Today I
received an email asking what I thought about XM+ made by Zija International. I have to be honest, today was the
first time I ever heard the name Zija. At first I thought maybe they were just
a typical product manufacturer, but that was not the case. It turns out that
Zija Internation is a multilevel marketing company, similar to Advocare
International. They might be even worse, but let me address the XM+ energy
drink first.
I look at
the product as if I were thinking about using it. The first thing I always do
is pull up the product label. If you check out the XM+ product label you will see that the company does
not list nutritional information regarding daily vitamins. As a matter of fact,
they do not list any vitamins. Yes they talk about vitamins, but they do not
give a breakdown of each vitamin found in the product. I can honestly say that
the lack of information pertaining to the vitamins is the last thing on my
mind. I am still having trouble getting past the warning label.
This warning
label does not just include the usual “not intended for persons under 17 and
pregnant women”. No, it has much more! The company does not want you to use the
product if you are “pregnant or nursing, sensitive to caffeine, suffer from
heart disease, high blood pleasure, difficulty urinating, psychiatric
condition, depression, recurrent headaches, a medical condition or are taking
MAO inhibitor or ADHD drug”. It does not end there unfortunately. This is the
area that probably will rule out the other half of the world (Just
Kidding). If you are going to consume
“alcohol, cold medicines, drug containing Pseudoephedrine, Ephedrine, PPA or
other caffeine containing products. Consuming contrary to warning may cause
adverse health effects”. Of course the label ends with “ if unpleasant effects
occur, discontinue use”.
I am going
to be honest I would not recommend this product. I know, I could read other
labels that say the same thing, such as common prescription medications. But we
take prescriptions due to a medical condition. This product basically tells you
if you have any medical condition there is a concern for adverse health
effects. Sometimes we do not know that we have a health condition, and if this
is going to exacerbate the heart, or blood pressure, or interact with our
current mental condition, why risk it? I am not a doctor and I am not
pretending to be one. The aforementioned is my opinion, but I think it might be
some sound advice. I did not get a chance to look at the other product today,
but it is something I will do in the near future. I would like to go over some
other things I found that seemed to parallel Advocare International.
If you watch
the Zija 2015 Compensation Plan video, you will notice they are not that
different compared to Advocare. I am using Advocare because I am familiar with
their system. Zija distributors earn a commission from signing people up. Similar
to Advocare, the distributor can earn money from buying and reselling the
product. Similar to Advocare’s wholesale customer and distributor combination,
Zija distributors can earn a commission by signing up personally sponsored
customers and preferred customers. I have not read the whole compensation plan,
so I am not going to go any further into it right now. What I would like to do
is talk about something that closed down Vemma.
For those of
you familiar with the Vemma case, or have taken the opportunity to read my
article “Advocare
Market Plan Similar to Vemma”, you would already know about the
auto-ship policy used by Vemma. Apparently Zija did not hear about that
particular case because they too have an auto-ship perk. Here is a quote from
their compensation
plan PDF:
“Preferred Customer Benefit
Allows your Customers who enroll in our AutoShip Program up to an 18%
discount on the retail price by purchasing product at the wholesale price.”
Correct me if I am wrong, but the auto-ship was one of the main points
the Federal Trades Commission used against Vemma. When I found this Fast Start
Training PDF, I was thinking, that must have been prior to the
Vemma case. Then I found the 2015 video supplied by the manufacturer, and If
you read that particular PDF you will notice something interesting. Well, at
least I find it interesting. The person is signing a one year commitment to
stay active with Zija, work the business, and remain on auto-ship. If you read
the compensation plan I provided you will notice that means the person has to
purchase a set amount each month to stay qualified, incentivizing purchasing
over sales.
I am going to cut this article short, but I will do more thorough
research on Zija and their products at a later date. I was asked to give my
opinion on the XM+ and from what I have read it is difficult to endorse such a
product. The product label does not offer any real information, and the
information that is available scares the crap out of me. The label said it all
for me “Warning if you have any health issues do not take this product”
including mental health issues. Again, I am not a health expert, a doctor, a
nurse, or anything of the sort. I just try to use common sense when making a
decision to use a product. Although I do not approve, that does not mean that
you should not use it, that decision is up to you. I told you how I feel and
why I will never use the XM+ and that is all I can do. The rest is up to you. If you are drinking the product already, and you are not having trouble, then maybe the product is working.
Thank you for reading and please feel free to share your thoughts I would
love to hear your story, especially if you are involved in this company. Please
share your experience, and inform me of any necessary corrections.
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