girl scout cookies

I bought some out in front of Beso on Sunday...

I previously had emailed them and received this:


Dear Friends,



Thank you for your recent inquiry about purchasing Girl Scout Cookies! All of the proceeds – every penny – from the Greater New York Cookie Program remain in the five boroughs. This revenue is used to benefit girls,some of it directly by remaining in the Girl Scout troop treasury and some funding the cost of providing the Girl Scout program in New York City. A portion of every box of cookies that you purchase will be shared with a troop from your borough. All varieties of Girl Scout Cookies are $3.50 per box.



You may purchase all your favorite Girl Scout cookies in several ways:



1. Complete and fax to us the attached Cookies by Mail order form. Cookie orders are filled within 24 hours of credit card approval.



1. Come to our Council headquarters at 43 West 23rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and buy your cookies in person. (Please note: if you are buying more than 6 boxes of cookies, please complete the Cookies by Mail form, but indicate “FOR PICK UP.” This will help expedite your order. Daily hours are 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM. Beginning March 22, you may visit the Manhattan Cookie Cupboard for additional hours (see attached).



1. Beginning March 22, visit one of our Cookie Cupboards around the five boroughs – a complete schedule is attached. Cash only, no credit cards.



1. Beginning March 19, check our web site for a list of “booth sales” around the City. These are neighborhood events where your local troops sell cookies.



1. If your company has 2,500+ employees on site, ask your building manager to host a troop on April 10, the annual Corporate Cookie Connection. Our girls will come right to your building and sell cookies all day! Please contact Karen Murphy at 212-645-4000, ext. 275 for more information.







Thank you for supporting New York City’s more than 21,000 Girl Scouts and the Girl Scout Cookie Program – America’s leading business and economic literacy program for girls.



Sincerely,

Karen Murphy







Ms. Karen M. Murphy

Senior Director of Development and Communications
Girl Scout Council of Greater New York
43 West 23rd Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-645-4000, ext. 275
Fax: 212-645-4599
[email protected]
www.girlscoutsnyc.org

Are those made using real girl scouts? :twisted:

It's all about the Samoas (Trefoils in a pinch, but not nearly as good).

Damn you all to hell for making me HUNGRY!

Hey, where's the love for PEANUT BUTTER PATTIES? I've been craving some of those.

This is all so much more streamlined than how I remember cookie sales being done when I was a Girl Scout. I used to canvas the neighborhood, the church, and send the form to my dad's office to take orders, then a couple weeks later we had to pick 'em up and deliver 'em. Obviously GSA has honed their evil genius over the past 20-odd years.

Oh, Erikka, you were one of the GOOD scouts. I grew up selling them too -and developed a loathing for cold-calling that has persisted lo these 35 years. My most successful year saw me selling a whole eight boxes. Meanwhile, my friends magically sold truckloads.

The shame....

I just picked up my seasonal fix at the Long Island Restaurant on Atlantic Ave at Henry Street.

They always carry a decent supply right there behind the bar.

My bag included the following:

Thin Mints.

Samoas.

Tagalongs.

Do-si-dos.

Mmm-mmm!

I bought some at their 23rd Street office. They are on the 6th Floor. There was no wait at all.

2 boxes of thin mints, two boxes of samoas, and two boxes of tagalongs!

43 West 23rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, 6th Fl

Not sure about how long they'll be sold but from looking at their website it seems you can buy them indefinitely. I think they're $3.50 a box, which isn't bad compared to other cookies.

It's only until about April 28th - unless the cookies run out sooner, which is usually how they do it.