Name: Shannon
Are You Active or Inactive? active? waiting on starter kit
Amount of Initial Inventory You Purchased: none
How were you recruited? Tell us all the details. I was helping distribute prom dresses to underprivileged teens (I know I’m shining my halo but I’ll talk more about it), and the recruiter came. She did beautiful work on all the girls, but she realized their prom wasn’t for a month [this was late march]. She asked if I was one girl’s big sister, and gave me a card with the girl’s colors on it. The girl looked beautiful, and I really wanted her to have the makeup, but I was flat broke. The recruiter lit up and told me that they were having a spring break special. I could buy a starter kit for half off, and use that to fix their faces the night of. So I did. She met me at the school, took my money, and brought out the inventory sheet. I wondered why I should buy $600 of makeup for 20 girls to go to prom, and she said I’d get $100 prize. She also told me that what I “bought for one could be sold for two. “I’m not selling,” I said. “I’m buying this kit for the girls.” She took my money and hasn’t spoken to me since, but I am getting mail and emails!
Do you have a memorable experience from your time in Mary Kay? If so, please tell us about it. I remember my mind being blown by an envelope I got yesterday. There were four pages about the recruiter herself, flattering pictures, a list of her kids’ colleges, even her daughter in a prom dress in front of the pink Caddy. Then a few more pages about ordering inventory. I guess I’m supposed to want to be like her, but I don’t even drive.
I also remember an email from the recruiter’s director. It told her to tell me and other newbies to sign up for a $15/month phone service that let us listen to motivational messages. I got suspicious then. I’d been offered a lot of stuff that wasn’t about makeup: business cards, stickers, pins and scarves, phone and internet service, and propay.
What are you doing now? I work from home, writing papers for spoiled college kids 
One good thing I’ve gotten from MK is the chart about income producing activities. Instead of booking parties, I’m keeping track of “how many emails do I have to send to get offered a paper” and stuff like that.
Feel free to include any additional comments here: I’d thought about keeping up with MK just to get half off my makeup. Then I found out you have to make a certain level to earn that. SHE LIED about this. She said “you buy for one and sell for two” and when I asked her if there was a minimum or quota, she said it was entirely up to me. Who would purposely choose not to make a profit? Wouldn’t I just be a customer with a log-in number?
Good Even Ms. Shannon,
I do apologize for your experiance with your previous Mary Kay Director. I am an active consultant and I actually have a different experiance that what you explained. I think that some Director or Recruiting Consultants are no informative enough. When I recruit/ share the Mary Kay Opportunity with other women I am happy to explain and answer any questions so that my potentional consultant will start out with his or her new business at the starting line instead of quitting before starting. There are many potentials in the business but the business name works for itself as well as a persons presentation is key.
Follow MARY KAY ASH believe : God First, Family Second, and Career Third and there is no way that you can fail. Only if you quit before your start. If you would like to re-think or re-evaluate the opportunity dont hesistate to contact me at *EMAIL REMOVED BY ADMIN**
Anyone else that is reading this informational you can contact me because it this business is awesome!
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Wow Shannon! It is awful that you had this experience with that particular recruitier/director. Believe me when I tell you it doesn’t matter how wonderful an opportunity is people will always be people. I would bet dollars to donuts that your recruiter’s tactics were with her before she joined MK, and clearly she did not have YOUR interests at heart. One thing MK always teaches is to pretend that every woman has an imaginary sign around her neck that says make ME feel important. Clearly she missed the boat on this one. Good luck with your paper writing, and btw I would look into the quotas/discounts because many things have changed in MK. To remain active you do have to place a minimum order of $200 one time a year. As a personal use consultant I am sure you would spend that amount on your own products. For that $200 you will get $400 retail worth of product. Look into it and see for yourself.
Good luck with everything!
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You have to buy $200. A month not a year. And it comes up $270 after tax and shipping.
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It’s $200 wholesale once every 3 months.
But the bottom line really is that people are people. Bad and good. Find and work with people you like and trust… where ever you work.
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Exactly. All of the posts on this forum are from people who have had bad experiences with bad people. I have a wonderful director and have only had positive outcomes from MK. You just have to find those good people who have your best interests at heart. Your director is supposed to be there to HELP you and answer any questions and make MK work for you, around your schedule and how you want to sell. Any director who pushes you to do anything or misinforms women shouldn’t be in that position.
People just have to use common sense and their instincts. If you feel like its a bad idea to get involved with a bad person, then don’t do it. If you are really determined to sell MK, then be smart and find someone who can help, not hurt, your business.
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You recently joined MK and I’m afraid you have a very naive view of the entire “opportunity.” Things are not all they seem and these directors don’t have their recruits’ best interest in mind but are obsessed with whether they make production to keep their directorship. That’s how MK works.
We’ve heard more times than we can count that you just need to find a “nice” or “good” director. And they may not be as pushy but they will always push you to order more products, go to events that cost money under the guise of “training” and on and on.
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