Gasp! Go ahead, cart me off to Girl Scout prison, where they keep the cookie-dissenters, the refusers-to-wear-the-vest, and the most frightful criminal of all, the Girl-Scout-who-won't-sing-camp-songs.
In all seriousness, I love Girl Scouts. The cookie sales are a little dubious, that's all.
They make it seem like selling cookies goes like this:
But actually, cookie selling goes more like this:
It's a very difficult trade. They try to bribe you (If you sell 2400 boxes, you get an iPad) but it's unreasonable to expect anyone with half a life to sell many. And if you think you're supporting that cute little girl on your stoop when you buy her cookies? Wrong - more than 80% of the money goes to the council: troops only get 60 cents per box.
Want to actually help Girl Scouts? Just give a donation. I know it's hard, but can you resist those delicious, processed, mass-produced cookies?
I was never quite sure about how girl scout cookies worked. Now I know! Thanks :D
ReplyDeleteI'm a Girl Scout too, and I don't like any of the cookies. =)
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