result #5847 - ARE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES A RIP OFF?

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[+] ballot by Grapost
created Sat Nov 22, 03

I never buy Scout Cookies. I just make a donation to the Troop. The Troop only gets to keep 50 cents for each box sold. That means they have to sell 40 boxes of cookies at $3.00 apiece just to make $20.00. The other $2.50 goes to the Girl Scout Organization. Christ what does the organization DO that it needs so much money? 90 Percent of the girls activities are done at the Troup level. That's where the money should go. That's why I make A donation. That way 100% of the money goes to the Troup. The fat asses at the top a nickel of it. The Girl Scouts is just another scam where a small group of people have High Salary do nothing jobs paid for by exploiting children and thed public.

Yes	64
they are but they taste so good	19
No	13
mmmmm, thin mints	12
Im a girl scout and it is a rip off!	11
they are disgusting and taste like wax	8
these choices are disturbing	5
Not Sure	4
Girl Scout cookies made with REAL Girl Scouts!	3
No! Is for a good cause, that's what matters!	2
only if they rub them on thier assholes first	2
Thin mints make a good Pap Smear	2
GS troops really need the monetary support from co	1
sometimes	1

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COMMENTS:
yes, they are rip offs, but when a little kid comes to your door, it's hard to say no. I never knew about $2.50 going to the "organization". Thanks for letting us know!

by LCD on Sat Nov 22, 03 4:11pm [+]

Hey Laura. Apparently you believe all the propaganda for Girl Scout management. The 70% you said goes to the "girls" and not the girls in the troop but the girls in management. Every troop I donated to told me the same thing. The troop and gets to keep 50 cents from each sale of a box of cookies. The other $2.50 is sent to Girl Scout headquarters. So where does the money go? I first became aware of this rip off after seeing a segment about this on 60 Minutes. I guess 60 minutes doesn't know what they're talking about. You're the one who doesn't know what your talking about.

by Grapost on Mon Jan 05, 04 7:46pm [+]

Answer this question. 95 percent of the girls are at the troop level, so why does 75 percent of the money go to headquarters? What do the people at the top need all the money for? The actual Girl Scouts never benefit from this money. The troops even have to PAY to use Girl Scout owned camp grounds. Pay for their own transportation. Their own uniforms. What the hell does Headquarters pay for? Where does all this money go?

by Grapost on Wed Jan 14, 04 4:48pm [+]

I just came across Girl Scouts selling cookies at the Super Market. The Troup Leader told me the price of the cookies went up 50 cents, and the troop gets to keep 2 cents of that. So now the Troop get 52 cents for each box they sell. How do you spell RIP OFF!
The Girl Scouts are EXPLOITING child labor so their leaders can get rich! What the hell does Headquarters spend all the money on? The kids see hardly any of it. It looks like the Girl Scouts is just a front for more WHITE COLLAR CRIME!

by Grapost on Fri Jan 16, 04 7:08pm [+]

That's just LOW, man. I'm saddened to say that I agree with Grapost. That does seem like exploitation of child labor to me.

by Jannine on Sat Jan 31, 04 6:13pm [+]

If I were a troop leader, I would get the girls in each troop to BAKE THEIR OWN COOKIES! Put them in plastic bags and sell them INSTEAD of the other cookies. Then all the profits would be keep by the troops. As far as I know, there is nothing in the Girl Scout rules that prevent them from doing this. Screw Headquarters and beat them at their own game.

by Grapost on Mon Feb 02, 04 6:21pm [+]

Voted : No
50 cents on $3 is a 16.6% profit which is reasonable. The Girl Scout Organization doesn't receive $2.50 profit, they still have to pay for the cookies and shipping of the cookies outof that $2.50. The organization needs money to support personnel who provide programming, organization, training, and advancement support

by Guest User from [138.162.5.9] on Fri Feb 02, 07 12:03pm [+]