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Subject: Avon calling!
Written By: GlamDiva on 09/30/06 at 9:38 pm
so how many Ex-Avon ladies do we have here? I sold it back in the 70s to make some extra cash. It was hard I mainly ended up buying makeup for myself...LOL (and who didnt)
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: GREEN67 on 09/30/06 at 10:40 pm
so how many Ex-Avon ladies do we have here? I sold it back in the 70s to make some extra cash. It was hard I mainly ended up buying makeup for myself...LOL (and who didnt)
8) my mom was an AVON lady...she always got me that perfume for little girls....What was it called????
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/06 at 1:53 am
Are the products of Avon still popular today?
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 10/01/06 at 1:56 am
Are the products of Avon still popular today?
yes...they still sell lots of items, they sell a LOT more than just cosmetics, etc. now. They have clothes, children's items, jewelry, shoes..etc.
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/06 at 1:59 am
Back in the 70s my mother had a friend who was an Avon Lady, she was always around (I wonder why?), especially with an older sister.
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/01/06 at 2:04 pm
My mother sold it (along with Rainbow vacuum cleaners and Encyclopedia Britannica). I'm not too sure if one of my sister's sold it, too but I sold it for a short period of time. I actually lost $$$ trying to sell it. I was never much of a salesperson. I probably couldn't sell water in the Sahara. ::)
Cat
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: GlamDiva on 10/01/06 at 2:45 pm
My mother sold it (along with Rainbow vacuum cleaners and Encyclopedia Britannica). I'm not too sure if one of my sister's sold it, too but I sold it for a short period of time. I actually lost $$$ trying to sell it. I was never much of a salesperson. I probably couldn't sell water in the Sahara. ::)
Cat
I too lost loads of cash trying to sell it.. you had to buy the books which was alot. Then I think Pay the postage to send the stuff in and buy the money order. >:(
I did it again in 2000 I made out pretty good at the office I worked at, mostly selling nightgowns, tote bags , lotions..... but then I started loosing money again because people would quit and Id get stuck buying thier stuff. INstead of returning it, it was too much hassle.
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/01/06 at 2:58 pm
I too lost loads of cash trying to sell it.. you had to buy the books which was alot. Then I think Pay the postage to send the stuff in and buy the money order. >:(
I did it again in 2000 I made out pretty good at the office I worked at, mostly selling nightgowns, tote bags , lotions..... but then I started loosing money again because people would quit and Id get stuck buying thier stuff. INstead of returning it, it was too much hassle.
Can't tell ya how many times I got stiffed. I think I only sold it for maybe 6 months, tops. I THOUGHT that Avon would practically sell itself-yeah right. NEVER AGAIN!!!
Edited to add that one good thing came out of my selling Avon. I met a very dear friend-the first person to open the door to me. But, alas, I have lost contact over the years with this person.
Cat
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: GlamDiva on 10/01/06 at 3:08 pm
You do meet alot of people selling Avon. In my area they had group meetings, guess they did that all over.
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: spaceace on 10/01/06 at 3:34 pm
A woman in my neighborhood was an Avon-Lady. She was very good at convincing my Mom I needed stuff.
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: gemini on 10/03/06 at 4:19 pm
Oh man, I think my mom had every kind of Avon imaginable! We had the neighbor lady that came to the house at least once every couple weeks and mom bought tons of it! She bought me almost all of the little Pin Pals that had the solid perfume in them, and the lip glosses, I had the pop bottles, the pencil, oreo cookie, penny. . . . and way to much more mention! :)
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: GlamDiva on 10/04/06 at 4:46 pm
I used to love thier fragrance "white Hawaian Ginger" that was great. and Sweet Honesty and for the guys "Wild country"
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: GREEN67 on 10/05/06 at 10:02 pm
8) sweet Honesty..thats what I think was the one I wore...
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: Abix on 10/05/06 at 10:49 pm
8) sweet Honesty..thats what I think was the one I wore...
that was geared toward the teens.. and they had two other fragrances for the little girls.. one was called Pink and Pretty ( usually came in the various decanters they had), and another was called Delicate Daisies I think.
My grandma sold Avon and I was very familiar with their products and actually describe myself as a recovering 'avonaholic'. I used to buy the stuff like crazy.
I loved the following 60s and 70's fragrances:
Rapture
Brocade
Hawaiian White Ginger
Come Summer
Apple Blossom
70's /80's /90's fragrances
Sweet Honesty
Zany
Cote'D'Azur
Pearls and Lace
Timeless
Soft Musk
Facets
Odyssey
Imari
Inspire
and this doesn't even cover the hundreds of dollars I spent on all the different cosmetics and earrings I bought. I was an Avon Lady's dream come true :P
Every now and then I will go on an Avon kick.. but luckily for me, I don't see too many Avon books lying around anymore.
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: GREEN67 on 10/05/06 at 10:55 pm
8) if I remember correctly Sweet Honesty at one time came in a Teddy Bear decanter????
