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Aerovette
03-16-2017, 3:06pm
I have been to three different grocery stores over the last several days and no urchins in green selling cookies. I went rogue and I'm not going back. More cookies, less money, same taste.
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thecornerman
03-16-2017, 3:38pm
That's funny
I'm sitting there right now
I'll go ask whyhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170316/37501fee9ff038e5fe6009b1a201deb7.jpg
Aerovette
03-16-2017, 3:45pm
That's funny
I'm sitting there right now
I'll go ask whyhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170316/37501fee9ff038e5fe6009b1a201deb7.jpg
Not at all how I imagined the inside of a hollow tree to look.
boracayjohnny
03-16-2017, 3:51pm
Not at all how I imagined the inside of a hollow tree to look.
:rofl::seasix:
Not at all how I imagined the inside of a hollow tree to look.
it's BIG tree, in fact, it's YUGE!!!
C5SilverBullet
03-16-2017, 6:49pm
You've missed all the Girl Scouts, that was a few weeks ago.
thecornerman
03-16-2017, 8:44pm
Not at all how I imagined the inside of a hollow tree to look.
That sign came from the roof of the old hollow tree
And no
It's not hollow anymore
Not at all how I imagined the inside of a hollow tree to look.
:lol::lol:
I only had one Girl Scout come to my door this year. I usually buy a box or two from any kid that is out pounding the pavement, just because. Setting up a table in front of a big box store? Uh, no. Thanks for phoning it in and everything, but I really don't WANT your overpriced cookies that aren't really that great.
SteelCityBlue
03-16-2017, 10:10pm
DO the keebler ones really taste like thin mints and samoas?
Iron Chef
03-16-2017, 11:54pm
You guys really amaze me. All you do is bitch about how kids these days are idiots, can’t think, can’t work, snowflakes, millenials, blah blah blah. Along comes the Girl Scouts...good kids selling cookies to raise money for their Troop and actually do some good, and that’s not good enough for you either. Now they’re accosting you because they’re basically asking for help. POLITELY. And somehow their cause has suddenly become less worthy because they won’t hoof it down your street. So by all means don’t help them out. Really award winning logic there.
And complaining about the cost of the cookies? Seriously? We’re on a friggin’ CORVETTE forum. Many of us drive “toys” costing north of $60,000 and you’re bitching about the cost of a box of cookies? Has it occurred to any of you that it really isn't about the cookies? As our old Scoutmaster explained: "It's really like a gift they give you when you donate to public television." Girl Scouts do not receive funding from the National Level and around 70% of the cost of the box of cookies goes to the local council.
My son was in Scouting for 11 of his first 18 years and is an Eagle Scout. Part of the reason he became the outstanding person he is today is due in no small part to what he learned and experienced in Boy Scouts. I can’t believe that Girl Scouts would be any different.
I don’t buy the cookies because I don’t eat a lot of sugar. But whenever I see the kids out there in front of the store, Girl or Boy Scouts, I always peel off a few dollars and give it to them as a donation. It’s the least I can do and I look at it as an investment in this country’s future.
Keebler didn't win anything. In fact, it's us who lost.
:spdchk: :spdchk: :spdchk: :spdchk:
mrvette
03-17-2017, 4:35am
Many of the best times I had with my kids was during/tied in with scouting adventures......I about grinned and laughed my ass off......like the skeleton on a cart at night, lit up just right, it was PHREEEEEKOUT time for the newbies.....
and the fishing trips on the Chesapeake Bay.....on a headboat .....catching fish over 2' long, some closer to 3'.....
and the girl scouts in my garage, under my car, learning how to change oil, and how brakes, steering, suspension worked, what made an engine run/turn over what a trans and diffy were about.....some of them actually got alll.....
ICKY/GREEEZZZZZZY......totally shocked and amazed for a few GIRL scouts.....
