So when I was at BlogHer, I tried Wal-Mart’s new cookies including their Fudge Mint and Fudge-Covered Peanut Butter-Filled flavors. (Clever names, eh?)
Anyway, I literally ran upstairs and told my BlogHer buddies that Wal-Mart was trying to take out the Girl Scouts.
Turns out I was not alone in noting that they’re basically total knock-offs (while the Wal-Mart Tagalongs are superior — with a chocolate cookie inside instead of shortbread — the Wal-Mart Thin Mints aren’t quite as thin… still better than those lame Keebler Grasshoppers).
Here’s the thing, the only people lazier than Wal-Mart shoppers are Girl Scouts who don’t even go door to door to sell cookies anymore. I know there are safety concerns, but I haven’t even been offered a Girl Scout cookie in 3 years and trust me, Girl Scouts of America, I could be one of your best customers.
What I’m trying to say is, I’m a big fan of the Girl Scouts, but if you snooze, you lose. Start actually selling me those cookies you have a monopoly on and then maybe I’ll take your side against Wal-Mart. In the meantime, may I recommend getting a little more creative with your sales pitch?
agree with this. Walmart is one of the great engines of American prosperity–and now capitalism is bringing me Girl Scout cookies whenever I want.
Huzzah.