Girl Scout Cookies...and kids selling stuff in school

[zoo2tycoon]

PLEASE...if your child is a girl scout, boy scout or selling anything please please don't send the list to school and tell them to ask their teacher (principal, aide, etc) if they want to buy something. Multiply this by several students in the same class selling the stuff or the entire school and you've got disappointed kids who think the adult saying no is the meanest person in the world.
I sub...last week I had purchased four boxes of girl scout cookies from a friend (they are a kind our girl scouts don't have but a town north of us sells so she got some for me). That day I had two girls from the same class come up at the same time and asked me to buy. I said no thank you I just bought four boxes ($14) from someone. They just stood there holding out form...I said no thank you. Then the special ed teacher came in ...they ran to her. Once again same situation....no thank you but they looked at her again. This was in the first five minutes of school...two of us so I can't imagine what it had been like day before or days after.
I've been approached for all kinds of stuff at school. At home I just don't answer my door if I'm not expecting someone, but please don't send your child to school soliciting to the teachers.

 

[cluvsdisney]

Yea, that seems like bad form. I'm surprised there isn't a policy against it.

 

[monorailsilver]

PLEASE...if your child is a girl scout, boy scout or selling anything please please don't send the list to school and tell them to ask their teacher (principal, aide, etc) if they want to buy something. Multiply this by several students in the same class selling the stuff or the entire school and you've got disappointed kids who think the adult saying no is the meanest person in the world.
I sub...last week I had purchased four boxes of girl scout cookies from a friend (they are a kind our girl scouts don't have but a town north of us sells so she got some for me). That day I had two girls from the same class come up at the same time and asked me to buy. I said no thank you I just bought four boxes ($14) from someone. They just stood there holding out form...I said no thank you. Then the special ed teacher came in ...they ran to her. Once again same situation....no thank you but they looked at her again. This was in the first five minutes of school...two of us so I can't imagine what it had been like day before or days after.
I've been approached for all kinds of stuff at school. At home I just don't answer my door if I'm not expecting someone, but please don't send your child to school soliciting to the teachers.

Thank you!!!

I am a GS leader & I loathe this! I told my girls last year (they were in 1st grade) that I don't encourage selling to teachers. Of course a few girls said "but my mom lets me".

So I tried to tell them nicely that their teacher can't buy from every girl & someone is going to have hurt feelings when the teacher says no.

I just think it is so wrong! Really it is the parent that needs to stop that. If the girl asks at home that parent should be smart enough to say no.

My son is a cub scout & a few years ago a good friend of mine would have her older son ask his teachers if they wanted to buy a wreath. Again, that is something I would never do. Now if I was really good friends with that teacher out side of school & my kids knew that teacher since birth I would have them ask just because they are like a neighbor.

 

[scrapquitler]

Thank you!!!

I am a GS leader & I loathe this! I told my girls last year (they were in 1st grade) that I don't encourage selling to teachers. Of course a few girls said "but my mom lets me".

So I tried to tell them nicely that their teacher can't buy from every girl & someone is going to have hurt feelings when the teacher says no.

I just think it is so wrong! Really it is the parent that needs to stop that. If the girl asks at home that parent should be smart enough to say no.

My son is a cub scout & a few years ago a good friend of mine would have her older son ask his teachers if they wanted to buy a wreath. Again, that is something I would never do. Now if I was really good friends with that teacher out side of school & my kids knew that teacher since birth I would have them ask just because they are like a neighbor.

And on the other hand, my daughter's fourth grade teacher told all the girls in the class who were in Girl Scouts (there were a handful of them) that she hoped they would bring the order form in so that she could buy a box from each of them...

So you can't please everyone all the time.

 

[smkohn]

And on the other hand, my daughter's fourth grade teacher told all the girls in the class who were in Girl Scouts (there were a handful of them) that she hoped they would bring the order form in so that she could buy a box from each of them...

So you can't please everyone all the time.

