tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post3492475942132970516..comments2024-03-05T02:14:39.266-07:00Comments on Strange Culture: I Am A Horrible Person: Saying "No" To Girl Scouts & Their Cookies, TooRChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-32517933582143022252017-03-01T23:05:18.157-07:002017-03-01T23:05:18.157-07:00Loved reading this beautiful content on Girl Scout...Loved reading this beautiful content on Girl Scout cookies. A box of delicious Girl Scout Cookies is a new, unique, and amazing experiences for the awesome girls can help for giving treats to our group of girls. Since I am myself an academic and <a href="http://www.essaywriter.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">professional essay writer UK</a> and providing essay help services to students at Essay Writers UK and I appreciate the way it’s written here. I will share this post with my college people and I am sure they will like it. Thanks for sharing it here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12637001526160914697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-78104961546606343842016-03-14T21:56:25.037-06:002016-03-14T21:56:25.037-06:00I'm also a GS leader and I am considering quit...I'm also a GS leader and I am considering quitting because I agree with this post. Our whole troop sells and we make about 500 which isn't even enough to cover individual girl scout fees and a couple days of camp! It's absolutely not fair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-40836556479278443972013-07-02T10:18:47.160-06:002013-07-02T10:18:47.160-06:00RC just sounds like an ignorant jerk. "...chu...RC just sounds like an ignorant jerk. "...chubby elementary school girl come to my door..."? Really? Is that accurate? And if so, so what?<br /><br />Maybe the scout learns a little about running a business, whether they sell 1000s of boxes or not.<br /><br />No one's forcing you to buy them, just like no one is forcing these girls to do this "backbreaking" work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-21748416016270248072013-05-21T06:48:51.275-06:002013-05-21T06:48:51.275-06:00Wonderful information, I had come to know about yo...Wonderful information, I had come to know about your blog from my friend nandu , hyderabad,i have read at least 7 posts of yours by now, and let me tell you, your website gives the best and the most interesting information. This is just the kind of information that i had been looking for, i'm already your rss reader now and i would regularly watch out for the new posts, once again hats off to you! Thanks a ton once again, Regards, Fully Furnished Office Space for rent in Begumpethttp://kmkrealestates.com/fully-furnished-office-space-for-rent-in-begumpet/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-77609104478629120192010-10-29T07:33:56.986-06:002010-10-29T07:33:56.986-06:00I am a girl scout myself only I am one of the rare...I am a girl scout myself only I am one of the rare ones. Im the Girl Scout in high school who no one buys from because there's a cuter brownie down the street. I understand your perspective completely and I agree that a bigger portion of the profits should come to us. I always prefer to sell magazines for fall sales because we get a considerable larger profit. <br />However I think it’s unfair of you to assume that all of the extra money goes to the execs. As RAnn said a lot of those funds go to fully furnished wonderful camps and supplies for girls. In my area it's practically uncommon not to see a High Challenge course at every camp site. This said, the Girl Scouts have a rather annoying habit of being SUPER safe about everything, (technically were not even allowed to go door to door but leaders look the other way so the troop can have SOME funds)Because of this it is very often that the organization has to purchase new harnesses, lobster claws, carabineers, Ect. Also in my area Council will allow any Small Craft Certified leader to check out canoes or Kayaks for her troop free of charge. The funds for these crafts also come from sales. So I thought it was important that you know that though very little of that money comes DIRECTLY to the troops, if they have a proactive leader, a large portion of it comes to them indirectly.<br /> Also I have one request for you and RAY, please do not voice your opinion of the corporate structure directly to the little girl at your door. She really can’t do anything about it and her only goal is to get that worthless trinket, not to scam you. I can speak from experience and to the 7 year old girl at your door it's life shattering to be yelled at by a stranger (especially if they go on to rant/ cuss) and really are you much better than the money hungry organization if you make a little girl at your door cry her eyes out because she doesn’t understand what she did wrong?<br /><br />oh! Jamie Dawn, if you would prefer not to buy cookies, the girls ( and their leaders!) love it a lot more if you choose to donate anyway. It makes the younger girls feel special that you chooose to help out their troop just because.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-81113121960105412232010-04-01T22:48:21.815-06:002010-04-01T22:48:21.815-06:00Brilliant piece and you raise some interesting que...Brilliant piece and you raise some interesting question!!<br /><br />Here's my BIG question. How can a supposed non profit be making this kind of money? I read an article that says that the only way they can keep the funds and still say they are a non profit is if the girls, on their own, for their own troop purposes, sell cookies.<br /><br />Do we really believe that almost a BILLION dollars in cookies is a NON Profit?? If you read the GS website, they have 2 huge bakers, one is a Kellogg's brand, that make the cookies and help the GS market them. This is PROFIT business. No way that is just some girls selling some cookies.<br /><br />Where is the government on this? Is it is because the Girl Scouts are chartered by Congress that no one looks at them? Can you or I start a NON profit if we let kids sell the product? What is the tax on a billion dollars?? <br /><br />Where is 60 Minutes when you need them?