Get these silver sleeved demons away from me!!!

Mustang · 03-11-2009, 07:50 PM

WTF was I thinking buying 6 boxes of girl scout thin mints. I should have known I'd eat them in like 5 days.

Thomkal · 03-11-2009, 07:53 PM

I've got a box of them I'm working on, Tagalongs too. I'm disappointed though cause I really wanted to try the new flavor-Dulce De Leche (sp?) and both times I had a chance to get some-they were sold out.

Anyone try them?

Lathum · 03-11-2009, 07:55 PM

I love the samoas. We didn't get any this year, we are usualy guilted into buying them from my wifes cousins daughter, but now that we live 3000 miles away thats no problem.

Plus when we see them selling at the market we head the other way.

Swaggs · 03-11-2009, 07:56 PM

I always figure that if you do something like that, it is probably better than eating something bad over an extended period of weeks or months because your body can probably only absorb so many calories or so much fat over a short period of time. I mean, once you have eaten a whole box or two in one night, will another really be that much worse or aren't you kind of "capped out" by then anyway?

sterlingice · 03-11-2009, 08:11 PM

See, I like to spread mine out throughout the year. My wife thinks they're somewhat overrated tho she'd never say so. So, I like to get about 4 boxes and binge (samoas, pb patties, thin mints, and whatever new one they have for the year) and then get some more boxes of the first three to tide me over through the year.

Anyone else saddened by the smaller portions this year? I'm sorry, but shrinking the samoas down really does affect their flavor- it makes them too "chocolatey" versus the other flavors (caramel, coconut, etc). I would have been ok with them just putting 12 cookies in a smaller box or something but why mess with the cookies?!? Why, God, Why?!?

SI

JonInMiddleGA · 03-11-2009, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

WTF was I thinking buying 6 boxes of girl scout thin mints. I should have known I'd eat them in like 5 days.

You were probably thinking "damn, those things are so good I'll probably eat a box in one sitting" ... same as most of the rest of us.

SackAttack · 03-11-2009, 08:24 PM

My two boxes aren't here yet. I is sad.

sterlingice · 03-11-2009, 08:40 PM

You can't throw a rock without hitting a girl scout in front of a store this last week or two (lord knows, I've tried

)

SI

SackAttack · 03-11-2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

You can't throw a rock without hitting a girl scout in front of a store this last week or two (lord knows, I've tried

)

SI

My boss brought an order form to work on behalf of his daughter, which is where I ordered mine. I haven't seen girl scouts in front of any stores out here. Any.

Might be the weather, might have something to do with the article I read suggesting that the Scouts were expecting far lower cookie sales this year.

larrymcg421 · 03-11-2009, 09:09 PM

You mean people buy ones other than Samoas?

Izulde · 03-11-2009, 09:11 PM

Thin Mints and Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies ftw.

Radii · 03-11-2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

You mean people buy ones other than Samoas?

I don't know anyone with any taste at all who doesn't buy thin mints.

King of New York · 03-11-2009, 09:16 PM

The dulce de leche are now my favorites.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-11-2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

My boss brought an order form to work on behalf of his daughter, which is where I ordered mine. I haven't seen girl scouts in front of any stores out here. Any.

And I've seen exactly one table of scouts in front of Wal-Mart one time and zero scouts or order forms this year. I must not visit the scouting hot spots I guess.

SackAttack · 03-11-2009, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

And I've seen exactly one table of scouts in front of Wal-Mart one time and zero scouts or order forms this year. I must not visit the scouting hot spots I guess.

It's so weird. In California I got used to seeing the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts set up on a table outside Best Buy at the appropriate times of the year for popcorn and cookies.

I haven't seen anything, *anywhere*, since moving out here. It's got to be a factor of the weather, since there's still snow on the ground and the high temperature this week is supposed to be high 30s/low 40s. Not exactly cookie-selling weather.

But, just, damn.

Mustang · 03-11-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

I haven't seen anything, *anywhere*, since moving out here. It's got to be a factor of the weather, since there's still snow on the ground and the high temperature this week is supposed to be high 30s/low 40s. Not exactly cookie-selling weather.

But, just, damn.

Really? I see them down in Milwaukee around the Wal-marts and Pick N' Saves a fair amount of time.

As for buying them and storing them. Ya.. doesn't work for me. If my wife buys them and stores them in the freezer downstairs, it somewhat works until I remember they are there and then eat a sleeve.

PackerFanatic · 03-11-2009, 10:26 PM

I can't wait until my daughter is old enough for Girl Scouts. Just for the cookies alone.

CU Tiger · 03-11-2009, 10:31 PM

my daughter sold them this year and they have hit every wal mart bilo lowes home improvement etc in a 30 mile radius (which in fairness is one of each)

SackAttack · 03-11-2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

Really? I see them down in Milwaukee around the Wal-marts and Pick N' Saves a fair amount of time.

