[2/22/11 5:10:45 PM] Tara Ariano: I have a serious America question, guys.
[2/22/11 5:11:44 PM] Mark Lisanti: And now you will ask a question that reveals our lack of knowledge of our country.
[2/22/11 5:11:56 PM] Tara Ariano: No, I think you’ll get this one.
[2/22/11 5:12:12 PM] Tara Ariano: How would I go about acquiring Girl Scout cookies if I don’t know any Scouts or Scout parents?
[2/22/11 5:12:19 PM] Tara Ariano: Because, by the way, I have never had a Girl Scout cookie.
[2/22/11 5:13:44 PM] Lindsay Robertson: The only good ones are the Thin Mints
[2/22/11 5:14:37 PM] Mark Lisanti: THIN MINTS, Tara. All. Day. Long.
[2/22/11 5:14:44 PM] Mark Lisanti: Put them in the freezer.
[2/22/11 5:14:48 PM] Tara Ariano: I’ve heard that.
[2/22/11 5:14:52 PM] Mark Lisanti: They are amazing.
[2/22/11 5:15:10 PM] Tara Ariano: I think the Girl Guides (the Canadian/British/other Commonwealth version of Girl Scouts) did a Thin Mint equivalent.
[2/22/11 5:15:27 PM] Tara Ariano: It’s a chocolate cookie (like the cookie part of an Oreo) coated in minty chocolate, right?
[2/22/11 5:16:21 PM] Lindsay Robertson: Yeah
[2/22/11 5:16:26 PM] Mark Lisanti: If you do find them, buy 10 boxes.
[2/22/11 5:16:42 PM] Lindsay Robertson: The thing with thin mints is nobody can eat just 25.
[2/22/11 5:16:46 PM] Tara Ariano: hahaha
[2/22/11 5:16:50 PM] Lindsay Robertson: like, a sleeve is a serving
[2/22/11 5:16:54 PM] Lindsay Robertson: for EVERYONE
[2/22/11 5:17:19 PM] Lindsay Robertson: they’re more of a drug than a cookie
[2/22/11 5:17:38 PM] Lindsay Robertson: you have to ask yourself “am I ready to get into thin mints?”
[2/22/11 5:17:43 PM] Tara Ariano: hahaha
[2/22/11 5:17:47 PM] Lindsay Robertson: and be a thin mint person and hang out at thin mint bars?
[2/22/11 5:17:48 PM] Mark Lisanti: You will be pounding sleeves.
A Short Play About The Acquisition Of Girl Scout Cookies
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A history of my GS hookups over the years:
3-4 years ago: I knew a guy in Colorado who had a GS daughter, got hookup from him for a few years before he disappeared from the Internets.
One day a GS mother PULLED UP IN HER VAN IN FRONT OF MY WORK, no joke, and sold them out of her car for 15 minutes.
One day I did catch the GS’s in front of a grocery store for about 10 minutes.
This year:
(a) my mother apparently knows a GS mom somewhere and sent me a list of their cookies (which, oddly enough, were a different list from what is sold here) to put in an order.
(b) The day after THAT, I walked past a Chinese restaurant on my way out of the bank and saw a sign for GS cookies. Yes, a GS had set herself up in the front booth and I bought 5 boxes.
Seriously, buy as many as you can with the cash you have on hand, because you cannot FIND them. If you must run out to an ATM first, it will be too late these days.
In Boston, girl scouts hawk cookies in the subway and outside grocery stores. There should really be a gps locator map/iPhone app for this
Really, you just need to know someone with a regular office job. Every place I’ve ever worked, there has been at least one GS parent either putting up order sheets in the kitchen or taking orders at his/her desk. The best workplaces for this are the medium-sized organizations — 50-150 employees. Smaller than that, and there may not be a GS parent. Larger than that, and there may be some moronic “no-soliciting” rule that drives the cookie market underground. I’m still trying to scope out the deal at my new mega-office job.
You also have to know that GS cookies are sold at different times of year in different parts of the country. That way the factories can come up with a steady output while the sales are a once-a-year event in each locality.
Finally, Whole Foods does sell counterfeit GS cookies in most varieties. I don’t want to direct anyone away from the real thing, but if you get really desperate, it’s nice to know there’s an alternative.
