I too was extremely confused in the beginning.  I heard the same story from my adopted director's mouth every meeting about how MK is a dual-marketing company.  It made you feel better about being a part of it.  I never had real direction from my main director so I thought being with the adopted director was better.  HA   It's still the same.....same lies, same denial, same hoopla!  Everyone talking and not saying a thing.  You leave feeling secure in your little pink bubble only to have it BURST the next day when reality set in.

I always had doubts in my mind that something wasn't right.  And when I was moving up so quicly from Consultant to TL I just realized I was recruiting and selling lies myself to gain what???? A few $'s of that FAT Love Check??   Give me a break!  I lost my belief and I'm glad.  I saw the light and when I look at one of my friends who is a new director and she said she's going back into DIQ, I now realize what's happening.  She's trying to keep her head above water.  You have to sell the hype.  Make others believe and hope they keep that belief.

Sorry for the very long blah, blah, blah, I just had to get that off my chest.  But back to the MLM, that's exactly what MK is....nothing less!

If you look on InTouch on their Legal-Ease documentation the Co. is very careful to tell you that "you will no doubt be confronted with questions from customers or potential recruits concerning the Mary Kay marketing plan. It is important to clarify that
Mary Kay is not a multi-level or "pyramid" company."

They make sure to carefully spell out that there is 1 wholesale sale and 1 retail sale, so no middle levels.  I guess they think that justifies it?

When I was being recruited I did ask if MK was just a pyramid scheme and I got the dual marketing answer. Of course, at the time I didn't know anything about MLM. So, my recruiter's answer went way over my head. I just figured she knew best and I was so desperate to beelong that I signed on the dotted line.