I was accosted by a dealer in front of the supermarket today

[ripcord]

Be alert the suspect was female, Hispanic, around 4 feet tall, black hair, brown eyes, wearing a tan vest with multi-color patches and was cute as a button. If you are approached by these hooligans do not try to deal with them alone, you will lose and it will be very dangerous to your wallet and your waistline, you have been warned.

[apcalc]

1. Girl scout cookies???

[ripcord]

5. Sugar crack.

[apcalc]

13. I bought shortbread!!!

[QED]

61. I always buy Trefoils

I remember well hauling a red wagon full of them around the neighborhood.

[Blue_playwright]

72. thin mint junkie here! Nt

[mr_lebowski]

2. Tapping your Thin Mints jones, are they?

[5X]

3. musta been one them there socialists.

[Squinch]

4. Daaaaaangerous, daaangerous bunch. I ordered 3 boxes.

[elleng]

6. ONLY $5!!!!

Yesterday one of the hooligans asked if she could help take my grocery cart to my car!!!

[doc03]

27. They go up $.50 every year but it

is really a donation and least you get some good cookies
I thin mints and samoas.

[Lunabell]

7. Thin mints!

And it is for an excellent organization.

[mwooldri]

98. It is. But deceptive name...

I keep eating the thin mints but I don't get thinner ehehehe....

[lapfog_1]

8. and how many cases of thin mints did you buy with the intent to distribute???

[ripcord]

12. I don't have to explain anything to you

I already had to deal with my wife.

[keithbvadu2]

9. Hooked on peanut butter cookies

[TexasBushwhacker]

56. The peanut butter sandwiches with a glass of cold milk

. Yummo!

[Chainfire]

10. Oh dear...

Rapists and murderers?

[irisblue]

23. Welcome to DU, interesting flex on girl scout cookies tho'

[Ilsa]

11. Jonesying for Samoas now, and those new lemon

glazed cookies.

Yummy!

[skamaria]

84. I pity the fool whos never had a Samoa!

N/T

[stopwastingmymoney]

87. Samoas are my favorite

I bought the lemon glaze and they’re pretty good. Smear a little fudge on there and bam!

[Shrike47]

14. Thin mints!!! Fortunately, we have bad weather today but the dealers are tough.

[Arkansas Granny]

15. I was approached at work by a family member of a suspect like the one you described.

Three boxes of Thin Mints and 2 Trefoils later. . . .

[mr_lebowski]

16. I think I've seen 'em! Their vests are festooned with grisly reminders of their gang-related

accomplishments!

I believe I've cracked their code though, here's what the awards mean!1!!

Public Speaking (these are the leaders)
Baking (production of special edible products)
Kayaking (support for other affiliates from down south)
Camping (posting out long-term near the grow)
Sewing (mending members wounds)
Spelling (worked on legal briefs for members upstate)

See ... don't be fooled!

[TexasTowelie]

101. Lock her up!

[wyldwolf]

17. My daughter...

... is a girl scout. I was onto your post halfway through reading the title!

[MLAA]

18. I too was targeted!

I quickly forked over $20 and begged them not to make me take any of their product. They showed mercy and I left empty handed (and empty walleted) 😬

[leftieNanner]

21. I always donate cash without taking the cookies

Because the troop gets to keep all the money, but only receives 50 cents per box of cookies sold. So you did the equivalent of buying 40 boxes of cookies!

I walked away from the Thin Mints and the Samoas with my dignity intact and my trips to the gym on the plus side of the ledger.

[MLAA]

24. I wavered just a bit...thinking yum thin mints cold from the fridge...but I managed to regain

my composure and leave empty handed 🙂. I too thought of how many mins on the elliptical or treadmill those goodies would cost me and decided I got away cheap for $20.

[stopdiggin]

28. I do the same

and I was unaware of the financial side of it. Just know I've got enough sweets around already ..

[EarnestPutz]

19. Even though my people were from a different....

....tribe (Camp Fire Girls), I've always supported Girl Scouts and their parents who, like me years ago, hang out for hours in front of a grocery store. If you don't want cookies, give them a five dollar donation, which is like buying half a dozen boxes.

[yaesu]

20. Resistance is futile. nt

[Lochloosa]

22. I call them Enablers

[jberryhill]

25. Ah, the cookie racket

They are going to run into trouble since the illicit labs in China where they get their supply are having problems due to coronavirus.

[Skittles]

26. I got hit up by one yesterday

she.....forced me to buy five boxes

[lastlib]

63. Brutal-----just BRUTAL.

The thuggish brutality of this gang is exceeded only by my lust for thin mints, which gets assuaged annually by my purchase of 4 or 5 boxes.......

BRUTAL, I tell ya!

