Girl Scout cookie shortage sparks black market-like prices

originally posted by: firerescue
a reply to: xuenchen

Remember when Girls Scouts would go door to door to sell cookies

Not any more - too many dirt bags around

Parents take the order forms to work with them and post them in break room for people to sign up for how many cookies want

I get emails from my Lil cousin asking me to support. I can get them delivered. I do not care for their cookies so I just donate.

I use to be a girl scout when cookies were $2.50 per box. I went door to door. Later I was a leader for my kids troop in FL. . It is bad. The girls only see a dollar a box come back to them.

The nut and magazine sale is a little more cash back. It is not nearly as popular.

With all the rules and regulations in a 3 inch thick binder and the mountian of paperwork to go anywhere. They are not very supportive of family. Just girls and mothers. We went camping and the dads that wanted to go had to sleep in almost another park entirely.

The cubscouts allowed and wanted any and all family around. I know this because my son was a cubscout.

Anyway. They say that these sales help girls learn Bout business. They are also learning that they are being screwed. They do these community badge projects which show them how to be a supportive member of society. As long as the leaders fill out mount paperwork if they ever do anything outside of girls scouts meetings.

I get it liability and what not.

Support your local troop? Makes me laugh. And when they are selling they are trying to get badges and prizes. They are looked down upon by others (is you have a leader who allows it ) , if you choose or can not sell your pre selected goals. Too much stress outside of school for these 2 week chaos sales!

originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: Blaine91555

But in order to sell them, somebody had to buy them from The Girls Scouts Org in the first place right?

That means the original money went to the original intended source at original prices ?? 😎

It's not like these are counterfeits 😮

The local council buys them and then they are distributed to troops who put their order with the council. The council has a truck they call the cookie cupboardwhere troops cN get more when they run out. There are two companies who make cookies which is why there is some discrepancies in the nanes. Such as samoas and Carmel delights. Depending on the region you live.