Today, a girl-scout asked me to buy cookies, in front of Giant. She looked nice, so I bought 5 boxes from her. She took the money and went home with her mom. I opened the boxes when I got home and realized that the boxes just had rocks in them. I got scammed by a girl-scout. FML
I agree, your life sucks (105594) - you totally deserved it (13799)
On 03/15/2009 at 9:14pm - money - by twit (man) - United States (Maryland)
(+1)Hate to say it man, but if you can't tell a box of cookies from a box of rocks, you deserved it. :p
(0)your supposed to order them and there delivered later and you put your name in a form you should do some more research for next time.
#164 - On 03/14/2010 at 11:52pm by ilovechocochipz
(0)actually girl scouts I know sell them directly until they run out
#167 - On 05/04/2010 at 3:05pm by pyrotim25
(0)i'm a gs and we sell our leftover cookies at lowes and walmart...
#173 - On 07/16/2010 at 8:51pm by RawrrrImADino
(+1)DUH THAT WAS NOT A REALLY GIRL SCOUT!! girl scouts don't scam you. I have friends that are girl scouts. I know it is upsetting but don't f-ing blame it all on the organization...gezz.
(0)well she wasn't expecting to be scammed by girl scouts....what are they teaching these girl scount now a day?!how to be berny madoff?
#162 - On 02/10/2010 at 11:16pm by TWSSMoment
(0)lol, poor you! especially with the prices of GS cookies these days.
#3 - On 03/16/2009 at 4:09am by stolen_sammich
(+1)lol@#2... you never can trust those girl scouts...
they totally downsized the thin mints box this year!
(+1)#2, who ever checks boxes of cookies? Hahah
And that seriously sucks, but you would think you could feel a slight difference.
(+1)@4
I THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY.
THEY DID DOWNSIZE THEM.
I FUCKING KNEW IT.
#6 - On 03/16/2009 at 4:20am by fredmeepbob
(0)Omfg!!!I knew it to girl scounts are just trying to scam people.I need those cookies to get me through mw2.those girl scounts need to be shot!
#161 - On 02/10/2010 at 11:13pm by TWSSMoment
(0)Vendetta on all Girl Scouts! Hunt down random packs of GS's and pelt them with cheap store brought biscuits as a lesson to them
(0)the boxes must have been opened to get the rocks in there....didn't you noticed all the opened weird shaped boxes?
i dunno, the situation is truly fucked up, but to not notice that-you deserved it! I can't decide.
#11 - On 03/16/2009 at 5:07am by aqua__marine
(0)Your life is pretty fucked if you're fooled that easily.
#12 - On 03/16/2009 at 5:40am by whiteylasvegas
(0)As a former girl scout I can inform you that you can and should report her
#15 - On 03/16/2009 at 6:19am by nametags
(0)Hahaha, who even thinks to do that, it's kind of funny! I would never expect that from an innocent looking little girl scout with her mom. Even if there was something a little weird about the box, I wouldn't be like "Hmm, I better open these cookie boxes and make sure there are cookies in there..."
(0)you guys are idiots. if you put the rocks in correctly, it's obviously not gonna be bulgy. you can remove the cookies from the tray and just fill the tray with rocks. THINK before you make fun of people's FML's.
#17 - On 03/16/2009 at 6:20am by vietiscool
(0)The only thing I can say is that, as much as I wouldn't have been looking either, didn't you notice they had been opened before? I mean they had to have been open to be filled with rocks. What happened to your mum telling you dont eat something out of an open package?
(0)you deserved that....it is not that hard to tell that a box has been opened, no matter how hard someone tried to seal them back up
#20 - On 03/16/2009 at 7:40am by could_be_funny
(0)I don't think they were girl scouts. Probably they were dressed as one, and just took money away from you to get money. lol
#26 - On 03/16/2009 at 10:00am by theapplefreak
(0)at 23, 24... I think that Giant is a grocery store
#27 - On 03/16/2009 at 10:05am by quackquackquac
(0)Hopefully they weren't real Girl Scouts. I am sorry that you got scammed And for all the mean things everyone said about the Girls, talk to one next time. Ask them what they are going to do with the money - most of the time it goes back to the community. Also asked them how much money they get per box. Its no where near what they sell for.
