Girl Scout cookies (not selling, just eating)

[Hawndoh 2386]

The new ones this year, the Adventurefuls are pretty good.

I try to hold out as to not go broke with these over priced things at 5 a box, but I do love me some Tagalongs.

[Guest]

Maybe belongs in the unpopular opinions, but they're kinda crummy. Edible? Sure, it's a cookie. Better than most things. But not that good...

[Js1 85353]

I honestly had no idea Adventurefuls, Caramel Chocolate Chip, Toffee-tastic and Toast-Yay existed.

I'm going to go broke. 

[SimonBolivar 10958]

Can't you buy these year round under different names for cheaper?

[shadow_operative2.0 15987]

Still not happy about this, but the Adventurefuls are good.

On 1/21/2022 at 1:46 PM, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Apparently they killed the best though, that sucks. 

[Texzilla58 4738]

The Aldi knockoffs are pretty deadon and cost like $1.50 a package.

Thin Mints still the best.

[TXSooner518 2438]

4 hours ago, Js1 said:

I honestly had no idea Adventurefuls, Caramel Chocolate Chip, Toffee-tastic and Toast-Yay existed.

I'm going to go broke. 

The Caramel Choc Chip and Toffee-tastic are both gluten free, and thus don't taste as good as they sound. I'd certainly eat them if in front of me, but yeah. 

Signed,

Girl Scout Dad

[pch 1259]

8 hours ago, TXSooner518 said:

The Caramel Choc Chip and Toffee-tastic are both gluten free, and thus don't taste as good as they sound. I'd certainly eat them if in front of me, but yeah. 

Signed,

Girl Scout Dad

Went through a whole bag of these on Sunday while watching KC/Buffalo.  Could have gone through several more if I had them but did resist the urge to open the two boxes of thin mints. I've never been able to say no to the kids who are selling these and once a year it means getting to see smiles and make their day a little brighter.

[Guest]

Bitching about price… when it’s not ever meant to be price competitive. SMDH

Go buy some $1 cookies at DG for crisakes…

or maybe help some kids out with their organization.

[Dutch 4472]

Samoas for the win. Second place goes to Thin Mints from the freezer.

[TonyTexas 10515]

1 hour ago, slorch said:

Bitching about price… when it’s not ever meant to be price competitive. SMDH

Go buy some $1 cookies at DG for crisakes…

or maybe help some kids out with their organization.

This. Think about it as if you are making a donation to a worthwhile youth organization and, in return, they are giving you a tasty thank you gift. 

[TornACL 7698]

I bought a box of Thin Mints and threw them in my freezer. They lasted three days, which for me is a personal record for willpower. 

[CooterBrown 18014]

Just had half a sleeve of shortbreads for breakfast.

[CycleTex87 2970]

Shortbreads w/ Jif peanut butter for the win.

[Landomatic 3813]

14 posts in and no bitching about parents at work stopping by everyone's office to guilt you into buying their kid's cookies? We're slippin.

Hated that time of year when I was working in corporate America. Pretty surefire way to instantly rank the political importance of people in my office though.

Entry level hourly employee (knock knock)...sure I'll take a box and I'm pissed for being put in that position.

CEO (knock knock)...sure gimme 20 boxes and I consider it a great investment in my future.

[Macanudo 12979]

It's Thin Mints and then everything else.  

[USCATX 1078]

1 hour ago, Dutch said:

Samoas for the win. Second place goes to Thin Mints from the freezer.

I think we’re done here. 

[TXSooner518 2438]

Shortbreads w/ Jif peanut butter for the win.

Also great to make little ice cream sandwiches with.

[Sbbruin 21858]

2 hours ago, Dutch said:

Samoas for the win. Second place goes to Thin Mints from the freezer.

I can get on board, although I do love me some DoSiDo's too

[Js1 85353]

1 hour ago, Landomatic said:

14 posts in and no bitching about parents at work stopping by everyone's office to guilt you into buying their kid's cookies? We're slippin.

Hated that time of year when I was working in corporate America. Pretty surefire way to instantly rank the political importance of people in my office though.

Entry level hourly employee (knock knock)...sure I'll take a box and I'm pissed for being put in that position.

CEO (knock knock)...sure gimme 20 boxes and I consider it a great investment in my future.

Thank fucking god for WFH. 

I guess I'll go stalk some Girls Scouts outside the HEB soon.   When I was in Denver, they'd post up outside some of the more highly trafficked dispensaries on a Sat/Sun.  Fucking business savvy shit right there. 

