According to an article in an Australian newspaper:
An 84-year-old north Brisbane (Australia) woman is preparing to make her final Avon deliveries almost 50 years after she joined the global beauty company.
Avon, which reached Australia in 1963, announced in February that it will withdraw from Australia and New Zealand by the end of this year. For Margaret Cook of Stafford Heights and more than 21,400 Avon representatives, this means they are now handing out their final brochures.
The grandmother of four said she felt “a bit deflated” when she heard the news.
“I started selling Avon at the end of June 1968 so I’ll be about four weeks short of 50 years when I finish.
“My cousin was the district manager and she suggested I become a rep. At the time I had three small children (from 2-7 years) and I thought I could fit that in.
“I have not missed a campaign in nearly 50 years.”
Mrs Cook said she had also made some great friends through Avon. “I’ve still got some customers I met on my first day and the lady who was my rep (Ruth Gibb), I am now her Avon lady.”
Margaret Cook of Stafford Heights and Ruth Gibb of Aspley look over some of