It's girl scout cookie time

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    bold_rabbit wrote: »
    I always just hand them money as a donation. Buying the cookies isn't required.

    I generally do this when anyone is selling something as a fundraiser.

    I've just given money for other fundraisers, but not GS Cookies. My favorites are Thin Mints. They are especially good crumbled up and baked in brownies.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    SaraKim17 wrote: »
    SaraKim17 wrote: »
    If a Girl Scout rings my doorbell, I shall purchase two boxes of Thin Mints. No Samoas or Tagalongs this year.

    Already rethinking the Samoas. Maybe one box.

    I should say that it's unlikely a Girl Scout WILL ring my doorbell. Previous years I've bought from a co-worker, but that is no longer applicable. ;)

    Girl Scouts sell them at my church. I will buy one box of Thin Mints and one of Samoas (I do this every year).

    I get mine at the local grocery store. The girl scouts will usually have a table set up with cookies.

    Yes, that's what they do here in Massachusetts. Also at Walmart.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    My earliest memory of feeling sick from eating too much was with GS cookies when I was a Scout.
  • lauramorrissette
    lauramorrissette Posts: 3 Member
    Gave $20 to Troops for Troops. I'm sure some soldier will be better eating them than me.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    lauramorrissette wrote: »
    Gave $20 to Troops for Troops. I'm sure some soldier will be better eating them than me.

    I couldn't find "Troops for Troops." Did you mean "Treats for Troops?" That I found.
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,353 Member
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    I think it's also a factor for me that they are not always available. I can get Oreos at any store, but I can't just pick up a box of Thin Mints whenever I want them. It makes it seem more like a special treat.

    Walgreens store brand (Nice) makes cookies identical in every way to Girl Scout cookies, they run about $2 - $3 a box and you don’t have to deal with a child to get them.
  • PrismaticPhoenix
    PrismaticPhoenix Posts: 65 Member
    I don't think anyone is going to try to sell me any. Otherwise, I would buy. Nom nom nom.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited February 2020
    I bought a box for my brother and donated $20 to send to the troops overseas. I was stationed overseas and would have loved to receive a box of cookies (although Okinawa was not a hardship post, lol.) (Please don't thank me for my service.)

    Don't open if you are triggered by GS cookies:
    Enter your zip code to find a location selling cookies near you: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/cookies.html
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,082 Member
    I'm in a gated community without kids so no one sells here. I haven't had girl scout cookies in ages, I used to eat a sleeve of frozen thin mints in one sitting. I'm awful at moderating so I'm going to pretend I don't see them at the store and avoid eye contact. I do like the idea of donating for troops.
  • Theoldguy1
    Theoldguy1 Posts: 2,496 Member
    edited February 2020
    COGypsy wrote: »
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    I think it's also a factor for me that they are not always available. I can get Oreos at any store, but I can't just pick up a box of Thin Mints whenever I want them. It makes it seem more like a special treat.

    Walgreens store brand (Nice) makes cookies identical in every way to Girl Scout cookies, they run about $2 - $3 a box and you don’t have to deal with a child to get them.

    Bet your house gets egged on Halloween :).
  • VictorSmashes
    VictorSmashes Posts: 173 Member
    Support your local baby entrepreneurs. Enjoy a treat while you're at it.
  • rodnichols69
    rodnichols69 Posts: 83 Member
    My buddy has boxes of frozen thin mints. He has to do 20 burpees everytime he wants a cookie. I don't love Girl Scout cookies as much as I hate 20 burpees.
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,353 Member
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    COGypsy wrote: »
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    I think it's also a factor for me that they are not always available. I can get Oreos at any store, but I can't just pick up a box of Thin Mints whenever I want them. It makes it seem more like a special treat.

    Walgreens store brand (Nice) makes cookies identical in every way to Girl Scout cookies, they run about $2 - $3 a box and you don’t have to deal with a child to get them.

    Bet your house gets egged on Halloween :).

    I live in a secured building—I haven’t seen a trick or treater in at least 5 or 6 years, lol. I don’t have any friends with kids, so probably longer than that.
  • ArlingtonGyrl
    ArlingtonGyrl Posts: 1 Member
    I was just thinking about this today. I was thinking of buying two boxes. I can’t trust myself. So I won’t be buying any ..
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,743 Member
    I bought 8 boxes today so I'm good for this girl scout cookie season and won't have to hunt anymore troops down.

    I'm pretty good at moderating them (except for the tagalongs because I put them in the fridge and it's hard to eat just one (row) when they're cold so I only bought one box of those).
  • WynterDreaming
    WynterDreaming Posts: 83 Member
    I bought one box of Tagalongs because my boss brought a sheet into work for his Granddaughter. To me at least, the cookies don't really taste as good as they used to and at $5 a box, it's not really worth it. I'll always buy one or two anyways because I was a Girl Scout once and you gotta make that cookie quota but otherwise I'm really not all that interested. The only other thing on the list I'm interested in are Trefoils, and I'm pretty sure I have a really nice shortbread recipe somewhere and I can probably find a Trefoil cookie cutter so I can have them all year long.
  • karenscfld
    karenscfld Posts: 38 Member
    Aldi sells cookies that are identical to Girl Scout cookies, they are way less expensive and just as bad for you!!
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  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,743 Member
    karenscfld wrote: »
    Aldi sells cookies that are identical to Girl Scout cookies, they are way less expensive and just as bad for you!!
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    I'll give you the price but why are they bad for you? Is everyone allergic to them? Do they choke on the crumbs as the cookie is going down so they keel over and die? Are they a bad influence, making people skip school, do drugs, shoplift?
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    edited February 2020
    karenscfld wrote: »
    Aldi sells cookies that are identical to Girl Scout cookies, they are way less expensive and just as bad for you!!

