Bryce's pack trained him so well. They spent a whole evening practicing with the kids on what to say, how to accept a purchase and how to handle rejection.
This was his basic script. He would stand by the door as people left the grocery store. As soon as they would come out, he would say, "Excuse me, Sir/Ma'am, may I have a minute of your time." Many people could not resist the politeness:) Then he would say, "I'm Bryce from Pack 314. We're raising money for the boy scouts. Would you like to buy something." Many times, people would say yes and then Bryce would explain all of the popcorn choices and the cost of each. If people said no, he would tell them that they could make a donation to send popcorn to the troops overseas. Some people gave something, even just a $1. If people said they didn't have cash, he would say, "We take credit or debit cards." I was amazed at the generosity of so many people who bought popcorn or donated money! Some people would just say no and Bryce would just say "Thank you" without getting upset.
Thankfully, Andy was at popcorn sales too because we were busy for over two hours! He did all of the credit card sales and recorded everything. Plus, it was just nice for Andy to get to see such a special Bryce moment.
Another cub scout, Sebastian, arrived to help about an hour into our sales. Bryce "trained" Sebastian and the two of them were an undeniable team!
On the way home, Bryce said he like sales. God bless him that he may always be unafraid to fundraise money for a worthy cause:)
Oh my goodness! what a proud, proud moment indeed!! What a great , polite, charming salesman. How could anyone have said no??!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you were both there to witness it, too. Love it!!
Side note: Just the other day Alison mentioned that "Boys are SO lucky, they get to have Boy Scouts/Cub scouts but we don't!!!" I exlained to her that actually girls have the same opportunity through girl scouts/Brownies.. so I may have to look into this. Great learning/life experiences to be had!