It’s that time of year again, (in Florida, anyway) when eager young Girl Scouts will tempt you for an order of Thin Mints, Shortbread, Lemon Pastry Cremes, and so on. Selling these cookies is a time-honored 90 year tradition. According to a Girl Scouts Press Release, cookies sales have: 
“helped girls foster a sense of personal and collective empowerment by promoting skills they will use throughout their entire lives. Through this annual activity, girls ages 6 -17 learn how to set goals, develop action plans to reach those goals, work together as a team and cultivate a sense of business ethics. Additionally, they build confidence by developing public speaking and interpersonal communication skills. Girls also acquire knowledge in money management, marketing and customer service, thereby making the Girl Scout Cookie Program the nation’s premier financial literacy and entrepreneurship program.”
Marketing Blurb supports this lofty goal—but—suggests that girls not subcontract their work to parents, resellers, wholesalers, distributors, agents, subsidiaries, and so on. Smile and make that sale in person!
I find "Thin Mints" irresistable. I hope they find my door!
Posted by: Tim Stay | January 11, 2006 6:34 PM | Permalink to Comment