Selling Girl Scout cookies at a booth is a learning experience for your troop. Here are some common reasons why people do not want to buy and how your girls can respond.
Updated January 2022
If you have ever sold Girl Scout cookies at a booth, you know you get all kinds of people who walk by. First, there are the fantastic ones who talk to your girls about the cookies, what they will use the money for, and what their goals are. There are others who will ask inappropriate questions of young girls. And then people who ignore your girls and refuse to make contact, playing “ostrich” as they walk away as quickly as they can.
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For those who stop by engage with your girls with an answer to, “Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?”, here are some repsonses you can role play with them before your booth sale.
*For people who ask about the Girl Scouts of the USA supporting Planned Parenthood, step in so your girls do not have to answer. You can respond, “GSUSA does not provide any funding to Planned Parenthood – a nonprofit cannot support another nonprofit.”.
Statements and Responses
I’m a vegan.
Our Thin Mints, Lemonades, Toast-Yays! and Peanut Butter patties are all vegan!
I’m gluten-free.
Our Toffee-tasitcs and Caramel Chocolate Chip are gluten free!
I have _______ allergies.
Point out the cookies that do not contain those allergens.
I don’t eat cookies.
Would you like to donate money or a box to _______? (wherever your troop is donating cookies).
They make a great host gift or teacher’s gift for Valentine’s Day!
I don’t have cash.
We take credit cards!
I already bought some from (insert whomever this person is).
Great! Thank you for supporting Girl Scouts! or You can never have too many Girl Scout cookies! They freeze well!
I can get them cheaper at Walmart, Aldi’s, etc.
The cookies we sell help support our troop with the funds to go camping and learn life skills.
Aren’t you too old to be a Girl Scout?
You can be a Girl Scout from kindergarten until 12th grade.
