Don’t Girl Scouts go door to door anymore for selling cookies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are on LBB—this is how we do it for credit cards:

1) for door to door sales, just have a phone logged onto the girl’s webpage and people can enter their purchase right there and pay by credit card as a girl delivered order. Alternatively, if neighbors don’t want to type in their credit card info on your phone, you can just text them the link while on are at the door and they can do the order then or later.

2) for booths, we use square. There is a charge for square but square waives it for new accounts that use a referral code and old accounts that refer a new account. Every year troops post their referral code on rallyhood so that both troops can get free processing. I’ve done that successfully for about 4 years. Hope someone uses my code again this year!!! Check the daisy, brownie, Junior rally or the cookie manager rally for square codes.

It only waives the fee for the first $1000. That's not nothing, but it's only 200 boxes of cookies--we sell way more than that at booths.

Personally I take Venmo or Cashapp and then pay the booth back in cash. GSCNC doesn't allow it, but I really DGAF. They can send the cookie police after me.

You sell a lot more than we do. We typically do 2-3 booths per season and have never come close to hitting the 1K limit. GS doesn’t allow venmo or similar to be linked to GS accounts because the bank and fdic and insurance doesn’t cover it if there’s a hack. So as long as you’re willing to bear the risk of any problems, I think it’s fine.

[Anonymous]

I mean, clearly the Girl Scout cookie model is clearly flawed. We are not the first to notice this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are on LBB—this is how we do it for credit cards:

1) for door to door sales, just have a phone logged onto the girl’s webpage and people can enter their purchase right there and pay by credit card as a girl delivered order. Alternatively, if neighbors don’t want to type in their credit card info on your phone, you can just text them the link while on are at the door and they can do the order then or later.

2) for booths, we use square. There is a charge for square but square waives it for new accounts that use a referral code and old accounts that refer a new account. Every year troops post their referral code on rallyhood so that both troops can get free processing. I’ve done that successfully for about 4 years. Hope someone uses my code again this year!!! Check the daisy, brownie, Junior rally or the cookie manager rally for square codes.

It only waives the fee for the first $1000. That's not nothing, but it's only 200 boxes of cookies--we sell way more than that at booths.

Personally I take Venmo or Cashapp and then pay the booth back in cash. GSCNC doesn't allow it, but I really DGAF. They can send the cookie police after me.

You sell a lot more than we do. We typically do 2-3 booths per season and have never come close to hitting the 1K limit. GS doesn’t allow venmo or similar to be linked to GS accounts because the bank and fdic and insurance doesn’t cover it if there’s a hack. So as long as you’re willing to bear the risk of any problems, I think it’s fine.

I don't link it to our account. I just have customers pay me and I pay the troop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why they even sell these anymore. They are gross and overpriced. Plus terrible low quality ingredients. They need to move on.

The Boy Scouts in our area sell fresh Christmas wreathes door to door right after Thanksgiving. They are lovely and most houses in out neighborhood buy one because I see them on many doors. At $30 each it is a fantastic price for a nice wreath. So much better than selling a $5 box of garbage cookies

Our BS troop doesn’t sell those wreaths any more because they made so little money on them it wasn’t worth it. And don’t get started on the BSA popcorn — $20 for a bag of Carmel corn. I won’t even let my son sell it, it’s an embarsssment. But lots of people still do affirmatively want the GS cookies.

People can easily fork out $5 for cookies but $20 for a bitty bag of popcorn is just offensive. I was going to buy some once until
I heard the price. What a shitty business model. No wonder they are struggling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why they even sell these anymore. They are gross and overpriced. Plus terrible low quality ingredients. They need to move on.

The Boy Scouts in our area sell fresh Christmas wreathes door to door right after Thanksgiving. They are lovely and most houses in out neighborhood buy one because I see them on many doors. At $30 each it is a fantastic price for a nice wreath. So much better than selling a $5 box of garbage cookies

Our BS troop doesn’t sell those wreaths any more because they made so little money on them it wasn’t worth it. And don’t get started on the BSA popcorn — $20 for a bag of Carmel corn. I won’t even let my son sell it, it’s an embarsssment. But lots of people still do affirmatively want the GS cookies.

People can easily fork out $5 for cookies but $20 for a bitty bag of popcorn is just offensive. I was going to buy some once until
I heard the price. What a shitty business model. No wonder they are struggling.

Exactly. That popcorn is a darn racket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, clearly the Girl Scout cookie model is clearly flawed. We are not the first to notice this.

Lol… that was awesome!
“They
Have thin mints, and somoas…. An other flavors”. 😂
Feels like our troop order

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why they even sell these anymore. They are gross and overpriced. Plus terrible low quality ingredients. They need to move on.

The Boy Scouts in our area sell fresh Christmas wreathes door to door right after Thanksgiving. They are lovely and most houses in out neighborhood buy one because I see them on many doors. At $30 each it is a fantastic price for a nice wreath. So much better than selling a $5 box of garbage cookies

Our BS troop doesn’t sell those wreaths any more because they made so little money on them it wasn’t worth it. And don’t get started on the BSA popcorn — $20 for a bag of Carmel corn. I won’t even let my son sell it, it’s an embarsssment. But lots of people still do affirmatively want the GS cookies.

