I too can push 800million worth of almost anything with an army of cute free labour.
@rpishyao629
Жыл бұрын
exactly lol
@noirto2
Жыл бұрын
it's not child slavery if you spin it off as financial education
@MichaelBabich
Жыл бұрын
So, not a single word on the topic of how the empire actually works. Just pure shameless advertising of the corporation and how everybody loves cookies.
@coolnout3765
6 ай бұрын
Excuse me, but take a bow for exposing the obvious. I am serious, you defined exactly what the business of Girl Scouts will never admit.
@JonasWilms
Жыл бұрын
A MLM with Child Labour? That's the most American thing I heard today.
@zachpw
Жыл бұрын
Feel like this didn’t really say anything beyond what the cookie marketing says. Except for “the parents have to buy them first”, everything else is well known and obvious.
@walli6388
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a MLM scheme.
@Fellowtellurian
Жыл бұрын
Child labor and free, so it is actually slavery
@spencerl-yf6bg
Жыл бұрын
Like most fundraisers, they are wildly overpriced. However, we buy them out of obligation, guilt, and charity.
@ericcartmansh
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, seems like social pressure is the primary thing being used to increase sales
@vilmabock478
Жыл бұрын
NOT ME! 😋 I buy them out of pure delight because they are YUMMILICIOUS!!! 😉
@wills242
6 ай бұрын
I buy them cuz I like them too and the price is not unreasonable in my state. I also don’t think the generics taste as good, but that could be wrong!
@coolnout3765
6 ай бұрын
Guilt = cookie? Obligation = cookie? Charity = cookie? Cookie; a small, usually round and flat cake, the size of an individual portion, made from stiff, sweetened dough, and baked. Girl Scouts (business) = is all about the cookies (The all-mighty dollar).
@A1Kira
5 ай бұрын
Nah, I just like the cookies lol. The fact that you’re helping girl scouts is good though. It teaches them work ethic.
@tedspradley
Жыл бұрын
Totally didn’t tell what the video title says “How Girl Scouts’ $800 Million Cookie Empire Works”. So how does it work? Where does the money go?
@saklee1777
9 ай бұрын
I heard rumors that part of the cookie money goes to planned parenthood
@andrewmcintyre9722
Жыл бұрын
When my girls were young selling cookies seem like about 90% of what the girl scouts did. It was sell cookies and then oh maybe we'll do some other things but mostly cookies selling. Don't worry girl. So you're learning to be entrepreneurs by pushing cookies on people?
@JustBill82
Жыл бұрын
Ive noticed it prepares girls to become women (Who sell MLM diet items and candles)
@ieshadover
Жыл бұрын
I was a leader for a couple of years and you are corrrect. The way they stage things means cookie sale do take up most of the troops times.
@carlosprieto1242
Жыл бұрын
Overpriced, for processed terrible cookies....disguised as a charity, the ones who makes the big bucks is the company, paying in ADVANCE for the parents the cookies, so they made their sale no matter what.....man what a RIPOFF..........
@Icetor01
Жыл бұрын
Honestly, these business practices are highly suspect. The use of multilevel marketing (MLM) + child labor is pretty sketchy. Also, someone below mentioned the cookie sales were the main thing the girl scouts did, so what is the money going towards? I notice boy scouts don't do them (instead doing fun things like knot tying and wilderness survival). People speak with pride about being an Eagle Scout, but I've never heard anyone speak similarly about being the highest level of a girl scout. Where do the boy scouts get their funding, and why can't the girl scouts do that? It seems like a huge disparity. I've watched several WSJ videos on various businesses, and they're never as deep or, frankly, as critical as I'd want. They're basically glorified ads for whatever company is being discussed.
@JonasWilms
Жыл бұрын
The most highly compensate employee was Sylvia Acevedo, CEO who received $1.6 million in 2021 although she departed in August, 2020. They are paying tens of millions for E&Y, Salesforce, legal services etc with essentially child labor. And I bet the pro profit "producer" company massively overcharges for the cookies to move hundreds of millions out of the non profit.
@Jammin1288
Жыл бұрын
I loved being a Girl Scout. We went camping several times and learned to build a fire, etc etc. My troop earned tons of badges. I think the productivity of the Troop is the responsibility of the parents.
@saklee1777
9 ай бұрын
I Never did anything in Girl Scouts except sell cookies
@andrewmcintyre9722
Жыл бұрын
Selling cookies doesn't teach the girls a darn thing
@JonasWilms
Жыл бұрын
It does prepare you to create profit for someone unknown above you without asking questions.