Behold, the power of the thin mint:
http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=14070793
This may be the one compelling argument for having children (but only girl children): a source of GS cookies from ages 6-13. The owner of “My Brother’s Bar” in Denver (bar/burger place) used to buy $20,000 worth of cookies from the Girl Scouts each year and then would resell them at face to customers over the course of the year. (I think the local GS council got some heat for this from national, but maybe he’s still doing it by buying directly from the kids.)
“A sleeve is a serving”–truer words have never been written.
They have kiosks set up at malls in Jersey now. They are relentless, and I love it.
Is it true that there’s an iphone app? I was sleep-tweeting last night and thought I caught that in your thread.
In any case, an entire sleeve of frozen thin mints crumbled onto maybe a cup of chocolate-chip ice cream is god’s gift to people with tastebuds.
There’s an app for almost everything, Kristina, although this doesn’t appear to cover the entire US!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/girl-scout-cookie-locator/id412442982?mt=8
Oddly enough, the Thin Mints I grew up with and sold did not have the chocolate cookie center. Instead, they had more of a not-sweet, almost crispy shortbread center, and I liked them better than the ones today even though I’m a chocolate fiend. With less chocolate, it seemed like they were minty-er (or something like that).
Bizarrely enough, I haven’t worked with a GS parent EVER.
Supposedly if you e-mail them via the Girl Scouts’ website, they will let you know where to find cookies. Unfortunately, I got no response when I tried that.
When I was a Scout in the 80s, the Thin Mints were the same chocolate cookie inside. but instead of being covered with a sad single layer of mint chocolate, they were covered with a layer of mint AND THEN a layer of chocolate. And the cookie was recessed in the center so there was a circle of thicker chocolate and mint there. It was amazing. I could peel off the chocolate with my teeth, and then the mint. Which is the only reason that I believe this better Thin Mint existed – that clear memory of peeling the layers apart – and wasn’t just a wonderful dream.
WHY OH WHY is no one talking about SAMOAS??? They are the best! Screw your Thin Mints!
On an alternate, and not insane note, around here the GS usually set up a booth in front of grocery stores to sell their cookies…
Also Keebler has made a counterfeit Samoa that is spot on.
Ta da! The Girl Scout Cookie Finder: http://www.girlscoutcookies.org/
My reaction to Girl Scout cookies is generally “meh.” I think people just get excited because they’re a once-a-year thing. OH MY GOD, I CAN ONLY HAVE THEM RIGHT NOW??? I HAVE TO BUY THEM ALL!!! Eh. You can get much better cookies, much cheaper.
No matter how many boxes you buy and freeze, it won’t be enough.
I second @Lizb…they may do that in NYC, too…worth a look.
Also…how many times did that come in handy when I was pregnant with my son and stumbling through Alewife on my way home from a long day of work? VERY often, is the answer.
This info is info I used last year, but I’m sure the same will hold for this year. Visit a girl scout cookie cupboard! http://blondieandbrownie.blogspot.com/2010/03/get-ready-for-girl-scout-cookie.html
Keebler makes cookies just like them, I believe they’re called grasshoppers. They’re just as good and easier to find. Enjoy!
I’m with Lis – Samoas all the way.
Samoas yes! I’ve never heard of a shortage of GS cookies. I always have to figure out which girl scout to buy from because there are so many around wanting to sell them to me. My niece wins every time. Exurban life at its best.
this is a very cool wed site! I love girls scout! :)
Both of my daughters are selling. If you need to find a place selling them, dial **472665437 (**gscookies). *Note booth sales do not start until 2/10. Also, we can send emails allowing you to order over the Internet. No money is exchanged over the Internet. The girl receives your email and then sends you a link via Little Brownie Baker (remember to check your spam folder if you don’t receive it). You then select what you want to order, and she delivers the cookies. I ask the requester to include their full name, phone number, and best time to deliver. Send me an e-mail with this info, and I can send you the link. I am located in central Denver near I-25 and Hampden and my girls would be happy to drop some off in the surrounding areas (within 15-20 minute drive). I can also deliver during the day, if you’re at work for example.