Mary Kay is a scam

I had a lady give me a free makeover with Mary Kay makeup several years ago and then she went into the whole you could sell the make up to and win trips and get money and this and that but I thought their make-up was horrible why would I want to sell it to someone else!

Thanks for your information.
There are some times earn thousands of dollars.
If you buy goods worth ten thousand dollars you get thousand dollars, They say it is your earning. Ridiculous isn't?

My friend is an assistant to a Mary Kay rep, and so she makes a steady paycheck from her. And she says a lot of good things about her boss and the company. She has another job, so she does not need to become a rep yet, but I don't think she knows all about the things that she needs to do first. I will have to ask her and see if she knows that she will be required to put in all that money, and get that card. However, she seems really interested in it, and she buys so much of their stuff anyways, that she will probably want to do it, if she can. There was a lady that used to work for the same company as me, but she quit, and started becoming an Avon lady, and selling to her friends, family, and ex-coworkers, and my coworker says that she is making tons of money, and it is a high pay job for her. The thing is, that you really need to get people that like the products to spend, same as Mary Kay, I would have a hard time doing this type of thing...

Are you sure it wasn't just the person you signed up with?

A friend of mine does Mary Kay and I've thought of signing up a few times. However, I don't think it would work for me because I don't wear makeup. Therefore, it's kind of hard for me to advertise and sell the product.

She doesn't have inventory hardly at all. She keeps a couple items on hand, but just orders the rest as they sell. She does a lot of online sales so this works well. Other people at her work order it from her too, so they just let her know when they're running low. I think it was $100 for a starter kit that you must get, and that includes samples. But no credit card or $1,000 worth of inventory was involved.

I think you've found a scam artist within the Mary Kay system.

However, I won't disaggree that the whole thing is a bit weird. The way they all get excited over things is nuts. It's like a cult almost it seems to me. I wouldn't be as freaked out about joining if they weren't so freakishly happy and crazy over the whole thing.

Wow, that is terrible. They did not tell you before you joined, is that legal? Now that you mention it, all the people who sell it in our area do already have money to start with. That is such a rip off. How much money did you end up loosing on them?
I am so sorry that this happened to you.

Im sorry you had that problem I dont wear the stuff either.I think its wisw that you got out when you did. That is not right for them to ask to buy all that stuff.

I used to sell MK and we never were required to buy anything up front. This was about 5 years ago, though. We did HAVE to have at least a $250 order before we could place any order at all so if you have a customer just wanting a lip liner, you can't place the order until you have a full $250 unless you did have start up money to order makeup and keep on hand. I understand the 250 limit has changed, but we were never required to buy anything upfront...it was just easier if you did.

OH sweetie, I am so sorry. I had no idea Mary kay made you carry inventory. That's crap. I sell Arbonne International - which is similar to Mary Kay - but it's all natural, botanical, and they don't test on animals.

Anyhow, not to give you my spiel. For Arbonne there are NO requirements to carry inventory at ALL. Period. You pay $29 to become a consultant, and that gets you 35% off all Arbonne Products (plus chances to earn other gifts and prizes and get deeper discounts)
I would NEVER have signed up for it if I had to carry inventory. HECK, right now, I have a website where my clients can buy from me without me ever having to bug them.

I love it, and it's a low investment to start your own business. Mary Kay has it all wrong!!

I had a similar situation with Avon, I don't think that there is a good company to sell for now.

My daughter is an Avon agent and she never had to go through this kind of stuff Have you noticed that many sites offering good pay and benefits always want a registration fee...I can not understand that You apply for a job and the recruit says now for $99.99 you are hired .....The survey sites lots of entries into sweepstakes which you will never win but if they pay cash for each survey there is a registration fee.Now Your situation is a little different ....I feel for you but i do have a question?? They didnot have FAQ or terms so you could have spotted that $1,000 crap.....Of course I am an Avon follower but this is strange because Mary Kay has a fine reputation and is located in thousands of places .Any other member that can confirm they had the same problem would be of great interest to me Happy Trails Have a Great Day