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DEAR ABBY: Every year, a co-worker brings her daughters to the office to sell Girl Scout cookies. The kids are adorable, and it's hard to say "no" because Mom hovers nearby as the girls approach each cubicle. Regardless of whether one cares to donate to the cause or not, it feels like Mom is forcing us into buying by doing this. What happened to the old "leave the order sheet at the reception desk" custom? Am I overreacting? -- SOURED ON SWEETS

DEAR SOURED: Yes. All you have to do is smile and say, "No, I'm sorry, sweethearts. I can't do it this year." Actually, you may be doing the girls a favor, because an important part of selling is learning to cope with disappointment when a customer says no.

 

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How about "No Thank you" and then immediately turn and get back to work. Eventually, they get the message.

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I buy less and less girl scout cookies every year. Especially since Keebler is so good at knocking them off.

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Why say I "can't do that this year" ? What does that mean? That sounds idiotic. Like you really can't afford a box of cookies? Why make excuses? You dont' have to explain yourself or make up explanations. If you don't want them, you dont' want them, it isn't anyone's business why. A simple No Thank You, period is all it needs. My life got infinitely easier when I decided that not everyone and their brother needs to hear the "whys" of my life.

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I have no problem saying no.

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I like the "I ordered from my niece/cousin/sister... "

I have no problem saying no. I don't really like their cookies.

And I really don't get why people feel their co workers are always judging them. What are they going to do? hoard all the staples?



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If you don't want to buy them, don't. I've never understood peer pressure.

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Oh holy heck. I can't believe people really are so uncomfortable standing up for themselves that they cannot even decline Girl Scout cookies.

Heaven forbid the OP ever encounters someone in their own home flirting with them. He/she won't be able to say no!

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My sister just mentioned a spelling bee for my tiny niece. I said is it a fundraiser? She said yes but left out that they are raising money for school. I asked her. I support what I want.

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Mellow Momma wrote:

Oh holy heck. I can't believe people really are so uncomfortable standing up for themselves that they cannot even decline Girl Scout cookies.

Heaven forbid the OP ever encounters someone in their own home flirting with them. He/she won't be able to say no!

 I see what you did there!

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Mellow Momma wrote:

Oh holy heck. I can't believe people really are so uncomfortable standing up for themselves that they cannot even decline Girl Scout cookies.

Heaven forbid the OP ever encounters someone in their own home flirting with them. He/she won't be able to say no!

 I see what you did there!

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DD was taught that some people will say no and how to respond. "ok thanks anyway"

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Mellow Momma wrote:
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Mellow Momma wrote:

Oh holy heck. I can't believe people really are so uncomfortable standing up for themselves that they cannot even decline Girl Scout cookies.

Heaven forbid the OP ever encounters someone in their own home flirting with them. He/she won't be able to say no!

 I see what you did there!

flan

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Am I the only one who remembers the original TreFoils?

Those were GOOD cookies!

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flan327 wrote:

Am I the only one who remembers the original TreFoils?

Those were GOOD cookies!

flan

 I loved Trefoils.  I like them straight out of the refrigerator.



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Am I the only one who remembers the original TreFoils?

Those were GOOD cookies!

flan

 We have those.  How many boxes do you want to buy?



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My hospital made a policy because the selling for this and that function was getting out of hand. People can set a sales sheet in the lounge but they aren't allowed to ask anyone.

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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
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Am I the only one who remembers the original TreFoils?

Those were GOOD cookies!

flan

 We have those.  How many boxes do you want to buy?

 They changed the recipe. It's not the same.

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When I was with ex relationship we would buy a case or more of thin mints to last us (him) through the year. He would open a sleeve, hand me four and eat the rest.

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I never understood the appeal of Thin Mints.

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flan327 wrote:

I never understood the appeal of Thin Mints.

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 If I were and admin I would ban you!



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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
flan327 wrote:

I never understood the appeal of Thin Mints.

flan

 If I were and admin I would ban you!

 Is that worse than not liking BACON????

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I never understood the appeal of Thin Mints.

flan

 If I were and admin I would ban you!

 Is that worse than not liking BACON????

evileye

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 GS should make bacon wrapped thin mints!



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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
flan327 wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
flan327 wrote:

I never understood the appeal of Thin Mints.

flan

 If I were and admin I would ban you!

