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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.

Totally agree. Horrible timing. We were out of town for 2 weeks and then super busy when we got back. We had 1 day to make this happen. It was so difficult, canceling and moving stuff. We went door-door and it was cold. I stayed on the driveway. Most people either didn't open their doors or said no. Some bought 1 box (and I didn't like that they felt it was an obligation). A few neighbors we know bought 2-4 boxes. 35 boxes total. Not sure if that is good or bad. We had some family members buy online. Our troop is barely active. They expect the girls to sell cookies but barely have any events. Last year she sold 50 boxes and the troop won some award so this year was 'free'. For my other kid, we were in a different neighborhood and we just sold to friends. It was way more fun then (5 yrs ago).

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.

I had 2 come by my house. They are friends in the neighborhood. No random ones.

Yup.

Personally, I *love* it when a neighborhood mom sends around the link, I order the cookies online, and her kid does a no contact drop off within a couple of days. My teen gets his cookies, the girl scout gets her money, and I don't have to answer the door.

Though I will buy from the table at the market if I'm there anyway, because it's so cold and must suck standing there.

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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.

As with all things there are different experiences. Our Pack changed its manning policies because the kids were guilty of enthusiastic swarming. We adjusted how we run booth sales and make an effort to work with the boys. I can see it happening.

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.

After Feb 27th the direct shipping opens, or have her drop ship them. We’re mailing cookies ourselves to family that wanted to order right away. The whole system is crazy this year!

They haven't come to my house for years, but they sell them in the lobby of my grocery store and you can order them on Ebay year round.

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?

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.

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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.

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.

+1 Our booths have very polite kids manning them.

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.

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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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:I only got links from parents, which I hate. Of course I bought them, but I guess I'm a fuddy-duddy on this point: the kids themselves should be going door-to-door; it's good for their social development to learn to talk to adults. (And yes, my mom and dad forced me to do that when I was a kid; they refused to take my sheet to their offices).

I think it is totally acceptable to say “thanks for the link. Can you send Larla by on Saturday afternoon so I can see the order form in person and ask her some follow up questions?” When we went door to door some neighbors asked us to just send the link so they could pay online with credit card. Some others asked to do it manually. Unfortunately, when we do it on paper then we need to front the money as a troop and then get paid back in checks from buyers which the cookie manager or troop leader then needs to get cashed. So it is a little more work for us, but we are happy for the sale either way.

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.

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.