I’m probably going to get torn apart and viewed as being stingy, tight, and maybe even heartless, but it’s gotta come out, it can’t stay in….
Went to the grocery store on the weekend and I walk in the store and was asked “Would you like to buy some girl guide cookies?” by two little girls. “No thanks,” I replied. Upon standing at the check out there were some kids at the end of the conveyor belt bagging groceries (for those that bought bags). I only had two items so after paying I just grabbed them and walked past the kids who then asked me to donate money toward their basketball team or whatever it was, once again I said, “Sorry,” and went to exit the grocery store where I was then again asked if I’d like to buy a box of girl guide cookies!
I know there are particular groups that have to raise money, but I’m sorry I don’t like to be asked. If you’re going to be in the entrance of the store (if it’s big enough) set up a table or have a sign that says what you’re selling and where the money is going, that way people can read as they walk by and have the choice to donate/buy and not get bombarded and asked multiple times when you enter and when you exit the store.
I just hate how they have every possible area covered with children asking for money! —Mrs. Scrooge
This article appears in May 5-11, 2011.
Oh just buy a fucking box of cookies and stfu already.
I didn’t realize the word ‘No’ was so fucking hard to say.
I don’t like being bombarded either.
But really, who doesn’t like a girl scout cookie?
i told them that if they had the choc/mint ones id buy 3 boxes… no? its only in the winter?? oh well i guess ill see you in 8 months…
those mint ones are the shit.
When those come out I pretend I’m not-diabetic and woof down an entire box in 5 minutes flat.
they’re just raising the next generation of panhandlers…
practice makes perfect.
At least they’re not doing parking lot tolls. And when I was that age, we hit up liquor stores for our chocolate bar vending needs.
I didn’t have to sell chocolate bars when I was a kid. My parents just gave a donation.
LOL that sounded SO sebastard. (they didn’t do it to be a jerk, they did it because they didn’t want chocolate around our diabetic household, s’all).
I DID sell GG cookies when I was in brownies, though! <3
I’ll always buy a box of those cookies, even if I don’t eat them — I LOVED LOVED LOVED being in Brownies and GGs when I was a kid 🙂 Brownie camp was one of the best times of my childhood 🙂
You could always wear a T shirt saying: CHEAP CUNT
Which store was this???? I live in a very kid friendly neighbourhood and have yet to be approached to buy any cookies – and I love those things!!
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You might be able to get some at the Girl Guide office/store in Fairview?
OB…Just be friendly and say no.
Its not a big deal.
Certainly nothing to get your knickers in a knot !
If you’re that antisocial, you might as well just ignore them as you walk by.
Really? People fund-raising shouldn’t talk to the public? Why? Because it makes some people uncomfortable?
Okay…
Thism this is what you’re complaing about OP. I think you’re in need of a little perspective.
There’s a difference in you know, going out in your car or somthing and saying a few expletives but coming home (I presume) turning on the comp, logging onto the website and composing a complaint like this … wtf man .
It’s “THIRD times a charm”… getting that wrong makes you even more of a douche.
Old school GG cookies are the best… a man at work brought them in to sell for his kid 🙂
Yeah, see I notice this disturbing trend of people being unable to or are uncomfortable saying no. What’s the big deal? They’re trying to sell something to raise money, they raise more money if they approach people rather than just sitting there waiting for someone to buy their cookies or whatever. Jesus get a life.
at least the money they get, goes to a very good cause. unlike the neighborhood junkie or the booze parlor.
Girl Guides is a great organization (and Scouts too!). It teaches young kids so many things and it’s fun as frig. I remember one March break spending the entire time doing sleepovers with my babysitter’s troop (I was in a different troop), going out on trips and learning a whole bunch of new things. She wrote a note to my toop leader and I earned over 7 badges for that week and had a blast. And every year I went to camp and had even more fun and helped me become more independent by making me overcome my homesickness. I’d call my mom after her and dad dropped me off crying how I wanted to go home and three days later they had to drag me out of there kicking and screaming! 🙂
And I also remember it helped me learn about people who were less fortunate. Every year my mom’s office would sponsor a family for Christmas and I’d always donate my uniform from the previous year to the little girl in the family so she could have the opportunity to participate. Those uniforms were expensive. Back in the late 80s/early 90s they were pushing 80 bucks iirc.