 Is that worse than not liking BACON????

evileye

flan

 GS should make bacon wrapped thin mints!

 Yes!



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Southern_Belle wrote:
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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
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I never understood the appeal of Thin Mints.

flan

 If I were and admin I would ban you!

 Is that worse than not liking BACON????

evileye

flan

 GS should make bacon wrapped thin mints!

 Yes!

I had a food-gasm just thinking about this.

 

And flan, seriously, you don't like thin mints? I could eat them in a bowl with milk for breakfast! 



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I hate thin mints.

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

I hate thin mints.

 You and flan must now sit in the corner while the rest of us eat your share of the cookies. 



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I hate thin mints.

 You and flan must now sit in the corner while the rest of us eat your share of the cookies. 

 I tell this story every year...  When I was a kid and a girl scout selling cookies my mom was always DISTRICT cookie chairman.  One year we got stuck with TWO HUNDRED EXTRA CASES of thin mints.  We had them in our deep freeze forever.  We ate them on cake, ice cream, and waffles.  I hate them now.



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I hate thin mints.

 You and flan must now sit in the corner while the rest of us eat your share of the cookies. 

 I tell this story every year...  When I was a kid and a girl scout selling cookies my mom was always DISTRICT cookie chairman.  One year we got stuck with TWO HUNDRED EXTRA CASES of thin mints.  We had them in our deep freeze forever.  We ate them on cake, ice cream, and waffles.  I hate them now.

 That sounds like the best mistake ever!!! lol. I was cookie mom once - all I got was a headache. Lol



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It was great. The first two months. I don't care how good a cookie is, when you are forced to eat it and only it for a year it begins to become your less favorite.

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
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I hate thin mints.

 You and flan must now sit in the corner while the rest of us eat your share of the cookies. 

 I tell this story every year...  When I was a kid and a girl scout selling cookies my mom was always DISTRICT cookie chairman.  One year we got stuck with TWO HUNDRED EXTRA CASES of thin mints.  We had them in our deep freeze forever.  We ate them on cake, ice cream, and waffles.  I hate them now.

 That actually sounds like the best reason I've ever heard to hate a cookie.



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After being a girl scout leader for two years, I'm disenchanted. It was WAAAAYYYYY too much about the money.

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When I had an ice cream maker I made a batch with a sleeve of thin mints in it. I went all out and used real cream instead of milk. It was so good!

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
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I hate thin mints.

 You and flan must now sit in the corner while the rest of us eat your share of the cookies. 

 I tell this story every year...  When I was a kid and a girl scout selling cookies my mom was always DISTRICT cookie chairman.  One year we got stuck with TWO HUNDRED EXTRA CASES of thin mints.  We had them in our deep freeze forever.  We ate them on cake, ice cream, and waffles.  I hate them now.

 This is why I can't even look at a Krispy kream donut. My sister was on the drill team for two years and my parents bought 2 dozen every weekend to support the team. Barf.



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After being a girl scout leader for two years, I'm disenchanted. It was WAAAAYYYYY too much about the money.

 In our area, it was about supporting the council and all the full time staff they had working there. We sold cookies so they could keep their jobs. What the heck did they do? I have no idea. No one from council ever helped me build a fire, pitch a tent, or wrangle 25 girls. 

DD had a blast though. 



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flan327 and Nobody Just Nobody, is there room on the bench for another "Thin Mints" hater?

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Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!

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Mellow Momma wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:

After being a girl scout leader for two years, I'm disenchanted. It was WAAAAYYYYY too much about the money.

 In our area, it was about supporting the council and all the full time staff they had working there. We sold cookies so they could keep their jobs. What the heck did they do? I have no idea. No one from council ever helped me build a fire, pitch a tent, or wrangle 25 girls. 

DD had a blast though. 

 And this is why I allow DD to keep being a GS.  She loves it and has a great Troop Leader.  But even the Troop leader has mentioned to me her dismay with the organization and how they push the fundraisers so hard.  The troop leader is great with the girls and doesn't push them.



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Boy Scouts is the same way. The top administrative positions earn 6 figure incomes.

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I spent and spent and spent and spent on booster clubs, raffle tickets, charity drives on and on and on and on and on. Now, I only contribute if I want too. And, I have kind of learned my lesson at work. They were always collecting money for Aunt Edna's bunionectomy and everything under the sun. But, when my mom died, nary a card from those bitches sooo no thanks!

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