Have a Happy, Glorious, & Blessed Easter!!

Good Question from one of our Readers

Our readers asked me:
Hi, I came across your blog on Mary kay and find it very helpful. I have a quick question that I could not find an answer to... Other than the inventory we purchase, are there any other fees of any kind? Monthly fees of any sort? And, are we REQUIRED to go to meetings?
Thanks so much for your help

My reply:
Hi Balanced Reader, yes there are other types of fees but many of them are optional. There would be meeting fees, every unit is different, at mine, we do not have a fee but most of them that I know of have one- usually a few bucks.

When you need more supplies, demos, cotton balls, Color 101 Look Cards, samples, etc... (Section 2 supplies on the order form for the most part)

If you want to go to any conventions or special workshops, etc, there may/will be a charge associated with them. Prices vary except if they are MK sponsored event.

If you choose to participate in the PCP Preferred Customer Program quarterly the Company will send the Look book to your clients with a "gift with purchase offer" there is a fee per name associated with that.

If you would like to have your marykay website there is an annual charge for that but new consultants receive a 50% discount so it is only $25 for the first year and if you choose to use propay for credit card processing there is an annual fee for that. (All these charges are reasonable and going outside MK, are usually far more expensive)

(Business cards, labels, etc... would be another expense) - all in all the majority of extra "expenses" are very afforable and the majority of them - optional.

I am sure I may have missed a few but those are the ones I can think of right away.

there is no fee to remain a consultant monthly like a dues but one does have to place one minimum wholdsale order a year to remain a consultant in order not have have to rejoin.

Meetings are not mandatory, but helpful.

Hope this helps some and I am going to move this to the front page because perhaps others will appreciate your questions.

Thank you again!!

New Company Video!

I really liked what we got to see of this new video at Career Conference!

Published 04.12.11

New Mary Kay Corporate Videos on YouTube

The brand new corporate videos that you may have seen at Career Conference are posted on the Mary Kay Channel on YouTube! The video is divided into five powerful segments: The Company, Mary Kay Ash the Woman, The Products, The Opportunity and The Heart. Consider sharing these professionally-produced videos with your new customers or potential new team members to help them learn more about Mary Kay the Company, and our beloved founder, Mary Kay Ash!

April Promotion for New Consultants

THE COMPANY IS CALLING IT "SPRING BREAK"

(this information is from marykayintouch.com

Spring is a chance for new beginnings and rejuvenation after a long winter sleep. What a great time to offer your customers the opportunity to start a Mary Kay® business and at the same time rejuvenate your own with the April Team-Building Promotion!

•Independent Beauty Consultants whose Independent Beauty Consultant Agreement is received and accepted by the Company from April 1-30, 2011 can start a Mary Kay® business for only $50 (plus shipping, handling and tax). She will receive the complete Starter Kit† for $50 (plus shipping, handling and tax) and there is no order requirement to receive the $50 Starter Kit.

Plus, an Independent Beauty Consultant whose Independent Beauty Consultant Agreement is received and accepted by the Company between April 1-30, 2011 can qualify to receive one of the following:

•A $150 credit on her initial* Section 1 wholesale product order of $1,800** or more (excluding shipping, handling and tax).

•A $75 credit on her initial* Section 1 wholesale product order of $600** but less than $1,800 (excluding shipping, handling and tax).

•A $50 credit on her initial* Section 1 wholesale product order of $400** but less than $600 (excluding shipping, handling and tax).

* The qualifying initial order must be submitted by May 31, 2011 to be eligible for the credit. The credit amount will not apply to any subsequent orders. The $75 and $150 credit amount is in addition to the Ready, Set, Sell product bonus!

** Sales tax is required on the suggested retail value of all Section 1 products.

†The $50 Starter Kit is only available to Independent Beauty Consultants who meet the requirements as stated above and is not available for purchase separately by current independent sales force members.

Product Replacement

Great question from one of our members, good information for all.

Here's another question for anybody: I've looked on InTouch and haven't found anything yet...
Does the product replacement work for the consultant too. If I take a lipstick for personal use and the color looks terrible on me, can I do a product replacement? Technically, I'm a customer. I pay the business when I take something. What do you think? (the reason I ask is I just did that with a lipstick that isn't a good shade for me - I thought it would be).

The Company policy is no, the product replacement plan is for customers buying from us at retail. (I also agree with the opinion that as consultants {as long as it isn't abused and of course there would be the problem} that we should have the same satisfaction guarentee as our clients but it is not so.

I would suggest that if any consultant wants to try something new, if there is a sample available for it, to try the sample first.

I don't know if this concern has ever been brought up with the Company and I am sure there are many that have found their way around the system. But that is the policy.

Anyone heading for Career Conference? Let's hear some feedback from any of you that attend!

