Ding Dong! Avon Calling.

[Wee67]

I know a lot of us got a few Avon superhero items back in the day.



But my mother and grandmother seemed to get me some sort of Avon gift every Christmas. I have to admit, I have a lot of nostalgia for a lot of their cheap little stocking stuffers. Especially the Peanuts stuff. Anybody else here ever get a bubble bath or shaped soap for as a gift?

[Werewolf]

I loved getting little Avon gifties as a child. My favorites were the finger puppets that came with lip balm. I had the ghost and the glow worm.

[ScottA]

Yea, my mom used to sell it when I was in the 4th-6th grades. My brother and I would hand deliver the catalog to the base housing. I still Avon bottles to this day.

Surprisingly Avon had some good character stuff over the years. Not the mention the chess pieces.

[enyawd72]

I had the Superman and Batmobile soakies...loved them!

[johnnystorm]

I have the Bat-brush and a Batmobile bubble bath container.
As a kid I remember getting the Peanuts toiletries for Christmas.
There used to be a collectible market for the aftershave bottles and such, but I think that's pretty much done as I see this stuff all over for cheap.
Do they still even make Abraham Lincoln after shave busts and Fishing reels or sports cars?
Always a go-to for my Dad or Pap for gifts as a kid.

[HardyGirl]

My older sister (RIP) was an Avon lady too. In fact, I still have some lipstick samples, 2 Pendant Pals, a Precious Doe deer shaped decanter (that once had Sweet Honesty cologne), my Gilroy the Ghost finger puppet/lip balm, a Flopsy Ears Bunny necklace, (missing the ears) and a Sleigh Ride candle I put out every Christmas (w/ the presents melted down). When I was a kid, I also had a Charlie Brown hairbrush. As an adult, I found a Batman hairbrish, and an Avon Christmas '76 catalog. I miss my sister...those were good memories.

[piecemaker]

My Aunt sold Avon for years and she probably still has boxes of the "collectable" after shave busts,sports cars, etc stashed somewhere.

I got this stein one year I remember some other stuff but this seems to be the only thing that I still have.

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[Earth 2 Chris]

My mom sold Avon as well, when I was very young. I still have my Superman and Batman brushes, although the paint on them is nearly gone. My Batmobile and Superman bubble bath containers fared better. I have some of the Peanuts stuff in storage as well.

Thanks for posting this Bill! Although now I want a boxed Batman brush!

Chris