Girl Scout Cookies

[epo]

So it's that time of the year again and I got suckered in by the local girl scout to buy some cookies. I ended up getting:

2 boxes of Peanut Butter Patties
1 box of Thin Mints
1 box of Cinna-Spins

What did you get?

[TeeBone]

What did you get?

I look forward to ThinMints, but they sold out quick. I ended up getting Cinna-Spins and they are awful.

[mikeyboy]

I could go for some Samoas. I just wish they would put more of them in the box.

[ralphbxny]

We were in the Poconos last week and those little bastards were everywhere with those evil good cookies!

[Jughead]

I had a pretty good month last month????Until those little blue eyes hit me from my fellow sales budddddys who have daughters..........It cost me at least 2 deals and i don't even like cookies!!!!!!...And I think Im a salesperson...What a joke!!!!...:wink:

[mdr55]

Picked up a box of mostly Somoas in Delaware 2 weeks ago. The Girl Scouts were selling them outside of the local Wawa.

[Hottub]

Sorry. I spend all my dough (geh geh) supporting Boy Scouts and Little League.
Take your cookies and go packing, hon.

I get the Pecan Sandies from Shop Rite for $.99!:clap:

[epo]

Sorry. I spend all my dough (geh geh) supporting Boy Scouts and Little League.
Take your cookies and go packing, hon.

I get the Pecan Sandies from Shop Rite for $.99!:clap:

If you think the Pecan Sandies beat the Thin Mints, you are sadly mistaken my friend.

[mikeyboy]

If you think the Pecan Sandies beat the Thin Mints, you are sadly mistaken my friend.

...and I have yet to find an acceptable supermarket substitute for Samoas.

[Hottub]

Those are fighting words, my friend.

Epo. Not the delusional Mikeyboy.

[SatCam]

Is there a supermarket substitute for thin mints? Anything close? Sorry girl scouts, I don't have $4 to throw around on a box of 50 small cookies

[ChrisTheCop]

Is there a supermarket substitute for thin mints? Anything close? Sorry girl scouts, I don't have $4 to throw around on a box of 50 small cookies

nilla wafers and crest toothpaste.

[Mike Teacher]

I love eating the Brownies.

What?

[Friday]

So it's that time of the year again and I got suckered in by the local girl scout to buy some cookies. I ended up getting:

2 boxes of Peanut Butter Patties
1 box of Thin Mints
1 box of Cinna-Spins

What did you get?

i'm not really a cookie girl, so you can have mine.

like Mikey, i am a Somoa fan. But i eat one every month so the box ends up lasting forever.

[PapaBear]

UGH!!! Why do people always go for Samoas? Thin mints for me.

[ChrisTheCop]

i'm not really a cookie girl, so you can have mine.

like Mikey, i am a Somoa fan. But i eat one every month so the box ends up lasting forever.

which do you prefer? fresh or stale?

(and welcome to the board fr-i-day....did i say that right?)


ps--what papabear said.

[SatCam]

nilla wafers and crest toothpaste.

:thumbup:

[Friday]

which do you prefer? fresh or stale?

(and welcome to the board fr-i-day....did i say that right?)


ps--what papabear said.

i prefer fresh... but the samoa's actually freeze pretty well. yummmms

i've missed you the most, btw. :smile:

[King Hippos Bandaid]

what you ordered seems about right

good job epo

[cougarjake13]

samoas kick ass



that is all

[sailor]

thin mints are ok for girls. samoas are the best by far, but i also love the fake nutterbutter cookies (tag-alongs or are they the do-si-does?).

[Slumbag]

They're Tagalongs. This is so fucked up. I am actually at work right now, enjoying some. They are fucking fantastic if you put them in the freezer, same with the Thin Mints.

[eeroomnhoj]

If I would have known all of you eat girl scout cookies I would have had my daughter create a username and create a post.

We have spent the past month inundated with every aspect of the monopoly. It's a religion.

[zathrus]

there is nothing better than frozen thin mints. Damn it, where are the girl scouts, I want some cookies NOW!!!!!

