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    ellaesther: If you buy nothing else from Avon (and I personally don't, but my habits were set when I lived in a foreign land, so my habits don't really say much a... more »
    kaiwhakamarie: I briefly thought about selling Avon. I ended up not doing it because I found out I had to attend weekly meetings and figured it was one of those situ... more »
    morninggloria: Avon ladies in downtown Chicago have a really unsettling sales tactic of walking up to me randomly on the street and complimenting my outfit and then ... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: My sister was selling it for a while, but not anymore, I think. It's too bad. I like it. I just don't use it at a rate that would support anyone. I ha... more »
    aisuru113: My grandmother sold Avon. There were so many shades orange lipstick in the seventies. I only know this because she kept all her samples from the seven... more »
    ionu: My husband happens to be an "Avon Lady". He happens to be very handsome a 6'2 Black man and the women simply love him:) more »
    labeled: Also bucking the recession: Door to door meat salesmen (er, yeah) who find an unsuspecting Mr.Labeled doing yardwork and proceed to sell him $600 wor... more »
    Samanthrax: Good. Avon also makes quality products at an afforable price. Their lipstick is the shit and their nailpolish lasts forever. No, I am not 65. more »
    save jinger: I know my grandma is still buying it from the ladies at her church. I used to love looking through those little catalogs whenever I went to visit. more »
    rightfootleft: Screw the recession. I want my personalized snap cups and pink scented paper! more »
  • #makeup4ever

    Door To Door

    Avon is one of a number of "direct selling companies" bucking the recession. No longer limited to "ladies," Avon's been able to recruit many new "representatives" of both sexes to vend their Reese Witherspoon-associated products. [Independent]