Hi there.

I did The Body Shop at Home and found it worthwhile. I stopped because I was also working full time and couldnt fit it in. I just didnt have the time to commit to it properly. I signed someone up before I left and sold on a lot of my gear to her (towells, display stuff etc) and she is still going strong 3years later.

I agree you need to be very organised. And strong. I found when I didnt prep the host properly - giving them guidelines on guest attendances, presales etc - that my party sales were poor. If I put in the work before the party, the sales on the night were great.
Body shop was FANTASTIC for getting you set up before you start. They give you a full day training on everything. All about the products, the company ethics (as that is a big sell point) preparing your host, follow ups etc. and my group leader was wonderful. I could talk to her on the phone about my parties, any problems, tips etc and there were goals as a group too. I went to a couple of free workshops on building a business and a fantastic awards day too at the novotel. prizes galore Plenty of people there had built a full time business out of TBSAH.

Downfall is that every one wants a party in the evenings or weekends time so you miss out a lot on social things and family time.

I tried Avon a couple of times and found it to be a lot of work for little money. The problem is once you drop the booklet off you lose control over the sale. There is not much you can do to make a sale when you dont even see the customer. Good thing is you can do it in varying hours. I mean if you make a booking for a party sale you have to keep it but you can drop brochures at a moments notice or change times if it suits.

The best business is something that people consume or cant get readily at the shop down the road. Body shop was great for me because we are 130km away from the city and any of their stores. Suburbs would be tough to do it as the shop is 5mins away.

I always think tupperware is great cause you cant get it int he shops and even though your demo kit might have pieces that are no longer made you can still sell off your demo products. You cant sell off a tub of face cream that everyone has sampled!

good luck!!! hope you find something you enjoy.