Cookies are a cutthroat business.
Various troops of cookie-selling solicitors have run rampant throughout the United States. These gangs, also known as troops, have ambushed supermarkets, businesses, and now, marijuana dispensaries. The main racketeers in the cookie business are known as the Girl Scouts of America.
For over 100 years, the Girl Scouts have cornered the cookie market with popular items like Thin Mints and Samoas. The troops made their sales on their terms with little retort. That is, until February of 2019.
Via EdmondSun.com:
A local insurance agent has announced that during the month of February she will buy two boxes of Girl Scout cookies from any Girl Scout that comes to her office and gives their sales pitch.
Michelle Schaefer, a downtown Edmond insurance agent since 1995, will also purchase items sold by Camp Fire, Boy Scouts, or other school fund raisers.
“I want to give back to the community and help these great organizations, and maybe help develop sales skills for future careers,” Schaefer said.“I know it takes courage to put yourself in an unfamiliar role, and I want to show them that a career in sales can be fun and rewarding.
“With so much dependence on social media, I think having the confidence to talk to a potential client face to face and ask for the sale builds great character in a sales person.”