(Crappy phone picture where Peanut demonstrates the many uses of a shopping cart cover.)
While in Target, I was heading toward the tights (Anyone else love that tights are in style? I am just not a nylon girl.) and I felt someone lingering a little too close behind me - awkwardly close. I stopped in front of the official tights rack - sale! - and the perpetrator stopped right next to me. Dressed in a cute business suit coupled with equally cute heels, she asked me how old Peanut was and we began casually chatting. After talking about kids (she has three boys) and motherhood (she too was struggling with the mom-and-career thing) for a minute, I wished her well and headed through the shoes to bras. Not 15 seconds after arriving at my destination, Mrs. Business Mommy Chic appeared at my side again.
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"THIS IS IT!" I thought. I was about to be invited to join the inner-ranks of a cool mom's club. Or no - she totally wants my advice on shoes. OOOOO, maybe the number of my hairstylist?
I was already flattered. "Sure," I said.
"I work for Mary Kaye and was wondering if I could come over sometime and give you a facial?"
Oh.
I know I have crappy skin, but trailing a random Target customer? ARE TIMES REALLY THAT TOUGH?
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Wow. What a confidence defeater. And she would be lucky to have you in her inner circle.
DON'T DO IT!!! Mary Kay will never leave you alone once they have your name. They will want to do the make-up of your corpse and then offer your mourners facials!
Oh Libby. You just made me giggle and almost snort outloud. Thanks.
New marketing tactic- pretend to shop at stores and target your new customers...hum...
Ha! Oh Mary Kay.
OH dear. How annoying. But the Peanut? TOOOO cute, all curled up like a little sleepy bug.
Wow. I had a lady try to pressure me to become a Mary Kay consultant. I said no thanks but she was SO pushy. I can't believe that lady actually did that to you in Target!
ahhh, what did you say? that is pretty desperate to ask someone you don't even know in target
At first, I was like "Oh, thanks, but I'm good" but she kept talking - LOUDLY - about how "A facial would be so good for you" so I gave her my number, remembered her name and never picked up the phone when she called every day the following week.
As I was walking through the store a little later, I watched her solicit other women with the same sales pitch. And as I was leaving, she was walking to her car - she didn't but a thing, was there to find customers I guess.
I was about to leave to go to Target this very minute, but now I'm rethinking it...
Oh ya? Well, I was at Barnes and Noble,and was harrassed up and down the aisles as this dude follwed me for seriously like 30 min. about joining the awesome Primerica team. One up that.
Yeah, I'm not a big fan of Mary Kay because they keep harassing when you say yes or when you say no. And I had that happen to me once while working at the pharmacy. Some lady complemented me on how nice my skin and how nice I looked. Then she came back to pick up her Rx and dropped off a Mary Kay catalog asking me if she could do a makeover on me. Thanks for the complements. :)
What a tactic. Compliment the kiddo... dish about motherhood... pretend to be friends... SMACK ya with Mary Kay. I'm still laughing.
Ha! I can't believe she was hitting up customers in Target. I understand times are hard, but wow. And yes, I agree with previous comments, once Mary Kay gets to do their presentation with you, they NEVER leave you alone!
I thought you were going to say she hit on you! That might have been better than being harrassed about Mary Kay.............
The set up on this one sounded like she was going to be a new-found friend...too bad she turned out to be a Mary Kay lady. Ew.
Also, I think Target should be informed that their good name is being dragged through the rubbish with in-store solicitors. Who needs that while enjoying the newly-waxed floors and cool breeze that often drifts down the lovely aisles there!
I used to be a MK lady and that's a tactic that they teach, to accost people shopping.
Ha, thanks for that tidbit, anon.
I had a roommate that sold MaryKaye (...anon?) and I did love their products and bought numerous. However, I was having a bad skin day (let's be honest, a bad skin LIFE) and to be called out in Target was too much.
don't feel bad. the lady at the fabric store somehow instilled in me enough anxiety to think i need a $4000 sewing machine. i don't know how they do it, but damn, they're good.
What a let down. Just when you think you have a new friend, they actually just want to get in your wallet.
Target is a source of peace and serenity for women of all ages and walks of life.
Ahhh...to be able to sleep...anywhere.
Oh my gosh, Target is a magnet for these people and their crazy entrepreneurial pursuits. This happened to me so many times when we lived in Atlanta; pyramid schemes, Mary Kay, chiropractic something or other???
I began avoiding Target like the plague.
First I love the picture of Peanut in the shopping cart. It's amazing the interesting places that children can sleep. I love Mary Kay products, but never remember to order before it is too late.
Wow, that's pretty desperate, I must say. So, when is she coming over for the play date? :o)
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Hi, congrats from a fellow MMB nominee. It was fun to come over and look around. Looks like a very fun blogstop. :)
Ohhh... you have totally mentioned a very big pet peeve of mine. I HATE it when "friends" solicit me for stuff or money. I don't know... I know there are a lot of "party" based businesses out there and many that are really successful. But grrrr. No one better ever make me feel like my friendship is simply a means of self marketing for somebody's business.
Okay. Now that I have it all written out, I realize my pet peeve is actually pretty different than being hit up in target by strangers. What can I say. I'm totally random, and don't always make sense. :)
You think she was hanging out in target just waiting for someone to pounce? That's just wrong.
And I bet you have lovely skin. :)
oooh, no offense to anyone but Mary Kaye ladies give me the serious creeps. Like they're always in (fake) "friendship" mode for something (like business!) for themselves....ewwww.
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