To throw the Avon catalogue...

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I didn't even think Avon still did catalogues but I've just got home to find one through my door and a note saying they'll collect next week.

Person A says just throw it away, it's unsolicited mail.

Person B says just throw it out on the doorstep and let it sit there for a week.

Person C says keep it in and remember to put it out on the day it says it'll be collected.

Which team are you?

I had one and left it out the day they said they’d collect it.

Yes same here, this has come up before on threads, Im overun with things to organise and categorise, the bin arrnagements are overwhelming at times. There is cardboard stacked up in the hallway because theres no room for it outside but we have a week and a half until its cardboard day.

Its incredibly windy where we live and anything left out just blows away so Im not leaving stuff on my doorstep.

Winner!

I don't mind the charity bags. I use them for rubbish bags in the bathroom bin 🤣

C

I was thrilled and delighted to get one pushed through my door recently.
As cruelty free is important to me, I went ahead and ordered. And I am thrilled and delighted with my purchases! Just saying...

They'll knock and ask for it back if you don't leave it out. Best way is to leave it out in a waterproof bag with a note saying you aren't interested. Any further deliveries I'd say bin is fair game

Sorry to burst you bubble, but Avon is no longer cruelty-free (though some products are.

IIRC It lost that status when it started to expand into Asia and had to have products animal tested for some markets

Bin it.
I don't want it through my door to be a trip hazard in a narrow hall.
I don't want it being a trip hazard on my doorstep for days either. That space is used.
I don't want make-up/ skincare etc and if I did, I'd buy what I want rather than waiting for random catalogues.
I don't want the extra jobs of writing notes/ tracking dates etc.
I just don't want it.

Avon via catalogue agent is always cash on delivery (or should be).

I haven't had an Avon brochure through the door for ages, but when I did get them (and Betterware ones) I used to put them straight in the recycling. I had no idea the reps had to buy them, and as nobody ever knocked on my door asking for them back (or if they did it was when I was at work) I had no idea you were expected to return them if not ordering anything. I guess there might have been a note with them explaining what to do, but as I didn't want to order anything I didn't check for one.

If I got one now, I'd leave it outside as soon as I got it, I'd never remember to put it out on the right day.

Person C, because I'm not a dick.

Team A

I have a very explicit sign on my door and things like that are left at the depositor's own risk.

It goes direct into recycling.

It's the rep that has to pay for the books and only get a small percentage of any orders. Personally I like to try to order something even if it's just small to offer my support. Sometimes I do leave a note saying I'm skint as I have a lot to pay but happy to get another book in a couple month

c

A trip hazard ?
Right

I normally order some stuff
Quality is good for the price,so why not

Aren’t some of you harsh. It could be anyone trying to make some extra money. Option C.

I love the Avon catalog! It's a treat.
I look forward to it.

I don’t answer my door unless I’m expecting someone and I wouldn’t leave it outside as it might rain and then be wet rubbish that I’d have to deal with.
Id probably have a browse through it, then forget about it.

Team A. Throwing them away discourages the reps from leaving any more in future.

Well yeah it is. It's a slip and trip hazard if it's stuck on someone's doorstep.

And if someone isn't Person C - someone who dutifully puts it out on the doorstep on the day the agent says they are coming, they are not a 'dick' @JMSA... No-one has to place these catalogues on their doorstep if they don't wish to. People are entitled to just bin unsolicited crap that drops through their letterbox.

Moreover, most times I have done this in the past, (left the brochure on my doorstep on the day they were supposed to be coming,) they don't come on that day. Like MOST of the time. It has been out on the doorstep for DAYS, even a week sometimes, and so I have taken it back in.

Then the agent just calls randomly when I'm busy, having dinner with family, have a visitor here, am sleeping or resting, or am working. CBA to come when they say, but expect me to drop what I'm doing when it suits them to come, and spend time faffing around looking for the bloody brochure! (Avon do this - AND Betterware amongst others.)

As some posters have said, many women have plenty to think about - and do - without having extra crap thrown at them to remember - and do. And it IS always women that are expected to deal with this shit.

I threw mine out, which was a mistake.

I didn't do it maliciously - just threw it out with all the other pamphlets and crap that gets posted through the door. A few days later, a lady came to collect it and said she had to pay out of her own pocket for the catalogues 😬 Super awkward. Just keep it until the woman comes back.

I agree with other posters though it's a wild concept. Like if a friend wanted to start sending you faxes instead of using WhatsApp 🤷‍♀️

C. It costs the person to buy them. Be Kind

That's really good news! When I got my unsolicited catalogue a few years ago, they still tested on animals, which was another reason I was like "why do I have this?"