A Caution to my fellow Barbadians
by Barbados Free Press reader “T.C.”
Many of you have lost your jobs or seen your hours cut back like I have. Money is scarce and you can see and feel how hard life is at this moment just by looking at your friends and neighbours.
Be very careful as you look for new opportunities because there are many predators who know of your desperation. They guarantee you a job in some far off place if you’ll send them money. They tell you a fortune awaits if you’ll send them money. They have knowledge of a system and they will share that knowledge if you’ll send them money.
I read the book “BLINK” by Malcolm Gladwell and I learned what I already knew: Our “snap judgements” are usually correct even if we can’t always put into words why we immediately thought as we did when we first saw something, met a new person or heard an idea.
What does your snap judgement and gut feeling tell you about Organo Gold?
Did you receive this TellBarbados email? (click photo for large)
Almost ten thousand people received the Tell Barbados marketing email about Organo Gold “Professional Independent Distributors Needed”. (click on photo at left for a large image) I was interested in making some money because I’m getting cut back on hours at work so I started looking into the Organo Gold coffee products and business on the internet. This is ‘healthy’ coffee that has or is supposed to have some health-promoting plant ingredients. That is the brand’s claim anyway. It is a multi-level marketing scheme, not that I’m saying that is a bad or good thing except everybody has seen friends try things like this and a few months later you never hear about it anymore. Some people can probably make good money selling anything, but that’s not me.
The Lawsuit
After a few hours on the internet I am no further ahead trying to discover if this is a proper opportunity or a scam. There is a lawsuit filed some time ago by one of the originators of the Organo Gold company named Jay Noland. He or someone taking his side put up a website where you can listen to long rather boring recordings of Jay Noland making accusations against his old partners still at Organo Gold.
Mr. Noland makes serious allegations about the company and says that Organo Gold changed the ingredients of the product without telling anyone.
Jay Noland Call #1
“Integrity has been breached in this company…
I regret to say these words to you tonight…
Based upon the advice of my attorney… I’ve had to file a lawsuit against the other founders of Organo Gold on the advice of my attorney after he sorted through all the evidence…”
Jay Noland Call #2
Jay Noland says that Doctor Bartell tested the product and found that it did not contain the same ingredients as was claimed by the company and was originally in the product.
… from the website: http://www.organogoldscam.org/
What about Mr. Jay Noland himself?
I found the US Federal Trade Commission website that says Mr. Noland was at one time charged with operating a pyramid scheme: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/07/bigsmart4.shtm
Then I found a website warning about Organo Gold that says this:
Sad to say, one of my close friends came close to committing financial suicide by sipping the Organ Gold brand. I immediately took her into my office and began the desensitization process. OG seems to go after the ones with no common sense, big dreams and limited education. Those little meetings inside the cheap hotels and shopping mall business rooms seems reminiscent of the Peoples Temple gathering.
One guy took to the podium in a recent undercover investigation and begin talking about all the fantasticals of the compensation plan and the coffee itself. You could see the poor people with stars in their eyes hoop and holler as though they were being swayed by Jesus Christ himself. If Jim Jones was still alive he would be at a Organo Gold meeting and tainting the coffee with false hopes and dreams, thereby killing the masses bank accounts with auto ships, seminars, fees, other fees, travel fees, material fees, fees, fees, fees…..
… from the blog Don’t drink the coffee!
A Question for my fellow Barbadians
As I told you at the top of this letter, I read the book “BLINK” by Malcolm Gladwell and I learned what I already knew: Our “snap judgements” are usually correct even if we can’t always put into words why we thought as we did.
What does your snap judgement and gut feeling tell you about Organo Gold?
Here is the Organo Gold company website
I would warn anyone to carry out due diligence when it comes to committing to any website that promises wealth with very little work as many of the MLM businesses claim. There are so many opportunities on the net that you quite honestly get confused (if you are new to it) trying to decide which ones are viable and which are not (hence take due care with your choice, if any). Some of these businesses do make lots of money but getting in on the act is not that easy. I personally would have to be totally happy with the product to try selling it to any one else. As this particular product appears to be questionable I would stay well clear of it.
It is pretty obvious that some people cannot separate fact from fiction.
If you search the internet carefully you will find lawsuits even against the President of the United States.
Therefore it is nothing new or strange to read negative things about companies like Verizon, At&T, Coca Cola, Amway or any other large company.
In the absence of factual information, negative opinions and innuendos flourish.
I am glad that I pursue any opportunity with an open mind, ask question, get satisfactory answers and make a decision based on FACTS.
It is amazing to see the low depths that people will sink to in order to pull down or degrade another human or attempt to undermine a legitimate business.
The question is; “Is Barbados ready for the FACTS, or is Barbados just curious”?
For the most part Barbados lives in blissful ignorance. And that is a big part of the problem for Barbados.
It makes my blood pressure rise whenever I see people pontificate. When in fact they are way off in left field.
I have found that unfortunately Barbados is FILL with misinformed, unschooled professors of negativity. For the most part the people that engage in such self deception are low or non achievers and they want to spew their toxic messages all over the place hoping to get attention. I am in Organo Gold and stand behind the product. If Tom, Dick or Harry has a quarrel, that is their business.
I am focused on my business.
Hello 142,
Bloggers pontificate, it’s true. It’s also true that we welcome more information. You sound like a Organo Gold person who’s making money. How much money can a person reasonably make and how many hours does it take? How long have you been in and when all expenses are said and done, what do you figure you’re making an hour of time invested?
Thanks!
Marcus