[jauble]

I ran out of thin mints last night...I live next to a sorority house that has the GSA as their philanthropy so they sell cookies there. I didnt even think about freezing a box...amazing. Oh and what papa bear said.

[StupidGirlllll]

were I live we have to order the girl scout cookies. I have never seen them selling them outside on the street at all.

[Snacks]

there is nothing better than frozen thin mints. Damn it, where are the girl scouts, I want some cookies NOW!!!!!

i love frozen thin mints. i havent seen any cookies this year so after reading this thread i decided to order them online. i got 6 boxes for $24 with shipping.

[hurlmon]

I could go for some Samoas. I just wish they would put more of them in the box.


What He said

[DiabloSammich]

I would rather bury my nose in a homeless man's asshole than eat a Samoa. You people are vile.


But what bothers me more is the way I am approached. I step out of Wawa and there is a group of young, eager faced young girls who are genuinely excited and having fun, and I can't help but buy a couple boxes. And it seems like it makes their day.

The next day I come out of store and behind a table full of cookies are two surly, brooding 13 or 14 year olds who could barely tear themselves away from cracking their gum and talking on their cell phone to mumble to me "Wannabuysomecookies?"

I walked on, because a) I didn't have any cash and b) I could barely hear her, so if she doesn't care, I don't care.

As I'm walking away, she very loudly and very sarcastically yells.. "THANK YOU!!!"


So now my question is...is it wrong to punch a girl scout?

[Judge Smails]

Whatchoo need? Whatchoo need!

I've got a basement full of them. We are the "Cookie Family" for my daughter's Brownie Pack. Other families submit their order forms to us and we get them their cookies.

I can understand the hard-sell though. This is the first year that my daughter's been doing this and compared to my son's Boyscout popcorn sale the prize levels are crazy. She would have to sell something like 75 boxes to reach the lowest prize level which is a fucking pencil sharpener! She'd have to sell into the thousands to get anything good. I told to just ask our friends and family. Between them and us she sold 25 boxes. I told her I'd get her a pencil sharpener next time we're at the $1 Store.

[IMSlacker]

I could go for some Samoas. I just wish they would put more of them in the box.

Maybe "Tourist Mikey" should lay off the Samoas.
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[ozzie]

They're Tagalongs. This is so fucked up. I am actually at work right now, enjoying some. They are fucking fantastic if you put them in the freezer, same with the Thin Mints.

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My chick just saw the tagalong ice cream in the store the other night and about had and "O" right there in the freezer section.

[ScottFromGA]

i had a taste of the Samoa icecream from Edy's at my brothers on Sunday.


greatest ice cream......ever.

When I took a taste, I literally went into one of those dream sequences where I was flying around with ice cream spoons looking for Samoa ice cream.....


man that shit was awesome.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

now who has had girl scout ookie cookies

[Thebazile78]

thin mints are ok for girls. samoas are the best by far, but i also love the fake nutterbutter cookies (tag-alongs or are they the do-si-does?).

Do-Si-Do's are the peanut butter sammich cookies.

I don't like those. They're disappointing.

Tag-A-Longs are the ones that are analogous to a peanut-butter Thin Mint.

Tag-A-Longs are my second favorites. When I was a kid, I liked to scrape out the peanut butter with my teeth before I ate the rest of the cookie.

Samoas are the best. Even when they stopped calling them "Samoas" and went with "Caramel Delights" a few years ago.

I keep those in the freezer with my Thin Mints. (Yum! It's harder for me to eat half the box that way.)

And I am old-school: order directly from the Girl Scouts with an order sheet and everything. Right now, I'm waiting for mine to be delivered.

[sailor]

Do-Si-Do's are the peanut butter sammich cookies.

I don't like those. They're disappointing.

Tag-A-Longs are the ones that are analogous to a peanut-butter Thin Mint.

Tag-A-Longs are my second favorites. When I was a kid, I liked to scrape out the peanut butter with my teeth before I ate the rest of the cookie.

switch the names of these two and that's how i feel about them. (i had recently ordered them, due to the love of the peanut butter) and was way disappointed with the tag-alongs. the do-si-dos are my number two behind the samoas.