Now that I’m not in school and have more time, I’m actually thinking about volunteering to become a troop chaperone or maybe even a leader eventually. My best friend did it in NL and had a great time with the girls.
I can’t even remember the last time I had Girl Guide cookies…
“Lighten up, Francis!”
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OP, exactly! The grocery store I went to yesterday had some elementary, snot nosed, little bitches asking for money to send them to Paris through their school. Fuck that. Make their parents pay up! Fuck, it’s Bedford after all.
wlyb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrllCZw8jiM
Well, they have the right to ask, just like you have the right to say no. I find it annoying sometimes too, but I just say no politely or give if I am able to. It pisses me off when they are outside the liquor store.. it’s a little overly aggressive and I’m not sure what 10 year old kids are doing begging for money with their parents outside the LC.. so I never give in those cases.
Maybe you’re feeling guilty that you’re so stingy with random donations. I’m not knocking ya.. I’m stingy with them too, but I don’t feel bad about it. I say no politely and move on my merry way.
it’s tough when you’re running the gauntlet, stores should keep it to one group. the jar store on agricola seems to get a few but they’re barking up the wrong tree
yea today at wally world: got nailed at the checkout for TO sick kids..than got “accosted” by boo boo eyed kids for mchappy something and in the parking lot they were doing a carwash thing..fuck easy peeps us wallyworld patrons aren’t exactly swimming in it..
I completely agree … drives me nuts. I’m from England and it never happened as much as it does here… and yet we donate millions and millions every year to comic relief (goes to africa) or children in need. Using kids to ask for the money though just puts you on the spot – there is enough funding through the government for all these bits and bobs to be covered but they are the tight ones. If people want to donate it’s better than ramming it down their throats… don’t worry I COMPLETELY agree.
What gets me even more is when the kids’ parents are standing there selling them.
I had an experience at a store in bayers lake where a parent trying to sell girl guide cookies at the entrance of a store told me that I should buy some cookies because I was skinny and I needed to fatten up. Can you imagine? I looked at her and said “are you fu*king serious?”.
Can you imagine if I was selling diet pills and said to her “you should buy this diet pill because it looks like you’ve had more than one too many girl guide cookies, lady”.
Why do people think it is okay to make comments about thin people to their face, but not okay to make comments about overweight people to their face?
Mmmmmmm….cookies =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmaVSdXL4Rg
WTF, as in WTF the commenter, not… you know…
That’s an interesting point you made about it being okay to make comments to thin people to their face but not fat people. I think that people are more comfortable with it because thin is generally seen as good and fat is seen as bad, so it feels like you’re being less of an asshole even what you say is really insulting.
I’m a stick and I’ve had people say things to my face about how thin I am that were just fucking rude. This one time I was opening a bag of rice cakes in my kitchen and the guy my roommate was dating at the time asked me if I was anorexic. I guess he thought it was a funny joke or something? Because you know how hilarious anorexia is…
Imagine being all “So hey are you like, one of those obese people who only ever eats fast food?” to a pudgy person as they bite into a cheeseburger.
WTF – I had to re-read your first line as I thought there’d be RC’s changing their store of choice: “What gets me even more is when the kids’ parents are standing there selling them.” The pedos and kiddie diddlers would love that!!
I hear ya, Snoop. I am also very thin and am a lifelong dance hobbyist, currently studying belly dancing. Acquaintances think it’s ok to make comments to me about how now all I need is a belly! You know, for my belly dancing! I’ve been so insecure about my appearance all my life and strangers and acquaintances aren’t helping.
Hahahaha, next generation of panhandlers.
Sebastian’s just mad for several reasons: he can’t go Paris, his parents hated him, he couldn’t join Girl Guides/Scouts as a kid despite wearing dresses.