I'm a new consultant.  Joined mostly for personal use and a few steady clients.  I never intend to recruit or do SCC.  I'm learning quickly - thanks to you wonderful  ladies how  I am!!!  Would somebody chime in on the following:

1.  My  e-mailed me last night to ask if I and 3 other consultants in my town (we're all about 45 min. to 1 hour from her) can get together for a "product training meeting" at a local restaurant where I live.  Ok, is this likely to be actual training or is it going to turn into "oh, by the way, why don't you bring a friend  " thing?

2.  I asked  if it's true that the platinum compacts and refills are being discontinued.  She answered "not that I know of but we've been promised we'll always be able to get refills if they do."  Am I being crapped upon here?

Appreciate your input!

1.  It's possible that she is trying to meet with you all to tell you about the new products coming out in the next few weeks and encourage you to place orders.  If you joined for personal use, it's likely you didn't do a large initial inventory order (a  good thing).  If she does try to turn it into a recruiting event, just ignore it.  Go for the product training, don't bring anyone with you, and then leave.

2.  Based on my sources, there ARE a lot of product changes coming down the pike.  The company (in their wisdom in my opinion) is being very hush-hush, even with the NSDs (who just returned from their Spring trip with the company), about the nature of them.  They know that once they tell the NSDs they may as well have announced it to the whole salesforce.  The best thing to do in an environment of change and rumors of change is to keep your inventory low, buy only what you know you can sell quickly and/or use yourself.  Don't get caught, or caught-up! 

She  might coerce you into warm chattering waitresses.

She wants you to do Satin Hands on the cooks in the bathroom.

 

As for the MK company changing things all the time.....in my course as a consultant I have been through the square pink, oval pink, and now silver compacts.  All I can say is    DON"T stock up on anything that remotely goes into these compacts.  I can remember I had about 100 of the old foam trays and then they changed to the more compact face trays.  It makes me wonder if the company thinks that they have to keep changing to compete with the other companies out there.  All I can say is I'm SO glad I don't sell it anymore!  I can't begin to count the times I was left with a whole bunch of discontinued stuff and no $$ to buy the new.  What a relief now to not be in that situation!

fav color is purple:  I don't think there's such a thing as "actual" training in Mary Kay (at least not with most directors!!!)

Maybe she:
- wants you to order more inventory
- wants you to recruit people and "move up the success ladder"
- wants you to go to Seminar

Be wary !  And show up in jeans and a t-shirt.. without makeup...and order a beer.    It will make us laugh!

Hi
What happens if you decide to send your inventory back and you have some things that have bee discontinued?  do they take them back and give you next to nothing back$?
I've been on the fence about returning my inventory and the more I read here the more I'm thinking I better it do it soon.

 
I was a star consultant last quarter and never got my prize.  I've called and they keep telling me it's backed ordered.  Will they make good for it?  What happens with prize when you send inveemtory back?