I have three kids which means in our time and like everyone else, we’ve sold a lot of crap. We’ve sold cookie dough, pizza making kits, wrapping paper, God awful things they considered “gifts,” magazine subscriptions and of course, Girl Scout cookies. We are VERY lucky that the elementary school we’re at now doesn’t participate in item sales; they just ask us for pledges and donations at the beginning of the year. And then nickel and dime us the rest of the year, but that’s a different post. Since two out of the three girls are scouts and sell cookies, I try to always buy from other parents when their kids are selling things for their clubs or schools. With one exception. Read more >