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

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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.

So being asked “would you like to buy some cookies?” by a 10 year old is being accosted? Lady you need to unclench and get out more. A quick no thank you is the response you need to learn.

Or call the police since you were accosted

They don’t just ask. They come running up in a group, asking loudly if you want some cookies, both on the way in and the way out. You have to sidestep them and maneuver your cart around them and say no many times. And no, of course I’m not going to report them, it’s just annoying. I wish they could set up their booth and quietly wait at the table to take orders if customers go to the table. I know they are there; if I want cookies, I know what to do. I don’t need a bunch of girls swarming and yelling to get my attention on the way in and out. Perhaps the girls at my giant are particularly enthusiastic.

It’s just you. Our booths are nothing like this.

No, it’s not just her. This has happened at multiple supermarkets.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My beef with door to door, as the parent of a local Girl Scout, is the timing. It’s literally during one of the worst possible times of year for selling cookies: we’re busy with holiday stuff AND people are already full of their own holiday cookies. Add the pandemic weirdness around masking (our neighborhood has been obsessive about masking outdoors) and it’s not an enticing prospect.

My DD happily does the booths and isn’t over the top at all. She’ll ask if people walk up and look interested, but that’s about it.

which neighborhood so we can never move there? people are still masking outside? in 2023? wth?

Don’t worry. You’re safe in your COVID minimizer bubble.

-I don’t wear masks outdoors, but there aren’t enough eyerolls for the people on DCUM who pounce on any post that even intimates COVID isn’t over with hysterical shrieks and overreactions

[Anonymous]

Selling Girl Scout cookies was such a huge developmental process for me. My cookie partner and I role played with our moms before we went out, I had to tackle my social anxiety and I learned how to present myself to strangers. I also learned how to make change and the foundations of business etiquette. (My mom accompanied us to every house and stood at the edge of the driveway while we went to the door.)

Every time someone comes to the office with their kid’s cookie sheet to gin up sales while their kid chills at home, I want to scream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Selling Girl Scout cookies was such a huge developmental process for me. My cookie partner and I role played with our moms before we went out, I had to tackle my social anxiety and I learned how to present myself to strangers. I also learned how to make change and the foundations of business etiquette. (My mom accompanied us to every house and stood at the edge of the driveway while we went to the door.)

Every time someone comes to the office with their kid’s cookie sheet to gin up sales while their kid chills at home, I want to scream.

I would suggest you ask those parents if their child is selling at a booth or door to door as well. I bring my sons fundraising sheet to work only after he has done a booth shift and he has a plan for door to door. Once he has done his bit, I will see if co-workers are interested in popcorn. It benefits us for him to sell a good amount of popcorn because our Pack allows kids to sell a certain amount in order to pay their dues. And he earns gift cards for each $250 he sells. He can sell enough to pay for summer camp as well. I would actually bring him to work to give his sales pitch if I was allowed to but I am not so all I can do is offer it up to my co-workers. He does write thank you notes for my co-workers.

You can also simply say no thank you and not buy any from your co-workers and accept that different families take different approaches.

[Anonymous]

I hate the cookies. But I'll always buy a couple boxes and donate them if girls knock on my door. That shows their work ethic and commitment.

I will not buy from grocery store booths, Fb blasts, or co-worker parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wanted to buy cookies from my friend's daughter but her link wouldn't let me order online and have them shipped to me.

Shipping is all whacky this year for a variety of reasons.
If you can wait several weeks direct shipping will open up. Otherwise just grab them at your local booth

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My beef with door to door, as the parent of a local Girl Scout, is the timing. It’s literally during one of the worst possible times of year for selling cookies: we’re busy with holiday stuff AND people are already full of their own holiday cookies. Add the pandemic weirdness around masking (our neighborhood has been obsessive about masking outdoors) and it’s not an enticing prospect.

My DD happily does the booths and isn’t over the top at all. She’ll ask if people walk up and look interested, but that’s about it.

Totally agree. Plus the weather is horrible. Who wants to be walking around selling cookies in January.

We’ve in GSCM so our sales are late October - December. GSUSA keeps threatening to make us move to winter and I am DREADING that!
I have no idea why the whole country doesn’t do fall sales. Weather is better, people are in a “let’s but treats mood”, and now we have the money much earlier on the troop year

[Anonymous]

My daughter has gone door-to-door in our immediate neighborhood. I think it has been really valuable for her to get comfortable talking to adults she doesn't know and answering questions. Its also good to be rejected once and a while. But that being said she sells way more cookies from online sales and booth sales which takes up way less of her time per box.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My beef with door to door, as the parent of a local Girl Scout, is the timing. It’s literally during one of the worst possible times of year for selling cookies: we’re busy with holiday stuff AND people are already full of their own holiday cookies. Add the pandemic weirdness around masking (our neighborhood has been obsessive about masking outdoors) and it’s not an enticing prospect.

