Mad-neighbor girl took all our G.S. cookie customers

[ADisneyQueen]

Last week after school, the neighbor girl and my dd agreed that they would divide up the street for cookie sales. This weekend we went out and found out that she went to every house on the street. This girl is 2 years older. I know she did it to get more prizes, but I think she is very dishonest. I told my dd to approach her about it after school, but I'm sure the girl will lie. She has been caught doing other dishonest things. When I see the mom I am going to say something to her.

 

[handinpocket]

Let it go.

 

[pyrxtc]

It would be nice if she shared the street but for prizes, people want to win. She was under no obligation to not do it. If I knew there was another girl scout on my street, I would be out the first day asking people. I don't think your DD should approach her, she shuld just work extra hard to sell elsewhere.

 

[Mickey's Minion]

Last week after school, the neighbor girl and my dd agreed that they would divide up the street for cookie sales. This weekend we went out and found out that she went to every house on the street. This girl is 2 years older. I know she did it to get more prizes, but I think she is very dishonest. I told my dd to approach her about it after school, but I'm sure the girl will lie. She has been caught doing other dishonest things. When I see the mom I am going to say something to her.

The other neighbors confirmed they gave their orders to the other girl? Or could it possibly have been another girl scout coming up your street?

Haven't cookie sales been going on for at least a week now? I know we purchased some last weekend.

My girls learned very quickly back when that if you are not out the first weekend, many houses had already purchased from the more entrepreneurial girls.

I am sorry for your daughter that the other girl didn't live up to her end of the bargain, that really stinks! But chalk it up to a lesson in real life - the early bird gets the worm. Next year, make sure your daughter is the first one to the neighbors' houses.

 

[dalt01]

why, your young one could have gotten out there and got her share. there are no rules in the cutthroat world of young girls. or the door to door cookie business for that matter. be happy if thats the worst thing you have to go through in the next 10-12 years.

 

[java]

I am well aware of the 6 girl scouts in our neighborhood. I buy 2 boxes from each of them.

One year one of the girls said "we split the block" only to have the other girls show up and say that wasn't the arrangement.

In cookies I say it's first come first buy but I never turn down a friend.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

While I agree that anything is fair game in this instance the girls agreed upon splitting the block if you will. That is not very girl scoutish of her lying like that. I would probably have my dd mention it to her leader and explain that girl scouts do not lie etc.

 

[Mermaid02]

Is this the hill you want to die on?

Lesson learned, people don't always keep their word.

I'd let it go at that.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

Is this the hill you want to die on?

Lesson learned, people don't always keep their word.
I'd let it go at that.

I agree to a point here.
They are both Girl Scouts and that is not the premise of Girl Scouting.

 

[akhenaten]

I have a dd20 and a dd7 ..frankly i am not even going to have youngest DD sell cookies. I am just going to send money to the troop.
I am tired of asking friends and family to buy things...
The quailty of the cookies has slipped and $4.OO a box is too much IMO!

Is it worth these bad feelings that the OP has expressed?? I don't think so....

 

[dalt01]

Is this the hill you want to die on?

i love that saying..............this poster is telling you that it may cause an irrepairable rift between you and the mom and both kids. choose your battles well.

 

[Mermaid02]

I agree to a point here.
They are both Girl Scouts and that is not the premise of Girl Scouting.

But it's one girls word against another........ there will be NO happy ending here.... You will put the leader in a terrible position....

i love that saying..............this poster is telling you that it may cause an irrepairable rift between you and the mom and both kids. choose your battles well.

Exactly.... it was a rotten thing for that girl to do. Now you know her true character.... that alone is worth more than the price of the GS cookies....

 

[Kae]

I would probably have my dd mention it to her leader and explain that girl scouts do not lie etc.

I wouldn't do that either. I would let it go, and now you know how this girl plays. Get out there first next year.

Kae

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

As a Brownie leader and Cookie Mom, I would say let it go. If I had a mother or girl come up to me and tell me what happened, I would empathize, but honestly, there's nothing I could do about it. I couldn't take credit from one and give it to another.

I would however address my group of Brownies and remind them of the Girl Scout law and about being honest and fair, considerate and caring. You can only teach so much, the rest comes from the home, KWIM?

Take the high road on this one, and your daughter will be better off because of it.

And next year, all bets are off. Get out there early.

 

[merryweather20]

When I used to sell door to door I quickly figured out that the neighbours were total liars. Grown-ups would readily tell me that they had already had a synchronized swimmer at their door when all my team members were a 45 minute drive away.

A. The neighbours are lieing, as above
B. They bought from someone else, just not the girl you think, maybe someone at work
C. They were closer with your neighbour and asked to buy from her

 

[jlewisinsyr]

Just consider it a great business lesson learned.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

As a Brownie leader and Cookie Mom, I would say let it go. If I had a mother or girl come up to me and tell me what happened, I would empathize, but honestly, there's nothing I could do about it. I couldn't take credit from one and give it to another.

I would however address my group of Brownies and remind them of the Girl Scout law and about being honest and fair, considerate and caring. You can only teach so much, the rest comes from the home, KWIM?

Take the high road on this one, and your daughter will be better off because of it.

And next year, all bets are off. Get out there early.

This is what I meant by having the child talk to the leader. I know you can't really do anything about it but perhaps stress the importance of all things that the Girl Scouts stand for.

 

[Mr.MouseFan]

Will this matter 5 years from now? Don't let something like this hold power over your life. Let it go.

 

[Magic Mom]

When I used to sell door to door I quickly figured out that the neighbours were total liars. Grown-ups would readily tell me that they had already had a synchronized swimmer at their door when all my team members were a 45 minute drive away.

A. The neighbours are lieing, as above
B. They bought from someone else, just not the girl you think, maybe someone at work
C. They were closer with your neighbour and asked to buy from her

Anothe possibility is that the other girl was selling to her houses, and the other people called her over to buy from her. That happened a lot when DD sold. People would see us selling to one side of the street and come over to order from us so we wouldn't miss them.

 

[scrapbookworm]

As a fellow GS leader, I understand that you are peeved, but really there is nothing that you can do. Agreeing to split the neighborhood is the GS way- what the other girl did clearly is not.

I like this: And next year, all bets are off. Get out there early.

Our sales started this year on a Tuesday. I couldn't get DD to the bank to sell until Friday. They had already been hit up by several other girls. In the past the sales began on a Friday, and we were always first ones there. Oh well. DD has still done well this year anyway.