People can easily fork out $5 for cookies but $20 for a bitty bag of popcorn is just offensive. I was going to buy some once until
I heard the price. What a shitty business model. No wonder they are struggling.

Exactly. That popcorn is a darn racket.

My kid has had no problem selling popcorn, he sells $1,000 every year. There is a $10 option but the best sellers are the $25 bags. The Kettle Corn is very popular. Our Pack sells a ton of popcorn. People go door to door and use booths, its not hard. And folks who find it expensive make donations. I think it helps the 1/3 of the sales go directly to the Pack and another 1/3 to the local Council.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just wish they (and all the other groups) weren’t outside the grocery stores. I hate being accosted as I’m going in and out of the store.

Yep. And one of the rare instances I am grateful to live in a building with an entry code. No thanks! I bought one box to donate off of my friend’s kid and that’s it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why they even sell these anymore. They are gross and overpriced. Plus terrible low quality ingredients. They need to move on.

The Boy Scouts in our area sell fresh Christmas wreathes door to door right after Thanksgiving. They are lovely and most houses in out neighborhood buy one because I see them on many doors. At $30 each it is a fantastic price for a nice wreath. So much better than selling a $5 box of garbage cookies

Our BS troop doesn’t sell those wreaths any more because they made so little money on them it wasn’t worth it. And don’t get started on the BSA popcorn — $20 for a bag of Carmel corn. I won’t even let my son sell it, it’s an embarsssment. But lots of people still do affirmatively want the GS cookies.

People can easily fork out $5 for cookies but $20 for a bitty bag of popcorn is just offensive. I was going to buy some once until
I heard the price. What a shitty business model. No wonder they are struggling.

Exactly. That popcorn is a darn racket.

My kid has had no problem selling popcorn, he sells $1,000 every year. There is a $10 option but the best sellers are the $25 bags. The Kettle Corn is very popular. Our Pack sells a ton of popcorn. People go door to door and use booths, its not hard. And folks who find it expensive make donations. I think it helps the 1/3 of the sales go directly to the Pack and another 1/3 to the local Council.

Yeah I buy it because I want to support the kid, I just also think the pricing model is unethical and teaches kids the wrong kind of lessons. But I’m not going to boycott a kid I’ve known forever because I disagree with the organization.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are on LBB—this is how we do it for credit cards:

1) for door to door sales, just have a phone logged onto the girl’s webpage and people can enter their purchase right there and pay by credit card as a girl delivered order. Alternatively, if neighbors don’t want to type in their credit card info on your phone, you can just text them the link while on are at the door and they can do the order then or later.

2) for booths, we use square. There is a charge for square but square waives it for new accounts that use a referral code and old accounts that refer a new account. Every year troops post their referral code on rallyhood so that both troops can get free processing. I’ve done that successfully for about 4 years. Hope someone uses my code again this year!!! Check the daisy, brownie, Junior rally or the cookie manager rally for square codes.

It only waives the fee for the first $1000. That's not nothing, but it's only 200 boxes of cookies--we sell way more than that at booths.

Personally I take Venmo or Cashapp and then pay the booth back in cash. GSCNC doesn't allow it, but I really DGAF. They can send the cookie police after me.

You’re an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Am I the only one who isn’t a fan or door to door sales, even when it’s Girl Scout cookies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are on LBB—this is how we do it for credit cards:

1) for door to door sales, just have a phone logged onto the girl’s webpage and people can enter their purchase right there and pay by credit card as a girl delivered order. Alternatively, if neighbors don’t want to type in their credit card info on your phone, you can just text them the link while on are at the door and they can do the order then or later.

2) for booths, we use square. There is a charge for square but square waives it for new accounts that use a referral code and old accounts that refer a new account. Every year troops post their referral code on rallyhood so that both troops can get free processing. I’ve done that successfully for about 4 years. Hope someone uses my code again this year!!! Check the daisy, brownie, Junior rally or the cookie manager rally for square codes.

It only waives the fee for the first $1000. That's not nothing, but it's only 200 boxes of cookies--we sell way more than that at booths.

Personally I take Venmo or Cashapp and then pay the booth back in cash. GSCNC doesn't allow it, but I really DGAF. They can send the cookie police after me.

You’re an idiot.

Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who isn’t a fan or door to door sales, even when it’s Girl Scout cookies?[/quote
I’m not a fan of door to door sales…except for Girl Scout cookies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who isn’t a fan or door to door sales, even when it’s Girl Scout cookies?

That is fine. Don’t answer the door or feel free to say “no thank you” if you do open the door. Part of the reason I like door to door is it teaches my child to accept a “No” gracefully. Kids need to learn with success and failure. We are fine when doors are not answered and when people say no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just wish they (and all the other groups) weren’t outside the grocery stores. I hate being accosted as I’m going in and out of the store.

If it helps put it in context, cookie sales are how our Girl Scout troop raises money for the entire year. We have a quarter of our girls on financial aid (I know because I’m a leader), and without cookies we wouldn’t be able to afford badges, supplies, take our girls camping, do service projects, or go on field trips. Our troop also donates about a quarter of our annual sales to a local food bank every year.

Eh, doesn’t really help, no.