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Economy Takes Bite Out of Girl Scout Cookies

Higher costs force Scouts to shrink cookies, boxes to keep prices steady

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(Newser) – The stingy economy has forced the Girl Scouts to downsize their boxes of cookies, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Soaring prices of flour, oil and cocoa have forced them to sell smaller Samoas and thinner boxes of Thin Mints to avoid hiking prices. Shrunken household budgets are expected to hurt this year's cookie sales. But the Scouts are trying to make the economy work for them by urging consumers to buy extra boxes to donate to food banks.

Tight household budgets and the peanut butter scare are hurting this year's sales of Girl Scout cookies.
Tight household budgets and the peanut butter scare are hurting this year's sales of Girl Scout cookies.   (©timothy b. buckwalter)
The Girl Scouts say they have been forced to sell smaller cookies to keep prices steady at $3.50 a box.
The Girl Scouts say they have been forced to sell smaller cookies to keep prices steady at $3.50 a box.   (©jayjayoh)
Girl Scout cookies have been hit by flour and transportation price hikes up 30% from last year.
Girl Scout cookies have been hit by flour and transportation price hikes up 30% from last year.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Shannonals
Feb 4, 09 3:27 AM CST
Oh thank goodness, I couldn't do without my regular dose of GSC!!! Reply
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Ryan
Feb 4, 09 5:30 AM CST
maybe the fear salmonella laced tagalongs is what's really hurting sales Reply
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Feb 4, 09 3:09 PM CST
can i buy them online? Reply
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