The Mary Kay Car Program
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Do Mary Kay consultants actually win free cars?
How much Mary Kay do you have to sell to get a pink Cadillac?
One of the most asked about, and most misunderstood, features of Mary Kay is the car program. Since the beginning of the company’s car program in 1969, Mary Kay claims that over 100,000 consultants have earned the use of a Mary Kay career car or taken the optional cash compensation.
Clearing Up A Few Misconceptions
First of all, in order to earn the use of a Mary Kay car, you have to build a team. That means you have to sign up others to sell Mary Kay as well.
And those people need to place a minimum amount of product orders with the company. These wholesale orders of you and your team members are called your “production”. To qualify for the car at the “Grand Achiever” level, a consultant must build their team to 12 members and have a minimum “production” of $18,000 within 4 months. That means your average monthly production is $4,500. You may only contribute $4,000 of the $18,000 toward the requirement.
You can get all the specifics in the Career Car Program Guidelines and the Career Car Specs documents, as well as all the other documents in our Car Program documents section.
So You Got the Car. Now What?
Once a consultant “wins” their car, they DO NOT own it, nor do they get to keep it unless they and their team maintain a specified level of production for every month that follows. Mary Kay actually calls the arrangement a “Co-op Lease”. Depending on the net production of your team, you will either owe the full lease payment, a portion of it, or nothing. The lease agreement lasts for 24 months. If you fail to meet minimum production requirements for several months, you will lose the car.
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My 1st (and only) trip to Career Conference did it for me. All these wonderful ideas I was going to get can be summed up quite quickly and without all the “rah rah”.
“Hold skin care classes, sell product”. DUH! We all knew that BEFORE forking out the cash for the room, travel expenses, food, clothing – must wear appropriate MK Dress! Not counting, the aggravation of leaving family for weekend & making sure child care was secured!
i am reading all of the comments here and i want to say this…i have been in mk for 7 years and have seen and experienced the good and the bad of mk. i realize that mk is a business. the purpose of business is to make money…business management 101. i started with a $200 order. i order when i want to and when i need to. i make the decision. my current director understands that and supports that. why would you let anyone pressure you into ordering or spending money you say you dont have anyway?? makes no sense to me. and how does your telling someone else NOT to join mk differs from a not so honest director telling someone to order unecessarily??? its ok to be a concerned friend, but let her decide. i do mk full time. and when done right, the accounting does add up to a profit for me! yes it takes a hell of lot more effort than sitting in an office for 80 hrs and getting a sure paycheck every 2 weeks. my “paycheck” depends on ME now. all in all, i have enjoyed my mk. as far as directorship and cars are concerned, yes its a huge team effort. but if you have a team that wants the same thing you want then where is the problem?? and there are women who actually want to sell products and make money! so earning cars and diamonds and prizes is ok! there are some stipulations that are sugar-coated and that is wrong. there are over 1 million consultants and directors in mk in the states alone. did you really think all of them were ethical?? i believe most of them are. is everyone on your current job the epitome of the perfect employee? are you? is everyone in your church saved? of course not! but guess what..’YOU HAVE TO BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD!” sorry you had a horrible mk experience and i hope everyone will choose for themselves.
Veep,
I am an active IBC and this site and the people in here have been nothing but encouraging to me, reading about their experiences has given me invaluable knowledge and insights as to the pitfalls to avoid AND the things that worked for them. .. in addition to so many other topics! There is good and bad in all fields, although I do believe there is more opportunity in MK for the bad to be… as most people are in it for themselves under the guise of helping others and God first!
I haven’t met a MK millionaire yet!
BabyBlues,
I totally get what you are saying and what these others are saying. Trust me, I’ve seen it all in MK. I am just saying that not every director or consultant is out to put someone in the “pink fog” or lead someone down the wrong path. I am saying that we, as IBCs who want to be in MK change the trend or perception of what these other women have seen or currently experiencing! What do ya say?! Maybe even some of the others can join us…agian! Because for me it really is GOD first; and that was wwaaaaayyyy before MK!
Veep,
Very idealistic, unfortunately the bad always travels faster… than the good and sticks around much longer…wishing you luck!
Here is what I know:
I know the women who got me into MK. In fact, they were quite involved in my life as I got older. I know my recruiter and her values. I know my director and her values. I know them and I know them well. Incredibly well, actually. The women in my MK unit are good people. The MK women in my area are good, honest women who are supportive and are sincerely helping and encouraging each other to succeeed. I wish this was true for others.
I know that these women would not get me into something they knew would ‘con’ me or ’screw’ me out of money and waste my time. I know that they are giving and actually try to help and take care of the women they sell to. Instead of customers, mainly they are seen as friends. People who think ‘Man. She is a positive, strong, beautiful woman. I want to support her. (Plus I am hella in love with the product. Ha.
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That is what got me into MK. How I was treated around these people. How supportive the working women around them are. And how much I loved what the product did for me. I am new to the business, but I have been around it for quite a long time. Around 12 years in fact. I have seen what it can do.
Maybe I am in the golden unit. Maybe not. Maybe I have been supremely duped by trusted friends and now co-workers. But I will not doubt them based on anonymous people who have had a negative experience with their units and business. Maybe it’s the values of the area I’m in that differ. Or maybe it’s all about attitude. I don’t know. But if I fall on my face, I’m not going to go down pointing fingers and bringing other women and all of those positives I have seen down.
Hmm you are right there are certain areas that promote nothing but recruiting and seeing people as a number and not a person. If you are happy keep doing what you are doing. You will know when to run when they start to promote HUGE inventory packages.
My name is alexia and I have been selling mk for a year in a half and I love it!! Its been hard at times to keep the sales but I enjoy it and know I can make it..my goal is to sell 4,500 a month and im doing about 2,200 a month my money making is ok but I know I can do better..my director lupita is very supportive and keeps you active and motivated that’s what makes me enjoy working for mk because all the people I know are very helpful, motivated, and most of all SUPPORTIVE!! =)