It's February, that means it's Girl Scout cookie and Campfire candy time! Nathan barricades the door from the neighbor kids, and I carry small bills in cash to buy mints at the grocery store! Ordinarily I'm too cheap to imagine spending $5 on cookies or candy, but as a top seller (and fortunate daughter of a top consumer!) I feel for those girls standing out at their little table! Several of the people on the blog stood out there next to me!
I think peddling mints taught me alot of valuable lessons. First was working hard, putting in hours in February to earn credit toward summer camp. Second was salesmanship; we always managed to get the bookings at the bank on payday (can't use the excuse of having no cash!), the hardware store on Sunday afternoon (husbands out on their honey-do list can't say no to little girls selling candy!) and the ferry line on Saturday (captive audience for 30 minutes at a time!).
I always buy from the girls at the store, because signing up on an order form at work doesn't teach the kids to work hard, appeal to people, and conduct transactions, valuable skills for later life. Thanks to my mom & dad for instilling the values of hard work, my girlfriends for standing at that table with me in the cold, and the Campfire and Girl Scouts organizations for providing the opportunity for kids to learn these values! Enjoy the mints this month!
