Tech tagalongs boost Scout cookie sales Girl Scout Mallika Jain plans to sell more than 3,000 boxes of cookies by Sunday, when the annual spring rite known as Girl Scout Cookie season ends. Many college students don't have cash on hand, but they do have credit and debit cards with them. Credit card purchases have been especially brisk downtown, where customers sometimes end up buying five to 13 boxes at a time since they are charging the purchase. Cookie commerceTech-savvy Girl Scout troops in the Bay Area and around the country are joining the brigade of businesses tapping into mobile ... Read More