Avon Hints and Tips (Part 2)

johanne

pah! i stupidly arranged to deliver on wed night but didnt check the football fixtures and will now miss the Liverpool match I wanted to watch :rolleyes: Least i know most my customers will be in while the men have gone the pub to watch it! :rotfl:

Not looking forward to it as now have 35 deliveries to make in one night across 2 seperate territories and my normal 20ish deliveries usually takes 2.5 hours... so i could be a while!!! ... and my partner is working so have had to arrange a babysitter too... who said this avon business fitted round your life and family? :rolleyes: :rotfl:

Liz3yy

What leaflets are these then? official ones from the website?

I still cant access the site, I called Avon this morning and said I have to wait a week before my details are sorted, that means I wont be up and running until Wednesday, no fair!

danksybaby

Liz3yy wrote: »

What leaflets are these then? official ones from the website?

I still cant access the site, I called Avon this morning and said I have to wait a week before my details are sorted, that means I wont be up and running until Wednesday, no fair!

no sorry i didnt explain that properly lol!!some girls have been puttin a little slip of paper in the bag so customers can tick if they dont wish to receive another catlogue.good idea really then u dont end up wasting your time.ive done them now.jus introducing myself as seen as im new!!

now i just need to find the right kind of bags!
any ideas?

johanne

alot of people on here (including me) use ebay to buy "gripseal bags" in size 8 x 11... but you could use normal freezer bags depending on the size of them.

lozza1985

Elliebee wrote: »

I'm sure everyone on here will have their fingers crossed for you Lozza - I remember being in a similar position during the last recession, so I have some idea how you feel. :grouphug:

Thank you. OH has been looking at jobs today and has seen a couple of good ones for same pay but less hours! So you never know, might turn out to be a good thing!

Liz3yy

Aha! Our printer and PC are playing up so I wrote a little note on the order forms about who I am etc.... I plan to do something much more professional with my next lot of books.

I hear some people use freezer bags from places like Iceland when putting books through peoples doors.

melvis

Liz3yy wrote: »

Aha! Our printer and PC are playing up so I wrote a little note on the order forms about who I am etc.... I plan to do something much more professional with my next lot of books.

I hear some people use freezer bags from places like Iceland when putting books through peoples doors.

I buy them from Poundland, 40 large ones for £1 (they do 80 small ones for £1 but although they fit the books in, they are a tight squeeze and my customers weren't keen on them )

My brochures and orders are all ready to be delivered now having sorted out the free gifts and wrapped them in pretty pink tissue just got to wait for OH to get home to drive me round.

Liz3yy

Poundland it is then! I'll have a look next time I'm in town.

It was a little odd delivering books this afternoon pushing them through peoples letter boxes then hearing a pair of hands grab them as I walked away! I didnt want to knock on doors and disturb people seeing as I dont know who lives there yet

johanne

lozza1985 wrote: »

Thank you. OH has been looking at jobs today and has seen a couple of good ones for same pay but less hours! So you never know, might turn out to be a good thing!

*hug* My OH is in security and its one them areas where the shifts can be atrocious so i can sympathise with you on the hours thing....less hours and same pay would be a godsend!!!!

My OH's present job is 12 hour shifts of 8-8s either nights or days or 12pm-12ams, with 4 days on on 4 days off... in a pattern of days (off) nights (off) mids (off) days etc! :rolleyes: it gets VERY confusing!! And these hours are BETTER than his last job! :shocked: :shocked: :rotfl:

You can probably see why i find it hard to fit my avon round his work too.. :rotfl:

lozza1985

Lol I know what you mean, he does 12 hr shifts too, 6am-6pm, 3 days, 4 nights then 3 days off, then 4 days, 3 nights and 4 days off. So only 1 weekend out of every 3 he's off.