This 6-Year-Old Sold 87000 Boxes of Cookies and Shattered a Record
A six-year-old Daisy Scout in Pittsburgh sold nearly 87,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in a single season as of February 14. That total broke the previous U.S. single-season record by a wide margin. Most scouts do not reach numbers like that over their entire time in the program. It all began with a child who simply wanted to put on the uniform and be part of the experience.
A Dream Years In The Making
Pim Neill first noticed Girl Scouts at age three. She saw older girls selling cookies and decided she wanted to join. When she reached kindergarten, her parents began looking for a troop. The process was rough, and according to her father, Luke Anorak-Neill, one troop leader told them Pim’s disabilities would hold the group back.
Another group turned her away because she was considered too young. Luke described the experience as brutal. Instead of quitting, he signed up as a troop leader himself, and Pim joined a kindergarten-only troop in the Baldwin-Whitehall area. The group includes 11 kindergartners, and it meant traveling outside their Pittsburgh neighborhood, but it gave Pim what she had wanted for years: a place in the circle.
The First Week
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Girl Scout cookie season kicked off on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, and by that Friday, Pim had already sold 819 boxes. At first, she wanted to sell the most in her troop, and then she set a goal of 5,000 boxes. Soon after, she pushed for 10,000, and each time she hit a target, she raised it. Within weeks, her sales crossed 81,000 boxes, breaking the Pennsylvania state record for a single season. By February 14, reports put her near 87,000 boxes.
For context, the previous single-season national record stood at just over 32,000 boxes, set in 2021. The lifetime record of 180,000 boxes, set by motivational speaker Katie Francis between 2011 and 2020, remains the long-term benchmark.
A Doorbell And A Phone
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Pim knocked on doors after school and on weekends. She handed out flyers and asked people at church and community events. Her father posted updates in Facebook groups and told family members that cookie orders would be better than holiday gifts. Then TikTok changed the scale.
Luke began posting short clips of Pim delivering the same pitch each time: “Hi, my name is Pim. Do you want to buy some Girl Scout cookies?” The videos are linked directly to her personal sales page. Orders poured in, supporters shared the clips, and the daily counter became a public scoreboard. At one point, after announcing a new goal of 10,000 boxes, Pim sold more than 20,000 boxes within 24 hours.
The Niagara Falls Motivation
At the start, the target was tied to a prize: a trip to Niagara Falls. The location was important to her family because it was one of the first places Luke visited with his partner, Don Neill, before they moved from Idaho to Pennsylvania. Last year, Don collapsed and was hospitalized, which made the trip feel urgent.
Pim understands that significance and wants to see the landmark that means so much to her parents. When a service unit manager suggested early on that 819 boxes might be her ceiling, the comment only fueled her focus. Now the family is aiming for 100,000 boxes, and Pim’s own words make it clear: she wants to sell more cookies than anyone.
The season runs through April, so the counter is still moving.