It's fall and you know what that means...

[minkydog]

BOY SCOUT POPCORN! I work in a school and today I had a 5th grader stop by my office. He was very neat, shirt tucked in, face & hands clean, wearnig his uniform. "Hi, Nurse! Would you like to order some Boy Scout popcorn? It's very good this year." He proceeded to show me the brochure. "Now, this one has several varieties. Or maybe you'd like some of the butter popcorn. You can get it in regular or the light kind." I mean, he was really selling this. How could I not buy some? But I'm short a dollar."I will take change." So I gave him some dimes. He counted them out and gave one back--"You gave me too much." I guess he really takes the Boy Scout honor seriously. I bought some butter popcorn and told him I was gonna wrap it up and give it to my mom for Christmas. "Oh, popcorn makes a GREAT Christmas gift!" How can you argue with that?

 

[mamo-4-wdw]

That is so sweet.

 

[ksjayhawks]

If he is in 5th grade he is a Cub Scout--a Webelo. Cub Scouts are to do their best--and it sounds like he did!

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

BOY SCOUT POPCORN! I work in a school and today I had a 5th grader stop by my office. He was very neat, shirt tucked in, face & hands clean, wearnig his uniform. "Hi, Nurse! Would you like to order some Boy Scout popcorn? It's very good this year." He proceeded to show me the brochure. "Now, this one has several varieties. Or maybe you'd like some of the butter popcorn. You can get it in regular or the light kind." I mean, he was really selling this. How could I not buy some? But I'm short a dollar."I will take change." So I gave him some dimes. He counted them out and gave one back--"You gave me too much." I guess he really takes the Boy Scout honor seriously. I bought some butter popcorn and told him I was gonna wrap it up and give it to my mom for Christmas. "Oh, popcorn makes a GREAT Christmas gift!" How can you argue with that?

Awww, I like to see scouts get into that kind of selling. Now if he could come and motivate my GS troop I WOULD BUY A CASE FROM HIM!!!

 

[simba20]

I bought some butter popcorn and told him I was gonna wrap it up and give it to my mom for Christmas. "Oh, popcorn makes a GREAT Christmas gift!" How can you argue with that?

I'll never forget I was walking into Wal-Mart one spring day, when I was appraoched by some Girl Scounts selling cookies. Like they even need a sales pitch, come on, it's GIRL SCOUT COOKIES. However, this one eager GS was really putting forth a pitch, however I did not have cash on me, so I walked by planning on getting cash back at the register to buy some.....come on it's GIRL SCOUT COOKIES. So I tell her not at this time, when she interjects "They freeze beautifully." I had to laugh (of course not at her or within her sight) but the line really stuck with me. I was talking with my mom a few days later and shared the line with her.

Now years later, when my mom or I see a GS we say to ourselves "They freeze beautifully."

And truthfully, nothing is better than a frozen Thin Mint!

 

[minkydog]

And truthfully, nothing is better than a frozen Thin Mint!

MMm thin mints...

 

[*BTMRR*]

I'm picturing the little boy in "Up." How cute! He's doing a good job. I don't usually buy the popcorn but I don't think I could have said "no" to that sales pitch.

 

[golfgal]

Cute kid-and I like that he is doing it himself!!

 

[sunnyday123]

I cannot refuse little kids, no matter what they're selling. Pop-corn, cookies, wrapping paper,etc. I'm the person who will turn around and buy lemonade from little kids' stands everytime I see them. They are just too darn cute.

 

[Micca]

Great story, thanks for sharing Nurse Minkydog

 

[donac]

I spent 5 hours after work yesterday distributing popcorn to troops and packs. I am so sore today.

Cub Scouts are the cutest selling popcorn.

And I only have 2 more years of GS cookies from my friends daughters.

 

[MichelleVW]

The chocolate popcorn is to die for!!!

 

[kimmar067]

...I've never heard of 'Boyscout Popcorn'.....but I HAVE heard of bacon-flavored popcorn.....