This is one of those sad, sad dreams that Mary Kay directors and recruiters like to build up for you. They tell you how easy it is to “replace your income” with Mary Kay. And it’s nonsense. Because we’ve seen over and over on Pink Truth how almost everyone in …
Written by An Anonymous Reader I’m generally a lurker, but I’ve posted to the site occasionally since I joined. I’ve never been in Mary Kay or any MLM, but I found Pink Truth when looking up “MLM cult” after my husband and I were heavily encouraged to join a juice …
Robert FitzPatrick of Pyramid Scheme Alert has conducted extensive research on multi-level marketing companies (MLMs). The research can be difficult with companies like Mary Kay, which are privately owned and therefore don’t release hardly any information about the dismal earnings of the sales force. (Who would want to admit the …
If multi-level marketing is one huge scam, how do they stay in business? How is it that consumers don’t know it’s a pyramid scheme? Why are thousands of people signing up for MLMs each day? Haven’t they heard by now? It’s simple. They have spent decades presenting themselves as real …
In an effort to try and prove why Mary Kay Cosmetics isn’t a pyramid and isn’t like those other bad companies, the author of this document may have inadvertently done the opposite. The Mary Kay legal department offered this document back in the early days of Pink Truth (then called …
Every single year in Mary Kay, you will here the “new year, new you” concept promoted. What a great catch phrase! The idea is that you can do a makeover for yourself to kick off the new year. Or if you’re really excited about MK, you could even sign up …
Our member Char provided this as a comment to last week’s article on Gloria Mayfield Banks and the swindling of thousands and thousands of women. I thought it deserved a post of its own. Sometimes I don’t think people completely understand why MLM is a scam. Not because the person …
Have you heard your Mary Kay upline say “No doesn’t mean no. It just means I need more information.”??? I always hated this concept in MK. No DOES mean no. It’s none of your business why, she said no. And while I understand that overcoming objections is part of the …
I was recently looking at a letter that Mary Kay Inc. wrote to the FTC in 2006. The FTC was coming up with a Business Opportunity Rule to protect consumers, and MLMs were scrambling to get themselves an exemption. (MLMs certainly shouldn’t be confused with those scammy “business opportunities!”) The …
Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday free from Mary Kay. (Remember the days when you used to have take advantage of holidays with family and friends to try to push more products and/or beg women to sign up as consultants?) Whether you’re alone, with your significant other, or with family and friends…. …
