tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716666792083573252.post314807140214119708..comments2023-10-14T05:42:23.964-07:00Comments on The Truth About Mary Kay: Pink Truth: Mary Kay Inventory... Pointless?Jon Bironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06398467008484819674noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716666792083573252.post-21674017618101807312008-12-29T11:12:00.000-08:002008-12-29T11:12:00.000-08:00OK so I dropped my Mark Color Cubes on the bathroo...OK so I dropped my Mark Color Cubes on the bathroom floor and they all shattered. AAAHHH. 6 cubes. $30 down the drain. The colors were so pretty. GRARRR.<BR/><BR/>And also some nitwit (at the last party I guess?) stole about $125 worth of my nail polishes. Like rare OPI shades that I bought online and stuff, and my ORLY base coat. I'm so disgusted right now. I take my makeup seriously, dangit. This is NOT CUTE.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501193997219416369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716666792083573252.post-45541643382224149042008-12-24T12:21:00.000-08:002008-12-24T12:21:00.000-08:00Well, I personally feel if you want to provide Gre...Well, I personally feel if you want to provide Great customer service you will have some product available, it doesn't need to be enough to furnish a small country though - but some. <BR/><BR/>As I have written before and still back up... once you have a built a client base it pays dearly to have a full inventory. My time is too valuable to have to go do a party and then go home and order product and deliver, I need to go, do the party, give the people their goodies, and move on.<BR/><BR/>And when I do my open houses - I see over 50 clients within a two day span, they come, they get what they want and leave with it. I do not have to take the time to do individual delivers and spend more time, gas, or postage. And.. I promise you they have bought far more than they intended when everything is out on display and they can see it all and smell it all. <BR/><BR/>I did two open houses this month - a Friday and a Saturday in one town, and a Sunday in another. <BR/><BR/>Between the 3 days I sold over $5000 worth of product. I only owe two people a couple of items. Everyone else left with what they wanted. I am open for suggestion and debate, how would I have done this without the product available? <BR/><BR/>The key is stocking what your clients use and buy. Not buying product for the sake of keeping a car or a unit. And not buying products you may never sell, just for the sake of having them. <BR/><BR/>As for the changes, the color products were the same shape for over 13 years. <BR/><BR/>As for the packaging, I have yet to have one (not One) customer complain because the box that the product came in wasn't the newest box. When I do ask them if they are okay with the pink box versus the light pink/black box.... the typical response is... "what do I care, I just throw they box away any how". <BR/><BR/>Let anyone keep saying inventory is pointless but when my clients call me and say, "Oh, I am so sorry, I should have called you soon but isthere any way I can have my cleanser by tomorrow?" and I say "of Course", that keeps that client a client. <BR/><BR/>Maybe the ones that are saying inventory is pointeless, (and were a consultant not making any money- may be sharing (unknowingly) how having it may have made a difference. Personally waiting a week or two if I wanted a cleanser from my consultant would not have been acceptable to me and I would have found a consultant that could accomodate my needs. <BR/><BR/>I have always worked very hard the beginning of December so that from about the 20th until after the new year, I coast and enjoy the Holidays. <BR/>Last night I made enough lasagna to feed an army. Shopping and wrapping is done, house is clean, and oh, I am looking forward to tonight when the troops arrive!mk4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992824203382935206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716666792083573252.post-77719600894736078352008-12-24T06:39:00.000-08:002008-12-24T06:39:00.000-08:00I can see some basic inventory in stock if you hav...I can see some basic inventory in stock if you have a customer base that reorders. Things that change fast or that have many varieties seem to be a wash, resulting in either no sales, fire sales, or other unprofitable conditions. Sadly, I didn't know this until it was way too late.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501193997219416369noreply@blogger.com