Juices or Crystals?

Wow, a few posts in one go... but anyway, here is a question for you to ponder on, if you are evaluating the advantages of NUTRILITE versus some MLM fruit juice supplement (let's call it MLM Juice)...

First of all, since MLM Juice is liquid, ASK, "Does it contain preservatives and/or stabilisers? If not, how does the product keep itself from turning rancid?

If so, are the preservatives good for consumption - both long term and in large quantities? (since many MLM Juice promoters advocate drinking up one bottle A WEEK)

Secondly, ASK, "Is the usual US$45-55 for a bottle of MLM Juice seriously too expensive? Not to mention the cost of shipping liquid (and glass bottling, perhaps?) to a far-away country, which are borne by the Distributors..."

Now, for the sake of reference, Nutrilite Active 8 Beverage Crystals is a blend of 5 fruits (namely Acerola Cherry, Guava, Cashew Fruit, Pineapple and Passion Fruit) and comes as 4 dry powder packs in my market.

It costs a MERE S$21.80 at RETAIL, and at the recommended dosage, you can take 22 servings. Now, that works out to LESS THAN A SINGAPORE DOLLAR per sip.

ASK, "How would MLM Juice be more value-for-money than the 5-fruit Active 8 then?"

I hope you are now armed with 3 good questions to deflect away all the marketing hype surrounding MLM Juice(s)... Nutrilite is good!