| Comment Number: | 522418-03397 |
| Received: | 6/19/2006 4:50:06 PM |
| Organization: | Xango |
| Commenter: | Deneen Bossard |
| State: | FL |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
| No Attachments |
Comments:
Deneen Bossard Independent Distributor Starting Ripples Federal Trade Commission/Office of the Secretary, Room H-135 (Annex W) Re: Business Opportunity Rule, R511993 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580 RE: Business Opportunity Rule, R511993 Dear Sir or Madam: I am writing this letter because I have a concern about the proposed Business Opportunity Rule R511993. My belief is that in its presented form, it may prevent me from continuing as an Independent Distributor for Xango and take away my chances for success in my small business. I have been an independent Distributor for Xango since November 2005. I started my Network Marketing business because of the wonderful product which has literally given me back my life. Not only because of the health benefits I have experienced since on the juice, But I also have an awesome product! Once I became a believer of the product I knew that I could make a living for my family with it! Now my family depends on this extra income to supplement our budget. Please don’t destroy my small business we need it! Some of the sections in the proposed rule would make it hard or almost impossible for me to sell my Xango Juice product. This waiting period will give the public the idea that there’s something wrong with me or our plan and will also reflect badly on me as a person. I also think this seven-day waiting period is unnecessary, because Xango already has a 30day buyback policy on its product. One of the most difficult sections of the proposed rule is the seven day waiting period to enroll a new Distributor. Xango’s sales kit only costs $35. People buy TVs, cars, and other items that cost much more than that and they don’t have to wait seven-days. Under this waiting period requirement, I will need to keep very detailed records when I first speak to prospective distributors and will then have to send in reports to my company. I am a small home business and this burden could destroy my business. Finally, the proposed rule requires the disclosure of a minimum of 10 prior purchasers nearest to the prospective purchaser. I am glad to provide references, but in this day of identity theft, I am very uncomfortable giving out the personal information of individuals (without their approval) to strangers. Women in my organization may be subject to sexual or racial harassment so this part can’t go in at all, unless the FTC passes an addition to this rule prohibiting sexual or racial attacks related to this disclosure. In the end the rule must bind the FTC to take direct enforcement action on sexual and racial attacks with a special unit assigned to monitor actions related to the disclosure forms. I have seen many scams on the Internet and have been approached by many crooks because of my success. This rule will do nothing to stop them. They will hurt my business! This rule will not stop Crooks – they violate the current rule all the time. But I am a good American citizen and it will hurt me and ruin my chances of reaching my piece of the American dream. Thank you and please help me and my family live out our dream of owning and opertating our own business. Sincerely, Deneen Bossard