Nothin' up here. Cub Foods closed up shop end of last year, so that's one grocery store gone that they might've sold in front of, I dunno.

Haven't been to a Festival Foods since Thanksgiving, and haven't seen them at the two Wal-Marts I know of. Aldi's is out of the way enough that I'd be shocked to see them there.

...ooh. I just hit Google and found this courtesy of the Northwestern Great Lakes Girl Scouts:

Little Brownie Bakers -- Cookie Locator

Looks like there'll be some at the ShopKo out here on Saturday. I'd try the Festival listed, but if it's on Mason, I'd really rather not get lost trying to find it. Heh.

Marc Vaughan · 03-12-2009, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

And I've seen exactly one table of scouts in front of Wal-Mart one time and zero scouts or order forms this year. I must not visit the scouting hot spots I guess.

I work from home and every year but this one I've had numerous Girl Scouts at the door - none so far this year; perhaps they're still stockpiling cookies so they can fulfil the expected order?

Silver Owl · 03-12-2009, 02:26 PM

My wife is the Girl Scout district coordinator, so I get ALL the thin mints I want.

Mustang · 03-12-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

I work from home and every year but this one I've had numerous Girl Scouts at the door - none so far this year; perhaps they're still stockpiling cookies so they can fulfil the expected order?

Or they just labeled you the creepy guy that sits in his underwear at home all day.

RendeR · 03-12-2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

Or they just labeled you the creepy guy that sits in his underwear at home all day.

No that would be me.....

stevew · 03-12-2009, 05:38 PM

I thought the dulce de leche ones sucked. Should have bought another box of Samoas.

BishopMVP · 03-12-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

We didn't get any this year, we are usualy guilted into buying them from my wifes cousins daughter, but now that we live 3000 miles away thats no problem.

Plus when we see them selling at the market we head the other way.

There were 8 of them running around the liquor store I stopped at last weekend. Pretty much forced me to buy a box, little bastards. Then I put them down on the table at the "beer-tasting festival" 10 of us were having, went to put my beers down outside (who needs fridges when its 30 degrees out?

), and when I came back there were only 2 cookies left in the box. Big bastards.

SackAttack · 03-12-2009, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BishopMVP

There were 8 of them running around the liquor store I stopped at last weekend. Pretty much forced me to buy a box, little bastards. Then I put them down on the table at the "beer-tasting festival" 10 of us were having, went to put my beers down outside (who needs fridges when its 30 degrees out?

), and when I came back there were only 2 cookies left in the box. Big bastards.

Liquor store? Were they the 8-year-olds or the 16-year-olds?

They used to do that in California, send them door-to-door as a team like that, and whether the older or the younger one took the lead depended on whether it was a male or a female answering the door (age was probably a factor, too; Dad used to get the pitch from the 8-year-olds, while I used to get it from the older girls).

CU Tiger · 03-12-2009, 07:25 PM

#1 girl scouts are not supposed to go door to door. #2 anyone who appreciates the cause but doesnt like the cokies can now click a box and donate cookies to the troops. My ife and I actually sent 100 boxes to IRAQ. I figure if ou guys have cookies the enemy will surrender.

mauchow · 03-12-2009, 07:56 PM

Yeah, what the hell is up with the smaller sizes of cookies at the same damn price. They didn't LET uS KNOW! Hell if I'm buying any next year.

PackerFanatic · 03-12-2009, 08:04 PM

Not sure if this was all around, but around here, the raised the prices to $3.50 a box and took out some of the cookies...now did that stop me from buying? Hell no.

ColtCrazy · 03-12-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

I've got a box of them I'm working on, Tagalongs too. I'm disappointed though cause I really wanted to try the new flavor-Dulce De Leche (sp?) and both times I had a chance to get some-they were sold out.

Anyone try them?

We ordered a box through the school I worked in. I thought they were pretty good, but not as good as thin mints out of the freezer.

My wife usually gets the Tagalongs and the Samoas.

BishopMVP · 03-12-2009, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Liquor store? Were they the 8-year-olds or the 16-year-olds?

They used to do that in California, send them door-to-door as a team like that, and whether the older or the younger one took the lead depended on whether it was a male or a female answering the door (age was probably a factor, too; Dad used to get the pitch from the 8-year-olds, while I used to get it from the older girls).

The 8-year olds. It's more of a wine and cheese shop, and I think they sell meats and bread too, but they sell hard alcohol and have alcohol taking up the entire half of the store the girls were based out of. It felt quite awkward. Speaking of awkward, I deal with enough 16-yo girls between having a sister in HS and working a block from one. I don't need them coming to my door and trying to solicit me.

SackAttack · 03-12-2009, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mauboy1

Yeah, what the hell is up with the smaller sizes of cookies at the same damn price. They didn't LET uS KNOW! Hell if I'm buying any next year.

Been to the grocery store lately?

Can I, uh, assume that you won't be buying groceries from now on?