<br /><br />What you ask about child labor is extremely important. Not to mention that MOST of these cookies are sold by adults, in offices etc.<br /><br />Something is not right in all of this.CharlotteDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-74010024540259465782010-03-19T00:46:02.162-06:002010-03-19T00:46:02.162-06:00A year later, it is even more true. But one thing ...A year later, it is even more true. But one thing you didn't mention: The troop is stuck with what they don't sell. The council refuses to take them back AND forbids them from selling after the end date. <br /><br />There is one mom in my Vista that is using her mortgage money this money to pay for all the cases she got stuck with. Even Amway allows returns!Undercover Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665520353750292526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-82855815875123524382010-01-17T12:10:28.924-07:002010-01-17T12:10:28.924-07:00Don't know about the Girl Scout execs, but Goo...Don't know about the Girl Scout execs, but Google 1.6 million for the past Boy Scout CEO.<br /><br />I buy the Girl Scout cookies (which I like) and the Boy Scout pop corn (which I throw out), becuase I know that some leaders treat the kids who do not sell poorly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-3634747383129419442009-12-07T23:10:54.533-07:002009-12-07T23:10:54.533-07:00The cookies are a fund raiser, not a bargain. Pre...The cookies are a fund raiser, not a bargain. Previous commentors are right, Girl Scouts is a great organization that actually provides lots of support and resources to the local troops at no cost (other than the support they receive from fundraisers.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-53463316584460167222009-02-23T01:12:00.000-07:002009-02-23T01:12:00.000-07:00I work with BSA troop 74 (troop74.org) in MA and w...I work with BSA troop 74 (troop74.org) in MA and we dumped the popcorn thing years ago because we felt the public was getting shafted.<BR/>If you want to see a Boy Scout troop that really works as a team with the community and other charities then check out Giantyardsale.org. They help the town by reducing the waste stream, giving other charities usable items, teach boys how to interact with the public. Parents work together in a fun atmosphere and the public absolutely loves us. The troop pulls in 5 figures every year and 100% stays with the troop, the counsel gets $0. No one is paid, its' all volenteer. We are the best funded troop in the NE very highly respected, $$$ aside. With good leadership any organization can do this. Teaching our children to conserve, be thrifty, and provide a sense of purpose to public needs is far better than pushing them to push over priced product that is only purchased out of sympathy for support. The GS need to get out of the mindset of cookies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-79790208227965644812009-01-27T08:08:00.000-07:002009-01-27T08:08:00.000-07:00Ohhh.. Good one. Those boyscout cookies are a pain...Ohhh.. Good one. Those boyscout cookies are a pain. But we almost never have anyone coming around selling those. Not to mention, it's much easier to say no to boys, especially when truthfully, you really don't want what they're selling.William Petruzzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617618396314646874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-90539822829969231182009-01-27T07:36:00.000-07:002009-01-27T07:36:00.000-07:00How about bashing into that horribly expensive mic...How about bashing into that horribly expensive microwave popcorn that the BOY Scouts sell? It never pops--I've thrown away money twice and vow "NEVER AGAIN"! Build your shelters from sticks and bark...be a REAL boyscout!B. Diederichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580693375258876940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-9442369834132654372009-01-22T08:13:00.000-07:002009-01-22T08:13:00.000-07:00They're still 3.50 in North Carolina.They're still 3.50 in North Carolina.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-41820423575250866152009-01-19T20:29:00.000-07:002009-01-19T20:29:00.000-07:00I agree with Bennett...you are bold. And you are r...I agree with Bennett...you are bold. And you are right, if I answer our door and find a Girl Scout selling cookies, I would buy at least 1 box ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-49858155876984860762009-01-19T18:05:00.000-07:002009-01-19T18:05:00.000-07:00So far I've only ordered 7 boxes...they took away ...So far I've only ordered 7 boxes...they took away Josh's favorite cookie this year so we cut back our order. I love those cookies. I freeze mine and make them last all year by only eating two at a time.<BR/>I think the mom at work told me they don't win prizes anymore but just money toward their camp or something.<BR/><BR/>I still love the girl scout cookies....even though I was kicked out of my troop. Long story.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679719974984886567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-59972600228793579892009-01-19T13:49:00.000-07:002009-01-19T13:49:00.000-07:00You're a brave man to cross the Girl Scouts. Brav...You're a brave man to cross the Girl Scouts. Brave or cruel.<BR/><BR/>They charge a lot because they are an American icon. Girl Scout cookies are totally unique, universally known, and sentimentally entrenched. You might as well have attacked the Pilsbury Doh Boy or questioned turkey as an appropriate Thanksgiving poultry.Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720231599785798340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-38634768668164669212009-01-19T13:11:00.000-07:002009-01-19T13:11:00.000-07:00I can't decide how to feel about this post.I can't...I can't decide how to feel about this post.<BR/><BR/>I can't disagree that it seems stupid how expensive the cookies are. Especially around DC, they push $7 a box. In a quality sense, they're not really something you buy because they're the best thing ever. The Keibler elves do a fine job as well.<BR/><BR/>But, then again I don't think most people who buy are buying the cookies as much as looking for an excuse to support the girls without just writing a check.