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  • Welcome
    • For New Mary Kay Consultants
    • FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
    • Mary Kay Truths
  • About Pink Truth
    • Site Guidelines and Rules
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Pink Truth
  • Mary Kay Facts
    • Top 10 Reasons to NOT Do Mary Kay
    • The Mary Kay Pyramid
    • Information for Mary Kay DIQs
    • Mary Kay Destroying Women
    • What is Multi-Level Marketing?
    • 99% Lose Money in MLM
    • Not Taught at Harvard
  • Returning Inventory
    • FAQ About Quitting Mary Kay
    • Returning Your Starter Kit
    • Product Date Codes
  • Mary Kay Documents
    • Mary Kay Consultant Agreement
    • Mary Kay Sales Director Agreement
    • Mary Kay National Sales Director Agreement
    • NSD Compensation Chart
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    • Business Opportunity Rule
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Prizes

Hypnoprized: Pink Truth’s 2009 Star Prize Breakdown, Quarter 4

Posted on May 10, 2009

Written by The Scribbler The heat is on, firebrands!  As we shoot down the pipes towards Mary Kay’s annual “Festival of Fakery,” you might want to duck and cover, as the scripted “sincere” compliments of IBCs and directors everywhere will Read more…

Business Basics

The Latest On Mary Kay’s Customer Delivery Service

Posted on May 5, 2009

Late last year we discussed Mary Kay’s new customer delivery service, through which sales directors and national sales directors can currently have products shipped to customers directly from Mary Kay. In August 2009, consultants will be able to particpate. Of Read more…

NumbersRecruiting

Mary Kay: Still Not the Answer to the Economy

Posted on April 28, 2009

The Dallas Morning News ran this lovely article focusing on Mary Kay , and just like all the other articles on this topic in the last few months, the writer apparently did no fact-checking. The charade that multi-level marketing companies Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

Forgive and Move On!

Posted on April 13, 2009

Another Mary Kay lover has some advice for me and the rest of the Pink Truth community. I like how she refers to us as “ridiclues”… I think maybe she should “get a clue.” As usual, I am also amused Read more…

Lawsuits

More on the Touch of Pink Case

Posted on April 4, 2009

We still await the judge’s order in the case Mary Kay Cosmetics brought against Touch of Pink Cosmetics. The jury made its decisions, which all went against TOP. However, the case is not concluded until the judge actually rules. The Read more…

Lawsuits

Jury Rules Against Touch of Pink in Case Brought by Mary Kay

Posted on April 1, 2009

To say I'm stunned that Touch of Pink lost on all issues would be an understatement. The history of the case can be found in articles here. The verdict in the case is here. UPDATE: There is a chance that Read more…

Other MLMs

Is Avon Just Another Pyramid Scheme?

Posted on March 25, 2009

I’ve long felt that Avon is really no better than any other MLM out there which pushes recruiting and building the pyramid. For years, Avon did have more of a focus on retail sales, but the profits to be made Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Cancel, Cancel, Cancel! Thought Terminating Clichés in Mary Kay

Posted on March 21, 2009

Written by Lazy Gardens We’ve made of fun of Kaybonics, the repetitive slogans, sayings and jargon that fills Mary Kay e-mails and speeches. But it’s not funny. In a high-control group like Mary Kay, Kaybonics serves a purpose: it gives Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

There Are Not Opportunities Like Mary Kay Available For People Like Me

Posted on March 13, 2009

A college student critiques Pink Truth. And I just have to say that if one has to buy friends for $100, and Mary Kay is their only way to do so, they’ve got more problems than we can help them Read more…

Inventory & Selling

How Do You Like This Mary Kay Reality?

Posted on March 11, 2009

On our discussion board, members are talking about how the numbers in Mary Kay are down. It’s being seen across units, and the message is clear when MK execs are talking about record numbers of “visits” to the corporate website Read more…

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