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So What's The Deal With Xango Mangosteen Juice and Xanthones?
Odds are good that you have either heard of Xango, or had a Xango independent distributor spin the health benefits of Xango and how you can own your own business selling Xango through them.
The question is, "Is mangosteen juice good for you, and is Xango the best mangosteen product on the market?
To answer the first question, YES. Mangosteen is an excellent antioxidant and a healthy juice. Working as a nutritional consultant, I do hear plenty of good things about the results of Mangosteen juice from my clients.
Mangosteen juice has over 40 different kinds of Xanthones found naturally in it. Xanthones are a rare and powerful kind of antioxidant. People also report feeling anti-inflammatory effects from drinking mangosteen juice.
To answer the second question, NO. Xango does contain some mangosteen juice, but it is also cut with several other juices. I don't know about you, but if I am going to pay $29-$39 or more for a small bottle of juice, I know I would want to know that what I am buying is the real deal and not something that is watered down with other juices.
You still will get some health benefits from drinking Xango, but I believe that you would be better off drinking a 100% pure mangosteen juice from a company like Genesis Today.
It is my opinion that if you want to try mangosteen juice, you should either visit your local health food store, or go to a trusted online store and find a 100% pure mangosteen juice to supplement.
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Do You Think Xango Is A Pyramid Scheme?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byAbsolutely, I can't stand getting recruited by these people.
N376 says:
"The interesting thing about MLM pyramid businesses is that someone lower in the corporate structure can earn a greater income than the people above." But how many do? This is just used as bait to attract new victims.
Posted February 10, 2008
jeffwend says:
Mangosteen juice is awesome. Xango is a good juice, but very overpriced and it is watered down with other juices thats a fact. As far as Xango being a pyramid, I guess it is all in your perspective. If you don't like getting bothered by Xango distributes and buying an overpriced MLM product than it is. If you are selling Xango, making money by pushing products on your family and friends than it is a good legitimate business.
Posted January 26, 2008
jeffwend says:
The whole "every business is a pyramid" is a defense tool taught to MLM affiliates. Rarely can a MLMer come up with a thought that their upline didn't teach them to say.
Posted January 22, 2008
clouda9 says:
Been there, done that! Although loved the juice; tangy and realized benefits, the toll financially and ethically has left me soured to any MLM offer!
Posted January 02, 2008
Not at all, It's just a group of people selling a juice.
Ines says:
no
Posted July 07, 2008
LovingLife says:
No, Xango is not a pyramid scheme. Pyramid schemes are illegal. It sounds like you are just soured on MLM and your mind is closed. "Pyramid scheme is an academic term used to describe a specific type of non-sustainable business model. This model involves the exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the "scheme," usually without any product or service being delivered. Pyramid schemes are illegal in many countries, including the United States. There are other commercial models using cross-selling such as multi-level marketing (MLM) or party planning which are legal and sustainable, although there is a significant grey area in many cases. Most pyramid schemes take advantage of confusion between genuine businesses and complicated but convincing moneymaking scams." Be sour if you want but be honest about what you're complaining about.
Posted June 23, 2008
woodyandrews says:
Yeah, come on Jeff, what kind of car do you drive? or bicycle. Check on the CEO of those companies see how much money they make on the pyramid that is their company. Who makes your mangosteen juice, you?
signed, Woody, a healthy, happy, formerly skeptical Xango drinker and big time distributor/marketer
Posted May 01, 2008
Joyce says:
Xango isn't much different than Mary Kay or Avon, except that the product is much better, in my opinion. Xango is the only company that uses the whole mangosteen fruit, including the rind. Other companies can claim 100% mangosteen fruit juice, but not the whole fruit and that's where the healthy nutrients are. There's nothing wrong with adding other fruit juices to improve taste. It has nothing to do with Xango not using the whole mangosteen fruit. It sounds like a lot of people are misinformed.
Posted April 09, 2008
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OK - on the whole pyramid issue. Many people despise MLM and many people love it. Interesting. People base their own opinions on all kinds of things and once someone has formed an opinion, it is usually difficult to adjust it. What really stands out is how a vast majority of people who now love MLM used to hate it. The reason is that every industry has people in it that are not qualified to be there. There are sleezy hotels and there are nice hotels. There are bad waiters and there are great waiters. Etc.
When someone has an interaction with a Professional Networker, they do not feel sold or pressured, they feel enlightened and liberated. PEOPLE make the difference. The industry is big, stable and growing. If someone really wants the truth, there are places to find it. Try www.FirstClassMLM.com. (no solicitation) If someone wants to hang on to their current way of thinking is is not open to exploring other viewpoints, they have that right.
Posted January 22, 2008
Check out the Wikipedia definition of mangosteen. Pay close attention to the section on "Nutrient content and antioxidant strength". You will notice that the inside fruit part of the mangosteen fruit carries very little nutritional value. If you have ever actually tasted the fresh mangsoteen rind, you will be 100% sure that there is very little of that skin in any juice claiming to be mangosteen and nothing else.
The problem with many mangosteen juice supplements is the same problem that has now been verified with aloe vera. These companies piggy-back on health results created by higher quality products and when people do not see good results, the conclude that the plant does not live up to the hype. This is bad for the entire natural health industry. It is almost always better to pay a little more than you plan than a little less than you should. Quality always beats price in the long run. Value is what people should demand.
Posted January 22, 2008
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I just joined Xango, not to make money, but because I really like the juice. I was not at all pressured into joining. Some of us have our own minds and are not afraid to say "no." I did my research on mangosteen & Xango before joining. I worked in a business office for another company like this & cut the checks for the homebased business owners. They actually made a lot & I say a lot of money, some over $40,000 per month (not selling materials either). I no longer work there & have not joined their business, as I found the initail investment was a little too high. I do believe in their B12 product and still take it. Posted January 20, 2008 |
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jeffwend
Jason, I do wish you the best of luck with Xango and it is a bus model that can be profitable. But, IMHO it is not for me and I would warn any friend about the amount of money they can waste and about how their friends and family will resent your trying to sell them an overpriced health drink. Posted November 28, 2007 |
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jeffwend
I have been involved in a MLM bus. I learned a lot and it was a good business school. I do not regret it. But after bugging enough people I found it was not the bus for me. Most MLM people really make their money selling educational materials, CD's and pamphlets to their downline at inflated prices Posted November 28, 2007 |
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jeffwend
Sure Kiyosoki made money with his velcro wallet, but now, he makes the vast majority of his money selling his books convincing people to go into debt in MLM schemes. MLM companies quote him like he is a god. While Trump is rich, he has gone bankrupt how many times? Posted November 28, 2007 |
Have you ever even been a part of the MLM industry or just someone on the outside making decisions based on opinion and not facts. Mangosteen 100 is a pyramid. The owner will always make more money than his employees, where in XanGo anyone can make more money than those who joined before them.
Posted November 27, 2007
Boy are you living in the past. I know what a pyramid is and XanGo is not one. If you don't believe me just ask Robert Kiyosaki and or Trump. Two of our greatest financial minds, who both endorse MLM. Robert is a member of XanGo too. Again if it wasn't for XanGo, Mangosteen 100 would not exist.
Posted November 27, 2007
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jeffwend
With Xango reps, they pressure you into signing up as an independent dist. You are basically promised to make money with residual incomes selling Xango, but you have to Buy X amount for yourself each month.The vast majority do not make any money and end up paying too much for their mangosteen juice. Posted November 21, 2007 |
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jeffwend
pyramid scheme. Dictionary.com. WordNet® 3.0. Princeton University. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pyramid scheme (accessed: November 21, 2007). Posted November 21, 2007 |
