Posts Tagged ‘Inventory’

My Customers Want the Old Colors and They Don’t Fit in the New Compacts! What to Do if this Happens to You

• March 19th, 2008
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One of my readers voiced her concerns that she is getting orders for the old compacts because they are discovering some of the old eye and cheek colors. Since the old compacts are on the discontinued list and many are not available, how do we address this dilemma? I have some suggestions and this board is open to others as always.

If someone has just discovered Sunny Spice and is in love, but she needs the compact and you’re out of the old version it can be quite frustrating. My first suggestion would be to check the Discontinued Section 1 items on InTouch. It is my understanding that only the Custom Compact is still available. The next suggestion is to talk to your director or sister consultants and see if anyone has one you can trade. I am not above helping each other out in these situations.

Here is what I am doing right now:
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Donating Old Products to Charity

• March 11th, 2008
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I was browsing my stats on the blog and someone searched this term:

“can i donate my mary kay inventory to charity”

I thought I would address it. It brought 3 searches to my site. The answer is absolutely! As a matter of fact, it is recommended by the company in the April issue of Applause^®. It’s found on page 9. I will quote: (more…)

Smart Inventory Choices

• February 17th, 2008
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Across the board, I am seeing a lot of mistakes made with inventory orders. I am sure we have all been there. I know I have made a mistake here and there. I’ve decided to dedicate this post to helpful ideas and tips for placing inventory orders–from the initial order to restocking orders. We don’t want to order more than we can handle, but we don’t want to come up short either. Which is better? In my opinion, I think it’s OK to come up short. I do think it is smart business practice to have an inventory, but there are good ways and bad ways to achieve inventory. Here, I am going to make some suggestions that I feel are useful for keeping inventory under control and manageable–both product-wise and money-wise. (more…)

Out With the Old; In With the New: What’s Staying, Going, and What’s to Come

• December 7th, 2007
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I’m sure that everyone is excited about our upcoming mineral products — I know I am, anyway! I have comprised some lists of what’s going away and what is coming soon! Our unit had a conference call last night going over new product info. Some of it was info we heard at our Monday night event, but much of it was new information! I’ll start with discontinued items and finish with what’s coming.

Some of this information may already be known to you, but I thought I would post it anyway. Some of it can be found in the January Applause^® Magazine. Personally, I hadn’t realized we were also developing mineral eye colors, cheek colors, and pressed powders. (more…)

Lots of Section 2

• November 17th, 2007
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Today I have the house to myself. I decided to reorganize my MK closet. My MK closet is a complete mess. I need shelves … bad! Right now, I have the wheeled carrier, one Rubber Maid ™ tote, and several totes (as in bags) holding my inventory and supplies. I can’t stand the disorganization! Even though everything is put back away and I was able to throw some things out and lighten the load, it’s still a mess. At least now I know what I have and where it is. I have a LOT of Beauty Books! Recently, a friend of mine sold her product back so she gave me a lot of her left over Section 2. I’m very grateful. I have profile cards, sales slips, hostess brochures, recruiting CD’s and brochures, invitations, thank you cards, and GWP items to last me. She even gave me 2 On-the-Go Totes. I could probably do 100 faces with the stuff she has given me! (more…)