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  • Welcome
    • For New Mary Kay Consultants
    • Mary Kay Truths
  • 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
  • Mary Kay Documents
    • Mary Kay Consultant Agreement (2026 version)
    • Mary Kay Consultant Agreement (2019 version)
    • Mary Kay Sales Director Agreement
    • Mary Kay National Sales Director Agreement
    • NSD Compensation Chart
    • NSD Guide
    • Mary Kay’s Official Stance on Pink Truth
    • Business Opportunity Rule
    • Mary Kay NSD Emeritus Guide
    • Applause Magazine (US)
    • Applause Magazine (Canada)
  • Discussion Board
Pink Truth

Pink Truth

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…

Products

Mary Kay’s New Spring 2009 Products *yawn*

Posted on March 9, 2009

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…

Pink Truth Critics

What Is the Full Story Behind This Website?

Posted on March 8, 2009

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…

Lawsuits

Activity in the Touch of Pink Cosmetics Case

Posted on March 4, 2009

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…

Recruiting

Mary Kay Runs the $100 Rebate Con Again

Posted on March 2, 2009

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…

Scripts & Training

In Mary Kay, “No” Really Means “YES”

Posted on February 23, 2009

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…

Culture & Manipulation

How to Get a Disabled Mary Kay Consultant to Place an Order

Posted on February 21, 2009

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…

Career Conference

In Case You Missed Mary Kay’s Movie Theater Brainwashing

Posted on February 20, 2009

In case you missed Mary Kay’s “Satellite Education Event” hosted at movie theaters around the country last weekend, here are the notes… If you’re new here and wondering what that event was all about, our author Raisinberry does an excellent 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. Lazy Gardens on Lying About the Mary Kay Inventory Buyback ProgramOctober 7, 2026

    Oh such a stroll on Memory Lane ... before they changed their policy to be just product ordered in the…

  2. BP on Lying About the Mary Kay Inventory Buyback ProgramOctober 7, 2026

    Is this still accurate? https://www.pinktruth.com/returning-mary-kay-inventory/ Is this still how to send back inventory, starting with calling the number listed?

  3. Coral Rose on Lying About the Mary Kay Inventory Buyback ProgramOctober 7, 2026

    I think the idea of never being allowed to sell again after returning product is fake as well and used…

  4. Popinki on Lying About the Mary Kay Inventory Buyback ProgramOctober 7, 2026

    And do it sooner rather than later. The updated consultant agreement makes a point of saying not to carry more…

  5. Data Junkie on Lying About the Mary Kay Inventory Buyback ProgramOctober 7, 2026

    "And most of all, stop beating yourself up. The house always wins this game, until you decide to leave the…

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