Ministry of Pain
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Thin Mints in the freezer is $$$
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Hastur
Footballguy
If a girl scout chooses not to participate in selling cookies, they get kicked out of girl scouts? Seriously?
Jobber
Footballguy
At least you get a little something from the cookies - and you're only out $4. The Boy Scouts though...the wreaths and popcorn are a friggin rip. I've tried talking our boy scout nazi lady into considering switching to candy bars instead of that horrid popcorn. I told her that you could get a lot more customers with the [much] lower cost, and probably come out way above what you'd get selling popcorn. She looked at me like I was from Mars.
Raiderfan32904
Footballguy
Yep, that's what they said in no uncertain terms. I had to provide my drivers license on a contract that owned up to at least 2 two hour cookie booths at the local supermarket. If we flake out, we're kicked out, simple as that. And they are serious as death.I'm exhausted and my wife just took the 2 girls to a Friday Night girls scout pep rally to kick off the cookie selling season. "rah rah, sell mortimer sell!!!!" type stuff.I told my wife that there was no way in hell I was going. Isn't it punishment enough to have to attend 2 arts and crafts meetings followed by "I'm a little brownie, here is my smile" song that they do in their little circle. :XIf I had to do that tonight, I'd turn in my man card, or what's left of it.
Guster
Footballguy
Rustoleum
Footballguy
The Boy Scouts get a pretty high percentage back on each popcorn item. We steered people towards the microwave popcorn boxes instead of the bags of caramel corn. it is $1 per bag ( $18) for the box and the whole bag pops - very few unpopped kernels.We tried to sign my daughter up for Girl Scouts this year, but were told there was a shortage of leaders and she was put on a wait list. A few weeks ago we get an invite to a "wait listed" girls only event where they could earn their first badge. The letter said there was still no troops but we were encouraged to pay the full registration fee and sell cookies in the meantime. I don't think this letter had the intended effect, unless they wanted me to have her start piano lessons instead.
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root of all aliai
Word is they make Samoas in 2 different factories. Someone mentioned that in here.
So I think for the first time ever I had Samoas from the other factory. The ones I always have are in clear plastic. This box I just saw had foil. They were slightly lighter in color and seemed to contain more caramel and coconut, less cookie. I like them better than the ones in the clear plastic I've been having all these years.
So I think for the first time ever I had Samoas from the other factory. The ones I always have are in clear plastic. This box I just saw had foil. They were slightly lighter in color and seemed to contain more caramel and coconut, less cookie. I like them better than the ones in the clear plastic I've been having all these years.
Jojo the circus boy
Footballguy
If you live near a Publix, and love Thin Mints - they have a Publix brand Mint-Chocolate (square) cookie (kind of like a graham square) that I swear is identical to Thin Mints - same cookie with a chocolate coating.
It's crack - buyer beware.
It's crack - buyer beware.
CurlyNight
Footballguy
Thin mints are da bomb frozen! Price is up to $5 from $4, but only for N. CA. So if you are S. CA you can still get them for $4! Can't figure out the lousy reasoning!
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Could make a killing in my building. Two 50 story towers and nobody knows a GS. My neighbor was so desperate she sent $100 off to a FoaFoaF's niece in MN. Pretty sure she'll be dealing grey market cookies when her order arrives.Vike Me said:
PMs open if you know a GS in the metropolitan area.
The Big Guy
Fear the Blitz
They are $4 here in NJ, but a friend of mine was getting them for $3.50 in Georgia. Go figure they use regional pricing.
CurlyNight
Footballguy
Some folks here in N Ca may decide it's not worth $5 a box. A couple years ago it was $3.50 here then last year went to $4. If the $1 increase discourages purchasers who would otherwise buy, I feel bad for the scouts.
CGRdrJoe
Footballguy
i mean, wtf
i was in target today and spotted that they now sell girl scout cookie products (deodorant, shampoo, etc.) and didn’t buy any
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i was in target today and spotted that they now sell girl scout cookie products (deodorant, shampoo, etc.) and didn’t buy any
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Snoopy
Footballguy
Ironic as Target does not allow outside groups like Girl Scouts to sell on their premises.i mean, wtf
i was in target today and spotted that they now sell girl scout cookie products (deodorant, shampoo, etc.) and didn’t buy any
NATIVE x Girl Scouts
Inspired by some of the most popular Girl Scout Cookie™ flavors, our latest limited edition scents inspire you to take on the day — in and out of the shower. These are scents you won’t want to miss!
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Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
We found the evil temptresses outside of our sandwich shop at a strip center. We bought about ten boxes.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
A few years ago my daughter was in the girl scouts for a couple of years and I was the cookie mom. Basically I had to order all the cookies for our troop and then deliver them to each member. We had a large troop and had close to 200 cases of girl scout cookies in my basement at this time each year. I don't miss those days.
wlwiles
Footballguy
Proud dad brag coming:
My daughter joined the scouts last year and this was her troop's first year selling cookies. I told her if she wanted to do it, we'd go around the neighborhood and to church, and she could decide how many was enough/when to stop, but I'm not fronting the money for hundreds of boxes and staking out a spot outside of Walmart to hassle grocery shoppers. Let's go practice some sales skills and earn those badges.