[Rickylovesweed 14332]

Anybody who likes thin mints is a terrorist. 

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

17 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

The Aldi knockoffs are pretty deadon and cost like $1.50 a package.

Thin Mints still the best.

Sorry, but knocking off Girl Scout cookies for profit is just wrong.  Then again, Trader Joe's is a shit company.

[Dutch 4472]

3 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Think about it as if you are making a donation to a worthwhile youth organization and, in return, they are giving you a tasty thank you gift. 

Exactly this.

As a side note, I know how hard it was for me to talk to with adults and how I struggled with self-confidence as a kid.  If a Girl Scout rings my doorbell selling cookies, Imma always buy at least two boxes not only for the point Tony made above but also to potentially assist someone who may be struggling with what I battled as kid.

Parents slinging at work? No. Kid parked outside a grocery store? Nope.  Kid going old school with a wagon around my neighborhood? Yup.

Edited January 25, 2022 by Dutch

[Hate 20108]

Anybody who likes thin mints is a terrorist. 

Then this is me.

[WhatTheBuck 28783]

3 hours ago, Dutch said:

Samoas for the win. Second place goes to Thin Mints from the freezer.

+1 for Samoas. -1 for Thin Mints.  Net zero. 

[SimonBolivar 10958]

2 minutes ago, Liquor and Poker said:

Sorry, but knocking off Girl Scout cookies for profit is just wrong. 

@Liquor and Poker @slorch

Somehow I was under the impression that the Girl Scouts were one of those organizations that was really good at making money and didn't really give much to the girls? I have no idea where that idea comes from as I've never known anyone in that organization nor really read anything about them. 

[mdmost 43004]

Thin Mints from the freezer + afternoon coffee = heaven

[4th&Five 41558]

1. Samoas

2. Tagalongs

3. Thin Mints cold

[TonyTexas 10515]

21 minutes ago, Liquor and Poker said:

Sorry, but knocking off Girl Scout cookies for profit is just wrong.  Then again, Trader Joe's is a shit company.

Keebler’s cookie line basically mirrors the Girl Scout’s offerings. 

[TonyTexas 10515]

The Girl Scouts sell $800M worth of cookies per year. Here’s how the proceeds are split up:

50 percent goes to council-sponsored programs, events, properties, training, and scholarships.

24 percent goes to the cost of the cookies.

23 percent goes to troop proceeds, girl recognitions, and service unit bonuses.

3 percent goes to the cost of Cookie Program support.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21907]

Is Cookie Program Support kind of like AA for people addicted to Girl Scout cookies?

[Guest]

12 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

The Girl Scouts sell $800M worth of cookies per year. Here’s how the proceeds are split up:

50 percent goes to council-sponsored programs, events, properties, training, and scholarships.

24 percent goes to the cost of the cookies.

23 percent goes to troop proceeds, girl recognitions, and service unit bonuses.

3 percent goes to the cost of Cookie Program support.

I figure on most kid program fundraisers 50% is the going rate for the organization.  I’ll buy just about anything to help out the kids in my neighborhood as long as they do the selling.  I love it.

[Surly Bevo 24964]

To me it has always seemed to be a bit of a sadistic move by the GSA to push these things hard in January…when lots of people are trying to improve their eating habits.

“Haha you want to lose 10-15 pounds Tubby? Well fuck you! I’m going to send this cute, innocent looking child to your doorstep/grocery store to push 1000 calories a box on your guilt ridden ass.”

[utee94 15825]

Samoas are my #1, Thin Mints #2.

My greatest GS cookie love, was the Kookaburra, but it is long since discontinued.

 

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

42 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

The Girl Scouts sell $800M worth of cookies per year. Here’s how the proceeds are split up:

50 percent goes to council-sponsored programs, events, properties, training, and scholarships.

24 percent goes to the cost of the cookies.

23 percent goes to troop proceeds, girl recognitions, and service unit bonuses.

3 percent goes to the cost of Cookie Program support.

50% is pretty exceptional in Big Charity world.  

[CooterBrown 18014]

The Girl Scouts sell $800M worth of cookies per year. Here’s how the proceeds are split up:
50 percent goes to council-sponsored programs, events, properties, training, and scholarships.
24 percent goes to the cost of the cookies.
23 percent goes to troop proceeds, girl recognitions, and service unit bonuses.
3 percent goes to the cost of Cookie Program support.

Fall product sales is where the real money is for troops. They get like a 40% split.

