| Comment Number: | 522418-07337 |
| Received: | 7/10/2006 2:54:03 PM |
| Organization: | |
| Commenter: | Lisa Harris |
| State: | CA |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
| Attachment: | 522418-07337.pdf Download Adobe Reader |
Comments:
July 10, 2006 Dear FTC "Business Opportunity Rule, R511993": This is Ralph Buchanan, Lisa Harris and Susanne Bernal, XanGo Distributors. We have been distributors since the beginning of this year (2006) and drinking the juice faithfully. The juice has had wonderful results on our bodies and we intend to continue using it as long as it is available. We are also enthusiastic about the very unique business opportunity XanGo Juice provides and are concerned about the recent FTC "Business Opportunity Rule, R511993". Although we very much appreciate the fact that this new proposed rule is intended to protect the consumer against fraudulent business "opportunities", and to enhance the current laws of the Franchise Rule and the FTC Act; we do not believe the XanGo Juice falls in that "fraudulent" category. We are proud to be apart of such prestigious organization and would like to see it continue its normal business practices. We are also pleased to report that XanGo Juice's practices do not fall under the $500 minimum investment requirement from the Franchise Rule (and only require a small $35 membership & distributorship fee). We believe that XanGo Juice does not participate in any unfair or deceptive practices that are common among fraudulent business opportunity sellers. The new Business Opportunity Rule, R511993", although very important for all parties concerned, could possibly put a damper on the way we are accustomed to running our businesses and could slow down the process of distribution and acquiring new potential distributors to join our organizations, as outlined in “2” of the "5" disclosure requirements in the proposed rule: 1. Seven day waiting period: most people that we contact when ready to do business, are usually very excited and ready to get signed up and started right away...this delay could possibly cause a loss in potential "new" distributors. 2. List of nearest references: this process could be very time consuming to maintain and process. In closing, we do want to express again, our sincerest appreciation to the Business Opportunity Rule, R511993" for taking the time to put forth the effort to look out for small business owners and make sure businesses are ran with integrity; abiding by the rules and regulations being enforced by our laws. We just want to reiterate that we believe the XanGo Juice product is an outstanding dietary health supplement and wish to continue sharing the XanGo Juice and business opportunity with as many people as we can, in the same manner as we were originally designed and accustomed to. Thank you for taking the time to hear from us. Sincerely, Ralph E. Buchanan, Lisa Harris and Susanne Bernal