Community Corner
Are You Ready for Girl Scout Cookie Season?
Find out where you can purchase Girl Scout Cookies in our area this weekend.
You can almost taste the cool zing of the Thin Mint. Can you smell the creamy peanut butter from the Tagalong? Are you ready to crunch into a Samoa?
The good news is the wait is finally over. The famed Girl Scout cookies go on sale in eastern Pennsylvania on Thursday, Jan. 17.
According to GirlScouts.org, 11 types of cookie treats will be available this year for sale through local girl scout troops, including a newly added Mango Creme variety.
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Mango Cremes, this year's new cookie, is described as a vanilla and coconut crunchy cookie with a mango filling on the GSA website. The cookie contains the concentrate of many natural fruits.
According to the GSA Pressroom's news release, the girl scouts have sold cookies for over 100 years. Cookies for the 2013 sales season will be $4 per box.
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The best news? With today's technology, you can find the closest sales spot with the touch of a button.
Those in Bucks County can hit the cookie sale site here and type in your own zip code at the top of the search bar. A list of the closest sales locations will be quickly displayed.
Know of a troop selling in your community? Help Eastern Pennsylvania Girl Scouts in their annual sales endeavor and share troop contact information here in the comments.
Those that crave the tasty treats can also dowload this App found on the GSA Website to find the closest sale locations to your own home (or current location).
Here are some locations for the weekend:
Car Wash USA
Where: 900 Industrial highway, Southampton
When: Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Roman Delight
Where: 255 East Street Road, Warminster
When: Noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20
Saladworks
Where: 484 Second Street Pike, Southampton
When: For the duration!
Walgreens
Where: 2319 York Rd., Jamison and 2060 Street Rd., Warrington
When: Fri. 4-8 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Where: 2190 York Rd., Jamison
When: Fri. 4-8 p.m., Sat. & Sun. noon-8 p.m.
Uno Chicago Grill
Where: 1661 Easton Rd., Warrington
When: Fri.-Sun. 5-8 p.m.
Where: 500 Easton Rd., Warrington
When: Fri.-Sat. 4-8 p.m.
Where: 1380 Easton Rd., Warrington
When: Fri. 4-8 p.m., Sat.-Sun. noon-8 p.m.
Where: 2235 York Rd., Jamison
When: Fri. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-noon
Where: 2370 York Rd., Jamison
When: Fri. 4-6 p.m.
Where: 855 Easton Rd., Warrington
When: Sat.-Sun. 4-8 p.m.
Where: 648 Easton Rd., Warrington
When: Fri. 6-8 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 12-6 p.m.
Where: 1075 Main St., Warrington
When: Fri. 4-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
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