Believe it or Not: My MK Director's Incentives!

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Discussion Overview

This thread revolves around participants sharing their reactions to the incentives offered by a Mary Kay (MK) director, which include unusual rewards for placing orders. The conversation highlights personal experiences with MK and comparisons to Pampered Chef (PC).

Discussion Character

  • Opinion-based
  • Anecdotal
  • Humorous

Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes the MK director's incentives as excessive and questions the value of receiving a picture of her homes and a tour of her estate for placing large orders.
  • Another participant expresses disbelief at the director's behavior and suggests a humorous gift for her arrogance.
  • Several users share their own experiences with MK, noting a sense of condescension from some representatives.
  • One participant recalls their initial naivety in the MK business and reflects on how they were misled by their director.
  • Another participant mentions their own MK director's tactics to encourage orders, contrasting them with the rewards discussed in the thread.
  • Some participants find the situation amusing and share laughter over the absurdity of the incentives.
  • One participant reflects on the stress associated with pursuing success in MK, questioning the flexibility often advertised.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ among participants, with some finding the incentives ridiculous while others share similar experiences of condescension in the MK community. No clear consensus emerges regarding the appropriateness of the incentives.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal anecdotes related to their experiences with MK, often contrasting them with their experiences in the Pampered Chef community.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be of interest to those within the consultant community, particularly those who have experience with direct sales and the dynamics of incentive programs.

I'll bet one of our little brown scrapers (that come with the stones) will fit right in that little oriental change purse!!!!
You should tell her! :D :D :D
 
I'm sitting here, almost ready for church..........cracking up at all of you.

I was one of the lucky ones to sell MK too!!
And I!!!! have a picture of Mary Kay's House!!!! and you can actually see her sihloette through the door

Now I feel like we were paparozi's (sp) because we parked across the street and started shooting pics of her house. It was beautiful, and it did have a pink tone to the stucco.
(Maybe I can sell it on ebay?????)

I also worked for my MK director at her house. Doing errands and entering stuff on her computer, and doing her laundry.........really! (Well she did pay me well so that's the only consollation) And delivering product. But it wasn't like she couldn't have done all this stuff.

All the money she has is because she comes from a wealthy family.......and her hubby is loaded as well.

I had her to my house to do a facial for me and my friends, years after I quit and before PC. Our sweet little doggie was hanging around and she goes to my husband. "Russell! Could you take this DOG somewhere else!" :eek: :eek:

Needless to say.........she was never invited in to my humble abode again.........and I never ordered from her again.

Kris
 
The nurve...... Do all MK Consultants act this way??? I'm a AVON kinda gal.
 
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gilliandanielle said:
Oh, I have to see the picture when you get it!!!!


Still haven't gotten it yet. I'm sure she is just swamped getting them all mailed out. :D
 
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COOKINWITHSHERRI said:
The nurve...... Do all MK Consultants act this way??? I'm a AVON kinda gal.


I'm sure there are some good ones out there. In my experience, they don't start acting that way until they move up the ladder a little.
 
My mom sells MK and she isn't like that. Hey, if we are honest, there are some PC consultants like that too. Sometimes people forget that they were once "little people" like the rest of us. LOL I am sure it is like that in every business.
 
You're right Shawnna.

My sil sold MK for a bit, and she's not anything like any we've described here.

One thing that I have always loved about PC though is that the focus has never been on dreaming of big houses, big cars, big boats, travel, and if you don't have these things you just aren't successful and how in the world could you possibly be happy?????

Kris
 
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ihavethetools said:
You're right Shawnna.

My sil sold MK for a bit, and she's not anything like any we've described here.

One thing that I have always loved about PC though is that the focus has never been on dreaming of big houses, big cars, big boats, travel, and if you don't have these things you just aren't successful and how in the world could you possibly be happy?????

Kris


You are so right. Before I signed with PC, I went to the website constantly checking out the company to see if it was right for me. When I saw pictures from confrence, and how normal everyone looked, I knew PC was the right company! Everyone looked like real people and not like they were trying to be someone else!
 
You're right Jennifer!
I don't know how it is now, since PC is so much larger than when I was here the first time, but at conference you could go up to Doris and Jay and actually any National and get group pictures with them. Doris was always very easy to talk to, very approachable. I'm sure she hasn't changed. If you'd see her in the lobby, you could grab her for a picture or two with your friends. Same with Jay.
And like you said, you never have to be anything other than who you are.

Pretty cool company she got going there! eh!

Kris
 
I like PC because the consultants are REAL! i dont want someone coming into my house and showing me cookware that her MAID uses! I want to know why this product makes a busy moms live easier. I want to know what products i need to make a quick and delicious meal after work for a family. i want funny stories about kids or husbands in the kitchen. i want to not be embarrassed to invite a PC consultant to my humble home knowing that she lives in a mansion. When a host has a party she needs to not be worried what you will think of her. we are real! we make mistakes! we are not world class chefs! that is what makes us GOOD!
 
This thread makes me laugh. A girl that I work with sells MK, I will have to ask her what her incentive is. I can't believe that someone would give someone else a picture of their estate. Where would you put it? I would have to put it up in my attic or in my boys room to use as a drawing or dart board.
 
When you get the pics, be sure to post them for us to see this great house!!
 