She is the only one in her troop that can say she interacted with every single person she sold to. One girl never sold a single box, her mom posted the online store link on facebook and they sold ~100 boxes and called it a day. 3 of the moms (and their girls) each fronted $ for 600 boxes total and spent 5 hours on a Saturday outside of Sam's Club. So many ladies/moms that we met and sold to just raved about how when they were a scout this was how they did it, door to door, they didn't set up booths, and to please be sure to go to X house over there because that mom used to be a scout and would love to have one come by and would buy a bunch. We had some folks that refused the cookies but donated $/boxes just to support her. One lady handed her a crisp $100 bill and said "I'm diabetic, donate them all, and be sure to come by for any future fundraisers". One lady had recently lost a teenage daughter to a car wreck, and her daughter was a scout and sold them, and she broke down crying and hugged my daughter and bought 30 boxes and begged us to come back every year.
We spent the better part of four weekends selling and delivering, but we had a blast, she gained some confidence in speaking with strangers, gained some organizational skills because she kept the tally sheet and kept track of payments/delivered status/etc. She got a million "atta-girls" from the people we sold to, and she picked up some prizes along the way for hitting and then resetting her sales goals. I know it's not a ton, but she sold just shy of 500 boxes, the highest # in her troop, and she couldn't be more proud of herself. She beamed everytime someone would ask "how many have you sold so far?" to be able to say she was her troop's top seller. So thanks to all of you for buying cookies, and for sacrificing your diets. It can mean an awful lot to the girls.
My daughter joined the scouts last year and this was her troop's first year selling cookies. I told her if she wanted to do it, we'd go around the neighborhood and to church, and she could decide how many was enough/when to stop, but I'm not fronting the money for hundreds of boxes and staking out a spot outside of Walmart to hassle grocery shoppers. Let's go practice some sales skills and earn those badges.
She is the only one in her troop that can say she interacted with every single person she sold to. One girl never sold a single box, her mom posted the online store link on facebook and they sold ~100 boxes and called it a day. 3 of the moms (and their girls) each fronted $ for 600 boxes total and spent 5 hours on a Saturday outside of Sam's Club. So many ladies/moms that we met and sold to just raved about how when they were a scout this was how they did it, door to door, they didn't set up booths, and to please be sure to go to X house over there because that mom used to be a scout and would love to have one come by and would buy a bunch. We had some folks that refused the cookies but donated $/boxes just to support her. One lady handed her a crisp $100 bill and said "I'm diabetic, donate them all, and be sure to come by for any future fundraisers". One lady had recently lost a teenage daughter to a car wreck, and her daughter was a scout and sold them, and she broke down crying and hugged my daughter and bought 30 boxes and begged us to come back every year.
We spent the better part of four weekends selling and delivering, but we had a blast, she gained some confidence in speaking with strangers, gained some organizational skills because she kept the tally sheet and kept track of payments/delivered status/etc. She got a million "atta-girls" from the people we sold to, and she picked up some prizes along the way for hitting and then resetting her sales goals. I know it's not a ton, but she sold just shy of 500 boxes, the highest # in her troop, and she couldn't be more proud of herself. She beamed everytime someone would ask "how many have you sold so far?" to be able to say she was her troop's top seller. So thanks to all of you for buying cookies, and for sacrificing your diets. It can mean an awful lot to the girls.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Mr R is an Eagle Scout. Way to go, Dad and Daughter! I'm proud of her, and I don't even know her.
jhib
Footballguy
That's awesome. I have no problem walking right by every single booth outside a store and ignoring emails from parents I barely know, but I'm a sucker for any kid who is putting in the effort to go door to door.
jhib
Footballguy
Sounds like a business opportunity. Anyone have a spare mail truck?
Val Rannous
Footballguy
That's great! Tell her from someone who set Scout Show Ticket records every year for my troop (and later on Band Candle records in high school), that she's doing this in the exact right way. Setup a sales area, start at one end and go street to street and door to door. Be polite, be confident, and most importantly be just as nice if they say no. My mom used to drive me to a street, park, and let me work both sides while she sat in the car, then picked me up and took me to the next street on the list. We would crush it!
Super job on your daughter's part (and yours as well for supporting her), I don't even know your daughter and I'm proud of her!
Signed, an Eagle Scout.
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MTskibum
Footballguy
Last year i think we sold 10 boxes
This year my daughter and son are both in cub scouts, although sadly you cannot donate directly to your troop/pack. They make you sell popcorn and the popcorn company takes a 30% cut and then the central boyscout takes a big cut for their "lawsuits". So we sold 4 boxes of popcorn. I don't want to raise money for executives and past lawsuits.
I wish i could just donate money to kids activities.
