Anonymous wrote:There are two bakeries. The one that serves the DC area is gross. ABC bakers in other states have the GS cookies like we had back in the day

ABC is the one that has vegan options too

Thin Mints are vegan.

Do they still have trans fat? I remember in the past they had trans fat but it was less than 0.1 whatever per cookie (serving) so they didn’t need to declare it like they normally would.

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Anonymous wrote:Girl Scout mom here - I agree, most of them are not very good and I HATE the focus on selling cookies/fundraising. Girl Scouts is so much fun, but they like to bill cookie sales as "entrepreneurship" and it's not, it's just plain fundraising and I hate it.

I absolutely despised having to sell cookies and it was one of the two reasons I left Girl Scouts.

The other reason? I thought we'd be going camping and learning natural history and outdoor skills, and, instead, we made sit-upons and decorated lunch boxes.

Lots of Girl Scouts camp. My daughters troop is going twice this year.

Anonymous wrote:Girl Scout mom here - I agree, most of them are not very good and I HATE the focus on selling cookies/fundraising. Girl Scouts is so much fun, but they like to bill cookie sales as "entrepreneurship" and it's not, it's just plain fundraising and I hate it.

I absolutely despised having to sell cookies and it was one of the two reasons I left Girl Scouts.

The other reason? I thought we'd be going camping and learning natural history and outdoor skills, and, instead, we made sit-upons and decorated lunch boxes.

Love them!

I hate them too. If I never see one again, I’ll die happy.
- former GS mom, first cookie-free year since 2014

Op, this same sentiment is expressed every year. No need for a new thread. You could’ve searched and added your unoriginal thought on one of the previous threads.

Anonymous wrote:Agreed. They’re made with poor quality ingredients and are no better than generic supermarket cookies. People are attached because of nostalgia and ties to Girl Scouts and “girl empowerment”.

Not generic supermarket cookies! I would never!

Some of you really need to get over yourselves. They are a certain kind of cookie. If it's not your thing, don't buy them. The end.

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Anonymous wrote:Agreed. They’re made with poor quality ingredients and are no better than generic supermarket cookies. People are attached because of nostalgia and ties to Girl Scouts and “girl empowerment”.

+1 I think they really did taste better when we were kids, though. Like Halloween candy and McDonald’s. Quality of ingredients has taken a nosedive overall and everything tastes meh.

Yeah, probably not. You got older and when you are exposed to higher quality food as an adult, your tastes change. That shit always tasted meh and still does and kids still love it like we did.

I never liked them, even when I was young. They taste like junk.

Samoas and thin mints and Tagalongs and shortbread are literally the only cookies I like! I rarely eat sweets but love GS cookies. Hearing they are made of poor ingredients tells me something about myself lol. I’m glad they only exist once a year.

Anonymous wrote:Agreed. They’re made with poor quality ingredients and are no better than generic supermarket cookies. People are attached because of nostalgia and ties to Girl Scouts and “girl empowerment”.

+1 I think they really did taste better when we were kids, though. Like Halloween candy and McDonald’s. Quality of ingredients has taken a nosedive overall and everything tastes meh.

It is fundraising and it does teach some life skills. There is more to a box of GS cookies than just the cookies. But if you don’t want/like them, why are you buying them? Just say no.

We buy cookies if Girls come to our door. We like the tag a longs and the samoas. It is a fund raiser and I am fine with it. We sell popcorn for Cub Scouts and will be selling mulch for the Troop. People don’t have to participate if they don’t want to, either selling or buying. I see the value in sales as it teaches my son to speak to adults, answer questions, and learn to accept no with grace. It also gives him a sense of ownership in the activity he choose. He likes the rewards he can earn. I am assuming that it is similar for the Girls selling cookies.

Anonymous wrote:Looks like someone doesn’t know that thin mints go in the freezer. life changing, OP. Try it.

Also, I’m sorry. These activities will be behind you before you know it though. I’m pretty sure my girl is in her last year of scouts so I’m a bit nostalgic.

Lol!

Psychedelics are life changing. A near death experience is life changing.

Calling freezing some sub-par cookies before you eat them "life changing" just makes me feel sorry for you, PP.