#28 - On 03/16/2009 at 10:15am by dvantmom
(0)HAHAHAAHAHAHHA. that's hilarious.
i agree with everyone that said you should've been able to tell the weight difference...honestly, a cookie compared to a rock? the weight difference is pretty noticable.
#30 - On 03/16/2009 at 10:16am by audiogasmic
(0)Rocks can be tasty too! What kind were they
And wait... did she seal the boxes back up again? I mean she would have had to open old boxes and fill them with rocks lol besides the weight you should see that they were already open
(0)lmao, my boyfriend used to be in boyscouts and would sell cookies "buy one get one free." his mom had to pay for the "free" box hahaha
#32 - On 03/16/2009 at 11:29am by It_Doesnt_Matter
(0)Ha were the boxes taped shut? I guess she's shaping up to be a good businessman, if she was able to sell you a box of rocks.
(0)i'll bet the mom was in it. they prob had some deal with whoever sold the most cookies gets a prize. jesus christ i can't stand parents like that. they are so obnoxious.
#35 - On 03/16/2009 at 12:03pm by amykillswitch
(0)#17 is the only one that actually thought through what the OP said. Perhaps this isn't the case, but it's very likely they emptied the trays and left them in the box. And I'm sure they figured out a way to keep the rocks from sliding around. And they could just glue the flap of the box back down.
I mean, seriously, is anyone out there going to take the time to carefully examine a box they are buying from a "girl scout." Do you check every box you buy at the grocery store too?
#38 - On 03/16/2009 at 1:00pm by uscscreenwriter
(0)those girls are the devil. i payed five bucks for a box of cookies. 15 cookies to be exact.
#40 - On 03/16/2009 at 2:39pm by heather889121
(0)you should have at least checked to see if the box had been opened before you gave her your money.
That was just stupid.
(0)Really who examines a box of girl scout cookies? You buy them because those innocent looking soliciters could sell you anything, you take your 500 dollar box of cookies and savor each of the 5 cookies in the box. Little scammers!
(0)Why have so many people not heard of Giant? It's one of the largest grocery store chains in the US.
#44 - On 03/16/2009 at 3:26pm by vvtumblesbee
(0)#44 you are so dumb... US is not the only country in the world. Have you heard of The Warehouse or Farmers? No. Because Americans only think of themselves.
Who expects kids to trick you like that? Girl-Scouts are taught about honesty and the like, I doubt I'd check every packet I bought. And you do mean packets, don't you? Not boxes (which would contain many packets) (Again, that might be an american thing, but in NZ, a box contains 30 packets, and a packet is 15 biscuits)
(0)I'm pretty sure that Girl Scout cookies have remained at $3.50 a box for a very long time.
The reason you get fewer cookies in the box is because the price stays the same.
#46 - On 03/16/2009 at 4:20pm by annabananaxx
(0)Damn, if only I was that smart at that age!
GS cookies have been $3.50 for at least 8 years in NE USA. I remember selling them at $1.50, and I'm only in my 20s...
But either way, one should be able to tell the difference b/w cookies and rocks. Even moving them slightly you'd be able to tell the difference.
(0)and i love girl scout cookies too :(
next time b like show me the goods, then show her the money and make her pop a box open. like a drug deal hahaha
#48 - On 03/16/2009 at 4:28pm by ChrisFrancia
(0)damn, these girl scout troops are becoming more and more competitive...
#49 - On 03/16/2009 at 4:39pm by RavensRule97
(0)#44, I don't think there are any Giants on the East Coast... because I'm pretty well traveled down the coast and I've only ever seen things like Waldbaums, Stop N Shop, Shop Rite, King Kullen, Food Lion etc.
#51 - On 03/16/2009 at 4:47pm by liveitlearnit
(0)#51, When I lived in Washington, DC I shopped at Giant. Thats east coast. I've never heard of Waldbaums or King Kullen. Are those New England chains like Stop N Shop/Shop Rite?
