Quick Answer
An Avon Order From Me slip is a small personalised insert added to a brochure drop, carrying the rep's name and a QR code that routes the customer straight to their own shop. It closes the gap between handing out a brochure and the customer actually placing an order.
Best Answer
The brochure isn't the problem â the gap after it is. Most customers who want to order don't do it the moment they finish flicking through; they decide later, often after the rep has already moved on to the next street. An Order From Me slip with a personal QR code removes the only step that causes that order to be lost: remembering who to order from.
That's the entire logic behind Avon Order From Me slips with personalised QR codes for every rep â the slip does the remembering so the customer doesn't have to.
Brochure drops are still the backbone of how most Avon reps build a customer base, but they carry one structural weakness: the drop and the order happen at two different times, often days apart, with no guaranteed link between them. A customer flips through the brochure, gets distracted, and by the time they're ready to buy, they've forgotten the rep's name, lost the catalogue, or simply searched "Avon" online and landed on a generic page that has nothing to do with the person who actually delivered it.
An Order From Me slip exists to close exactly that gap. QR codes have become a standard fixture in direct-mail and print marketing for precisely this reason: they turn a moment of interest into an immediate, trackable action, rather than relying on the customer to remember and act later.
Key Facts: Avon Order From Me Slips
| What it solves | Lost orders between brochure drop and reorder, caused by customers forgetting who delivered it |
| Core components | Rep's name, personalised QR code, direct shop link |
| Best used for | Every brochure drop, not just first-time customers |
| Limitation | The QR code is built for you by xcan.it from the shop link you provide â it isn't a self-service code you log in and edit yourself if your link changes |
| Setup cost | £9.95 one-off via the xcan.it Avon Digital Sales Toolkit, first year support included |
Why Do Brochure Drops Lose Customers Between Delivery and Reorder?
The main cause is friction, not disinterest. A customer who liked something in the brochure still has to take several active steps to actually buy it: remember the rep's name, find their shop online or wait for a follow-up visit, and then complete the order before the moment passes. Each of those steps is a chance for the order to quietly disappear.
- Memory decay â by the time the customer is ready to order, days may have passed and the rep's name or shop link is forgotten.
- Generic search results â searching "Avon" or "Avon shop" routes the customer to Avon's own site, not necessarily back to the rep who delivered the brochure.
- No immediate action available â without a code or link to hand, the only option is to wait for the rep to call again, which doesn't always happen on the customer's timeline.
How Does an Order From Me Slip Fix This?
It gives the customer a single, immediate action to take while interest is still fresh. Instead of relying on memory or a follow-up visit, the slip sits inside the brochure itself, carrying everything needed to order in seconds.
- The rep's name, printed clearly. Removes any ambiguity about who to credit and who delivered the brochure.
- A personal QR code. One scan takes the customer straight to the rep's own shop â how one dynamic QR code routes every Avon order directly to your shop â with no searching required.
- A direct shop link as backup text. For customers who'd rather type a short link than scan, the same destination should be printed underneath the code.
- A simple, low-pressure prompt. A line like "Order anytime, straight from this code" performs better than urgency-driven copy, which can feel pushy in a personal, door-to-door context.
A quick note on how the QR code itself is set up: with the xcan.it Avon Digital Sales Toolkit, the personalised QR code is built for you from the shop link you provide when you order â it isn't something you log in and generate or edit yourself afterwards. If you ever need the destination changed, that's a job for xcan.it's support team rather than a self-service dashboard.
Does a Personal QR Code Work Better Than a Generic Avon Link?
| Factor | Personalised QR Code Slip | Generic Avon Link/Search | No Slip, Verbal Reminder Only |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order routes back to the correct rep | Yes â direct shop link | Not guaranteed | Only if remembered correctly |
| Available the moment interest peaks | Yes â sits inside the brochure | Requires a search | No â depends on next visit |
| Survives memory decay | High â code and name are both printed | Low | Very low |
The gap isn't that customers don't want to order â it's that the easiest available path often isn't the one that credits the rep. A personalised slip simply makes the easiest path and the correct path the same thing.
This is useful if you...
Do regular brochure drops and want repeat customers to order without needing a follow-up visit or phone call.
This is less critical if you...
Only sell to customers in person, in a single transaction, with no brochure handed over to take away.
Can the Same QR Code Link to a Catalogue or Order Form Too?
Yes. Your personalised QR code can be set up to point at more than just your shop homepage â linking Avon order slips QR codes to PDF catalogues and forms means a customer who wants to browse before ordering can do that too, without needing a second code printed anywhere.
Worth being clear on how this works in practice: with the xcan.it Avon Digital Sales Toolkit, you don't manage the QR code's destination yourself through a dashboard â you provide your name, email, and Avon shop link when you order, and xcan.it builds the personalised code for you as part of the toolkit. If your shop link changes or a code stops working correctly, the right step is to contact xcan.it directly so they can update it on your behalf, rather than expecting to log in and edit it yourself.
A short video walking through how Order From Me slips fit into a rep's everyday brochure routine â useful if you'd rather watch the idea in action than read through it.
What Should Go on the Slip Itself?
Keep it short. A slip that's trying to say too much defeats its own purpose. The components that matter, in order of importance:
- Your name, in a font size large enough to read at a glance.
- The QR code, sized large enough to scan easily from a printed page (roughly 2cm square minimum).
- A short text link underneath, for anyone who prefers typing over scanning.
- One sentence explaining what scanning does â "Scan to order from me anytime."
That's genuinely the whole list. Adding logos, multiple calls to action, or extra promotional text tends to reduce scan rates rather than increase them, because it makes the single useful action less obvious.