# Girl Scout finds the perfect place to sell cookies. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 24, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102 "2014-02-24T14:14:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/1 "2014-02-24T14:14:14Z")
[117 boxes in 2 hours](http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/girl-scout-sells-117-cookie-boxes-in-two-hours-outside-pot-dispensary-230640827.html) outside a pot dispensary. Even better, it was her mom’s idea and the local GS office is cool with it. > [@](#): > > Some chapters of the Girl Scouts have objected to the report but the Northern California branch that oversees Danielle’s area says they have no problem with her business strategy since it was conducted outside of a legal establishment. > > "The mom decided this was a place she was comfortable with her daughter being at,” Dana Allen, director of marketing and communications for Girl Scouts of Northern California, told Mashable. “We’re not telling people where they can and can’t go if it’s a legitimate business.” ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/2 "2014-02-24T15:28:00Z")
I just sent that article to our service unit cookie chair. Maybe next year _we’ll_ be able to sell cookies in front of the marijuana store. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/3 "2014-02-24T15:45:39Z")
A news report this AM said others are copying ----------- smart move all around! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/4 "2014-02-24T15:51:42Z")
We heard about this at a party this weekend. Maybe the Boy Scouts can start selling Doritos there and pick up some cash. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/5 "2014-02-24T20:32:56Z")
I kept meaning to ask my old Denver friends if the roach-coaches (Taco Trucks) are hanging around those places. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/6 "2014-02-24T20:54:00Z")
Location, Location, Location! ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/7 "2014-02-24T21:10:52Z")
Well, it’s high time someone thought of this idea. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/8 "2014-02-25T03:02:55Z")
Only a matter of time until the Brownies get involved… ---
**Author:** ![RichieBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5e925/32.png) [@RichieBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RichieBoy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/9 "2014-02-25T19:13:45Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [117 boxes in 2 hours](http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/girl-scout-sells-117-cookie-boxes-in-two-hours-outside-pot-dispensary-230640827.html) outside a pot dispensary. > > Even better, it was her mom’s idea and the local GS office is cool with it. Whether it was her moms idea or not it was a good business decision. I heard she really raked in the coins. Why would the scouts be upset? She was selling her cookies in a legal venue. Good for her, she will be a CEO someday as the bottom line is money! ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/10 "2014-02-25T19:18:46Z")
Yet more proof that Girl Scouts build the business leaders of the future. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/11 "2014-02-25T20:23:37Z")
So _that’s_ why Girl Scout Cookies are $5 a box in Northern California (while, supposedly, they’re $4 in the rest of the country)… ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/12 "2014-02-26T03:10:40Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Only a matter of time until the Brownies get involved… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/13 "2014-02-26T06:11:57Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > 😃 +1 ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/14 "2014-02-26T06:31:48Z")
Is barter acceptable ? ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/15 "2014-02-26T07:31:48Z")
[State Girl Scout officials are trying to put the kibosh on the idea.](http://news.yahoo.com/girl-scouts-cookies-colorado-pot-shops-134107732.html) From the wording, I assume it’s a safety/liability/image fear. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-scout-finds-the-perfect-place-to-sell-cookies/682102/16 "2014-02-26T13:34:56Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > [State Girl Scout officials are trying to put the kibosh on the idea.](http://news.yahoo.com/girl-scouts-cookies-colorado-pot-shops-134107732.html) > > From the wording, I assume it’s a safety/liability/image fear. I’d say it’s strictly image. It’s a medical dispensary. How is that different from setting up in front of a CVS/RiteAid/Walgreens?