I'm not too big on the house parties either - never been to a pampered chef, tupperware or scrapbooking party. Partylite i've been to two - sure cool stuff, but you can buy similar stuff cheaper elsewhere.
However, last weekend I went to a Fantasia party!
(i.e sex toys and lingerie). Now that party was fun and educational
In my case it was even more interesting because my friend decided to have it co-ed since she had a guy friend who wanted to know what the deal was. Yeah, nothin like a group of men and women sitting around eating fruit and talking sex on a Saturday night!
My cousin sells Avon but I don't think she really does it for the money. She's a single mom of two and didn't get her hs diploma til she was 25 so this was her way of getting some skills that she could use towards getting a "real" job. She's now got "underlings" though I don't think she recruited them herself - she just looks after them. Anyway, seems good for her!