Have a great weekend everyone!

(and I still will get around to scripts for calling from leads one of these days!)

New MK Contest - More Fun

April 15 – July 15, 2011

Your new and current customers will want to enter The 2011 Mary Kay®Makeover Contest so that they can get beautiful and give back! Three consumers could be the Grand Prize winners of a $2,500 donation to the charity of their choice* and $2,500 that can be used for a weekend getaway! And you could win too!

The contest has three exciting phases:

1.Entry/Submission – April 15 (12:00 a.m. CT) – June 15 (midnight CT)
First, customers visit you for a complimentary personalized makeover and take before-and-after photos. There are two ways to enter:

a.You may begin the entry process for your customer and an e-mail will be sent to her notifying her that her entry has been started and, she, on or after April 15 can complete her entry into the contest. If you’d like to begin the entry process, go to www.mkmakeovercontest.com.

b.Or your customer may submit her own photos and brief story to enter herself after receiving a makeover with you of course! Your customer can access the contest site from your Mary Kay® Personal Web Site or by visiting the contest site – www.mkmakeovercontest.com Note: You may want to share your Unit Number or your Independent Beauty Consultant Number with your customer so she can further identify you as her Independent Beauty Consultant when entering the contest.

2.Public Voting – June 16 (noon CT) – June 25 (midnight CT)
During the Voting period, all entries can be voted upon by consumers and independent sales force members. The top 100 vote-getters in the contest will become finalists and will receive a TimeWise® Trial Miracle Set. Voting is limited to 5 votes per day, per person, per e-mail address.

3.Private Judging – June 26 – July 15
The top 100 finalists in the contest will be judged by Mary Kay’s judging panel. Three potential Grand Prize winners will be selected to receive a $2,500 donation to the charity of their choice* and $2,500 that they can use toward a weekend getaway.

If your consumer wishes to review the complete Contest Official Rules they may go to www.mkmakeovercontest.com beginning on or about March 15. (Entries will only be accepted beginning 12:01 a.m. CT on April 15).

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Void where prohibited. Offered and open only to female legal residents of the fifty U.S. & D.C. (including territories, possessions and military bases) who are 18 or older. Employees, directors & officers of Mary Kay Inc., Consultants (at time of entry), and professional and/or semi-professional models, any individual who has made over U.S. $5,000 modeling in any calendar year in the past five years, or models under contract are not eligible to enter. Limit two (2) Photographs (one before and one after the Makeover), and one (1) Story per Entry. Limit one (1) Entry per person. Photographs must be taken no sooner than March 1, 2011 and submitted for this 2011 contest only. *Donation will be made by Mary Kay directly to the approved charity and does not give rise to tax implications or deductions for the winners. Limit one finalist and overall prize per person.

Here’s how you can win!

1.Encourage your customers to enter the contest early and you could win a fabulous Dooney & Bourke® tote! Get your customers excited about completing their complimentary personalized makeover with you and entering during the first two weeks of the contest! The 50 independent sales force members who have the most eligible consumer entries into the contest between April 15 – May 1, will receive a fabulous Dooney & Bourke® tote!


2.Mary Kay Inc. will sponsor a Habitat for Humanity home in the name of the winner. The Independent Beauty Consultant with the most number of eligible consumer entries into the contest between April 15 – June 15, will be honored with the opportunity to have a Habitat for Humanity house built in the winner’s name in a location selected by them from a list of existing Habitat for Humanity list of affiliates located in the United States. Includes a two day/one night trip for winner and (1) adult guest to attend the house dedication upon completion. As part of the Habitat build the winner and her multiple guests and/or team members can participate in the build if desired. This is one of the biggest, most meaningful prizes we’ve ever had.


3.Seminar 2011 Recognition. Sales force members who have five or more eligible consumer entries will receive a name badge ribbon.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. This trade promotion is offered and open only to current Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants in good-standing who are legal residents of the fifty United States (including its territories, possessions and military bases) and D.C. (“U.S.”), who have reached the age of majority in their state of legal residence. Limit one (1) point per eligible Customer Contestant, per Independent Beauty Consultant. Any selected Habitat build location will be subject to Sponsor’s final approval which may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion. Participation, if any, by winner or guests in building the house is at their sole cost and expense. Donation will be made by Mary Kay directly to Habitat for Humanity and does not give rise to tax implications or deductions for the winner. Void where prohibited. Starts on or about 12:00 a.m. CT on April 15, 2011 and ends midnight CT on June 15, 2011.

NON Mary Kay - Info if you ever need it!

Got a Bad Hangover? Eat Some Asparagus

will post a script for calling clients soon, it always comes naturally when I do it, but the first time I wrote it, it didn't even sound anything like what I actually do!