| Comment Number: | 522418-02635 |
| Received: | 6/16/2006 11:11:08 AM |
| Organization: | |
| Commenter: | Clydene Branda |
| State: | IA |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
Dear Sirs: I am writing because I have some grave concerns about Business Opportunity rule R511993. As a Mannatech Assoc. this rule would make it impossible for me to sell Mannatech products. For instance the 7 day waiting period makes no sense as applied to Mannatech products. People buy other things like cars, TVs, appliances, motorcycles and other more expensive items and don't have to wait at all let alone seven days. Besides there are instantces where people buy the Mannatech procucts in order to positively impact in a timely manner someone's health challenge. There are times when, if they had to wait 7 days to start using the products, death would occur. Mannatech's current buyback policy works quite effectively anyway in that all products purchased in the last 12 months by a salesperson may be returned at a 90% rate. I became a Mannatech Associate about 10 years ago primarily to support my husband but when I experienced the life changing results I began, along with my husband, to share the products with others including my Mom and Dad. They, my sisters and children, have also experinced amazing results. My husband and I now depend almost solely on the income that we earn from Mannatech even though that's not why we became Mannatech Assoc. in the beginning. I also appreciate your (FTC) role in protecting the consumer but Mannatech already has a plan in place that does that thereby making your rule unnecessary and it would hinder our business a great deal if not totally eliminate it. I would not like that! Thank you for considering my comments. Sincerely, Clydene Branda