It's girl scout cookie time

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  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,757 Member
    petition to bring back the pinata cookies...

    I want cinna-spins (even tho they weren't available in my region...we had a source). I love my 100 calorie packs. :)

    The revamped Juliette's sound good and the Kookaburras.

    https://eatthis.com/discontinued-girl-scout-cookies/
  • aries68mc
    aries68mc Posts: 173 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.

    And to add on here: these girls are learning skills to be used later in life. Sales, customer service, how to give change, teamwork and so on. (Same thing with boy scouts and popcorn)

    And I'm not saying you have to buy any. But if you don't want to buy any and see them selling outside the store, bank, church or wherever they may set up a booth, please don't go out of your way to ignore them. If they approach you, please be nice/polite and say no thank you. Even smile and wish them good luck with their sales.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    Meh. Never understood the hype.
  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,330 Member
    Have two boxes of thin mints on the kitchen counter still unopened for a week. 🤯
    Typically it would be gone by now. 😂
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    I love girl scout cookies. I'm sure there's some nostalgia (I was a girl scout in elementary school) but I love them all, even the Trefoils.

    Trefoils are my second favorite, after Samoas.

    They are my third favorite, after Thin Mints and Samoas. Then probably tagalongs.

    Apparently there's a smores cookie and a toffee cookie now? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/17/girl-scout-cookies-2020-flavors-thin-mints-samoas-differ-us/4487968002/

    It seems they rotate other flavors.

    I tried the smores last year. Boring...

    Is the toffee the gluten-free one?

    Looks like it is. I wonder if the price is different because of that.

    They're $6 instead of the $5. I actually really like the toffee ones.

    I'm looking forward to trefoils, tagalongs refrigerated, do si dos...

    I LOVE the thanks a lot but we don't get them in my region. I have to hope one of our clients brings one or two packages (if we even have girl scout clients anymore. They grow up so fast *sniffle*)

    I buy a box of savannahs for a different taste.

    I'd like the samoas better without the coconut.

    Ohhhh, I've had the Thanks a Lots once. I think it was a cousin in New York we bought cookies from. I had to look them up to remember but those are definitely good.

    Those are the only ones I'll choose to eat.
    But they're basically just Keebler Fudge Stripes.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    NovusDies wrote: »
    NovusDies wrote: »
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    I have never eaten one of those. For the most part I hate coconut flakes.

    I'm not sure we can be friends anymore. ;)

    How do you feel about margaritas?

    I love margaritas. I have cut back on my alcohol these days so do not think I will be drinking enough to start eating gs cookies.

    I have tried to like them. I see everyone raving about them but to me the worst store bought cookie is still better.

    They basically *are* the store bought cookies. One of the bakeries, Little Brownie Bakers, is a subsidiary of Keebler.

    This confirms my stance that Thanks-a-lots are just Keebler Fudge Stripes without the stripes.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    so in summary:
    - not about the cookies but about the skillz the GS are developing
    - you can buy similar cookies from other stores if you like the cookies
    - you can donate cookies to troops if you don't want to eat them (which last time i deployed in 2009, there were USO ladies at the airport handing out boxes to us as we checked into our flight)
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,757 Member
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    NovusDies wrote: »
    NovusDies wrote: »
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    I have never eaten one of those. For the most part I hate coconut flakes.

    I'm not sure we can be friends anymore. ;)

    How do you feel about margaritas?

    I love margaritas. I have cut back on my alcohol these days so do not think I will be drinking enough to start eating gs cookies.

    I have tried to like them. I see everyone raving about them but to me the worst store bought cookie is still better.

    They basically *are* the store bought cookies. One of the bakeries, Little Brownie Bakers, is a subsidiary of Keebler.

    This confirms my stance that Thanks-a-lots are just Keebler Fudge Stripes without the stripes.

    I really love those fudge stripes.

    I'm trying to find the equivalant to the trefoils tho. Such a simple cookie but I don't think I've seen any straight up shortbread cookies being sold in a market.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    NovusDies wrote: »
    NovusDies wrote: »
    07p24tmwtzuj.jpg

    I have never eaten one of those. For the most part I hate coconut flakes.

    I'm not sure we can be friends anymore. ;)

    How do you feel about margaritas?

    I love margaritas. I have cut back on my alcohol these days so do not think I will be drinking enough to start eating gs cookies.

    I have tried to like them. I see everyone raving about them but to me the worst store bought cookie is still better.

    They basically *are* the store bought cookies. One of the bakeries, Little Brownie Bakers, is a subsidiary of Keebler.

    This confirms my stance that Thanks-a-lots are just Keebler Fudge Stripes without the stripes.

    I really love those fudge stripes.

    I'm trying to find the equivalant to the trefoils tho. Such a simple cookie but I don't think I've seen any straight up shortbread cookies being sold in a market.

    Lorna Doones?
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,757 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    NovusDies wrote: »
    NovusDies wrote: »
    07p24tmwtzuj.jpg

    I have never eaten one of those. For the most part I hate coconut flakes.

    I'm not sure we can be friends anymore. ;)

    How do you feel about margaritas?

    I love margaritas. I have cut back on my alcohol these days so do not think I will be drinking enough to start eating gs cookies.

    I have tried to like them. I see everyone raving about them but to me the worst store bought cookie is still better.

    They basically *are* the store bought cookies. One of the bakeries, Little Brownie Bakers, is a subsidiary of Keebler.

    This confirms my stance that Thanks-a-lots are just Keebler Fudge Stripes without the stripes.

    I really love those fudge stripes.

    I'm trying to find the equivalant to the trefoils tho. Such a simple cookie but I don't think I've seen any straight up shortbread cookies being sold in a market.

    Lorna Doones?


    Hmmm I do love me some Lorna Doones. And they come in 100 calorie packs.

    I was probably thinking more in terms of shape and calories per cookie? I don't know! But good pull. :)

  • Siberian2590
    Siberian2590 Posts: 57 Member
    Somehow a box of Do-Si-Dos ended up in my cupboard...................
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    Are they made with real Girl Scouts? 🤣
  • JaxxieKat
    JaxxieKat Posts: 427 Member
    I'm an oddball who doesn't love the GS cookies, but I always give a cash donation to show support.
  • Siberian2590
    Siberian2590 Posts: 57 Member
    SO brought home a box of Do-Si-Does. I resisted!!!! For an hour and a half. :'(
  • Safari_Gal_
    Safari_Gal_ Posts: 1,461 Member
    If I see Girl Scouts selling cookies- I donate money but I let them keep the cookies. I don’t understand the hype behind these cookies. Lol. Ok flog me now!
  • Safari_Gal_
    Safari_Gal_ Posts: 1,461 Member
    so in summary:
    - not about the cookies but about the skillz the GS are developing
    - you can buy similar cookies from other stores if you like the cookies
    - you can donate cookies to troops if you don't want to eat them (which last time i deployed in 2009, there were USO ladies at the airport handing out boxes to us as we checked into our flight)

    Very cool about donating to the troops! 🇺🇸
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