the REAL Truth about GOJI JUICE..tsk tsk...

[judoman]

My fellow Tsikot members, please be warned about this Goji Juice thing.
I did a few surf sa net kasi nassense ko na scam lang yung nasalihan ng tatay ko. Based on the promotional materials na intriguing. eto yung isa sa natuklasan ko..

http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2007/01/goji.html

sana makatulong. ty

[leydz12]

Thanks for the info, actually my father in law just bought a couple of bottles, bilib na bilib sabi nya magaling daw talaga, and he's even giving me 1 bottle to try on my baby para daw hindi magkacough and colds, pero medjo skeptical ako kasi nalaman ko that its a multi level marketing, alam ko pagganun may catch, but he said its too expensive para naman sabihing hindi totoo because a lot of people are actually buying and using it. Thanks talaga sa site, i will try to show this to him..

[uls]

it's just overpriced fruit juice.

remember Noni? Xango (Mangosteen)?

Those products made some people very, very rich.

[leydz12]

Uls - Your right, its one of those overpriced expensive juices out in the market and a lot of people get rich because of it, but sad to say at the expense of others who are actually hoping for the cure for their sickness, the bad part is they are making false claims and take advantage of sick people who wants to get well.

[pitbullz]

yan ata yun apatot

[uls]

Dont buy MLM products.

They are all overpriced.

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U want juice?

go buy a juicer.

buy real fruits and veggies and make your own juice.

[mareshah777]

i bought two bottles...a pathologist and a medical technologist warned me too..overpriced and side effects are bad..pharma spends billion of pesos for research just to approve one or two medicines...if its really a great market, why dont endorse it to pharma and let them do the research so that it'll be legalized...

[niky]

Want something with a real effect on coughs and colds?

Try Bee Propolis. We buy ours from Ilog Maria in Tagaytay. They also do deliveries and online orders.

It's not the complete answer, but the throat spray and drops work pretty swell, and there are creams and salves that my wife uses for herself and our daughter.

And... they don't cost an arm and a leg. Annnnd... it's all Philippine made... so it's worth supporting...

[_Cathy_]

^ I love Ilog Maria products too!

MLM din ba yung Green Barley? I bought several bottles kasi.

[pinoyaco]

Naglilibot lang ako and I stumbled upon this. And I registered just to have my say.

I think it's really unfair that you're looking down on a product just because you find it expensive. You want expensive? Try six years of dialysis - that's expensive.

My Tita has chronic migraine and she's been on painkillers since she was 16. Her kidneys paid the price of frequent use of painkillers. Six years ago she got a turn for the worse and she was asked to either undergo dialysis or kidney transplant. The transplant list is effing long, and ilang taon ang hihintayin nya just to use hundreds of thousands for the operation and the maintenance to follow. So she chose dialysis and she spends 8,000 pesos a week just for it.

Imagine 8,000 pesos a week. In a month, she spends 32,000. Multiply that by 12 months, then multiply that by 6 years. And that's only for HER.

Three years ago, she wanted to die. Her skin had become dark and scaly and she stopped looking at a mirror. She couldn't even sit up, let alone stand. She's always in pain from the dialysis. Her family was spending thousands on her, and she has children in school. She didn't want to go outside anymore.

That moment, someone handed her a Doctor's Report telling about Goji. And because she thought she had nothing left to lose, she decided to try it.

She felt an effing chest pain and she thought that she's going to die. It left some time later, and she figured she'd drink again since then. A week into drinking, she could sit up. Months later and she could move again. Now, three years later, she's going around telling her story of survival because of Goji. Her dialysis is not frequent anymore and soon, she'll be off it entirely.

You don't believe me? Ask my mom. You can call her here: 4328185. Look for Cora Co and she'd be happy to talk to you about Goji.

