Quixtar Acknowledges Problems With The Tools Business.

This news is a day or two old. I had written a nice preface to this article and it disappeared right in front of my eyes. I then shut off my computer, but awoke this morning and thought I should post this for those who do not follow Qblog.

Ongoing industry issues with abuse of tool systems continues to be exposed. M.O.D.E is committed to bring you the latest news as related to the businesses within businesses. This industry-wide problem is not limited to Quixtar.

As usual I lie to disclose that there are a minority of Quixtar IBO's that do not participate in the "Tool Businesses." My online friend and fellow blogger David Robison who blogs here, is one of the Quixtar IBO's that is building his business organically = no tools, and no training fees -- or pesticides. :-)


Quixtar's 'tool' trouble

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Managing Director Jim Payne said Amway co-founder Rich DeVos left a long legacy as a motivator--------

"When you look back at the history of the company, motivation and training have always been important elements of the business," he said.

"As we grew, we made mistakes with it," he said. "The last four to five years, we've done a much better job and set up safeguards to protect IBOs."

The company -- part of Ada-based Alticor -- is working to create "transparency" so new IBOs know what to expect and what the rules are, Payne said.

There are 48 pages of rules that outline the conduct of Quixtar IBOs, said Rob Davidson, vice president of sales and marketing.

Davidson previously served as the company's vice president of global business conduct, rules and business support materials.

"A high 90s (percentage of people) do things the right way," he said, adding the company has kicked out high-level distributors for rules violations.

The company keeps a close eye on rules and ethics.

"Reputation is one of the keys to the Quixtar business," Payne said. "We are more interested in responsible sales than sales at any cost."