Comments on: Bookkeeper Fires Her Mary Kay Cosmetics Clients

By: Hello There

Hello There — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:04:01 +0000

Apparently if the woman Theresea was paranoid enough and too scared to tell the women she was afraid of them, she had a problem. We can all be afraid of things from clowns to tin foil, but it doesn’t make a difference unless you realize that is an irrational fear. None of those women knew you weren’t interested, therefore, they cannot READ your mind! It is so sad you blame women who are doing well for theirself and criticize what they do. They did not harrass her. Sounds like a personal problem and an unprofessional way to handle people.

By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:46:51 +0000

If that woman was my accountant, I would fire her upon reading this. So unprofessional! If she would say that about her Mary Kay consultant clients on a public website, what could she be saying about me?

By: Bee-liever

Bee-liever — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:07:37 +0000

I understand your point Sean. Thanks. The bottom line to me is these people who are bad-mouthing Mary Kay need to get over whatever negative experience they’ve had and move on with life. They are continuing to dwell on a past experience that didn’t work out for them but DID work for millions of others. People go through a multitude of things in life and don’t put up a website to bash whomever or whatever let them down. I surely didn’t do that to my son’s father who was never there for him and decided to revoke his child support the day after he turned 18. I mean LIFE GOES ON! People should get one :)

By: sean

sean — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:38:31 +0000

Bee-liever writes I am appalled at all of the disgraceful comments made about Mary Kay, Inc.

I am amazed at the negativity and anger levelled at Mary Kay, especially on the Internet. It seems to be more vocal and sustained than other mlm/biz opps. Why do you think that is? What is it that MK sets off in people to make it so personal?

Many seem to react to what they perceive as a smug belief by Kaybots that those who don’t thrive in MK are losers & slackers. Their belief that anyone can succeed if they have ambition and drive means that those who don’t succeed lack those things.

Agree with them or not, Mary Kay seems to have “hurt the feelings” of many in the group that they are out to empower. Does MK try to remedy that in any way? How do they deal with it internally? Just say to “ignore the slackers”?

I’m not saying MK is bad, but your logic in saying that because Mary Kay has built a cosmetic empire it logically follows that they are good people is faulty. The Egyptian pyramids are considered the 7th wonder of the world and one of mankind’s most remarkable acheivements. The tens of thousands of slaves worked to death in the process might beg to differ that great accomplishment are proof of caring management.

By: Bee-liever

Bee-liever — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:36:48 +0000

I am appalled at all of the disgraceful comments made about Mary Kay, Inc. For every person who has a “bad” experience (whether it was with a consultant supposedly harrassing them to join or buy product OR if they were a consultant themselves) there are 1000 active consultants that would discredit your claims.

I have had nothing but great experiences with consultants. I was a customer for quite some time and no one ever badgered me to become a consultant. Eventually I decided to become one just because I love cosmetics and Mary Kay happens to be the best, IMO.
In the beginning of my biz, I had no money to start with and my Director bought my kit for me. When there was a seminar in Baltimore, she helped me pay for my hotel stay and lunch/dinner. She absolutely DID NOT have to do that. But she is a woman of God and shows it consistently. She has a pink Cadillac from the company and it is beautiful!

This bookkeeper seems to be anti-cosmetics, anti-pink, anti-fashion, anti-anything girly/womanly…She sounds like a bitter individual..Maybe she did have bad experiences with her Mary Kay associates, but if that is the case, those associates do not speak for the rest and it is absolutely dreadful that people who have had bad experiences make a company such as Mary Kay seem just as dreadful……

Furthermore, if Mary Kay was as bad as people make it out to be, it wouldn’t be the top-selling brand making BILLIONS of dollars per year with hundreds of thousands of HAPPY consultants and customers!

Peace and blessings!

