Pharmanex is a company that offers health products from vitamins, food supplements to lotions, body scrubs, etc. They are famously known with their NU Skin line (NuSkin). Basically, its a company that markets itself through networking either thru finding someone that will actively sell their products or just recruit and recruit people under them.

Personally, i have tried some of their products before and i think they’re pretty much okay except that the price is kinda high. As for the company itself, i could say they are just like all other networking companies where you will attend a seminar with a very impressive speaker and a believable presentation. And when you sign up, its either you will sell the product or you’ll recruit people under you to join.

So what makes Pharmanex/Nu Skin different? With all honesty, I am pretty much aware of such companies since i was in elementary if i remember it correctly. My father and my aunts/uncles have been involved in many different networking companies and as a kid tagging along, i’ve learned some lessons in this business and i became familiar with the process – from recruiting up to the seminars conducted. So to say, they’re all just the same. So what i notice that makes Pharmanex/NU skin is the way they recruit people which i now call “false marketing strategy”. At first, i thought it was just the person who first invited me to the seminar who had this fooling tactic. But i lately, i learned it has become the tactic of most members.

It all started early last year when i received a phone call from a girl who told me that i was referred by Berna (who happened to be someone i met at the office). She asked if i am interested in trying the job opportunity she’s offering. She said she’s from a company (i forgot the name) and told me they needed 2-3 people to fill in the slots. Then thinking it was something to try just for the sake of trying, i agreed and she told me to meet her at 26F Trafalgar Tower in Makati and bring my resume. I went and was shocked to find out i have been fooled. It was actually a seminar for Pharmanex/Nu Skin. I was really mad at her that time and i wanted to tell her how mad i am and i didn’t like it that she tricked me. But since i have tried the products already and i’m already there, i sat down and just listened. Besides, i have nothing to lose. But then i realized i am listening to the very same type of seminar my father and aunts/uncle went to before. The speaker sounds very promising and fun – well they’re all like that anyway. But in the end, they never convinced me. Besides, i’m not into selling especially those type of expensive products and i’m not into recruiting people either.

Anyway, i brought up this topic so that it can help anyone who might be searching about it too. I have been a victim of false marketing, recruitment strategy or misrepresentation of jobs. Yesterday, a close friend of mine was fooled into attending them. He invited me to come with him for business project a friend of his invited him to. But since i’m not available, i wasn’t able to come. Then early this day, i realized that the trafalgar tower sounds familiar to me. So i googled it and there i found out that its the office of Pharmanex/Nu Skin. And worse, i found out many has been victimized by false marketing strategies or misrepresentation in jobs. I realized it wasn’t just the tactic of the girl who first invited me but it seems to be a common tactic of the company members.

Honestly, i don’t have anything against the company and the products and i’m not saying they are a scam nor every member uses this strategy. My point here is that the strategy that some used is not good. I mean, i for myself don’t like to be fooled so why would i fool others? and i don’t think its good to start a business relationship with someone that started with a lie. That girl could have honestly told me about the company and the product so that if i attended, it would be of pure interest and not because i was expecting something else. They mislead people and fool/trick people just for the sake of having them attend their seminar. Yes they don’t oblige you to sign up but you were forced to attend the seminar indirectly. So for me, if ever i would sign up or join such businesses, i would prefer to register under someone who told me the truth and invited me rather that someone who told me a lie. So i hope the best for those “honest” members and i hope the worst for those “liars”. White lies or recruitment strategy, a lie is still a lie. And nothing good will happen especially in business if it starts with a lie.

A lot have been victimized already by their strategy. Don’t believe me? Well google it and see for yourself….otherwise, check out this posts i’ve seen and read!

How to Detect Misrepresentation in JOBS
i almost fell for that one – NUskin
New Recruitment Strategies By Companies?
Recruitment Strategy? Beware and Be Aware!
The Networking Rant
15F Octagon Building

Add-on: For the sake of my close friend (who was very active recruiting people with this company), he basically agreed that my opinion and everything i said here in my post is true. He just wants to point out that the reason he’s into this company so much is because he was lucky enough to be part of a group that helps each other recruit people. That’s all they do is help each other recruit people under them to earn. They never had to sell. Besides, the referral fee is good compared if you do the same with other networking company and they pay. So in short, it doesnt really matter what networking company you join as long as they pay good and pay you coz you’ll just be doing the same thing – sell their product or recruit people to join. And if you’re in the recruiting people to join to earn, you should either have lotsa friend or good people skills to convice others to join or be lucky enough to be part of a group that helps you have people under you. And these my friends, will do earn you money and is true to any networking company.

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  • jenna says...

    my friend is a seller ng nu skin products and she invited me before sa seminar pero sinabi naman nya sa akin na sa nu skin yun. pero di ako interested kaya di ako pumunta. masasabi ko lang, sa mga experience nyo na ganyan, pangit nga yung ganun. lokohan yan para lang may mapaattend sila, kelangan pa nila magsinungaling.

  • Lei says...

    Hay sa totoo lang I don’t know why naiisip nila manlinlang ng tao :( Naloko na rin ako but I still need to double check pa rin… Long story and medyo nakakahiya rin ishare hihi

  • kuting says...

    @lei naku so victim ka rin pala ng false recruitment of some members. ingat ingat nalang. pero if ever gusto mo pa rin magjoin sa kanila, dun ka nalang magunder sa honest members nila.

  • Mickey says...

    Hello there

    maybe it was not the right time for you yet…you know why? what if Oprah Winfrey did call you the same way…what if Google called u the same way?

    i was called the same way, but i have a different perspective.

    Mickey

  • kuting says...

    @Mickey well for me, it would have been a different scenario if it was Oprah or Google or anyone else. But this one is for business or work that is. I have been aware of the company, i even use some of their products before and i have friends who are members. My only point here, is the lies that those members do just to have someone attend their seminar. They don’t realize that they are stepping on the other members who are working hard and recruiting members honestly. They don’t realize that they giving others the wrong impression on their company. Honestly, if i wasn’t aware of the company and the product and i don’t have friends who are members there, first thing i would think of is that they are a scam. But then again, i know its a good company and i wish the best for the “honest” members and i hope the worst for those members who are big liars.

