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Avon, Usborne and More – Holiday Gift Money

Katelyn Thomas — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:43:48 +0000

When you are short on cash and want to buy holiday gifts, it can be frustrating to try to squeeze the money out of your already tight budget. One way to get some extra money for the holidays and to get some discounted gifts on top of the cash is to look into becoming an independent sales representative for one of the many companies that are recruiting them.

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To do well as a sales rep, you should be someone with a pretty large circle of friends and an outgoing personality. You also need to be willing to look at your work as a real business and should plan to commit to several hours a day of work, whether it is making calls and emails or doing actual sales.

(One year, I joined Avon for the discount and literally shopped for my family out of the catalog. I got so many very nice gifts and didn’t even have to leave home to shop. On top of that, commission from sales to a few other people paid part of my gift tab. If I would have put any effort into the business, I could have actually made some income, too. However, at the time, I already had a full time and a part time job and wasn’t looking for another job.)

Here are a few of the many businesses that use independent consultants:

Avon

Discovery Toys

Longaberger

Mia Bella Candles

Usborne Books & More

Do you use one of these businesses to make some holiday money?

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Avon, Usborne and More – Holiday Gift Money

Knock, Knock, It’s the Beauty Carnival Lady

Tracee Sioux — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:00:09 +0000

When you hear Beauty Carnival don’t you get an image of a bunch of Mary Kay and Avon Lady’s hounding you to try their newest samples and invite all your friends?

Well, I submitted my story about the groovy no-chip nail polish I found. So it can’t be all that bad.

Actually, I enjoyed the article Looks Are Nothing Without Spirit, which echoes my sentiments exactly here and here, so I’d say Maria Palma at Beauty is Withinis a kindred spirit and will be immediately added to my blogroll. Check her out.

I also read about the Top 5 Skincare tips at Beautyriche.com’s Beauty Blog, but no advice on pregnancy mask or acne.

Amanda Herrington from Health Sundae advises us to watch our pocketbook and not spend more than we need to on beauty products in . It is a lengthy comparison of Dr. Perricone’s Healthcare Products versus a cheaper, though equally effective, line of Source Naturals. She seemed rather knowledgeable on ingredients in skin creams and potions so I left a comment begging her advice on pregnancy mask and acne. I’ll let you know if she provides any enlightenment on the issue. But, obviously Thrifty Mommy would be so very proud of her frugality.

And let’s not forget to thank Tonic Gifts for hosting the Beauty Blog Carnival. It’s a worthy read.

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Knock, Knock, It’s the Beauty Carnival Lady

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

admin — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:59:32 +0000

Whether it’s sporting a cute t-shirt from Ralph Lauren’s Pink Pony collection, an organized run in your home town park, baking pink cookies for your child’s class, or donating much-needed funds to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation — there is always something that can be done which has meaning and helps to move research forward.

So, if you are someone, or you know someone or you just want to educate yourself…Get Pink-Y With It, and join the cure.By the way, Avon has some gorgeous stuff at their Pink Ribbon Shop.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month