| Comment Number: | 522418-08623 |
| Received: | 7/13/2006 2:56:03 AM |
| Organization: | Xango |
| Commenter: | Andrew Hummel |
| State: | HI |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
Re: Business Opportunity Rule R511993 Dear Sir or Madam: I am writing about this rule, for should it pass as written, this would most assuredly destroy my small home based business selling health and nutritional products for a company called Xango out of Sandy, Utah. I have been involved in the direct selling industry for 18 years, 15 years of which have been full time. I have supported my family, put my kids through college, and donated time and money to charity, all as a result of this fabulous industry. To make people wait 7 days before buying my product is totally unreasonable. When a person walks into a GNC retail outlet to buy nutritional products from them, if they were told to come back in 7 days, the sale would be lost, PERIOD. The same is true in my business. When people decide to buy my health beverage, they want it now. In 7 days, they will most definitely have changed their mind. That's just human nature. This proposed rule would make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to find new customers. My company already offers a 100% (not 90%, but 100%), 30 day money back guarantee. I think that is more than fair. The proposal to supply my prospects with 10 prior customer purchases nearest them, is just a BAD idea, all around. That is an invasion of privacy in the GREATEST sense! Lets suppose a man were to see his doctor for a prescription of Viagra. Or a woman went to see her doctor for breast cancer medicine. Can you imagine the horror and disbelief that would result if names, addresses, and phone numbers of these people's neighbors were given to them? The neighbors who thought they had a right to privacy, suddenly had their names given out, outing them as users of these prescriptions. That would be an invasion of privacy in the greatest degree. The same should hold true for nutritional supplements, or for any food product for that matter. People take them for a variety of reasons, for a variety of benefits. To give the names, addresses, and phone numbers of current users to prespective purchases is just a bad idea. People should all have the right to drink, eat, and consume what they want, without having to go on some list, and have their contact info shared with other prospective customers. All people should have a right to privacy. Please don't make the mistake of whittling away yet another one of our freedoms, the right to buy and consume things privately. This prosposal, while noble in its cause, is just poorly written. These provisions would be the death blow to our industry. Please don't pass it in its current form. I love and enjoy the direct selling industry. Through it, I have become a public speaker, a commuity leader, and have taught my children the benefits of owning a home based business. Please give careful consideration to my letter and many others before moving forward. I love this industry. Lets do what we can to stengthen it, not detroy it. Thank you, Andrew Hummel