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    Image of mbot says Spock yeah! mbot says Spock yeah!
    08/03/09

    In reply to Wal-Mart Sells Knock Off Girl Scout Cookies
    As if we needed any further evidence that Wal Mart has NO SHAME. Honestly, it makes you think their execs would start kicking puppies in the face if they thought it would increase their profit margins by a dime.

    Although, if they start selling discount Samoas, my moral compass is going to be set seriously awhirl...
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    08/03/09

    In reply to Wal-Mart Sells Knock Off Girl Scout Cookies
    man, is Wal-Mart going to be pissed when Girl Scouts start selling assault rifles and cheap DVDs door to door.
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    Image of andromache andromache
    08/03/09

    In reply to Wal-Mart Sells Knock Off Girl Scout Cookies
    when I was little, the cookies were absolutely delicious and incredibly easy to sell, especially at $2.50/box. Then some other company took over the baking, and by the time I grew out of the Scouts (high school) the cookies didn't taste the same. Then when I was in college, about 5 yrs ago, suddenly the cookies came in smaller quantities in much smaller boxes and they didn't taste nearly as good as they used to, plus they had become a higher price that definitely does not encourage buying in bulk. My family used to keep Thin Mints stocked in the freezer year round, as we bought like two dozen boxes at a time. But once they changed bakers and downsized on box size, and upped the price, we don't buy them anymore. I say, the Scouts should go back to the original recipes and take a leap of faith by lowering their prices a bit. I bet they'd sell a huge amount and people would regain their faith in the cookies.
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    Image of AthertonMerriweather AthertonMerriweather
    08/03/09

    In reply to Wal-Mart Sells Knock Off Girl Scout Cookies
    I don't see what the big deal is. Grocery stores in my area sell knock-offs of every brand in the store. Also, many cookie companies already make cookies comparable to Thin Mints, etc...
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    Image of Mrs. Stephen Fry Mrs. Stephen Fry
    08/04/09

    @AthertonMerriweather: I'm with you. Keebler, anyone? They've been making "knock-offs" for years, according to this woman's theory. Blah.
    Let's all rant and rave at Walmart! That's what we're supposed to do!
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    Image of laureltreedaphne laureltreedaphne
    08/03/09

    In reply to Wal-Mart Sells Knock Off Girl Scout Cookies
    So, we shouldn't be shopping at Wal-Mart to begin with, because they treat their employees horribly. But this really sucks. When you buy the cookies from an actual girl scout, you are teaching her self-confidence, and paying for things like field trips, art supplies, and even uniforms for girls who can't afford to pay for them themselves. When you buy them at Wal-Mart, you are paying for...some CEO's 12th Caribbean vacation. Ick.
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    Image of lalaland13 lalaland13
    08/03/09

    In reply to Wal-Mart Sells Knock Off Girl Scout Cookies
    I think Wal-Mart definitely does some douche things, but don't other cookie companies already have Tagalong knockoffs? And probably Thin Mints, too-I know I've had some yummy peanut butter and chocolate cookies from Keebler Elf or some such that tasted quite a bit like the Girl Scout stuff. I don't know if it's marketed as a knockoff, but damn, they're good.
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    Image of Atsumi Atsumi
    08/03/09

    In reply to Wal-Mart Sells Knock Off Girl Scout Cookies
    Stay classy, WalMart.
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    Image of sybann sybann
    08/03/09

    In reply to Wal-Mart Sells Knock Off Girl Scout Cookies
    I hate Walmart. I especially hate that I have to drive past Wallyworld to pay higher prices somewhere else if I want to shop responsibly. Makes me very pissed.
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    Image of dreamweave dreamweave
    08/03/09

    In reply to Wal-Mart Sells Knock Off Girl Scout Cookies
    Jesus Christ, Wal-Mart. What's next, jars at checkout taking collections for Ronald McSchmonald House? Will you be selling Naul Pewman salad dressing with all proceeds going to...Wal-Mart? Have you NO shame?? Wait, don't answer that.
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    Image of mbprice mbprice
    06/30/09

    In reply to Dad Learns Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards Are For Girls Only
    GTFO, commercial. I love Girl Scout Cookie blizzards. I will gladly change genders for the interval during which I consume a thin mint blizzard.
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    06/30/09

    @mbprice: You might even enjoy it more because women have more tastebuds.
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    Image of Liz11685 Liz11685
    06/30/09

    In reply to Dad Learns Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards Are For Girls Only
    Silly commercial. The first important thing to remember about selling GS cookies is that men buy more!


