Late last year we discussed Mary Kay’s new customer delivery service, through which sales directors and national sales directors can currently have products shipped to customers directly from Mary Kay. In August 2009, consultants will be able to particpate. Of Read more…
The Dallas Morning News ran this lovely article focusing on Mary Kay , and just like all the other articles on this topic in the last few months, the writer apparently did no fact-checking. The charade that multi-level marketing companies Read more…
Another Mary Kay lover has some advice for me and the rest of the Pink Truth community. I like how she refers to us as “ridiclues”… I think maybe she should “get a clue.” As usual, I am also amused Read more…
We still await the judge’s order in the case Mary Kay Cosmetics brought against Touch of Pink Cosmetics. The jury made its decisions, which all went against TOP. However, the case is not concluded until the judge actually rules. The Read more…
To say I'm stunned that Touch of Pink lost on all issues would be an understatement. The history of the case can be found in articles here. The verdict in the case is here. UPDATE: There is a chance that Read more…
I’ve long felt that Avon is really no better than any other MLM out there which pushes recruiting and building the pyramid. For years, Avon did have more of a focus on retail sales, but the profits to be made Read more…
Written by Lazy Gardens We’ve made of fun of Kaybonics, the repetitive slogans, sayings and jargon that fills Mary Kay e-mails and speeches. But it’s not funny. In a high-control group like Mary Kay, Kaybonics serves a purpose: it gives Read more…
A college student critiques Pink Truth. And I just have to say that if one has to buy friends for $100, and Mary Kay is their only way to do so, they’ve got more problems than we can help them Read more…
On our discussion board, members are talking about how the numbers in Mary Kay are down. It’s being seen across units, and the message is clear when MK execs are talking about record numbers of “visits” to the corporate website Read more…
Same old same old. It seems the only tricks Mary Kay Cosmetics has left up their sleeve are: 1. Packaging changes or unnecessary "new and improved" products that are really only a ploy to make consultants order more, or 2. Read more…
Teresa, I'm so sorry you experienced this. And I hope you recognize how lucky you were. You are centered, principled,…
My mother grew up during the Depression and only had a sixth-grade education. I bet even SHE could see through…
It has taken me a while to understand the mathematics of why MLMs can never work, but I think I…
"The fact that you *can* retail is insignificant. It’s that you don’t have to that matters." Bingo. If no one…
Thank you, Tracy for layering the process to destruction of self and family clearly. There is one and the same…