Wal-Mart Takes Aim at Girl Scouts?

[Roon]

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? Try Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Apparently, the world's largest retailer is on a mission to expand its Great Value private label, which in the past has imitated brands like Kellogg's Toasted Honey Crunch cereal and "cake batter" ice cream (a big crowd pleaser at Cold Stone Creamery). And recently, it has snatched up the Girl Scouts' Thin Mints and Tagalongs cookies in one fell swoop. No, the real things will not be available at a Wal-Mart near you. Rather, Wal-Mart's private label will tout tasty imitations.

http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwhatitsworth/1886/walmarttakesaimatgirlscouts/

[ima_sinnic]

1. feh. the GS cookies are highly overpriced.

I bought 4 boxes as a favor to a neighbor's kid and was very disappointed. The quality has gone way downhill, and the price is outrageous.

[Skittles]

4. I agree

I always buy them from coworkers' kids (I'm soft-hearted too) and they quality has indeed gone down :thumbsdown:

[MrScorpio]

7. Especially, when they started baking them with imitation Girl Scouts nt

[david13]

2. GS cookies? Wait, aren't they the outfit that banned gay

people?
On the one hand maybe they turned more people gay than any other organization, except maybe the catholic church, and then they ban gay people?
Besides how do I know those are not last years cookies?
dc

[obliviously]

3. Take another nice long hit.

Your not quite there yet!

[iris27]

6. NO - that is Boy Scouts.

Girl Scouts are do not discriminate against GLBT or atheist kids/adults like the boy scouts do. And they support Planned Parenthood!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

10. And that's why I'll happily drop $4/box for Thin Mints and Tagalongs.

(Or whatever they are per box.)

[tabbycat31]

8. no, that was Boy Scouts

[Lagomorph]

5. Unless they start...

hiring girl scouts to sell them, buying cookies from WalMart just won't have the appeal of getting held up by the little bank robbers every time I go to the store. I love to watch them try to figure out the change in their head.

[snake in the grass]

9. I love your description.

The high cost of the product is worth it for the moment you described.

[Onceuponalife]

11. Who cares?