Written by The Scribbler

In the interest of saving you money (and to further expose the back-alley shell game that is inventory investment), let’s revisit a statement that’s undoubtedly #3 on the “I Don’t Think You Thought Your Cunning Plan all the Way Through” list. (#4 is, “If I use a can of Slim-Fast instead of flour in the double-layered, triple-iced cake I’m baking, I can cut myself a slab the size of a clipboard and it’ll still count as my “sensible dinner!”)

“Maybe you do want to quit your job but you say, “The company pays for my insurance.” Not true, the company doesn’t pay for your insurance, you do…DO YOU KNOW YOU CAN PAY FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH INSURANCE? THINK ABOUT IT!”

Written by Raisinberry

I wanted to give you some insight on the behind-the-scenes life of a Mary Kay Sales director. You know… where everything is always “great” and every company event is “the best ever.” Whatever product or promotion Mary Kay has, it’s always “so awesome” and “to die for” and “you don’t want to miss it.”

As you know, Mary Kay recently wrapped up Leadership Conference in Houston. And there were tons of empty seats. (Seems as though all th edirectors who get a daily dose of Pink Truth wisely decided to save their money and stay home!

But for those directors who went… upon returning home, they immediately send their consultants an email. I wonder how close your email was to this:

“How does Mary Kay respond to complaints about independent sales force activities that violate the terms of Independent Beauty Consultant, Independent Sales Director and/or Independent National Sales Director agreements?”

When it comes to situations regarding contractual violations, we strive to give each independent sales force member an opportunity to learn and become better and stronger. Therefore, if a contractual violation comes to our attention, we work with each sales force member to educate her, ensure she understands, and then offer her opportunities to correct the situation. Naturally, however, if the activities in question continue despite all our efforts, we sometimes are left with no choice but to terminate our contractual relationship with that independent sales force member.

Mary Kay’s “official” dress code as of June 2007.

“Is it true that Mary Kay has changed the professional attire guidelines for Company- sponsored events?”

As you know, Mary Kay Ash strongly believed that maintaining a professional image should always be a very important aspect of the Mary Kay business opportunity. As a result, she encouraged independent sales force members to always strive to look their best.

Written by The Scribbler

Dave Ramsey, the king of living lean and living without debt gave his opinion on Mary Kay inventory. And he says you shouldn’t even carry inventory! I checked out the audio clip regarding MK that Dave Ramsey has on his website and typed it up for you guys! 

Written by sadnpink

We recently looked at some "information" from Mary Kay's VP of Marketing and Product Development, Yvette Franco. She boasted that Mary Kay was a “prestige” brand that directly competed with Lancome, Estee Lauder, Clinique, and MAC. Other brands such as Maybelline, Cover Girl and Avon were mere mass market brands and were really not competition.

I did a little digging just to check out some of what she stated here. In a Forbes Online article written by Mmome Ejiafar on 2/9/06, she states that Maybelline is the number 1 mass market selling brand with 22% of the North American market share. It is also the best selling brand worldwide with 7.4% of the world market.

Congratulations, you are the proud owner of your own business! I am going to speak to you about “inventory” which keep in mind is not a “have to” but a “choice”.

Have you wondered what those codes like A1 and I3 mean? How do they relate to your orders and your recruits? Here are the details.

Here’s an idea being promoted by Mary Kay nsd Sherill Steinmann. It sounds great, until you get to the bottom line. Read all the way down and then see my comments at the end…

How to get New Names – the easy way!

Take 10 profile cards and slide in a plastic sleeve protector – your goal is to get 10 new ones filled out EACH WEEK! When you see a sharp woman … ask her “Have you ever heard of Mary Kay – are you one someone’s mailing list?”

Written by A Former Consultant

It would seem that when a company has created a private dynasty for itself from selling cosmetics to women it calls “Consultants,” it would sit back, count the cash and be satisfied.

But not the Pink Monster which claims “Enrichment Of Women’s Lives.”  I highlight the word Consultant because I was never trained how to be one, only how to order enough wholesale to supply every resident of my city.

Having read here for a while, I think the Enriching joke is well known to anyone who has lost money to the Pink Cash Cow.