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Post by ajsweetpea on Mar 23, 2015 20:45:01 GMT
I am the GS leader and Cookie Mom for my daughter's troop. We had a booth sale this weekend and ended up with probably 40+ boxes of extra cookies. I'm not sure if this is the same everywhere, but our Cookie Cupboard gives you cases of cookies (12 boxes in a case) and if the case is unopened, you can return unsold cookies. However, if the case is open, you have to keep and sell the extra cookies. Do you have any good ideas for getting rid of the cookies? Cookie sales are pretty much OVER in this area and most people have already bought their cookies. I have sold some to friends on Facebook and other parents have sold to friends as well, but there are still MANY extra boxes. Any good ideas on how to get rid of the excess?
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Post by tuva42 on Mar 23, 2015 20:47:30 GMT
Just because people have bought cookies once, doesn't mean they don't want more cookies! I say load the 40 boxes in a wagon and go door to door with a couple of your cute little scouts and you'll have no problem selling them.
Or if you live in a friendly neighborhood, set up a lemonade stand and sell cookies with it.
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Post by georgiapea on Mar 23, 2015 20:48:04 GMT
I don't buy Girl Scout Cookies anymore but when a cookie mom had a lot left over she sold them at work and one of my co-workers bought bunches of them. Can you check to see who has a mom (or dad) working in an office where they might be sold?
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Post by Rainbow on Mar 23, 2015 20:54:14 GMT
Set up another booth?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 21:02:21 GMT
Our troop has done the following when we've had leftovers, and we've gotten rid of them successfully:
1. Post on FB that you have extra boxes of __ cookies if anyone is still in need of some
2. Put them in a wagon and go on a neighborhood walkabout with the girls and at least 2 parents (split the girls into 2 groups and have 1 mom stay w/ each group and hit both sides of the street at once)
3. Set up a cookie stand at the intersection of a busy development street. We did this around 5-6:30 as people were coming home from work and they were hungry. We sold a ton that way. Have the girls hold up signs with large print stating girl scout cookies and $ per box so they're easy to read. We also had our girls chant as cars drove by "Girl Scout cookies, only $ per box."
4. Had parents who were able take some to work and display them for cash and carry.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 21:03:41 GMT
Why not have a mother daughter tea , charge $10, serve the cookies and tea/ apple juice. Gives girls a chance to wear their fancy Easter dresses again.
The scouts would be the severs.
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Post by scrappersue on Mar 23, 2015 21:05:33 GMT
If all else fails one year I had to take the left overs and divide them up between all my girls and have the parents buy them. They could sell them or keep them.
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Post by Basket1lady on Mar 23, 2015 21:14:05 GMT
Our council does this, too. It's a PITA. Our troop in Boston was allowed to get boxes of cookies from the Cookie Depot, rather than cases. 40 leftover boxes of cookies = $180. That cuts Into your profits quickly. And we are not allowed to set up a booth sale without council approval.
We usually have parents bring them to work. They do sell, as the 3 pm cravings hit and you have the box in hand. I've also painted "Girl Scout cookies for sale" on my van back window and have had some luck selling them that way. But it needs to be cool enough in your area to keep the cookies from melting. Another good idea was to take the cookies to the commuter lot as people were coming home. This worked well, too. But we did need to get council approval.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 21:39:39 GMT
we actually set up a table on the front lawn on the weekend and early evening and sold a ton that way also.
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Post by *sprout* on Mar 23, 2015 21:41:55 GMT
Marking my place...my first cookie booths are coming up in a few weeks!  |
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Post by kelly8875 on Mar 23, 2015 21:55:56 GMT
Have another cookie booth, make the girls go door to door, advertise on Facebook. B I also really like the idea of the mother/daughter tea. You could change it up to a father/daughter, grandmothers/granddaughters, aunts/niece. Charge a small fee, make it a little fancy, have the girls perform a skit or small show. Make it worth the time & money for people to come. It would be a blast! Sigh...I really miss being a GS leader  I have to say, I was pretty good at it, and loved helping the girls. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 22:29:10 GMT
We aren't allowed to return any period, even unopened cases. What you order you pay for here. I have never been stuck with any cookies, but a troop here last year got stuck with 1000 boxes. They were able to set up a booth at a busy location a month after the sale was over and sold out by the end of the day. Don't you have a booth clean up week? I think you could get rid of 40 boxes pretty easy, especially if it is the 3 most popular kinds.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Mar 23, 2015 22:41:16 GMT
For 40ish boxes, I'd start by asking parents who had a place they could sell more. DD could take orders from other kids at school, and I could put the boxes on my desk at work.
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I have to say, I was pretty good at it, and loved helping the girls.