Avon Cosmetics Things your District Manager recruiter don't want you to know ripoff Worcester Massachusetts

1. I encountered another Avon Rep who was burned by a bad debit card. For $900.00 worth of cosmetics purchased by one customer. (stolen or something)

2. It is always a good idea, to sit on the money for a while, when recieving a rather large order from ONE CUSTOMER.

3. I have owned other enterprises, and when a customer makes a rather large purchase of anything--look out--the card will be hot, the check will bounce or the credit card will be disputed by customer at their bank--not yours. Behind your back.

4. The average sale to one customer for Avon is roughtly $30.00 a purchase. This is just an average. But be suspious of any sale that is too high, from a new customer or out of character for the season, person or norm...

5. Make sure customer's aren't acting in a dementia or Alzheimers way. Buying and re-buying, buying more than they can afford or forgetting that they ordered from you in the first place. Cut these customer off immediately!!! Believe me, the family will come after you. I attended a garage sale where an Avon Rep had sold cases--yes cases to a little old lady. The family sued, and she had to take back all of those cases of talc powders etc. (year 1981)

6. Personally, I like taking checks. Because it costs the customer to cancel it, and if they write a hot one, it is a felon in my state. Also, it can't be cancelled behind my back so easy.

7. But, I always sit on the money for a month. Yes, it is tempting to spend it, but once I got burned for $26.00. Just like you, I had a customer by a lot of stuff, and then want to return it all. Turned out she was a compulsive shopper, and did this all the time to many stores and Avon Reps.

8. Keep a file on your dead-beats. And a journal on your business, this loss should be a tax right off.

Two days later i decided to take it up on my own - i had one of my customer [who happens to be a friend of mine] make a phone call to the Headquarters and vouched for me that the recruiter herself was responsible for NOT telling me ahead of time of known return policies when i signed the contract - finally the headquarter made the District manager and recruiter drop by my house and apologized for not telling me all the rules and liabilities - the DM automatically de-promoted her employee's position to regular and AVON headquarters sent my client a full refund without afecting my commision.