  • sincereboi says...

    hi kuting. i like your perspective and you do sound fair in your judgment. it’s true that there are honest and lying ones. Sorry you had to experience the latter.

    But to explain to you why some people do choose to “lie” or disclose information, it’s because MLM scams have been on the loose until now here in the Philippines so we are very careful in making our prospects have a negative prejudgment about us. I’m not justifying “lying” since I don’t lie myself, but I understand that some distributors are really having a hard time trying to let people be open-minded and not prejudge by associating us w/ scams.

    But NuSkin is really a great opportunity to develop an asset that can last you a lifetime. It’s not really about the business but the quality of life you want to have in the future. People who really stuck it up w/ NuSkin are normal people who were in jobs, other business, but just decided to use the company as a tool to get the life that they want so they can enjoy the things they love doing. If you are that kind of person, i do suggest that you overlook that person who mislead you but think about the life that you want to have in the future. If you think it’s possible to achieve doing what you’re doing now, then you do not need a business such as NuSkin.

    But for me, I really consider NuSkin as the greatest opportunity I’ve ever stumbled upon. I have firm, strong, and unshakable belief in it. But you will only completely understand me when you’re actually in it. :) It’s hard to explain but I do wish you can share the joy I have now. It’s too good to be true yet it is true.

    by the way, you seem like a very nice person and it’s rare that I meet a fellow cat lover. I used to have cats but my mom has asthma so we now, we just got a dog who doesn’t shed hair. :)

    we can keep in touch. my personal page is http://eauj.multiply.com

    I’m a choreographer by profession. :)

  • kuting says...

    @sincereboi
    well im glad it works for you and that you’re loving it. i’m glad you get my point and that you understand this post is not to be nega about the company but only to warn others of liars. i do understand why they lie as a strategy but still, we its not a good start especially for business partnership. plus, its okay not to state the point directly, a lot of terms can be used but i just hope its not totally deceiving like what i experienced. the group of my friend who’s an active member there does not also tell you directly its nuskin etc, they use other terms that are convincing and not really deceiving thats why they were able to recruit lots of good people and were able to build good partnerships.

    anyway, i saw your page. will just add you, syempre my multiply rin me. hehe :)

  • sincereboi says...

    huh? what’s your multiply site? did u add me yet?

  • YOKS! says...

    I was invted by a girl (kla ko nga classmate ko!) she said she’s from a multinational compny. di nya mnention yung name ng company so I was thinking, “What’s this company??” And she said that they conducted a survey about potential entreps in our school And I was the one they chose! Galing noh?? And she also said that that i can earn 20-30K a month!
    WOW!
    so I got interested!
    And I she said that I should attend their seminar so I can understand the business thoroughly so she dictated the address:
    15th Floor Octagon Building,
    San Miguel Avenue,
    Pasig City!
    and she also said that I should wear sport casual attire, don’t be late, and be professional that I should not back up in the last minute
    So I came just to prove my one word that I will come. and she also said then that there is no commitmnet yet!
    Because I’m really interested, I came at the exact time she said. It’s 6:30 PM. I met the girl who called me and I think, she’s quite pretty and has innocent face. She look young because she’s just 20 or something. she ask me what are my interest, hobbies, etc. but I noticed that those questions were just to cover up because she’s always asking if i’m willing to try a business at my age. i’m 19 and still studying so I said to her that if it will not interfere my studies, then I will give a shot.
    then, the seminar starts. I was amazed by their funny but smart speakers which I really admired because they are graduates of dentristry, Business management, etc. from different schools like UP, Ateneo, La Salle, etc. they’re really convincing and they said that they’re products or company is the major sponsor of Olympic teams like US,China, Japan!
    I was amazed! they also mentioned that they have a rating of 5A1 that is higher than the rating of HSBC which has only 5A2 rating in terms of stability.
    that was big!
    lalo na they are US based!
    di Ba??
    so the seminar ended and the girl who invited me came to me again and Said “san ka dun? SA A, B, or C?” A is for “i’m willing to join your company” B stands for “I’m willing but I have some questions” And C is for “I’m not interested”
    SO I said “B I think” She ask what are my questions and I ask her ” WHAT is 12600?
    She said “It is explained lately right? ”
    I said to my self “the speaker just said twelve-six” iniisip ko na hindi niya ipinaliwanag yun kung pera ba or code kasi walang nakalagay na Peso sign sa powerpoint presentation nila at hindi rin pinaliwanag ng speaker dahil sandali lang nya to binanggit!
    So I became hesitant!
    sinabi ko sa knaya na wala akong ganung pera!
    She said “Sa parents mo sabihin mo”
    sabi ko ” i’ll try”
    and she ask me kung paano ko sasabihin at i-act ko daw sa harap niya na kunwari sya ung father ko!
    But after that, she advised me instead na sabihin ko na sa parents ko ung totoo, dapat daw sabihin ko na may business venture ako with my friends and I need 12600 pesos. Ayun daw ung sinabi nya nung she was in my position before. That’s lying!
    SO I became more suspicious. why should I fool my parents for this company?
    and then after that, I just said, ” OK, I’ll do it”
    after she led me seeing they’re products, she gave me an envelope with documents or I Should say articles about how to successful and not about they’re company profile!
    tsaka I also noticed n kaya nya ibinigay yun is to make me come back again kasi kailangan ko ibalik sa kanya yun at kasama narin pati ung 12600. URGENT DI BA?? EXCITED SIYA? i’m still a student. wala ko mapagkukunan nun!
    So right now, we supposed to meet again but I never came after conducting research about they’re company and I found out na hindi ako nag-iisa! Marame pala nagdududa sa kanila! at marame na complain against them.
    MArame pala tayo!
    I also found out na They are Using MLM systems (Multi Level MArketing) that has so many disadvantages at ang kawawa, those are in the bottom of recruitment!
    Meaning, pag wala kang recruit, di ka kikita kasi dun lang sila talga most na kumikita, sa recruitment. so If you’re a member already, you are obliged to recruit and do same things as your recruiter para kumita ka!
    so its a continuous recruiting para kumita kaya most of the companies adopting this MLM gone to shut down!
    kawawa ung mga Huli!
    Diba?
    So I hope na nakatulong ako sa mga nakababasa nito and I also hope na You should think twice pag may offer na ganyan na talagang nakakamangha!
    REMEMBER: THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH!!!
    you should work hard to earn more!
    Don’t be a victim!
    mahirap ang buhay ngayoN!
    always search for infos!
    SA google ok na DIBA??
    I ? GOOGLE! U SAVED ME!
    BE WISE!
    Wag Paloko!
    Isumbong nyo kay BONGGANG BONGGANG BONGBONG!
    Take Care sa lAhAT!

