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Soggy Doggies & Other Oddities

May22

My sister and I were invited to attend a leadership trip to Avon’s Zanesville, Ohio, distribution plant today.  We had to leave home at 4:45am, so right about now (6:16pm) I am ready to pass out from exhaustion.  This was a total and complete honor for us, and OMG was this amazing!

As is usually the case with the two of us, we had entirely too much fun on the ride up there.

We stopped at a McDonald’s to grab more coffee and use the ladies room.  WOW, have things  changed since I had small children.  I closed the stall door to a spacious ‘potty’ spot, sat down and found myself looking at a chair mounted on the inside of the door, complete with straps.  Frankly that  kinda creeped me the heck out.   Oh don’t get me wrong, having had to use the bathroom with a small child in tow in my distant past, I get the need and the idea is really a good one as it keeps the little  crumb crunchers out of trouble in a germ infested area.  But my first, very sideways and wrong thought, was “oh, a midget bondage chair!”  Yes, I know, wrong and sick.  My Biker appreciated the sick humor when I shot him a picture of my view from the top of Mount  porcelain.

We got lost, sort of, thanks to mapquesting the directions.  We left the highway 2 exits too soon and the address turned out to be a high school.  But that is okay, because while driving through that area we found some rather interesting businesses.  One called the Splash And Dash car wash.  Next door to that is the Soggy Doggy pet groomer.  The topper was the strip bar in what appears to have been an old church.  Ice the cake with what appeared to be life size iron sheep, horses,  cowboys and some other barnyard critters on the one sidewalk, and well you have one very interesting little town.  We were in tears from laughing.

The rest of the day was, to us Avon reps, the beauty industry version of crack for druggies!  It is a fabulous distribution center, high tech, and totally amazing!  It makes me appreciate what I do for a living all the more.  It was a huge shot in my mojo.  Doesn’t hurt that all of us that went are a peppy group of ladies bursting with excitement for the brand, Avon.

See what one misses when they don’t run with a totally crazy person like myself?  :)

Product Review: Skin So Soft Bug Guard Plus

May21

As an Independent Sales Representative for Avon, I am given an opportunity to preview products  before they hit the brochures.  Recently the preview was for our Skin So Soft line of insect repellents.  As someone that likes being outside, especially on the back of a motorcycle, I decided to put our Bug Guard Plus to the test.

The first time I tried the Bug Guard Plus IR3535,  “Cool ‘N Fabulous” SPF 30 Lotion Disappearing Color. The disappearing color is great if you need to ensure that sun sensitive skin is completely covered as the blue color stays on the skin for a few moments before vanishing. It is, as it says, very water resistant.  This is an ideal product if you have little ones that swim or are outside playing sports.  For my taste, I cannot stand the scent. I am pretty sensitive to smells and didn’t care for it at all.  If I were swimming or had little ones I’d use it but for me personally, no thanks.

This past weekend I used the Bug Guard Plus IR3535 “Gentle Breeze” SPF 30 Lotion.  I’m sold, hooked, LOVE  this stuff.  The scent was pleasant, doesn’t smell like a sun screen to me.  And it works.  I applied it once around 11:30am yesterday, then got on  my honey’s Harley with him and rode all day, in the sun.  When I returned home last night I had tan lines but no sunburn whatsoever.  It should be noted that being a natural blond with very fair skin I tend to burn easily.  I haven’t gone to a tanning bed in over 2 years,  so I had zero base for protection.  Not a single red spot!  Add to that the fact that mosquitoes see a 7 course meal with a super decadent dessert when they spot me, and not a single bite anywhere even though I came home and spent time sitting outside for a while. I am totally sold on this product.

Right now you can purchase  this product on  myAvon Website Store and if you do so before midnight on 5/24 it will ship to you free!  In fact, any size order ships free until that deadline, just use the code: FSMAY2 and you should receive it in a few days time.

I <3 Free Shipping!!!

May12

I LOVE free stuff!!! And especially FREE shipping when I order anything online.  Free is good, free means instead of paying through the nose to ship something, I can spend MORE money on things I want to purchase because those items  will ship to me FREE.

