Okay - so between Samoa's and Thin Mints, I could gain back those pounds I lost last week in a matter of minutes! I'm pretty sure they put crack in them. Darn Girl Scouts, anyway!
I have several in my Sunday School class, and I always buy a little from each one. Well, yesterday little Lisa brought me her form. I got to thinking, "What if I just gave her the money?" I normally would buy 4 boxes which would be $14. So I wrote her a check and told her I didn't want the cookies!
Her Mom called me to be sure. I know, crazy to pass them up. Hooray! No GS Cookies for me!
That is great!! Luckily, no one comes to me to ask about buying them...I have, however, gone out and hunted down a few girl scouts!! Not this year though!!
In the eight years I've been in NZ, my mom has sent me only 4 boxes of cookies: 2 Samoas and 2 Thin Mints. I'll happily take them; it's a treat I so rarely get that it's nice to be able to share good cookies with good friends over a cuppa.... then eat the rest when they're not here.
OH MY what kinda church do go to with crack laced cookies!!! LOL Just kidding!!!
Good for you to passing up the cookies!!! I have been so lucky to not know any girl scout selling kids. Until I realized my clothers aren't fitting anymore and need to do somethign about it then guess what..................yep someone I work with has a daughter selling them. First time I have been approached for ages!
Well it has to be said... "are they made with real girl scouts?"
I can put a box of the tagalongs down in about 3 minutes... I try not to get them but the DH (the "hub" as I like to call him) loves the thin mints, and I always give in and get some for me too!
You can also ask if your program participates in any of a number of "Gift of Caring" programs. These programs donate the cookies you purchase to be sent to troops overseas, or to local food distribution centers, or other worthy causes.
My daughter is a Girl Scout-and boy, this time of year is hard. Our troop always donates boxes to CPS or other organizations, soooo...just send your money to a girl scout and tell them to donate the boxes!
Geez, I haven't bought Girl Scout cookies since they stopped making Scot Teas (I know they have a butter cookie, but it's not the same. The salty and sweet combination of scottish shortbread cookies were incredible).
Thankfully they freeze well.
My plan this year. Buy 4 boxes and only allow myself 1 as a special treat. One box for my man and 2 boxes for my kiddos. We can each have 1 cookie as a special "treat".
I can't freeze GS cookies...they're gone almost as soon as I open the box...Luckily, I have 2 cub scouts. They only sell popcorn (over for this school year) which I can usually buy and then say no to until DH and DS#1 and DS#2 eat it all. The GS's usually find me outside grocery stores...this year I will just have to say "no thanks" and move on inside. It's mean, I know, but I'll buy one box next year after I'm at my goal weight...this year it's about my health...and I FINALLY got DH on board with the diet...he needs to lose about 60 pounds, so I don't want to derail him either!
My boyfriends' niece got us big time, lol. She hit up me, him, and his mother for separate orders! I always saw them selling cookies outside wal-mart and stuff as a kid, but as an adult now I have never had a chance to buy them until yesterday. Thin Mints are my downfall.
I bought 6 boxes from my niece, yikes!! Fortunately for me though, I am not a huge fan of sweets. Give me sour & salty any day! We buy them every year and my husband usually ends up taking all but one box to work - and he usually eats that one box - I might have a cookie out of it, but that's about it. However, this year, I am very intrigued by the Thank You Berry Munch cookies - cranberry with white fudge chips - I hope they're not my downfall.
I agree that MUST be laced with something! Those cookies are just pure evil. Thankfully, I only see them being sold outside of Wal-Mart and such which makes it easier for me to resist because I'm much more budget conciouse then.
Girl Scout Cookies
Not this year though!!
