Girl Scout Cookies are here...UGH!

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  • TerriG
    TerriG Posts: 4
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    :grumble: If you don't want the cookies...don't buy them! :grumble:
    1. They're made with white flour and high fructose syrup = bad for you
    2. The girls only get about 35-40 cents from the sale of each box
    3. Give the troop the $3.50 as a donation instead.
    4. It's not against the law to say "No thanks!"

    And FTR: I was a Girl Scout leader for 10+ years, and never bought the cookies.
  • kristie874
    kristie874 Posts: 774 Member
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    OMG! You guys are making me wish the cookies I bought from the cute little girl who comes into my office all the time were here! Bah! I knew I shouldn't order them when she came in and should have just contributed money to her, but the nostalgic taste of them...mmm... They're sooo bad but occasionally a splurge is okay. Problem is, I bought my three favorites (Samoas, Tagalongs, and the other oatmeal peanut butter ones), I live alone, and I am going to have to have so much willpower just to eat a couple every now and then! Ugh! I think I might take a few of each, freeze them, then pawn the rest off on neighbors, co-workers, and friends.
  • lovemuffins
    lovemuffins Posts: 91
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    :grumble: If you don't want the cookies...don't buy them! :grumble:
    1. They're made with white flour and high fructose syrup = bad for you
    2. The girls only get about 35-40 cents from the sale of each box
    3. Give the troop the $3.50 as a donation instead.
    4. It's not against the law to say "No thanks!"

    And FTR: I was a Girl Scout leader for 10+ years, and never bought the cookies.

    :grumble: I tend to disagree with #3... My husband will be in Iraq (on his 3rd tour) for 298 more days. My niece is a brownie and she sold an additional 30+ boxes to send to him. He is very excited to receive them, I am sure he would love to have that extra $105.00 to get the SAME items he ALWAYS buys for himself over there. These cookies give the soldiers that are over there fighting for our freedom to have a little taste of home... something that they are familiar with. I could go on and on... but I won't.

    I went to the Post Office today to ship him a care package and they said that it is only taking about a week to reach the soldiers. For the MFP's that have asked about an address. I have one for my husband and his unit if you would like. It is only in the low 70's so I don't think the chocolates will melt too much. Thank you to everyone that has been asking. Your support is AWESOME! :bigsmile:
  • garimac
    garimac Posts: 174
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    The girl scouts that came to my house let me donate them, the troup is sending them. They had about half the ones on their list going to the solders.
  • turkeygirl
    turkeygirl Posts: 12
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    I know I would have done the same with the cookies, so I would not buy
    any from our troop at church. If I bring it home it is so hard for me to resist.
  • flachix
    flachix Posts: 256 Member
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    :smile: went to the Post Office today to ship him a care package and they said that it is only taking about a week to reach the soldiers. For the MFP's that have asked about an address. I have one for my husband and his unit if you would like. It is only in the low 70's so I don't think the chocolates will melt too much. Thank you to everyone that has been asking. Your support is AWESOME! :smile:

    YES, please post the address of your DH and any others that might want a card, letter or small contribution, what a wonderful idea, I am ashamed to say that it never occurred to me. :cry: how selfish I was all proud of myself for walking past the cookies. However, I wish there was a way I could buy them and drop them off immediately for shipping!! :frown:
    Did dome one say SUGAR FREE??? I asked the guy at work selling them for his kid and he said no. I don't buy regular cookies for that reason, but would have loved a treat of the S/F Chips. maybe its not too late. :love:

    BTW please pass along a huge THANK YOU to your husband for his service to his country I appreciate his sacrifice on my behalf.
    a couple of boxes of cookies is the least I could do.
    RJ

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