Right now, I'm in the process of blogging for Goji. I've been skeptical about it too, but after my Dad recovered from his Advanced TB because of it (back then we can't even be in the same room with him, and now he sleeps beside my one year-old nephew, a true-blue Goji baby) - and after I gained weight after almost two decades of looking like an anorexic - I'm a firm believer.

[pinoyaco]

And about the Multi-level Marketing thing? That's true. My sister's ex is now one of the youngest millionaires of the country after he quit his job in St.Luke's to focus on Goji. His dad, formerly house-ridden because of stroke, is now in the US taking care of his grandson because of Goji. When the US embassy denied his application for Visa, the FreeLife company intervened on his behalf and not only was he approved, he can now travel to US for ten years.

What is he doing right now? Speaking in Goji seminars and whining about receiving six-figures every month.

Sayang lang at nagbreak sila ng ate ko. At least, we're still on friendly terms. I'm aiming to be like him.

[ghosthunter]

... and if you call within the next 10 minutes, they would give you a bottle of Goji juice with your purchase absolutely free!

The truth is, any MLM product will be overpriced by 200%, 300%, 400% over it's real market suggested retail price. Why do you think they can offer 50% "discount" to their suckers.... este.... "members" if you sign up and pay up for their membership packages?

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt, read the scripts and attended the seminars.

[pinoyaco]

... and if you call within the next 10 minutes, they would give you a bottle of Goji juice with your purchase absolutely free!

Wow, thanks for the sarcasm. I reckon I deserve that?

And about being been there, done that, and worn all the T-shirts, my mom had been there too. This is the first time I've ever approved of this networking thing kasi nakikita talaga ang benefits. And because it worked for me.

And what is MLM but word of mouth? 'Sides, how expensive is a bottle you can consume in a month against maintenance medicines for heart conditions priced more than a hundred a pill that you'd need to drink three to four times in a day? When you do the math, you realize you've been spending more - mahirap lang malaman because hindi ito isang bagsakang bili, unlike Goji. You think you're spending less sticking to pills with a hell lot of side effects just because the doctor said so.

(for the record, I don't buy Earl Mindell or his claims - I buy Goji because it works for us)

About the calling my mom thing? That's a legit offer. I'm not convincing anyone to call to be coerced into buying. Hard to believe, yeah?

And the link above? Scroll down to the comments. See how many people have responded and said they have tried the juice and it worked. Because it does work. It's just unfortunate that they have failed to air the sides of the many people who have experienced its benefits.

[ghosthunter]

How about those who have tried the "juice" and no benefits? Where do they air their views? Testimonials. Believing in them would be just the same as believing in a faith healer to fix whatever ails you.

Sorry but going all the patriotic as well as the overly "testimonial" post seems to be too good to be true.

But if it works for you then good for you.

[boybi]

Maybe those who commented that it worked for them are the networking marketers themselves I've been with tsikot since the beginning. I've seen a lot of people your kind come and go. What happened to the products they're selling? Napunta na sa limot, puro wala kasing katotohanan.

[niky]

So... your relatives are getting rich off of Goji, and we're supposed to believe their testimonials? That's a bit of a big leap of faith you're asking us to take.

Instead of talking to Cora Co... I think we'd be more interested in seeing her medical history and actually talking to her doctor. What's his name, his license number and where does he work? A fair number of doctors actually log onto tsikot and can verify your mother's medical history with a few phone calls.

[bender]

The problem i see with similar businesses is that the people who are selling the products normally use scientific/technical jargon that they don't understand or use anecdotal situations that are hard to objectively verify.

[uls]

goji pushers are promoting its high antioxidant level

want high antioxidants?

take 2 grams of generic vitamin C a day

Rhea 500mg tablets cost less than P2 each

[Zeus]

OT: How about Fern C or Vital C? uso rin ito ngayon e...

[ghosthunter]

OT: How about Fern C or Vital C? uso rin ito ngayon e...

Same goes with RED JUICE. Sells for over P2000 at Mercury Drug (over the counter).