Hi, are there any other Mia Bella distributors out there? :)

www.gabbricha.scent-team.com

Hello.  My name is Sharon.  I just joined Mia Bella as a distributor and I love the candles and the business opportunity!!  Hope you are still here.  Please get back to me so that we can chat.

www.mygourmetcandlebiz.com

I got one of these lovely fliers for Mia Bella gourmet candles.  I was just flipping through the catalog and noticed a place for ordering at the back.  The opposite page told of how to become a distributer.  Well after looking closely there we NO prices for any of the products.  Neither does the Mia Bella site offer prices.  So how does one purchase the product?  I suspect it nothing more than another pyramid scheme (amway).  Where the real deal is to get more people under you to sell the product.  Lets think about this....the more people selling the product...the less I will sell myself and them in turn.  The commision off people under you is just a way to make you less suspicious.  The only ones making money here are the people who own this bogus company!

Hello -

This is Cheryl Hill and I am proud to be with Mia Bella for the past 4 1/2 years. This is the best company to be apart of! Great to meet and connect with you here.

Will I be seeing anyone at our National Convention this Aug 2010?

Connect with my on facebook http://www.Facebook.com/cherylhill

If anyone has questions I am more than happy to answer them

Cheryl Hill

Hello Mia Bella Friends,

Becca Mutz here.  I've been an independent distributor with Scent-Sations/Mia Bella's Gourmet Candles (and other gourmet products) since 2004.  With new products coming out several times a year, I invite you to visit our website often at www.BestNaturalCandles.com to view all of our gourmet products.  For information about becoming a distributor with our Founding Team, zip on over to www.MiaBella4u.com to take the free business tour and request additional information.

I will be happy to answer any questions you might have and look forward to meeting you!

Becca

Hello! I am new here and am also a new Miabella Distributor. My mother sold Miabella products in the past and she is helping me get my feet wet. lol I can assure anyone also that this company is not a bogus company. I was glad to see that they have added some additional products aside from the wonderful gourmet candles!  Cant wait to make my first sale!

Hello Rachel,

I would like to address some of the issues in your post. 

First Mia Bella is not a pyramid scheme, I have been with them for nearly three years, and they are an excellent company that offers a quality product, and a fabulous business opportunity.  They offer excellent training, and the owners avail themselves to you to address all questions, and concerns.

There are several ways to make money with this company, and yes one of them is recruiting.  I am not a strong recruiter, and this is not the way I work my business. However if someone is interested in becoming a distributor I am more than happy to help them do so.  In addition to recruiting you can do home, book, and office parties, fundraisers, retail sales, craft, and vendor events, and wholesaling.  My personal emphasis is on retailing, craft, vendor events, and fundraisers with the occasional home, office, or book party when requested.

There are two ways that you can become a distributor.  Candle of the Month, or as an Associate.

Candle Of The Month (COTM) is $39.95/mo, plus S&H, and includes a jar candle, a dozen votives, a bella soap bar, and a personal website.

You can join as an Associate for free, and you receive a discount on orders, but it will not be as much as if you joined as COTM.

I originally joined as an Associate, but sold so many candles I eventually switched to COTM.

As for the catalogs not having any prices, they are printed that way so that each distributor can set their prices either higher, or lower than the company's suggested retail, based on selling conditions in their area.  I personally price according to the company guidelines, and staple a price sheet inside of each of my catalogs. 

Additionally, the website does have prices listed.  If you use the shop online button on the website, you will come to a welcome letter from the owners. Along the side you can click on the product you are interested in, and it will show each candle by scent, and the prices are listed. You can view the selection of items, and their prices on my website here.

http://www.gabbricha.scent-team.com/shop/home.php

I am sorry that you did not have a positive experience, and if you have any other questions or concerns I would be more than happy to help you.

Have a great day!

Dana

We do have price inserts in the catalogues at all times, chances are that the one you got hold of the insert had fallen out.  We all sell the products, that is how we make our money the residual income is just an extra that comes from helping someone else get started in Business for themselves. Scent Sations is a Stand up company, they pay on time, they ship on time, and if you are not satisfied in this business and you want to quit, the Company will buy back your unused products.

They are listed with the BBB in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Hi Cheryl,

It's great to see you here also, I was beginning to think that I was the only active distributor in here.

Thanks for your reply in fb, I am working on a new Distributor Order Form now to submit to Charlie.

Have a great day!

Marilyn Fisher

Hi Becca,

I see that we now have another connection point! Great to see you here!

Marilyn Fisher
http://www.SimplySenseCents.com

Well hello! and welcome to the forums, if there is anything you need help with you will let me know and I'll be happy to help.

Hi girls!

I can't find a single complaint on line about Mia Bella, and that says a heck of a lot.I actually attended a little Mia Bella gathering a few years ago and really enjoyed the rep and the products. What a nice presentation it was,and even though I didn't join, I did order a wonderful candle and a pair of Pazitos. My only  issue is that there are no set prices for products, I have seen them anywhere between the company suggested retail price, and marked up almost double. Lets say; hypothetically, I wasn't sure I was ready to contact a Mia Bella associate. Maybe I am a relatively anti-social person, or maybe just don't want to bother with communicating with a rep, and I want to purchase a product that I see, but I have absolutely no idea how much it costs..see the problem here? There is an entire range of people just like that, who will not be able to contribute to your sales or Mia Bella profits simply because of the forced interaction policy. It's not said of course, but that's sort of what it is, to ensure the chance to secure a membership. Anywho, just my 2 cents,and I would really like to see a more open catalogue so that the company can get more people involved!

lol

Hi Linda,

Thanks for taking time to post.  You make very good points.  Let me elaborate just a bit.

One thing that sets Scent-Sations apart from other direct sales companies is that distributors get to purchase the products at wholesale cost, then retail them for a higher cost resulting in immediate profit that goes straight into our pockets, rather than having to wait for a month to six weeks to get a percentage commission back from our orders.  The Company offers suggested retail prices for all of the products and those prices are shown at the website.  If you'd like to check out the prices, feel free to visit my website at www.BestNaturalCandles.com and click on the Shop Online tab or go directly there here:  http://www.beccabella.scent-team.com/products.php  (Also, we use price sheets in our catalogs we hand out, so our customers do have the pricing in front of them.)

At the website, you may select the product category you want to browse and the prices are there.  As a side note, I do sell all of the products at their suggested prices, but love the flexibility of being able to offer a discount if I wish to do so.

We also have the ability to do fundraisers with the products which is one of the many reasons I became a Mia Bella distributor over 6 years ago.

Again, thanks so much for your comments and I, of course, would be honored to have you as a customer, or if there are other questions I can answer for you, please let me know.

All the best!

Becca Mutz

Bella Vista, AR

5k Diamond Team Leader

Business Coach and Trainer