I'm an Avon fan! Like Yelper Marianne, I have not visited the headquarters in the U.K., but I was a former "Avon lady" for years and years! Avon does a lot of things right, think their Skin So Soft body wash, their Skin So Soft bug guard plus, their bubble bath and I love their less expensive "Naturals" line of body washes, too! Their pedicure products are the absolute best around in my opinion! Pedicure products include sloughing creams, moisturizers, heel creams and more. I also love their sterling silver jewelry and typically love their annual pewter Christmas ornaments. I've gotten some nice inexpensive watches from Avon, too.
I've sworn by their eyebrow pencils for ages! Their children's items are great too, such as special bath washes in cute shapes for little ones and after bath wraps designed to look like dinosaurs, or unicorns. You can't go wrong with their holiday themed décor! I've had a glow-in-the-dark Halloween ghost that adheres to windows for well over 10 years and he still looks great!
It was really fun to sell Avon! Interacting with the people, actually applying the makeup products on customers, and making special Christmas themed gift baskets to sell locally, were all very very fun! When you are an Avon representative, you get an advanced brochure with (at that time) items offered at 30 percent-40 percent off. This offers the representative the opportunity to try new products at a discount! I would pass those savings on to one of my most prolific customer who had health problems and could not get out and physically shop. Long story short, I was in the Avon President's Club two consecutive years. This meant I exceeded some sales metric I've not forgotten. I think we got to pick from a ceramic "President's Club themed" tray each year. I still have mine. Like Marianne, I wish I had some of the antique Avon products and I still scour eBay for them.
Yes, Avon is still around! Now in its 139th year! You can order Avon online and with a marginal minimum order, you can get free shipping! My area has an actual Avon lady and I can log into her Avon link to shop online and she gets credit for the sale. She often sells her overstocked products at a discount.
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