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Can you indulge me? It's my turn for a GS Cookie rant...
... this one from Mama Bear who can't explain to her 8 year old why "people do that" It's kind of long -- sorry!
There are two GS in our church -- my DD and another Brownie, different troop/grade/school district/service unit. The other mom is a friend of mine -- we scrap together, share GS ideas, etc.
I won't let DD sell cookies at church on Sundays. This other family hasn't attended since Sept because of an "issue" with the Sunday School schedule, and will proudly tell you that they haven't attended because of it.
Cookie "go day" was a Saturday. The next day, other mom shows up after 1st service, stands in the narthex w/cookie order form on a clipboard. Her daughter is nowhere to be seen.
I did let DD take her form to church Wednesday nite, when we have a family supper, and family activities, choir practice, etc. A couple of people had asked about the sale, so she took her vest and order form. She sold a few additional boxes, and got some "I already ordered" responses, all of which was fine.
A few weeks ago, the other mom asks how many boxes our troop sold -- her girls sold more. No big deal. But then she says "You should sell at church. Jenny (her DD) sold a boatload there." I say nothing.
Fast forward to two weeks ago when cookies arrive. Lauren takes her cookies to church on Wednesday night so she can deliver them to the people who ordered. The next day, the other mom calls me -- "I don't know any of the people Jenny sold these cookies to. Do you know X and Y and...?"
The next Wednesday, the other family shows up (they don't usually do the Wed nite activities), and the mom comes to me for help finding the people she doesn't know!
But the kicker was Sunday, when people started coming up to Lauren after church asking for their cookies. Lauren was beside herself, thinking she'd totally messed up her orders because she doesn't have cookies for them. But they didn't buy from my DD!
"I ordered from somebody at church" they tell me. Like they can't tell my 8 year old (or me!) from this other mom!?
Grrrrrr!
Thanks! I feel better already!
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Last edited by Carousel96; 03-19-2008 at 05:11 PM..
I so totally understand your dilemma. The one situation I keep running into is I have 2 DD in GS and one year, a girl from my youngest's troop shows up at our door with her mom, they realize who we are, but leave the house and continue on down the block selling to our neighbors. I was stunned that the mom didn't have the courtesy to at least go a couple of blocks down rather than taking the sales away from my girls.
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I always HATED selling cookies. I would give the form to my dad and he would bring it to work. I sold to a few neighbors.
Selling to people at church on Sunday is crossing the line a bit. I was never allowed to do that.
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I guess people don't pay attention to the person they are ordering from and then by the time the cookies arrive they forget or just assume they all come from the same place so theirs must be there.
I feel what you mean.
We do not attend church any more, but when we did, the church had "Girl Scout Day", and that day, all of the girls sat at tables in the narthex (right outside the sanctuary) with their forms and ALL of them sold at the same time. AND, NO-ONE would be allowed to sell if they hadn't been to church for a long time.
I hope Lauren understands that while it's not fair, and it really stinks, she took the high road in it.
That was completely ruthless of the other mom and her DD to do that when they haven't been there forever.
I'd make her figure out the problem on her own-after all it is her issue. She was good enough to sit in the narthex to get orders she can sit there to issue the cookies/collect the $$.
Ouch, I FEEL your pain. I had 2 troops at the same time - none of the girls were mine. We had that problem every year. About 5 troops met at the church and finally the Activities Coordinator, said ENOUGH! She designated a Sunday for each troop (one was a Daisy, so they didn't sell) and drew numbers out of a hat. Booth sales only. That made life so much easier.
I'm on GS vacation right now, I'm off until a year from August. Then DD starts Daisies!! I'm actually starting to look forward to it again.
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