  • sincereboi says...

    Hi Yoks. i’m from the company that you went to. The reason why you don’t tell ur parents details is because they won’t understand since you know better now. the P12,600 is the amount of products you get that makes you eligible to become partnered w/ the company. that’s a big deal because everything else i provided for.

    Anyway, maybe it’s not a good time for you yet or you’re not really willing to do it. But again, it is not only legal but a stable, billion dollar company. you should research much credible sources like NYSE.com or Dun & bradstreet. you may not know what you’re really missing.

    MLM in general is not illegal nor bad. it is a way of marketing products by person to person. there are wrong MLMs though w/c most people are more familiar w/.

    Sincerely.

  • YOKZ says...

    to sincereboi:
    I didn’t say that MLM is illegal!!
    I just want to say that they should be honest from the very start!
    Gusto ng mga tao ngayon is direct to the point!
    Don’t lie because business involves trust and loyalty!
    alam ko na ang pharmanex and nu skin is a very huge company.
    no doubt about that.
    pero their strategy here in the philippines is very tricky and suspicious. sana disclose nila ung mga relevant infos about the company itself di ba? If they really want to help people, then be honest sa una pa lng kung paano gawin ung business, ung cash flows at siyempre it should be clear para walang duda. mahirap maglabas basta basta pera ngayon. If they want to recruit members dapat ung mga young professionals ung kunin nila and not the students kasi they are still dependent. for sure may makukuha sila. I’m not against the company but i’m against the people who uses the company and strategy to take advantage from the others. that’s unfair! Maganda ang products nyo so you should be confident na ipakilala to sa public at sabihin nyo agad ung real intention nyo sa mga irerecruit nyo! tnx sa pag-intindi! yun lng po!

  • anonymous says...

    from: http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/ht/ht008058.htm

    Nu Scam: And speaking of scams, Congress and the Department of Trade and Industry should put a stop to multi-level marketing and pyramiding scams.

    One ploy involves teenage students, a number of them from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.

    Unless you want your kids to have “skin product sales agent” in their resumé, better warn them about how Nu Skin Enterprises has found a nifty way to sell its products and even recruit sales agents in this country. There must be a child labor law somewhere that’s being broken, and if there isn’t, there ought to be one.

    One UP student got a call from a guy named Celso Cambri, who seemed to know a lot about her personal background and academic achievements. That alone should have raised alarm bells, but instead the girl was impressed. Sad to say, my alma mater teaches academic excellence but not street smarts.

    The student was told that she was one of a lucky few who had been selected for a leadership training program complete with a stipend sponsored by “NSE Inc.”

    Other UP students had also shown interest. The girl ended up listening for hours about what increasingly sounded to her like a seminar on buy-and-sell (she wasn’t a complete naïf), but the “NSE Inc.” folks kept insisting it was a purely academic program.

    The leadership program required a reservation fee of P12,600. The girl paid up and was made to sign a contract. When she asked for more time to read the fine print, she was told to skip several parts that did not concern her and to sign ASAP.

    She was told that in addition to the P12,600, and before she could qualify for a stipend, she had to submit 300 names to NSE, which was probably how they latched on to her in the first place. Her high school yearbook bore even her contact numbers.

    Cambri’s boss Ariel Luther Presbitero gave the student a pack containing brochures as well as Nu Skin products, which he reportedly started opening ostensibly so she could smell the stuff that she had never heard of and never dreamed of buying.

    That’s when it dawned on the student that she had been lured into a marketing scheme for Nu Skin Enterprises – NSE. Later, when she tried getting a refund and returning the products, she was told that since the stuff had already been opened, the policy was no return, no exchange.

    I guess there’s one born every minute, and the easiest to con are impressionable teenagers. And I guess there are students who would work their butts off even in the middle of exam season to come up with 300 names for NSE to contact and dump its products.

    But the kids should at least be told exactly what they’re getting themselves into. The questions should be simple and straightforward: Do you want to be a sales agent for Nu Skin? Do you want to buy Nu Skin products?

    I don’t know where deception fits into a leadership program, but then this is the Philippines.

    At least you’ve been warned: any company that has to employ deception to get people to buy – and sell – its products has to be a lemon. How can you trust its skin products? You’ll just end up with cooties.

    __________________

    misrepresentation…
    upfront deception and lies…
    feel good “seminars”…

    no matter how legit the products are, by these “business” practices, i’d rather go with slow and sure income instead of “high income potential” that uses deception and unethical practices… (well for the top 2%, 98% of members have average incomes of less than $38, this is in the US) [ http://www.ncahf.org/articles/j-n/mlm.html ]

    besides, why associate myself with a company already “branded” by people as scam and deceptive?

    and don’t be proud of the company being in the NYSE and audited by a prestigious accounting firm… ever heard of Enron?

    and don’t be proud of it sponsoring the olympics, harvard, discovery, with research and stuff… heck with billions of dollars, a company can do so much, even paying people to have a (biased) “research” of their products…

    and by the way, antioxidants have not yet been “proven” to really have significant effects in the body… if they have, the multi-billion dollar pharma companies (phyzer, etc.) will also manufacture them and profit from them…

    and why are the products not present in the most credible medical journals of the world?

    the list goes on…

  • sincereboi says...

    to YOKZ:

    I understand. But it really is hard to explain things over the phone. The reason why you come over is to see the details first hand, and you have to be w/ an open mind.

    by the way, just to correct you, it is not true that “kawawa ang nasa baba”. Nu Skin is a virtual franchising business. That means, whoever is the most hardworking is the most productive. I have business partners who earn more than their mentor simply because they are more hardworking. And in Nu Skin, you don’t need to recruit just to earn money. The profit comes from product movement. I have a partner who hardly recruits but moves product by the volumes. Business is about moving products. The reason why you recruit is for leverage. It’s hard to move millions of dollars worth of products by yourself so you get partners to move it w/ you, and in turn, the company pays you commission from its pocket, not from your partner’s.

    it’s pretty much like franchising except that you don’t pay a big amount of capital, neither rent, nor overhead, etc.

