Written by Lazy Gardens Compulsive consultancy brings despair and humiliation into the lives of countless thousands of men, women and children. The compulsive consultant is a person who is dominated by an irresistible urge to participate in Mary Kay. Coupled Read more…
I thought today was a good day to take a trip down memory lane. In 2012, Harper’s Magazine published an excellent article (the cover story!) about the pink pyramid scheme known as Mary Kay: The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Read more…
Written by Bridget Jack Jeffries What’s that you say? You’re a stay-at-home mom with $6,000 to spare and no idea what to do with it? Stop right there! Before you even think about spending that money on a vacation, a Read more…
Written by MichelleM Pink Truth recently published an article exposing the grim reality of LuLaRoe as a business opportunity for women. The huge response to that article made it clear that information from consultants about their LuLaRoe experiences needs to Read more…
Even Mary Kay Inc. knows that consultants are not selling their products. There is no significant retailing going on. Yes, there are some retail sales. But if you’ve ever been told the truth by a sales director, the bulk of Read more…
Written by SnoBaby It annoys me to no end when people make statements of truth but don’t provide factual evidence to prove the point. I used to only consider this when talking politics. I’ll give an obviously silly and hypothetical Read more…
Written by The Scribbler It’s always fun to browse through Mary Kay NSD websites and see what constitutes “money management” training. Naturally, when I came across the “Fall Retreat Money Management Slides” on NSD Linda Toupin’s website, I was interested. Read more…
Written by Raisinberry Once or twice in my stint in Mary Kay, corporate sent out a business questionnaire to ascertain the level of satisfaction with my business. Now that I think back, the questions had wording that skirted any perceivable Read more…
Yesterday ESPN published an article about AdvoCare, Drew Brees Has A Dream He’d Like To Sell You. AdvoCare is a typical multi-level marketing (MLM) company. It focuses on selling a “business opportunity” and uses nutritional products to make it appear Read more…
This is possibly my favorite secret from PostSecret… ever!
You could block the director and recruiters numbers, you don't need to change your number.
AND: She would get store discounts in addition to possibly free make-up/ lotions/serums. Can't get that with MK.
I remember one night after a meeting and after having shared a little too much about her personal life and…
They will deffffffffff order in your name. She’ll need a qualified to finish car and will ask you to sign…
Girlfriend, just tell them. They’ll never stop otherwise. I loved the concept of Mary Kay also. It’s just painfully toxic.…