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Pink Truth

Pink Truth

  • 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

Inventory & Selling

Creative Way to Begin With $600 Wholesale

Posted on April 26, 2008

This document instructs new Mary Kay consultants on how they can “start their business” with “just” a $600 wholesale order. Isn’t that nice? They’re being so helpful, right? Well the truth is that they’re helping themselves. The key in Mary Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

What a Difference a Year Makes

Posted on April 26, 2008

 Written by Raisinberry In this former Mary Kay home, an entire year has passed since the decision was made to get out. One year ago I was angry, so angry and so ready to expose what I witnessed in Mary Read more…

Inventory & Selling

How Mary Kay Directors Can Get More Orders

Posted on April 26, 2008

This one speaks for itself. It’s not “help your consultants sell more.” It’s not “show your consultants how to manage their inventory.” Nope. It’s all about the ORDERS.

NumbersProducts

The $23 Million Bonus For Mary Kay

Posted on April 26, 2008

Why change all the color cosmetics at Mary Kay Inc. Wasn’t the platinum packaging nice? Wasn’t it hip? Didn’t our customers like it? Apparently not. In 2008, Mary Kay Cosmetics decided to make a massive change to all of the Read more…

Recruiting

Emails Like This Warm My Heart!

Posted on April 24, 2008

Pink Truth is definitely accomplishing its goal each day! I was excited last night after meeting with a friend of mine who was convincing me to become a Mary Kay consultant. She needed just one more person to meet her Read more…

Other MLMs

Cookie Lee Career Path & Commissions 2007

Posted on April 19, 2008

Below is the "career path" and the commission levels at Cookie Lee Fine Jewelry as of 2007.   (Click on the picture to see it full size.)  

Inventory & SellingRecruiting

The Mary Kay NSDs Have Really Lost Their Minds

Posted on April 11, 2008

Written by SuzyQ They are sending out newsletters and emails celebrating the fact that the USA is facing (or in the words of one, is IN) an economic recession! Oh, happy day. And it is because the sales of vices Read more…

Other MLMs

The Pre-Paid Legal Compensation Plan

Posted on April 8, 2008

Do you think your multi-level marketing company makes it hard for participants to earn a living? Well you haven’t seen Pre-Paid Legal! It’s next to impossible for an associate to earn a real living selling their “plans” to unsuspecting customers. Read more…

Recruiting

Mary Kay: Enriching the Lives of Dead Horses

Posted on April 2, 2008

That’s a funny title, right? But I’m just saying “dead horses” to make a point, right? I mean, a Mary Kay sales director would never refer to her consultants as dead horses. Would she? Of course she would. Just like Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

You Can Run But You Can’t Hide From the Mary Kay Ladies!

Posted on March 22, 2008

This was originally posted at Epinions.com …. The Bottom Line: The pressure to buy products, host parties and become a Mary Kay lady is relentless. My first experience with Mary Kay was when the wife of my husband’s manager cornered Read more…

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    Number One Question: Do you know enough women that will use MK consistently and exclusively and will make YOU their…

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    I wonder if this is real. The Direct Sellers Association maintains that most MLM participants treat it as a hobby,…

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    Everytime (sic) I read Pink Truth I wonder if any of you ever actually enjoyed Mary Kay. I'm not sure…

  4. Pinkiu on Some of Us Actually Like ItSeptember 25, 2026

    Clearly you are not in any director groups or you'd understand. You are using MK as a hobby. Perhaps you…

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    Here is a summary of MKC's business plan: "Fool customers into thiking they are business owners so they order way…

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