This is a one use code per customer, but I have a code you can use on my Avon website to get FREE shipping on ANY size order if you use it before 5/24.  Use it now, before you forget and are disappointed later that you didn’t take advantage of the awesome sales and especially things for Memorial Day and Father’s Day that are in the current brochure on my site.

Just go to MY AVON STORE, and click “Shop My eBrochure” to see the latest book!  Click it and you can page through the catalog and then click items to order!  When you go to check out, use the code  FSMAY1 and your order will ship to you FREE!  Best part? It will be there  within a few days, right to your  door step!

Don’t wait and miss out on the  FREE shipping!  OH and don’t forget, purchase your Bug Guard now, it was a mild winter and the mosquitoes etc will be in abundance this year!

I LOVE MY HAIR COLOR!!!!

Apr13

Yes I DO love it, Avon Advanced Techniques Professional Hair Color in Medium Mahogany Brown 5.65, it ROCKS!

I  know I have talked about it before, but I LOVE this product so much!  It gives me a GORGEOUS auburn color that has held up very nicely with very little fading.  I also use Advanced Techniques Color Lock treatment every day to ensure I keep my rich, outstanding color.  And to think I spend my  life as a natural blond, when I’m finding out a sassy red-head has every bit as much fun as those sporting golden locks, and quite possibly even more.

I’ve also been so pleased with the skin care regimen I used from Avon, and the make-up, that I have to share this proof-photo from my son’s March 17th wedding.  No airbrushing, just ME with the skin getting smoother thanks to Avon Anew Clinical Resurfacing Expert Smoothing Fluid (on sale in Campaign 9 for just $20!!!!).  If you know me you know how often I photo-shopped my personal photos, hating the pits in my face from adult acne in my 30′s.  I was skeptical to say the least about the effectiveness of this product, but they say it is 79% as effective as a professional, microdermabrasion and I’m here to tell you that I am never going a day without this product again.  You can see for yourself how great my skin is looking thanks to Avon skin care and make-up.  I’m sold.

YOU are welcome to try them for yourself through my personal Avon store or, if you’d rather NOT pay retail, contact me via my store site and become an Avon Independent Sales Rep yourself!  Save money AND make money in a job where you set the  hours, you are the boss, you determine how much you want to make!  No matter where you are in the United States, I can train you and mentor you in your business!

Here is what I use every single day with product numbers:

Face Cleanser, morning & evening – Anew Reversalist Renewal Foaming Cleasner (622-098)

Followed, morning & evening by - Anew Clinical Resurfacing Expert Smoothing Fluid (415-423)

Next up, morning & evening – Anew Reversalist Renewal Serum (338-247)

Daytime is followed by my moisturizer – Anew Reversalist Day Renewal Cream SPF25 (247-307)

Around my eyes, morning and evening – Anew Reversalist Illuminating Eye System (245-213)

I follow up on the eyes, with Anew Genics Eye Treatment, as of a few weeks ago before this ph0to, (013-849)

At night time, after the Renewal Serum dries, I use Anew Genics Night Treatment Cream (472-887)

Okay here it is, the photo I spoke of, and if I do  say so myself, I don’t think I look my age (49yo here very soon).  My biker honey says I don’t but then he IS a bit biased.

Why Not YOU?

Feb10

We all need it, mad money.  That little bit of extra cash that allows us to buy lunch out at the office now and then, go out for a drink at happy hour, or to a matinee on the weekend.  Maybe you need it to take the kids to dinner or an  indoor water park on a snowy day.  Or maybe you need more than that, you need a part time income to supplement your family budget.  After all, many workers haven’t seen a raise in a few years and things are getting tighter by the day.  Maybe, like me, you lost your job when the economy tanked and need a full time income.

Why not try Avon?  Why NOT you, and why NOT today?

Save money on childcare by being HOME while you work to build your own business.  Set you own hours, be your own boss.