My DD happily does the booths and isn’t over the top at all. She’ll ask if people walk up and look interested, but that’s about it.

Totally agree. Plus the weather is horrible. Who wants to be walking around selling cookies in January.

We’ve in GSCM so our sales are late October - December. GSUSA keeps threatening to make us move to winter and I am DREADING that!
I have no idea why the whole country doesn’t do fall sales. Weather is better, people are in a “let’s but treats mood”, and now we have the money much earlier on the troop year

GSCNC's cookie timing is horrible. No one has time to sell cookies over the holidays. They should either do it in the fall or start in January not December. Everyone in our service unit is always complaining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My beef with door to door, as the parent of a local Girl Scout, is the timing. It’s literally during one of the worst possible times of year for selling cookies: we’re busy with holiday stuff AND people are already full of their own holiday cookies. Add the pandemic weirdness around masking (our neighborhood has been obsessive about masking outdoors) and it’s not an enticing prospect.

My DD happily does the booths and isn’t over the top at all. She’ll ask if people walk up and look interested, but that’s about it.

Totally agree. Plus the weather is horrible. Who wants to be walking around selling cookies in January.

We’ve in GSCM so our sales are late October - December. GSUSA keeps threatening to make us move to winter and I am DREADING that!
I have no idea why the whole country doesn’t do fall sales. Weather is better, people are in a “let’s but treats mood”, and now we have the money much earlier on the troop year

The bakeries can’t even keep up with the staggered sales right now, so I don’t see how they agree to have everyone at once.

But add another tally to the GSCNC is stuck with the worst time column from me!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Selling Girl Scout cookies was such a huge developmental process for me. My cookie partner and I role played with our moms before we went out, I had to tackle my social anxiety and I learned how to present myself to strangers. I also learned how to make change and the foundations of business etiquette. (My mom accompanied us to every house and stood at the edge of the driveway while we went to the door.)

Every time someone comes to the office with their kid’s cookie sheet to gin up sales while their kid chills at home, I want to scream.

I bring my daughter's cookie sheet and hang it up in our work kitchen. She's not allowed to come into my office.
I also do role playing and she goes door to door and worked more booths than any other girl in her troop.
I truly don't know anyone in DD's troop who doesn't make the kid do the vast majority of the cookie work.

[Anonymous]

Wait is door to door over in DC? I told my brownie I could take her over MLK weekend. I thought they had until sometime in February or March.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait is door to door over in DC? I told my brownie I could take her over MLK weekend. I thought they had until sometime in February or March.

Initial orders are in, but you can still sell, someone from the troop will just need to get the cookies from a cupboard to fulfill the order.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait is door to door over in DC? I told my brownie I could take her over MLK weekend. I thought they had until sometime in February or March.

Some troops really focus hard on the pre-order period since it takes some of the guess work out of the initial orders. She can absolutely keep selling, just make sure to work with your cookie manager to get the cookies on hand.

[Anonymous]

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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.

So being asked “would you like to buy some cookies?” by a 10 year old is being accosted? Lady you need to unclench and get out more. A quick no thank you is the response you need to learn.

Or call the police since you were accosted

They don’t just ask. They come running up in a group, asking loudly if you want some cookies, both on the way in and the way out. You have to sidestep them and maneuver your cart around them and say no many times. And no, of course I’m not going to report them, it’s just annoying. I wish they could set up their booth and quietly wait at the table to take orders if customers go to the table. I know they are there; if I want cookies, I know what to do. I don’t need a bunch of girls swarming and yelling to get my attention on the way in and out. Perhaps the girls at my giant are particularly enthusiastic.

It’s just you. Our booths are nothing like this.

No, it’s not just her. This has happened at multiple supermarkets.

I’m a troop leader (for 8 years now). Seriously, say something. (Nicely.). Just say “Girls, I’m sorry but you are not allowed to block the entrance. “. The council has to promise the stores not to harass customers and we lose the opportunity to sell at stores if customers complain. GS goes to a lot of effort to teach girls respectful selling so those troops are just falling down on the job. I find that most kids are immediately abashed when an adult nicely points out to them that they are not acting respectfully.