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San Francisco Is So Expensive, Even The Girl Scouts Had To Jack Up Prices

San Francisco Is So Expensive, Even The Girl Scouts Had To Jack Up Prices
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Nothing is safe from the soaring cost of living in San Francisco. Not even the Thin Mints.

The Northern California chapter of Girl Scouts has raised the price of cookies sold in the region from $4 to $5, making it the only chapter to do so nationwide. The reason? They’re just trying to make rent -- like so many others in the nation’s tech hub where the skyrocketing cost of living has garnered national headlines.

“Rather than scaling back the opportunities we offer girls, we raised the price of cookies,” chapter executive director Marina Park told the San Francisco Business Times. “We’re betting that our customers will see the value in an extra dollar per box that they’re paying.”

Park says the price hike will help the Girl Scouts pay for facilities, invest in new technology and resources, grow the organization’s STEM program and reach out to girls in underserved communities.

If you’re looking score a box of Samoas at pre-gentrification prices in the area, word on the street is that Santa Cruz still has them for $4. But we don’t encourage short-changing San Francisco girl scouts pounding the pavement in the nation’s most expensive rental market.

“That extra dollar is making a huge difference,” Park said. “They should see it as an investment in the community to support girls.”

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Before You Go

Girl Scout Cookies
Samoas Or Caramel deLites(01 of11)
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Samoas have been offered since the mid-1970s. They are the second most-popular Girl Scout cookie, no doubt thanks to the caramel-coconut-chocolate triple threat.
Do-Si-Dos Or Peanut Butter Sandwich(02 of11)
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Do-Si-Dos have an oatmeal cookie outside with a peanut butter inside. At Little Brownie Bakers, peanut butter cream is deposited on the Do-Si-Dos at the rate of 2,800 per minute.
Tagalongs Or Peanut Butter Patties(03 of11)
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Tagalongs are the third most popular cookie, and another one that has been around for many decades. They are among the top 10 best selling cookies in America. Tagalongs have a chocolate outside with a layer of peanut butter on the inside.
Thank U Berry Munch(04 of11)
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Thank U Berry Munch was a new cookie in 2010. Cranberries provide some tartness while white fudge chips add sweetness.
Lemonades(05 of11)
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Lemonades were introduced in 2006; they are a shortbread cookie with lemon icing.
Dulce De Leche(06 of11)
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The Dulce De Leche cookie has milk caramel chips. Dulce de leche, a popular Latin American dessert, is made by heating sweetened milk.
Savannah Smiles(07 of11)
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These lemony half-moons are dusted with a healthy helping of powdered sugar. Savannah Smiles are new for 2012, but are very similar to Lemon Coolers, a retired cookie.
Thanks-A-Lot(08 of11)
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The Thanks-A-Lot cookies "speak" five different languages: English, French, Chinese, Swahili or Spanish. There is a layer of fudge at the bottom of this shortbread cookie; the cookies were introduced in 2006.
Trefoils Or Shortbread(09 of11)
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This shortbread cookie is shaped like the Girl Scouts' trefoil. Fancy that.
Shout Outs!(10 of11)
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Nothing like biting down on a Belgian-style caramelized cookie with encouraging words. These cookies were introduced last year and bear the words: Lead, Believe, Create, Build, Learn, Act, Change or Inspire.
Thin Mints(11 of11)
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Thin Mints are the top selling Girl Scout cookie. During peak baking times, Little Brownie Bakers bakes over 4.5 million Thin Mints per day.
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