Alcohol, tobacco and cosmetics were the things during the depression that INCREASED in sales.  In every bad economy those things are on the rise.  We gals can live with being poor, but we’re going to look darn good doing it!  And when money is tight people change their spending habits.  Avon offers quality products in cosmetics, jewelry, fashion, every day, bath and body and more, that are top of the line.  They can do everything those expensive department store brands can for a considerable savings.  Don’t be mistaken, higher price does not mean better quality.  And with Avon, your customers have the convenience of shopping from their seat and not their feet.

You earn 20-50% commission based on your sales, so you can make as little or as much as you want.  Even if you just purchased your family’s needs (bath products, hair care, cosmetics, lotions/moisturizers) you’d have enough in sales to get quite a commission!  Our sales are always outstanding in the brochures, and as an independent sales  representative for Avon you would be getting those great sale items at an additional 20-50% savings!

$10-$20 to start, and that is ALL you need.  That small fee ($10 if you are local to me, $20 if you sign up online) gets you everything you need to launch your very own at-home business.  There is a wonderful amount of online training (free!) and you would be in my downline so you would get lots of help and training from me as well.  I use Skype to connect with my out of the area team members and for them to be able to attend the team meetings every 2 weeks!  With Avon you truly are in business for yourself, but not  by yourself.

I am always looking for ambitious men and women (some of our top sellers are men!) to join my team.  Why not you, why NOT today?

To join my team and start working for yourself, just go to START AVON and sign up with the code:  MARTIGARDNER

You will receive everything you need in 5-7 days to begin working for yourself.

Skeptical?  I’ve met those women making 6 figures in Avon.  Just check out Barb Avery, her and her husband got there in less than 2 years!  Watch her video on her site, “Our Story” for how they did it.  YOU can do this too!

Sign up today and join my team, I’d love to have YOU!

Dermatologist Recommends Avon Product On Dr. Oz

Feb10

Dr. Oz had on a dermatologist Thursday that recommended one of Avon’s products, Anew Clinical Advanced Retexturizing Peel for fighting wrinkles!  She said it is similar to what she uses in her office but obviously far more affordable through your Avon representative.

She most likely was unaware, since these shows are filmed in advance, of the new products we have now on the market, Anew Clinical Resurfacing Expert Smoothing Fluid!  The peel is once a week to twice a week, but the Resurfacing Fluid is a daily (evening and morning) product.

Nothing beats a dermatologist recommending the product, right?  I’ve linked the video so you can see it for yourself.  NOTE:  Anew Eye Genics is coming out in campaign 7, that will do amazing things for your eyes.  Also, our Anew Clinical Eye Lift Pro is an inexpensive alternative to a surgical eye lift and really works! I use it daily AM/PM along with the Genics Eye Cream.

Shop my online store for these products and more, and remember orders ship FREE if they are $30 or more!  Be sure to register your email address to receive sales notices and specials that are sometimes only available to our email subscribers!!!

Video Link To The Dr. Oz feature of Avon Clinical Advanced Retexturizing Peel

Here is a review by a makeup artist of this product as well!

Be YOUR Own Boss

Feb3

Be YOUR Own Boss

How would you like to be your own boss, set your own hours, determine how much YOU can make?

I am looking for motivated, enthusiastic women and men to join my team.  It doesn’t matter where you live, thanks to technology and the Internet you can be on my team with Avon.  I will provide you training, FREE, at your convenience.  You will be in business for yourself but never by yourself.  Daily contact through my Rep-Pep emails, team meetings every campaign that you can attend via Skype for free, weekly phone call with me to help you grow your business to achieve your dreams.

For only $20 you can become a part of Avon and work for yourself.  NO inventory to order and maintain, just a $20 investment that can earn you as much as you need or want.  Mad money, supplemental income or a career, you make it what you want it to be.

Join my team by going to Start Avon and enter the code: MARTIGARDNER to get started.

 

Questions? Feel free to email me and set up a Skype appointment when we can video chat about your future success with the company that has been in business for 125 years and going strong!

Proceed To Party!!!

Feb2

I love a good party, but face it the cleaning before hand, then after it is over, the making of all those yummy foods…it can make being a hostess a real chore.  Now if you are hosting a party for a friend in a direct selling business, or booking a party from one you attended, then it can be even harder because you have to find an available date with the rep and hope people that RSVP that they are coming actually show up!  But the hostess gifts are always nice and that makes us want to do this all the more.

