The Girl Scouts' annual cookie-selling season has begun, and in some parts of the country prices are rising to $5 a box. Other regions will see cookie prices increase to $4 a box, reports WSJ.
In California, the Girl Scouts of Orange County are raising prices to $5 a box after keeping them at $4 a box for about a decade. The council says on its website that the costs of cookies from its baker have risen 14 percent since 2004, and its operating costs have spiked 27 percent.
Good. As a previous supporter of Girl Scouts and buyer of the cookies, their stand pro-GMO while catering to the "gluten sensitivity" craze has made me an unbeliever with a closed wallet.
ReplyDeleteThese scouts deserve a "living wage". I propose an increase to $6.00 a box by 2016, $10 a box by 2017 and $20 a box by 2020. I call it the 20/20 plan.
ReplyDeleteMy sister's seven year old reports that the boxes are smaller this year too. Personally I don't support the Girl Scouts because they support the troops.
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