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Thursday, 25 October 2007 |
 Lenniah V. Salters, a senior social work major and three year Mary Kay employee, shows off some of her products in Winkler Residence Hall. Photo by Shanel Boston
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by JULIA HARR
Lifestyles Reporter
Many students may not be aware they can get paid to party.
College students are notoriously short on cash and many turn to alternative sources of income in an effort to make ends meet.
Working a typical hourly job doesn’t always fit into the schedules of busy students, but that doesn’t diminish their need for money.
Income based on a flexible hours and motivation is often the answer for certain students.
Emmalee R. Boxman, a senior psychology major, is a PartyLite consultant.
Primarily dealing in candles, Boxman enjoys working on her own time.
“I’ve been too busy to make the flyers for my next party, but I plan on
getting around to that soon,” she said. “I haven’t had a party in
Boone, yet.”
Boxman generally travels home to Greensboro to hold parties.
“I got into this when I went to a party that my mom’s friend was
hosting,” she said. “It seemed like a lot of fun so I found out what I
would have to do to become [a consultant].”
She said that to become a consultant you must first get a booking of your own and sell $350 worth of candles.
For every booking and $250 worth of PartyLite products, Boxman makes $60.
“It’s a lot of money for the time. An average party only takes somewhere between 45 minutes to two hours,” she said.
Boxman started in August 2007 and has held four parties since she started.
“I guess I’ve made about $240 doing this,” she said.
Alyssa K. Morris, a sophomore accounting major also has an alternative form of income. She is a Mary Kay Cosmetics consultant.
“I started selling Mary Kay over the summer,” Morris said. “I went to a party with my mom and it seemed like fun.”
Morris said there are many reasons why she enjoys her job.
“I get to meet a ton of new people,” she said. “I am also always up-to-date on how to wear your makeup.”
She also said 50 percent of product sales goes toward personal profit.
“If I were to sell $300 worth of stuff, I would make $150,” she said.
Morris, too, plans on having a party in the near future.
She will be meeting with her district representative soon to make flyers for the event.
“The hardest part about this is getting it all together. You have to
contact a lot of people and get them to come to your party,” she said.
The start-up kit cost her $100 but if she chooses to sell the items in it, she can make up the money.
She is also allowed to keep the items included for herself if she so desires.
There are multiple avenues of alternative income that students can
participate in aside from Mary Kay and PartyLite, including
PureRomance, which sells adult toys, or Avon, the producer of many
cosmetics and gifts.
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