@jamiecolter5156
9 ай бұрын
It helps fund their troop, camp and other activities
@weird-guy
Жыл бұрын
MLM for kids🤣
@laurien2640
Жыл бұрын
I’m from the Netherlands and we have a similar program where kids sell stamps nationwide
@RB-kh6fo
Жыл бұрын
Child labor
@maestrovso
Жыл бұрын
Very disappointed with this cheesy piece that is supposed to show us the who gets what in the whole supply chain to final sales. Like many commented below, the corporate involvements is never address. I agree the cookie sales teach these girl jack S, except to make adults feel good. WSJ can do better? May be not.
@dennyluu1282
Жыл бұрын
As a Boy Scout, I wonder why our popcorn merch doesn’t sell much.
@CHMichael
Жыл бұрын
Sex sells
@spades9048
Жыл бұрын
Because the popcorn is extremely overpriced and honestly no different than any other popcorn. Girl Scout cookies are overpriced as well but not nearly, at least in my opinion, to the same extent. You get people who say “no” and that’s fine - you have people who buy a box or two to be nice - and then you have a considerable amount who are generally excited to buy these cookies and they’ll buy $50-60. You can easily freeze these cookies. I don’t think the popcorn has the last segment and it is actually a pretty big segment.
@for_reals_tho
8 ай бұрын
Because the cookies are lower cost then the high cost popcorn.
@Xenon-4300
Жыл бұрын
I'd much rather just have a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies tbh.
@newvillagefilms
Жыл бұрын
"Are they made from real Girl Scouts?" ~ Wednesday Addams
@larsthorwald3338
Жыл бұрын
I always just give 'em a donation because for some odd reason, the Girl Scouts refuse to sell anything healthy.
@Fiery154
5 ай бұрын
We get $0.11 a box. Your donation goes much further than our sales ever could. Thank you greatly for your donation.
@ropro9817
Жыл бұрын
The ideals of this program sound great but I can't help but feel like this is just a breeding ground for future multilevel marketing salespeople. Do the Girl Scouts do any tracking of how many girls grow up to run successful businesses? Historical info like that could help inform and tune the program, if they're not already doing this.
@jennmende2673
Жыл бұрын
As a Girl Scout for 13 years, cookie season was always my favorite!
@saklee1777
9 ай бұрын
I always made the most sales every year in Girl Scouts. I always loved getting the prizes that u get. I still have this huge cute dog stuffed animal for selling 300 cookies
@JRPGGUY
Жыл бұрын
I'm in the mood for trefoils now
@christhe95irrelevant98
5 ай бұрын
A uniquely good part of American culture.
@javiertorres9114
Жыл бұрын
The most successful cookie sell was right next to a marijuana dispensary in San Diego. 300 boxes in 6 hrs.
@drmode
Жыл бұрын
Too expensive
@525Lines
Жыл бұрын
Bring back those apple shaped shortbread cookies.
@saklee1777
9 ай бұрын
I think they’re called lemon drops
@jaydibernardo4320
Жыл бұрын
I believe this is how Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) got her big start to business stardom.
@stephenwoodard2686
5 ай бұрын
years ago two old rich women who lived on Park Ave. New York OWNED Girl Scout Cookies .They also had two Rolls Automobiles.
@kristensorensen2219
Жыл бұрын
Teaching capitalism in fundraising?
@calebmaina
Жыл бұрын
remember that movie by Melissa McCarthy
@davidmagen415
10 ай бұрын
You know I don’t mind the high price even though only Pennie’s go to the girls. My pet peeve is that there’s almost nothing in the dam box. Charge $6 a box fine but put some cookies in it.🏖️
@louieuy7607
Жыл бұрын
Girl scouts doing sales and marketing better than actual "pros" lol
@jasonyau326
Жыл бұрын
The 1980s movie "Troop Beverly Hills" exemplified and exagerrated what girls guides are about especially the selling of cookies 😂
@SoCalFreelance
Жыл бұрын
Pull back the curtain WSJ, Who is really behind this cheap cookie empire? 🧐
@TheLoneComic
Жыл бұрын
You’d think of all youth organizations, the girl scouts would have a big bout of woke and remove the validation of toxic foods in our culture, and turn to something progressive instead of training hundreds of thousands of impressionable young women toxic enabling skillsets.
@Jacknocap1998
Жыл бұрын
Dad’s nightmare
@Chorizo1
Жыл бұрын
I just want to help them ☺️
@JasonGastrich
Жыл бұрын
Many things wrong with this situation. My mom was obese when she died and she bought a lot of these cookies for a long time. I won’t eat anything unless it’s vegetarian and organic, so they have a long way to go before I’ll eat them. They have a long way to go before I would give them away or consent to putting them in landfills. They should quit until they have better ingredients. Also, how about marijuana cookies?
@djp1234
Жыл бұрын
Diabeetus.
@Chaloves
Жыл бұрын
Those cookies are just too overpriced, too sweet & unhealthy. People are just forcing people to buy it just because they’re their parents family,friends & co-workers most of the time. You can’t say no out of guilt.