    Like what Roberk Kiyosaki says, Network Marketing is the greatest opportunity for a layman to become wealthy.

    By the way, network marketing is being practiced by proctor and gamble, coca cola palmolive, at&t, citibank, etc. It’s just that the common person doesn’t understand the power of it yet.. hopefully not for long.

    Be in business if you want to become successful. But if you don’t want to be succesfful, it’s ok.

  • sincereboi says...

    to anonymous:

    Hi, I am from pharmanex. i do agree w/ the business practices, although it’s not like that w/ everyone. just like everywhere. there are good and bad people. you just have to be wise to decide for yourself to discern and choose.

    By the way, you can’t discredit the company’s prestige, including it’s accomplishments and products. It is included in the highest of Medical Journals which is the Physician’s Desk Reference. send me your email and I can send you a copy of it.

    The company is rock solid. Enron inevitably had to fall-down due to its corrupt leaders and their greed. The owners of NSE are not distributors. so if there’s anyone to blame, it shouldn’t be the company but “some” of the distributors who do questionable business practices.

    With anything, it’s always the people who are responsible.

    I hope you understand that.

  • kat says...

    I just got a call from a woman about this Pharmanex. I guess out of curiosity, I started to check its credibility. I am glad I found this entry, and it enlightened me.

  • frodo says...

    To Kat:
    Many people believed something they don’t see yet..i pity them..
    Remember: “Successful people does what unsuccesful doesn’t!”

    With regards to the interview of MULTI-BILLION TYCOON Donald Trump:
    ….He was asked:
    Host: What if you lose all your BILLIONS today? What would you do?
    Donald Trump: “I’ll do network marketing!”
    …after he said that, the audience BOOOOed him, thinking he was crazy..
    then Donald said: “That’s why you’re there, and I’m here”

    …that explains why, the poor gets poorer and the rich gets richer..many of whom did not understand yet.

    Tell me why, the richest man today, Warren Buffet bought TWO Network Marketing company?

    You can always believe the comments and testimonies here about the NUSKIN/PHARMANEX company..but you can never go wrong in 48 countries right now, 11 years in the Philippines and 25 years across the Globe..DSAP.com, NYSE.com, google search GALVANIC SPA BRAD PITT..

    It’s still up to your decision..

    To sincereboi:
    I agree with you entirely!!

    To Kuting:
    You have a point! As for me, I really don’t say that it’s work bacause that would be a false inviting..but i’d rather say that it is oppurtunity meeting because it trully is..
    God Bless with your JOB.

  • an says...

    @sincereboi
    hello, im gald to read your entry, i agree with what you said that its not the company who should be discredit of but the person you are dealing with. Im not a distributor of NSE but i believe on their products and credibility. Cguro nga may mga pinoy distributors lng tlga na misrepresent your company. I personally and intelectually investigate the company porfile of nuskin and it was very impressive. Im defenitely considering it.

  • kuting says...

    yup…. im not against the company really. like i said, its a good one and give good opportunities to those interested. just be careful dealing with liars. if you’re gonna get into the company, make sure you’re in a good group of people. that’ll help you more to be successful. beware of the bad ones and dont be like them.

  • sincereboi says...

    hey guys. there’s already a recession happening in the US and I have heard reports that people there are flocking to go for NuSkin and other direct selling companies since it’s not an employment company. and most of them are reaping the benefits.

    I just talked w/ a friend of mine from GMA and the Philippines will be experiencing recession next year. there will be a lot of job cutting. direct-selling/home-based businesses are the way to go now for financial and time freedom. if you wanna argue w/ me, ask obama. he’s anti-outsourcing. there’s too many unemployment claims in the US that he wishes to provide jobs for his own people, not off shore.

    believe me, guys. if you don’t, it’s just like God’s prediction of the perfect storm and only Noah and his family believed and in turn were saved. :)

    A life of wealth is POSSIBLE!!!

    God bless you all.

  • NO_NU_SKIN says...

    sincereboi, nasa US ako. Mali ang balita mo that people are FLOCKING to NU SKIN and other direct selling firms. Pag nilabas iyang balitang iyan sa NEWSWEEK, or CNN, and other reputable news outlet, maniniwala pa ako. Ang mga kapwa natin Pinoy na karamihan ay nasa Healthcare industry, ay maganda ang katayuan, recession-proof ang kanilang mga trabaho. Ang pagpapaganda (cosmetics or skin care) ay actually taking a backseat right now. Why would anyone want to use their remaining money to pay for overpriced skin products? Hindi priority na gumastos ng malaki para gumanda ang balat, kung nagugutom naman ang tiyan, at kailangan ng pambili ng pagpapainit sa loob ng bahay (heating). When the people in the US wants skin care, WE can buy BETTER products from drugstores, like RITE-AID (na pwede pa to return, kung ayaw mo) , or go to SEPHORA (pwede pang humingi ng libreng sample), or to the department stores. Kung acne problem, 2% salicylic acid ang hanapin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicylic_acid
    Maghanap rin ng produkto na may TRETINOIN, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tretinoin.

    A life free OF DECEPTION is possible !

    God bless you all who refuse to deceive other people.

    Spread the word. Prevent another human being from falling into their FALSE CLAIMS and MISREPRESENTATIONS of Nu Skin people/agents/distributors.

  • NO_NU_SKIN says...

