Watch Comedy Central’s John Oliver Explain How Pyramid Schemes Work
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Is Mary Kay Cosmetics A Pyramid Scheme?
(Ask one question, then you decide.)
(Ask one question, then you decide.)
Just ask this question: Could you make a sustainable profit without having to recruit other salespeople? Generally speaking, most people are logical, rationale people when it comes to managing their family’s money. However, throughout the ages, there have been those individuals who devise schemes to prey upon others. One …
Are Multi-Level-Marketing Companies Like Mary Kay Building American Dreams?…Or Destroying Them?
As with most multi-level-marketing companies, Mary Kay Cosmetics’ sales force “is compensated not only for sales they personally generate, but also for the sales of the other salespeople that they recruit.” All-too-often, Mary Kaybots are loathe to admit that their pink pyramid is nothing more than a multi-level-marketing scheme. In …
Authorities Bust Pyramid-Style Gambling Ring, Compare It To “Mary Kay Type Operation”
Unless you’re a Kaybot drowning oneself in pink Kool-Aid, the average person might begin to question why authorities announcing a major bust would compare the illegal operation to the business you’re in–a recruiting pyramid. In Texas, home to the Pink Pyramid of Mary Kay Cosmetics, federal and local law enforcement, …