Anonymous wrote:Three wise women would have:

Arrived on time
Brought sensible gifts
Helped deliver the baby

And there would be peace on earth.

I love my husband but let's be real ladies.

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Anonymous wrote:ok how did they know which houses to go to at all without a list? And if they did have a list, did they simply skip a few houses? Seems like a pretty easy fix, just look back at the list. Did they only deliver partial orders to some of the customers? Seems unlikely, as each customer would want to verify they got their desired cookies as they were handed over.

Did they not check off each box from each order as it was delivered?

Did your husband perhaps pick up more boxes than he ordered?

I think the only (and obvious) answer is that either he failed to check off which houses he delivered to (and missed some), or he misread lines and delivered mrs. Smith's smaller order to Mr. Jones, possibly more than once. Smart money is on the first option--having delivered cookies more than once, there is absolutely no way you get them all delivered on the first go-round. People are never he and you have to go back repeatedly. Lesson is to make sure you get a legible phone number for all orders (so you can call and say "your cookies are in, when would be a convenient time to deliver them?") And absolutely positively check them off as you deliver them. Without that simple step, there is just no f-ing way to fix it unless you go back to each house and interview them (and good luck with that.

If it's the first it's definitely on the DH. If he did hit every house however, and spoke to the peeps who ordered it as he handed over the cookies, I say it's on them for not knowing if they were being shorted or not. Caveat emptor and all. Not surprised there were raisins and Samoans left but who wouldn't remember how many thin mints they ordered?

Anonymous wrote:Some mothers were outside of Walmart this morning selling boxes. Are those leftovers ?

Anonymous wrote:Some mothers were outside of Walmart this morning selling boxes. Are those leftovers ?

Anonymous wrote:Would the nasty people in this thread really be okay with shelling out $20 for cookies and never receiving them? Would you order from the same girl again next year? And what is this teach the 7-year-old? That's it's okay if someone pays for something and doesn't receive it?

Anonymous wrote: GS doesn't allow the girls to sell door to door without an adult anymore. Back when I was a kid ...

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. Doing the work for the kids even in the name of "supervision" cheats the children of dealing with problems and solving those sorts of real-world problems. The kids need to learn to keep track of the money. To take an order and remember where to deliver it. They need to be responsible for those sorts of things. Problems will happen and the kids will be freaked out but then they will figure out how to resolve the issue. The purpose isn't to "sell cookies" the purpose is for the kids to deal with problems that have real-world consequences. Sheltering kids from that doesn't help them.

Example... my 13 year old took an order from the boy-scouts one day and didn't tell me about it. When the boy scouts came back I wasn't home and the 13 year old was on the hook for paying the boy-scouts for popcorn. Apparently there was some sort of miscommunication and the boy-scouts wanted $60 for a case of popcorn. My 13 year old was a little freaked out but he went into his wallet and paid for the order. When I got home he told me what happened. I looked at him and said "I'm sorry that happened to you.... what did you learn?" He said "not to order popcorn from the boy-scouts" I laughed and asked "what else?" she shrugged his shoulders and so I explained to him (1) he broke the rules about opening the door for people and (2) that when he places an order to double check the order to make sure it is correct and to get a price in advance. It was a learning experience for him.

Your 13 year old isn't allowed to open the door when you aren't home?

Not for strange people we don't know. Are you suggesting its OK for kids to let just anyone have access to their house? What if they let in some sort of missionaries?

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Anonymous wrote:ok how did they know which houses to go to at all without a list? And if they did have a list, did they simply skip a few houses? Seems like a pretty easy fix, just look back at the list. Did they only deliver partial orders to some of the customers? Seems unlikely, as each customer would want to verify they got their desired cookies as they were handed over.

Did they not check off each box from each order as it was delivered?

Did your husband perhaps pick up more boxes than he ordered?

I think the only (and obvious) answer is that either he failed to check off which houses he delivered to (and missed some), or he misread lines and delivered mrs. Smith's smaller order to Mr. Jones, possibly more than once. Smart money is on the first option--having delivered cookies more than once, there is absolutely no way you get them all delivered on the first go-round. People are never he and you have to go back repeatedly. Lesson is to make sure you get a legible phone number for all orders (so you can call and say "your cookies are in, when would be a convenient time to deliver them?") And absolutely positively check them off as you deliver them. Without that simple step, there is just no f-ing way to fix it unless you go back to each house and interview them (and good luck with that.

If it's the first it's definitely on the DH. If he did hit every house however, and spoke to the peeps who ordered it as he handed over the cookies, I say it's on them for not knowing if they were being shorted or not. Caveat emptor and all. Not surprised there were raisins and Samoans left but who wouldn't remember how many thin mints they ordered?

New Poster here: I wouldn't. I generally sign up and pay for a few boxes and forget about it. Since girl scouts are little kids -- and parents with their hands full of taking care of their kids -- I let it go. People make mistakes, especially exhausted, stressed out parents. If I don't get every single box delivered perfectly, guess what I do? Go to the Giant on a Saturday to buy a box from the troop outside the store.

Remember this is for charity, so people spend $4 a box when they could go to the grocery and buy other cookies for 1/2 that price because they like supporting Girl Scouts. People who are going to freak out over missing their Samoans are crazy -- and rare. Others will just go on with their lives. If you get any outraged complaints, OP, shame on the complainers. People buy GS cookies for the kids.

Here's my advice: don't get angry at your DH! Thank god for him because he was willing to do an onerous chore -- out of love for your kids and YOU! He sounds like a great dad who made a mistake. Forgive him and appreciate him. If you doubt, just check out the "what kind of guy goes to prostitutes" thread to see what kind of A$$h*le$ men can sometimes be. Your DH isn't one of those guys. He's a guy who went around the neighborhood with your kids selling cookies after he was exhausted from work -- an unselfish labor of love. Lucky you!

Signed,
an equally lucky DW

No. I'm sorry. 20 boxes of "leftovers" that didn't get delivered to the people who ordered and paid for them means that he took the task on but did not come through as promised.

Will the neighbors who ordered and paid for cookies that never got delivered ever order cookies again? Maybe some of them will but I bet a lot of them won't . That's a shame.