What if you could host such a party, earn FREE stuff, and not have the hassles?  No need to clean the house, no food to prepare, no hoping that your friends will have time to be at your party.  What if it was an eParty and it lasted a week or so?

Want to earn some FREE AVON?  Then I have a proposition for you!

You host an eParty with me and you get to earn free product of your choice!

It doesn’t matter where you live, once your eParty closes I let you know how much free Avon you can purchase. You place your order with me and I ship it to you at no charge! :)

Party Total      Your Earnings:
$100-$149            10% in FREE product
$150-$299           15% in FREE product
$300-$499           20% in FREE product
$500 &  up            25% in FREE product

Contact me to set up your eParty!

PRODUCT REVIEW: Anew Clinical Resurfacing Expert Smoothing Fluid

Feb1

I am a complete skeptic, as stated in early posts, when it comes to the promises made by skin care lines.  Yes even Avon, and they are my bread and butter.  But after trying the Reversalist regimen from the Avon Anew line, well I was sold that yes indeed, it did wonders for my skin.

In Campaign 4, Avon releases the latest product in the Anew line, in conjunction with the 20 year anniversary of the introduction of the Anew line of products.  This new product is Anew Clinical Resurfacing Expert Smoothing Fluid.  Avon says it is “79% as effective as a professional microdermabrasion”.  My skepticism was on full on alert.  We were given samples of this product at our last district sales meeting so I took it home and decided before I tried to sell my customers on this I’d try it for myself.

I have some deep pitting around my chin and lower jawline from battling adult acne in my early 30′s and would love to be able to afford a microdermabrasion treatment for it, or a quick lift face lift.  But I am nervous about any cosmetic surgical procedure and they are pricy.  So imagine my delight when I started to see improvements in my skin from using this product!

The first morning my skin did feel amazing.  I’m 2 weeks into this addition to my regular skin care regimen and I LOVE this product.  Yes, there is a visible difference, the over all look of my troubled skin is improved.  I am looking forward to seeing what 8-10 weeks out will look like.  I am completely sold on this product and highly recommend it.  I love when I try something and can tell my customers that yes it really does what it says!  The texture of my skin is much better.

Anew Clinical Resurfacing Expert Smoothing Fluid is available in Avon Campaign 4, for an introductory price of $20.  Normally $38 it is on sale this one time, you do not want to miss this.  A little bit goes a very long way!

It is available through my Avon online store now!!! Orders of $30 or more ship FREE.  And remember, Avon has a satisfaction guarantee, if you are not happy with the product they will refund your money.

OUCH! @#$%^&*!!!!!

Nov19

OUCH OUCH OUCH!!!!

I have a very painful boo boo today.

Okay wait, let me back up here a bit first.  Every 2 weeks I am prepping and throwing my Avon brochures.  At least 500, sometimes up to 1000 depending on a number of things.  This is a process of stamping each one on the space on the back with my name, phone number and website for my store.  I also hand date each and every one.  Then if there is an insert, and there nearly always is, I stuff them all.  Then I put each in a plastic bag, roll it like a newspaper and rubber band it.  Needless to say this takes a number of hours to accomplish, anywhere form 4-8 depending on the number I am processing for distribution.  My hands are SO sore by the time I am finished that I look forward to the day I am making enough to hire students to do this task.

Often the process of preparing these books is done along with my mom and sister.  We gather, stack up our boxes of catalogs, then go through the prep process while watching our favorite TV shows a few nights a week.  It is much more pleasant a task in the company of others.

On distribution day I load up my car with 6-10 large boxes of the rolled brochures and head out.  These boxes weigh a LOT and I am out of shape and never properly lift so add a back ache to the hands.  I drive along through various neighborhoods with my driver’s window down (this ought to be a treat come winter) and I go slow, tossing a brochure onto each driveway.  I have some streets that I frequent due to gaining customers on them, others I pick that I’ve never thrown on before.  I don’t come home until all of the brochures are distributed.  This takes only an hour to an hour and a half.  There are many reps that think this method is wrong, that I should hang them on the door handles or even knock on doors and meet the potential clients.  I say that this method works just fine, and besides I know what it is like to be in the middle of something and have the doorbell ring.  If they want Avon they will call and we will meet!

