Girl Scout Cookie Gluttony
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (118546)
Gainesville, Florida
January 30, 2021 10:14am CST
Damn those Girl Scouts and their cookies! I came out of the grocery store last night to find the scouts with a table full of heavenly glory. Like a magnet drawn to iron, I couldn't help but be drawn over to the table to buy some cookies. I loaded up on Thin Mints and Samoas before I could even think about what I was doing.
I just opened up a box of Thin Mints to snack on a few cookies, and realized after a few minutes that I had eaten the entire box of cookies! I'm pretty sure I just consumed my entire calorie and fat intake for the day. No...more like for the entire weekend!
But you know what? I don't care, it was worth it for the few minutes of eating the nectar of the gods.
What is your favorite Girl Scout cookie, and do you have trouble controlling how many of them you eat? Be honest here, I promise I won't report you to the cookie police!
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
I've probably doubled the amount of calories I burn per day since practices started back up a couple of weeks ago. If anything, I need to eat more fattening foods to keep from losing too much weight from all the energy I'm expending.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
@cintol Before their selling season is over, I will have made several more purchases from them.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
31 Jan 21
@moffittjc Well then its a good thing you stocked up on cookies then I guess. Maybe you should run down and get some more eh.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jan 21
@DianneN That's the problem, there's no bad way to eat a Girl Scout cookie. lol
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jan 21
I agree. I always buy extra boxes and put them in the freezer. I love eating cold Thin Mints.
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@DianneN (247191)
• United States
30 Jan 21
@moffittjc That’s great! They are delicious either way.
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@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
30 Jan 21
Never had one actually. I think that's one of the customs we haven't picked up yet.
I have some cookies somewhere though. Last batch of Christmas cookies. I think I will dunk some in my tea later this evening, they're so sweet I can't eat the entire box in one go.
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@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
30 Jan 21
@moffittjc Hmm, maybe, if it came with some nice tea :-)
I really have a sweet tooth, but with cookies I don't eat as much as, say, candies or chocolate. So I can buy cookies and have the box for a while, whereas chocolate seem to disappear ...
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jan 21
It's precisely the sweetness of the cookies that makes me eat the entire box! haha
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jan 21
@Torunn Chocolate is a weakness of mine. I eat chocolate all day long, every day. I'm surprised I'm not fat or all of my teeth haven't rotted and fallen out!
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
31 Jan 21
Frozen Thin Mints are delicious! I also like Samoas and Tagalongs. 
No, I eat a few and save the rest for another day... All of them store well in the freezer.
They don't store so well in your stomach.
No, I eat a few and save the rest for another day... All of them store well in the freezer. They don't store so well in your stomach.2 people like this
@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
@DaddyEvil True, some of the boxes never make it to my freezer.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
Putting the Thin Mints in the freezer seems to be the consensus among myLotters. I do it to with all the boxes I buy.
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@wolfgirl569 (95646)
• Marion, Ohio
31 Jan 21
I love the thin mints. I have found a thin mint cookie at Sav-A-Lot here that tastes exactly the same.
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@wolfgirl569 (95646)
• Marion, Ohio
31 Jan 21
@moffittjc These are round like the originals
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
@wolfgirl569 Cool. We have an Aldi here near where I live. I should check it out.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
Our Publix grocery stores have their own version that also tastes exactly like the real Thin Mints. But they're square instead of round.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
@CarolDM Definitely, I agree. I have no problem handing over my money if it goes to a good cause.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
That's the way I look at it, that all those boxes I buy are going to a good cause.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Jan 21
@moffittjc And you will enjoy them as well. Always good to help others.
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jan 21
Are they still 5 bucks a box? We like the peanut butter tagalongs. Years ago (meaning my childhood), I loved the lemon sandwich ones . . . but the lemon ones of today are just not the same. Sometimes they change the lemon ones, so I couldn't tell you the name of them - but we will get that one too. I know . . . I can soooo easily gobble up all of it in one sitting.2 people like this
@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jan 21
@moffittjc But why are they so good? Why can't we swallow a whole thing of cheaper Oreos like that?
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jan 21
Yes, they are still $5 a box. I would complain about the price, but I know the extra money is going to a good cause. Plus, they could charge $15 per box and I would probably still buy them.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Feb 21
@much2say I've often asked myself the same question.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jan 21
I like the oatmeal with peanut butter do si does!!
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
I like those too, but they didn't have any boxes of them at the little stand I bought from.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
That is what I keep telling myself.
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@1creekgirl (40611)
• United States
30 Jan 21
Thin Mints were always my fave also. No guilt for all those calories, you'll burn them off.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
I have absolutely no guilt for consuming all those calories, as I know I will burn them off easily.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
Don't worry, paintball season has started back and I'm burning significant amounts of calories at practices, so I'm not worried about packing on extra weight from eating all those cookies.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jan 21
I can't believe you've gone years without eating them! I barely can make it through one year without my Girl Scout cookie fix.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Feb 21
@Dena91 They set up in front of our Walmarts too, as well as in front of all our grocery stores. There's no escaping the temptation!