    (Kidding!)

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    Image of PreposterousHypothesis PreposterousHypothesis
    06/30/09

    In reply to Dad Learns Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards Are For Girls Only
    That girl really needs to unpack her (Girl Scout) knapsack and examine her Blizzard privilege.
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    Image of Rare Affinity Rare Affinity
    06/30/09

    In reply to Dad Learns Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards Are For Girls Only
    Two years ago I saw some youngsters had set up a drinks stall in their front drive. I gamely bought a drink. It was overpriced and tasted awful. But at least they were in their own house. When I looked after a friend's sick brother in the most expensive part of London (and therefore assumed to be ripe for rich pickings), I had small children ringing the door wanting me to buy things for their school. These days I am alarmed that parents allow their children to blithely go to strangers houses without another adult present.
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    Image of jillofalltrades jillofalltrades
    06/30/09

    @Rare Affinity: You do know that Girl Scouts only went door to door to peddle their cookies up until like 10 years ago. I can remember wandering all around town trying to get strangers to order cookies that they would not receive until months later.


    I much prefer these sort of diverse direct sales products because people don't just want girl scout cookies once a year.

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    Image of Lucille van Pelt Lucille van Pelt
    06/30/09

    @jillofalltrades: we still allow girls to go door to door. The rules are that they have to have a parent with them though. As far as I can remember (i've been involved in scouting for 22 years) we've always had to have a parent with us. maybe that was just my troop though.
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    Image of Rare Affinity Rare Affinity
    06/30/09

    @jillofalltrades: We don't have those cookie in the UK. Are they any good? Or did people just buy them out of a sense of guilt?
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    Image of tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock
    06/30/09

    @Lucille van Pelt: In my area we know a few families who are very involved in Girl Scouts and they've stopped going door-to-door and have now taken to more direct networking (through the family, friends of the family, church, school, etc). That's just the people I know, though. I haven't had anyone from the Girl Scouts come to my door and ask me to buy cookies - the boys with their popcorn also haven't shown up. We get school fundraisers occasionally, but.
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    Image of limber limber
    06/30/09

    @Lucille van Pelt: We didn't have to have parents with us, but I think there was some sort of rule that if we were going beyond houses we knew, we had to go in pairs.
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    Image of angelheadedhipster angelheadedhipster
    06/30/09

    In reply to Dad Learns Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards Are For Girls Only
    You know what annoys me and is tangentially related?


    I watch a lot of a certain TV shopping network (my life is kind of sad) even though I never buy anything. The demographic obviously skews overwhelmingly female, but when they have food on, they use the worst gender norms/sterotypes CONSTANTLY. Like, they sell steaks and they're like, "This is a MAN'S steak - ladies can go get some TOFU for your dainty little selves, etc." Like, who the hell do you think is buying all of this shiz?

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    Image of greengrey greengrey
    06/30/09

    @angelheadedhipster: I know steak is for girls because it's pink inside.
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    Image of Ionic Ionic
    06/30/09

    @greengrey (raidersofthelostSTAR): My mind went to a very, very wrong place with that. I hope you're happy.


    In related news, a whole new world of food opens up for each of the sexes! Guys can now enjoy yogurt guilt-free, because it is white on the inside.

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    Image of angelheadedhipster angelheadedhipster
    06/30/09

    @Ionic: I prefer chocolate pudding, as my soul is black...
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    Image of tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock
    06/30/09

    @Ionic: I'm going to have a hard time eating yogurt now, thank you.
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    Image of doodley is not amused doodley is not amused
    06/30/09

    In reply to Dad Learns Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards Are For Girls Only
    They're Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards.


    Are they made from real Girl Scouts?

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    Image of BabyJane BabyJane
    06/30/09

    @doodley is not amused: It's a little known fact, but ground Girl Scout is delicious and an excellent source of nutrition.
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    Image of angelheadedhipster angelheadedhipster
    06/30/09

    @doodley is not amused: Less fat than Brownies.
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    Image of Liz11685 Liz11685
    06/30/09

    @doodley is not amused: Oh, Addams Family. :)
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