My wife is the scout leader for my daughter’s troop. They sold last year for the first time (2nd grade) and they have banked like $7500 from last year. She uses it to cover summer camp costs for the girls. The plan is to use the balance for a bad ass troop trip after 5th grade.

[TXSooner518 2438]

1 hour ago, SimonBolivar said:

@Liquor and Poker @slorch

Somehow I was under the impression that the Girl Scouts were one of those organizations that was really good at making money and didn't really give much to the girls? I have no idea where that idea comes from as I've never known anyone in that organization nor really read anything about them. 

The money the troops have raised for cookies have directly paid for tons of events, camping trips, etc., for my daughters. 

[Hate 20108]

2 hours ago, mdmost said:

Thin Mints from the freezer + afternoon coffee = heaven

I like them frozen and with a glass of milk. 

[hookemATL 11739]

Caramel delite is preferred nomenclature. Samoans is an offensive term.
 

Now replace the word “afternoon” with the world “caramel” and sing that Afternoon Delight song. That’s how much I like caramel delites.  

[utee94 15825]

It's Town Lake and they're Samoas.

 

[TXSooner518 2438]

16 minutes ago, utee94 said:

It's Town Lake and they're Samoas.

 

There are two different bakeries that have slightly different cookies and different names, rather than Samoas being phased out as a name.

For example, the bakery that North Texas uses still has S'mores in a sandwich-style cookie, whereas the fudge covered S'mores my daughter sold last year are gone-zo.

Tagalongs = PB Patties

Samoas = Caramel Delites

Dosidos = PB Sandwiches

Trefoils = Shortbreads

But thin mints are always thin mints.

 

[Underdog 28690]

3 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

The Girl Scouts sell $800M worth of cookies per year. Here’s how the proceeds are split up:

50 percent goes to council-sponsored programs, events, properties, training, and scholarships.

24 percent goes to the cost of the cookies.

23 percent goes to troop proceeds, girl recognitions, and service unit bonuses.

3 percent goes to the cost of Cookie Program support.

I was told there’d be no math. 

[Js1 85353]

If y'all have a Girl Scout in the Heights area, I'd rather support them and get my fix. 

[irishtexan 11519]

we got some lemonades last year and were surprised at how good they were. They might be my #1. I get down with Caramel Delights (formerly Samoas), thin mints, Peanut Butter Patties (formerly Tagalongs), the previously-mentioned lemonades, and maybe a few shortbreads and a small glass of milk for dipping. 

[Kennythetiger 9388]

5 hours ago, Dutch said:

Exactly this.

As a side note, I know how hard it was for me to talk to with adults and how I struggled with self-confidence as a kid.  If a Girl Scout rings my doorbell selling cookies, Imma always buy at least two boxes not only for the point Tony made above but also to potentially assist someone who may be struggling with what I battled as kid.

Parents slinging at work? No. Kid parked outside a grocery store? Nope.  Kid going old school with a wagon around my neighborhood? Yup.

I buy from kids only. Parents hit me up- no thanks. 

[Kennythetiger 9388]

4 hours ago, mdmost said:

Thin Mints from the freezer + afternoon coffee = heaven

I like to smash mine with a rolling pin and add them to homemade vanilla ice cream. 

[CycleTex87 2970]

10 hours ago, Dutch said:

Exactly this.

As a side note, I know how hard it was for me to talk to with adults and how I struggled with self-confidence as a kid.  If a Girl Scout rings my doorbell selling cookies, Imma always buy at least two boxes not only for the point Tony made above but also to potentially assist someone who may be struggling with what I battled as kid.

Parents slinging at work? No. Kid parked outside a grocery store? Nope.  Kid going old school with a wagon around my neighborhood? Yup.

We had our daughter stand up in front of our adult Sunday school class and give her sales pitch.  Many boxes of cookies were sold that day. 

[ChickenSandwich 9840]

“Sorry, no cash”

”We take card”

[Hmbre97 6308]

We don't get the better of the 2 girl scout cookie varieties here in central Texas. 

https://www.wideopeneats.com/girl-scouts-cookies-map/

[Hmbre97 6308]

15 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

This. Think about it as if you are making a donation to a worthwhile youth organization and, in return, they are giving you a tasty thank you gift. 

This is our pitch when trying to sell popcorn for BSA. Of course Girl Scouts makes it near impossible when you can get a box of delicious cookies for $5 and we're trying to sell a fucking $20 bag of popcorn.