Store bought cookies for cookie exchange?

[Anonymous]

^cookie dough roll

[Anonymous]

Yuck I try to stay out of these things because I think they are dirty, and I also do not like sweets, but if I feel like I have to participate I order a variety of cookies from a local bakery. I toss everything once home because I also do not want to eat food that has been sitting out/people hovering over/touching/breathing on.

[Anonymous]

The purpose of a cookie exchange is cookies made from scratch and exchanging recipes for cookies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The purpose of a cookie exchange is cookies made from scratch and exchanging recipes for cookies.

Exactly. People who don’t know what this party is either shouldn’t go or host it. Just do an ornament exchange or white elephant instead. Exchanging cheap store bought cookies is weird.

[Anonymous]

I think you're an awful person and the point of a cookie exchange is socialization first, cookie recipes second. She's not trying to trick anyone, she's being upfront, and just don't eat her cookies if you don't want to. Or are you just SO offended that she gets ONE of your homemade ones? Please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This would bother me, too, but I feel like since it’s already been allowed it would be rude to disinvite her next year.

WHY? Seriously? Who is this uptight in real life? UGH.

[Anonymous]

I think it's fine, though I don't want it, and will not take any of her cookies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happened to me when I hosted and I said never again. I make intricate frosted cookies and she bought Walmart cookies.
How do ppl think this is ok? The purpose is to share do you don’t have to make so many different cookies. Would you honestly serve Walmart cookies at Christmas?

So? The only reason to be upset about that is if the Walmart cookies were better than yours.

I make very intricate iced sugar cookies for certain occasions and it would never occur to me to be upset if someone else brought a store bought dessert. It doesn't make my cookies any less amazing. So why do you think it devalues your cookies? Don't spend so much time on them if you don't want to.

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Anonymous wrote:Next year, specify “home baked cookies only”. Those frosting cookies are nasty.

I knew someone who claimed she had made the obviously store-bought cookies she brought.

But if the point is socializing, then I'd forget it.

It’s like going to the book club without reading the book.

Uh, I have news for you about the vast majority of book clubs ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry but writing "Something from the store with frosting" on the sign-up sheet is so funny to me.

Anyway. I know "something from the store with frosting" defeats the purpose of a cookie exchange. You know "something from the store with frosting" defeats the purpose of a cookie exchange. She clearly doesn't but I don't think you can be mad unless you specified that they must be homemade.

Also it is rude and others probably think it's rude but I wouldn't want to be the first one to point out it's rude, kwim? Have others indicated to you that they think it's rude?

No it doesn't. Just don't take those cookies home with you, problem solved.

I think you are way ruder than this woman.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone take those cookies? In the future specify homemade cookies only.

If you hate this woman, then sure, do that. But if you enjoy her company, then why do you care? I also wouldn't be bothered if someone showed up with no cookies. They can have some of mine, I don't needs theirs.

You people are truly grinches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s wrong to profit from the labor of everyone else while putting in no labor of their own. If people wanted a box of cookies from the store they would just go a buy them. People who join cookie exchanges do so to get homemade treats to share over the holidays. Not Walmart cookies.

Definitely change the invite next year.

Exactly.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s so gross to bring store bought cookies. I don’t even waste calories on those things. They taste awful.

One of my very nice coworkers only brings something store bought like that to the work potluck. She was so upset that not one person tried her pie last time. I didn’t have the heart to tell her it’s because it wasn’t homemade. No one wants that junk! I will eat Costco treats but won’t even try any others, especially not something from Giant.

I think this is a little much. I agree with OP that store bought cookies defeat the purpose of a cookie exchange but store bought pie to a work potluck is fine.

Also love that you think you're superior for eating Costco cookies instead of a pie from Giant. Wtf.

+1000

It's like that PP can't even hear herself

[Anonymous]

I would just do a smaller cookie exchange with the women who get the point of it and leave everyone else off the list since it’s not their thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was she not born in the US? How do people not know these things? We have done cookie exchanges at our church and we do specify that everyone is welcome to attend the event and bring any kind of contribution to eat at the gathering, but if you want to participate in the exchange, you must bring homemade treats. I don’t have a pathological fear of a something baked in an oven in someone’s home and if one contribution looks dodgy (happened once with some kind of ‘fudge’) I discreetly pitch that cookie when I get home. A couple of people do bring the Lofthouse ones to the party and surprise surprise no one touches them and we put them aside for the next Sunday coffee hour. But they don’t get any side eye for showing up to play board games and drink cider and cocoa. And usually they get a bag of peanut blossoms to take home because we get so many of those and there’s only so many that we can put on each platter to redistribute.

Ah, there's the real meaning of Christmas shining through. Well done.