Written by The Scribbler Welcome back, Mary Kay directors! It’s now September, you’re back from Seminar, and your steaming Visas are ripe for a long winter’s nap, right? Not if you’re truly serious about your Mary Kay business! Just when Read more…
The CBS affiliate in Philadelphia ran a story yesterday about women doing direct selling in a recession to “supplement” their income. Of course, Rhonda Shasteen of Mary Kay got to have her say…. telling the world that women will spend Read more…
Below are the "latest and greatest" products from Mary Kay. The "big reveal" at seminar was apparently the "Replenishing Serum." Is this really any different than the Night Solution or Step 2 of Microdermabrasion? Sounds like the same products mixed Read more…
Times must be tough over at Mary Kay. Instead of focusing on “enriching women's lives” as the company is so fond of saying, they're instead busy running around suing all kinds of people . A couple of weeks ago, Mary Read more…
Side note to the attendance figures below… In the article which states "no decline from last year" for Seminar attendance, the author cites $80 million being spent in Dallas by seminar attendees. With 35,000 attendees, that's almost $2,300 each. If Read more…

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I take it those amounts are pre-tax. Granted I'm in a VHCOL area, but I really thought with all the…
I wouldn't say they are dead but a nearly 40% drop in sales over the past 10 years instead of…
I'm wondering that too. $10K commission check, but the director paid $8K to keep the status. PLUS shipping..PLUS discounts on…
Don't NSDs have to pay their expenses from those commission checks? I imagine they have LOTS of expenses.
At least he seems to want to switch to an affiliate and retail model. Keeping directors in jackets is costing…