:rofl::issues:
Black94lt1
03-17-2017, 6:27am
Rather than quoting IC's post I'll just say I agree. I work with a guy who's daughter is a Girl Scout and the money each girl nets goes into an individual account for their activities so it really does have a direct positive impact on what they are able to participate in and experience. I try not to eat many of them, but I buy several boxes and share them with the office. BTW if you haven't tried the Savanna Smiles (lemon shortbread) they are tasty :D
Chris Fowler
03-17-2017, 7:32am
I only had one Girl Scout come to my door this year. I usually buy a box or two from any kid that is out pounding the pavement, just because. Setting up a table in front of a big box store? Uh, no. Thanks for phoning it in and everything, but I really don't WANT your overpriced cookies that aren't really that great.
They actually discourage them from going door to door these days. Apparently it's gotten too dangerous. :cuss:
WalkerInTN
03-17-2017, 7:46am
In my area, I haven't seen a Girl Scout at my door in 3-4 years. Even though a parent was with her, it's probably still a safety issue these days. :yesnod:
As far as seeing them at the stores, they only work weekends. Try in front of a Walmart on a Saturday or Sunday morning for the best results. :seasix:
DO the keebler ones really taste like thin mints and samoas?
They're similar & still pretty good, but I still prefer the Samoas. :cert:
Aerovette
03-17-2017, 8:45am
You guys really amaze me. All you do is bitch about how kids these days are idiots, can’t think, can’t work, snowflakes, millenials, blah blah blah. Along comes the Girl Scouts...good kids selling cookies to raise money for their Troop and actually do some good, and that’s not good enough for you either. Now they’re accosting you because they’re basically asking for help. POLITELY. And somehow their cause has suddenly become less worthy because they won’t hoof it down your street. So by all means don’t help them out. Really award winning logic there.
And complaining about the cost of the cookies? Seriously? We’re on a friggin’ CORVETTE forum. Many of us drive “toys” costing north of $60,000 and you’re bitching about the cost of a box of cookies? Has it occurred to any of you that it really isn't about the cookies? As our old Scoutmaster explained: "It's really like a gift they give you when you donate to public television." Girl Scouts do not receive funding from the National Level and around 70% of the cost of the box of cookies goes to the local council.
My son was in Scouting for 11 of his first 18 years and is an Eagle Scout. Part of the reason he became the outstanding person he is today is due in no small part to what he learned and experienced in Boy Scouts. I can’t believe that Girl Scouts would be any different.
I don’t buy the cookies because I don’t eat a lot of sugar. But whenever I see the kids out there in front of the store, Girl or Boy Scouts, I always peel off a few dollars and give it to them as a donation. It’s the least I can do and I look at it as an investment in this country’s future.
Keebler didn't win anything. In fact, it's us who lost.
:spdchk: :spdchk: :spdchk: :spdchk:
Someone missed their nap.
Rather strong response over 6 dollars worth of cookies. I don't think my Kroger purchase is going to bring down scouting. Also, if they were at the stores over the last few weekends, they were not any the three near me. If they had been, I would have EASILY walked off with 10 boxes. :seasix: Maybe more.
I used to buy the cookies from someone I worked with to support GS, BUT, since no one I work with now was selling them, and no girls were in sight AND, I had a hankering for them, I bought Keebler's which I can get YEAR ROUND and will continue to, until Girls Scouts are back in front of the stores.
Boy Scouts don't sell cookies and somehow they have managed to carry on without that revenue stream.
Deep breaths...:cool1:
Aerovette
03-17-2017, 8:56am
DO the keebler ones really taste like thin mints and samoas?
Yes.. More than likely because of this...
Only two companies make all the Cookies
Girl Scout Cookies are made by two licensed bakers: ABC Smart Cookies and Little Brownie Bakers (A subsidiary of KEEBLER). Each Girl Scout council can choose who they want to provide their beloved biscuits, just like each baker gets to choose what to call their Cookies and what recipe to use. That’s why you wept that time you wanted Tagalongs, but thought you could only get Peanut Butter Patties before realizing they were the same thing.
VatorMan
03-17-2017, 8:56am
Apparently my wife has a standing order with one of the locals. A bunch of assorted cookies for us and an order for the troops overseas. I pass by the munchkins at Lowes with my head held high. lol
we used to have 2 darling neighbor girls that would always hit me up for their cookie sales. and i always bought a mess from each.
seems to me that the young ladies learn some useful lessons by being able to be confident and talk to relative strangers and sell their cookies. they don't learn those lessons by you just handing them some money for nothing in return. i'm sure they appreciate it, but a step is skipped.
no girl scouts out this way anywhere nearby, plus i don't need the extra calories.
Mike Mercury
03-17-2017, 9:40am
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RedLS1GTO
03-17-2017, 9:41am
All of the other crap aside...
Thin mints > Grasshopper. (And it's not even close)
They actually discourage them from going door to door these days. Apparently it's gotten too dangerous. :cuss:
I hadn't considered that, and that is sad. The little Brownie that got my order had her father shadowing her at the curb. This is actually a really good point, and germane if you are a Girl Scout in a really rough hood.
Also, it was mentioned that the Boy Scouts don't sell anything. Beg to differ. They sell popcorn, which I buy from my neighbor's kid. And guess what.....the neighbor insists his son comes over and gives me his sales presentation,demonstrating breadth of product knowledge, before I buy, even though I am a sure thing, because it's teaching salesmanship.
Iron Chef
03-17-2017, 10:38am
Someone missed their nap.
Someone missed the point.
I never said that your purchases would bring down scouting. My point is that, in my opinion, I think it's a far better use of one's money to spend $6 on a box of cookies where 70% of the profits go to a great organization that does a lot for young people rather than spend $4 and support a major corporation whose cookies are pretty much mass produced crap anyway. You're free to disagree with that. My point was also that people who indulge in expesinve hobbies such as most of us do really have no business bitching about the price of a box of cookies. You're free to disagree with that as well.
Your original post basically says you found what you think is the same product for less money and you won't be buying the other product anymore ("I've gone rogue and I'm not going back").
I personally could care less what you buy. I just find it a bit callous and disingenuous when people...you among them...complain about the snowflakes in this country and then present the loss of revenue to an organization like scouting as though it's some sort of victory.
And Boy Scouts don't sell cookies. They sell popcorn. So they have their own revenue stream.
And guess what.....the neighbor insists his son comes over and gives me his sales presentation,demonstrating breadth of product knowledge, before I buy, even though I am a sure thing, because it's teaching salesmanship.
The fact that your neighbor makes his kid put on a dog and pony show doesn't make the cause any less worthy...it's more about the neighbor making the kid do what HE wants him to do. His kid, his prerogative of course. But the fact that these kids are involved in a worthwhile organization and taking it upon themselves to raise money to fund their own endeavors is more than enough to get me to support them without the need to tap dance.
99 pewtercoupe
03-17-2017, 10:39am
Last year I had several Girl Scouts ring the door bell selling cookies. Always with at least one adult right there with them. We always buy some from any GS that comes because my wife was very involved when she was young.
This year we have not had any come by and the only ones I have seen were in front of the Sam's Club last Saturday.
Mike Mercury
03-17-2017, 10:44am
Keebler 0
GirlScout 1
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Someone missed the point.
I never said that your purchases would bring down scouting. My point is that, in my opinion, I think it's a far better use of one's money to spend $6 on a box of cookies where 70% of the profits go to a great organization that does a lot for young people rather than spend $4 and support a major corporation whose cookies are pretty much mass produced crap anyway. You're free to disagree with that. My point was also that people who indulge in expesinve hobbies such as most of us do really have no business bitching about the price of a box of cookies. You're free to disagree with that as well.
Your original post basically says you found what you think is the same product for less money and you won't be buying the other product anymore ("I've gone rogue and I'm not going back").
I personally could care less what you buy. I just find it a bit callous and disingenuous when people...you among them...complain about the snowflakes in this country and then present the loss of revenue to an organization like scouting as though it's some sort of victory.
And Boy Scouts don't sell cookies. They sell popcorn. So they have their own revenue stream.
The fact that your neighbor makes his kid put on a dog and pony show doesn't make the cause any less worthy...it's more about the neighbor making the kid do what HE wants him to do. His kid, his prerogative of course. But the fact that these kids are involved in a worthwhile organization and taking it upon themselves to raise money to fund their own endeavors is more than enough to get me to support them without the need to tap dance.
Chef,
Ask yourself why the Scouts use sales as a fundraising mechanism, vs. simply having them stand on a street corner, begging for donations, as i see kids who appear to be involved in sports do sometimes.
Is it about teaching kids the value of work? Is it about teaching kids the difference between earning money vs. begging for it? Why bother with the whole cookie (or popcorn) thing in the first place?
I'd like to think the parents aren't just pimping their kids out for money, in another case of, hey, we want you to pay for our kids' lifestyle. Scouting is supposed to be about learning and developing character.
If your kid comes to my door to sell me something, I'm probably going to buy, even if it is a token amount, just to encourage the kid. Sure, I could just buy some popcorn from my neighbor (we're friends, by the way.....even as we speak, I'm tortoise sitting for them) and skip the formal going to the door sales pitch, but if we did that, what did his Cub Scout learn?
99 pewtercoupe
03-17-2017, 11:24am
even as we speak, I'm tortoise sitting for them
How does FB like your guest?
NeedSpeed
03-17-2017, 11:26am
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Truck Guy
03-17-2017, 11:36am
...and no urchins in green selling cookies.This tells me all I need to know...:spdchk:
Aerovette
03-17-2017, 11:42am
Someone missed the point.
I never said that your purchases would bring down scouting. My point is that, in my opinion, I think it's a far better use of one's money to spend $6 on a box of cookies where 70% of the profits go to a great organization that does a lot for young people rather than spend $4 and support a major corporation whose cookies are pretty much mass produced crap anyway. You're free to disagree with that. My point was also that people who indulge in expesinve hobbies such as most of us do really have no business bitching about the price of a box of cookies. You're free to disagree with that as well.
Your original post basically says you found what you think is the same product for less money and you won't be buying the other product anymore ("I've gone rogue and I'm not going back").
I personally could care less what you buy. I just find it a bit callous and disingenuous when people...you among them...complain about the snowflakes in this country and then present the loss of revenue to an organization like scouting as though it's some sort of victory.
And Boy Scouts don't sell cookies. They sell popcorn. So they have their own revenue stream.
The fact that your neighbor makes his kid put on a dog and pony show doesn't make the cause any less worthy...it's more about the neighbor making the kid do what HE wants him to do. His kid, his prerogative of course. But the fact that these kids are involved in a worthwhile organization and taking it upon themselves to raise money to fund their own endeavors is more than enough to get me to support them without the need to tap dance.
Ok, before anyone gets wound too tight...
My "not going back" point was taken far too literally. It was, as was the entire post, meant tongue in cheek. I wanted GS cookies and haven't seen any sold so I got an equivalent at Kroger's...but how boring a read would that have been?
I don't buy GS cookies just for the cookies. I grasp what the purchase is intended to do.
I completely forgot about the Boy Scout's popcorn. I buy that too. Point made.
My effort to make semi-humor and gain weight at the same time has obviously only resulted in the latter.
Saving a dollar is a victory for me. YMMV
:D
Iron Chef
03-17-2017, 11:46am
My effort to make semi-humor and gain weight at the same time has obviously only resulted in the latter.
Fair enough. Apologies. :cert:
:grouphug:
:sneaks:
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thecornerman
03-17-2017, 11:56am
Ok, before anyone gets wound too tight...
My "not going back" point was taken far too literally. It was, as was the entire post, meant tongue in cheek. I wanted GS cookies and haven't seen any sold so I got an equivalent at Kroger's...but how boring a read would that have been?
I don't buy GS cookies just for the cookies. I grasp what the purchase is intended to do.
I completely forgot about the Boy Scout's popcorn. I buy that too. Point made.
My effort to make semi-humor and gain weight at the same time has obviously only resulted in the latter.
Saving a dollar is a victory for me. YMMV
:D
Well we at the Hollow Tree thank you for your support
Aerovette
03-17-2017, 11:57am
All of the other crap aside...
Thin mints > Grasshopper. (And it's not even close)
Opinions vary. A guy here had a box of GS at his desk. I had him taste the Keebler. He didn't taste a difference BUT, they are thinner.
In hindsight, I wish I would have eaten the cookies and never posted a word about it.
Who thought a glib comment could fill so much free time?
NeedSpeed
03-17-2017, 12:02pm
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ah, VB: take an innocuous issue, beat it to death, trade gentle insults, resolve differences, and hug your neighbor at the end.
oddly, no major tangents yet.... :DAB:
i'm rather disappointed in the lack of cookie reviews and the relative goodness of the various types that are offered.
Samoas..... :faint:
Aerovette
03-17-2017, 12:37pm
i'm rather disappointed in the lack of cookie reviews and the relative goodness of the various types that are offered.
Samoas..... :faint:
They are all equally good. Even those basic GS emblem shortbreads are good.
If you want to test your reflexes, dunk in hot tea and try to eat it before it falls apart.
RedLS1GTO
03-17-2017, 12:40pm
Opinions vary. A guy here had a box of GS at his desk. I had him taste the Keebler. He didn't taste a difference BUT, they are thinner.
In hindsight, I wish I would have eaten the cookies and never posted a word about it.
Who thought a glib comment could fill so much free time?
Well, it's the internet so my opinion is a fact.
They are all equally good. Even those basic GS emblem shortbreads are good.
If you want to test your reflexes, dunk in hot tea and try to eat it before it falls apart.
tea?
Aerovette
03-17-2017, 12:46pm
tea?
I like tea. :hide:
I like tea. :hide:
well....alright, but don't be caught dancing around with your pinky in the air. :D
tea should be sweet and iced.
what's the mean time before failure (dissolves)? about 0.4 seconds? :rofl:
Iron Chef
03-17-2017, 12:55pm
So the Girl Scouts are selling higher priced, re-branded, mass produced crap but people just feel better about buying it. :D :leaving:
I'm not going to re-hash the debate. Call it what you want.
Aerovette
03-17-2017, 1:02pm
well....alright, but don't be caught dancing around with your pinky in the air. :D
tea should be sweet and iced.
Says you.:fruit::fruit::fruit::fruit::fruit:
well....alright, but don't be caught dancing around with your pinky in the air. :D
tea should be sweet and iced.
Iced, yes. Sweet, no. :barf:
Back when I was in Little League, we sold those stickers. When I was coaching they had moved on to selling Worlds Finest chocolate bars. The chocolate netted the league about a quarter per bar. I pushed to get the stickers back because they netted the league about 95 cents per at the $1 suggested price. Most of the time my kids would get more, and "sell" the same sticker 3 or 4 times. Lasted one year. The fundraiser pulled in the biggest numbers in years, but they went back to the bars.
Someone even bitched about the leftover stickers. SMDH
Iced, yes. Sweet, no. :barf:
Isn't there some made in NYC salsa you should be eating, right about now?
Isn't there some made in NYC salsa you should be eating, right about now?
Nope.
99 pewtercoupe
03-17-2017, 2:13pm
Nope.
He will be filling up on Scrapple!
markids77
03-17-2017, 9:27pm
FWIW I live in Garden City GA, a bedroom community of Savannah; home of the Girl Scouts. I see young troops everywhere I go downtown and in the 20 plus years I have lived here I have NEVER been approached by a Scout who asked if I wanted to buy a box of cookies. So much for the enthusiasm of the "home team".
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