[Thebazile78]

But what bothers me more is the way I am approached. I step out of Wawa and there is a group of young, eager faced young girls who are genuinely excited and having fun, and I can't help but buy a couple boxes. And it seems like it makes their day.

The next day I come out of store and behind a table full of cookies are two surly, brooding 13 or 14 year olds who could barely tear themselves away from cracking their gum and talking on their cell phone to mumble to me "Wannabuysomecookies?"

I walked on, because a) I didn't have any cash and b) I could barely hear her, so if she doesn't care, I don't care.

As I'm walking away, she very loudly and very sarcastically yells.. "THANK YOU!!!"


So now my question is...is it wrong to punch a girl scout?

In the latter instance, it is abso-fucking-lutely not wrong to punch a Girl Scout.

And this is coming from someone who is a 3rd generation Girl Scout.

Behavior like those Scouts you saw in the 2nd place reflects badly on both the Council and Scouting in general.

Honestly, if it were me, I'd report it to the Council. They're usually really anal about stuff like that.

[DiabloSammich]

switch the names of these two and that's how i feel about them. (i had recently ordered them, due to the love of the peanut butter) and was way disappointed with the tag-alongs. the do-si-dos are my number two behind the samoas.



You had me at "switch the names"

And promptly lost me with the Samoa talk.

So there you go, you lost me. Happy now?

[tonypop]

My wife is the leader for my daughters girl scout troop so our kitchen is filled with cases of cookies. The only ones I will eat are the tagalongs. Whoever said they are best straight out of the freezer is spot on. I've got a box in my freezer I'm saving for a special occasion.

[zathrus]

TOnypop,
I hear tuesday evenings are a great occasions for frozen cookies!!!!:clap:

[drusilla]

were I live we have to order the girl scout cookies. I have never seen them selling them outside on the street at all.

same for me. i'm weird, i love the shortbread trefoils. those are my favorites.

[cougarjake13]

just got 3 more boxes of samoas

[sailor]

You had me at "switch the names"

And promptly lost me with the Samoa talk.

So there you go, you lost me. Happy now?

coconut is one of those great dividers, people either love it or hate it. put me down with the big love.

[reillyluck]

I could go for some Samoas. I just wish they would put more of them in the box.

OMG!!! those are the bestest girl scout cookies ever!!!!

[Thebazile78]

same for me. i'm weird, i love the shortbread trefoils. those are my favorites.

See, if shortbread didn't taste so buttery, Trefoils would definitely be my favorites.

Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy them, but when given a choice to pre-order several boxes of my favorites...Thin Mints, Tag-A-Longs and Samoas win every time.

I have loved these flavors since I was a kid.

And someone mentioned that the love it/hate it of the Samoas hinges on liking or hating coconut...I disagree. I freaking HATE coconut in anything else. But I could eat those Samoas until I puked, I love them so much. I think it's the caramel that does it for me.

[Kathleen From The Bronx]

My ole man gets em from this guy at work who has a girl scout daughter......

Samoas and Do-si-do's..... but we got no Thin Mints? This will never do.... They do sell em in front of the supermarkets here sometimes.......

I love Samoas.... I was just yellin how much I love Samoas.... and then I saw this thread.....

I was just yellin about how much I love Samoas and how I'm just only gonna have two.... and how, "can you fuckin believe the first two ingredients are sugar and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil?!" as I grabbed two more........

Well, when I saw the ole man comin up the stairs today with boxes of cookies I screamed, "God bless your sweet soul!" ....... cause dude...... YAY!

[Hottub]

Bri Bri hates the Thin Mints.

[Kathleen From The Bronx]

I know, right?! Apparently!!! I don't know why I deserve to suffer, though........ Oh, wait! Yes I do.... I'm a terrible person who doesn't deserve minty chocolate cookies... Now I remember!

Do-si-do's are workin their way into my lil heart, though...... Would you believe I never had em until this blessed day? Yeah...... That was when I kept bellowing, "I love Nutter Butters!" For real... They're good too....

