Girl Scout Cookies

KimLovesDon
KimLovesDon Posts: 152 Member
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Are the DEBIL!!!!!!!!!!
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  • javajinny
    javajinny Posts: 78
    Yes they are. They ARE NOT making it into my house this year. Didn't order any, the order sheets are gone from the office, and I can easily walk past those little girls that will be standing outside of the grocery store in a month or two. They aren't getting me this year, because if I open a package, they disappear quickly. Just say no! :happy:
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    OH GOD! Give me strength, it's not that time of year again.. is it? That means I can only grocery shop during school hours...... and I have to barricade myself inside the house.....
  • Jen32285
    Jen32285 Posts: 281 Member
    I'm going to have 96 boxes in my house next week. My daughter is a Girl Scout.
  • katrwal
    katrwal Posts: 336 Member
    so glad that i can alleviate the guilt by sending boxes of cookies to the soldiers overseas... especially since i'm cursed with nieces who sell the darned things...

    and now i want a thin mint. :tongue:
  • PhearlessPhreaks
    PhearlessPhreaks Posts: 890 Member
    AGREED. And, the debil never tasted so good.
  • themrsbriggs
    themrsbriggs Posts: 151 Member
    thin mints are my fav!! my husband and i get 2 boxes. i freeze one and have have it over the next few months as a treat :)
  • AJ_Pete
    AJ_Pete Posts: 863 Member
    They have a new mango one. Eff that grossness.

    I'll take 8 boxes of shortbread, 7 of the lemon, and 45 of the caramel coconut yums.
  • trinityrecgirl
    trinityrecgirl Posts: 84
    One can help the Girl Scouts, do something for a total stranger, and keep yourself healthy.....Buy a box, and give it to a random stranger wishing them a great day.
  • jeckalynne
    jeckalynne Posts: 102
    I've found that Kebbler makes an exact replica of the Samoas, so luckily (sort of) I've binged enough throughout the year so now Girl Scout Season doesn't affect me.

    The dollar store has exact replicas of thin mints and peanut butter patties too.
  • Car0lynnM
    Car0lynnM Posts: 332 Member
    my husband caves and buys a box of each kind from the little neighbor girl every year. urgh. they sit in the cupboard taking up room cause I refuse to eat them. Except caramel delites. and short breads. But thats it. MAYBE peanut butter patties.
  • alliegator1982
    alliegator1982 Posts: 77
    Are the DEBIL!!!!!!!!!!

    Let me be the devil's advocate b/c my daughter is selling some? Any takers?
  • lilteepot
    lilteepot Posts: 97
    Ex-career GS here... next time you're bothered to buy the ridiculously expensive delectable treats, tell that sweet, smiling, and learning-to-enterprise little girl that you shouldn't eat them, so instead of buying, you'd like to donate the cost of x amount of boxes to the troop. Make sure you ask them what they are saving their troop funds for. GS cookies are more than just thin mints and samoas (caramel delights). Cookie sales are actually used to teach young girls how to set goals for themselves, earning and saving money, and gives them the opportunity to network and work on social skills. The girls only get a small amount of profit from their cookies. (The council also gets a good portion which is uses toward giving girls opportunities, programs, etc.) But when you donate instead of buying, the girls get the full amount, and you're not left feeling guilty for eating that entire sleeve of thin mints in one sitting!

    That was probably more info than you were probably looking for... so if you're rolling your eyes, just disregard all that and hear me commiserating... :)
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    I'm going to have 96 boxes in my house next week. My daughter is a Girl Scout.

    I'd be terrified they'd find me passed out in the garage @ 3 AM covered in crumbs and surrounded by empty boxes.
  • fredf2112
    fredf2112 Posts: 110 Member
    One can help the Girl Scouts, do something for a total stranger, and keep yourself healthy.....Buy a box, and give it to a random stranger wishing them a great day.

    Great idea, I'm going to try this.
  • jpuderbaugh
    jpuderbaugh Posts: 318 Member
    I have 5 different cousins from all different branches of my big family selling, plus two ladies at work with daughters selling. I ordered a box from each of them, but luckily my husband will be the one devouring them for the most part.
  • sirabe
    sirabe Posts: 294 Member
    Yes, they are but this year i was delivered from them an all bread. :( super gluten sensitive.. I thought it was normal to feel like that after eating them.
  • alliegator1982
    alliegator1982 Posts: 77
    One can help the Girl Scouts, do something for a total stranger, and keep yourself healthy.....Buy a box, and give it to a random stranger wishing them a great day.

    Great idea, I'm going to try this.

    There is an option to "donate" your boxes and it helps the girls get another kind of patch but i can't remember the name.
  • jpuderbaugh
    jpuderbaugh Posts: 318 Member
    One can help the Girl Scouts, do something for a total stranger, and keep yourself healthy.....Buy a box, and give it to a random stranger wishing them a great day.