O, but it's not just a house, it'a an estate (said in a snooty tone) lmbo.
 
jenniferlynne said:
You guys are so funny!!! I did end up placing an order because my cousin was almost out of cleanser. I don't remember what my total was. I think $400 (I only order about every 6 months for 4 of us, and my cousin uses ALOT of make-up. Over $200 of it was hers). Anyway, I already threw my paper away, but I think I qualified for the picture. I think it was at $300? I don't remember now. I will have to go back and read my first post. If she sends it, I will have to see if I can post it for you all to see!! She did send me this dumb little oriental coin purse in the mail. I was supposed to get one for every $200 that I ordered, but she only sent me one. I'm so disappointed! :D

Yes make sure she sends it and you post it for us! lol.
 
OMG............I am so laughing my butt off... that lady is one strange duck to begin with!!!! If I were you I would tell her to sit on it!!! LOL
 
Have you gotten your precious picture yet? Please post it if you do! I will have to visit this thread again if I need a good laugh because it will make me feel so much better.

I am sorry that your Director isn't thinking about her TEAM but only herself. Someone also said that we have some like this in PC and you are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!! There are very few but I can think of 2 off hand (no names mentioned) that have really got big heads and act like it. Just don't get sucked into that lifestyle (snoottyville), take the high road and be the better person!

Still laughing and would love to see the picture(s)!
 
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No, I never did get my pictures darn it!!

Anyway, if you want to check her and her homes out, go to www.lindatoupin.com. Please don't laugh as you set through picture after picture of her. You can find her pictures of her homes under recognition. Then if you want to see more pictures of her, go to media center. It will take a couple of minutes to download, but makes for a good laugh. She sure isn't shy about getting her picture taken or flaunting it!
 
This lady thinks she's a regular Belinda Ellsworth. What a house.
 
Well, first of all, she hasn't done anything that we can't do with TPC and secondly, I am sure she is very nice but...I just couldn't see one of our upper level directors flaunting like that. One of the things that I love about TPC is that everyone seems so down to earth, out of all of the people I have met not once has there been someone so into themselves as she is.
 
jenniferlynne said:
if you want to check her and her homes out, go to www.lindatoupin.com. Please don't laugh as you set through picture after picture of her. You can find her pictures of her homes under recognition. Then if you want to see more pictures of her, go to media center.

Wow, what a website. She has built an amazing business. . . I guess I don't know how I would appear to people if I had achieved all that (when I achieve all that ;) ). I still wouldn't consider a photo of my home any kind of a prize. If you are serious in the MK business, I'm sure it would be a huge honor to be invited to her home. I know I'd be excited if Nancy Jo invited me over for lunch.:)
 
I would be thrilled to be invited to a lunch at my NSED's home.

Andrea: You're right. Everyone I have met is VERY down to earth and very approachable.
 
AJPratt said:
I would be thrilled to be invited to a lunch at my NSED's home.

Andrea: You're right. Everyone I have met is VERY down to earth and very approachable.


I would be excited as all get out if I ever got to eat lunch with Becky Ishee ...... I felt like I was a little star stuck at nation confernce though what an amazing experince!!! I think I am still coming down off of it!!!LOL
 
I have another quote for Linda's website. "Be humble in success and gracious in defeat."
 
AJPratt said:
I have another quote for Linda's website. "Be humble in success and gracious in defeat."
Right on Anne!!!! I don't really know what my thoughts on this woman are. I do know you should never judge somebody. I do find it funny how materialistic she is (but that could happen to any of us if we let that monster out). She is talking and quoteing a relighious view I just hope she is walking it as well. Life is sweet but we all know how bitter it can turn and how fast.

God Bless her in all her endevors!
 
I'm cofused as to what her website is. Is it a Mary Kay website or just a website about herself? If its just a website that is a tribute to herself then thats kind of wierd.
 
HAHA what an idiot LOL this lady is FULL OF HERSELF!!!!! I laughed my ass off looking at her "wanna be model" pictures!!! Too funny!
 
I'm speechless!!:eek:
 
It looks she has built an empire and is very successful. How awesome is that!
 
Evelynt said:
It looks she has built an empire and is very successful. How awesome is that!
It is great. I guess we would all like successful people to be as humble as we are. My Mom always said, "If you've got it, you don't need to flaunt it, because you KNOW you've got it."

ChefBurke said:
HAHA what an idiot LOL this lady is FULL OF HERSELF!!!!! I laughed my ass off looking at her "wanna be model" pictures!!! Too funny!
I'm just not sure. I think I saw a quick blurb about MK.
 
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Well, I used to see her every single Monday night at our meetings, and she is a little snooty. I was in my early 20's when I started and a little naive (spelling?). Anyway, I befriended a fellow MK Consultant about 10 years older than me that used to laugh every time she got up to speak, and talked about what a fake she was. I used to get so mad at her for thinking that. I thought the whole company was wonderful and all the Directors were wonderful Christian women. Well, I'm sure some were and are, but I got stung more than once by my own directors lies and so did a few other people in our group. Most of whom ended up quitting so she lost her car and is no longer a director. Now I am under Linda because she was my directors, director. I just wish I had saved that email she sent out about her mansion and copied and pasted it here. It made me a little ill when I read it. (if we had a puke smiley I would be putting it right here)
 

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