Getting started with Avon can be simple. The Essentials Pack normally costs £10 and provides the printed materials you need to start sharing Avon with your first customers. Promotional offers sometimes reduce that price.
For your first month, you can start with the pack and Avon’s free digital tools, without buying additional brochures or samples upfront. As you find more customers, you can decide when you need more materials.
Want to understand the opportunity as well as the starting cost? Read our guide to joining Avon and becoming a representative.
What’s included in the Avon Essentials Pack?
The Essentials Pack brings together the basics for introducing customers to Avon and taking their first orders.
| Included | How you can use it |
|---|---|
| 20 Avon brochures | Introduce your first customers to the products and offers. |
| 20 Gift Guides | Help customers explore the seasonal gifting range. |
| Brochure bags | Protect brochures so you can collect and reuse them. |
| Order forms | Give customers a straightforward way to write down their orders. |
| Focus magazine | Explore representative offers, product previews and selling tips. |
Gift Guides are part of the current seasonal pack. Contents and offers can change, so check the pack available when you apply.
Do you need to buy anything else in your first month?
You don’t need to start by buying a large supply of brochures, samples or demonstration products. The Essentials Pack gives you a practical starting supply while you get familiar with Avon and introduce it to your first customers.
Start with the brochures you have, find out who is interested and build from there. You can collect and reuse brochures rather than giving every person a new copy to keep.
You’ll also have digital ways to share Avon, so your first customer conversations don’t have to depend entirely on paper brochures.
Your online shop and digital brochure are included
Alongside the printed materials, Avon provides a free online shop and digital brochure. You can share these with customers so they can browse and order online.
That gives you a choice: use your printed brochures locally, focus on sharing your online shop, or combine the two.
You can start learning which approach suits you before deciding whether you want more printed materials.
When will you need more brochures?
You can order more brochures as your customer base grows or when you need copies for a new campaign.
For example, you might begin by sharing your pack with a small group of potential customers. Once you know who wants to keep receiving a brochure, you can plan your next order around that interest.
There’s no need to order a large quantity simply because you’re getting started. Build a manageable routine first, then increase your supply when you have a use for it.
What about samples and other extras?
Samples and demonstration products are options you can explore later. You don’t need to buy a collection of products before you begin introducing customers to Avon.
Start with your Essentials Pack, get to know the digital tools and learn what interests your customers. That will help you decide whether any extras would be useful.
How much should you set aside to start?
For your initial selling materials, use the standard £10 Essentials Pack price as your starting point, then check whether a current offer reduces it.
You can begin your first month with that pack and your digital tools. Additional brochures and optional extras can follow as you grow.
The pack price covers the materials described above; check the current application and order terms for payment arrangements and any delivery charges relevant to how you sell.
Ready to find out more?
I’m Carolyn, an independent Avon representative and sales leader with Reps Anywhere.
If you’d like to explore selling Avon, our joining guide explains how it works and takes you through to your application.
Pack prices, contents and promotional offers can change. Check the current offer when you apply.
