Written by The Scribbler Okay, I wholeheartedly admit it, I’m a bibliophile. There are books in every room of my home. (Yes, THAT room, too.) As of late I am simultaneously reading four tomes: James Lileks’s Gastroanomilies, Glenn Beck’s An Read more…
Welcome to our latest installment of “No One’s Making a Living Selling Mary Kay Products.” Remember: Mary Kay isn’t about selling a product, although that’s the front they use to suck you in. Mary Kay is really an endless chain Read more…
Here are the most recent statstics for Mary Kay Canada (2007): The vast majority of the independent sales force members’ primary source of profit is selling product. In addition, all Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants can earn income from commissions, Read more…
Mary Kay has apparently changed the rules of the product replacement system, but hasn’t bothered to tell anyone. In theory, Mary Kay has a 100% satisfaction guarantee… that means a customer can return a product at any time and get Read more…
Written by Personal Use Recruiter The ten commandments of multi-level marketing, presented as a satire. 1. I am the Company Founder, your leader, who brought you INTO the land of MLM, the House of Bondage. You shall have no other Read more…
I don’t know the details surrounding this situation, but I’ll tell you as much as I know. This Mary Kay sales director was in the company for 25 years, and the most recent picture on her website showed 11 first-line Read more…
This email of lies about Mary Kay Career Conference really needs no introduction… Career Conference is your investment in YOUR future! It is your Mary Kay College education! As you set your course for success in this company, it’s important Read more…
Written by So Lost in Wisconsin Well, that’s what I called it when I put out entry bags and boxes for a potential victim to sign up for a boatload of free products. In theory, this idea of getting customers Read more…
Written by SuzyQ Memories. Getting all misty-eyed with the “I Stories” at events. Sobbing at Seminar. Sigh. Want to take a trip down memory lane with me? Remember The Secret? The be-all end-all of Mary Kay. Taught at retreats, events, Read more…
In the world of Mary Kay, the rules only apply some times to some people. And there's not always rhyme or reason to how the rules are applied either. Maybe you're in. Maybe you're out. Who knows. And Read more…
Decisions, decisions. Pay $2400 for some unsellable cosmetics, and get a $50 vacuum cleaner for free, or else use your…
And don’t forget, they tax these “prizes” on your 1099. They are reported as income after a certain level.
Big time using FOMO against the sales force! I was my biggest motivator ... and my SD MIL used that…
The first 1800 star points each quarter are a 1-1 equivalent to wholesale dollars. $1,800 wholesale (consultant cost) order =…
They use Fear of Missing Out to the worse degree