I also told my fourth graders to be sure to hit me up so I can stock up on some Thin Mints. I love those cookies and I don't know any other Girl Scouts personally.

 

[taymaesmom]

I too work in a school and get asked to buy stuff constantly. If I want it I buy it, if I dont, I dont and I dont feel bad about it. I was a girl scout leader for 10+ years and the head cookie coordinator for our service unit for 7 years. So I see both sides and I know that some girls have moms that wont take them out to sell so the few boxes they sell at school really help them meet their goal and may be the only cookies they sell.

My dd's 5th grade teacher buys 2 boxes from every scout that asks her (she then donates them to the food pantry), the year dd was in her class I had a troop of 15 girl scouts and she had 10 of them! She purchased 2 boxes from each girl and then later she came to one of our cookie booths and donated money to our troop! Such a wonderful teacher! She was so proud of having so many scouts in her class that year!

 

[descovy]

PLEASE...if your child is a girl scout, boy scout or selling anything please please don't send the list to school and tell them to ask their teacher (principal, aide, etc) if they want to buy something. Multiply this by several students in the same class selling the stuff or the entire school and you've got disappointed kids who think the adult saying no is the meanest person in the world.
I sub...last week I had purchased four boxes of girl scout cookies from a friend (they are a kind our girl scouts don't have but a town north of us sells so she got some for me). That day I had two girls from the same class come up at the same time and asked me to buy. I said no thank you I just bought four boxes ($14) from someone. They just stood there holding out form...I said no thank you. Then the special ed teacher came in ...they ran to her. Once again same situation....no thank you but they looked at her again. This was in the first five minutes of school...two of us so I can't imagine what it had been like day before or days after.
I've been approached for all kinds of stuff at school. At home I just don't answer my door if I'm not expecting someone, but please don't send your child to school soliciting to the teachers.

We are an "abc bakers" council. My daughters have always used CoCo Command to take orders from teachers. Even as Daisies I helped them set up a coco command account. From there, they could send e-cards to their teacher's email. If a teacher chose to order, she could place the order online. My daughter still delivered and collected payment in person. If the teacher didn't order, no harm, no uncomfortable moment.

I am sure too that Little Brownie bakers have something similar.

 

[Kellydelly]

And on the other hand, my daughter's fourth grade teacher told all the girls in the class who were in Girl Scouts (there were a handful of them) that she hoped they would bring the order form in so that she could buy a box from each of them...

So you can't please everyone all the time.

At our elementary the teachers seek out the cookies so I can't agree with the OPs statement that the cookie orders should stay home .

 

[momz]

I too work in a school and get asked to buy stuff constantly. If I want it I buy it, if I dont, I dont and I dont feel bad about it. I was a girl scout leader for 10+ years and the head cookie coordinator for our service unit for 7 years. So I see both sides and I know that some girls have moms that wont take them out to sell so the few boxes they sell at school really help them meet their goal and may be the only cookies they sell.

My dd's 5th grade teacher buys 2 boxes from every scout that asks her (she then donates them to the food pantry), the year dd was in her class I had a troop of 15 girl scouts and she had 10 of them! She purchased 2 boxes from each girl and then later she came to one of our cookie booths and donated money to our troop! Such a wonderful teacher! She was so proud of having so many scouts in her class that year!

This made me chuckle a little. I am glad that the teacher is ok with buying so many cookies. But, I don't think that this qualifies her as being "such a wonderful teacher".

Also, to comment on the OP's post. I understand how irritating it is to have to sell stuff, or to be constantly asked to buy stuff. Whether is be kids coming TO school and hitting up their teachers, or kids coming FROM school and hitting up their parents. It is annoying!

 

[kacaju]

I am a lunch lady.. I have had a small handful of kids in the 3 years I have been in this school ask me. I said yes.. My feeling is if they have the *nerve* to come ask me...and you can see just how nervous they are.. I will buy 1 thing from them

 

[MSLRAC]

At our elementary the teachers seek out the cookies so I can't agree with the OPs statement that the cookie orders should stay home .

