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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

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  :roll:  :roll: [/quote]

In fairness, the kids in our unit (Cub Scouts), have a swarm mentality and need parents to really reign that in. We actually moved to limiting booth sales to no more then 3 kids and are continually reminding the kids that only one person should approach a person at a time and that they have already spoken to that person. It is not a one time conversation with the kids but a reminder every 10-15 minutes and it is not just the younger kids. The Webelos (9-11 years old) have the same issue. I can fully see where it can be overwhelming to parents. [b]Our first couple of years in the Pack there was not a limit on the number of kids at storefronts and you would have 5-6 kids approaching one person.[/b][i] Yes we work on it and we remind the kids but it requires that the adults are paying attention to what is happening. I can see that there might be units that the Adults are not paying as much attention and where it can be overwhelming. [/quote]

Oh I learned that lesson really quickly my first year as a leader!  We had four girls at each booth and it was a HUGE challenge.  Now we generally limit it to 2 girls at a booth, although sometimes we'll have 3 depending on the girls and the booth circumstances. [/quote]

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