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Maybe my negative attitude comes from some of my acquaintances' perception that I probably have a lot of disposable income and therefore should be coming to every party and able to buy beauty products every other month. While it is probably true for most of my friends that I have slightly more than most (Good job, married to someone with good job, no kids), it doesn't mean that my husband and I don't have our own financial goals (living somewhat frugally to achieve them), in addition to having more student loans (from getting a law degree) than my friends.
I always get asked to these parties... and the most awkward part of the situation isn't actually buying something now that I really think about it. It is the constant reminders that they'd love to host parties at my own home so I can invite other attorney friends from work to come. All of my "attorney friends" happen to be male, but even if they weren't, I still don't think I'd feel comfortable inviting professional friends to my home so that an old college friend can try to squeeze money out of them and pitch them to host their own party (which I would inevitably be first on the invite list for).
I'm saying all this because I'm sure there are women out there reading this who will find themselves wondering whether to start one of these at-home party "businesses." And most I don't think fit into the housewife pitching other housewives to spend their disposable income scenario that KSUViolet just talked about. I think people should think seriously about how these parties will change the dynamics of their friendships and ask yourself how much that is worth before convincing themselves that starting an at-home party business is a source of extra income by providing a needed service for their friends.
In this day and age when most things (including Mary Kay, Avon and Body Shop products) can easily be purchased over the internet, I don't see how people justify starting these "businesses."
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