How To Find Girl Scout Cookies In Imperial Beach

IMPERIAL BEACH, CA — The coronavirus pandemic has expanded the number of ways you can get your Girl Scout Cookie fix in Imperial Beach.

Girl Scouts are offering virtual sales. You can get your Girl Scout Cookie fix by:

• Entering your ZIP code in the Girl Scout Cookie Finder to make sure your money stays with the local troop and council;
• Downloading the iPhone or Android Cookie Finder app;
• Asking a Girl Scout to share the link to her virtual sales booth; or
• Texting COOKIES to 59618.

The pandemic also handed Girl Scouts a brand-new opportunity to learn in select cities served by the food delivery app Grubhub, according to a news release.

The partnership provides “a hands-on experience in managing e-commerce” for Girl Scouts, who will track and fulfill orders and manage inventory using Grubhub’s back-end technology.

Grubhub is waiving its fees to troops and councils to make the delivery option more feasible. To kick off the collaboration, Grubhub is offering free delivery on Girl Scout Cookie orders through Feb. 14 with a minimum purchase of $15.

Local troops and councils keep 74 percent of cookie sales proceeds to support programs and services at the troop and council levels. Nearly a quarter of the money goes to the baker.

None of the Girl Scout cookie sales money goes to the national organization.