At the time I originally wrote this post, Melaleuca had (for several years) a cost saving incentive for early ordering which was revised in January 2022. The new cost savings no longer apply to when your order is placed but the first point made here still applies.
The first reason is fairly low impact but that impact is still real. People are natural procrastinators so order volumes at the end of the month are much higher, resulting in longer order processing times. That may not be much of an issue for you but the second reason will be much more motivating.
The second reason is that you save money.
The rest of this original post is now revised because you can procrastinate and still save money through the new loyalty incentive program. My Melaleuca Points and Pricing featured post outlines how Melaleuca’s points and pricing works, but loyalty incentive program has been enhanced to essentially provide free shipping and reward customers for switching their normal purchases to Melaleuca products.
In a nutshell, you can be a Melaleuca customer with no minimum order requirements but if you want to receive the 30% to 50% discounted price, it requires a 35 point monthly minimum (about $60 to $70). Even as empty nesters our orders well exceed that requirement. Under the new loyalty incentive program, all orders now have a flat rate shipping of $10 regardless of size which is automatic savings on larger orders (35 point orders tend to be very close to $10). Orders above 38 points receive instant rewards of $5 to be applied to the next order. Orders above 43 points get the full $10 in reward dollars.
Put another, and simpler, way, customers who order the minimum will still pay about the same, including shipping. Customers with slightly larger orders will cut their shipping costs in half. Customers with orders 44 points or higher get free shipping, plus save significantly compared to the previous program with higher shipping costs.
People who become Melaleuca customers already become loyal with escalating loyalty as they experience the superiority of Melaleuca products. Now as that loyalty results in larger orders, it also increases the savings more than before.