Shea Gallagher | Student Life Editor
January 20th, 2023
Crumbl Cookies is an exciting yet new San Clemente dessert staple that many have enjoyed. The huge, buttery, and weekly-alternating treats have drawn in a large following of customers. It’s the unique qualities of Crumbl and its innovative marketing strategies that make this beloved dessert stop so popular.
However, things may soon change as the Crumbl Cookies franchise faces a lawsuit for violation of child labor laws in multiple states. More than ten of the Crumbl franchises have encountered $60,000 in this lawsuit.
Crumbl Cookies operators in the six states are mainly being charged against having many minors, as young as 14, for working more than the legal limit of hours. Included in the lawsuit are safety violations and exposing their workers to hazardous or unsafe conditions.
A past Crumble worker, junior Charlotte Musial, said, “The job was balling cookies, filling orders, and cleaning, and oftentimes I worked past legal hours for a minor in school.” Musial also explained that a lot of her coworkers were around 14-15 years of age.
Aside from the lawsuit, many have expressed their dissatisfaction with the cookies. Senior Charlie Williamson said, “Every time I have been to Crumbl, they are welcoming and quick with your order. It’s cool that you can see the employees actually making the cookies, but I feel like they value quantity over quality. The flavors of the week are very hit or miss. You have to be in a big sugar mood to want Crumbl.”
Senior Ruby Hawbecker explained, “It’s interesting marketing that they have new flavors every week, but sometimes they get boring. I’d rather go to Yogurtland or Handles, which is a mile’s distance from it.”
Although the excitement was initially abundant, the overall outlook surrounding Crumbl Cookies has steadily shifted, and negative views have increased since this lawsuit has come to the public eye.
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