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"paula" > wrote in message
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> whilst watching Judge Judy today ( i am in the u.k.)someone was suing
> someone else for outstanding debts--the usual sad cases ( hey, i have
> been made a temp couch potato because of a recent op.)Well one lady
> owed the other 500 bucks for cookie sales and Judy said ROT no one
> buys that ammount of cookies, and the plaintiff said the bill was
> usually around 1000 bucks.What i would like to know is what exactly
> are these cookie sales.? it seems a lot of cookies for one person or
> indeed one family.--or is there something else going on like selling
> them for a profit for an organisation or what, and are they bought
> cookies or home made ones. anyone care to elaborate for those of us
> who do not reside over the pond?.


One of the oldest group sales campaigns in the US is the annual Girl Scouts
cookie sale. Each year the scouts (and their parents) sell millions of
boxes of cookies, going door to door, at booths set up in business areas,
and by having parents sell them in the workplace. The cookies are a part of
our culture. Many people have favorites like Thin Mints. The cookies sell
for between $3 and $4 per box. The boxes seem to be around 12 ounces (I
could be wrong on the weight). A customer is presented with a choice of
about a dozen varieties of cookies and it isn't unusual for a person to buy
several boxes. Therefore, a child could easily sell $500 worth of cookies.
You can read more about it he
http://www.girlscouts.org/about/cookie_hist.html