    FRODO, you drank the KOOL-AID. Kung tutoong malalaki ang kita ng mga distributors at agents ng NU SKIN, e bakit sila nademanda? Ang malalaki ang kita, iyong nasa itaas ng PYRAMID. The uplines! Everyone wants to RECRUIT DOWNLINES, kasi ganoon sila kikita. Kaya nga PYRAMID SCHEME ang Nu Skin. Sa balitang bumili ng network marketing companies si Warren Buffet, nasaan ang link sa balitang iyan? O chismis lang iyan? Kung tutoong NU SKIN at ang marketing GIMIKS nila ang future, e di sana MISMONG si OBAMA na ang naglagay nito sa “Ways to solve financial crisis in the US”. I google searched: “warren buffet, network marketing company”, at eto ang number one sa search : http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/06/texas-attorney-general-sues-network-marketing-company-mannatech/ Texas Attorney General sues network marketing company Mannatech. Dapat mademanda rin ang NU SKIN sa Pilipinas. To protect consumers.

  • NO_NU_SKIN says...

    sincereboi, says he is from PHARMANEX. Sincereboi, you lose credibility already there. It is about self-promotion for you.

    “you can’t discredit the company’s prestige, including it’s accomplishments and products. It is included in the highest of Medical Journals which is the Physician’s Desk Reference. send me your email and I can send you a copy of it.”

    LOL… Afraid to post it here in public? Because it will be scrutizined? Why? Because time and again, NU SKIN and PHARMANEX had been sued and fined, for false claims and misrepresentations?

    What PRESTIGE are you talking about on Pharmanex or Nu Skin? Sinong niloloko nyo sa Pilipinas? Hindi na kasi kayo makaloko dito sa US, ano? Kaya you turn to the Filipinos in the Philippines? You are nothing but a PYRAMID SCHEME.

    You and your company should be sued in the Philippines, like what was done in the US to NU Skin and Pharmanex. Idemanda nyo ang Nu Skin, para mabawi nyo ang inyong investments based on their false claims and mispresentations.

  • No_Nu_Skin says...

    http://www.mlm-thetruth.com/NuSkin-VictimsLetters.htm

  • maginoo pero bastos says...

    ung mga miyembro nyan mga manloloko lalo na ung julius aldaba at lory santos ba un. mansu sul2 pa mag benta ng gadgets pra mkabuo ng 12,600 kung myaman kyo pautangin nyo muna kmi pra mkasali anyway 200k to millions ang pera na pina uusapan nyo pag kumita na kmi tyka nmin kyo babayran ng 12,6001

  • sandy says...

    For those who pretend to know Warren Buffet– he bought Pampered Chef, about 4 or 5 years ago. Reports says that he has 2 others.

  • hope says...

    to NO_NU_SKIN

    Happy new year! Kabayan, masyadoi ka atng gigil na gigil sa NU SKIN…frustrated or inis because others were able to achieve their dreams and goals thru this company? alin dun?

    Link: http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/nus.html

  • Joel says...

    “Personally, i have tried some of their products before and i think they’re pretty much okay except that the price is kinda high.”

    – I think you are not against the product but the price or the way you where invited (which is the fault of that one who invited you). You came there with a “biased” thinking about multilevel marketing (multilevel distribution) because of your previous experience with your father/uncle. I don’t think u’ve looked deeply in the facts presented to you – i.e. The foundations NU Skin build for children and at the same time being part of New York Stocks Exchange – which marks the stability of the company…

    With 12,600 you’ll get tremendous training and support (if ever may prospect client ka na, your sponsor will present the product for you to your said prospect client and if they liked it – you’ll get the profit not your sponsor or the one presented the product as part of support you get from the company … and what do you do? You just get trained, use the product until you yourself can attest of the credibility of the product – yun naman un eh, if you believe your product is credible and proved it to yourself – i don think the marketing would be hard. Just a side note, u don’t earn just by selling products – hirap kasi sa ating mga pinoy ma pride, nag sinabing “nag bebenta” feeling na natin palengkero/palenkera laging “sosyal” image ang nasa isip wala naman pera. I suggest you open your mind, multilevel marketing is there since 200 years- and for it to exist that long – it means it’s a solid rock foundation – marami ng naparayaman NU Skin – the reason? They tested the product and it worked – get support on how to sell the product properly and support on how be a LEADER as well – and wallah! Before you knew it – your hard work pays.

    I just want to remind you, even in your everyday life you are “selling” – if not yourself, your skill, your company – so that you’ll earn something. So selling a product that you know works isn’t different from you doing your job well to sell your skill to your boss – but the big diff is at the end of the day – you dont get bonus – worst thing is .. u can lose your job anytime! NU Skin – will you lose your job anytime? Yes ofcourse it’s possible but that is if you quit sa simula pa lang, but by the time u get 5-10 regular clients to buy products from you (NU SKin delivers the products for you by the way) – sitting pretty ka na lng while u earn from them + company pay you another % for getting regular clients – do the same thing lang find another client or maybe at this point your a leader na who has potential to find another leader. Leverage is the secret of the millionaires and that’s what multilevel distribution/marketing is all about – no offense but i think you lack understanding about the business nature. If you can get Forbes magazine issue 2008, page 29-30 and read about NU SKin.

    Two man standing in the jail cell – the other one saw the mud, the other one saw the stars.

  • Warren Buffett says...

    I’m very interested in this business. I have also invested in a different company many moons ago. They’re a really big company in the US, not unlike the Nu Skin company you guys talk about. I’m sure they won’t get me or any of the other members into trouble. By the way, the multi-billion dollar company’s name is Madoff. :)

  • sincereboi says...

    to No_Nu_Skin,

    http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-22-2009/0004959187&EDATE=

    i don’t know why you sound so bitter and nothing positive seems to come out of you. if you care about people, can you think of a better option when this ( http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/26/job.cuts/index.html ) is already happening?

  • spo4 majurac says...

    ok isa lng ang masasabi ko my spy n kmi jan sa loob ng compny nila once n mpatunayan nmin n my ginagawa clang anumlya jan sa compny kmi n mismo ang mg papasarado nyan.. sa ngaun ok nmn dw sa bussiness …

  • boy palaboy says...

    lol at spo4 majurac.

