Girl Scouts Going Under??? (parent, wife, play, children)

[TouchOfWhimsy]

I don't really see the problem. If you do'nt like the cookies, then don't buy them. If you do like the cookies but don't like how the organization spends the money made, then don't buy them. If you like the cookies and either don't care or else support how your $4 is spent, then go ahead and buy them. If you think that the price is too high, don't buy them. If you figure that lots of things have gone up in price but have gotten smaller, and that does not bother you, then go ahead and buy them.

It's just like anything else. Don't you think that the sale of Oreos pays the salaries of those employed by Nabisco? Do you think that the higher-ups make a lot of money? I bet they do. They probably make more money to sit in offices and push paper than my husband does to work outside in the cold and heat all year. Oh well, we still occasionally buy Oreos!

Everyone needs to make money. Whether that's by marketing cookies or selling pretzels in a school cafeteria or selling newspapers or owning a pawn shop... really, if you don't like the product or don't agree with the company's use of funds, then you have the option not to buy. The whole world works this way. Many people boycott Nestle. Some won't buy Clorox products. In the long run, unless hordes of people join the bandwagon, the company will live on and the execs will still make too much money. Such is life.

[stormy night]

Just a topic for conversation. Girl Scouts are overrated.

[maciesmom]

Originally Posted by beanandpumpkin

I don't really see the problem. If you do'nt like the cookies, then don't buy them. If you do like the cookies but don't like how the organization spends the money made, then don't buy them. If you like the cookies and either don't care or else support how your $4 is spent, then go ahead and buy them. If you think that the price is too high, don't buy them. If you figure that lots of things have gone up in price but have gotten smaller, and that does not bother you, then go ahead and buy them.

It's just like anything else. Don't you think that the sale of Oreos pays the salaries of those employed by Nabisco? Do you think that the higher-ups make a lot of money? I bet they do. They probably make more money to sit in offices and push paper than my husband does to work outside in the cold and heat all year. Oh well, we still occasionally buy Oreos!

Everyone needs to make money. Whether that's by marketing cookies or selling pretzels in a school cafeteria or selling newspapers or owning a pawn shop... really, if you don't like the product or don't agree with the company's use of funds, then you have the option not to buy. The whole world works this way. Many people boycott Nestle. Some won't buy Clorox products. In the long run, unless hordes of people join the bandwagon, the company will live on and the execs will still make too much money. Such is life.

I'd rep you if they'd let me....

[JustJulia]

I, uh, bought stormynight's and crazyma's share of cookies this year. But I didn't eat them all by myself, I SWEAR.

[okpondlady]

You mean to tell me you didn't eat a WHOLE SLEEVE of Thin Mints or a box of Samoa's yourself?
Tell us the truth...we won't squeel on ya.

[stormy night]

Originally Posted by okpondlady

You mean to tell me you didn't eat a WHOLE SLEEVE of Thin Mints or a box of Samoa's yourself?
Tell us the truth...we won't squeel on ya.

Yeah, ALL THREE COOKIES???

[stormy night]

Originally Posted by JustJulia

I, uh, bought stormynight's and crazyma's share of cookies this year. But I didn't eat them all by myself, I SWEAR.

My share? Thanks, but no thanks.

[Jackyfrost01]

love the cookies, my waist doesn't, price is high for so few cookies, I agree. I can't blame them, but at this rate they have to find some other approach to cookie sales.

[atypicalLIer]

Originally Posted by CHTransplant

Wouldn't most of the proceeds from the cookie sales actually go to pay for the cost of the cookies? So if they locals are getting 15% (essentially profit) that sounds like a pretty good cut to me.

Our council charged $3.75/box. With the figures below, we can estimate that $1.13 per box went to Little Brownie Bakers. We know .50 went to our troop and $2.12 went to council.

Council has overhead: administration building, heat, electricity, mortgage, real estate taxes, liability & property insurance, salaries, two camps, maintenance, supplies, etc.

It would be nice to see troops get a little more, but then again, Girl Scouting is not about making a buck, but making a difference. It is, after all, a service organization.

from the GSA site:

Cookie Revenue
Q: When I buy Girl Scout Cookies, where does the money go?
A: With every purchase, approximately 70% of the proceeds stays in the local Girl Scout council to provide a portion of the resources needed to support Girl Scouting in that area, including a portion that goes directly to the group selling the cookies. The balance goes directly to the baker to pay for the cookies.

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Q: How does the cookie revenue benefit girls?
A: All of the revenue—every penny after paying the baker—earned from cookie activities stays with the local Girl Scout council that sponsors the sale, including a portion that goes directly to the group selling cookies. Councils use their cookie revenue to supply essential services to troops, groups, and individual girls, such as providing program resources and communication support, training adult volunteers, and conducting special events. The Girl Scout council's volunteer board of directors:

• Chooses the baker
• Determines the price per box
• Decides how this revenue will be used to provide vital services—such as adult recruitment and training and operation of camps and service centers—and other indirect expenses
• Decides how much money will be returned to groups selling cookies for their projects and activities

Q: What portion of the cookie revenue is shared with the group selling cookies? A: That decision is made by each local Girl Scout council, so the portion varies from one council to another. Nationwide, an individual group receives from 12-17% of the purchase price of each box sold. The group holds the money earned in its treasury, and its girl members vote on how to use that money.

[stormy night]

It isn't just about the over-rated cookies. My daughter blonged to the local Girl Scouts for a year. She did nothing but sit on the floor of a music room at school each week and do a few craft projects, and sell those cookies.

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts are very, very different. Girls don't learn the same service oriented basics as the boys, and the focus seems to be money with the girls.