Avon Products Consumer Reviews - Page 2

I have tried to sell Avon for 2 years, my taxes show I have been in the red for 2 years, I gave it all I had. Avon managers could sell swamp land in Florida, but they need to disclose the truth on the amount of money to be made!!! You may sell enough Avon to make 20%, but by the time you buy your book, bags, samples, and demos, you owe the company.

The way Avon is set up, they never have to pay payroll tax either!!! Customer service even for the reps is in India, you can't understand a word they say. I vote to boycott Avon, ASAP, before any more women are sucked in. Lets get someone to look into this procedure of so called selling???

TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA -- I purchased an AVON BIG COLOR eye color pencil a few weeks ago and the sharpener I already had does not accommodate it. This last campaign AVON had the pencils & sharpener on sale so I ordered 2 more pencils plus the sharpener thinking they must have come out w/ a new sharpener that accommodates the BIG COLOR pencil. The problem is, this is the same sharpener I already have and the BIG COLOR eye pencil is too BIG for it. Why would AVON sell a pencil & sharpener that don't accommodate each other? Now I have 3 BIG COLOR eye pencils that I can't sharpen. Anyone else come across this problem?

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA -- I have been trying to get in contact with ** an Avon representative. I try to call, all I get is her voice mails on her phone. I was going to place an order with her a few times. She never responded to my calls. She called one time, my phone ringed only once - I did not have time to respond. She left a voice mail on my phone to contact her back. When I called back I could not get no response from her. All she said was that her orders was going in that night and if I wanted to place an order to contact her. I tried but did not get no response from her. She send me emails but they are no used to me.

My twin girls have had their ears pierced since they were 4 months. They're now 2 1/2. I bought them the Disney Mickey Mouse Stud Earrings assuming they were safe for children. On the 3rd day I was drying my daughter's hair after a bath and noticed that her ear was red. I removed the earring and a chunk of her earlobe came off with the earring!!! I was never so horrified. I'm not sure if you can see the pictures but I thought I'd share. I asked my Avon representative to take the 2 boxes back. She declined. I'll be asking Avon for my refund. Crystal rhinestone in goldtone, Pierced - 0.8cm (0.31") long.

CINCINNATI, OHIO -- ON campaign 24 in December 2008 I purchased the 24 oz SSS bath oil having ordered this product as a buy one get the second of that same item for only 99. The original product was delivered to me by a local representative. She stated that the second bottle was not shipped but that she would look into it. No product for the .99 bonus buy was ever delivered to me. After numerous phone calls and emails to the rep., which were never acknowledged, I attempted to take care of it myself through contact with the company.

My call was transferred to India and I reported the problem to him being assured that he would contact the company directly and that I would receive an immediate response. Someone did contact me several days later. I was told that they would contact the representative and find out about the missing SSS bath oil.

It has been months and nothing has been done about shipping the product to me. I even offered to pick it up at the Springdale office in Cincinnati, OH. Avon was given the Avon lady's name and email. Not only are their gift and clothing items now made in China and have become junk, but now they are serviced in India! As a previous Avon rep., I could not be more disappointed with the product and the service!

Are you kidding me??? I have never in my life seen such a huge company make their reps and customers call long distance numbers to get service. THEN the call is actually going to India!! Are you kidding me I ask again??? The company putting all these commercials out to Americans to recruit them due to our terrible economic times and all the lay offs and here they are giving all the jobs to a bunch of "script reading" foreigners!! Talk about not supporting your own country! WHY doesn't AVON give those jobs to people right here in America???

On top of that, as a new representative I had several questions. Once the District Manager took my money to start with them, I couldn't get a return call, a return email or anything. No return emails from corporate and then you have to call them long distance because they don't provide a toll free and after going through their prompts forever, they tell you to hold 8-10 minutes or enter your number and they will call you back. I did that 3 times and each time they called back they hung up!! So after 2 HOURS of trying to get a live person all they do is repeat everything you say!! Over and over!! VERY FRUSTRATING!!!

I have ordered from Avon for years without a problem and I like their products. My last order was to be mailed to my APO address. For some reason the Avon website wouldn't recognize my zip and I kept getting error message saying to correct it but it would NOT accept my correct zip. They suggested an alternate zip which was close so I figured with the Company name, Unit number, etc, my package would get to me. When I saw the confirmation the only "address" they had used was my name and the incorrect zip. THAT'S ALL! I immediately sent an email to customer service.

Two days later I received a reply that the order had been shipped. I replied there was no way that order would reach me the way it was addressed and what could we do about the problem. I received no answer. I wrote again several times and still have not received a reply. The order was for approx $200. And I wanted the products or I wouldn't have ordered them in the first place. If you want to do business with a company that has a customer service dept that will really help you, don't bother with Avon.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- For many years in the past, I was a faithful buyer of Avon products. I had not purchased anything for approximately five years. Three weeks ago a co-worker of my sister's sent two Avon catalogs, Campaign 16 & 18. I ordered some slippers that were to be a part of a birthday gift, this weekend. I was assured that I would have the products about ten days ago. Yesterday I received all of the other stuff I had ordered, except the three I wanted the most. I was told, by the Avon rep that they were discontinued.

What I want to know is why on earth they were put in the new catalog, and why it took so darned long for me to be told thus. Now I have to go shopping in a department store to find the slippers, as they complete the rest of the gift. I hate department stores! I guess it would be another few years before I shop with another Avon rep.

Products are good to use but wheres the money I'm making? I've been running around like a headless chicken for these people & I'm fed up with it. Since I've started selling I've made NO MONEY WHATSOEVER. Wheres the business? In their hands. They charge all these unnecessary fees. I pay on time, I order on time, & I'm getting charged late fees like there's no tomorrow. I'm so done with them. All you Avon defenders are nothing but a bunch of scammers too that recruit people to fall into these games. Its wrong & unprofessional.