  • dm says...

    hi i’m confused i’m really interested to be involved with this pharmanex. i’m a student and my financial status is not that well.
    i think engaging in this business will help me.
    but is it really a scam or what?
    i mean its hard for me to come up with 12600, and if ever i don’t want it to go to waste.

  • mic says...

    Hi,
    I agree with sincereboi. Also I am proud of saying that I am too is from Pharmanex. Researching for the company is actually a good idea. I would only like to suggest that you reasearch based on facts and not on opinions.

    I never lie to people on inviting for the oppurtunity. I always tell it is a business project but some of them still thought it was a job or employment when they meet up with me. Sometimes people see what they want to see eventhough other things are presented to them.

    @NO_NU_SKIN
    kababayan, parang sobrang init mo ata jan. isn’t it philippines is a tropical country, so dapat mas mainit dito. try to be cool.dont know whats your point, you research all the negative but havent seen the positive. be objective.
    Try to research on big companies, look at their records, is there a big company na hindi nademanda?We all know US, actually sobra ang demandahan jan especially kung ang dinedemanda is mapera.

    Here in the Philippines, like in the 48 countries where NuSkin is present, we are doing our best to provide good oppurtunities, products and services to people.How about you? What have you done lately? Have you contributed to the people around you?

    @maginoo pero bastos
    There is no free lunch in life.
    Nothing of great achievments in this world comes easy.

    Remember guys,
    Successful people do what unsuccessful people dont like to do.

  • mic says...

    @dm
    If you are interested in doing the business, go back to the person who showed you the oppurtunity. I guarantee you that he will help you on this.Good luck. God bless!

  • JR says...

    galing ako sa seminar kanina..ok nman ung presentation, i was so amazed tlaga.. 2 ung speaker; ung isa is from NY daw na nagppractice ng medical field nya d2, tapos ung isa, isang chinese businessman daw named Paul.. so ayun convincing nman ung presentation.. tapos after nun, kinausap ulit ako ng agent ko dun.. sabi nya senior executive daw xa dun… meaning kumikita na daw xa ng more than 100K monthly!!!… tlagang napa OMG ako sa loob2 ko.. hehehe un nga lang, hindi ako naconvince sa agent ko kse kung tlgang kumikita xa ng 100K++ monthly, edi sana well groomed and branded ung attire nya.. hahhaha ang pangit kaya ng sout nya parang nabili lang sa ukay2.. hehehe tapos muka pa cyang sabog.. hehehe..tapos ung teeth nya pa ang pangit! di pantay2.. kung kumikita xa ng ganun kalaki dapat he manage to have braces na or better yet invisilign.. hehehe.. at eto pa.. kung ganun kalaki ung kinikita nya, edi sana nilibre nya ako ng dinner sa labas.. gutom na gutom na kaya ako nun.. wala man lang pinakain sa akin… what is P100 kung 100K nman ang pera nya diba? heheh natawa pa ako nung naghiwalay na kme kanina.. kung tlga malaki kita nya, sana may car na xa.. eh nag jeep lang xa pauwi eh.. hahahha…

    well im not against the company..

    akin lang, wag silang manloko ng tao about the money, e wala ngang pinakita na payslip eh.. tsk tsk tsk..

  • stranger says...

    Every seminar is the same,

    But what lies behind is what had u learn from it.

  • Business Management student says...

    ThE onLy thiNg I nOticEd with thiS type of buSiness is thEir apprOach. As an individuaL, yOu reaLLy need to be opEn-minded, cOmpLaining dOes nOt heLp. Think!

  • jan says...

    @sincereboi
    xfx dancer eauj is in pharmanex pala! haha anyway nainvite ako im interested but im a highschool student na sumasayaw rin so mahirap ang sched. takot ako masayang. ano po HONEST opinion mo about this? how long bago nabawi mo yung 12600?

  • Dont Trust anybody says...

    wag kayong papaloko sa mga ganyan. these mofo companies will just take advantage of you and your hard earned money will be gone like the wind hahaha. pagisipan muna mabuti bago magpakawala ng pera. ayt?

  • observer says...

    honestly, most of these posts are obviously not well-thought of. you don’t prove your earnings thru the clothes you wear. if you manage to personally know very successful people, they’re just simple. also, you don’t need to show payslips to prove the earnings, 3rd-party common sense facts are enough i believe. natatawa talaga ako dito. :)

  • SPO4 Bantay Scam says...

    Hi there. Though this blog post is almost a year old, this is still valuable info especially to the unsuspecting who’d fall prey into these con schemes. Ang nakakabuwisit pa, ang Pilipino niloloko ang kapwa Pilipino. Saan pa kayo? As the saying goes, there’s a sucker born every minute! Once again thanks for informing the public.

    I have had some of these NSE scammers placed under surveillance by my team.

  • Riddick says...

    There’s only one thing I can say about this. If you were impressed with the presentation and what the business can offer you…why not try it? P12,600 is not much if you can get more than that by WORKING HARD of course. I suggest to join Nu Skin if you have the extra cash. If you don’t then why join? It’s not like the company forces you to join them right? Personally I would join because I don’t want to look back someday and have regrets. P12,600 is nothing compared to a life of regret if you could’ve made more than what you’ve put up in the first place. If you can buy an extra mobile phone for your smart sim or globe sim for P12,600 (or maybe even more)…why not invest it on something that would make something in return. Not textmates…but the money you actually captialized on…and much more. Thank you! :)

  • ihatenuskin says...

    @Riddick: You know, if you have an extra P12600 you must have been a graduate from a reputable school. Now, why would I waste my degree selling something that’s not even a necessity? I would I waste my time in something that will not even give me a stable income?

    “It’s not like the company forces you to join them right?” — sorry to pop your bubble, but your wrong there, mate! If they are not forcing you to join their company, how come when one decides to leave, all the agents will gang up on you to stop you from leaving?? And if they fail in trying to discourage you from leaving the company, they will give you a hard time in refunding your money from your unsold kits? Is this how their agents are trained? My friend was being harassed for days when she told the company she’s quitting. I helped her find a lawyer just to scare their asses off and give her money back.

