National Den Award

I understand the National Den Award is a single ribbon for the den flag. So why does the Scout shop only sell them in packs of six? Is it OK to give each Scout in the den a ribbon so later on they can include it in their shadow box when they leave Cub Scouts?

Maybe it is so that you will have more to give away later

Probably because the PACK picks up the ribbons and distributes them to the Dens who earned them??

Probably for the same reason that the 75th Anniversary of Cub Scouting pack streamers can in packs of 10. Simply easier for supply to ship and stock.

If your scout shop won't split the package, maybe you could ask at roundtable if any other packs would like to split it with you.

At my scout shop the only person to but the awards is the council field director in charge of programming. The council buys the ribbons and after a den turns the completed requirement form the council issues the den a ribbon and a congratulations letter. A DE usually comes to a pack meeting and presents the ribbon in front of all the families. The same goes for pack suumer time award ribbons.

If you figure it out, then you can explain to me why they sell hots dogs in packs of 10, brats in packs of 5 and buns in packs of 8!

The hot dogs I buy come in packs of 7. I guess they assume that 1 in 8 buns won't stay intact.