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avonAvon Products Online Store offers the same things for sale in those Avon brochures many of us have seen since we were teenagers ourselves. The search engine works really well and the site is easy to navigate as the products are separated into easy-to-find categories:

• Beauty including makeup, skin-care, bath & body, fragrance, outdoor protection, salon & spa
• Gifts including gifts for the home, gifts for children, and gifts of beauty
• Specials currently being offered
• Jewelry & Accessories
• Wellness including nutritional supplements and fitness
• Inspirational Treasures
• Avon Breast Cancer Crusade

I love Avon Products Online Store. I tend to purchase a lot of skin moisturizers for my dry skin, and with a few clicks I have it from here. I've been very happy in this regard with their Moisture Therapy line of products and I buy them pretty much year-round. Skin-So-Soft products are something I buy in the spring and summer mainly for their insect repelling properties. Just recently, I loaded up with lots of lip balms, hand lotions, and shower gels in pretty containers to put in my two daughters' stockings at Christmas. I'll pick up various other items when there's a good special that I know I can use either for myself or someone else.

Avon Products Online Store has a great selection of gifts. I can purchase beauty products as a combined selection in a basket or bag. There are also some pretty decorative items for the home available, as well as children's toys and accessories. Often when I'm just looking for something small and thoughtful to give someone I can find it here. Sometimes it's a piece of costume jewelry or a pretty Christmas ornament. They are usually inexpensive enough that I can purchase them if I want to have it around "just in case".

As I'm shopping, my shopping cart appears on the left-hand corner of my screen, showing my accumulated total. There's no surprises here when I get to the checkout this way. Avon Products Online Store accepts all major credit cards as payment.

A variety of delivery options are available: standard, 2 day, or next day. I've usually received my order within a week without any problems by standard delivery. Standard shipping is $5.95; 2-day is $15.90 and next-day is $20.90. I can't imagine needing something from Avon Products Online Store so bad I couldn't make do with something from CVS for a few days at those prices for expedited shipping!