Hi all, the wife says that her director told her that if she needs to make small purchases that she can just get it from her (hopefully at the wholesale price).  That's good I guess.  Course I suppose that a motivation for her director would be to get the credit for these purchases...

Hi UYC, I asked her.  She says that she already asked her that and that the director told her that as long as she orders from her since she's within her "unit" it's okay.  Seems to me that I've seen other anti-MK sites where people are offering to sell there unsold stuff to other consultants.

My ex-director had many paople in out unit selling her stuff at different times.  She tried to convience me to many times!! 

So what would happen if they found out?  Of course maybe they read all these sites so that they can figure out what loopholes to close.  Can't make it too easy can they?

I'm sure her director is MORE than happy to sell her product. If she does indeed sell it to your wife at the same 50%, that's amazing. It just means the director isn't all that smart. My director would sell to consultants in her unit all the time, but only for 40% off. She made a little money and it also discouraged consultants to get their additional products from her because of the extra 10%.

When directors do this, they are subverting the company and MK Corp ain't too happy about that.

Yes, directors have TONS of product on their shelves and since most of them aren't out selling it, but simply ordering to keep their directorship, they are very happy to be able to get it to other consultants. But then again, the more they do this, the less likely someone is to place their required order and stay active.

I mentioned it because I know the company absolutely does not want directors and consultants buying from one another. Plus it just makes the waters even more murky.

Will you care? Probably not, and that's fine. I certainly didn't when I bought from my director. But that was before I read the "company policy" on the practice.

Does the company really care? I doubt it. They are only doing it so you will order from them. In the same article they also said that consultants should not be trading product. They gave lots of reasons of course, but the main one is that they want you ordering. They say it makes MK an MLM if you buy your product from anyone other than the company and that is partly true. But MK is already an MLM. They are just trying to avoid looking like Amway. There, most of the stuff that you buy are books and tapes from your upline and admission to events. The buying from someone upline really doesn't help how MK looks.

You know, when you hear all of the ways that people have figured out to stick it to others it's hard not to get cynical.  Which is why I no longer watch the news.

She has to get an email address for this "business".  I suggested MK beautiful as the email address - but to be spelled MK B U T full or mkbutfull.  Sums up my feelings nicely.

Chaparral, first I'm soooo sorry you are in this!  As a still active, trying to sell at 50% before I send my product back consultant, I can see how your wife feels.  It hasn't been long since I came around.  My husband was telling my sisters (I found this out recently) that it worried him that I had let my flower garden die when I used to love working in it. Guess what I was doing instead.  Right now your wife has a lot of mixed feelings.  She wants to blame you for making her doubt because she hates feeling like she might be wrong.  She longs for the dream to be true because she has so much vested in it.  But I guarantee that she misses you and (if you have em) your kids.  Acceptance is a process and it took me awhile to get there.  I was the one who figured mk out and told my husband. It didn't surprise him much.  Whatever you do, when she comes around, just love her.  Don't critisize or be impatient that it took so long.  She will be so hurt by mk that she will need you desperately.  She may be very angry at the world for awhile.  I actually became very depressed but I'm working through it.  She will need to talk about it alot, as you can see from the ladies on here.  Its possible that her director is trying to turn her against you but to combat that, support HER totally.  What I mean is, if you are there for her, she will come to see what you mean.  You don't have to support her business, just her. Be careful how much pressure you put on her about signing your contract though. She knows how much money she is making and will see the light.  You might ask to go over her accomplishment sheets or better yet, tell her you want to help and take her weekly receipts and DO her accomplishment sheet.  This will tell both of you what she is actually making. It really sounds like she is still in the exciting part of the business, the initial cloud nine.  Continue to probe, ask about her days, and be there to catch her when she falls.

Awww! Thanks! Hugs to you!  This emoticon sums up what I have to do every day!