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@Dena91 (15914)
• United States
30 Jan 21
@moffittjc
I think the last time I bought any was in my late 20's early 30's. I'm 55 now, so its been awhile. They set up normally outside our local Wal Mart.
I think the last time I bought any was in my late 20's early 30's. I'm 55 now, so its been awhile. They set up normally outside our local Wal Mart.1 person likes this
@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jan 21
I almost bought a box of Tagalongs last night! Do you find it hard to control how many you eat in a single serving? Girl Scout cookies are a weakness of mine.
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@NJChicaa (116119)
• United States
30 Jan 21
@moffittjc I'm not a big "sweets" person. My mom gave me a box of Tagalongs 2 years ago and I think I ate like 4 of them in a year before I threw them out. I still have Samoas from last year. I think I've had 1 or 2. Give me cheese, pretzels, popcorn, etc. Salty snacks are my weakness.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jan 21
@NJChicaa I go for the salty snacks in the summer when I sweat a lot due to the heat and humidity. During that time of the year I am always eating something salty!
@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
Trying to control myself is a lost cause, so I don't even try anymore. I just run with it.
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@Tina30219 (81536)
• Onaway, Michigan
30 Jan 21
The thin mints are my favorite they are good frozen also
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@Tina30219 (81536)
• Onaway, Michigan
25 Feb 21
@moffittjc Yum thin mints they are my favorite.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Mar 21
@Tina30219 I wish I could buy Girl Scout Thin Mints all year long! I know there are other brands of thin mint cookies available at grocery stores, but they are just not the same as the Girl Scout ones.
@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jan 21
I keep the boxes I open stored in my fridge, they taste so much better when they are cold. I always stock up on Thin Mints every year and keep them stored in my freezer until I'm ready to grab a new box.
@rebelann (111248)
• El Paso, Texas
31 Jan 21
I used to work with people who'd do the same thing @moffittjc then they'd bring their cookies in to us to enjoy, I rarely ate any of them .... I don't have much of a sweet tooth.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
@rebelann All of my tooths are sweet tooths! lol
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
Eleven years is too long to go without Girl Scout cookies. When it's selling season, I have trouble going 11 minutes without a GS cookie! lol
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@LadyDuck (459033)
• Switzerland
31 Jan 21
@moffittjc I like cookies, my favorite were the chocolate chips cookies, my husband liked the oatmeal and raisin cookies.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
They are heavenly, which is why they are so popular. No matter which flavor you choose.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jan 21
@LadyDuck I've never been a big fan of oatmeal and raisin cookies, although I will eat them if there is no other choices. Chocolate chip is always my go-to cookie.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
1 Feb 21
Probably the thin mints too. But I've not bought any for over ten years I have enough problems with what's around me at work.
I just realized that I've not seen you around for awhile but you've been here we've just not butted heads recently.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Feb 21
Yeah, it's weird. I'm here every day, but sometimes I'll go weeks before crossing paths with other regulars.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Feb 21
@MarshaMusselman I have a tough time just keeping up with my notifications, let alone seeing what other activity is going on here. I do try to stop by and converse with as many people as I can, when I have the time (which is very infrequently these days).
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
3 Feb 21
@moffittjc I'm here most everyday. Really though the only real way to cross paths is to take time to look at who all is conversing on the discussions of others here and I don't have time to do that much.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Feb 21
You are not kidding when you say an open box is an empty box. I have several empty boxes sitting on my kitchen counter right now!
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Feb 21
@just4him It's been nonstop practicing, drilling and working out since the beginning of the year. In fact, I am so sore this morning from practice last night that I can hardly move any of my muscles. It's going to be a rough day at work. I hate practicing in frigid weather because your muscles just don't want to warm up. Or cooperate.
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@just4him (307027)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Feb 21
@moffittjc It sounds like you need to work out a lot with your paintball buddies. Get in a tournament or two to take care of all those empty boxes.
It sounds like you need to work out a lot with your paintball buddies. Get in a tournament or two to take care of all those empty boxes.1 person likes this
@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
4 Feb 21
Thin Mints, which are banned in our house. Because I literally eat them sleeve at a time, Then I have to go walk!
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Feb 21
At least you only eat one sleeve at a time. I eat an entire box in one sitting....
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Feb 21
@DocAndersen That's for sure. It doesn't seem like there are very many cookies in the boxes anymore.
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
5 Feb 21
@moffittjc based on what we got this year - feels like one box now is equal to a 1/2 box ten years ago
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