<BR/><BR/>If that's the case, I think it's valuable. It's a good lesson for kids to learn that people don't just give hand-outs and you shouldn't expect them.<BR/><BR/>So, it seems to me that the whole discussion hinges on the actual salaries of the top executives. There's no good reason they should be taking in six figure incomes, but then again, I couldn't find anything that hinted that they were. In fact, the highest I could find was just under $100,000. Which is high, but not outrageous.<BR/><BR/>I may be wrong, but I'm not sure that the Girl Scouts really have any other major stream of revenue. Which means that the organization (camps, leaders, training, etc) need to come from mostly from the cookie sales. So it would seem even if the local troop doesn't get the revenue personally, they still benefit from it. In fact, they may not have so much of a need for the money as the operation of the larger organization.<BR/><BR/>That been said, of course, would all fall apart if it's true that the top executives are taking home extremely fat checks.<BR/><BR/>But even then, it's not like the GS is a Christian organization. What good reason do they have not to fill their pockets? And, who could say that their job isn't professionally "worth" what they're getting paid?William Petruzzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617618396314646874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-13698540622639411422009-01-19T11:12:00.000-07:002009-01-19T11:12:00.000-07:00The REAL truth is that you know your dad will buy ...The REAL truth is that you know your dad will buy some, so you can come to his house if you want to eat girl scout cookies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-52940551740959530512009-01-19T09:53:00.000-07:002009-01-19T09:53:00.000-07:00@ jamie dawn -- I like that idea TOO -- but you kn...@ jamie dawn -- I like that idea TOO -- but you know people wouldn't do it. Plus, the nice thing about Girl Scout cookies is that to buy just one box is a semi-low cost purchase (buying just one box from every girl who rings your door and every co-worker who's got a scout, and every church member...now that's different...but i do appreciate that GS cookies are cheaper than MANY of the other things schools and sports team sell.<BR/><BR/>@RAnn, thank you for your comment. I appreciate your comment...I liked your part about "motivated girls with motivated mothers" :-)<BR/><BR/>@Megan...this year, girl scout cookies went up from 3.50 to 4.00 --> if you're paying more it's my guess that the girl/mom selling them is pocketing some of the dough!<BR/><BR/>@Loren...I'm sure the girl scouts of America would love if you would provide them with an address and a phone number where they can reach you :-)<BR/><BR/>@Ray, now be nice to your neice...don't cuss her out. Just in the memo line of that birthday check make sure you mark down how much your deducting due to the purchase of cookies. Just kidding...it's nice to help your neice, plus now you have an excuse when other girls come to your door "oh, i by from my neice, sorry" and then you shut the door!RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-37258662445910233842009-01-19T09:51:00.000-07:002009-01-19T09:51:00.000-07:00I think you have a very good point. At $4 a box, o...I think you have a very good point. At $4 a box, one could actually buy two boxes of a comparable brand of thin mints. I think the Girl Scout Cookies thing needs to be rethought, although I don't think that's going to happen any time soon.Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-14610150860634399692009-01-19T06:50:00.000-07:002009-01-19T06:50:00.000-07:00WOW ... now THAT'S a brilliant breakdown of the Gi...WOW ... now THAT'S a brilliant breakdown of the Girl Scout cookie scam!!! My niece just hit me up to buy some yesterday. I'm going to call her back and cuss her out! <BR/><BR/>Great article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-78773832018747009582009-01-19T06:40:00.000-07:002009-01-19T06:40:00.000-07:00But Thin Mints! But Samoas! Those are worth their ...But Thin Mints! But Samoas! Those are worth their weight in gold!Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-19682995041592390882009-01-19T00:55:00.000-07:002009-01-19T00:55:00.000-07:00Where do you live that they are only $4 a box???Where do you live that they are only $4 a box???Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-32757795524340645682009-01-18T21:53:00.000-07:002009-01-18T21:53:00.000-07:00I'm a Girl Scout leader/mother and you are right; ...I'm a Girl Scout leader/mother and you are right; the majority of the funds raised by GS cookies goes someplace other than to local troops. However, the local troops do benefit from the money that goes "upstream". Because of cookie sales, troops can camp at GS camps which come supplied with beds, cabins, tents and fully furnished kitchens. Because of cookie sales, troops do not have to pay for leader training. Leaders do not pay for the background checks that are run. Because of cookie sales, there is a nationwide GS program, with national dues of only $10/year per girl. <BR/><BR/>Most girls do not sell thousands of boxes of cookies. Some do. Generally they are very motivated girls with very motivated mothers. They are also often girls whose troop leaders manage to get good booth sale spots. My daughter has always enjoyed the cookie sale and has never thought she didn't get enough out of it. <BR/><BR/>You are right about it being a well-organized sales organization.RAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-50748140871294112272009-01-18T19:59:00.000-07:002009-01-18T19:59:00.000-07:00Seems like it would make more sense for them to co...Seems like it would make more sense for them to come to the door once a year and ask for a donation.<BR/>That way all the money would be profit for them.<BR/>It's hard to say no to little kids when they are selling stuff. Your wife and I would surely have bought those cookies!<BR/>:-)<BR/>Those girls who are selling thousands of boxes of cookies???? That's wild!!Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.com