Girl Scouts start cookie sale today
Girl Scout cookie sale schedule
Today through Sunday, Oct. 18: Girls sell door-to-door and to family and friends.
Nov. 12-14: Cookies arrive and are distributed to troops.
Nov. 14-28: Girls deliver the cookies to buyers.
Nov. 12-Dec. 6: Booth sales at local stores and other venues.
For more information, visit www.gsbadgerland.org. The council plans to post recipes using Girl Scout cookies next week and will post booth sale locations and times.
Ding dong!
No, those adorable little girls aren’t pulling your leg, it really is time for Girl Scout cookie sales.
And if you’re thinking it doesn’t feel like a year since the last cookie sale, that’s because it isn’t.
The newly formed Badgerland Council has moved its cookie sale up to fall, meaning Girl Scouts in Rock and Walworth counties will sell cookies twice in 2009.
“It’s a one-time-only deal,” said Barbara Wiers, council communications manager. “It happens this year, but it won’t happen again.”
The Girl Scouts of Wisconsin-Badgerland Council formed June 1 from four smaller councils serving south central and southwestern Wisconsin. Officials looked at practices from all four councils and saw that the Riverland Council, serving the La Crosse area, sold cookies in fall instead of winter, Wiers said.
“Most councils have moved to a spring sale, January or February, so by doing a fall sale, it makes us a little unique,” Wiers said.
The lack of competition isn’t the only reason to like a fall sale, said Jackie Thingvold, a Girl Scout leader in La Crosse. The cookies will arrive in November and make great stocking stuffers, she said.
Booth sales take place in late November and early December, allowing the troops to hit up holiday shoppers and deer hunters.
“We do a lot of booth sales the night before deer hunting (opens),” Thingvold said.
The troops get the money from the sales earlier in the school year, giving them more time to spend it, she added. Each fall, she asks her Girl Scouts what they want to do that year, and then they set goals for how much money they need to raise from their cookie sales.
“It’s sort of a nice flow,” she said.
And don’t forget the weather difference. Girls selling door-to-door in the next few weeks probably won’t need more than a light jacket, as opposed to the heavy-duty winter wraps required in January and February.
“We’ve got nice fall weather,” Thingvold said. “The time hasn’t changed yet, and so you can go out after school and get some cookies sold.”
A few people have complained about the switch, but the council thinks they’ll change their mind when they see the advantages to the fall sale, Wiers said. It’s a lot to take in for some troops that have already had to deal with merging councils in 2009.
“People, after they go through it, are going to love it,” she said.
Oct 5, 2009 at 10:05 a.m.
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littlemom- they are selling now in hopes of more sales now vs feb because of holidays coming up. stocking stuffers, gifts, recipes,etc. I would think people have more money to spend now vs feb because it is before the holidays. If you wait till after the money is gone.
Oct 4, 2009 at 12:25 a.m.
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What I would like to know is why are the girls scouts selling cookies in the fall, when EVERY OTHER FUNDRAISERS are all over this city. With the way the economy is, the local people do not have money to spend on charities for the moment. I wish the girls scouts would have waited until February to sell them when people may have a little extra to spend on a couple of boxes. Sometimes I would like to take a hand out, especially when fundraising is taking place for $$$$$$$.
Oct 3, 2009 at 9:08 p.m.
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In this day and age it is recommended to the girls, that they only go to homes of people they know...not just knocking on doors and it is also asked of parents to help them by placing the sales sheet at work. So in essence the parents are the ones learning to sell cookies, but at least the kids are safer and in our old troop at least we made them tally the forms and figure out how many boxes that they had to sell in order to be able to earn money for special trips etc...
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I agree that the cookie sales sheets are not to be placed out to the public before the official start of the sale, but there are always a few who either didn't know, or who want to be the first to sell & sell the most.
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Personally I hated the incentives, usually they were cheap a** trinkets and I would have preferred that the money spent on them (by the program itself not the leaders choice) be given to the troop instead. After all only about 50 cents is earned by the troop for each box sold...at least that was the way it was 5 years ago.
Oct 3, 2009 at 5:49 p.m.
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Good grief
Oct 3, 2009 at 4:50 p.m.
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SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!!!
Oct 3, 2009 at 4:03 p.m.
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wondering,
yes, there are incentives for selling. But the girl scouts, especially the daughter of the leader, should know that the sale starts on the first day...not a week before, so as to increase sales and incentives. This is frowned upon by the Council and this young woman and her mother could get into trouble if anyone reported them to Council. To said troop leader: way to teach kids honesty and patience. NOT
Oct 3, 2009 at 2:23 p.m.
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This is the original claim that Wal-Mart is knocking off the Girl Scout cookies Thin Mints and Tagalongs. Not everyone agrees that they are, though, and I haven't taste-tested them myself:
http://authenticorganizations.com/harqua...
Oct 3, 2009 at 12:42 p.m.
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If the GS started selling Soylent Green cookies, you better believe I would buy a truckload.
Oct 3, 2009 at 12:27 p.m.
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It's people. Girl Scout cookies are made out of people.
(Soylent Green)
Oct 3, 2009 at 9:57 a.m.
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MMMMMM girl scout cookies... one fourth of a genuine girl scout in each box.
Oct 3, 2009 at 9:57 a.m.
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Girl scout cookies are girl scout cookies, I dont care if I buy them in some back alley. I'd just like to know where to get them now.
Oct 3, 2009 at 9:49 a.m.
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areyou- I was wondering that to.
I am STILL wondering about the "knock offs" too!!
Oct 3, 2009 at 9:31 a.m.
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I want someone to explain about the comment about the 'walmart' knock offs? I bought girl scout cookies at walmart, and there were yummy.
Oct 3, 2009 at 3:50 a.m.
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So how long before one of the moms tries selling them on here again this year?
Oct 2, 2009 at 11:53 p.m.
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So, if it started today, why has the daughter of our local leader had her order form in the teacher's lunchroom all of this past work week? Are there incentives for sales?
Oct 2, 2009 at 6:46 p.m.
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Cool! Bring on the cookies. I am almost out of the ones I bought at the last sale.
Oct 2, 2009 at 6:38 p.m.
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I like how they do speak of the GIRLS getting out there and selling. So giving this to your mom to take to work and sell FOR you doesnt count unless it is called being a manager and having somebody else do your work.
how do you make "knock off" cookies? Just wondering
Oct 2, 2009 at 5:10 p.m.
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Please buy from the Girl Scouts, and not the knock-offs being sold at Wal-Mart.
Oct 2, 2009 at 4:47 p.m.
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yeah. and for those who complain about the cost vs the store it goes for charity and stuff you know DUH. When you spend $2-$3 for a candy bar it is cheaper in the store too.
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