So, today I loaded the car and headed out on my rounds.  About half way through I received my severe ouchie.  I was pulling the rolled books from the box, in a hurry, and depositing them in my lap.  I have very long nails (yep you see where this is going) that are acrylic as I cannot grow them myself.  I wasn’t being careful and jammed my hand into the box.  I’ve done this hundreds of times without issue, but this time I did it at just the WRONG angle.  I snapped the nail on my birdie finger (that one we so like to use to inform other drivers when they are #1).  Not only did it snap but it tore the real nail beneath it, off the nail bed, about a quarter of the way down my natural nail. I uttered quite the string of obscenities that would have made a trucker blush.  Sadly the nail was still hanging on by a piece of the nail bed and now was bleeding.

I stopped the car and pulled off the broken piece, followed by a few more choice, not-family-friendly words.  Thankfully I had a band-aid in my purse (I have everything in there, once winning a contest for the most items on a given list, in my purse, including an unidentifiable object).  So now I am typing with the injured digit wrapped in a bandage, which is very awkward with mostly a stub and the other fingers having rather long nails.  I’m so ticked at myself, as it will be weeks before that finger can have a nail on it again.  SIGH….

Oh well, the day wasn’t a loss, all 600 books were distributed, already have one new customer from this toss round, and signed up a new recruit for my team.

By the way, if you’d like to start living the life of an Avon Lady yourself, join my team.  Doesn’t matter where you live I can sign you up, train you (live video etc) and help you make a nice living (decide what that is and you can earn it).  Just go to Start Avon and enter the code: BREDESTEGE-GARD and for $20 you too can make money and have some interesting stories to write about!  You will also receive top notch support from me, as your upline, as I take good care of my recruits.

SPECIAL OFFER – THIS WEEK ONLY!!!

Oct11

I recently made Unit Leader and I’m in the running for President’s Club before the close of Campaign 26, but I cannot do this without help!  As in SALES!!!

If you order $30 or more on my site, it ships directly to you, FREE shipping.  Not a bad deal!  AND if you order $30 or more by midnight Friday (10/14/11), I’m going to GIVE you the Avon Naturals 5-Piece, Glazed Apple & Walnut Beauty Bundle (2 shower gels, 2 body lotions, 1 body spray), a $35 value, FREE!  When I see your order come through I will place an order for the beauty bundle and ship it to you!

Visit My Avon Store to place an order of $30 or more,  have it ship directly to you, no shipping cost, and I will send you the Beauty Bundle free!

Beauty On A Budget

Sep1

If you live in the greater Cincinnati area, I have a deal for you!  I have an  inventory of bargains at the moment, and I will deliver, same day  delivery at that, cash and carry items!!

Check out my Avon blog, Beauty On A Budget Cash And Carry Basket to see my current bargain inventory.  Quantities are limited so act fast!!!!

These are available through me only,  these are my own personal specials, no shipping, service charge etc!

 

Don’t Make Me Give Him To My Ex!!!

Aug21

Oh readers, you know that I no longer harbor ill will or feelings toward the ex-hubby, never really did, just loads of pain that is now water that  flowed under the bridge.  But really, don’t make me do this.

On my Avon blog page, I’m hosting a give away, something I have done a few times in the past between this blog and that one, with much success.  But now, I’ve had a give away up for a week and not one. single. entry.  SAY IT ISN’T SO!!!!!  This  little guy, We Got The Treats Pete, is adorable!  YES his song COULD become annoying if the kids push his little button too many times, but just put him up high so they cannot reach him.  He wants a good home, and while it is only August 21st,  come on, Halloween is only 71 days away.  It will be here before you know and it and then you will be kicking yourself thinking “OMG, why didn’t I enter? Pete would be the ultimate addition to our holiday decor”, and oh how you will weep with regret.

