Tossing vs Hanging

When I first started with Avon, I would use the What's New plastic bags (535077) to hang books on doors.  Another Avon rep showed me to use the same bag for tossing.  You just put the bag in sideways and push the extra part of the bag into the middle of the book.

I have been comparing my results and decided that I have better response from tossing.  

• I get between 1 - 3 customers for every 200 books from either tossing or hanging.
• When I hang, it takes about 2-3 hours to distribute 200 books and that's with my husband's help.  Now that I toss, it takes about 30 minutes to distribute 200 books. (I drive and he tosses)
• When I would hang, I had to find a babysitter, so I couldn't do it every week.  Now that I toss, I can load the kids in the car with me and they don't mind. 

I can see the advantage of hanging, because you can try knocking on the door and increase your chance of response, but when it's still 111 at 6:00pm who really wants to go outside.

It's Hot Out There

Here in Las Vegas we have been in the triple digits for a few weeks now, so I though I would talk about how to minimize it's effect on your business. No matter how good the air conditioning is in your car, the constant in and out while making your deliveries in hundred plus temperatures can melt your products.

One good way to keep this from happening is to keep a cooler in your car. Depending on the size of your vehicle, you can get a large cooler to keep all your deliveries in or a small one to only keep the meltables in. Some of the ladies in my District use the Insulated Folding Picnic Basket (073570) as it is so compact and easy to store. The most important thing to remember is that ice melts. It is best to either use dry ice or ice packs so that your products are not ruined by water damage.

As an added benefit, by caring your skincare products in the cooler, you can show your clients just how nice it feels to use chilled moisturizer on a hot day.