I was recently looking at a letter that Mary Kay Inc. wrote to the FTC in 2006. The FTC was coming up with a Business Opportunity Rule to protect consumers, and MLMs were scrambling to get themselves an exemption. (MLMs Read more…
Written by Raisinberry We here at Pink Truth are still human. We didn’t de-fog out of Mary Kay and suddenly become vicious negative sub-human life forms, contrary to the Pink spin about this website. It’s no wonder that NSDs really Read more…
This is an old Facebook post from a private Mary Kay group called “Let’s Talk Pink.” But I wanted to post it because it’s so instructive about what it’s like to be in the Pink Fog. We’ve been at it Read more…
Written by Cathy I am not new to reading Pink Truth but this is my first time commenting. I was a consultant for 6 months and became very discouraged by my experience. I will admit that when I first started Read more…
Written by Raisinberry Yesterday I talked about the various slogans and one-liners that Mary Kay directors and NSDs use to get consultants to stop thinking for themselves. Today we look at the purpose behind using slogans. Mary Kay corporate has Read more…
Written by Raisinberry Before Mary Kay I worked in human resources and taught supervision and organizational development with a large international firm. Part of my acquisition of information required that I attend some of the seminars of the major players Read more…
When your Mary Kay unit misses production, what do you do? Sales directors are required to have a minimum of $4,500 in wholesale orders from the unit each month. If your unit orders less than that, you’ve “missed production.” Mary Read more…
A pole at a Mary Kay party? I wonder how that would be used… (what she really meant is in the comments)
Time for some truth about the pink! Kimberly is not having a unique experience. This is the norm in Mary Kay. You start your “business” and you’re told that this stuff will sell like hotcakes. It will fly right off Read more…
Maybe YOU will be different. YOU could earn a living with Mary Kay while being home with your children. It’s just about working the numbers. What would those numbers be? The chances of making a real living in Mary Kay Read more…
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I’d love to see the person who wrote this say this to frosty’s face. Or my face because mine is…
Frosty, this really should be a front page article all by itself. So simple and clear and true. (I feel…
I’m completely exhausted just reading her article. Lol!
"Every time I read something on this site," Long time lurker, first time poster.
I don’t know what you all expected. Executive pay for part-time work was the promise. Mary Kay never promised to…