Stolen: $19,000 Worth Of Girl Scout Cookies

[SilentPanda]

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/S...193700081.html

Some Girl Scout cookie lovers in South Carolina are going to be missing out on some of the seasonal treats this year.

Thieves broke into a warehouse in Spartanburg, South Carolina and stole almost $19,000 worth of the yummy treats.

The theft was discovered when inventory was being taken at Carey Moving and Storage where the bulk of the cookies are delivered and stored.

The thieves seem to favor thin mints and shortbreads...those were the only two flavors taken.

[firedept]

And so the cookie crumbles. Those are my favorite ones as well. Finally can get some cheaper. Big cookie sale happening at your local corner soon! LOL!

[2jaded2care]

Stealing from little girls, literally. Good job. I'm sure the scumbags can rationalize it somehow.

[quagmire]

Originally Posted by 2jaded2care

Stealing from little girls, literally. Good job. I'm sure the scumbags can rationalize it somehow.

Not quite. They stole from the organization. Literally stealing from little girls would be the thieves going to where they sell the cookies and robbing them.......

[GermanyChris]

Thin Mints are the only GS cookies worth stealing and the reason I gain weight in late winter.

[ucfgrad93]

Originally Posted by SilentPanda

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/S...193700081.html

Bastards!

[Tomorrow]

Thin mints and shortbreads? They can have 'em. Leave me my Do-Si-Dos.

Oh, and if there are any Girl Scouts reading this (yeah, right): bring back the All-Abouts!!

[ericrwalker]

I ordered from two people. I hope this doesn't delay my shipment , I have a pregnant wife to feed.

$19,000 worth, that's like 20 boxes these days right?

[Tilpots]

Ahem, if anyone, no one in particular mind you, wants to PM me, uh, I'm a huge Thin Mint fan. Just sayin'. I'm not too far from SC either, if you wanna meet. Just to say 'Hello,' of course...

[Schmitty11]

Oh that is not cool.

[2jaded2care]

Originally Posted by quagmire

Not quite. They stole from the organization. Literally stealing from little girls would be the thieves going to where they sell the cookies and robbing them.......

So the girls themselves are not part of the organization?

I don't get the humor over this. Cookie sales support the troops, their events and the infrastructure... Perhaps it is also now funny when thieves steal from Toys for Tots, Homes for Humanity, or food pantries.

[quagmire]

Originally Posted by 2jaded2care

So the girls themselves are not part of the organization?

I don't get the humor over this. Cookie sales support the troops, their events and the infrastructure... Perhaps it is also now funny when thieves steal from Toys for Tots, Homes for Humanity, or food pantries.

So if I rob a preschool for whatever reason, I stole from kids too since they are a part of that school? I don't follow that logic.

The thief stole from the organization, not the girls themselves. I never found any humor in this so I don't know what you're getting at.....

[ucfgrad93]

Originally Posted by Tomorrow

Thin mints They can have 'em.

Blasphemer!

[Peace]

I'd be suspicious of any good deals on GS cookies on eBay.

[2jaded2care]

Originally Posted by quagmire

So if I rob a preschool for whatever reason, I stole from kids too since they are a part of that school? I don't follow that logic.

The thief stole from the organization, not the girls themselves. I never found any humor in this so I don't know what you're getting at.....

Sorry, didn't mean to imply that you were the one finding humor in the situation. Other posters, however, seem to be making light of the situation.

And sorry again, but as much as you can't follow my logic, I'll admit I don't understand the distinction you are drawing. Except for the Girl Scout nat'l organization, everyone else is a volunteer. It's a non-profit organization, which its members belong to once they join.

Unless the storage company or its insurance is stepping up to cover the loss, it's on the Girl Scouts (or their insurance company, followed by subsequent higher insurance charges)...

As I perceive it, your argument is like saying "I stole from the club, not its members," or, "I stole from the Toys for Tots organization, not the kids who now won't get toys because of the theft." Admittedly my ability to compartmentalize things in these situations is not very high. Perhaps that is reacting too emotionally, but if the end result is that the kids are deprived, IMO the thieves are literally stealing from the kids.