By: Beverly

Beverly — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:07:11 +0000

I’m not a consultant but I love their products. I also love the fact that they actually give money to charities which in fact makes me think that Mary Kay consultants are awesome. I have done the whole online hostess thing for a charity for a friend of mine. The Mary Kay consultant that helped me do this has helped the charity earn around $5,000. The only reason I know that the charity earned that much was because I know the lady who is head of that charity which helps in the research for ovarian cancer. Sure, they call you up to see how you like their product, but in all truth, all businesses have their way of doing that. The next time you go to the store such as Best Buy, look at the bottom of your receipt. Trust me, it’ll ask you to consider taking a survey. When you go to a department store, the people working at cosmetics or even perfumes are going to do the same thing. What difference does it make that Mary Kay consultants do the exact same thing? And once you really think about it, any store is a franchise. The people who want to start a business in a fast food chain has to buy the franchise from someone and the top person (usually the founder of the company) gets a cut. And if you’re worried about a director lying to you about the opportunities … why did you lie to them and tell them that you were interested? For anyone who complains about Mary Kay, I’d hate to see you try to start up your own business. Chances are, you’ll be doing the same thing. So tell me, which is worse – a Mary Kay consultant asking you if you would be interested in selling cosmetics while you’re at the grocery store or missionaries actually coming to your own home asking you to join their cult?

By: Demeshia Swanson

Demeshia Swanson — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:25:30 +0000

Hi, I am a MK Consultant and I take offense to this article. The bookkeeper should have been confident enough to tell her clients “No thanks.” You are not supposed to mix business with friendship. Business is business.
As far as the evil consultants- yeah I have encountered them to. And you do want to tell them like it is. And I would be all means in a sincere and subtle way. But a majority of consultants and directors that I have grown to know- DO NOT act that way. And listen to both clients and their consultants when it comes to matters of money. I say if Avon can make you wait 2 weeks from order to delivery, we can to if that is the way you would like to run your business- GREAT. This business is about making you into that sucessful person you want to be. Not Greedy.
And for all of you who do not know-a Pyramid scheme is a fraudulent money-making scheme in which people are recruited to make payments to others above them in a hierarchy while expecting to receive payments from people recruited below them. Eventually the number of new recruits fails to sustain the payment structure, and the scheme will collapse with most people losing the money they paid in. Thanx for listening.

By: Too Embarassed to Tell

Too Embarassed to Tell — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:36:53 +0000

Yup, that what she tried to do to me. My rep came on a Tuesday and told me all I had to do was pay $100 for my start up kit. I’d be ready for parties and get brides names from David’s Bridal clients. 48 hours later she came back pushing $3,600 in stock. I told her no way, lets look at the back of her catalog where it was $600 in items. Wait what happened to my $100 in stock. Why can’t I start with that and turn in orders as they come in. Because I was told you only turn in
orders twice a month and it can take up to 2 weeks for delivery. That means my friends or clients need to wait 3 to 4 weeks because I didn’t stock there inventory. As I began to ask around the Chicagoland area I couldn’t find one customer, except my sister who got me sucked in to this. When I told my rep I wasn’t having the luck I thought she was condensending to me. I’ve been a realtor for 18 years. I’ll ride out the market before I get into to this nonsence. I cancelled my contract within 10 days and shipped all the crap back. By the way my start up kit was a bunch of shit I’m sure she couldn’t unload. Why else would I get 15 medium tone foundations that looked like a bad orange tanner. It cost me $25 in postage and I’m waiting for my $100.00 I’ll keep you posted if I see the cash.

By: Queen

Queen — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:27:57 +0000

Im not certain of the motives of the bookkeeper. This sounds like a very angry and bitter woman, there is some other issues there. If Mary Kay consultants have you to the point of losing your dignity, you are the insane one. I am an consultant with great results. As mentioned earlier if you do not like the products etc. keep it to yourself……

By: nanny jo

nanny jo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:58:03 +0000

Mary Kay is awsome!! If you don’t like it, then i suggest you don’t say anything rude to hurt the company… and other related issues… I happen to use mary kay everyday and personally enjoy all the products and oppertunities they have to offer