Comments on: Shaklee vs. Bonnie: Round 2

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:18:23 +0000

wow.. steve.. you’re a fool

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:23:25 +0000

Regarding Shaklee’s P&R, Jen wrote:

“…it requests shaklee members & distributors to not mention or show the shaklee name, logo or product name on any website other than your personal shaklee.net website. This is for fairness to all distributors (relating to sales) and to uphold product integrity…”

Dang, stupid me. All along I thought the trademark restriction that required using one of their websites was just one more method of extracting a pound of flesh from the unwashed masses. But now I see my error. It’s all about fairness and product integrity! That makes more sense. My faith in the altruism of Shaklee management is restored!

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:44:22 +0000

Hi, I actually have read the P&R (yeah, I’m one of the anal ones) and it requests shaklee members & distributors to not mention or show the shaklee name, logo or product name on any website other than your personal shaklee.net website. This is for fairness to all distributors (relating to sales) and to uphold product integrity (they don’t want to mess w/someone making false claims, etc). Instead you can place a link for the #1 natural nutrition co in the U.S. or whatever sizzle line you might come up with as long as you don’t name the Company or its products.

When I first read this I thougt, “don’t they want to get their name out there and make more $$?” Then I realized that this is a Co. with high integrity and high integrity means higher standards. So I say hurray! There seem to be so few Companies that embrace true quality and integrity (and have superior products too!)!

Have a great day!

By: Ang

Ang — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:12:29 +0000

I don’t see how your post could be against policy, but to be honest, I have never read the mentioned legal stuff. (yes that is the technical term lol)

I want to thank you Bonnie for letting us continue to post on here. And not lowering yourself to attacking our biz like some of your other posters…

By: Bonnie Wren

Bonnie Wren — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:04:35 +0000

Hi, there, Ken! So if they haul me away to Trademark Infringement Jail, you’ll be there to speak up for me, right?

The IP extracted from the e-mail was for definitely for the Shaklee Corporation. See what I pulled off the Whois database:

OrgName: SHAKLEE CORPORATION
OrgID: SHAKLE
Address: 4747 Willow Rd
City: Pleasanton
StateProv: CA
PostalCode: 94588
Country: US
NetRange: 206.208.96.0 – 206.208.103.255
CIDR: 206.208.96.0/21
NetName: SHAKLEECORP
NetHandle: NET-206-208-96-0-1
Parent: NET-206-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Assignment
NameServer: DNS1.SHAKLEE.COM
NameServer: DNS2.SHAKLEE.COM

But just in case, I also called Shaklee’s offices in Pleasanton, California and learned that there is indeed a person by that name who works as a Claims Administrator in the Legal Department, and that is her job, looking for Shaklee trademark infringements on the web.

I really think this is a situation where standard operating procedure has not yet caught up with technology, but then again, I could be wrong.