Girl Scout Cookie Van Parks Outside Gym, Is Not Trying To Tempt Customers

We admire the enterprising spirit of this family, who decorated their van to maximize their Girl Scout cookie sales, promising delivery and seven delicious flavors. Our staff mostly consists of retired Girl Scouts, and we believe in supporting them, no matter how much it costs. Then we learned where the reader who submitted this photo spotted the van: in front of her gym.

(Dee)

(Dee)

No, this wasn’t a genius bit of marketing like the enterprising scout who set up a convenient cookie table outside of a medical marijuana dispensary. The mother, tipster Dee learned, was working out inside the facility with her, not cruelly targeting health-conscious exercisers with high-calorie treats.

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