This is an interesting little piece from the FTCon multi-level marketing companies (MLMs) that sell health and beauty products. I thought it was worth mentioning because if you look at some of the questions they want you to ask about Read more…
Written by PinkPurge Many of us have (or had) a bunch of inventory that was not selling. Some of us turned it back in, others didn’t know if they should or not. Here are a few of my suggestions for Read more…
The original verdict in favor of Claudine Woolf in her lawsuit against Mary Kay Cosmetics was reversed. From the Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas… Cutting to the chase, the verdict was reversed because Claudine Woolf was Read more…
A Mary Kay sales director is terminated while being treated for cancer and files a lawsuit against the company. The full story can be found at law.com. The verdict was eventually overturned, but here is a summary of what happened.
Following the termination of high-ranking sales director Robin Blackmon-Dunda, Mary Kay Cosmetics sent out this letter to its national sales directors.
From the lawsuit filed by Robin Blackmon Dunda against Mary Kay, this is the August 10, 2006 letter that Mary Kay Inc. sent to Robin, terminating her directorship and consultancy.
A lawsuit against Mary Kay Cosmetics was filed on November 6, 2006 by Robin Blackmon-Dunda and Styker Dunda. The suit includes the following alleged counts: breach of contract, intentional interference with contracts, interference with prospective contracts, deceptive trade practices, intentional Read more…
Written by The Masked Commenter The ideas in “The Secret” aren’t new, and they show up in a lot of MLMs and cults — Mary Kay being no exception. The “Law of Attraction” is based on the idea of “positive Read more…
On September 27, 2006 Robert L. FitzPatrick delivered a one-hour presentation at the 7th Annual Fraud Conference of the Association of Certified Fraud Specialists in San Francisco. ACFS is a professional organization of attorneys, private investigators, forensic accountants, corporate loss Read more…
Written by So Lost In Wisconsin So, I signed up for Mary Kay. I only wanted to be a “personal use” consultant. What that meant to me was fifty percent off my skin care and cosmetics, and maybe a little Read more…
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.
What's truly in it for me as a consultant to have a lot of inventory vs just encouraging customers to…
I'm sure you're right, DJ. It's really quite sickening to think how systems like this massively overproduce physical goods, completely…
That's right, directors, your downline aren't people with tight finances and priorities other than ordering hundreds of dollars worth of…
Outside of MyShop, Mary Kay's compensation plan rewards ordering, but only for folks with a downline. This inherently promotes recruiting…
Half the time the products are already sold out by the time a lowly, non pcp consultant gets the chance…