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LIBERTY, Texas (KLTV) - It's Wal-Mart versus the Girl Scouts.
The retail giant is now putting out their own version of Girl Scout cookies.
Some are worried that Wal-Mart could cut into the scouts business, selling their own Great Value version of thin mints and tag-a-longs at about a dollar less than the girl scouts.
Some troop mom's say this is going too far.
One mom says, "My first thought was, that's just wrong!"
Another mom says, "It is like taking candy from a baby! You are taking the cookies from the girl scouts. How can you do that?"
At issue, money from cookie sales helps fund trips, service projects and special events for the Girl Scouts. But Wal-mart says they are just giving customers an alternative to what's already on the market.
The company issued this statement saying quote, "Wal-Mart supports the Girl Scouts at the grassroots level through cookie sales in front of our stores, local fundraising efforts, and donations."
The real test of this cookie battle begins in January, when the Girl Scouts start selling their cookies.