[Hottub]

The minty goodness of a Thin Mint can replace tooth brushing, or a menthol cigarette.

[drusilla]

i am definitely on the list of the coconut haters. i know i'm a super picky eater. i also have an aversion to combination. love mint, love chocolate, but i can not stand the two together. i have problems.

[Piuki]

They're Tagalongs. This is so fucked up. I am actually at work right now, enjoying some. They are fucking fantastic if you put them in the freezer, same with the Thin Mints.

Agreed! My boss's daughter just got me last week. I ordered three boxes (not just for me, Beer Bandit loves them, too!). I can hardly wait!!!! :wub:

[spadanko]

Samoas are the truth! and they need to be frozen...

Mikeyboy, Edy's makes Girl scout cookie ice cream.. including Samoas, thin mints and tagalongs... amazing

[DiabloSammich]

i am definitely on the list of the coconut haters. i know i'm a super picky eater. i also have an aversion to combination. love mint, love chocolate, but i can not stand the two together. i have problems.



Thank God, I thought it was only we against a sea of coconut-loving maniacs.


Allright people, listen to ourselves!

Are Girl Scout Cookies REALLY this much better than any other cookie in the world, or are we trained dogs salivating all over ourselves because they only come out once a year?

[ShelleBink]

I was hungry when I was attacked by my neighbors' kids with order forms. 4 boxes of the Thank You cookies ((whatever the fuck their called)). 4 of Thin Mints, 4 of the peanut butter ones.

That was about 2 weeks ago. In total, I think there are like 6 boxes left, and I've only eaten a total of 10 cookies.

I hate my family.

[Hottub]

I'll adopt you, Shelle.
just make sure you bring the cookies with you when you move in.

[cougarjake13]

Thank God, I thought it was only we against a sea of coconut-loving maniacs.


Allright people, listen to ourselves!

Are Girl Scout Cookies REALLY this much better than any other cookie in the world, or are we trained dogs salivating all over ourselves because they only come out once a year?



yeh i think that last art sounds bout right

[epo]

Thank God, I thought it was only we against a sea of coconut-loving maniacs.


Allright people, listen to ourselves!

Are Girl Scout Cookies REALLY this much better than any other cookie in the world, or are we trained dogs salivating all over ourselves because they only come out once a year?

Those coconut loving people are animals.

[sailor]

Those coconut loving people are adults.

children tend not to like it.

[PapaBear]

I love coconut. Just not in cookies.

[Kris10]

Is there a supermarket substitute for thin mints? Anything close? Sorry girl scouts, I don't have $4 to throw around on a box of 50 small cookies


Thin mint ice cream

[Kris10]

Samoas are the truth! and they need to be frozen...

Mikeyboy, Edy's makes Girl scout cookie ice cream.. including Samoas, thin mints and tagalongs... amazing

Fuck! Sorry, I posted before reading the rest of the thread. Spadanko got me

[sailor]

Fuck! Sorry, I posted before reading the rest of the thread. Spadanko got me

i believe it was mentioned way before even that time.

[PapaBear]

Did they change the name of the Samoas? I saw someone with a box of what looked like them, but they were called Caramel DeLites.

[Kris10]

i believe it was mentioned way before even that time.

i read pg 1 & 3 only.

[Tall_James]

Did they change the name of the Samoas? I saw someone with a box of what looked like them, but they were called Caramel DeLites.

I caught shit from the wife for finishing the box of Caramel Delites while she was at work.

It was worth it.

[sailor]

Did they change the name of the Samoas? I saw someone with a box of what looked like them, but they were called Caramel DeLites.

there are apparently 2 companies that make/distribute the cookies and they have different names for a few (some may have been different in the past and merged back together...i am no cookie historian).

[FANDICK]

I love those peanut butter ones.

I usually get a box of the thin mints as well.

[Thebazile78]

Did they change the name of the Samoas? I saw someone with a box of what looked like them, but they were called Caramel DeLites.

