http://www.savvysugar.com It makes sense. en http://www.savvysugar.com/1632875 <a href="http://www.savvysugar.com/1632875"><img width=160 height=34 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104165/20_2008/girl-scout-cookies.large.jpg'></div></a><p>Anyone who has ever spent time as a Girl Scout knows what a big deal cookie season is for the troops and also understands that selling 17,328 boxes of cookies is an impressive feat for one girl. Fifteen year-old <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/15/michigan-girl-scout-sells_n_101894.html/" target="_blank">Jennifer Sharpe sold this many boxes</a> by setting up shop on a street corner with her mother, every day. My first thought: How many badges did she get for selling so many boxes?! Badges are for Brownies, baby - this girl and her troop get to go on a 10-day European vacation! The trip will be paid for with the $21,000 the troop raised in cookie sales.</p> <p><span class="inline left"></span> </p> <p>European vacation aside, this girl is a great example of perseverance and work ethic. How many of us had our parents take boxes of cookies to work and have their hungry colleagues buy out your stash of Peanut Butter Patties? The best part is that Jennifer has grown as a person because of her experience. Her mother said,"It's made her really confident. I remember when she first started selling, she was very shy and quiet and you had to push her out to talk to customers, but now she's right out there, first to the door." I see a savvy businesswoman in the making! </p> http://www.savvysugar.com/1632875#comment news work ethic girl scout cookies Fri, 16 May 2008 14:03:41 -0700 SavvySugar http://www.savvysugar.com/1632875 http://www.savvysugar.com/2772477 <a href="http://www.savvysugar.com/2772477"><img width=160 height=106 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl2/10/104165/06_2009/f7ef50c6b167027f_cookies.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>It's cookie time! I don't know about you, but I love Girl Scout cookies - despite the expense. I buy my Thin Mints from the adorable troop posted outside of my <a href="http://www.savvysugar.com/tag/trip+to+the+grocery+store/" >Safeway</a> (even on the coldest of days!), but many people buy their boxes from co-workers on cookie duty for their kids.<br /> <br clear=all><br /> Some parents lug the boxes to work because their kids are too busy to go door-to-door, while others say it isn't safe for their daughters to sell boxes by knocking around the neighborhood. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/02/04/girl.scout.cookie.ethics/index.html" target="_blank">According to CNN</a>, there are some co-workers who don't appreciate the pattern of parents doing the cookie pushing because they don't want to be bothered or they think it's unethical for the parents to make sales that determine which girls get prizes. </p> <p><span style='font-size:10px !important;'><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" target="_blank">Source</a></span></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/2772477" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Your Two Cents: Girl Scout Cookie Pushing at the Office?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-2772477" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-2772477" name="edit[choice]" value="0-2772477" class="form-radio" /> No biggie! The money is for a good cause, it doesn't matter who actually sells the cookies.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-2772477" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-2772477" name="edit[choice]" value="1-2772477" class="form-radio" /> Bad idea! The girls should be responsible for selling and earn the rewards themselves.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-2772477" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-2772477" name="edit[choice]" value="2-2772477" class="form-radio" /> Undecided. </label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="2772477" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.savvysugar.com/2772477#comment charity Savvy poll Your Two Cents office poll Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:15:34 -0800 SavvySugar http://www.savvysugar.com/2772477