“We’re not a pyramid scheme!” “We’re not an MLM!” You hear Mary Kay’s loyal followers chant these themes over and over. I think it’s pretty clear that Mary Kay Cosmetics is a barely legal product-based pyramid scheme. The company is Read more…
LuLaRoe leggings have become popular, and therefore the multi-level marketing (MLM) “business” of LuLaRoe has taken off. I’ve said over and over that multi-level marketing is not a business because more than 99% of participants lose money. But I wanted Read more…
Written by The Scribbler Check out the graphics below for the fun facts about how likely you are to become a National Sales Director in Mary Kay Cosmetics.
Written by The Scribbler As far as I’m concerned, it’s not Halloween until I’ve watched It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! at least once. Back in my tender grade school years, I can remember the giddiness I felt when the Read more…
Written by The Scribbler It’s a line that’s quick to be fired off at church, particularly post-service when recruiters are scrambling to grab sharp women and cart them off to the Golden Corral for their unit’s weekly “Onion Rings and Read more…
Written by The Scribbler The continuation of how Mary Kay Inc.’s god is nothing but a cheap imitation, just like their prizes. 3. Corporate’s god thinks manipulation is awesome. Two points from your upline drive home this point like no Read more…
Written by The Scribbler Contrasting the God of the Bible with the god of Mary Kay Inc. Who will you listen to? Oh yeah, there goes yet another tube of foundation whizzing past my head. Hey, you’re not supposed to 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 The Scribbler Why did you join Mary Kay? Are you one of the women who joined because you were looking for a chance to get away from a work week that rivaled that of a Hebrew slave and Read more…
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