Vintage Avon find
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I did worse. Like an idiot, I bought the Avon Elk (Moose?). It's as big as a binocular case.
20x80 binocular case ... maybe 12"x10"x5".
Yes, it holds about a half-gallon, but still.
Wife sees that enormous Moose sitting on the bathroom vanity ... and I'll be moving to Alaska ...
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Then you probably wouldn't like Pinaud Clubman. Wild Country is Avon's version of Clubman, and I find Clubman to be much more powdery.
That's why I love Avon so much... you can get it super cheap! (and it smells great too)
Brut is one of my favorites as well, and I personally don't think any Avon scent smells like it.
Avon also made a large plastic chess board for the set. It wasn't available for sale to the public, so it's harder to find, but they are out there.
That's the big problem with Avon. They look nice, but more are cumbersome to use. I decant all of my Avon scents into Avon Apothecary bottles. Those are about as perfect a bottle as there is for aftershaves.
Nice score Angelo!
Makes sense, I believe the Original became Wild Country. Not sure if it was tweaked a bit in doing so, or not.
Found some more vintage Avon today - all full!
A car bottle of Island Lime, a penny bottle of Bravo, and a Tiki bottle of Tai Winds. (Plus an aerosol bottle of old Brut). I never turn away from Island Lime or Bravo, and I've been wanting a Tiki bottle. Plus old Brut? Yeah!
A car bottle of Island Lime, a penny bottle of Bravo, and a Tiki bottle of Tai Winds. (Plus an aerosol bottle of old Brut). I never turn away from Island Lime or Bravo, and I've been wanting a Tiki bottle. Plus old Brut? Yeah!
Dude! You had a GREAT day!
Yeah, I'm happy! This brings me up to 2 full car bottles of Island Lime, an 8 ounce apothecary bottle plus a half full Bamboo Lime bottle like my avatar. (So like 23 ounces total). And my Bravo stash is around 18 ounces.
Scores indeed!
Somebody wrote that the Tiki bottle looks like something you'd see in the background in Spock's quarters!
Bravo, I use at least once a week. Lime is just the best.
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Never thought of it that way before, but it fits!
Any Wild Country fans looking to restock?
Sweet fancy Moses. Where?
The listing didn't list a location, just that it ships for $12.00. $25 total didn't seem to bad for the quantity of stuff there. I can message you the listing link if you would like.
Yes please. Much appreciated.
Message sent.
Yeah, that old Wild Country is hard to beat. NOTICABLY better than new.
Most of us have enough Wild Country to last until the next century.. 
And I need more like a hole in my head
I believe I really can float a boat in Wild Country.
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Wow! I think I saw a glass bottle like that 30 or 40 years ago in my grandparents' house. I liked it because it was shaped like a ship. I never knew what was in it, though. Actually, come to think of it, the bottle may have been empty. I'm thankful for the OP for his post. I now know what was originally in the bottle!I know there are fans of Avon products here so I thought I'd share. Found this full bottle of Spicy for, as you can see, the princely sum of $1.50 at a Goodwill store. If you look closely you can see the layer of dust still visible. The screw off lid was so tight I wasn't sure it would even come off without breaking it.
The piece of tape has some writing on it that I can't make out, possibly from a yard sale many years ago.
Smells great! Very similar to Old Spice, maybe just a tad less strong.
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I smell like a Christmas pudding
I have just received this, Avon 4A's - it has a mild, slight menthol aroma. Does anyone know the age of this as I cannot find any references to it anywhere? I get the feeling it is 1960s or 1970s. This is a new Avon for me 
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