SackAttack · 03-12-2009, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BishopMVP

The 8-year olds. It's more of a wine and cheese shop, and I think they sell meats and bread too, but they sell hard alcohol and have alcohol taking up the entire half of the store the girls were based out of. It felt quite awkward. Speaking of awkward, I deal with enough 16-yo girls between having a sister in HS and working a block from one. I don't need them coming to my door and trying to solicit me.

Oh, sure. It was always a little weird for me too when the older girls would start trying to sell me cookies.

I was just having a hard time believing that 8 y/o kids would be selling thin mints by the booze. Wow.

flere-imsaho · 03-13-2009, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

You were probably thinking "damn, those things are so good I'll probably eat a box in one sitting" ... same as most of the rest of us.

You were thinking about THE TASTY!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by PackerFanatic

I can't wait until my daughter is old enough for Girl Scouts. Just for the cookies alone.

"But I don't want to be a Girl Scout!"

"Yes you do. Daddy needs his supply of Girl Scout Cookies at cost."

Wolfpack · 03-16-2009, 12:51 PM

My sisters were in GSs (the older one, in particular, nearly made a career out of it during her teen years). I just remember the yearly occurance of our house just being stuffed with boxes and boxes of girl scout cookies. Didn't stop me from liking them, but it seemed like we always had them around, boxed up and ready for delivery. Maybe my memory's exaggerating, though. Ended up using a lot of those cardboard boxes for storing things in the attic and whatnot.

03-11-2009, 07:56 PM	#4
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I always figure that if you do something like that, it is probably better than eating something bad over an extended period of weeks or months because your body can probably only absorb so many calories or so much fat over a short period of time. I mean, once you have eaten a whole box or two in one night, will another really be that much worse or aren't you kind of "capped out" by then anyway? __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-11-2009, 08:11 PM	#5
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	See, I like to spread mine out throughout the year. My wife thinks they're somewhat overrated tho she'd never say so. So, I like to get about 4 boxes and binge (samoas, pb patties, thin mints, and whatever new one they have for the year) and then get some more boxes of the first three to tide me over through the year. Anyone else saddened by the smaller portions this year? I'm sorry, but shrinking the samoas down really does affect their flavor- it makes them too "chocolatey" versus the other flavors (caramel, coconut, etc). I would have been ok with them just putting 12 cookies in a smaller box or something but why mess with the cookies?!? Why, God, Why?!? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

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03-11-2009, 09:09 PM	#10
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03-11-2009, 07:53 PM	#2
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	I've got a box of them I'm working on, Tagalongs too. I'm disappointed though cause I really wanted to try the new flavor-Dulce De Leche (sp?) and both times I had a chance to get some-they were sold out. Anyone try them?

03-11-2009, 07:55 PM	#3
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I love the samoas. We didn't get any this year, we are usualy guilted into buying them from my wifes cousins daughter, but now that we live 3000 miles away thats no problem. Plus when we see them selling at the market we head the other way.

03-11-2009, 08:24 PM	#7
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	My two boxes aren't here yet. I is sad.

03-11-2009, 09:16 PM	#13
King of New York High School Varsity Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Edge of the Great Dismal Swamp	The dulce de leche are now my favorites. __________________ Input A No Input

03-11-2009, 10:26 PM	#17
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	I can't wait until my daughter is old enough for Girl Scouts. Just for the cookies alone. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

03-11-2009, 10:31 PM	#18
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	my daughter sold them this year and they have hit every wal mart bilo lowes home improvement etc in a 30 mile radius (which in fairness is one of each)

03-12-2009, 02:26 PM	#21
Silver Owl High School JV Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Akron, OH	My wife is the Girl Scout district coordinator, so I get ALL the thin mints I want.

03-12-2009, 05:38 PM	#24
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I thought the dulce de leche ones sucked. Should have bought another box of Samoas.

03-12-2009, 07:25 PM	#27
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	#1 girl scouts are not supposed to go door to door. #2 anyone who appreciates the cause but doesnt like the cokies can now click a box and donate cookies to the troops. My ife and I actually sent 100 boxes to IRAQ. I figure if ou guys have cookies the enemy will surrender.

03-12-2009, 07:56 PM	#28
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Yeah, what the hell is up with the smaller sizes of cookies at the same damn price. They didn't LET uS KNOW! Hell if I'm buying any next year.

03-12-2009, 08:04 PM	#29
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Not sure if this was all around, but around here, the raised the prices to $3.50 a box and took out some of the cookies...now did that stop me from buying? Hell no. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

03-16-2009, 12:51 PM	#35
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	My sisters were in GSs (the older one, in particular, nearly made a career out of it during her teen years). I just remember the yearly occurance of our house just being stuffed with boxes and boxes of girl scout cookies. Didn't stop me from liking them, but it seemed like we always had them around, boxed up and ready for delivery. Maybe my memory's exaggerating, though. Ended up using a lot of those cardboard boxes for storing things in the attic and whatnot.

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