@jewelweed6880
2 ай бұрын
Overpriced, small, not soft, fills half the box, and not flavorful enough. The sweetness is as much as I expect, but that isn't enough for me to buy them. I would rather give them cash donation so they keep every penny towards activities. I wonder if GS company takes part of cash donations for themselves, though. I wish we could pay them to not stake out the grocery store entrance. 🤔
@lindapindabelinda3570
6 ай бұрын
How much did the GSA pay for this puff piece?
@sour7lemons
Жыл бұрын
I expected the economics of gs cookies to cover sales, locations, and growth for the past 70 years not the economics of parenting gs
@shaduck06
Жыл бұрын
memories of eating them when we grow up- $2/box
@UHaulShorts
Жыл бұрын
*INDOCTRINATED* in2 unplanned parenthood
@juliannaokike3359
Жыл бұрын
Why not just make a go fund me page for all the supporters of the cause.
@sharontapolcsanyi7632
7 ай бұрын
I'm a girls scout
@mrtrailesafety
Жыл бұрын
I’m partial to the Samoas.
@Amandaxt25
Жыл бұрын
....while im eating Girl Scout Cookies
@paillette2010
Жыл бұрын
Two words make it super easy to pass up: PALM OIL
@sunnydaze3131
5 ай бұрын
What about all the seed oils that seem to be in everything we eat these days, especially processed foods. I'm referring to corn, sunflower, safflower, canola, soy, grapeseed, and cottonseed oils. The foods you eat every day contain two or more of these seed oils and, despite what google tells you, they are NOT good for you. At least Girl Scout cookies only pop up once a year.
@jewelweed6880
2 ай бұрын
@@sunnydaze3131are all of them as problematic in the way palm oil is, with the rampant exploitation and such?
@kristensorensen2219
Жыл бұрын
#184👍😤From door to door to online🤷🤔 means year round sales? It's all about fundraising.
@chriscunnane7596
Жыл бұрын
I am 72 and LOVE gs COOKIES the best
@rpishyao629
Жыл бұрын
I think boys probably need this training either to some extent.
@marym7104
Жыл бұрын
Within 11 hours!
@juliaskinner6911
Жыл бұрын
I am a Girl scout leader. My girls get .85$ cents per box They stand out in the cold, rain, snow. But if we don't sell cookies then we can't do any type of fund raiser.
@marym7104
Жыл бұрын
Within 13,900 views!
@mrmakeshft
Жыл бұрын
Raspberry Rallies
@user-qz1eq2rc1h
4 ай бұрын
我的先生元Boy Scouts…
@painfullyhonest
6 ай бұрын
Your use of the word behind clearly reflects your inability to understand the word or you're just looking for clicks and you got it. You did absolutely nothing looking into the corporation that actually makes the cookies. Where the ingredients comes from how much does it cost? How many cents per dollar goes to the troop and goes to the corporation? It used to be 80 cents per dollar went to the corporation and not the troupe I hope that's changed by now
@jeffreyrichardson
Жыл бұрын
girl scouts mike jodi scott richardsons ryobi krakowskis toby
@bradweir5579
Жыл бұрын
Child labor and guilt.
@intheshell35ify
4 ай бұрын
Little tax collectors.
@theamericanhandyman3213
Жыл бұрын
As a man I went out of my way always to buy three or four boxes of Girl Scout cookies for the little girls to have fun and do what they need to do but today will be my last time I ever buy cookies from there you can keep your devilish ways I will not donate anymore
@jeffreyrichardson
Жыл бұрын
elishas granddad kristens sister lisa sad gregs scott ziplock bag
@patrickbateman580
3 ай бұрын
True slave labor
@containedhurricane
Жыл бұрын
Any society has its own cultural foods that are always in demand
@jijiji9520
6 ай бұрын
Overpriced, say it
@dee-exotica
5 ай бұрын
I enjoy the caramel delights flavor cookies. If I were to see an asian girl scout selling cookies, I would buy a bunch of boxes from her so she would out sell the other girls. I’m mixed with asian myself so aside from enjoying the cookies, I would be helping her out. 😊☺️ 😋 He he he he 🤭
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Жыл бұрын
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@saklee1777
9 ай бұрын
Girl Scouts sucks. I never remember doing ANYTHING in Girl Scouts except selling cookies
@sunnydaze3131
3 ай бұрын
You never went to a Girl Scout sleepover camp? That is one big thing the cookie sales help fund, and all the girls are allowed to go, even those who don't participate in cookie sales. That is the way I remember it, anyway.
@PG-tc6os
4 ай бұрын
When you use children as employees to sell expensive cookies, it is disgrace. This people are getting rich at the expense of children.
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