For this month’s pyramid scheme, we bring you the famous juice “MonaVie”. MonaVie is the magical juice that claims to help cure basic illnesses and pains but also help you make a profit while helping cure the world. The craze has been on going for some time and I am sure most of you have been approached at least once by someone offering you the cure to all your elder family members health problems, which science and doctors cannot find a cure for, but MonaVie somehow will do the job?

How did it all start?

MonaVie was founded by Daillin Larsen, a veteran of the directing selling force with over 17 years of experience under his belt. Daillin found value in the Acai Berry and decided to find a way to share it with the world. Instead of creating a berry based drink, he decided to mix the Acai berry with 19 other fruits and create the MonaVie drink which has since evolved into the MonaVie Active Formula Drink. Make sure to draw your own conclusions by researching more about MonaVie, because for once we truly believe that this MLM company has done some great work positioning itself as one of the top pyramid schemes in the country, if not the world.

Where can you buy the miraculous MonaVie Drink?

Well, there lies the first problem. You can’t buy it in stores anywhere. You can buy it from your random friends selling it or direct from MonaVie themselves and its not cheap. Each bottle will run you $45, and the monthly supply just shy of $200. It is quite expensive but you should consider that your health should have no price associated with it?

There lies the second problem. It seems that the marketing for MonaVie is done so with the perception that the drink is from the Amazon and will help cure and heal some of the pains from Arthritis and other diseases that have no medical cure yet.  The company will not publicly say any of these things but the marketing strategy they create to make their own associates believe it is very convincing. The reality behind the cure is quite simple, it is not real. The MonaVie Formula is made with Acai berry which does have great antioxidants for your body but has never been proven to cure anything, instead it simply has great value like a pure berry mix that sells for $6 at the supermarket local to you. The claim also remains that the drink contains 100% frozen dried Acai purchased from Sambazon (which supplies the best berries) but the reality is that the drink is a mix  of frozen Acai and Acai puree and that the berries are not purchased from Sambazon (Source: MonaVie – Is it a scam).

The final problem with MonaVie is the sale strategy which goes back to the wonderful world of MLM selling like 5linx and Primerica which we have determined to be pure pyramid scams. You once again will have to be asking random people questions like : What if I could cure your mom for $45 a week? or Isn’t your health worth $45 a week? Some will buy your marketing strategy and then will quickly be invited to offer this product to others by being shown a video with a random (unknown) doctor that praises MonaVie for its amazing antioxidant value and make you really believe that the product will sell itself as no one can turn down such a great offer, hint why you are there. You will then be the guys asking the questions and recruiting others to sell the product and then the game continues until you get bored and notice you are ultimately the one making MonaVie rich as you have to buy the product yourself before selling it.

Allow me to share a funny story with all of you about MonaVie. I was sitting at the local Starbucks enjoying coffee with a close friend who decided to tell me he started selling MonaVie. He spent 20 minutes trying to convince me, and I spent 20 min trying to convince him to get a real job instead. As I was getting in my Porsche, a woman that he knew drove by and made me aware that I should join as well and go to their sales meeting that night. I told her I don’t need money, and I’ll pass and she says: “Well, if you did you would be able to buy a Lamborghini instead of a Porsche.” I found that quite amusing as I already owned a Lamborghini and this was coming from someone driving a 1996 truck?

This brings me to my conclusion. Like all MLM scams and pyramid schemes, the idea is that the ordinary people that have nothing to show for themselves are always the first to show up as they believe in getting rich quickly. You never hear of well established business professionals jumping on the opportunity, and you always hear about the american dream and financial freedom you can attain but next time you are approached by someone who wants you to join something that they don’t even understand themselves. Take a good look at them and ask yourself: Do I really want to be like this person in 5 years?

The answer is most likely NO and therefore leaves the question “Why start following or believing them now?”

PS: Wait! if MonaVie has nothing to fear, why are they trying to shut down this guy? MonaVie -Is it a scam?

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