SO, anyone and everyone is eligible, just get over there and enter.  Or I may have to hand him off to my daughter, who lives with the ex-hubster, also a Pete, and well…yeah you get the idea! We’re on better terms but let’s not have me contributing to the decorating of his home.

Click the cute photo and get over there and enter!!!

Marvi Marti Special!!

Aug20

I am feeling quite generous  at the moment!  SO you, my readers, get to benefit from it! Come on, OWN THE MOMENT!!!

Fergie,  of The Black Eyed Peas, has a second fragrance by Avon, Outspoke  Intense.  It is amazing! (email me at mgardneravon@hotmail.com with your home/mailing address I’ll mail you a sample).  It debuts this campaign and has a special offer of a free, wrist wallet with the purchase of the Parfum Spray on page 5  of this  brochure.

Campaign 18 is loaded with great deals, and I want to sweeten the pot a bit.  For every order of $25 or more, from this current campaign, I will throw  in a FREE lipstick from page 21  of the current (18) brochure ($8 value, AND a free sample of the new, ground breaking skin care product, ANEW GENICS.  Simply place your order online (out of towners I will ship you the freebies – do NOT order them yourself, I can only give you the freebie by mailing it on my own – it will be ordered with my regular orders on 8/30 and mailed to you on Saturday, 9/3/2011) and when I see your order come through processing, I will contact you to chose you color from the Ultra Color Rich Mooisture Seduction Lipstick (with SPF15) line on page 21.

You can view the entire Campaign 18 brochure online at My Online Avon Store by clicking the photo of the brochure in this post,  then “shop eBrochure” on the right hand side.  Offer good until Tuesday, 30 at midnight (EST).

ALSO keep in mind orders that are $30 or more SHIP FREE directly to you! Just enter FS30REP at check out!

Hurry, campaign ends Tuesday, August 30th!!

Special Treat For My Readers

Aug15

I LOVE this business of giving things away, and I am giving away something just adorable this time around.  We Got  The  Treats Pete – the  new, Avon Exclusive treat seeker (hey it is NOT too early to be thinking about Halloween), is my latest give away.  You can check him out in the video below, then head over to my Avon blog to find out how to enter (no purchase necessary)

Say Good-Bye To July…

Jul31

I am pushing to make my sales goals for campaign 16 so everyone that helps me, I’m helping YOU!

Make a  purchase in My Avon Store by clicking ‘shop eBrochure’ on the right hand side of my store site, and when you purchase your order, at the checkout you will receive an additional 15% off the prices listed  in the Campaign 16 brochure.  Yes, 15%!!!

Say good-bye to July by saving BIG, until midnight 8/1/2011!!!!

Just click the photo below to shop My Avon Store!

Free Vanity Crack, Shipping & Special Gift!!!

Jul25

I am SO excited  about some fun stuff for the girls today!

First, my buddy, Cinnamon, agreed to do a personal evaluation of a new product from Avon and then write up a review.  I just knew she’d love this new mascara, she has beautiful eyes and the new mascara made  her  lashes look amazing!  Check out her  blog today, I’ve Got My Eyes On Avon and her before and after photos. (Thanks to her hubby for his camera assistance!)

Cinnamon is  offering a special little gift to anyone that orders $10 or more from my Avon store, some darling little wine glass charms!  She hand makes these, you’ll want some, they are just adorable.

In addition to that gift, IF you order before midnight, Tuesday, 7/26/2011, ANY size order SHIPS COMPLETELY FREE!!!! Just enter the code: FRIENDS2011 at checkout!!

I want to point out a few awesome deals….

This fabulous swag bag is only $19.99, comes with the 5 products shown (a $72 value), when you purchase $10 in beauty products from pages 4-99 and 156-178. Guess what?!  On those pages you will find some outstanding buy one get one free deals on everything from lipstick to mascara!!!! Check it out in my personal Avon store and get this gorgeous bag!

Don’t forget my give away!  Entries for it close at midnight, Sunday, 7/31/2011.   Avon’s new, Clinical Eye Lift Pro!  It’s a $30 value and I’m giving one away free! See my Vanity Crack Blog Page for details!!!

Have I Got A Deal For YOU!