  • kill the scam says...

    No matter how you put it, IT IS A F@#$K@#$ SCAM.

    I was called by a LEO CAMBRONERO offering opportunities for a part time job. He said that they are looking for CPA’s with experience in the BPO industry. That’s how he lures people into attending their lame presentations where they gang up on you as “ihatenuskin” said. So watch out for that name, LEO CAMBRONERO. He’s nothing short of a criminal.

  • cybin says...

    Read this: http://www.mlm-thetruth.com/30typicalMLMmisrepresentations.htm

  • angelica_171439 says...

    naimbitahan na ako dun sa nu skin seminar pero sa totoo lang hindi talaga nila sinasabi kung anu ba talaga ang company napupuntahan ko kala ko sa teleperformance ako pupunta eh. tapos ok naman yung presentation pero nagsinungaling na sila sa umpisa pa lang, then sabi sakin ng girl na nakausap ko 5 slots na lang daw ang available eh tapos nabalitaan ko nagrerecruit pa sila 2 kasinungalingan na… hindi niya rin masagot ang mga tanung ko habang idemo niya sakin yung products sabi ko weird naman nito bakit ganun… kinuhaan pa ko ng 10 contact numbers… at masyado silang nagmamadali dun sa pera kamusta naman di ba kung opportunity yun bakit parang sa halip na makatulong gipitan pa yata ito… at kung totoo na mababawi yung pera bakit hindi ka muna pagtrabahuhin tapos pag meron na eh di ibawas yung 12,600 dun sa sweldo di ba…. hay iba iba tayo ng opinions pero sana sabihin agad nila muntik pa kong mapahiya kung sa teleperformance pa ko pumunta dahil yun yung sabi sakin yun pala nu skin ayaw niyang sabihin yung name talaga ng company….mahirap pumasok sa business pag sales hay kayo na lang ang manghusga….

  • angelica_171439 says...

    manghusga i mean mamili kung sasali ba kayo dun or hindi,… sa totoo lang maganda yung project very promising but the catch is too much lalo na sa mga wala pang hanap buhay or mahihirap lang pwede naman gawan ng paraan ang 12,600 pero mas maganda siguro kung siguradong maiibabalik yung pera mo di ba… hindi naman mali ang pakinggan ang opinion ng iba pero wag lang maging bias open minded lang dapat at respect others na lang…

  • Dee says...

    My bf’s friend is from NuSKIN and she tried to invite me. I told her Im not interested in any networking or MLM. I hope when people say they’re not interested, they’d stop. However, she didnt stop. Akala ko cya lang ang ganun cause thats her personality pero she is the 5th person who invited me and they are all the same. Makulit!

    Anyways, that was my experience. I dont have anything against NUKSIN. However, there is a practice I dont really like.

    SINISIRAAN NILA ANG IBANG PRODUCTS. All those 5 girls asked what I am using. I told them DOVE, CLINIQUE and NEUTROGENA…after nun sunod sunod na un paninira nila. This really turned me off big time.

  • Leo says...

    hi dee. leonard here. i am doing nu skin and i am a straight, married guy. yung sa sinabi mo -it is technically not paninira if they can prove it. i have proven the difference between the soaps of Dove and Neutrogena and our Body Bar using a pH pencil – totoo yun. at yung tungkol sa claims of this and that cleanser – Betadine ang gawin ninyong referee – all cleansers (even that by Body Shop) vs. the 180 Face Wash.

    i understand if you think na paninira yun kasi yun ang gamit mo, pero please understand that you don’t own those companies either. consumer ka rin lang, so what my business partners there were doing was telling you the BLUNT TRUTH about the ingredients that other companies use.

  • Riddick says...

    Hey ihatenuskin, good day to you. There’s a big difference between forcing you to join the company and stopping you to leave the company. Just something that I noticed last time you posted. Anyway…I feel sorry about what happened to your friend. I don’t know if what you claim is true since I’m not from Nu Skin and I don’t need extra money. Just a word of advice. I don’t believe that we make wrong decisions in life because it’s illogical to pick a decision that would be for our disadvantage. We only make the right decision or the smart decision. Be sure to pick carefully. I wish happiness and luck to all the people here. God bless you and may the gods that you worship bless you as well. Have a nice day. :)

  • Dee says...

    @Leo. Well, I get your point but I’m not sure you get mine and besides that is my opinion. I hope you respect that. Yes I am a consumer too and I know that there will always be a better product over another and each user is entitled to their own taste and opinions. Sana alam din yan ng 5 NU SKIN girls who talked to me. Again, hindi ko lalahatin cause I know a person who works there who isnt like that naman. Besides, yan ang opening nila agad once na humindi ka sumali. LOL! Nakakaturn off talaga.

    BOTTOM LINE: I dont believe that you need to bad mouth other products or people for that matter just to get users to switch or buy your products.

  • ayen says...

    @dee. You know what i am into this business NU SKIN. I respect your opinion anyways its still your decision to decide what you want to choose and to use. But sometime we can’t decide right then if we see the result right away the difference if its true or not. But still its up to your choice, maybe the ladies that you’d mentioned are opened and showed something for an option. And why we’re comparing products? of course we want to show up that we’re really different because all the products are organic and well research ingredients and its not new in the market comparing some other products.

  • smart shot says...

    bottomline, look where you are right now..are you successful in what you do? If not don;t talk about these stuff.

  • kukay says...

    ang daming troll from nu scam!!!kakapal niyo! tumigil na kayo.

  • kukay says...

    hey smart shot…okay, show us your pay check! A$$hole!

