| Comment Number: | 522418-02268 |
| Received: | 6/15/2006 9:14:55 AM |
| Organization: | Cookie Lee Jewelry (Independent Consultant) |
| Commenter: | Susan DeAngelo |
| State: | DE |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
| Attachment: | 522418-02268.pdf Download Adobe Reader |
Comments:
Susan DeAngelo 15 White Clay Crescent Newark, DE 19711-4841 fashionbysusan@yahoo.com Federal Trade Commission/ Office of Secretary Rm H-135 (Annex W) Re: Business Opportunity Rule, R511993 600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20580 RE: Business Opportunity Rule 511993 Ladies and Gentlemen: I am writing in opposition to the proposed Business Opportunity Rule 511993. I believe in its present form it could prevent me and thousands of entrepreneurial men and women from continuing to sell Cookie Lee Jewelry. THE SEVEN DAY WAITING PERIOD: This is both burdensome for the sponsor and suspicious for the new consultant. Such federally mandated rules would add additional and unnecessary time to getting started and would add a paper trail nightmare. LITIGATION: If Cookie Lee Jewelry has never been found guilty of any litigation, what is the purpose for disclosing such litigation other than to confuse and raise suspicion on the part of the prospect. REFERENCES: I have always prided myself in Cookie Lee’s ethics and superb customer service. Disclosing the ten closest distributors to the prospect is a violation of privacy in this day and age of identity theft. I have been an Independent Consultant for Cookie Lee Jewelry since 2004. It has afforded me the ability to work from home while continuing to raise my children, who are the up and coming future citizens of this country. My family now depends on my income from this direct selling business. While I appreciate the FTC’s work to protect the consumer, I believe this new rule has more negative consequences than positive and there are less burdensome alternatives available to achieving your goals Thank you for your time in considering my concerns. Sincerely, Susan DeAngelo Independent Consultant Cookie Lee Jewelry