It’s Cookie Time…be kind to your Girl Scout
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Yes, ladies and gentlemen…the time is nearly here. Three days and counting. At least here in Florida. On January 11, Girl Scout cookies officially go on sale.
I can almost taste the Samoas.
I used to be a Thin Mint girl. I still like them, but over time, I’ve become totally addicted to Samoas. Oh, the dark chocolate…the coconut…the caramel. What’s not to love?
And the best part? I’ll be on my way to California on that first selling day, which means the dh will be accompanying our little scout on her first round of the neighborhood.
Usually, I hate fundraisers. I don’t like imposing on people I know, asking them to buy crap they don’t need just so my daughter’s school isn’t properly funded through taxes and whatnot. I grew up in Catholic school, where fundraising was a 365 days a year endeavor. I’ll never forget all the car washes and bake sales my eighth grade class held so that we could go to Disney World for our class trip…only to have the pastor take our money for the new church fund and send us to Busch Gardens instead. (This may not sound bad in the end…but you have to remember that we all live in Tampa and BG was not a big deal. Disney was a big deal!)
Somehow, however, I don’t mind selling Girl Scout cookies. Not only because this will fund the troupe’s trip to the Kennedy Space Center, but because people WANT Girl Scout cookies. We are not imposing…we are bringing them something they long for, that they cannot get in stores or order off of eBay. Okay, maybe you can order them on eBay, but would you want to? I draw the line at food stuff.
Those of you who are beer drinkers who didn’t live east of the Rockies…do you remember the time when getting a case of Coors beer was a treasure? I distinctly remember my father packing cases upon cases of the stuff to bring home to his friends when we were on our skiing trips. Now that it’s available in stores, it’s no big deal.
I liken Girl Scout cookies to See’s chocolate…if you’re in Florida and not California where they seem to have stores on every street corner (and yes, I mapquested the locations of the nearest ones to our hotel for next week…Hi, my name is Julie and I’m a See’s Chocoholic.) Everyone wants them and they’ll gladly shell out $5 for a box!
So…what’s your favorite Girl Scout cookie? And will you be buying them from your neighborhood Scout? You really should!
