Vintage Avon find

**HoosierTrooper** · 01-29-2011, 08:18 AM

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.

**flycbyrd** · 01-29-2011, 09:16 AM

I love finding them with the after shave still in them, and at a price like that I just have to say I definetly would have snatched it too. I never find them under 6 usually.

**mswait** · 01-29-2011, 10:12 AM

Nice bottle. Hope you have a prominent place set out for in in your den

**sandmountainslim** · 01-29-2011, 12:26 PM

Spicy was a FINE aftershave

I have a couple bottles of it myself....may use it tonight due to your post.
Wp

**MarkStar** · 01-29-2011, 01:33 PM

When I was just a wee lad, I used to think all those fancy bottles on the barber's shelf must contain pure liquid magic.

I just picked this one up last week, full and still in the box...

BONUS: It smells awesome!

**HoosierTrooper** · 01-29-2011, 03:04 PM

Very nice! I've found a few empty Wild Country decanters, I remember using it back in probably the 80's.

Originally Posted by MarkStar

When I was just a wee lad, I used to think all those fancy bottles on the barber's shelf must contain pure liquid magic.

I just picked this one up last week, full and still in the box...

BONUS: It smells awesome!

**sandmountainslim** · 01-29-2011, 04:36 PM

I lucked up and found 28 FULL Avon AS bottles from the seventies a couple years back

For TWENTY BUCKS at a flea mkt and all of em still fresh! I will be living in the seventies for a while.
Wp

**HoosierTrooper** · 01-29-2011, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by sandmountainslim

I lucked up and found 28 FULL Avon AS bottles from the seventies a couple years back

For TWENTY BUCKS at a flea mkt and all of em still fresh! I will be living in the seventies for a while.
Wp

Time to break out the bell bottoms and tie dyed shirts!

**Skrymr** · 01-30-2011, 05:27 PM

I recently found a Touring 'T' in goodwill for $3. Still full of Deep Woods.

**mretzloff** · 01-30-2011, 05:31 PM

Nice bottle. I think the vintage Avon aftershaves had some of the most interesting bottles around.

**Elecid** · 01-30-2011, 06:45 PM

That's a cool bottle! I found one of these:

from 1965 at an antique mall this weekend.

**HoosierTrooper** · 02-06-2011, 06:06 AM

Found some more Avon. This one was $2 and is full of Windjammer, kind of a mild fragrance. I like it.

**sandmountainslim** · 02-06-2011, 02:07 PM

I feel compelled to use Spicy or Deep Woods tonight!
Wp

**HoosierTrooper** · 02-09-2011, 01:41 PM

OK, this is getting fun now. Yesterday evening found two more at local thrift stores. The Whale Oil Lamp is full up to the top row of beads, 85-90% I'd guess, with Wild Country and you can see the level of Oland in the chess piece. Not really sure I care for the Oland scent but for $1 I couldn't pass it up. The Wild Country was setting with several empty Avon decanters priced at $1.49, not really sure why it was only 69 cents.