Mrs. Fields' Cookies Have crumbled.. bankruptcy

[SoCalDem]

Juste heard it on CNN.. Apparently having 1200 locations for cookies is no longer a winning business plan

[Crabby Appleton]

1. There's a thread in LBN from Friday

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=3440846

I was always amazed that they built such a large enterprise on cookies.

[SoCalDem]

3. Cutesy little niche businesses like hers may be on their way out

People can bake a whole lotta cookies for what ONE of those cost..and I never found them all that tasty anyway:)

[Deja Q]

2. They and Starbucks should team up...

Maybe get a certain state governor to shill for them because he can't be bothered to take care of his own state?

[SoCalDem]

4. Cooki-chino-lattes for everyone

:)

[billyoc]

5. Now I feel bad for spending all my cookie money on a 10 lb. bag of rice.

[ailsagirl]

6. As I recall, they were ridiculously expensive

[JHB]

7. The only thing that made them economical...

...was buying them to sneak into a theater in lieu of concession stand candy.

[ailsagirl]

13. This is true!! Else you pay a whopping fee for popcorn, etc.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. totally ridiculous. I can make a batch of cookies for the price of one.

[ailsagirl]

12. Absolutely-- I was going to say that... and home-made is best!!

[Deja Q]

11. Even a hooker's cookies were cheaper by volume...

:shrug:

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. Wow... I remember when she opened the first stores

I watched them close around LA. Stand alone stores in strip malls seemed to close pretty quickly. I'd wonder who'd want a cookie so badly they'd struggle to find a spot in an LA strip mall. <shrug>

[XOKCowboy]

10. She does a lot of motivational speaking...

She's appeared at shows I've done and is very good onstage. Her message, as you can see on her website, is about empowerment and taking risks. Plus she's very attractive and easily approachable.

I also have always wondered about her business strategy. I've walked by hundreds of her stands and after checking the prices once, never stopped again.

http://www.mrsfields.com/about/

edited to add website.

[FreeState]

14. To bad she is as crooked as they come

my sister use to work for her as a supervisor over stores in several states - my sister was fired for getting pregnant - and as Mrs Fields neighbor, whom just happened to be the Judge on the case said - thats a perfectly acceptable thing to do in Utah (its a right to work state).