I just recently became a consultant. Infact I haven't even had my first party (but I have quite a few scheduled).
I came to use Arbonne thru a friend of mine a while ago. I LOVED the products and I'm normally a "buy whatever is cheapest at Wal-Mart" kinda girl, but my face was paying for it. Anyway to get to the point.
Signing up to be an arbonne consultant is only $35 and even if you don't do anything as a consultant - by paying that $35 you will get 35% off everything you buy from Arbonne. You also get some great incentives for becoming a new member - but there is no quota you are required to meet.
You can honestly just sit on the sidelines and maybe share the products with a friend or two and order somethings for them if they like it.
I really like the fact that there was very low risk in becoming a consultant, and because I used the product anyway - even if I had no success as a consultant whatsoever - I still received the discount on everything I bought. It was just like buying a Barnes and Noble card.
I hope this helped. If you have anymore questions or concerns you can reply back or email me at
emmasarbonne@yahoo.com
Good Luck!