Talk:Girl Scout Cookies

Adding the number of regional councils

Would someone mind adding the actual number of councils to the article. The lead paragraph for the article mentions that each regional council sets their own prices, but doesn't give any context into how many councils there actually are.

• Original text: Cookie sales are organized by regional Girl Scout councils who select one of two national bakeries to buy cookies from.
• Proposed text: Cookie sales are organized by 112 regional Girl Scout councils who select one of two national bakeries to buy cookies from.
• Reason: By listing the number of Girl Scout councils, the reader is given greater context into the size of the regions as well as into the potential variance in pricing between councils.--FacultiesIntact (talk) 16:49, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

References

I couldn't find the number of councils at the link. Could you point me to it or possibly make the link more specific? Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 18:11, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

@North8000: In the Vox link it's about halfway down, with the line "Each regional council — there are 112, nationwide — chooses which baker to contract with, and by extension, which version of Thin Mints you get." In the Journal Sentinel article it's in the third paragraph, talking about the reduction of the number of councils: "The Girl Scouts of Manitou Council was the only one nationwide to challenge a 2005 plan meant to reduce the number of councils from more than 300 to 112". Hope that helps!--FacultiesIntact (talk) 18:42, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

OK, it threw me because you had a different cite by the number. I'll change. North8000 (talk) 20:26, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

I'll put it in as is, the cite is just a few words later. North8000 (talk) 20:37, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Discontinued Oreo-like chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookies

Long ago my favorite Girl Scout Cookies by far (when everybody else loved Thin Mints) were mixed chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookies. They were similar to Oreos and Golden Oreos, and a box contained an equal number of each flavor. The cookie part was molded in the shape of the then-current Girl Scouts logo. They are not listed among the discontinued varieties, but they definitely, absolutely, unequivocally WERE available for many years—through the 1960s and 1970s at least—because I bought and enjoyed dozens of boxes of them and grieved deeply when I discovered that they had been discontinued. I didn't add them to the article because I don't remember what their official name was, but maybe someone else remembers. — 8.9.94.16 (talk) 22:28, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

New Girl Scout cookie for 2021 season

There's a new Girl Scout cookie in 2021. It's called Toast-Yay! under ABC Bakers. Janlanuzo (talk) 00:00, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

"Knockoff" section?

It seems major retailers and commercial bakers have gotten into the act, making cookies similar to the ones by GSA available year-round. Most notoriously is Walmart, under their Great Value brand. There have been articles and blog posts where (in some cases, blind) taste tests have been conducted, some informally by people on their own. Could something like this fit under a "Controversy" subheading (if, of course, one could stomach using the terms "girl scout" and "controversy" in the same article)? Or "Knockoffs"? Not everyone would like such a section, of course, but if completeness is part of the point of Wikipedia, items of cultural significance do belong. Or, for those wanting to protect the GSA, perhaps a separate article, with a crosslink ("See Also") to a new article fully discussing this development in recent years? Wikigameshow (talk) 05:00, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

I think that, for now, having it in this article makes a lot of sense. Controversy sections are somewhat discouraged and "knockoff" is perhaps too negative unless enough reliable sources use that phrase. Copy-cat or generic (see generic brand for example) could work. Skynxnex (talk) 18:29, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Agree with Skynxnex on all points. North8000 (talk) 22:06, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

"Emily Toothill"

I can't find any reference for this person existing, and visually the accompanying photo looks like AI stuff - biscuit is looking weird between the fingers and the legs are merged together. Is this legitimate? 51.19.119.34 (talk) 01:05, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

I think I agree. I've removed the text and embedded image. This is based on my own current search for sources, finding only a small snippet in a regional newspaper brand that was published well after this addition with very similar wording, and the fact it was marked as needing a source since May. I hope to also follow-up and probably nominate the image on commons for deletion (but if I haven't, anyone reading this is welcome to). Skynxnex (talk) 05:16, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

It has been speedily deleted on commons. Skynxnex (talk) 03:09, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you Skynxnex! 51.19.119.34 (talk) 19:48, 11 July 2024 (UTC)