You have got to be in the neighborhood my friend.
I have some Blend 7 aftershave in a Bishop. It was my first, and still my favorite vintage Avon scent.
Vintage Avon find
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I have some Blend 7 aftershave in a Bishop. It was my first, and still my favorite vintage Avon scent.
My people, I am one of you.
First photo is the shelf above my desk and the second is (one of) my overflow storage places. There's so much more!
.... I must be stopped, because I don't have the self-control necessary to stop on my own.
First photo is the shelf above my desk and the second is (one of) my overflow storage places. There's so much more!
.... I must be stopped, because I don't have the self-control necessary to stop on my own.
Book bottles are my friend! 
Yes, I love the books! The "Classics" versions came in an Amber glass too, which I don't have. So, I'm on the lookout for the amber book in Leather, then I'll feel "complete".Book bottles are my friend!
Hmmm Hud is a new one haven't heard of that one before, Clint is another one that is a bit harder to find compaired to the rest of them (Wild Country, Thai Winds, Deep Woods, Etc.).
I snagged a bottle of Mesmorize last week. Put it in a bag of odds and ends at a thrift store, guy at the front counter glanced in there and said $5. I say OK, then when I got home I kinda totalled up what I had and figured I got the Avon for free. And it was basically full!
I like it, and so does the Mrs. Just great news all the way around!
I like it, and so does the Mrs. Just great news all the way around!
I’ve been quietly squirreling away more and more Avon without posting here, but I have to share yesterday’s Black Friday antique store find.
First, I snagged a cased Super Speed at 20% off for the Black Friday sale, and was still reveling in that little victory, and assuming I wouldn’t find any other surprises while I browsed around the 4th shop of the day.
With only 10 minutes left before closing, I stepped into a tiny little room in a back corner where I spot a wicker basket with a janky cardboard sign and a marker-scrawled message: “old Avon $1/ea”
Sitting right on top was the Bay Rum barrel. I shot straight to it and grabbed it instantly realizing from the weight that it was completely FULL!
Popped the cap off as fast as I could and sniff…
there it is
…
that beautiful juice
I was floating.
Then I remembered the Black Friday sale at 20% off makes this bottle $.80!!!
I consider any Bay Rum or Brisk Spice that I find “in the wild” to be grail level items, and I still can’t stop smiling.
What a nerd.
I also found this bottle of Windjammer Cologne in the same basket for the same $.80! The cap is broken, and it’s only about half-full, but I love Windjammer Aftershave in the summer time, so having the Cologne that I can layer to extend that scent now has me looking forward to warmer weather!!
Happy hunting everyone!
First, I snagged a cased Super Speed at 20% off for the Black Friday sale, and was still reveling in that little victory, and assuming I wouldn’t find any other surprises while I browsed around the 4th shop of the day.
With only 10 minutes left before closing, I stepped into a tiny little room in a back corner where I spot a wicker basket with a janky cardboard sign and a marker-scrawled message: “old Avon $1/ea”
Sitting right on top was the Bay Rum barrel. I shot straight to it and grabbed it instantly realizing from the weight that it was completely FULL!
Popped the cap off as fast as I could and sniff…
there it is
…
that beautiful juice
I was floating.
Then I remembered the Black Friday sale at 20% off makes this bottle $.80!!!
I consider any Bay Rum or Brisk Spice that I find “in the wild” to be grail level items, and I still can’t stop smiling.
What a nerd.
I also found this bottle of Windjammer Cologne in the same basket for the same $.80! The cap is broken, and it’s only about half-full, but I love Windjammer Aftershave in the summer time, so having the Cologne that I can layer to extend that scent now has me looking forward to warmer weather!!
Happy hunting everyone!
Nice score!I’ve been quietly squirreling away more and more Avon without posting here, but I have to share yesterday’s Black Friday antique store find.
First, I snagged a cased Super Speed at 20% off for the Black Friday sale, and was still reveling in that little victory, and assuming I wouldn’t find any other surprises while I browsed around the 4th shop of the day.
With only 10 minutes left before closing, I stepped into a tiny little room in a back corner where I spot a wicker basket with a janky cardboard sign and a marker-scrawled message: “old Avon $1/ea”
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Sitting right on top was the Bay Rum barrel. I shot straight to it and grabbed it instantly realizing from the weight that it was completely FULL!
Popped the cap off as fast as I could and sniff…
there it is
…
that beautiful juice
I was floating.
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Then I remembered the Black Friday sale at 20% off makes this bottle $.80!!!
I consider any Bay Rum or Brisk Spice that I find “in the wild” to be grail level items, and I still can’t stop smiling.
What a nerd.
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I also found this bottle of Windjammer Cologne in the same basket for the same $.80! The cap is broken, and it’s only about half-full, but I love Windjammer Aftershave in the summer time, so having the Cologne that I can layer to extend that scent now has me looking forward to warmer weather!!
Happy hunting everyone!
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You look like a knowledgeable aftershaver! lol
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I’d never heard of it. I was going through some old women’s perfume Avon bottles that I was gonna pitch when I took a 2nd look at the roller skate bottle and smelled it. Turned out it was a male-targeted cologne. Came out in 1980. Don’t think it lasted long.
Most people judge a man by how nice his car is or how many plaques of recognition he has on his wall. I judge a man by the books in his library!
I always look for Spicy, which is my favorite, and was lucky enough to find three bottles locally for 2 bucks each over the summer. I now have four full bottles.
I love the looks that I get from the sellers when I tell them I'm not really interested in the bottles, and decant them into other vintage bottles.
I love the looks that I get from the sellers when I tell them I'm not really interested in the bottles, and decant them into other vintage bottles.
And you are a wise man my friend. A person who can read has unlimited potential.
Today's score.
Straight Eight full of Island Lime $5. This is my 4th Island Lime Straight Eight. Adding those and my 6oz basket weave Island Lime bottle brings my stock of Island Lime to 26oz.
The Wild Country cologne was $2. This is my first spray bottle of WC cologne. I know WC is more or less a Clubman clone, but they have unique characteristics to my nose... normally. This particular bottle is the closest match to Clubman of all WC I've smelled!
Straight Eight full of Island Lime $5. This is my 4th Island Lime Straight Eight. Adding those and my 6oz basket weave Island Lime bottle brings my stock of Island Lime to 26oz.
The Wild Country cologne was $2. This is my first spray bottle of WC cologne. I know WC is more or less a Clubman clone, but they have unique characteristics to my nose... normally. This particular bottle is the closest match to Clubman of all WC I've smelled!
I've got an island lime just like that. And yes, I have also found wild country varies. I literally love one bottle and hate the next. Just weird.
I hear that! I have a great big box of all the Wild Country bottles I've aquired. It's always been at the bottom of my favorites list for Avon, but maybe that's just because most Avon I find in the wild is Wild Country, so I just get sick of seeing it.
After recently decanting Pinaud Clubman into glass and realizing it's full potential once the skunk fades (and falling in love with it), I've finally started to warm up to Wild Country.
...but some of the bottles are just NOT like the others. This one from today is the cream of the cream so I'll be using this one up I'm sure.
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It is truly amazing that this thread I started almost 12 years ago is still going strong!
It really is. I remember the first time I read it thinking "I remember Dad getting an Avon decanter every Christmas, and an Old Spice set too."
Then this stinkin' thread has caused me more fights with my lovely War Department than anything else in the last 6 years!
You need to be a better hider of product! Didn't Sun Zu say, "The best way to win a war is to not fight"?
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