Snoopy
Footballguy
And Girl Scout cookies prices are a bit marked up, but reasonable. Boy Scout popcorn prices are unreasonably high for what you are getting.
Last year i think we sold 10 boxes
This year my daughter and son are both in cub scouts, although sadly you cannot donate directly to your troop/pack. They make you sell popcorn and the popcorn company takes a 30% cut and then the central boyscout takes a big cut for their "lawsuits". So we sold 4 boxes of popcorn.
I wish i could just donate money to kids activities
Rustoleum
Footballguy
Last year i think we sold 10 boxes
This year my daughter and son are both in cub scouts, although sadly you cannot donate directly to your troop/pack. They make you sell popcorn and the popcorn company takes a 30% cut and then the central boyscout takes a big cut for their "lawsuits". So we sold 4 boxes of popcorn. I don't want to raise money for executives and past lawsuits.
I wish i could just donate money to kids activities.
Our troop found ways to accept direct donations and always put the portion of the popcorn sales that made it back to us directly in that scouts “account” to pay for activities. We used other fundraisers to pay for troop expenses.
MTskibum
Footballguy
Last year i think we sold 10 boxes
This year my daughter and son are both in cub scouts, although sadly you cannot donate directly to your troop/pack. They make you sell popcorn and the popcorn company takes a 30% cut and then the central boyscout takes a big cut for their "lawsuits". So we sold 4 boxes of popcorn. I don't want to raise money for executives and past lawsuits.
I wish i could just donate money to kids activities.
Our troop found ways to accept direct donations and always put the portion of the popcorn sales that made it back to us directly in that scouts “account” to pay for activities. We used other fundraisers to pay for troop expenses.
I wish that was the case here. Who turns down donations of money.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Locally 6 bucks for a box of cookies and 20 bucks for the popcorn. The latter seems like an awfully high price by comparison.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Me too. Same goes for schools. We recently ordered a small bag of chocolate covered pretzels and a smaller can of nonpareils for like $30
3C's
Footballguy
I had a couple of little girls come by selling cookies, which is unusual since we're semi-rural, and once I realized the shirt I was wearing I had to buy some boxes.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
In addition to being a nice guy, you gave them a great story to tell the rest of the troop.
Dezbelief
Footballguy
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Dezbelief
Footballguy
I donate cash instead of buying stuff.Me too. Same goes for schools. We recently ordered a small bag of chocolate covered pretzels and a smaller can of nonpareils for like $30
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
I get it but can’t say no to my granddaughter when she’s selling somethingI donate cash instead of buying stuff.Me too. Same goes for schools. We recently ordered a small bag of chocolate covered pretzels and a smaller can of nonpareils for like $30
MTskibum
Footballguy
Not allowed.I donate cash instead of buying stuff.Me too. Same goes for schools. We recently ordered a small bag of chocolate covered pretzels and a smaller can of nonpareils for like $30
Any donations are used to purchase popcorn and then the popcorn is donated, still going to popcorn exec's pockets.
Rustoleum
Footballguy
I think if you are doing online or paper form, there is no real way around that, but whenever we did a “live” sale (popcorn table outside grocery store, candy bars outside church, bake table at fish fry, salsa, meat sticks whatever) we always made darn sure there was a bucket (usually repurposed Folger’s coffee tub) where donations could “fall” in.Not allowed.I donate cash instead of buying stuff.Me too. Same goes for schools. We recently ordered a small bag of chocolate covered pretzels and a smaller can of nonpareils for like $30
Any donations are used to purchase popcorn and then the popcorn is donated, still going to popcorn exec's pockets.
And some scout leadership is way more “letter of the law” than “spirit of the law”. I feel fortunate that my son’s troop was way more laid back in that regard, though it is nice to have one or two of those folks that seem to love forms and paperwork around to deal with the district, council, and national bureaucracy.
MTskibum
Footballguy
I think if you are doing online or paper form, there is no real way around that, but whenever we did a “live” sale (popcorn table outside grocery store, candy bars outside church, bake table at fish fry, salsa, meat sticks whatever) we always made darn sure there was a bucket (usually repurposed Folger’s coffee tub) where donations could “fall” in.Not allowed.I donate cash instead of buying stuff.Me too. Same goes for schools. We recently ordered a small bag of chocolate covered pretzels and a smaller can of nonpareils for like $30
Any donations are used to purchase popcorn and then the popcorn is donated, still going to popcorn exec's pockets.
And some scout leadership is way more “letter of the law” than “spirit of the law”. I feel fortunate that my son’s troop was way more laid back in that regard, though it is nice to have one or two of those folks that seem to love forms and paperwork around to deal with the district, council, and national bureaucracy.
It was our first year in and the troop leader was pretty adamant about that fact this year, we will see next year. I would give a couple hundred bucks if i knew everything was going to supplies for the troop.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
Same. I just give the cookies away. They’re SOOOOOOOO sweet now. Not that great imho
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