  • kukay says...

    http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/ht/ht008058.htm

  • aj says...

    hi.
    i just saw this blog last night. i’m aj and i’m from nu skin and pharmanex company. i don’t recruit, i sell/introduce products to some people. in 3 months doing the business i became executive. i earn far bigger than what a regular distributor could earn. i have doctor partners. 25 doctor partners i must say. prescribing our products to patients and so far i recieve good feedback about it.
    ok here’s the thing..hindi lahat ng nasa nu skin ganun mag “recruit/invite”. i don’t do calls to invite, i call to set an appointment. i go to clinics, spas, salons.
    regarding 12,600, i did not pay that package, i bought a product worth 21,500. mas malaki db? it’s because mu husb and liked it. i did the business, and i earned a month after.. what i mean is, nasa hard work lang yan..bakit ako magiging skeptic sa 12,600 eh nakakabili nga ako ng laptop and cellphone mas mahal pa. wala pang business na kasama.. my first commission inabot ng 18k. considering 3 weeks kong ginawa yung usiness ng tyagaan..
    if you are not interested in the business, wag idamay the company
    if you experience other members’ inviting strategies…hindi lahat ganun.. i even bought my business car in 3 months doing the biz.. dahil nag tyaga ako.
    and isa pa po.. may mga options, hindi lang yung 12,600. try nyo magtanong..:)
    ako housewife lang but now i’m proud of myself coz i fear selling more than death till i realized i’m good at it naman pala..imagine i have doctors in my team?!
    natutunan ko yan sa trainings, seminars, cd’s and books na pinrovide ng mentor ko. and now i know i’m one of those successful people in nu skin.
    kung wala kang diskarte sa buhay, walang mangyayari sa yo. kung ayaw mo ng risk, nasa yo yan..
    WAG LANG PO SANANG I CONDEMED YUNG COMPANY. KASI MAS MADAMING NAGSUCCEED KESA HINDI.:)

  • Ana_Romania_EUROPE says...

    Thank you for publishing this comments.
    I have been SCAMED by NU SKIN in ROMANIA, EUROPE ,
    The amount is 1000 USD ($$$$) .
    Sorry I didn’t understand all comments is your language, can you give me One idea how can I recover MY MONEY BACK?
    TKS all your readers .Thy cheat all over the world nice people, they are opening new markets in Asia promising to nice decent people To whitening they SKIN _ FALSE PROMISES .. dont pay for the NU SKIN products.

  • berryblitz says...

    Ngayon ko lang nakita itong post mo ah! Ishare ko nga kahit 2 years ago na ito

  • sami biton says...

    Hey all,

    To get a discount on Nu skin products just become a Nu Skin distributor, and you can purchase all the Nu Skin products at wholesale, saving 30%.

    Go to nuskin’s website. Choose country. Click “sign up” then “individual” and in the sponsor distributor Id write: IL1148187 – Fill in the form and save up to 30% on all the products.

    Usually there’s a $25 fee to become a distributor , but if you make a purchase it’s free – http://www.nuskin.com

    If you just want to purchase NuSkin wonderful products and not to become a distributor, just use this ID number – IL1148187 – to order.

    Enjoy and have a young life,

    Doron

  • COOLGEE says...

    HI THERE.. HMMM, SOUNDS LIKE IT’S A HEATED ARGUMENT…
    WELL, I THINK THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD AND THE PERSON WHO INVITED YOU WAS JUST ONE OF THEM, BUT THERE ARE OTHER MORE. I GUESS, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE COMPANY BUT HOW YOU WERE INVITED… YOU SEE, WE HAVE A VERY POOR MARKETING STRATEGY IN THE PHILIPPINES…THE PRODUCT IS SO GOOD, IT’S REAL SCIENCE, BECAUSE THE RESULT IS VERY EVIDENT. THE PRODUCTS MAYBE A BIT EXPENSIVE BECAUSE, THEY HAVE INVESTED IN RESEARCH AND QUALITY MATERIALS WITH EXCELLENT SCIENTIST WORKING WITH THE PRODUCTS. IF YOU JUST HAVE MORE MONEY, WON’T YOU SPEND ON QUALITY PRODUCTS? I’M SAD HOW YOU WERE INVITED. YOUR PAST EXPERIENCES HAVE COLORED HOW YOU’RE SEEING THINGS. THE AIM OF NETWORK MARKETING IS FOR PEOPLE TO HELP OTHERS AND HELP THEMSELVES… IT’S TO BUILD ONE ANOTHER. THE PROBLEMS COMES WHEN SOMEONE THINKS ” I’M HIS DOWLINE, HE WILL EARN FROM ME”, RATHER THAN, ” HOW COULD I HELP MYSELF WHILE HELPING OTHERS ALSO”. PHILIPPINES IS THE HARDEST MARKET? WHY? BECAUSE SOME HAVE ABUSED WHILE OTHERS BAD-MOUTH, BOTH DESTROYING A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY…NU SKIN PRODUCTS ARE GREAT, TESTED AND PROVEN!!! I WOULD LIKE ALSO TO ADDRESS TO THE PERSON WHO INVITED YOU TO GET MORE TRAINING, AND SOMEHOW I PITTY HIM COZ IT SEEMED LIKE HE DOESN’T FULLY UNDERSTAND HIS PURPOSE, BUSINESS IS FIRST NOT ABOUT MONEY BUT ADDING VALUE TO OTHERS… YOU WERE TRICKED MAYBE BECAUSE HE’S DESPERATE, OR SIMPLY NOT THINKING. BUT DON’T WORRY, I BELIEVE MISTAKES CAN ALSO BE OUR GREAT TEACHERS, BUT MAYBE COSTLY…

    IN OTHER COUNTRIES, THEY LOVE NETWORK MARKETING… AND THEY GROW, LOOK AT SINGAPORE, THAILAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES. AND PLEASE, LET THIS BE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE, BUT I HOPE IT WOULDN’T BE A REASON OR EXCUSE TO BAD-MOUTH OTHERS. THERE ARE PEOPLE WORKING IN THIS COMPANY, WITH GOOD INTENTIONS.

    FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BUSINESS, I WOULD LIKE TO REFER YOU TO BOOKS WHICH WILL ENHANCE FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, TRY TO RESEARCH THOSE WHICH ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED… THOUGH, THERE MAY BE DIFFERENT STRATEGY, IT’S ALWAYS BEST TO ADD VALUE TO OTHERS…IT’S LIFESTYLE…

    BLESSINGS TO US ALL!! (“,)

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