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~Avon Hints & Tips (Part 8) ~ Please read first post :)

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  • lozza1985
    lozza1985 Posts: 3,373 Forumite
    And more snow :( still haven't done my deliveries - hoping it goes warmer this weekend like they've forecast, then it'll be pretty safe taking them early next week :)
    Avon Lady since 2009 - I help on the Avon hints & tips thread to help other reps/new sales leaders as I was helped so much by it when I first started out :A
  • lozza1985
    lozza1985 Posts: 3,373 Forumite
    One of the most annoying things about being a rep - having someone else deliver books to your patch and confuse your customers, and steal your books instead of collecting their own!! Daft woman has put her full address on her order forms (never a good idea!), so we know exactly where she lives. Isn't far away, but is a different street entirely so it's not like she thinks o I haven't had an avon book my road must be free. Obviously just decided to try and cover the whole village. Needless to say the area manager is being told so she can sort it.
    Avon Lady since 2009 - I help on the Avon hints & tips thread to help other reps/new sales leaders as I was helped so much by it when I first started out :A
  • i'm thinking of joining and filled in all the online forms ect. How long does it take before someone contacts you? Does it take a while to get your first brochures through?

    Thanks

    Lauren :)
  • Lauren1204 wrote: »
    i'm thinking of joining and filled in all the online forms ect. How long does it take before someone contacts you? Does it take a while to get your first brochures through?

    Thanks

    Lauren :)

    Someone got in touch we me a couple of days after I applied. She signed me up and gave me 15 brochures and some order forms to get out straight away! Good luck
  • Hows everyone finding these early campaigns? I've not got a lot of orders of existing customers but recanvassed and managed to get a few new customers and have £285 worth of orders. Quite pleased with that as originally was struggling to get over HOV! You do need quite a lot of motivation to get out there in this weather! Also why do people lie about not getting a brochure when I know damn well I put one through the door! I had one person say the dog must have eaten it! And another ask for me to go back the next day. When I finally get an answer at the door her husband shouts her and she said she had left it out earlier and it must have blown away oh and plus she didn't want anything! Oh thanks for that!!!
  • Mumto2
    Mumto2 Posts: 1,348 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    avocetgirl wrote: »
    Hows everyone finding these early campaigns? I've not got a lot of orders of existing customers but recanvassed and managed to get a few new customers and have £285 worth of orders. Quite pleased with that as originally was struggling to get over HOV! You do need quite a lot of motivation to get out there in this weather! Also why do people lie about not getting a brochure when I know damn well I put one through the door! I had one person say the dog must have eaten it! And another ask for me to go back the next day. When I finally get an answer at the door her husband shouts her and she said she had left it out earlier and it must have blown away oh and plus she didn't want anything! Oh thanks for that!!!

    Lol about the dog :rotfl::rotfl:
    Now proud Mumto3 :j
  • Are all Avon reps hibernating at the mo? No one is posting?
  • Hi avocetgirl, I normally just read because I never have much to say on here but as you asked if anyone was here , I am :wave:
    My orders this year (now onto c5) have been quite good, just over £200 each time. I got a text from my sales leader telling me I am 49 in our area!!
    I am looking forward to the brighter weather but my roads are a complete circle around our house so I am really lucky. There is one more road to complete the circle that I walk down anyway so I asked if I could be allocated it. I had to submit my customers for each road so that Avon can assess if I'm doing as well as they think I should be doing and if so they will allocate them to me. Its only about 10 houses but I just thought I could maybe gain a couple of customers from there as I'm walking down there anyway,so watch this space.
  • I,_Geek
    I,_Geek Posts: 831 Forumite
    I had to submit my customers for each road so that Avon can assess if I'm doing as well as they think I should be doing

    Did you tell them the number of customers or did you provide the exact addresses?
    I used to have my Avon turnover (sales) here. They've been removed because it's not appropriate to talk about those kinds of sales as if they're realistic for a new Rep to aim for. :( I signed up at the right time, right place, and was very lucky.
  • lozza1985
    lozza1985 Posts: 3,373 Forumite
    If the area manager or your sales leader ever asks you for your customer list - never give the house numbers, just say on x road I have x amount of customers. That will be fine :)
    Avon Lady since 2009 - I help on the Avon hints & tips thread to help other reps/new sales leaders as I was helped so much by it when I first started out :A
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