World’s Finest Chocolate boxes are undoubtedly recognized by all students on the Shadow Ridge campus. Students know that when they see one of those boxes, they can trade their money for a delectable chocolate and the satisfaction of supporting whatever organization the chocolate bars are fundraising for. Recently, however, students might have noticed purple chocolate boxes being carried around school as opposed to the more familiar blue chocolate boxes. This new product of World’s Finest Chocolates contains larger chocolate bars for the cost of $2 instead of the smaller chocolate bars that only cost $1.
According to the official World’s Finest Chocolate website, “Switching to our premium $2 chocolate bars is a game-changer. By moving to a higher priced item, you can potentially double your profits without any extra effort. Selling higher-priced chocolate bars means reaching your fundraising goals with fewer transactions. Imagine the time and energy saved – fundraising at the speed of light, with BIG results!”
Selling 60 chocolate bars for $1 makes the seller $60, while selling 60 chocolate bars for $2 results in $120, double the money. However, because of the larger size of the chocolate bars, only 30 bars can fit in the $2 chocolate bars box. This means that in the end, whether it is a $1 box or a $2 box, each box sold is worth $60.
Lily Butler is a sophomore who is currently selling $2 chocolate bars for Student Council. She shares, “There is so much confusion among the student body. Most students don’t realize that the price is different because the size of the chocolate bar is different. When you see the purple box (the $2 box) you will be paying for a thicker candy. When you see a blue box ($1 box) you will be paying for the thinner chocolate bar.”
Students can identify where they can find the larger or the smaller chocolate bars based on the color of the box. Chocolate bars from both the blue boxes and the purple boxes are currently being sold by different groups of students at school.
“The increased price has made it so much harder for me to sell. People have a much easier time only spending one dollar, but the second you tell them it costs $2, they feel as if it is too much. Also, more commonly people only have a dollar on hand rather than two,” Butler comments.
Students are not used to having to pay $2 for the larger chocolate boxes.
Sophomore Kenidy Clapp shares her recent experience in buying the $2 chocolate bars. Clapp recounts, “I only had a $1 bill and $20 bill on me. I wanted to only buy ONE chocolate bar, but instead I had to end up buying $20 worth of chocolate bars. This is such a rip off because you don’t even get that much more chocolate for $1. You get maybe 1/8 more chocolate than the $1 chocolate bars.”
As a result, Clapp refuses to buy any more $2 chocolate bars because it enrages her and she believes it is “such a scam.”
“When selling the $2 box compared to the $1box, it is significantly different. It takes so much longer to sell,” Butler tells. “Usually I can sell the $1 box in about two days of school. When selling the $2 box, it usually takes about a week to a week and a half.”
