[kddani]

Thanks for the insight, asalady. It seems that a lot of people are blinded by this thought that they're going to make all of this money, but lose sight of the reality. I have seen a lot of people hurt financially by trying to get into this kinda thing.

When you try to get into a business like this, you risk your own money, you risk alienating your friends who don't want to get hit up for $$$, etc. Not a lot of young people use Mary Kay products, so it could definitely be a tough sell. Plus there are already so many other people selling that you're competing against your own people. And Mary Kay certainly has somewhat of an image problem among young people. I know they're trying to fix that with Mark, but so far it isn't working, to my knowledge. Heck, I have tried some of their products over the years and thought they were pretty crappy- both makeup and skin care.

I just posted recently in the Random thread about a chapter sister who I haven't spoken to in years, and wasn't close with to begin with at all, who IMed me asking me to either join her Mary Kay team or buy products from her. People in general do NOT like being approached to buy stuff, and resent it because it makes them feel guilty. Making money by making your friends/coworkers/familiy feel guilty is NOT a good way to do business or to keep your friends.

/my early morning rant on the possible pittfalls of selling stuff like this.