I myself was a Girl Scout, well technically I was a Daisy, then a Brownie, and then a Junior Girl Scout. I never actually made it all the way to full-fledged Girl Scout. Looking back that probably had a lot to do with the fact that I was never in uniform for the meetings, earned three measly patches, and was really only interested in one thing...those cookies...I mean can you blame me! I don't even recall ever going door to door. My parents did the grunt work for me and we always ended up with a surplus of boxes tucked away in various cabinets to spread the wealth so to speak, lest I eat all 20 boxes in one sitting, which was a scenario that always had strong potential as it was the only time we ever really had good ole' bona fide "junk food" in my house.
I have continued this rationing tradition and have gone to great lengths to hide Samoas in places only I would think to look. There is always a package of Thin Mints tucked into the freezer, pulled out ever so slowly, one by one, until the next cookie season rolls around.
I'm pretty sure that if I ever landed myself in the slammer Girl Scout cookies would become my currency.
But as much love and affection my sugar-coated heart has for those cookies, I pretty much detest the business plan. Seriously people, who in their right mind came up with this cockamamie scheme. "Ohh I know let's bake crack into the dough and then only sell them ONCE A YEAR!" First bite's free. I really think SNL writer John Mulaney says it best here:
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I mean really...WORST BUSINESS PLAN EVER (good thing I ordered 15 boxes)!
Thanks for adding me to your blog-o-mania!! I'm going to be trying out some do-it-yourself Thin Mints this weekend. If they work, I'll post the recipe to my blog :)
ReplyDeleteOh, and there's nothing wrong with being a girl scout drop-out. I also only made it to the junior level :P
It's my pleasure. Your budget diet is inspiring!
ReplyDelete$10 says you earned more than 3 patches, even as a drop-out.