The girl scouts outside of my grocery store always do me right. Piggly Wiggly forever!
#52 - On 03/16/2009 at 4:54pm by bombthedisco
(0)Girl scouts are evil, you should never buy their cookies. Really though, girl scouts do not receive all the profits from the cookies.
(0)Usually they get some sort of prize for selling the most boxes. That kind of thing brings out the inner con-artist in kids and....I'm sure you aren't the only one.
#56 - On 03/16/2009 at 5:42pm by notfromearth7
(0)She probably popped the box from the bottom to not deface it. You know, I almost bought some thin mints from a cute little blond girl scout the other day... I didn't any cash. maybe it was for the best.
#57 - On 03/16/2009 at 5:43pm by alwaysalady
(0)looks are decieving when "sweet little girls" are involved.
come to think of it, those "sweet little girls" are freakin DEMONS! D8
#59 - On 03/16/2009 at 5:54pm by bubs_AKA_vermin
(0)Do you remember which troop they said they were associated with? You should definitely try and get your cookies!
(0)your life must horribly suck if this happened to you. god hates you so much.
#61 - On 03/16/2009 at 6:07pm by rick_rolla
(0)this is obviously fake! why does no one pick up on the FMLs people make up? I've been a girl scout for years and there's no effin way you could put rocks in and reseal the packages. there's also no way someone wouldn't notice when you picked the boxes up.
God.
(0)yes #2, because everybody checks girl scout cookies before buying them. dumbass.
#64 - On 03/16/2009 at 7:09pm by calmthefuck_down
(0)sick..
girlscouts now?
messed up
and laugh a lot at number 6
#67 - On 03/16/2009 at 7:18pm by member0987654321
(0)agreed number 63. and rocks would be so much heavier than cookies.
#68 - On 03/16/2009 at 7:19pm by kdp06c
(0)GIRL SCOUTS ARE EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I KNOW...... from experience!! :-(
#69 - On 03/16/2009 at 7:24pm by krazinluvv
(0)agreeing with 63, being a former girl scout, that's unacceptable and this has to honestly be fake.
#70 - On 03/16/2009 at 7:33pm by ancientmudkipz
(0)To #63:
How would you know if its FAKE!?!?
People are crazy these days and WILL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY!!
The economy is shit right now.
Why would someone even post it on here if it wasn't true...maybe you do that so you would know....
Also who really thinks twice when they are buying GS cookies...and for a MOM to do that is effed up.
(0)Dear #45,
Thanks for the snark =) First off, I didn't ask, "Why hasn't everyone heard of Giant?", I asked, "Why have so many people not heard of Giant?" I was curious, not belittling. Since this post is about the Girl Scouts of America, I think it is safe to assume that the OP and many of the commenters are from the US. That being so, I was innocently curious as to why Giant was so unknown to them. I wouldn't ever say that all New Zealanders are prejudiced flamers because of a single comment =)
And #51, that's really interesting... I was born and raised all along the east coast and have always had a Giant close by.
#74 - On 03/16/2009 at 8:07pm by vvtumblesbee
(0)Was it re-sealed with duct tape?
Ahahahhahahahahahhahahaha I'm sorry man, but you should have shaken the box in the least!
#79 - On 03/16/2009 at 10:55pm by Talkative1
(0)Did it ever occur to any of you that it wasn't like huge chunky rocks? Have you ever been to the beach and skipped rocks? Little flat stones that weigh next to nothing and in fact are shaped like thin mints.
#81 - On 03/17/2009 at 1:12am by DuchessAngel37
(0)Con Artists are getting younger these days. Must've been trained by Nicholas Cage from Matchstick Men.
