Do you like Girl Scout Cookies?

@shaggin (74987)

• United States

4 Feb 22

My aunt was the leader so we would go to her house to pick of our orders and it was crazy to see so many boxes of cookies in one home. Girl Scout cookies are so yummy but I buy a few similar ones at aldis for under $2.

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@DWDavis yep but I wonder how much each Girl Scout earns from a box of cookies they sell. I’d be willing to bed the makers of the Girl Scout cookies make a pretty penny as well.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

And Aldi's makes the profit. When you buy GS cookies, you help support the cause.

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vikingswest

@Vikingswest1 (7443)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@shaggin Yep. The troops see very little of the profits.

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Kareng

@kareng (80243)

• United States

4 Feb 22

I quit buying them. The price just got steep for 12 cookies in a box. They now have other brands selling the same cookies for a reasonable price. I pick those up when the mood strikes.

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@kareng boxes got so much smaller since I was in Girl Scouts as a kid. Smaller boxes and higher prices

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

Remember, part of the price of GS cookies goes to support the girls' troop.

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Kareng

@kareng (80243)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@shaggin Yep!!

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40052)

• Toccoa, Georgia

4 Feb 22

I love them and I was a Girl Scout as a young girl and I remember selling a lot of cookies. Thin Mints have always been my favorite.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

I like the Thin Mints but the Shortbread is my Number 1. My wife likes the Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Patties.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40052)

• Toccoa, Georgia

5 Feb 22

@DWDavis The chocolate covered peanut butter patties are my second favorite.

vikingswest

@Vikingswest1 (7443)

• United States

4 Feb 22

I just stopped buying them about ten years ago. I can make better cookies at a fraction of the cost.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

I make good homemade cookies, too. But part of the point is supporting the cause and having the girls work for the money to pay for the costs of the troop.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@Vikingswest1 It is true that the bakeries the GS work with now rip them off to a large degree by selling the same cookies retail for much less. It wasn't always that way.

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vikingswest

@Vikingswest1 (7443)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@DWDavis My wife led a Troop back in the mid 1990's and I saw how little the troop earned from all those sales. Questionable partnerships have made supporting the GS unlikely.

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@DaddyEvil (174590)

• United States

4 Feb 22

Pretty and I will usually buy a couple of boxes to support the organization. We like the cookies but can buy them a lot cheaper elsewhere.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

Thank you for supporting the Scouts.

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@DaddyEvil (174590)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@DWDavis No problem.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (209080)

• United States

4 Feb 22

I do like them, and I was thinking of putting a post up of the new cookie they have this year, it is some kind of brownie delight, and it does look scrumptious. If it was going to be so cold this weekend, I bet the little cherubs would be out selling this weekend in front of the supermarket.

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@DWDavis that sounds tasty for sure!

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

The new cookie does sound scrumptious. They are called, I believe, Adventurefuls. They are brownie-like with caramel sauce and a pinch of sea salt.

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

5 Feb 22

I would normally buy 2 boxes each season - from the first Girl Scout friend who approaches us (I wish we could buy from every Girl Scout we know, but it's just not possible). We like those Tagalongs!

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

6 Feb 22

@DWDavis That's nice of you! I know it's for a good cause, but for 5 bucks a box, I just can't get too many of them. I don't even know how much they are now

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

6 Feb 22

@much2say Sadly, it is up to $5 a box. The GS aren't making more, the bakery is.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

Some years I've had several Girl Scouts in my class and rationed the number I bought from each.

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Tina Dalasinski

@Tina30219 (82978)

• Onaway, Michigan

10 Feb 22

I like them a lot especially thin mints we don’t have anyone that I know of that sells

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

11 Feb 22

This year is the first year in ages I've not had at least 1 Girl Scout in my class. Thankfully, our neighbor's granddaughter is a Junior Scout.

Four Walls

@FourWalls (86812)

• United States

4 Feb 22

I love Girl Scout cookies. The only way to not gain 50 pounds with them is to not order any.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

You can buy one box and donate the rest to the troops.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502687)

• Italy

4 Feb 22

We do not have them here.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@LadyDuck I was puzzled enough about this to look it up and, yes, it is limited to America because of product export red tape.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

I wonder if it is just an American thing.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502687)

• Italy

5 Feb 22

@DWDavis - I am pretty sure that it is only an American thing. I see that Jim from Scotland never heard of them. In Italy we never heard of them and same in France when I lived there.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382359)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Feb 22

That sounds a bit like what purgatory would be like! I hope you didn't have a dog that liked them.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

The only pet we had when I was growing up was a cat, and MItten didn't like GS cookies as far as I remember.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@JudyEv Mitten was a tortoise shell with three black feet and one light tan front foot, hence her name.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382359)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Feb 22

@DWDavis Mitten is a great name for a cat.

I guess he had a 'mitten'.

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Keith Henthorne

@Scrapper88 (5980)

• United States

4 Feb 22

I will buy some girl scout cookies whenever I can. I do not see the girl scouts selling cookies very often though,

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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

The GS rarely go door-to-door anymore due to safety and COVID.

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Keith Henthorne

@Scrapper88 (5980)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@DWDavis Even when I go away from home; I do not see them very often.

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@Spontaneo (14699)

• United States

4 Feb 22

I would love to buy some Girl Scout cookies but none come to my door.

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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

You can buy GS cookies online now if you truly crave some.

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@Spontaneo (14699)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@DWDavis Thank you for the tip! May I ask you for the link?

rebelann1949

@rebelann (117259)

• El Paso, Texas

4 Feb 22

Ahhh hhhhaaa, you were a cookie monster ...... you should be proud of yourself for not stealing a box or two back then

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

5 Feb 22

Thin Mints are my fave. Are you carrying that self-discipline to today?

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

Uh, well, to tell the truth, it's not as strong as it used to be.

JB_girl

@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

5 Feb 22

That’s a lot of temptation for a 15 year old lolll

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Rashna Gandhi

@Rashnag (30597)

• Surat, India

4 Feb 22

Wow. Glad to know about it. I love eating cookies but have it occassionally. Hope you and your wife are enjoying eating different treats

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MrsJ

@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

4 Feb 22

I usually buy a few boxes every year, but I try to avoid too much sugar and willpower is not something I have a lot of. I can resist and un-opened box, but once the box is started it won't take long for me to empty it.

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