Girl Scout Cookies - Are They Worth the Cost?
Somebody should tell the Dea about the Girl Scout cookie racket because those appetizing morsels are downright addictive. One is never enough. The power of the chocolate and coconut drizzled Samoas is too strong. Thin Mints are sirens which bring out the cookie monster in us all. Not surprisingly, Girl Scout cookies are a 700 million dollar business.
Girl Scout Cookies - Are They Worth the Cost?
In past years, Girl Scout Cookie season brought out all the checkbooks because cookie eaters just could not get enough. Now in 2010, despite the fact that they remain as appetizing as ever and the Girl Scout are constantly introducing yummy new additions to their tasty line-up, sales are down. How can this be? Ask any true connoisseur, Girl Scout cookies are the best in the world.
The qoute is assuredly not the taste; it's the rising cost of making these morsels that's being passed on to end users. Over the years, the cost of baking four has risen by 30 percent. The prices of cooking oils and cocoa have also climbed higher. In 1922, a batch of sold for approximately 25 cents. Today, the price is nearby .50 a box. Of policy the price change doesn't seem so unreasonable when you take inflation into account, but what has cooking lovers fuming is the decreased whole of goodies in each box. For example, a box of Samoas only contains fifteen cookies, and the Lemon Chalet Cremes come fourteen to a pack. With .50 and a Kroger discount card, you can assuredly get a best economic deal.
In the end, does taste actually matter? Is one mint cookie as good as another? Are Tagalongs actually best than Publix's less costly peanut butter? Don't ask me; I'm biased. Despite unverified rumors, my freezer is not packed with boxes of Samoas.
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