Avon Hints and Tips (Part 4)

chops05

Oops just realised my signature needs updating!! lol

lucyclare

chops05 wrote: »

Hiya, quick question. My mum has ordered the tummy toner thing and in the instructions it mentions using a water based gel. Anyone know where she can get some from?

Thanks
Sarah

A chemist or ebay. Same sort of stuff they use for baby scans. 'conductive gel'

aless02

Hello all...have been doing lots of reading about Avon the past few days and still going back and forth on whether to try it or not. Would it be very silly of me with very minimal experience of Avon products to even try? I could learn quickly and certainly pretend I use them often...just wondering how lucrative it could be as would love to find something so I don't have to go back to work after my maternity leave.

If there's any Sales Leaders in London (south) that could PM me or maybe that I could have a chat to before diving in head-first, that would be awesome. :A:A Or really just any words of advice/encouragement/warning to a complete newbie.

Thanks!

Also, I notice lots of you refer to having small ones in pushchairs...it is practical to do this with a <1 yr old in tow, right? (as in, it wouldn't put people off or anything) I'm not the boldest person in the world, but Avon appeals as it's an established, very well-known brand. I can't drive, but I figure being in London that's not a huge issue as I can just walk my territory?? (DH could drive in a pinch if there was a huge delivery or something)

lozza1985

Certainly not a problem if you've never used avon products before, you don't get that many people asking about products to be honest, and if someone wasn't sure, just tell them theres the 90 day guarantee so to order it, try it and see what they think.

Not a problem if you don't drive, there is usually some territory within walking distance. Lots of people do avon with young children in tow - lots of my customers seem to assume because I'm an "avon lady" I have kids (which I don't) so it certainly won't put anyone off!

Noglet

aless02 wrote: »

Also, I notice lots of you refer to having small ones in pushchairs...it is practical to do this with a <1 yr old in tow, right? (as in, it wouldn't put people off or anything) I'm not the boldest person in the world, but Avon appeals as it's an established, very well-known brand. I can't drive, but I figure being in London that's not a huge issue as I can just walk my territory?? (DH could drive in a pinch if there was a huge delivery or something)

I started doing Avon in Feb. I have a 4year (at school), 3 year old (does 4 x 3 hr sessions as playschool) and a 1 year old. I do all my brochure dropping and collecting with at least 1 child in tow - I just keep it to relatively small drops so that they don't get bored (but have to do it more often). When the littlest starts playschool I plan to do larger more efficient drops. I do save the deliveries for the evening when hubbie can look after the kids (not enough room in the pushchair for kids and deliveries!). You can see my sales levels from my signature, I think it is worthwhile.

Money_maker

I did Avon all through my pregnancy, DH and DS1 covered for me when the little one was born then I just continued on. DH & DS1 also covered when I broke my ankle so if you have a tricky day then perhaps your DH can help out. Mind you, think some of my ladies quite liked having a couple of fellas delivering to them...

aless02

lozza - are those your earnings in your sig or your sales? I'm having getting info/figuring what I can realistically expect to earn. Only the one baby right now, so I think I could put a decent time commitment into it (prolly that of a P/T job?).

Oh and also (sorry for all the nebby questions!): DH's major concern is safety. Is this something you think about? Ways to make him feel better?

I'll stop now, I promise.

pinkpig08

aless02 wrote: »

Hello all...have been doing lots of reading about Avon the past few days and still going back and forth on whether to try it or not. Would it be very silly of me with very minimal experience of Avon products to even try? I could learn quickly and certainly pretend I use them often...just wondering how lucrative it could be as would love to find something so I don't have to go back to work after my maternity leave.

If there's any Sales Leaders in London (south) that could PM me or maybe that I could have a chat to before diving in head-first, that would be awesome. :A:A Or really just any words of advice/encouragement/warning to a complete newbie.

Thanks!

Also, I notice lots of you refer to having small ones in pushchairs...it is practical to do this with a <1 yr old in tow, right? (as in, it wouldn't put people off or anything) I'm not the boldest person in the world, but Avon appeals as it's an established, very well-known brand. I can't drive, but I figure being in London that's not a huge issue as I can just walk my territory?? (DH could drive in a pinch if there was a huge delivery or something)

Hi aless

I'm on my 3rd campaign so far so am a bit of a newbie too. I take C with me in the pushchair when I go out delivering brochures. I take the big pram so I can fit the books in the shopping basket. Makes it quite heavy but gets lighter as you go. DH sometimes comes with me in the car delivering orders. It won't make you big money to start with, but for me any extra is a bonus! It also gets me out walking which is good - the only thing I;m dreading is going in the rain!

lucyclare

aless02 wrote: »

Hello all...have been doing lots of reading about Avon the past few days and still going back and forth on whether to try it or not. Would it be very silly of me with very minimal experience of Avon products to even try? I could learn quickly and certainly pretend I use them often...just wondering how lucrative it could be as would love to find something so I don't have to go back to work after my maternity leave.Also, I notice lots of you refer to having small ones in pushchairs...it is practical to do this with a <1 yr old in tow, right? (as in, it wouldn't put people off or anything) I'm not the boldest person in the world, but Avon appeals as it's an established, very well-known brand. I can't drive, but I figure being in London that's not a huge issue as I can just walk my territory?? (DH could drive in a pinch if there was a huge delivery or something)

Hey Aless02

As with everyone else, I would have to say, give it a whirl. I am a Sales Leader and one of my first team members (now on 4th order) started on a Friday and placed her first order 5 days later on the wednesday with an order value of £260+ That is excellent, but to top it off, she had a 4 week old baby and 1yr old little girl in tow.
She just gets out, pushes the pram and delivers and picks up. She has a bag over the handles of her pram for books that wont fit underneath.

So far, her average sales are £350 a camp and well on her way to associate PC. I am really proud of her and call her my Pocket Rocket! She is so happy getting out and about, chatting to people and everyone is really sweet with the kids.

Give it a go. All you have to lose is your time. And a lot to gain. Money and new friends. Dont forget to take an Avon book with you everywhere you go and pick up orders off friends and family.

Take care and good luck

minigirl762003

Hi All Hope everyone is ok. Well it was delivery day yesterday and ended up with one very damaged box, luckly nothing missing However today I have had an email from someone claiming to be doing market research for Avon. However something about the email looks a bit dodgy so have emailed Avon concerning it. I will post their reply once I get one. However I was wondering if anyone else had recieved a similar email. Its from someone called Zsolt Kovacs whos email is zsolt.kovacs@avon.com but the link to click just seems weird :cool: