Begun, the cookie wars have.

I got really excited...until I re-read your headline.

//thin mints please.

Whenever I sold popcorn for the Boy Scouts my parents always left an order sheet at their work. They never pressured anyone, they just left it there for a week and that was that.

I ALWAYS went door to door as well. The fear that your kid is gonna get kidnapped or raped while selling cookies is absolutely ridiculous... since you should be WITH them as a parent anyway.

I hate this shiat. People are so mental. I have two daughters and my husband has never aske his underlings to buy cookies. He has done things like sent emails and had boxes of cookies on his desk but never forced co-workers to buy cookies.
What sort of a boss would do that?

Buy the damn cookies and help the Girl Scouts, if you don;t want to eat them donate them to the troops overseas or the local Food Pantry.

When I was a Brownie (23 years ago) this is what was going on too. There's nothing new. Parents always did most of the selling. All the girls who got the most badges had the moms who pimped out cookies in the office. The difference is that when I was a kid, only some of the moms worked. Now most moms work, so most moms sell cookies.

I wish those little biatches would come to my door so I can get some farking cookies. I would gladly get my "Kill a Small Animal" badge for a box of samoas right now.

munchkinette: Parents always did most of the selling.

Not true... I busted my ass because my parents sucked.... I was in that shiat until I was a cadet, too. I never got remotely close to winning.

It really annoys me when the moms and the little girls set up a table outside my local grocery store, and try to get me to buy cookies on the way in. I always respond along the lines of, "No, thank you. I can purchase superior cookies, inside, for about half the cost."

OH IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!!!

I was heartbroken this year to learn that my boss's daughter is no longer a girl scout and therefore I will not be getting my yearly fix.

Last year the cookies had different names, different packaging and different flavor. If that's the way they're going to play, those little girls can buy their own damn uniforms.

It's the parents that buy 2000 boxes and then sit outside a Lowes or WalMart forcing the customers to walk the gauntlet of shame at the entrance and exit saying "no thanks" because we already bought a half dozen boxes from our co-workers. Most of the time the real "scouts" are off playing by the shopping carts while the mom's earn the merit badge or trip to scoutcamp

I don't like any of those cookies well enough to seek them out.

Those cookies sell themselves.

Skail: It really annoys me when the moms and the little girls set up a table outside my local grocery store, and try to get me to buy cookies on the way in. I always respond along the lines of, "No, thank you. I can purchase superior cookies, inside, for about half the cost."

Because nothing makes you look like more of a badass than having a clever one-liner ready for girl scouts.

munchkinette: When I was a Brownie (23 years ago) this is what was going on too. There's nothing new. Parents always did most of the selling. All the girls who got the most badges had the moms who pimped out cookies in the office. The difference is that when I was a kid, only some of the moms worked. Now most moms work, so most moms sell cookies.


I got kicked out of boy scouts (true story) because I snickered every time they said "webeloe".

"I bet you do, motherfarker!"

The article didn't really document any pushy parents making anyone buy anything. If you feel guilted into buying things and don't have the fortitude to say no thanks, or if you want thin mints and your buyer's remorse/tight pants lends you to biatch about it later, just STFU.

SamSap: munchkinette: Parents always did most of the selling.

Not true... I busted my ass because my parents sucked.... I was in that shiat until I was a cadet, too. I never got remotely close to winning.

Me too. But living in the city as an adult I feel differently, and even in towns these days if you don't know your neighbors it really can be dangerous for girls to loll about on their own and go door to door I think.

Skail: It really annoys me when the moms and the little girls set up a table outside my local grocery store, and try to get me to buy cookies on the way in. I always respond along the lines of, "No, thank you. I can purchase superior cookies, inside, for about half the cost."

This, this is what I meant to say.

Skail: It really annoys me when the moms and the little girls set up a table outside my local grocery store, and try to get me to buy cookies on the way in. I always respond along the lines of, "No, thank you. I can purchase superior cookies, inside, for about half the cost."

I have to walk past them ignoring them outright, because my wife is curious about EVERYTHING. If I let her stop, she would ask me to buy some, even though she would not want any or eat any, and she would ask what was going on, ask why they were selling cookies, tell me a story about when she was a scout (she was a scout up until she moved to America... in her mid 30's), ask again why they were selling cookies, ask me to buy more cookies, ask me what kind of cookies they were, ask me if she had eaten this type of cookie before, ask me if she liked them (regardless of if she had eaten them or not), tell me she would eat them because I'm wrong, she would like them only buy her some, ask me when they would stop selling the cookies...

chrismac: Skail: It really annoys me when the moms and the little girls set up a table outside my local grocery store, and try to get me to buy cookies on the way in. I always respond along the lines of, "No, thank you. I can purchase superior cookies, inside, for about half the cost."

Because nothing makes you look like more of a badass than having a clever one-liner ready for girl scouts.

Ah, you're obviously correct. I definitely keep around a couple one-liners intentionally to belittle eight-year-old girls, because I like seeing the disappointment in their little almond eyes as I wander past, cackling to myself about the treasure trove of cookies that lies within the shopping establishment!

Get over yourself. It's not about having a one-liner or retort. It's about them setting up shop right outside a goddamn grocery store that farking sells cookies.

TehNacho: Skail: It really annoys me when the moms and the little girls set up a table outside my local grocery store, and try to get me to buy cookies on the way in. I always respond along the lines of, "No, thank you. I can purchase superior cookies, inside, for about half the cost."

I have to walk past them ignoring them outright, because my wife is curious about EVERYTHING. If I let her stop, she would ask me to buy some, even though she would not want any or eat any, and she would ask what was going on, ask why they were selling cookies, tell me a story about when she was a scout (she was a scout up until she moved to America... in her mid 30's), ask again why they were selling cookies, ask me to buy more cookies, ask me what kind of cookies they were, ask me if she had eaten this type of cookie before, ask me if she liked them (regardless of if she had eaten them or not), tell me she would eat them because I'm wrong, she would like them only buy her some, ask me when they would stop selling the cookies...

Did you buy a Russian bride?

Skail: I can purchase superior cookies, inside, for about half the cost."

Are they really superior cookies? You can get them any time of the year and they're boring. Plus the bulk proceeds only go to...making your ass fatter? Good going with that.

/doesn't have a cookie budget
//was a girl scout, but just doesn't buy cookies
/hated selling that shiat

rockyhors: I don't like any of those cookies well enough to seek them out.

People who don't realize the yum of a frozen thin mint, and wait in anticipation until their next annual fix, are soulless.

mikaloyd: TehNacho: Skail: It really annoys me when the moms and the little girls set up a table outside my local grocery store, and try to get me to buy cookies on the way in. I always respond along the lines of, "No, thank you. I can purchase superior cookies, inside, for about half the cost."

I have to walk past them ignoring them outright, because my wife is curious about EVERYTHING. If I let her stop, she would ask me to buy some, even though she would not want any or eat any, and she would ask what was going on, ask why they were selling cookies, tell me a story about when she was a scout (she was a scout up until she moved to America... in her mid 30's), ask again why they were selling cookies, ask me to buy more cookies, ask me what kind of cookies they were, ask me if she had eaten this type of cookie before, ask me if she liked them (regardless of if she had eaten them or not), tell me she would eat them because I'm wrong, she would like them only buy her some, ask me when they would stop selling the cookies...

Did you buy a Russian bride?

Peruvian.

Skail: Get over yourself. It's not about having a one-liner or retort. It's about them setting up shop right outside a goddamn grocery store that farking sells cookies.

It's odd that somebody who can't just shut their mouth and ignore a bunch of eight year old girls, let alone find the common decency to reply with a simple "No, thank you" would tell somebody else "Get over yourself."

A Girl Scout cookie flame war.

C'mon, people.

Skail: Get over yourself. It's not about having a one-liner or retort. It's about them setting up shop right outside a goddamn grocery store that farking sells cookies.

So what size of no-girl-scout zone do you want to see around your grocery stores?

Would it be like a no-fly zone where you shoot em? Or do you just want to be able to shout at them without stigma attached when they dare to approach a grocery store?

Boys, boys, you're both pretty, now settle down and come sit over here, I will feed you a tasty, tasty samoa.

elysive: Me too. But living in the city as an adult I feel differently, and even in towns these days if you don't know your neighbors it really can be dangerous for girls to loll about on their own and go door to door I think.

Hey..cut it out. You're c*ckblocking me here...

There are very few people in the world I wouldn't push over a cliff for a box or two of samoas.

mikaloyd: So what size of no-girl-scout zone do you want to see around your grocery stores?

LOOK

IF I CAN'T BUY MY CRACK ROCKS WITHIN 1000 FEET OF THEIR STUPID SCHOOL, I THINK THE REVERSE SHOULD BE TRUE.

chrismac: Skail: Get over yourself. It's not about having a one-liner or retort. It's about them setting up shop right outside a goddamn grocery store that farking sells cookies.

It's odd that somebody who can't just shut their mouth and ignore a bunch of eight year old girls, let alone find the common decency to reply with a simple "No, thank you" would tell somebody else "Get over yourself."

They practically accost people at the entrance of grocery stores. They have no shame. My motive in mentioning what I do is to suggest that maybe there's a better location at which they could plant themselves and find a more receptive audience.

elysive: Skail: I can purchase superior cookies, inside, for about half the cost."

Are they really superior cookies? You can get them any time of the year and they're boring. Plus the bulk proceeds only go to...making your ass fatter? Good going with that.

For the record, I spend a lot of time an energy ensuring that my ass does not become fat. >:( But, yes, I believe the cookies inside are superior. For one thing, they're invariably cheaper. And despite their constant availability, when I find a cookie I enjoy, I don't grow weary of the taste. And, I hate to say it, but I don't really give a crap if the proceeds go to someone's profit margin or to excluding gays (don't know if the girl scouts and boy scouts are similar on this point, I just wanted to make the jab).

Skail: It really annoys me when the moms and the little girls set up a table outside my local grocery store, and try to get me to buy cookies on the way in. I always respond along the lines of, "No, thank you. I can purchase superior cookies, inside, for about half the cost."

I don't respond that way, but I do get a little annoyed when I'm asked *every* time I enter or leave our grocery...I mean, come on. (But I'm still nice to the girls...they're just kids).

I tried to be a GS Leader, I tried to get into the spirit of the thing...and then I just got disgusted with the whole damned organization and decided we'd be better off spending that time here at home, or out at Denali Park, or anything else.

It's a disgustingly huge organization whose money mostly goes to pay administration fees. :(

/That said, we do buy GS cookies from close friends' kids.

Skail: It's about them setting up shop right outside a goddamn grocery store that farking sells cookies.

People go to the grocery store for food and...cookies! When I was a girl scout we sold cookies at the store and I don't recall any whiny cantankerous arsehats getting uppity about that. If you think the product is too expensive or somehow substandard, don't buy it.

Oh shiat.


Ukrops here I come!

TehNacho: Peruvian.

OOOOO exotic!

elysive: it really can be dangerous for girls to loll about on their own and go door to door I think.

it can. which is why they shouldn't be alone. they told us that when we had to do this sh*t for school and boy scouts 20 years ago.

A girl scout once tried to sell me some cookies, but I did a spinning back kick right to her face, and then shoved her mom to the ground. Then I grabbed the cookies and was going to run but decided to throw them on the mom and the daughter and then I dumped a bunch of gasoline on them and lit them on fire.

mikaloyd: TehNacho: Peruvian.

OOOOO exotic!

Submitters mom got boring.

jghiloni: mikaloyd: So what size of no-girl-scout zone do you want to see around your grocery stores?

LOOK

IF I CAN'T BUY MY CRACK ROCKS WITHIN 1000 FEET OF THEIR STUPID SCHOOL, I THINK THE REVERSE SHOULD BE TRUE.

7a.m. and I'm already laughing. It's going to be a good Sunday.

John Nash: A girl scout once tried to sell me some cookies, but I did a spinning back kick right to her face, and then shoved her mom to the ground. Then I grabbed the cookies and was going to run but decided to throw them on the mom and the daughter and then I dumped a bunch of gasoline on them and lit them on fire.

you're a big softie.

I think I'd like to get some Caramel DeLites and Peanut Butter Patties.

I never buy from the set-up shop kids. We have 3 girls in our town that sell them and I buy 4 boxes from each. I also give them a $2 tip for going to the trouble of finding me and delivering.

Why did they change the name of Samoas to Caramel DeLites? Did some Samoans get disgruntled when people said "Wait, you're a girl scout cookie?"

mikaloyd: oot em? Or do you just want to be able to shout at them without stigma attached when they dare to approach a grocery store?

I just don't think standing in front of a grocery store is a great way to do things. Selling food outside a food seller's store is just bad form, in my opinion. Where would I rather see them? I don't know... maybe outside a church, maybe going door-to-door, something like that. I just don't like that they basically harass people entering the store for their own purposes and try to guilt/shame people into purchasing their fealty. And it's usually the parents' fault, from what I've seen, pressuring the kids to go annoy people who are obviously just trying to get into the store (I've seen this, and had the little monsters follow me for a considerable distance).

But I do like the "no fly zone" thing, or maybe just keep them a minimum distance from entrances and exits.

The big problem I have is that I know too many people with girl scouts, and they all know I'm a single guy who has plenty of money and looks like he eats some cookies.

Last year I think I ended up with 21 boxes. :\
And for the record most of them are still unopened in my pantry.

jghiloni: mikaloyd: So what size of no-girl-scout zone do you want to see around your grocery stores?

LOOK

IF I CAN'T BUY MY CRACK ROCKS WITHIN 1000 FEET OF THEIR STUPID SCHOOL, I THINK THE REVERSE SHOULD BE TRUE.

I dont want to buy any schools that are far away from your crack rocks. Only close ones.

ami5000: Why did they change the name of Samoas to Caramel DeLites? Did some Samoans get disgruntled when people said "Wait, you're a girl scout cookie?"

oh shiathey did? good thing i knew about this. how else am i gonna get my fix?

damn them
Damn them and their thin mints

jghiloni: oh shiathey did? good thing i knew about this. how else am i gonna get my fix?

It appears they did. It said Caramel DeLites on the box my mom brought home after getting accosted at the grocery store.