My MLM is Better Than Your MLM
Written by Parsons Green
Fired Former Mary Kay sales director Heather Wickstrom can’t stop talking about her former company! Even though she doesn’t mention Mary Kay specifically, we all know which one she’s talking about. Several of her most recent posts mention things about her former company that are well known by anyone who reads Pink Truth.
The constant struggle at month end to maintain production.
Placing orders on hold to find a card that has available credit.
Watching people buy their rank.
The struggle to remain positive so your upline and downline aren’t aware of your doubts.
The 50% Profit Myth
Having to pay for gifts, shipping, credit card fees out of your profit
The discounts needed to sell products.
Mind you, Heather is telling you this because her new company is so much better. If she’s truly a success there, why does she so desperately need you to join her team?
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It always amuses me to see huns from newer MLMs talking about how “their small buisness” isn’t “like your moms’/grandmas’ Mary Kay/Avon/Tupperwhere MLM” when, in fact, it is.
Tried Avon concealer on my oily skin, it pilled. That was the back of my HAND. And it had a weird orange-red undertone a la Younique. Maybelline blends in and disappears and conceals not accentuates.
When I had bad acne I used to use Physician’s Formula green concealer, because anything with a red or yellow undertone just made pimples stand out like BWAAAAAAH!!!
The Avon concealer was weirdly chalky too. Nasty,
So, Heather, if your new MLM is so fantastic, with none of the financial tomfoolery that goes on in MK, you’ll have no problem proving it by providing your tax returns, records of profit and loss, and sales records, right?
I don’t understand these women that jump from MLM scam to the next MLM scam.
A search for “Bellame complaints” produced this from AI:
Customer Service & Returns: Users on the BBB profile have reported difficulties with returns, including deductions for shipping fees despite company policies.
Unfulfilled Promotions: Reports indicate instances where promised free items (e.g., serums) with qualifying orders were not included in shipments.
Product Safety Concerns: Some users have expressed concerns regarding ingredients like fragrance, PEG, and phenoxyethanol in skincare products.
MLM Structure: Complaints often center on the pressure to recruit friends and family, with some participants experiencing financial losses.
High Pricing: Products are described as high-priced, with some users questioning the value compared to the cost.
I don’t either. I do understand how you can get pulled in to one in spite of yourself, but I hope I’d be leery as hell of something that sounded like the same thing.
There was a documentary about LulaRoe (it wasn’t LulaRich; there was a different one but I can’t remember the name) where one of the victims lost everything and had to declare bankruptcy, and yet she ended up in another MLM (nail strips so I’m assuming Jamberry) because she fully believed the MLM system was a valid way to do business.
I don’t know how that ended, but I can guess.
Then there’s people like Jessie Lee Ward who actively looked for new MLMs to join. She’d bring her big teams with her and the others companies knew that and would offer her a “bride contract” and artificially boost her ranking.
I looked at Bellame’s compensation plan. It is just a variant of the same, tired, pay-to-play endless-chain recruiting scheme at the heart of MK. And Bellame requires 3x that of MK ($250/month vs. ~$250/quarter).
It is the qualifying minimums that are so insidious in MLM. Such pay-to-play features ensure upline cash flow at the expense of the downline.
But, why do they all write like that?
These short, punctuated sentences.
Often incomplete thoughts.
Weight lingering in every word.
Do they think it adds drama?
Oh my goodness, they are all exhausting.
They’re definitely using AI lol
A 1.6 fl oz tube of Bellame Sunscreen is $49…plus $13 shipping…plus tax.
How many do you want?
Whoa! At that price, it better remove all my wrinkles or cook me lunch! 🙂 That’s ridiculous!
Yes, note that it’s “1.6” fl oz, not 16 fl oz! LOL The goal is to get you to join, subscribe, or do their VIP Replenish to get a lower price.
I think Jamberry went out of business in 2018, leaving their consultomers with un-sellable merchandise, just like Mary Kay in Australia & NZ did. It didn’t last long. Hopefully she didn’t spend too much on inventory.
Just ordered some concealer, a brow pencil and a a lipstick for my girlfriend. Be here tomorrow with free Prime shipping. All for just under a tenner. Wet n Wild is nothing fancy but it works and if it’s the wrong shade I can return although she always goes 2 shades darker in summer so it’ll likely match her Maybelline foundation.
Aah choices and value for money. She’s not THAT much of a makeup snob but like most women don’t solely use one brand. Not even I’m that loyal to acne cream (Garnier cleanser, tea tree toner and an Amazon Korean mask brand works well for me).
Looking at MK’s latest palette I can get a Huda, REM or Urban Decay palette for the same price – and no 6 hour parties, guilt trips or dowdy makeup. Eyeshadow is supposed to be inspiring not “meh!” y’know. Ooh there’s a Natasha Denona at half off for the same amount.
Sephora is a lifesaver and a curse as it’s a fair drive, a day’s drive away. She deserves Natasha Denona eyeshadow so I’m not complaining.
Or maybe Laura Mercier Caviar Strike A Rose eyeshadow stick – the choices! That’s something that MLMs don’t have. Multiple brands under one roof.