Girl Scout cookie time

I understand.  This year my Cub Scout son really got the popcorn selling fever and we were out almost every night selling in our neighborhood.  He ended up being the top seller in the Pack. 

Well, his two younger sisters saw this and have been waiting none too patiently to go cookie selling with Daddy this year.  We were out last night (70 degrees, nice) and this morning (34 degrees with a 15 mph wind) hitting the neighborhood.

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Just bought my first 6 boxes of many. 

After my daughter sold them for at least 10 years I just can't say no

I was so confused. I thought "unknown brownies" was some sort of new girl scout "cookie" when I first read it.  Now I get it. LOL. I'm a fan of the thin mints, and don't you guys have some sort of chocolate-covered graham cracker thing?

PirateGirl - 2009-01-10 5:53 PM My husband called to say a friend's daughter was at our house selling and asked on the phone what I wanted, so we placed our order through her. I do not buy from parents who are lame and post the order forms at work outside their offices. I only buy directly from the kids that are actually working for that patch. We were only going to get 4 boxes, but then she said if we got 5 then it's  $20. So she even had the sales pitch down.

I am with you on the posting on the office door, but we have a guy who adopted triplet girls (at three years of age) so I felt like he had triple the goal and caved when they became old enough to sell. 

I believe you are referring to the Thanks-A-Lot which is a shortbread cookie with a fudge bottom or maybe the Peanut butter patty which is shortbread cookie, layer of pb and COVERED in chocolate.... either are equally good!

Got another day tomorrow already planned on which streets to hit and when.... Alyssa maps it out and plans when to hit based on church times. 

I am very proud of her - she has been top seller her 2 years of selling and we DO NOT pimp the cookies for her.  we will take her wherever and whenever she wants but she has to work it.   ALL the other girls in our troop have parents who sell for them and don't make girls put any effort into it.  Needless to say, my daughter can hold a conversation with any adult w/o giggles or shyness - she's comfortable talking to people which is a huge goal of cookie sales.  So talk with the girls and ask them questions - how's it going, what are their goals, what do they plan to do with funds, what are badges and patches on uniform from etc.... 

DID SOMEONE SAY "THIN MINTS"??!!!!  YUM!

 Thats my girl.   Get them when they are weak!

I figured "unknown brownies" might have some special herb in it.....   now your talkin!!!!  The girlscouts leading the market in states with legalized medical marijuana!

Not exactly my line of thought...

Yes but I want to point out that is troop specific.  Not all GS troops do a cookie share and those who do few will do it for the troops overseas as they have to figure a way to get them over there - which usually means paying for postage themselves.  Cookie Share is a program where you purchase a box for an organization the girls have chosen and the box goes to that organization. 

Here in Houston, the council likes to have the boxes remain in the area so they romote Ronald McDonald House, local VA hospital, shut in food banks etc.... It's a great way to get people to buy more cookies (I'm troop cookie mom so I'm evil in promoting this) bahwahhhhh

I just keep thinking about Thin Mints!  I can't get those off my mind!  Putting them in the fridge.  Waiting for a couple of hours.  Opening the fridge.  Taking the Thin Mints out of the box.  Opening the package.  Devour! *drool*

Geez, Lauren, THANKS!

PirateGirl - 2009-01-10 7:53 PM My husband called to say a friend's daughter was at our house selling and asked on the phone what I wanted, so we placed our order through her. I do not buy from parents who are lame and post the order forms at work outside their offices. I only buy directly from the kids that are actually working for that patch. We were only going to get 4 boxes, but then she said if we got 5 then it's  $20. So she even had the sales pitch down.

You already put in an order??  And you didn't even ask if I wanted Thin Mints??  How could you?? 

We don't start our sale until Jan. 22nd.  I feel so bad because I'm the troop leader and I'm going away the 23rd - 26th!  My girls don't go door to door except to our closest neighbors - we don't know anyone else around here so we stick to the ones we know.  We do set up a stand at the end of our driveway and try to sell around commuter time and we do a bunch of booths at the grocery store and the farmer's market.  I also let them send the list into DH's office.  They know lots of people there so they go say hi when we drop it off, they fill the order and write a thank you note and they deliver the cookies.  I don't think it's a big deal - it's not like DH is knocking on doors trying to sell them.

Oh, and my favorites are the lemon ones!

I'm a little bummed because I live way out in the country on a long private road, so we don't get the cute kids coming door-to-door. But I always buy a few boxes when I see them at the grocery store. 

1stTimeTri - 2009-01-11 6:44 AM

PirateGirl - 2009-01-10 7:53 PM My husband called to say a friend's daughter was at our house selling and asked on the phone what I wanted, so we placed our order through her. I do not buy from parents who are lame and post the order forms at work outside their offices. I only buy directly from the kids that are actually working for that patch. We were only going to get 4 boxes, but then she said if we got 5 then it's  $20. So she even had the sales pitch down.

You already put in an order??  And you didn't even ask if I wanted Thin Mints??  How could you?? 

Because I didn't need to ask...Thin Mints are on the permanent to-be-ordered list.