(FranchisePick.Com) This is the latest in a series of guest posts on the Mary Kay cosmetics business opportunity.
This post is from SCAM, who blogs at Scam Types.
Are you a Mary Kay consultant? Ex-consultant? Customer? Ex-customer?
Please share you experience and opinion with a comment at the bottom of this post.
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Is Mary Kay Cosmetics a Scam Club for Girls? by Scam
‘You may think I’m foolish
For the foolish things I do..’
“Pink Cadillac” – Bruce Springsteen
Was the Boss singing about Mary Kay, a multi level marketing cosmetics organisation?
Of course not, but his lyrics may have …read more

You may think of your Mary Kay, Pampered Chef or Avon business as a, well, business… but does the IRS?
Tax Resolutionaries reports on an important tax ruling that could affect you and your business.  Or hobby:
Ladies, this is one that you need to take great heed from. Before you invest in all those Pampered Chef, cosmetic sales and even “pleasure toy” shows, you might want to talk with Brenda Konchar, a Mary Kay Cosmetics representative who took her case before the Tax Court in Ralph D. Konchar, et ux. V. Commissioner, Tax Court Summary Opinion 2004-59.
Brenda Konchar reported net losses …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) This is the fourth of a series of guest posts on the Mary Kay cosmetics business opportunity by David Shepherd, publisher of the Balanced Mary Kay blog. Thanks to David for taking me up on the invite to guest post.
Are you a Mary Kay consultant? Ex-consultant? Customer? Ex-customer? Please share you experience and opinion with a comment at the bottom of this post.
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MARY KAY: Hot or NOT? (Part 1 of 4)
MARY KAY: Hot or NOT? (Part 2 of 4)
MARY KAY: Hot or NOT? (Part 3 of 4)
MARY KAY: Hot …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) This is the third of a series of guest posts on the Mary Kay cosmetics business opportunity by David Shepherd, publisher of the Balanced Mary Kay blog. Thanks to David for taking me up on the invite to guest post.
Are you a Mary Kay consultant? Ex-consultant? Customer? Ex-customer? Please share you experience and opinion with a comment at the bottom of this post.
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MARY KAY: Hot or NOT? (Part 1)
MARY KAY: Hot or NOT? (Part 2)
Mary Kay Cosmetics: Hot or Not? (Part 3) …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) This is the second of a series of guest posts on the Mary Kay cosmetics business opportunity by David Shepherd, publisher of the Balanced Mary Kay blog. Thanks to David for taking me up on the invite to guest post.
Are you a Mary Kay consultant? Ex-consultant? Customer? Ex-customer? Please share you experience and opinion with a comment at the bottom of this post.
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Also read: MARY KAY: Hot or NOT? (Part 1)
Mary Kay Cosmetics: Hot or Not? (Part 2) …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) This is the first of a series of guest posts on the Mary Kay cosmetics business opportunity by David Shepherd, publisher of the Balanced Mary Kay blog. Thanks to David for taking me up on the invite to guest post.
Are you a Mary Kay consultant? Ex-consultant? Customer? Ex-customer? Please share you experience and opinion with a comment at the bottom of this post.
Now… take it away, David…
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Mary Kay Cosmetics: Hot or Not? (Part 1) by David Shepherd
They …read more

(Top New Franchises) Have you ever been involved with “direct sales” aka multi-level marketing (MLM)? Which one?
Amway? Avon? Cutco Knives (Vector Marketing) Equinox? Forever Living? Goji Juice? Herbalife? Juice Plus? Longaberger Baskets? Mannatech? Mary Kay? Meleleuca? National Safety Associates (NSA)? Nu Skin? Primerica? Quixtar? Shaklee? Tahitian Noni? Tupperware? USANA Health Sciences? VitaMark? Watkins Incorporated? World Financial Group?
What was your experience like? Did you make money? What was your most unforgettable experience?
Do you still sell via multilevel marketing?
Is multilevel marketing …read more

(Best Franchise Opportunities)

The iKAYBOTs, the fiercest consulting force fighting for the MLM, are coming. Resistance is futile. If you don’t have a need for cosmetics, get one.
Interested in the Mary Kay Cosmetics opportunity.  Read these first:
Does Pink Stink or is Mary Kay O.K.? (99 Comments)
Is Mary Kay Cosmetics a “Cult of Greed” (32 Comments)
Are “Pink Truthers” Just Lazy Whiners (32 Comments)
FranchisePick.Com to Appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (20 Comments)
ARE MARY KAYBOTS CON-SULTANTS?
Franchise Pick’s Most Volatile Posts of 2007: A Wrap-Up
Ex-Mary Kay Consultant Shares Her Experience
The Dark Side of Mary Kay Cosmetics?
Defenders of …read more

(Best Franchise Opportunities) Related:  Are “Pink Truthers” Just Lazy Whiners?
Is Mary Kay Cosmetics a “Cult of Greed”?,  Does Pink Stink or is Mary Kay O.K.?
Multi-level Marketing schemes (or as they call them, direct sales organizations) are set up for inherent insincerity (at best) and outright dishonesty (at worst).  And though the KayBots beg to differ, Mary Kay cosmetics is no exception.
On my post Are “Pink Truthers” Just Lazy Whiners?, Mary Kay “Consultant” Lisa wrote:  I love the positive attitude that Mary Kay Ash had and I wish more people were like that nowadays. She is truly an inspiration, especially for …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) As we begin to wrap up the first year of blogging at FranchisePick.com, I’ve made a list of the companies and posts that prompted the most comments from FranchisePick.Com readers.
#1 Snappy Auctions Franchise: 600+ Reader Comments
Most-commented Post:
Is Snappy Auctions a Great Franchise Opportunity? April 20th, 2007 – 601 Comments
#2 iSOLD IT Franchise: 590 + Reader Comments
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Is iSoldit a Great Franchise Opportunity? April 3rd, 2007 – 346 Comments

#3 Contours Express Franchise: 380+ Reader Comments
Most-commented Post:
Is Contours Express a Great Fitness Franchise? May 10th, 2007 – 334 Comments
#4 Butterfly Life Franchise: 300+ Reader Comments:
Most-commented Post:
IS BUTTERFLY LIFE A GREAT FITNESS …read more