Cookie FAQ | Girl Scouts (2024)

FAQs

What happens if you don't sell all your Girl Scout Cookies? ›

While many are donated to food pantries, what's happening to the rest isn't always clear. The national Girl Scouts office said councils are encouraged to donate excess inventory to a charity of their choice with a signed agreement specifically stating that cookies can't be re-sold.

All Girls should wear identifiable Girl Scout apparel during a booth sale, like a membership pin, uniform, sash, vest, or other Girl Scout clothing. Remember to always dress for the weather and wear appropriate attire. The girls and adults will be working and representing Girl Scouts.

We would appreciate you supporting us by purchasing some Girl Scout cookies! The cookies are $5 and $6 a box. We have all the yummy flavors, please allow me to show you. We also have Gift of Caring where you can donate boxes of cookies to five organizations including the military.

To ensure freshness, Girl Scouts only sell cookies produced for the current season.

While each girl should work with her troop to create her Cookie Program goals, parents determine the number of cookies to order and are responsible for payment of all cookies received.

According to the Girl Scouts FAQ page, they actually make 65-75% profit, which means that about $3 from each $4 box goes to the Girl Scouts.

Almost 60% of women in Congress were Girl Scouts. Sales of Thin Mints alone have managed to beat Oreos in previous years. Samoas have been a beloved variety since they were first introduced in 1974. Thin mints and Samoas/Caramel deLites are the top two selling cookies every year.

Her record held for more than twenty-nine years, until Katie Francis, 12, sold 18,107 boxes in 2014. In 2017, Charlotte McCourt, a girl scout from New Jersey, sold over 25,000 boxes of cookies, breaking the record. In 2021, Lilly Bumpus, a childhood cancer survivor, broke the record by selling 32,484 boxes.

However, employees must make sure they are not selling cookies to subordinates. If you notice another employee selling Girl Scout cookies at work, just ask the person to stop and only sell the cookies on their personal time outside work.

Through “learning by earning,” Girl Scouting aims to empower girls through the development of five essential skills: goal set- ting, money management, people skills, decision making, and business ethics.

What does brownie mean in Girl Scouts? ›

A Girl Scout Brownie is in second or third grade of elementary school—a fantastic time to become a Girl Scout! Brownies learn how the world works, fall in love with the great outdoors, and share their interests—from bugs to ballet—with a small group of true friends.

As much as $3.73 of each box of cookies goes to shipping, restocking and credit card fees, as well as to the local council to maintain camps and properties and pay for programming. That leaves the Girl Scout troops with 75 cents to $1.35 a box in proceeds.

Growth in popularity and pricing (1990s-present)

In the 1990s, a box of Girl Scout Cookies cost around $3. Since then, the cookie prices have averaged around $5 up until a few years ago. In 2023, it cost between $5 to $6 for a box of Girl Scout Cookies in many areas of the country.

Individuals who buy Girl Scout Cookies and take the cookies home, or consume them, have purchased a product at a fair market value. For this reason, no part of the price of a box of Girl Scout Cookies used in this way is tax-deductible. Yes, if the customer leaves the cookies with Girl Scouts.

In addition to the information below, GSNI suggests troops ask for suggestions from other troops in their service unit that may have sold at the same location. On average, troops sell 30-40 boxes of cookies per hour. So, for the typical three- hour cookie booth, approximately 90-120 boxes may be sold.

However, employees must make sure they are not selling cookies to subordinates. If you notice another employee selling Girl Scout cookies at work, just ask the person to stop and only sell the cookies on their personal time outside work.

Most of the cookies are $5 per package, according to Gutkind. S'mores and gluten-free Toffee-tastic are $6 because there's a higher production cost due to the specialty ingredients. With that said, each of the 111 Girl Scout councils set its own prices.

You cannot post paid ads on social media to promote a girl's link or about cookie sales in general. NOTE: You may respond to someone's comment about looking for Girl Scout Cookies by asking them to send you a private message. This is the only way you may share a girl's link with someone.