11/01/2022
❗SERIOUS FOOD FOR THOUGHT❗
Girl Scouts are the ultimate Direct Sales model and none of us are hating on them. Upcharging those little boxes of deliciousness, and we gladly accept it.
We line up for some Thin Mints and Samoas like we lining up for black Friday sales. We strategically plan our errand route because we know THAT corner store always has a troop set up and selling this time of year.
For cookies y'all.
I can buy Keebler Coconut Dreams for half the price at Walmart, but dang those cute girl scout smiles. And 'Yes honey, I'll buy 10 boxes of thin mints to show you that working hard and asking again after you've heard "no" over and over is what separates the successful people in this world. So keep pushing forward sister, and take my money... And add 3 boxes of do-si-dos while you're at it.'
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People, why do we love girl scouts and their cookies so much, but hate all other form of direct sales? We encourage our girls in this form of entrepreneurship, then bash grown women or men who attempt it through adulthood. Why?
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Think about it, please, the next time you find yourself in the candle section at Target, or at the Make up counter in Dillard's. Why does every fiber of you resent the woman who asked if you'd like to try her lipgloss, yet you happily accept it from the rep behind the counter at Macy's? They are both doing the same thing!
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Our mindset on this has to change.
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This year, consider supporting your direct sales friend with your words just as much as (or more than) your wallet. Direct sales has a bad rep when it comes to grown women/men in the industry, and ideally, I'd like to help see that change.
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