{"id":643,"date":"2007-05-02T10:03:08","date_gmt":"2007-05-02T15:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sequence-inc.com\/fraudfiles\/2007\/05\/02\/a-tale-of-two-usanas\/"},"modified":"2012-03-22T15:05:25","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T20:05:25","slug":"a-tale-of-two-usanas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/a-tale-of-two-usanas\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of Two Usanas"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new report by <\/a>Fraud Discovery Institute<\/a> contrasts the two Usanas that exist. There is one Usana story told to potential distributors (make lots of money!) and a different story told to Wall Street (only 12% actually want to make money<\/a>!).<\/p>\n

There’s one story about Research & Development given to the media (we are cutting edge – we spend lots!), and a different story told by the financial statements (Usana spends less than 1% of net sales on R&D).<\/p>\n

There’s one truth about losing money with the Usana business opportunity (Dave Wentz says it only happens if you throw vitamins in the garbage), and a reality experienced by many failed distributors like Jane Bishop<\/a> (she lost $5,000).<\/p>\n

The media is told that Usana associates make lots of money, but Usana’s own documents show that:<\/p>\n