Jul18

The economy isn’t getting any better.

One thing about us girls, we find a way to cut corners in the budget, but we want to look beautiful when doing it, right?

Listen up (you boys too because I have you covered with great products too)!

TODAY ONLY – Expiring at midnight tonight, Monday, July 18th, you can save an additional 10% off your order with me from my online Avon store.  Orders of $10 or more ship FREE until midnight tonight as well!

Campaign 15 – it is full of outstanding sales, and you get it all at an additional 10% off but ONLY if you order online and pay today, before midnight tonight!!!

You are helping me make my sales goals, and I’m helping you save a little money! WIN/WIN!!!

Click the icon below to go directly to my store and take advantage of those great sale prices at 10% additional savings NOW!

Why I Do What I Do…

Jun22

I’ve done the corporate America game…office, cubical, dressed up, business casual, dressed down, performance reviews, deadlines, budget season, year end chaos…I  don’t miss it ONE bit.  Oh sure, when I was let go from a company I had been with 26 years, I was very upset and even scared.  It took 18 months to find another job, some of that was trying to find one that payed enough!  I managed 2 offices after that, okay 3 if you count the part time one with the insurance agent.  Stuck behind a desk all day rocking a florescent light bulb  tan.

Daycare/Childcare is paying the bills for now, and don’t get me wrong, I love that job.  I love kids and cannot wait to be a grandmother to someone with arms and legs rather than 4 paws and a tail (I have 3 granddogs, 2 grandbunnies, and assorted other grandcritters including a frog).

But by far my favorite job is being the Avon Lady.  Hang with me here ladies, and men for that matter.

I  do it so I can work from home, make as much money as I am willing to work for, and I love the products (yes all my makeup and  skin care is Avon).  What more reason is there?  Read on…

Avon has been around  125 years.  The company FOR WOMEN.  And they are still  going strong.  There are a LOT of women making a good living at this, if you consider being totally self supporting and making $50k, $75K, $100k and yes even over $200k a year making a good living.  It can and IS done.  The best part is…you only have to spend $10 to get started.  Yes $10 is it, the price of a good lipstick (when it isn’t on sale and usually we have some dynamite special going on!).

I didn’t buy a bunch of inventory, I order what I need for me and a few demo products.  Those demo items are featured a few campaigns  ahead, to just the sales representatives, at a significantly reduced price so that we can have  them on hand to use, wear and show our customers.  But you don’t have to buy them, trust me the product lines sell themselves, don’t go broke buying things you don’t need!

Avon WANTS you to succeed!  And they leap through flaming hoops  to make sure it happens.  Training that is online, your own online store front/website to sell to people out of your area that are friends and family, it is great!  NO more territories, you can make customers anywhere, anytime you like.  Trust me I do!  If  I can get your ear for 2 minutes  in line at the grocery store you will walk away with a brochure, my business card and a sample or two.  It’s how I roll.  It’s how you can roll too!  Monthly district sales meetings, and our district does FREE bingo where you win free Avon products that  reps and their customers (or potential customers) may attend.

Avon reps get 20% commission regardless of how much they sell, and that increases based on your individual sales.  On any given order you can be making 40% easily!

Is it hard work?  Define that for me!  I walk a neighborhood and  ‘throw’ (toss) 120-150 brochures on porches and hang them on door  handles.  I need and don’t mind the exercise.  Every two weeks I’m stamping and dating those brochures (while watching TV or listening to music).  Every two weeks the order arrives and I have to check it for accuracy, then bag up and deliver products to my customers.  This is not hard at all, just time consuming.  But  even then I’m not putting more than 3 hours  into all of that in a given week.  The more  I do, the more I can make.  Same with leadership, having people down line in my unit increases my earnings!

I work with a bunch of great ladies, everyone helps and shares  tips with everyone else, we all want to see each other making  money and loving what we do.

Why not try it?  Even if you only did it to cover your own makeup expenses, it’s worth it right?  But what if you could also add $100, $500, $1000 or way more than that to your monthly budget? What would YOU do if you had that much extra to spend?

Contact me and I can help you get started!