Written by The Scribbler Don’t buy more inventory to finish your “star.” You can buy yourself a prize for much less money. In fact, it’s almost embarrassing how cheap the Mary Kay prizes are. Today let’s take a peek into Read more…

Written by Saw the Light Every now and then I read how someone claims to have known Mary Kay, yet still calls her such names as a "greedy old hag" or worse. Now, I don't know everyone's definition of knowing Read more…

Explaining a concept called “zero profit condition” and applying it to Mary Kay to show you how it’s next to impossible to build a viable retail selling business. In an article on Slate, Austan Goolsbee explains why most real-estate agents Read more…

From: MPNSD To: MPNSD Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 5:33 AM Subject: Morning Moto Good Morning and God’s Greatest Blessings to each of you! I don’t know about you, but I was challenged to sleep last night because my spirit Read more…

Written by MommyMindi Problems recovering your sales tax from Mary Kay? Your dog may soon become your newest “customer.” If there is one thing that I learned during my stint with Mary Kay, it’s this: your dog will be one Read more…

Written by MommyMindi Why you should handle your own sales tax instead of letting Mary Kay do it for you… The sheer stupidity of some Kaybots never ceases to amaze me. Getting a large tax refund is never a good Read more…

Written by ShabbyInPink In 2005, Mary Kay Cosmetics sales director Auri Hatheway had the #25 Unit in the Emerald Seminar. By Seminar 2006, she was #1 with over one million dollars in retail sales (well, really orders, but you get Read more…

Allison LaMarr now holds the title for “quickest to Mary Kay national sales director.” She did it in about 2 1/2 years. How? Here’s my opinion. Allison will tell you that the way she got to niq is through consistent Read more…

I am often asked, “Do you think Mary Kay (the company) is today what Mary Kay Ash envisioned it to be?” When you look at the era in which the company was established, the 1960’s, I think it’s clear that Read more…

This letter was from one of our readers to her unit, regarding her resignation from Mary Kay. She was a long-time director, so this may have been quite unexpected. I admire her courage in telling her unit exactly what has Read more…