Wal- Mart Knocks Off the Girl Scouts(Welcome Mac. Leans Readers! No, this time it’s closer to home, and in my case, really close to home. Those sweet girls raising money selling Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Do- Si- Does and Samoas? What could Wal- mart possibly do to harm Girl Scouts? Wal- mart has copied the Girl Scouts’ two best selling cookie types, Thin Mints and Tagalongs. Wal- mart is selling Fake Girl Scout Cookies. Wal- mart has fake Girl Scout cookies in . Because the cookies are . You might not know that Thin Mints, the most popular flavor, account for 2. Girl Scouts’ sales. Said another way, those Thin Mint cookies account for 2. Girl Scouts’ cookie income. Girl Scout Cookies are a little pricier than your average cookie, but they’re worth it. Chicago breaking news from the Chicago Tribune. Find Chicago local news, Illinois news and more. I’m a Girl Scout leader and council trainer. Just wanted to point out the Girl Scouts is not just a “grammar school” organization. We are for all girls to age. Mix and Match Pricing: Buy 100 for $0.70 each: Buy 300 for $0.62 each: Buy 500 for $0.52 each: Buy 800 for $0.46 each. A good Cub Scout, A good Cub Scout, A new Tiger Cub and a good Cub Scout A good Cub Scout, A good Cub Scout, A busy young Wolf Cub and a good Cub Scout. The Girl Scouts are especially desirable because the cookies are (1) unique and (2) rare. Only the Girl Scouts sell those minty- chocolate- discs- from- heaven known as Thin Mints. The Girl Scouts sell these cookies only for a short time, once each year. The cookies are so exclusively available, there’s even a website to help you anticipate when you can buy them in your region. The exclusivity of Girl Scout cookies is what makes the cookies really sell. But now, Wal- mart is shoving itself in front of these little girls, and knocking on your door to sell you their almost- as- good fake Thin Mints and Fake Tagalongs, whenever you want them. There goes the Girl Scouts’ exclusivity. There goes the Girl Scout cookies’ special allure, and there go the profits that fund the Girl Scouts’ programs. I think it’s interesting that, up until now, no national cookie manufacturer/retailer has seen fit to approximate the Thin Mint or the Tagalong. For whatever reason, they’ve steered clear of the Girl Scouts’ special cookies. However, no imitation Tagalongs have been spotted. Am I suggesting that Wal- mart’s brand managers set out to steal the market from the Girl Scouts? I’m asking why these Wal- mart managers did not think more about the potential civic impact of their choices. Did anyone at Wal- mart think twice about knocking off the Girl Scouts’ best sellers? Did anyone at Wal- mart think about whether or not it was appropriate to compete against a non- profit, that supports children’s programs? Personal Disclosure. I take these fake cookies, this threat to the Girl Scouts by Wal- mart, quite personally. For several years, I was the Cookie Mom for my daughters’ troop, teaching the girls how to set goals, budget their time and money, and work together to sell cookies. I’ve seen the girls’ excitement when it’s time to sell, and their pride when they get to deliver the cookies. And, I’ve slept in the damp tent on the camping trips that the cookie proceeds paid for. So yeah, this one really hits home. Wal- mart can sell all the hunting equipment, cheap plastic gizmos and clothes made in sweatshops that it wants to sell. But why must they encroach upon the market of a non- profit? Why do they have to go after the Girl Scouts? Authenticity in all directions? Characters from A Dance with Rogues. The Princess The protagonist and narrator of the story. At the beginning she's a young girl, still a maiden and the Proud to be the official solution provider behind AHG Connect Launched March 3, 2014 in partnership with TroopTrack.com, AHG Connect is the official leader portal for. Native American Legends Abenaki Legends. Abenaki Creation Story And The Importance Of Dreaming; Abenaki Emergence Myth; Glooscap Turns Bad Into Good. GIRL SCOUT WORDS OF THANKS & APPRECIATION & INSPIRATION: These have been collected from various sources, if you know of any authors that have not been given credit. Patches, and General Patch/Pin/Uniform Tips. The Activities List is a great resource to plan programs for your Girl Scout(s) throughout the year. These activities include girl programs and volunteer trainings. When it comes to assessing whether an organization is authentic, whether it is trying to grow into something more or better, it is important to look at the organization’s actions in that area. We should be looking at Wal- mart’s sustainability efforts and encourage them when these efforts seem to demonstrate that Wal- mart is keeping its promises. But also, we should look at the organization’s behavior around the fringes, because it is this behavior that clues us in to whether Wal- mart’s change effort is real, or whether the change effort is fake. Funny, the product line of the cookies is called “Great Value.” It begs the question, are Wal- mart’s purportedly improved values any less fake than their pseudo. Thin. Mints? What kind of “Great Value” do these cookies actually represent? It is not the Girl Scouts who are “crying wolf” or claiming to be targeted. I, the author, am raising the question of how and to what degree for profit companies like Wal- mart should compete with non- profits in the non- profits’ fundraising arena. Please keep this in mind as you comment. Please read the comments here- it’s likely you’ll find something close to what you’d like to share. Please be thoughtful and add to the conversation. Sign up to be a Beta Tester of my new newsletter, Generosity At Work. Tagged as. Add new tag. Authentic or Not?. 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