Mary Kay consultant Tiffany Underwood wants us to know how misguided we are at Pink Truth. She gave this response to one of our Friday funnies posts from a Pink Truth critic. TLDR: no one can make you do what you don’t want to do as an adult be an …
Written by SuzyQ Okay, so here’s the thing… So many people ask the question… how do women get sucked into MK and why do they stay? Easy. Most of us do not get the recognition we crave in our everyday lives. No one applauds when we clean out the fridge, …
Let’s take a look back to the 2012 Harper’s Magazine cover story, The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Kay Cosmetics Preys on Desperate Housewives. Mary Kay Inc. immediately responded to the article, but with almost no substance. There have been two primary arguments corporate representatives use to “prove” that Mary …
Written by Lazy Gardens There are four phases to a gambling addiction. It struck me that Mary Kay (or participation in any MLM, for that matter), is an awful lot like a gambling addiction. See if you agree when you read about these four phases. Winning Phase Short or non-existent …
Written by BestDecision A recent Instagram story by Mary Kay NSD Pamela Shaw illustrates how bad attrition is in MK. This image is the inside of Pam Shaw’s personal planner. First, look at the left side, row 3. “DYL” stands for her “Design Your Life” planner. Her goal is to …
Last week we posted a request for advice from a DIQ. She wanted to know how to become and ethical Mary Kay sales director. This is the advice provided by one of our readers. I think it’s honorable what you’re trying to do. Here are some things I wish would …
Did you wonder why you were failing in Mary Kay? They don’t want you to think that it’s because of the system. 99% of people fail in MLM because it’s simply a pyramid scheme. You can’t retail enough products to make a living and recruiting is almost always a losing …
Your Mary Kay sales director encourages you to NOT trade products with other consultants. Why? Mary Kay Inc. makes less money and your director gets a smaller commission check! Of course the company and the sales directors are going to “discourage” trading Mary Kay products among consultants. It is far …
What happens when you hold a Mary Kay skincare class and you sell nothing…. and a new recruit is watching? Retired NSD Anita Garrett Roe thought that was a good thing and even put together a training document it. She realized that if you’ve got a new recruit along with …
This one is designed to make you feel like you didn’t work hard enough. All you have to do is get more customers. More customers means bigger business for you. Well, no kidding! The trick is actually finding enough customers to sustain a Mary Kay “business.” And that’s not nearly …
