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Date Posted: 19:10:33 01/25/04 Sun
Author: Michelle Gauvreau
Subject: Unsure about Mary Kay, need some help
Hi, I am interested in possibly selling mary kay. I have done a lot of research on the net and I have heard some pretty negative things. I am looking to speak with both current and former consultants to get an objective idea about the business. I am a single parent on a budget and I can't afford to waste my money on the starter kit and inventory. I would appreciate some advice and support. Thanks. You can also e-mail me: mgauvreau@interactive.rogers.com.
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Re: Unsure about Mary Kay, need some help -- Christine, 08:31:11 02/02/04 Mon [1]
Beware if you don't intend on really working the business. I have been a consultant for 2+ years and it definitely has it's ups and downs. The trick is to make it work for you and roll with the changes. You can't give up but you also can't get yourself into credit card debt either. Make sure you are able to sell the product - don't simply stockpile inventory and hope that customers "will come". They won't. It's up to you. If you don't have the determination, don't bother. Been there, doing that.
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Re: Unsure about Mary Kay, need some help -- Deb, 21:46:20 04/02/04 Fri [1]
I was a Director for Mary Kay for several years, earned 2 cars and was in the National Court of Sales twice. I resigned last Fall after deciding that working 80 hours a week and never seeing my family wasn't worth a car and a $1500 paycheck. Mary Kay is a racket and is the most dishonest, fake, superficial, sleezy Company I have ever known. They TOTALLY (with much help from the Directors and Sales Force) take advantage of women who are trying to make some extra money. The Consultants lie about their success and exaggerate how much money they make - MOST aren't making a dime and are thousands of dollars in debt from inventory. The 90% buy back guarantee is a lie - there's more to it than just returning your product and getting a check - much more. I made some money (many Directors are broke and I have a friend who had a Cadillac and 2 Director offspring her first year who also resigned last Fall - never looking back, and 2 Director friends that filed bankruptcy) but my Consultants made nothing - even those with 8+ recruits. It's terrible - Mary Kay knows this is going on and they do nothing - they just keep selling selling selling to Consultants while the products sit in their basement and the credit card bills keep coming.
PLEASE don't even CONSIDER joining this terrible Company - you'll regret it for sure.
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Bankrupt? -- Sheri, 19:42:27 05/08/04 Sat [1]
">I was a Director for Mary Kay for several years,
>earned 2 cars and was in the National Court of Sales
>twice. I resigned last Fall after deciding that
>working 80 hours a week and never seeing my family
>wasn't worth a car and a $1500 paycheck. Mary Kay is
>a racket and is the most dishonest, fake, superficial,
>sleezy Company I have ever known. They TOTALLY (with
>much help from the Directors and Sales Force) take
>advantage of women who are trying to make some extra
>money. The Consultants lie about their success and
>exaggerate how much money they make - MOST aren't
>making a dime and are thousands of dollars in debt
>from inventory. The 90% buy back guarantee is a lie -
>there's more to it than just returning your product
>and getting a check - much more. I made some money
>(many Directors are broke and I have a friend who had
>a Cadillac and 2 Director offspring her first year who
>also resigned last Fall - never looking back, and 2
>Director friends that filed bankruptcy) but my
>Consultants made nothing - even those with 8+
>recruits. It's terrible - Mary Kay knows this is
>going on and they do nothing - they just keep selling
>selling selling to Consultants while the products sit
>in their basement and the credit card bills keep
>coming.
>PLEASE don't even CONSIDER joining this terrible
>Company - you'll regret it for sure."
I am interested in knowing how Directors went bankrupt? I have been a consultant for two years now. I started off as a personal user who wanted to get a discount and not pay full price. In the meantime, my client base has grown to family and a lot of friends. I am by no means rich, but I am not in debt either. I know many Directors and Consultants, not one of them is broke, or going bankrupt. Would these be a situation of poor money management? You don't just go bankrupt in a few weeks. I also firmly believe, whether you work for yourself or for an employer. If you go bankrupt, it's your own fault. And such an easy way to NOT pay the debt back. If I decide to not pay a bill and something gets cut off, I don't blame it on my boss. I put the blame firmly where it would belong-on my shoulders.
I also do not know another Director that worked that many hours in one week-wow! It sounds to me like you're angry that you didn't get your unit to sell. I mean they made nothing? Or did they not make enough for you? If a whole Unit isn't doing that poorly then I would take a good look at their Director and ask, "What's up?" I know that there has to be more to this than that, it sounds like bitterness to me.
Sheri
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Re: Unsure about Mary Kay, need some help -- Kimberly Pugh, 13:49:10 02/20/06 Mon [1]
Hi I sell Mary Kay, and I think it is a great company. Yes you do have your ups and downs just like any other company. This business works when your heart is right, and you work the business. You have to know yourself, and what you can and can't do. I did not have the funds to start my business with nor the credit to get a loan. So I used my friends and family to help me get the inventory I needed. Yes I did have to make money and turn around and reinvest it. But thank God I have no debt. This way also made me a strong consultant. It allowed my team member to see that you really don't have to invest in large orders to make this business work. This way it keeps my team ordering every month because they need the product. This way builds their momentum, and keeps them working. If you invest in a whole lot of product at first it will tend to sit on the shelf, and you won’t move it. But if you continual to build your product you will be more successful.
Read more about this business at my website.
Thanks
kpugh626@marykay.com
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Re: Unsure about Mary Kay, need some help -- Mindi, 20:00:58 04/22/06 Sat [1]
Michelle, I also am a single mom with a budget and I've been a consultant for 3 years. I'd love to share with you any questions and concerns you may have.
Blesssings,
Mindi
>Hi, I am interested in possibly selling mary kay. I
>have done a lot of research on the net and I have
>heard some pretty negative things. I am looking to
>speak with both current and former consultants to get
>an objective idea about the business. I am a single
>parent on a budget and I can't afford to waste my
>money on the starter kit and inventory. I would
>appreciate some advice and support. Thanks. You can
>also e-mail me: mgauvreau@interactive.rogers.com.
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