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Business BasicsInventory & Selling

The “Creditability” of Being a Mary Kay Star

Posted on November 30, 2015

I love it when Mary Kay national sales directors make up new words. Especially when they’re so fitting for a company that wants you to load up on product and get access to as much credit as you can so Read more…

Culture & ManipulationVideos

A Mary Kay Thanksgiving With Barbara and Danny

Posted on November 26, 2015

Written by Lazy Gardens Is it really “Faith first, family second, career third” in Mary Kay? Hardly. It’s all Mary Kay, all the time. Especially on holidays.

Business Basics

Mary Kay Sales Directors Enriching the Lives of Their Assistants?

Posted on November 20, 2015

A Mary Kay sales director surveyed sister directors to see how much they paid their office assistants. Check out the responses she got…  $8.50 per hour is what I pay my assistant… she updates my unitnet site, mails “I” status Read more…

NumbersQuitting Mary KaySales Directors

Mary Kay Sales Director Earnings: Less Than Minimum Wage

Posted on November 13, 2015

The hallmark of pyramid schemes (masquerading as something legitimate under an innocent-sounding name like multi-level marketing) is false earnings claims. We at Pink Truth know that time and again, research shows that more than 99% of people LOSE MONEY in Read more…

Scripts & Training

You Only Need a Few Hours a Week to Do Mary Kay

Posted on November 11, 2015

Written by The Scribbler For those that aren’t familiar with the MRS. CAB recruiting script, it is an acronym designed to show potential recruits the reasons why women join Mary Kay: Money, Recognition, Self-Confidence and Personal Growth, Cars, Advancement, and Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

A Sales Director’s Letter to Her Unit

Posted on November 10, 2015

This is a heartwarming email that a sales director sent to her unit as she was leaving Mary Kay. Three cheers for the truth! I wanted to take a moment to let you know that I was just notified that Read more…

Relationships

A Husband’s Response to a Sales Director Quitting

Posted on October 7, 2015

Following the receipt of a letter from a long-time Mary Kay sales director to her unit, the husband of a consultant sent this response. This letter is likely representative of what so many Mary Kay husbands and boyfriends see. That Read more…

Cults and MLMPink Truth CriticsPink Truth PressQuitting Mary Kay

Hello Mary Kay Directors Who Saw 20/20

Posted on October 4, 2015

Written by Suzy Q So, we taped hours and hours of painful, humiliating, humbling information about our experiences in Mary Kay, and ABC diluted it down to about 12 minutes. However, it made an impact and I was pleased to Read more…

Business BasicsCulture & ManipulationNumbersPink Truth CriticsPink Truth Press

Mary Kay on the 20/20 “Not So Pretty In Pink” Story

Posted on October 3, 2015

Mary Kay Cosmetics was hoping that ABC’s 20/20 would share their version of the story: that lots of products are sold, lots of money is made, and Mary Kay enriches women’s lives. Unfortunately for them, Rebecca Jarvis dug into the Read more…

MLM Education

Welcome, New Visitors to Pink Truth

Posted on October 2, 2015

Thank you for seeking out Pink Truth. You may have just seen the story on Mary Kay Cosmetics on ABC’s 20/20, and you probably want more information. Contrary to what our critics will tell you,  this site is not full Read more…

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Pink Truth Discussion Board

Visit the Pink Truth Discussion Board to discuss any topic you like. No praise or promotion of MLM is allowed. Please read the site rules carefully before signing up.
  1. Parsonsgreen on Just Let It GoJuly 25, 2025

    If your Mary Kay experience was happy, fun, and profitable why do you keep coming back?

  2. Destiny Angel on Just Let It GoJuly 25, 2025

    Every time I look at your site, it feels like all you do is complain. Strange, because all the complaints…

  3. Profreader on Just Let It GoJuly 25, 2025

    See also video interviews with the people of Jonestown.

  4. KeepItSaltySweetie on The Mary Kay Seminar ExperienceJuly 25, 2025

    They’re at the convention center?

  5. KeepItSaltySweetie on Just Let It GoJuly 25, 2025

    Oh I loved Mary Kay. I loved seminar. I loved being rewarded. I loved achieving. I loved earning cars and…

 

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