Technology a key ingredient in this year’s Girl Scout Cookie campaign
Girl Scouts use technology to sell cookies in socially-distant world
Like everything else, Girl Scout cookie sales are going to look different in 2021.
ATLANTA - Sheridan Stevens may only be 16 years old, but the high school sophomore is also an entrepreneur entering her busiest season of the year.
"I have emails and calls coming through around early January when everyone knows it’s cookie season," says the Capstone Academy student.
Like so many Girl Scouts across the country, Stevens has begun selling Girl Scout cookies for the season — but in a socially-distanced era, the social act of selling looks a little bit different.
"We’re relying much more on an online sale," says Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta CEO Amy Dosik. "Both to keep our customers safe, as well as to give our girls a 21st Century entrepreneurial experience."
Technology will be a main ingredient in this year’s cookie campaign, with online ordering taking place at showmethecookies.com, which connects customers to a local Girl Scout Troop in order to buy cookies and have them shipped straight to homes.
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Dosik says the Girl Scouts are also partnering with food delivery service Grubhub for home delivery service: "Beginning Valentine’s Day weekend, you can order cookies on the Grubhub app, a Girl Scout troop will pack the cookies, deliver them to your Grubhub driver, and they’ll arrive at your door."
For Stevens — a Girl Scout for eight years — the innovations in technology are an exciting way to continue a business she says serves her as much as it does her customers.
"I’ve learned so much from cookie sales. If it weren’t for cookie sales, I probably wouldn’t be such an extrovert or as good with adults as I am," she says.
And what isn’t changing this year? The flavors. Which means whether you’re craving Thin Mints, Samoas, Trefoils, or Lemon-Ups, the cookies are just a click away.
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