[panader0]

29. Jeannie bought 5 boxes--the Samoas are for me!

[spooky3]

30. I was a dealer in my misspent youth. I

Was grateful to know junkies like you!

[localroger]

31. Just say the magic words

"Sorry Miss, but I am diabetic."

[cyclonefence]

32. I simply can't have cookies in the house

so a couple of years ago I started making a donation, telling the pushers to enjoy a box on me.

[Shermann]

33. I can quit eating them anytime I want

[leftieNanner]

71. When the box is empty?

[at140]

34. Both my daughters sold a ton of girl scout cookies to a willing buyer!

Their grandma!

[malaise]

35. Look like the girl scouts/girl guides

will outlast the boys' scouts.

[jberryhill]

42. Who would have imagined

This is the scariest headline ever:

https://m.ncregister.com/daily-news/concerned-about-the-boy-scouts-there-are-catholic-alternatives

Concerned About the Boy Scouts? There Are Catholic Alternatives

Believe it or not, that’s from The Catholic Register, and not Bad Parenting Monthly

[malaise]

48. Oh My - these predators are shameless

Pot meet kettle!

[cwydro]

36. Sometimes they might give you a sample. BEWARE you will be hooked!

Be careful amongst these green devils; I once was one and know how they operate!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

37. Been held hostage by babydoll eyes many times.

I'm a 72YO male that goes to his knees for a Tagalong or S'more........ ......

[Skittles]

39. they're just so darned CUTE

I just......cannot say no, and I really do like the cookies

[aggiesal]

38. No kidding, they run in troups ...

somethings got to be done about these hooligans!

Just drop the wallet and run!

[JDC]

40. I too have been accosted. The gave me a free taste and now I'm hooked

[NBachers]

41. I went to a Two-Spirit Native American powwow a couple of weeks ago.

They came along pulling a wagon, filled with their illicit goods. They were all dressed up in their beautiful colorful native regalia and footwear, with their hair all fixed and traditional. It was absolutely impossible to resist them. I’d have loved to get pictures, but I didn’t think at the time that it would be appropriate.

My heart just melted into goo.

[aikoaiko]

43. You should have seen the hug my wife gave me after I brought home thin mints.

Diamonds are for suckers. Thin mints are the way to go.

[CloudWatcher]

44. Ramps

After succumbing to one of these evil people, and consuming the results, I've installed ramps at my house. Walking is now slower than just flopping down and rolling. Much faster, though you do need to widen the doorways.

[cstanleytech]

45. They already took me for 80 dollars!!!

Not for me though more like I bought a ton of boxes as gifts for my younger brother and my older brother and his wife as she loves the new s'mores they have.

[paleotn]

46. But are they made from real girl scouts?

[leftieNanner]

47. WEDNESDAY!!!

I loved that movie!! Both of them, actually.

[paleotn]

49. Yep! : -)

[leftieNanner]

50. Raoul Julia as Gomez was wonderful

And Christopher Lloyd as Fester. Angelica Houston as Mortitia. Quite a stellar cast.

[lunasun]

51. They are working the malls , saw a swarm today . Watch your wallet 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

Actually I buy a box for the troops . I can’t take that stuff home
I would eat it !

https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2020/02/14/how-to-send-girl-scout-cookies-to-troops-overseas/

[Ilsa]

85. Swarm? Pod? Clowder? Kindle? Murder, or Shiver?

It's hard to know depending on their aggressiveness in plying their stuff.

[Luciferous]

52. Ha, bought 2 boxes yesterday!

[Kingofalldems]

53. Are thin mints sold by anyone other than the Girl Scouts?

[mwooldri]

97. I've seen copies sold in the supermarket...

But Scout Thin Mint Cookies are only sold by Scouts.

[Botany]

54. They got me too yesterday

Hey, wanna buy some thin mints?

[47of74]

93. Same here

[Submariner]

55. cute as a button??

I live in a tough neighborhood

[Dem2theMax]

57. You didn't warn me soon enough!

I have enough thin mints in my house to feed an army!

Why do they call them thin? There's nothing thin about them. You can't eat just one. You have to eat the whole box!

[captain queeg]

58. 5 bucks for thin mints, some kinds are $6

And the boxes seem smaller nowadays. But I always try to buy stuff from kids pedaling their stuff. I know they only get a fraction of the money, but I got roped in to selling stuff like that when I was a kid. Mostly it was candy but I think subscriptions or something at least once. L

[dewsgirl]

59. LoL😂 they got me too.

[Thomas Hurt]

60. Already have my four box stash in the freezer.

[iluvtennis]

62. LOL 😂 I'll be on the lookout as I need some of the lemon cookies. (Former girls scout cookie mom).

[barbtries]

64. I need more Thanks A Lots.

I need more Thanks A Lots.I need more Thanks A Lots.I need more Thanks A Lots.I need more Thanks A Lots.I need more Thanks A Lots.I need more Thanks A Lots.

