It's January,
and the cookie the craziness has begun. The offices smell somewhat different
than usual -- it must be Mango Crème's.
And they certainly look different, with furniture moved aside so we can
shift cases from one space to another.
I've already
heard two stories of people being flagged down by others unknown to purchase
cookies, one at a Waffle House. There
must be something about Waffle House as I hear a similar story to that every
year. We, of course, love to hear the
fun stories about cookies, and there are usually plenty of them. If you have a great story, please let our
new director of public relations and marketing, Meghan Cochrane, know. She can be reached at mcochrane@girlscoutssa.org or call
either office and dial extension 2907.
If you need more media releases in your area, please let us know. We put
out the media kits before the holidays.
Thanks to those troop leaders, girls, and press reps that made that
happen. It is a lot of work, but it's
fun.
The council's
initial order was about the same as it was last year, which was disappointing because
I think most volunteers found they did not get caught with cookies. We've also heard others say they need to
come to the cupboard and refill already because their initial order is sold. We LOVE that! You go girls! Like you, we don't want to get caught with
cookies either. This is why we ask you
to do planned orders. We order cookies
for the cupboard based on your planned orders.
We keep some additional in the cupboard, but you know what it is like to
be "caught" with cookies at the end. We
also don't want to have that happen, so inventory management during the sale,
albeit a pain, really does assist us in not getting "caught" with cookies. You might think, well it's not my problem if
the council gets stuck with the cookies.
That is true, but the girls pay for it, whether it is your troop or the
council, so planning is a beautiful thing.
I certainly understand, though, that sometimes you can't plan.
If you need
additional pick-up hours for large orders, we are always happy to accommodate
you. Last year we had the cupboards
open for long spans of time. In fact, I
received complaints when folks arrived to find out college guys snoozing while
waiting to fill orders. This is what
college guys do when not occupied. We
are cutting back on the number of hours, again, to save the girls money. However, if you need additional hours or
exceptions for pick-ups, please contact the cookie hotline at 800-239-6636,
option 5, and we will work it out. This
should be done in advance. We do want to
sell cookies, we want to be of service to you during the cookie sale, but we
also need to be fiscally conscious because all the money is the girls' money.
We do love to
hear the stories about the sale. Let us
know what is going on! Thanks for all you do to make this a successful program.
