Our girl scout cookies arrived yesterday.
We ordered from a few kids in the neighborhood. So this young girl only got an order of 1 box of Tag-a-longs for Rick. He loves these.
Because I am an old shit I am always amazed at the price of GS Cookies to begin with. When I rode my bicycle around to deliver my cookies I got 50 cents a box. But today your mother drives you down the block because heaven forbid the kid walk it. I paid my $4.00 and brought the cookies in to Rick.
The Big Guy immediately opens the box and says, "Did my hands get bigger or are these really small? Jeez!" Right now I wish I had had the forethought to take a photo so you could see how they fit in the palm of his hand with room to share. He popped it in his mouth and said, "See I could never do this before. These are so tiny"
Not good Girls Scouts of America.
I can't believe that another blogger and I are the only ones who have noticed this.
In other GS news, I found the young gal who sold her cookies outside the Medical Cannabis store to be a brilliant entrepreneur. What a great audience to market.
Giving the people what they want.
I read that her mother called the dispensary and asked if they could set up shop there and they said okay. I would think it would help both businesses in a fun sort of way.
I then read that in Colorado where pot is actually legal, Girls Scouts will not allow them to sell their cookies in front of any dispensary. They also won't allow them to set up shop outside a liquor store either. I found it a head scratcher that Colorado felt this way when both are legal. That didn't make sense to me but the Girl Scouts of Colorado claim this isn't "the girl scout way."
So now I am assuming "their way" is to make the cookies smaller, put less of them in the box and raise the price so you make more money. I suppose they think that is a better way instead of feeding people with munchies who will now have to spend their money on double fudge archway cookies. Whoops, that may just be me.
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Here in the UK Scouts don't sell cookies. Small or large. I feel I'm missing out now!
Actually LLCool Joe you kind of are missing out....they are yummy!
Hum, today there was a news story about how people are boycotting Girl Scout cookies and the comment was made about how a very small percentage of the money stays with the selling girl scout troop. That the money goes to fund the 'higher-ups' in the program. So with that in mind why should they care where they sell them especially when it means more money for them :o/
Bonnie - that makes me angry. Even GS leaders don't get paid. it's all volunteer. So who are these higher ups? Woo - this is not good
It differs from state to state but here is an article that talks about it for this state
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/02/03/good-question-where-does-girl-scout-cookie-money-go-2/
I read an article where the mom of the business savvy girl said that it was a good lesson in the difference between medicine and drug use. I agree.
Marijuana may be culturally accepted (for the most part), but it's still not socially accepted. Things like this will be what makes the change happen.
So that comment above from Trevor was me, Jessie. My daughter was logged into her google account and I commented under her name. Gah!
Jess I agree. Sad that if a person has oxycodon in their body they can pass a drug test but heaven forbid it be cannabis. doesn't make any sense to me.
I think selling GS cookies helps in a lot of ways, marketing if done right, people skills, selling, making change etc.
Smaller cookies, higher price... sounds like just about everything else nowadays.
I was a Girl Scout leader for a long time. I HATE GS Cookie sales. Yes they are a good fund raiser because the troop gets to keep .50 a box. Yes, a whole .50 a box.
When I was a kid I just went out and sold all over the neighborhood by myself and then when the cookies came in I borrowed my brother's wagon and walked all around the neighborhood delivering them. By myself.
Now you have to have a parent go go with them for safety of course.
Site sales. So the way that works is that the powers up higher arrange where they are going to have site sales and then by favoritism I mean "order" they allow the troops to pick from their list of site to sell in front of. There were some that were not even worth our time to go try to sell at and then there was the "good" grocery stores and Wal Mart etc. So much time trying to sell stupid cookies.
I haven't bought GS cookies in a few years because they are binge worthy for me but I would much rather give the troop $5 which they would be able to keep ALL of for their troop than a measly .50 and the guilt of eating a box of cookies (even though they should have less calories now ;))
Julie - 50 cents??????
Gee I wonder what they got when I was a kid? 2cents? they were only 50cents a box back then.
disclosure first: i am a first class scout, which was as high as you could go back in my day. i also have a familial relationship with a past president of a state council.
i am a big fan of girl scout programs, but less so of certain aspects of corporatizing.
but yes, there are paid scouts. most positions, even high ones, are volunteer, but some are paid work, and should be.
one of the things (for instance)that national fundraising dollars supports is scout programs for girls with incarcerated parents.
for some of these children, their scout troop is the only way they have to visit their mothers in prison. the troop leader is a licensed social worker and their troop activities include the regular scout stuff but also support for the girls and relapse prevention for the moms.
so yeah, there are some expenses that you maybe don't think about.
and it's crappy to sell smaller portions for more money. those cookies are just not that good. AND it's kind of a political racket.
flask - this is good info that of course I was unaware of. i loved scouts as a young girl. I mean, I LOVED SCOUTS! And even though they are processed foods I love me a thin mint from the freezer. I just saw a blogger who made them from scratch so I have to try to make 'em.
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