Day 212 - I started a Permanent Job by AVON :)

Yep, thats how the story continues... who would have thought it could have been such a fantastic journey.

I started in January 2013 as a Representative, quickly decided to be a Sales Leader, and here we are in August and I am working full time as an Area Sales Manager on a permanent salary with AVON.

I have been to the annual conference in the Hilton in Birmingham, all paid for by AVON as my new employer, had a lovely few days learning about our growth and change, listening to the motivational speeches and congratulating the people who have done really well this past year.  Now that we are back I am in training for a couple of weeks and will be out working my area really soon.

I am loving Avon, it really is the comany for women by women and Yes, It has changed my life!

Thanks :)

Day 186 - 6am Await C12 delivery

I have a great arrangement with my delivery driver.

He used to come about the same time as the school run - so back near the beginning I asked if he wouldn't mind coming earlier and now he arrives with the delivery at 6am on the dot every time.

Day 184 - Holiday Orders

I'm off on holidays soon - I did a double brochure run during Campaign 12 - meaning that I put in C12 and C13 with a lovely note explaining what date which order will be delivered....
I've submitted my C12 order and will have just a couple of days to get it delivered and paid before I go away.
I will submit my C13 order this week (as I have picked up majority of the books now)

So, my customers are clear about what's happening, they haven't missed out, and not have and most important - I haven't missed out on my regular extra income either....

The double brochure holiday idea worked a treat - I just need to get back before the C13 delivery date - which is my plan!

Day 170 - The New Avon Make-up

Day 169 - Avon in the Evening

The new job is going fine so far!

Got home from work yesterday, and after dinner I dropped my daughter at guides.  Whilst she was there I had a lovely walk around picking up my books, revamping them with new order forms where required and generally tidying them up, then put them straight back out.

I picked up £50 quid's worth of order's whilst I was out, binned a few old old old brochures that some people seem to have been hoarding... (one customer had the whole collection from campaign 4 up to present LOL!).

All done in time to pop home for a cup of tea, leave early enough to fill up with petrol ready for work tomorrow, and collct little miss from Guides :)

Day 167 - Avon + Full Time Job

So, tomorrow will be the first day of working full time and being an AVON Rep and an AVON Sales Leader and still doing my Ebay - and thats all whilst wearing my housewife-mother-daughter hat.

I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT !!!

I love a challenge, and now that I have the AVON working so well, it will be nice to have that extra challenge going on as well.

I am glad that I won't have to give up my AVON as it has been so nice to meet all my customers and I wouldn't want to lose that.

So AVON has been demoted to Wed evenings and Saturday afternoons, which is plenty of time :)

Day 163 - Campaign 11 Delivery tomorrow morning

Looking forward to the delivery - though I do get a bit worried about.... will it all be here?, will I get it all done etc etc.  I am really not sure why I worry, it is ALWAYS ok...!

Maybe I also suffer from a slight case of OCD (organising-tidiness-whatever), as, while I am sorting out the order:
- I can't stand the mess of boxes and products (even though I love the boxes, they are very useful afterwards   AND I love seeing all the products, the new stuff etc etc and can't wait to use mine)
- I feel a bit clostrophobic for a while and also (I am laughing at myself here) - as I sort out the products I feel the need to line the bags up in street order and each street in house number order LOL!!!

Maybe I am just a bit nuts!  Well that I'm almost sure of - haha!

Day 160 - Nail decoration tool - summer style

Just playing around with the nail tool today - managed to create some sort if magic mushroom look with the accent colour and spotted tips between the sparkle tips lol!!
It's fun and I like it... Despite my husband's raised eyebrow lol!

Day 160 - Ordering from current 1st look and backorder 1st look

AHA - all has been answered.

A few campaigns ago, I was unsure why some of my products had not arrived.  I thought it was because I had ordered from the previous First Look Magazine, but it wasn't.

It is perfectly ok to order from the current FIRST LOOK and the previous FIRST LOOK.

The reason my products hadn't arrived was because I ordered multiple quantities of each - so now I get it !!!!

Brill! Thanks Area Manager :)

Day 157 - The New AVON mascara

After many many years it was about time someone thought if a better way to apply mascara - and here it is....... I've tried it and I love it ...

Day 155 - Labels for Double Books

Ordered some more labels from Ebay - this time just over 3000 labels for £8 (free P&P).
This saves me a huge amount of time when I am preparing my books.  I will be sending out C12 and C13 at the same time this month, to see if I can get some orders in advance of my holiday at the end of July.

Preparing the brochures in double quantity would really be a pen-pusher's nightmare with so much to put on, the order forms, the back of the books and now the website URL too... but with the stickers it is easy and quick.

Day 151 - Double Brochures for Holiday Cover

I am planning a holiday for two weeks in the summer holidays and wanted to know how to get around that without leaving my customers hanging on for their AVON.

I will be sending out two brochures on the next Campaign with the following note enclosed:
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Dear AVON Customer

I will be away on holiday in a few weeks time; therefore, I am giving you two brochures: The current one and also the next.

Please leave both brochures out for collection in the usual way on the usual day.

Delivery Dates:

Orders from Brochure 12 ……19th - 22nd July

Orders from Brochure 13 ……9^th – 12^th August

(or let me know what suits you)

Thank you and happy shopping!

Yvonne – The Avon Lady J

Day 143 - The One Drop Brochure Delivery Order System

For a quicker more efficient round, this Campaign, whilst waiting for the previous order to be delivered, I dropped brochures out to the customers who had ordered, therefore when I deliver their order, I can just pick up the brochure and their next order at the same time.

It means just a few days into the new Campaign, I have done my deliveries and already picked up a few orders, giving me more time to focus on the rest of my round.

My next brochure drops are to the customers who have ordered on previous Campaigns, and then finally to the rest of the territory, leaving those who don't always put their book out for me until the very last ones.

I find this order of showing my brochures ensures that I get the best return on them.

Day 136 - Text reminder to existing customers

Just a couple of days before the order goes in - I like to send out a text to my previous and existing customers (if I haven't had their book back or received an order from them....)  It normally produces between 3 to 6 extra orders.

Day 134 - Legoland

Yes the "work when you choose to" ethic of being an Avon rep means we are spending a day at Legoland!

My Avon earnings have paid for the day out and there's no need to worry about working every day / especially during half term!