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…
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…
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…
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…
Same old same old. It seems the only tricks Mary Kay Cosmetics has left up their sleeve are: 1. Packaging changes or unnecessary "new and improved" products that are really only a ploy to make consultants order more, or 2. Read more…
I am so happy that one Mary Kaybot had the presence of mind to ask what the real story is behind this website and the owner. She certainly couldn’t have looked at this page and read about us there. The Read more…
A couple of weeks ago there were some important rulings in the lawsuit Mary Kay Cosmetics brought against Touch of Pink Cosmetics and Amy and Scott Weber. Parts of their case were thrown out of courts, while others will proceed Read more…
In August of last year, Mary Kay ran a promotion offering a “$100 rebate” for new consultants. This gimmick worked the first time around, according to Mary Kay: Rhonda Shasteen, Mary Kay’s Chief Marketing Officer, point out, “In fact, in Read more…
Written by The Scribbler A basic booking script from Mary Kay director Jolee Lamatrice, with a handful of interesting (and head-scratching) dialogue hints included! Hi! My name is Jolee and I am a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant. I am out Read more…
Who cares that a consultant is disabled to the point where she can’t work or lead a normal life. She should be selling more Mary Kay! One sales director is looking for advice on how to get her “motivated” (i.e. Read more…
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"Nearly all of the $225 million judgment will be used to provide financial restitution and refunds to the tens of…
I had the same thought. I would think in normal circumstances, like people with an ethical/moral compass, this would be…
Alternative course of action is to PIVOT AND REDIRECT, and find something productive to do besides Mary Kay. How can…
I sometimes feel these pink warriors at a certain level get snarky about family. "Johnny needs help with his homework…
"When a major corporation is not getting their desired results, what do they do? Usually call in a consulting firm…