Same with my kids teachers. In fact, my DDs had teachers seek them out because we're in a different council than the other girls in the school and have ABC Bakery cookies instead of Little Brownie Bakery cookies.

But that said, I tell my DDs and troop girls that a no from anyone gets a prompt smile and a thank you anyway.

 

[lauradis]

How about the other way around is it ok for teachers to tell the students that her daughter is selling cookies? op

not the form just mentioned to high school students

 

[LilyWDW]

At our elementary the teachers seek out the cookies so I can't agree with the OPs statement that the cookie orders should stay home .

If the teacher wants to buy them, then she can ask the girls to bring in the forms. However, I do agree that the girls should not just bring them in otherwise. It can put someone in a very bad spot and make the person feel very uncomfortable when they have to say no to the child. It is a sense of expectation.

 

[dyna]

Years ago my DD's teacher lived right be hind us I told DD to get the teachers order at home not at school. The teacher got really nasty with DD for bugging her at home even called me an let me know how she felt about me sending DD over to bug her at home'

She also then refused to buy from DD....what ever DD sold the most cookies that year in the county without the teacher buyin a box of cookies from her.

 

[Jennasis]

I had one of my students hit me up for a donation to her school. When I pressed her to let me know what they were fundraising for, she was stumped. The school was apparently just raising money in general. She showed me the form. They were simply sending these 10-11 year olds out with a donation form to beg for straight up money. The students who received $100 in donations got to have a pizza party.

I also no longer buy GS cookies from my students. I don't need more junk in the house, and I can't afford to buy teeny boxes of pricey cookies from all my GS students.

 

[Sgt Mickey]

I think maybe a good rule overall but I don't think you can say everything. When my dd was a girl scout her teachers told her they would buy cookies from her. She went to a small school that was all military and there was only a handful of girl scouts in the entire school. She went to the after school care there and they bought TONS and even after she stopped going encouraged her to come back to sell.

 

[barkley]

is anyone on here old enough to remember when brownies/scouts were given 'do not call' cards along with their order forms?

i sold cookies back in the late 60's and when we received our order forms we also got a pad of these about 4"x4" slips of heavyish paper with the girl scout logo on them. if we approached someone (back then door to door was the common sales method) and they ordered or declined we were instructed to offer them (free) one of these slips which they were to put on their door, or in the front window (someplace ideally visible from the street) to indicate to other scouts not to approach (in most cases b/c they had already purchased). we were instructed by our leaders not to approach for sales any place the 'do not call' card was displayed.

i remember some of the teachers at school had these on the doors to their classrooms (though our troop leaders told us we were not permitted to sell at school).

 

[taterheads]

Interesting that some teachers take such an offended position. I understand that teachers can't buy everything but did it ever occur to you that the kids/PTO sell to benefit the school and the teachers. Good thing everyone isn't offended by it or our classrooms wouldn't have tablets, field trips, sound system, etc. If you don't want to buy then just continue saying no thank you. No need to get offensive. In this particular case these girls are learning about life skills through selling and earning their patches and ability to participate in functions. All positive things- so don't rain on their parade. I am glad to say my daughters teacher finds joy in investing in her. She was the 1st person to tell DD to bring her the GS cookie form.

 

[scoutie]

you've got disappointed kids who think the adult saying no is the meanest person in the world

Really? I've never had this experience. The kids are only doing what they've been told to do by the over-hyped fundraiser rally in the gym.


I'm a teacher. When kids ask me to buy things, I simply say, "Oh, thanks for thinking of me! I already bought from somebody else/don't have extra money this month/son is already selling too." My student always understands and certainly doesn't think I'm the meanest person in the world.

My daughter is a Daisy Scout, and she did ask her teacher, because her teacher made a comment that she liked the cookies. She did this all on her own, with zero prompting from me.

I don't think this is really that big of a deal.

 

[Talking Hands]

I am a sub and I wish some of the students would ask me to buy. I love thin mints