A latest flavor of Girl Scout cookies has already grow to be so popular that it’s reselling online for $100 or more.
The “Raspberry Rally” cookie made its debut on Feb. 27 as an online-only addition to the Girls Scouts’ annual lineup of treats. Inside hours of the launch, stocks of the highly anticipated treat sold out for troops across the country.
While Girl Scout cookies typically sell for around $5 per box, demand for “Raspberry Rally” has sparked a spike in prices on the secondary market.
Listings on eBay for boxes of the Raspberry Rally cookies are hovering around $100, with some as high as $199.97 on the time of publication – although Girl Scouts marks all cookie packaging as “not for resale.”
The listings noted that the actual cookie variety was “sold out” or “hard to seek out” in other venues.
A Girl Scouts of the USA spokesperson confirmed that the cookies have sold out online and urged customers to purchase products directly from the organization slightly than other sources.
“Raspberry Rally” was introduced this 12 months.girlscouts.org
“We wish to remind all cookie customers that the proceeds stay local and are critical to fund troops’ activities all year long,” the spokesperson told Insider.
“We encourage cookie customers to find an area booth to try different flavors if their first selection isn’t available, or donate to their local council’s cookie donation program to support the biggest girl-led entrepreneurship program on the earth,” the spokesperson added.
It’s unclear if the organization is planning to restock the variability.
The Post has reached out for further comment.
Boxes of “Raspberry Rally” are selling online for $100 or more.girlscouts.org
Girl Scouts of the USA sells cookies as an annual fundraiser meant to boost money for the organization’s operations.
“The skinny, crispy cookie is a ‘sister’ cookie to the beloved Thin Mints, infused with raspberry flavor as a substitute of mint and dipped in the identical delicious chocolaty coating,” the Girl Scouts said in a release last 12 months.
The flurry of resales has caused frustration amongst some local Girl Scout leaders.
“It’s taking away that chance from a woman,” Jessica Martin, a product program director for Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland, told local news outlet WBNS. “For them to learn and practice their business skills.”
