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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My neighbor took our order but didn’t collect money. Are you SURE you need payment upfront and not just the orders? [/quote]

[b]Op here. Yes. I need to write a check or give the cash prior to the order going in. 
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I was a Girl Scout for like 6 years. We got an assortment of 150 cookies and then could sell them. What was wrong with that way? Im debating doing this so my dd could sell but I am afraid of getting stuck with unsold cookies. [/quote]

Nope, if you're in the nation's capital region, your troop leaders are doing it wrong. Money doesn't get taken out of the troop checking account until after the cookies are delivered. [/quote]

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Agree.

Op- you either misunderstood or your troop leader misunderstands the protocol.

Who is your cookie manager? Start there instead of the troop leader. The cookie manager goes through a mini traing and knows more than the troop leader in this area.[/quote]

Speaking from a troop leader/manager who has been burned a number of times by irresponsible parents - it is fine if their troop policy is provide payment up front. I’ve had a number of situations where parents have asked for a 100+ boxes of pre-order cookies, we put in the order (which we cannot return), and then when they actually arrive they get too busy or can’t “find” the folks who ordered from them and want to return them to the troop. I do not want to spend two months of my life trying to shill hundreds of dollars of excess cookies. I have a full time job and two kids!

Most parents are awesome, but if you have a large troop, guarantee you will have a few parents who try to do this every year. They get super pumped at first and their kid is going to win all the cookie prizes, and then they totally lose interest.

That being said - the Girl Scout cookie model is the worst and totally outdated. The fact that you can only buy in cases of 12 and have to buy in advance and guess how much you’ll sell at booths/door to door is crazy. And don’t get me started on having to drive to far away “cookie cupboards” to restock. Drives me crazy. 
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