Is Mrs Fields ripping you off with her cookies?

@modstar (9605)
Philippines
February 20, 2009 6:35pm CST
My sister gave me two pieces of Mrs. Fields. One cookie, the Macadamia is very ordinary. Nothing like i never had before. The other one, the chewy choco is ok but not really extraordinary. One small cookie costs 90 cents to $1! Maybe i'm just a cheapskate but personally, i think it's not worth it. I'd rather buy a decent burger.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
21 Feb 09
I Think that the cost of things have gone up so much because of the cost to make it, even though I would have to wonder if some companies are cutting costs on their supplies thus getting a off brand or using staler things rather then fresher. I wouldn't buy a cookie if it was small and that much!
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
21 Feb 09
Yup! Same here! That's too expensive. I hope my future kids won't ask me about Mrs. Fields lol!
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@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
2 Mar 09
Hi mod, I haven't even tasted any of those cookies you were talking about. But I agree a burger is more worth it than an expensive nothing-extraordinary cookie. But you have to bear in mind that other people out there might be a fan to the product. To each his own.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
2 Mar 09
Then let's hope they won't complain about the economy while munching on a $1 cookie.
@phoenix25 (1541)
• United States
1 Mar 09
Yeah, they are a rip off. What about those Pepperidge Farm cookies, too? Those are RIDICULOUSLY expensive. You're better off buying some of those betty crocker cookie mixes in the little bags and making your own. I make 9 big cookies out of each bag and they are SO good.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
1 Mar 09
Betty Crocker will do! At least you don't to worry about the crumbs. I'd even eat Mrs. Fields plastic if i can to get my money's worth. Lol!
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
21 Feb 09
Hey modstar! I'd have to agree with you on this one! I don't particularly think that Mrs. Fields cookies are work the price either! I have had cookies that are better! I also think that she sold the company anyway! But, those so called "gourmet" cookie companies get away with those prices because people are buying the cookies so if we stopped buying them then they wouldn't be able to sell them at those ridiculous prices!
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
21 Feb 09
Maybe they're as old as Mrs Fields that they will reason out that they have grown up liking Mrs Fields generations after generations. I hope they wake up. There are lots of equally good cookies out there which will not bore a hole on their pockets. Unless they want to be extravagant or fabulous, then there's nothing we can do if they like Mrs Fields.
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@TnWoman (1895)
• United States
21 Feb 09
hello modstar the Mrs. Field's cookies especially the ones with the macadamia nuts in them are worth a dollar each because of the nuts being so expensive. and i think that the chocolate Mrs. Field's cookies probably should be a little less expensive. but a person can make just as good of as cookie at home and have alot more cookies to eat. you can probably find the copycat recipe for the Mrs. Field's cookies online somewhere if you would be interested in baking the cookies yourself at home. i love making homemade cookies and they are so delicious when that they first come out of the oven all hot and gooey. and instead of using wire racks to cool off the cookies on when that they come out of the oven, i use newspaper. then you have no mess, fold the newspaper up and throw it away when all of the cookies are finished baking. take care and have a beautiful evening.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
21 Feb 09
I don't know how to bake but i can come up with a cookie made up of pure chocolate without dough, without baking hehe. Let's see if Mrs Fields can top that hehe..
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@nympha687 (940)
• United States
21 Feb 09
It's like would you pay much for a starbucks coffee or a pair of levis jeans. Interms of quality, the cheap and expensiove brands may be the same but it's the brand name and the credibility they have with the name are the ones we are paying much for.
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
21 Feb 09
Starbucks and Levi's have proven their worth. Mrs.Fields hasn't.And i think there's a different explanation for signature clothes on why they're expensive.
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• United States
1 Mar 09
hahahahaha. You might be right, you might be too frugal. I don't think it's a rip off. Maybe a bit, since you're paying for your bum to get bigger. hahaha
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
1 Mar 09
I may be poor but you might be fooled! Hahaha! ...courtery of Mrs. Fields. Lol!
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
2 Mar 09
No, i mean i was addressing my statement to the people who patronize it without feeling a little dent on their pockets.
• United States
1 Mar 09
I didn't say you were poor, just frugal.
@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
1 Mar 09
I used to eat the macadamia cookies, and stopped buying them because they are too expensive, and you really do not get much for your buck. Actually, my husband's stepdaughter used to live in and cook for Mrs. Field in Colorado. The whole time she worked for her she did not send us not one free cookie.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
2 Mar 09
I understand your stepdaughter. No matter how much she'd want to bring home some Mrs. Fields, she just can't because it's expensive and it would really reflect on the inventory. Not unless of course, she'll buy some.
• United States
22 Feb 09
I agree with you about the price of those cookies. I don't buy them either because of the price of them. I think it is a big rip off.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
1 Mar 09
It really is.