Posted on 03/28/2006 1:38:37 PM PST by brown noiser
It's an American tradition as homespun as Thanksgiving Day turkey and Fourth of July fireworks. But how much you pay for a box of Girl Scout cookies can depend on where your Girl Scout lives.
Every winter, eager Girl Scouts set up their cookie-laden booths in front of supermarkets, and the selling begins.
For buyers, getting a box or two of the Girl Scout-sponsored Thin Mints is about much more than picking up a snack; it's a nostalgic trip down memory lane. For the scouts, selling the cookies is a chance to learn valuable business skills, while making money for troop activities like camping trips and overnight stays at Boston's Museum of Science.
Cost is hardly ever a factor -- until buyers find out that the same box of cookies is selling for less in the next town.
''We hear it all the time," said Renee Brogan, a troop leader from Billerica. On Saturday mornings, at a cookie booth in front of grocery stores, potential customers will comment on the price. ''People will say, 'Oh good. These are only $3.50,' " she said.
In neighboring Bedford and Concord, the same cookies sell for $4 a box.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
I buy Grasshoppers two bags at a time (2 for $4) I need help! :)
I do too...you must get them at Wal Mart like I do....we need to form a support group for Thin Mint Addicts or TMA...
It's interesting that you would stoop to making a personal comment rather than think twice about what the National Council is duping you and your child into supporting.
Oh, and just so you know, when a Girl Scout comes to my door I tell her and her accompanying parent that I would prefer not to buy cookies because of the groups that the National and Regional Councils support, and that I would prefer to make a donation just for the local troop's activities directly.
I'm sure my donation is many times what they make off a regular customer's cookie purchase, because I get a big smile and a thank you.
I've always given the girl scouts a twenty when their selling season starts. I've never been concerned how many boxes of cookies they give me; I'm giving a $20 to them. This year it was five boxes. Last year they tried to give me change.
You're right. I apologize for making a personal comment. I'm not feeling very patient today. The girls, at least in our troop, look forward to cookie sales. It's the only fundraiser of any kind they look forward to, and not because of the money they raise.
Cookie sales also support my local economy, because at least a portion of them are made here in town.
So, please accept my apology.
Your gracious apology is immediately accepted.
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