    I don't think a cookie or two a day (these are small cookies and not high cal), especially limited to a couple of boxes in the entirety of a year, are in any way "bad for me."

    They do have at least one ingredient I otherwise avoid -- palm oil -- but for me the whole point is supporting the Girl Scouts and them being a fun once a year thing, so I wouldn't be interested in buying them from a store. (If I just wanted tasty cookies my personal view is that homemade ones would be tastier anyway, as well as cheaper.)
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    karenscfld wrote: »
    Aldi sells cookies that are identical to Girl Scout cookies, they are way less expensive and just as bad for you!!
    6wcjkvado4mx.png

    I'll give you the price but why are they bad for you? Is everyone allergic to them? Do they choke on the crumbs as the cookie is going down so they keel over and die? Are they a bad influence, making people skip school, do drugs, shoplift?

    Because of the ChemiKILLZ! ;)
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,743 Member
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    karenscfld wrote: »
    Aldi sells cookies that are identical to Girl Scout cookies, they are way less expensive and just as bad for you!!
    6wcjkvado4mx.png

    I'll give you the price but why are they bad for you? Is everyone allergic to them? Do they choke on the crumbs as the cookie is going down so they keel over and die? Are they a bad influence, making people skip school, do drugs, shoplift?

    Because of the ChemiKILLZ! ;)

    What about the Thank U Berry Munch? It had fruit!
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    karenscfld wrote: »
    Aldi sells cookies that are identical to Girl Scout cookies, they are way less expensive and just as bad for you!!
    6wcjkvado4mx.png

    I'll give you the price but why are they bad for you? Is everyone allergic to them? Do they choke on the crumbs as the cookie is going down so they keel over and die? Are they a bad influence, making people skip school, do drugs, shoplift?

    Because of the ChemiKILLZ! ;)

    What about the Thank U Berry Munch? It had fruit!

    Yeah, and thin mints have peppermint oil that's supposed to soothe headaches and help with joint pain. Or something...
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    And BTW to those suggesting places to buy similar/same cookies....you're missing the point...most of us are basically saying we're not buying them because they're the best cookies in the world, but to support Girl Scouts.
    I'd never buy knock-offs at a grocery store.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited February 2020
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    And BTW to those suggesting places to buy similar/same cookies....you're missing the point...most of us are basically saying we're not buying them because they're the best cookies in the world, but to support Girl Scouts.
    I'd never buy knock-offs at a grocery store.

    Yes, while I am very fond of Thin Mints, I can get that chocolate/mint combo elsewhere - I'm a former GS and am just buying to support the Scouts. Plus I'm a vet and can support active duty troops at the same time. (For more meaningful support, I vote.)

    My nephew's Boy Scout troop was selling extremely overpriced Christmas wreaths last fall. I bought one. My mother was too cheap. My sister knows this, and bought one for her :lol:
  • JennJ323
    JennJ323 Posts: 646 Member
    (Aldi has cookies identical to GS cookies.. thin mints, samoas, the pb ones, year around and way cheaper) ;)
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,743 Member
    edited February 2020
    JennJ323 wrote: »
    (Aldi has cookies identical to GS cookies.. thin mints, samoas, the pb ones, year around and way cheaper) ;)

    Already been covered. :p

    But at least you didn't give the girl scout cookies a slap on the wrist at the same time.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    I only just discovered that you can put in your zip and find out where girl scout cookies are being sold near you (by actual girl scouts!). This (https://www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/en/cookies/about-girl-scout-cookies.html) is local for me, but I'd bet other towns have similar finders.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    I only just discovered that you can put in your zip and find out where girl scout cookies are being sold near you (by actual girl scouts!). This (https://www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/en/cookies/about-girl-scout-cookies.html) is local for me, but I'd bet other towns have similar finders.

    Here's the national link: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/all-about-cookies/How-to-Buy.html
  • TanyaHooton
    TanyaHooton Posts: 249 Member
    My British ex used to say that he was disappointed when he found out that girl scout cookies were not actually made of girl scouts!

    My sisters told me that you can recreate Thin Mints with Ritz crackers, chocolate, and peppermint extract. I have not tried that yet.

    My husband is like a locust with Samoas, too. It's a problem lol.

    I like them all. I'm a big fan of Tagalongs, the Savannahs (the lemon ones), and the Smores. We usually get them at Kroger when they are in the lobby.

    I did not know that about palm oil. I was lucky enough to be in Malaysia 10 years ago and meet some orangutans face-to-face in an animal rescue sanctuary.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    petition to bring back the pinata cookies...

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