    And you hand it to somebody else trying to avoid them :laugh: I do think your idea is a good one though.
  • iLoveMyPitbull1225
    iLoveMyPitbull1225 Posts: 1,690 Member
    i just ordered a box of samoas and a box of savannah smiles! HATE ON IT THEY ARE F-ING AMAZING!!!!!
  • Jen32285
    Jen32285 Posts: 281 Member
    The Girl Scouts also have a program where you can buy a box for the troops. They will send them overseas.
  • Jen32285
    Jen32285 Posts: 281 Member
    I'm going to have 96 boxes in my house next week. My daughter is a Girl Scout.

    I'd be terrified they'd find me passed out in the garage @ 3 AM covered in crumbs and surrounded by empty boxes.

    LOL they might find me! I live on a military base, so i'm hoping I can sell them quick to the Marines here. I'm gonna hit up the barracks!
  • Tatonka_usn
    Tatonka_usn Posts: 433 Member
    The Girl Scouts also have a program where you can buy a box for the troops. They will send them overseas.

    AWESOME!!!
  • Tatonka_usn
    Tatonka_usn Posts: 433 Member
    This is the time of year I HATE that my daughter is in the Scouts, lol!! :grumble:
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Ex-career GS here... next time you're bothered to buy the ridiculously expensive delectable treats, tell that sweet, smiling, and learning-to-enterprise little girl that you shouldn't eat them, so instead of buying, you'd like to donate the cost of x amount of boxes to the troop. Make sure you ask them what they are saving their troop funds for. GS cookies are more than just thin mints and samoas (caramel delights). Cookie sales are actually used to teach young girls how to set goals for themselves, earning and saving money, and gives them the opportunity to network and work on social skills. The girls only get a small amount of profit from their cookies. (The council also gets a good portion which is uses toward giving girls opportunities, programs, etc.) But when you donate instead of buying, the girls get the full amount, and you're not left feeling guilty for eating that entire sleeve of thin mints in one sitting!

    That was probably more info than you were probably looking for... so if you're rolling your eyes, just disregard all that and hear me commiserating... :)

    That's very good to know! I always feel bad about not ordering because I want to help them raise funds and wondered about just making a donation. I've got two friends here at work who are taking orders for their girls so I'll make sure to bring some cash in tomorrow and hand over my donation.
  • AJ_Pete
    AJ_Pete Posts: 863 Member
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  • ilovemybuggy
    ilovemybuggy Posts: 1,584 Member
    Mmmmm samoas <3
  • lilteepot
    lilteepot Posts: 97
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    Smart little chicks, dancing away so they can eat more, see? :)
  • SatchGallamax
    SatchGallamax Posts: 549 Member
    Ex-career GS here... next time you're bothered to buy the ridiculously expensive delectable treats, tell that sweet, smiling, and learning-to-enterprise little girl that you shouldn't eat them, so instead of buying, you'd like to donate the cost of x amount of boxes to the troop. Make sure you ask them what they are saving their troop funds for. GS cookies are more than just thin mints and samoas (caramel delights). Cookie sales are actually used to teach young girls how to set goals for themselves, earning and saving money, and gives them the opportunity to network and work on social skills. The girls only get a small amount of profit from their cookies. (The council also gets a good portion which is uses toward giving girls opportunities, programs, etc.) But when you donate instead of buying, the girls get the full amount, and you're not left feeling guilty for eating that entire sleeve of thin mints in one sitting!

    That was probably more info than you were probably looking for... so if you're rolling your eyes, just disregard all that and hear me commiserating... :)

    Great, now I feel bad about the fact that every time I see a girl scout I avoid eye contact and run the other way screaming "keep your delicious cookies away from my face!"


    F'reals though, good suggestion.
  • AJ_Pete
    AJ_Pete Posts: 863 Member
    Ex-career GS here... next time you're bothered to buy the ridiculously expensive delectable treats, tell that sweet, smiling, and learning-to-enterprise little girl that you shouldn't eat them, so instead of buying, you'd like to donate the cost of x amount of boxes to the troop. Make sure you ask them what they are saving their troop funds for. GS cookies are more than just thin mints and samoas (caramel delights). Cookie sales are actually used to teach young girls how to set goals for themselves, earning and saving money, and gives them the opportunity to network and work on social skills. The girls only get a small amount of profit from their cookies. (The council also gets a good portion which is uses toward giving girls opportunities, programs, etc.) But when you donate instead of buying, the girls get the full amount, and you're not left feeling guilty for eating that entire sleeve of thin mints in one sitting!

    That was probably more info than you were probably looking for... so if you're rolling your eyes, just disregard all that and hear me commiserating... :)

    Sad that a few troops are NOT like that. My daughter's troop did no community service and barely did anything beyond doing craftsevery Wednesday. My daughter has always been involved with community service and even gave them a few contacts and asked to host a few drives for them to benefit the SPCA, Toys4Tots, even our own personal nonprofit that we started, and they declined. My daughter did them outside of the troop. Kacie dropped out shortly after that.
  • nightengale7
    nightengale7 Posts: 563 Member
    Geez, now I really want some of the chocolate covered peanut butter ones...why oh why did I click on this thread?! *BANGS HEAD ON DESK*

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