6000 for 6000

April 12, 2018 1:14 PM

A Girl Scouts troop for homeless girls in New York City aims to sell 6,000 boxes of cookies by the end of this week
posted by artsandsci (26 comments total)

They already exceeded their initial goal. If you're in NYC and want to buy some in person, they're stationed at Kellogg's NYC Cafe at Union Square 4-6 p.m. Friday and 2-4 p.m. Saturday. You can also donate directly to Girl Scouts in NYC shelters from the drop-down menu on this page (via).
posted by cichlid ceilidh at 1:32 PM on April 12, 2018 [11 favorites]

The Girl Scouts are just wonderful
posted by TedW at 2:34 PM on April 12, 2018 [3 favorites]

I believe Troop 6000 is also using the Scout Digital Cookie platform, for online sales.
posted by Iris Gambol at 2:44 PM on April 12, 2018 [5 favorites]

Thanks Iris, I was wondering. I was just thinking I wanted some more cookies..but I'm not local. Doesn't matter! Cookies on the way!
posted by nat at 2:55 PM on April 12, 2018 [3 favorites]

Samoas Inbound!!! Thanks, Iris Gambol, for posting that link.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 3:24 PM on April 12, 2018 [3 favorites]

I'm all for the cash donation angle here. The actual amount the girls get from cookie sales is really low. This year in my daughter's troop it was 18%.

Rock on, Troop 6000!
posted by JoeZydeco at 3:51 PM on April 12, 2018 [2 favorites]

Mod note: If we want to talk about the effectiveness of this kind of thing, that’s fine, but put the effort into writing a comment or contextualizing a link. Thanks.
posted by restless_nomad (staff) at 4:12 PM on April 12, 2018 [6 favorites]

GASP

THEY HAVE THE VEGAN THIN MINTS
posted by poffin boffin at 4:31 PM on April 12, 2018 [4 favorites]

poor decision in progress
posted by poffin boffin at 4:31 PM on April 12, 2018 [15 favorites]

Iris FTW!
posted by photoslob at 5:07 PM on April 12, 2018 [1 favorite]

poor decision in progress

the best decisions really.
posted by Homo neanderthalensis at 5:42 PM on April 12, 2018 [3 favorites]

GASP

THEY HAVE THE VEGAN THIN MINTS

All Thin Mints are vegan - both Little Brownie Bakers and ABC Bakers. (Also, ABC Bakers' Lemonades, Thanks-A-Lot, S'mores, and Peanut Butter Patties are all vegan. But Troop 6000 is in a council that uses Little Brownie.)
posted by candyland at 5:51 PM on April 12, 2018 [2 favorites]

This is great and that's my city council member right there in the middle of the pic.
posted by gaspode at 5:58 PM on April 12, 2018 [3 favorites]

Great NYT article about Troop 6000 from 2017.
posted by phigmov at 1:59 AM on April 13, 2018

looks like the 'donate boxes' option comes with free shipping

it's quite the steal ;)
posted by runt at 7:25 AM on April 13, 2018 [1 favorite]

I’m heading over to make a donation after writing this. If the page shows a “this site uses cookies” pop up I will squeal with joy.
posted by sol at 9:40 AM on April 13, 2018 [1 favorite]

Thank you for this touching and inspiring post.
But dear god, 100,000 homeless children in New York City.
I just hang my head in shame.
posted by chapps at 3:24 PM on April 13, 2018 [4 favorites]

Thank you for posting this! I headed over after work and now my evening is filled with beautiful sunshine and delicious Girl Scout cookies!
posted by wiskunde at 3:27 PM on April 13, 2018 [1 favorite]

...100,000 homeless children...
I just hang my head in shame.

This is one shitty society we live in.

Part of me wants to just send a cash donation.
But Thin Mints!
There would be less guilt with only buying one box of cookies and a donation in the amount of the cost of the second box.
And fewer calories!

There. All rationalized. Where's my charge card?
posted by BlueHorse at 8:31 PM on April 13, 2018 [2 favorites]

update i am suing the girl scouts for my emotional damage caused by eating 2 full sleeves of thin mints
posted by poffin boffin at 5:24 PM on April 20, 2018

My box arrived today, and the thin mints went straight into the freezer.
posted by Iris Gambol at 7:31 PM on April 20, 2018

> the thin mints went straight into the freezer

Now that cookie season is over and I don't have to smile and nod at all the customers and their insanity, I must ask: WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS. Just eat them! EAT THEM.
posted by The corpse in the library at 10:44 AM on April 21, 2018

because they taste really good cold? it's okay if you feel differently but uh. some people like that?
posted by poffin boffin at 11:20 AM on April 21, 2018

Yep, better frozen. I prefer refrigerated Samoas to room temperature ones, too.
posted by Iris Gambol at 1:52 PM on April 21, 2018

> it's okay if you feel differently but uh. some people like that?

Harumph. I shall try to be more open minded. I thought all you freezer people were storing them to eat later.
posted by The corpse in the library at 4:56 PM on April 21, 2018 [2 favorites]

That only happens if I forget they're in there.
posted by Iris Gambol at 8:03 PM on April 21, 2018 [1 favorite]