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Why are Girl Scout cookies popular?
Many people make such a big deal whenever that time of year comes around, and it seems way out of proportion to the product. Are these cookies considered far superior to other cookies? Do adults crave a socially acceptable justification for buying & eating unhealthy food, even when it's in sorta small, pricey boxes? Is it nostalgia or other emotional attachment to these cookies or to the Girl Scouts?
4 Answers
- ckngbbblsLv 74 years ago
Up until recently, you couldn't buy those same varieties of cookies in a grocery store but now there are some pretty respectable knock offs of the Samoas(the only ones I like).
- PoohBearPenguinLv 74 years ago
You got it - the exclusivity, scarcity, and the fact "it's for a good cause" (despite the fact that probably less than 10% of the money goes to the Girl Scouts at all...)
- Anonymous4 years ago
It's nothing to do with the cookies. It's a traditional way for girl scouts to raise money and people are happy to give for that.
- Anonymous4 years ago
A cookie may be called Trefoils when baked by one baker and Shortbread when baked by the other. The two cookies look and taste similar, but the name of the cookie and the recipe may be different. The exceptions are Thin Mints® and Girl Scout S'mores™, which are names used by both bakers.