[jimlup]

65. Happened to me too

She took me for $5

[Withywindle]

66. An especially dangerous new practice of this gang

Is to set up outside legal weed dispensaries, in places that have them. It's been documented in California and Colorado and Illinois. Very deadly and effective. Beware, could be coming to your area soon!

[Xolodno]

67. They went to my sister's place with a full wagon.....

...my sister bought half of it. She then tried push some on me when I visited....I gave her the Nancy Reagan line.

[bluecollar2]

68. I was warned not to buy from supermarket girl scout sales..

My door to door local girl scout just drew her finger accross her throat in that slitting motion if I ever bought from anyone but her...

It's terrifying I tell you....

BTW....I buy the shortbread...as many as she needs me to buy....🤣

[IronLionZion]

69. Even my niece is trying to kill me with the stuff she's selling

that's how they get you. By looking cute as a button so you let your guard down.

Oh well, I'll take some to the office and leave it there. Lent starts Wednesday and I always give up sweets.

[B Stieg]

70. As a diabetic, this is an extra tough time of the year.

Luckily, it makes the cheating all that much sweeter!
Thin Mints rule!

[Nonhlanhla]

73. My kiddo used to deal

but since she is shy, I ended up being her main customer. Fortunately, after our recent move to another state, she decided not to rejoin the gang!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

74. It took me a second reading to get it. Our kid used to traffic these a couple of

years ago. It's not my thing but this OP was

[HubertHeaver]

75. A dealer in fine cookies, perhaps?

I have a supply of shortbread cookies I will have to turn into piecrust.

[Laffy Kat]

76. Alas, the warning comes too late. nt

[orleans]

77. i went to the grocery store today

and there wasn't a single "dealer" out front.

i bought a bag of pepperidge farm cookies from the store.

[sprinkleeninow]

78. Thx for the reminder. Gonna 'scout' out now looking for them.

Ooh, s'mores and lemon?? 😋

[madaboutharry]

79. The same gang cornered me at the mall last week.

They were a swarm, I tell you. There was no way they were going to let me go without giving up the money. They did give me Thin Mints before I was sent on my way. I am grateful I got off so easy!

[dawg day]

80. I had to avert my eyes and walk very fast past.

I am embarrassingly susceptible to Samoa cookies.

[McTwisty]

81. They have to wait until after the Paczkis are gone.

[WePurrsevere]

83. "Paczkis" thank goodness those are seasonal!

I'm not super big on sweets but must admit that I have a bit of a thing for the lemon variety of these overstuffed pillows of pre-Lent fantabulousness. I

Unknown to me our local dealer, I mean grocery store, recently had a BOGO on them and I made the the mistake of sending hubby out for butter and coffee. Needless to say he came back with a 'few' boxes of lemon filled Paczkis for the two of us. I guess I'll get to find out if they freeze okay.

[WePurrsevere]

82. Currently just one of my granddaughters is a GS cookie 'dealer'...

and of course it's mandatory that we buy a 'few' boxes. All I can say is, thank goodness that we're back down to just the one selling them this year and they freeze rather well if you want to stash them for an occasional 'fix'.

[stopwastingmymoney]

86. I bought four boxes from the neighbor's granddaughter

Thin mint, trefoil, lemon glaze and my favorite Samoas

Did you know they take credit cards on smartphones now? I found that hilarious

I was a cookie pusher myself back in the day

[Ingersollman]

88. Do-si-do's

RULE!!!

[AllaN01Bear]

89. you made me laugh . just got up and saw this :)

[El Mimbreno]

90. Gotta watch out...

for those small women in uniforms adorned with strange badges. If you think they're powerful now, just wait!

[SallyHemmings]

91. Too &@$%ing late !

Oh the Trefoils, loved them since I was a dealer.

[47of74]

92. Too late

I already picked up some thin mints.

If my niece is selling when she’s old enough I think you can guess what she’ll be selling lots of to Uncle 47.

[sarge43]

94. Resistance is futile. n/t

[Historic NY]

95. Thin mints..........

[Vivienne235729]

96. I have one of these hooligans. They are ruthless. No one, I mean NO ONE, escapes.

I am partial to the dosidos and thin mints (always frozen).

[richdj25]

99. There was one of those dealers

in front our local grocery. She had her mom with her as an enforcer. Dropped $6 on a bag of s'mores cookies, which didn't last very long after arriving home.

Should had bought two.

[Ilsa]

100. There are robot cookies in those boxes!

Or are they boogie robots?