No, not exactly.

there are apparently 2 companies that make/distribute the cookies and they have different names for a few (some may have been different in the past and merged back together...i am no cookie historian).

There are two bakers that are officially licensed by Girl Scouts of the USA to bake their cookies.

The bakers are ABC/Interbake Foods, Inc. (http://www.abcsmartcookies.com/) and Little Brownie Bakers (http://www.littlebrowniebakers.com/).

If your local Girl Scout Council gets their cookies from ABC/Interbake, you will have the option of getting Caramel deLites, CinnaSpins, Lemonades, "Peanut Butter Patties," "Peanut Butter Sandwich" and Lemonades. They also don't call Trefoils "Trefoils" ... they call them "Shortbread." (Which is what they are, but, these are supposed to have funny names!!!)

Basically, the Caramel deLites are pretty much the same as Samoas (from Little Brownie Bakers) except for the fact that the deLites are slightly hexagonal and the Samoas are completely round.

It varies from Council to Council ... when I was a Scout selling cookies (Lenni Lenape Council of New Jersey), we always sold the ones from Little Brownie Bakers. However, once I moved to New Brunswick, the girls in the Raritan Valley Council sold the ones by ABC/Interbake, so I had to pay attention to the descriptions to get the cookies I wanted. (BOO!)

[EffMeBoobs]

I love Tag A Longs, got ours the other day and the box is gone!

Lou is an avid Samoa fan, Can't really stand them, I mean I'll eat them but I'd rather go for peanut butter flavors.

I used to love thin mints but they got old.

Freezing cookies is something I never got into, I should try this next year!

[SatCam]

Today I caved and bought a box of thin mints. The box is empty now :blink:

[BoondockSaint]

I got my order from my niece today. I'm currently working through a box of Samoas.

[A.J.]

I used to love thin mints but they got old.

Freezing cookies is something I never got into, I should try this next year!

Try them frozen. They're fantastic.

[Heather 8]

Miss Kookaburras. They were the best.

I love Samoas, and really crave the Samoas ice cream. Can't stand Thin Mints, but I make a habit of buying two boxes for 8 every year (they usually disappear in 2 or 3 days).

[Thebazile78]

Frozen Thin Mints = More Gooder

Besides making them taste yummy, I also keep them in the freezer so I don't wolf them down in a single sitting. So far, of the box of Tag-A-Longs and Samoas I've already stashed there, I have had 4 Tag-A-Longs, but I think Matt had 5 or 6, which, all things considered, isn't too bad. (But he still had more Tag-A-Long cookies than I did and I'm the one who paid for them!)

We still have unopened boxes of Thin Mints and Samoas.

Oh and 1 box each of Tag-A-Longs & Samoas plus 2 boxes of Thin Mints are on their way from my friend from Long Island. (I sent my check out to her today.)

[Freitag]

Frozen Thin Mints = More Gooder

Besides making them taste yummy, I also keep them in the freezer so I don't wolf them down in a single sitting. So far, of the box of Tag-A-Longs and Samoas I've already stashed there, I have had 4 Tag-A-Longs, but I think Matt had 5 or 6, which, all things considered, isn't too bad. (But he still had more Tag-A-Long cookies than I did and I'm the one who paid for them!)

We still have unopened boxes of Thin Mints and Samoas.

Oh and 1 box each of Tag-A-Longs & Samoas plus 2 boxes of Thin Mints are on their way from my friend from Long Island. (I sent my check out to her today.)


THOSE ARE COLLATERAL DAMAGE FOR THE THIN MINTS YOU ATE

[Freitag]

One of John Pinette's best jokes:

"Oh, someone's winning the trip to Washington this year..."

[Thebazile78]

THOSE ARE COLLATERAL DAMAGE FOR THE THIN MINTS YOU ATE

You still have an entire box of Thin Mints that we haven't opened.

And I bought 2 more boxes of Thin Mints with the knowledge that you enjoy them too.

We are even. I am now the cookie nazi.

[Freitag]

We are even. I am now the cookie nazi.

I have about 15 responses pre-loaded for this, can't use any because I'm at work.