Girl $cout Cookie$
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Girl $cout Cookie$
Now before y'all start in on me about being mean to fundraisers, let me say that the price of the girl scout cookies is not what bothers me. I just hope that out of a box of 15 cookies for $3.50, the girl scouts get to keep a sizeable chunk of the money! I've seen many fundraisers where the organization pays more for the product than you can buy them for at retail, and the poor kids make very little money out of it. I hope that's not the case w/ the girl scouts; I think it's great for them to learn how to go out and sell, take orders, make deliveries, and keep track of it all. And I LOVE thin mints!
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I sure hope that they keep most of it as well.
The poor girl that stopped at my house, about passed out when I bought $30 worth of cookies!
When she left, I heard her say to her dad, "BOY, sure glad we stopped here!"
I sure do like the carmel delights!!
The poor girl that stopped at my house, about passed out when I bought $30 worth of cookies!
When she left, I heard her say to her dad, "BOY, sure glad we stopped here!"
I sure do like the carmel delights!!
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I’m not big on the youth fund raisers either. My complaint has more to do with the hassle of youth fund raising than anything. There is so much youth fund raising going on these days, it’s difficult for your kid to do very well beyond your immediate relatives. In the end, I always get stuck buy’n two boxes of chocolate bars (and I don't even like chocolate!). I prefer fund raisers that have the ‘Buy-out’ option. It’s simple, hassle free and the kids get 100% of the proceeds.<o =""></o>
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For more years than I care to remember, my wife has helped out with the sale of Girls Scout Cookies.
This year is the first that she hasn't worked at it. She is back in college.
I don't know how to cope without having my garage completely filled with Girl Scout Cookies!!!!
(And I mean FILLED.)
No matter. . . . .
Love those Samoas!!!!!
This year is the first that she hasn't worked at it. She is back in college.
I don't know how to cope without having my garage completely filled with Girl Scout Cookies!!!!
(And I mean FILLED.)No matter. . . . .
Love those Samoas!!!!!
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Just a small tid bit of information I heard this year. I have not verified the accuracy, but here it is anyway.
Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies outsell Oreo's! Now mind you, the G.S. cookies are sold for only a few weeks each year, while Oreo's sell 365 days a year.
If I have this wrong, please feel free to correct me, or just flog me with a couple of boxes of Thins Mints or Samoa's( different name nowadays)....
Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies outsell Oreo's! Now mind you, the G.S. cookies are sold for only a few weeks each year, while Oreo's sell 365 days a year.
If I have this wrong, please feel free to correct me, or just flog me with a couple of boxes of Thins Mints or Samoa's( different name nowadays)....
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I usually get two to three cases (thats 12 boxes per case) of thin mints every year... they're the best cookies around. I have to keep them in different spots so I don't munch on them to much.
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I LOVE Girl Scout Cookies!Thin mints,carmel what ever they are called,peanut butter ones too.I try and buy a few boxes of each every year,but as soon as my kids find out they are in the house BAM!They are gone.I think I need a cookie safe!
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correct me if im wrong, the girls get to keep 50 cents a box. i wonder what the split is between the cookie manufacture and the big shots from g.s.a?? and we get to pay for all the gas delivering. something wrong with this pic? would rather just make a donation and then the girls get to keep it all for their troop.
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When they come around asking you to buy cookies go ahead and make a check out to their troop as a donation. That way they get to keep it all.
In my Boy Scout troop the scouts get a choice to participate in fund raisers or write a check. It is their (or their parents) choice. The fund raisers, if done properly, do give the boys a chance to build some character. We had one boy that found out he was really good at selling a few years ago and liked doing it. Some boys don't like it at all, some try, some don't, some succeed, some don't. If they give it an honest try they usually do real well. Much of the Boy Scout program is designed to get the boys to experience new things and explore opportunities as well as develop character, self sufficiency, survival, etc skills. They also get to serve the community that raised them with service projects etc.
-Thin Mints for me, or at least they used to be until I developed diabetes. I liked the lemon cremes also.
In my Boy Scout troop the scouts get a choice to participate in fund raisers or write a check. It is their (or their parents) choice. The fund raisers, if done properly, do give the boys a chance to build some character. We had one boy that found out he was really good at selling a few years ago and liked doing it. Some boys don't like it at all, some try, some don't, some succeed, some don't. If they give it an honest try they usually do real well. Much of the Boy Scout program is designed to get the boys to experience new things and explore opportunities as well as develop character, self sufficiency, survival, etc skills. They also get to serve the community that raised them with service projects etc.
-Thin Mints for me, or at least they used to be until I developed diabetes. I liked the lemon cremes also.
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Originally Posted by Mil1ion
I keep my Mint GG cookies in the freezer.
They are even better frozen
They are even better frozen
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Originally Posted by FLgargoyle
I just hope that out of a box of 15 cookies for $3.50, the girl scouts get to keep a sizeable chunk of the money!
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My girlfriends little sister was selling them, $3 a box, and their troop gets $.50 of that. The day she went out selling, I did the math, and she actually made some good money. I think it came out to over $25 an hour; but that was in her neighborhood and she had a strong customer base from prior years. Usually her parents walk around with her so they don't gotta use gas, each parent switchs off after a bit... I love the peanut butter and chocolate ones, 4 boxs...