into foreclosure.
These so called Superviser Positions are just another way of herbalife taking even more money from those who really can't afford it. When promoting the product, you are not even allowed to mention that it is Herbalife in the beginning... Hmmmm... If someone asked what businees he was in, and what he was trying to promote, he would respond with "Are you really interested?", and proceed to try and give them a business card... To which no one ever called to listen to the voicemail message that was required.
Mark hughes founded this company after his own mother died from being overweight... Buy yet, he himself, DEAD at the age of 40 something, and he was supposed to be the most healthiest man on earth. Ever wonder what he died of if he was so healthy? Nobody in Herbalife will tell you, nor is anyone allowed to even talk about it most of the time. I read an article on him in GQ shortly after his death, {they were profiling some of the richest men on earth}, but no where in that article did it even hint at what caused his death. Makes one wonder!!! I suspect he died because he overdosed on all his own products...
Now for the kicker... When i first met my fiance 2 year ago, i stood 5'4 and weighed 130... Was trim, fit, healthy... Just to help him out, I purchsed the "Ultimate diet program" which cost me almost 200.00, to lose maybe about 5 lbs. Started with the shakes, and the daily tablets... And within the first 2 weeks, I gained 13 lbs... During that 2 week period, i was continully constipated... Sorry for letting you know this, so my fiance tells me... Herbalife also has a couple of other tablets that may help that problem. Wow, imagine that... More on top of what i was supposed to be already taking everyday. Thats when i became a disbeleiver... Not all diet plans work for everyone, but to this day my fiance will not admit it was herbalife products that helped me to gain the unwanted weight. Totally screwed up my metabolism, and as soon as i quit taking all these so-called tablets, the weight started coming back off, i am 42 years old now, 5'4 and maintain my ideal weight of 128- 135. His own mother swears by Herbalife... But, hey, aren't all mothers impartial when it comes to supporting their children? But yet I have to see any results from her using them on a daily basis. She has many health problems the way it is, is only 54, but can't work, and gets disability. Constant moaner of aches and pains everywhere, no matter what she is doing... Geez... You would think with all these tablets she is taking from herbalife to help improve her health, she would be healthier than me. HEHEHEHEHE
I would not recommend anyone getting into this business unless you have a lot of free time, and alot of spare money laying around that you can get rid of. Herbalife tells you you are srarting your own business, but really you aren't because you are selling their product not yours. The only people in herbalife who make money, are probably those who has been in it since the beginning, and were already financially well off to begin with.
Nobody quits their day job overnight, and becomes a millionare.
If something sounds too good to be true... It's probably a scam.
I could go on and on about my experiences being involved with someone who at one time was into the Herbalife thing. Too bad we can't leave our email addresses here to get personal responces back... Would love to know of any message boards out here or forums that pertain to Herbalife complaints. But lets try this... Mysteeriaslywyldataoldotcom. Think it will work?
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