Hello Mike,
I believe the Tru Noni web site didn't say Tahitian Noni cost $2 but
rather
quoted the Forbes article. Furthermore, I have recently purchased Tru
Noni
juice and it is 100% pure Noni from the Hawaiian Islands.

As for the Forbes article, I read it and the writer states TNI
contains $2 worth of
juice, didn't state what kind. I think Forbes is a well respected
business
publication with editors who would not run a story if the writer
didn't have the
facts. I would imagine if it weren't true, the TNI lawyers would have
a field day
with Forbes for writing a slanderous and libelous statements, not to
mention
trademark defamation. I will look for the retraction from Forbes in
the
upcoming issues, but I doubt we will see anything especially after
reading the
President of TNI response with spin and no denial about the stories
content
because it's TRUE!

"Tale of the South Pacific" (May 24, p. 178) was overly skeptical,
but FORBES
did a good job reporting the ups and downs of building a $470 million
business in seven years. Prior to 1996 noni (the fruit our product is
derived
from) was virtually unknown outside of French Polynesia. Today you
only
have to check your local Costco or GNC to see the extraordinary
demand for
noni. Our product has passed the toughest safety scrutiny and was the
first of
its kind to be approved for sale in the European Union. There is a
story
behind this thriving industry that could have inspired budding
entrepreneurs.
We'll keep telling it.
   Kelly Olsen
   President, Tahitian Noni International
   Provo, Utah


--- In noninews@yahoogroups.com, Mike Beebe <mbeebe@n...> wrote:
> At 04:14 PM 05/31/2004, you wrote:
> >Hello, I am a long time Tahitian Noni drinker (5 years). I just
came
> >across a web site called trunoni.com that had a link to a Forbes
magazine
> >article that reports Tahitian Noni contains $2 worth of fruit
juice. I
> >have been
> >buying my juice from a Tahitian Noni International distributor I
know from
> >Church. She has told me that TNI is the best Noni juice on the
market, "it's
> >authentic", but now I am not sure about the honesty of TNI and
want to
switch
> >brands.
> >
> >Can someone tell me if there is a difference between Noni fruit
grown in
> >Tahiti
> >verses any other geographical region? If anyone knows a brand that
> >will give me more value for my dollars please respond to my
message.
>
> George, there is no difference between noni grown in Hawaii vs.
Tahiti. I
> can't say the same for noni grown in non-volcanic soil. The noni
from
> India, for instance, is pure rubbish.
>
> I find it amusing that "TruNoni" says Tahitian Noni Juice contains
about $2
> worth of fruit juice. Since I know the wholesale price for noni
fruit, I
> can assure you that "TruNoni" probably has $2 worth of fruit juice,
too.
> Perhaps even less because blueberry juice is more expensive than
noni!!
>
> Mike Beebe
> Hawaiian Noni
> www.noni.ms/