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/05/06 at 11:16 pm
Back in the 70s my mother had a friend who was an Avon Lady, she was always around (I wonder why?), especially with an older sister.
I think I remember seeing a movie about the two of them once. It was... umm... hang on, someone's at the door. Boy are they gonna be surprised!
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: ktelqueen on 10/09/06 at 10:02 pm
hilarious thread title!!
well,i'm not old enough to have been an avon seller but i sure was a customer!!
my highlights include:
*white ceramic mouse with the upper body that would screw off to reveal sweet honesty perfume
*hamburger with the top half of the bun screwing off to reveal 2 shades of lipgloss
*cat pins with faces that would open to reveal solid sweet honesty perfume
*nail polish in a bottle smaller than your pinkie finger as my cousin Trish put it..
*sigh* memories... :) :)
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: lorac61469 on 10/10/06 at 10:00 am
hilarious thread title!!
well,i'm not old enough to have been an avon seller but i sure was a customer!!
my highlights include:
*white ceramic mouse with the upper body that would screw off to reveal sweet honesty perfume
*hamburger with the top half of the bun screwing off to reveal 2 shades of lipgloss
*cat pins with faces that would open to reveal solid sweet honesty perfume
*nail polish in a bottle smaller than your pinkie finger as my cousin Trish put it..
*sigh* memories... :) :)
Same here, didn't sell it but got tons as gifts...
The Pin Pals, with the perfume.
A giant Penny and a chocolate chip cookie with lip gloss. (had the burger too).
Her Prettiness and Small World items.
Hawaiian White Ginger.
I especially liked getting the small sample lipsticks.
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: Banks on 10/14/06 at 8:00 am
Being male, and the only child, I never recieved an Avon gift (I was a pre-teen kid in the late 1970's). I was the only child of a divorced mother...Anyway, a fond memory I have is of the Avon Lady walking up the steps to our verandah calling out that world famous call. She was really nice and lived a street over from us. I remember my Mum always being really happy when the Avon Lady left, and the house smelled of perfume.
AN
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/18/06 at 12:41 am
The Avon Lady in our town used to tool around on a red moped. I thought of her when I saw "Edward Scissorhands"!
;D
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: hot_wax on 10/26/06 at 8:50 pm
My wife sold Avon back in the 80's, she had a partner for a while until one day her partners husband killed her in a jealous rage and killed himself too, leaving their two young daughters orphans...sad but true.
Anyway, my wife used to buy more of the crap then what she sold. I collected the after shave decanters for a while and still have them somewhere in my junk room in the cellar, I'll sell them on e-bay some day,
In my world, Avon was profitable company, so I told my if she wants to make real money with Avon she should buy and sell their stock in the company, she didn't, but I did, I bought and some "put" contracts, I got lucky and took the family to Disneyworld with the profits, seeing she couldn't sell that much Avon in 5 years in what I did in a couple of weeks, she quit selling Avon after that...and I didn't push my luck either and we both got out of Avon.
Thanks Avon, and we still miss Joe and Dorothy.
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: Abix on 10/26/06 at 9:25 pm
My wife sold Avon back in the 80's, she had a partner for a while until one day her partners husband killed her in a jealous rage and killed himself too, leaving their two young daughters orphans...sad but true.
Anyway, my wife used to buy more of the crap then what she sold. I collected the after shave decanters for a while and still have them somewhere in my junk room in the cellar, I'll sell them on e-bay some day,
In my world, Avon was profitable company, so I told my if she wants to make real money with Avon she should buy and sell their stock in the company, she didn't, but I did, I bought and some "put" contracts, I got lucky and took the family to Disneyworld with the profits, seeing she couldn't sell that much Avon in 5 years in what I did in a couple of weeks, she quit selling Avon after that...and I didn't push my luck either and we both got out of Avon.
Thanks Avon, and we still miss Joe and Dorothy.
that oddly sounds like a movie scenario.
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: hot_wax on 10/27/06 at 10:36 am
that oddly sounds like a movie scenario.
I'm sorry I even brought that subject and only touched on it, but it totally turned our lives upside down after it happened. That's all I can say, only that their daughters are doing just fine now, their both married and have children.
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: Abix on 10/27/06 at 10:41 am
I'm sorry I even brought that subject and only touched on it, but it totally turned our lives upside down after it happened. That's all I can say, only that their daughters are doing just fine now, their both married and have children.
Thank God for the resilience in children.
Subject: Re: Avon calling!
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 02/03/07 at 4:55 am
I used to love Avon as a kid. I'd get alot of those nail polishes. Now I won't spend that much on nail polish or cosmetics. lol I'm such a cheapskate.
I don't really wear alot of perfume anymore, so I can't convince myself I need any of that stuff. I did like Pearls and Lace and Soft Musk and...Timeless I think it was for awhile.
I never sold it either, I really never liked to guilt people into spending money they really couldn't afford to. That was mostly everybody I knew so...