"Peaches" > wrote in message
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> "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
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> > 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
> >
> >
> Vox, that is the very best description I have ever heard. Clear, concise
and
> very informative! And I was born here!. You do have a great way with
> words.....
> Peaches

Thanks! We all have a good day once in a while.