What Recession? It's Girl Scout Cookie Season.
Does anyone (besides me) have a beef with the Girl Scouts? In November 2010, I started getting back in shape which of course involves exercising and eating right. Girl Scout Cookies are NOT part of the program.
On top of that, it’s a recession. Have you noticed the global economic and political chaos? There are riots in the streets. Museums are being looted and priceless artifacts are being smelted for their gold content.
I am preparing for doomsday and Armageddon around my house and food storage is a top priority. I have been saving, pinching, conserving, reusing, reducing, recycling, repurposing, canning, and storing. Not only is my waistline in danger, my entire food insurance budget hangs in the balance, threatened to be toppled by a few boxes of menacing little morsels that run as much as 27 cents per cookie. Check out the labels. They have zero redeeming nutritional value and up to 6 grams of fat. They are certainly not economical, nor are they healthy. Deep in your gut (beneath all the fat), you just know you are taking a year off your life with each box consumed.
As of last week, I had been quite proud of my will power and commitment. I was gaining momentum…
Until I started getting the emails...innocent little things with subject lines like… “Just touching base to let you know the it’s Girl Scout Cookie time,” and “Hi Kim, thanks for supporting Ellie last year. Hoping you’ll buy even more Girl Scout Cookies this year.”
I can hold out for about a week pretending that I didn’t get their emails and making excuses like “oops, it must have my gone in my junk mail.” But they find me at the grocery store, or church, or the gym of all places.
It’s manipulative and downright sneaky, really. They know I can’t resist their cute fundraising faces in person. And those little boogers band together in groups of three or more. They are highly trained. They practice intensely, rehearsing their lines ahead of time so they can overcome any objection. When I resist by saying, “Sorry, girls, I am menopausal and don’t DO sugar,” they respond, “But your kids love them, and it goes to a good cause. Puleeeeezzzz.”
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