#82 - On 03/17/2009 at 1:34am by Lou_Briccant
(0)thats freakin messed up. its hard to tell the evil little girls fro mthe good ones. but they make us girl scouts look bad! you should buy from us older sexier girl scouts hahaha ;]
you know, if selling rocks is easy, then selling drugs through boxes isn't a bad idea...
just kidding! don't get any ideas.
but the boxes did shrink and the price did go up unfortunately. i'm pretty sure its like $4 a box everywhere, so if someone sells it to you for more, then you're being ripped off! They're already profiting like $0.50 from each box they sell. Well, our troop does that atleast.
#84 - On 03/17/2009 at 1:53am by michellaneous
(0)Newsflash - those weren't Girl Scouts. Just some con-artist and her kid. Probably weren't even wearing authentic vests, and lame poster didn't notice.
#86 - On 03/17/2009 at 3:27am by bananana415
(0)Some of you guys are a bit stupid, sorry to say: a lbs. of rocks is the same as a lbs. of cookies, so there may not even be a way to distinguish between them if the weight was cleverly balanced.
Also, I'm pretty sure some adhesives are good enough to close the box to make it look realistic enough.
I feel bad for the poster, but this is why you shouldn't buy in bulk, and always check your stock.
(0)#88 - Look up "density". The same volume of rocks would be much heavier, and the same weight in rocks would not fill up the box.
#89 - On 03/17/2009 at 6:01am by whiteylasvegas
(0)THAT AIN'T NO GIRL SCOUT, IT'S THE GOD DAMN LOCH NESS MONSTA!
And you gave him tree-fiddy...5 times!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DvLvInSG-4&feature=related
#93 - On 03/17/2009 at 7:03pm by mikemanray
(0)Thinking through this, it's entirely possible.
Like someone else pointed out, if you left the trays in, slipping rocks in a few of them, not all, would give you basically the same weight as cookies would, and if you distributed them right, they'd feel just like a box of cookies.
And it's incredibly easy to reseal a box of cookies. It's not like there is shrinkwrap on the outside, or anything you have to tear, just one flap to work free of the glue. You could very easily re-glue the flap to the box and make it look perfectly fine.
Besides, who would think to sit there and examine a box of cookies they just bought from an adorable, innocent-looking little girl?
(0)haha, you're an idiot. deserved.
#15 and just what will that report be, "some girl scout who i don't know the name of or what section/troop/whatever she was with sold me rocks instead of cookies" yeah. that'll accomplish a whole hell of a lot.
#99 - On 03/18/2009 at 5:43am by inlimbo11
(0)I don't see the problem with the rocks...? They're way tastier than cookies anyways... Now if you'll excuse me, I have to roll down Death Mountain and groan about Dodongos being in my cavern.
#101 - On 03/18/2009 at 12:17pm by Sure_Thing
hahaa. u shuld hav still bot bought n e thing from her. couldn't u tell by how the box weighed?
#102 - On 03/18/2009 at 11:36pm by fmlrox334
(0)Okay a few points have to be made here.
1. Small lightweight rocks can be distributed in the tray to feel the same as a box of cookies. And I'm sure they had a real box and a scale for comparison.
2. Girl scouts (and scouts in general) have earned an honest reputation...you'd have to be pretty paranoid if the first thing you think of is to check the box after you buy it.
3. With the right technique and adhesive, you can reseal a container without anyone being the wiser.
4. She was WITH her mother, making the situation even less likely to appear bogus (her mom most likely orchestrated the whole thing).
5. Expecting the OP to be able to scrutinize the outfit to know if the scout was fake? Come on! If you've been around them or have been one yourself...maybe.
Either way, it's really screwed up.
(0)hey #11, um you could open the bottom and then reseal it very easily
#105 - On 03/19/2009 at 2:31pm by halohalo27
(0)oh my f in' god
u totally deserve it u demb azz
and just to teel u i am one of those fake "girl / boy scout"
that spams and scams
fuckin' dummies like you
(0)okay really now...i get what everyone is saying about rocks vs cookies... believe me i do... but really now who would honestly put like 5 pounds of rocks into a single box of cookies i mean really now 58... i'd be a little peeved... about getting rocks...and 63... what is so hard to grasp about a butter knife some glue and a couple rocks... its all about weight distribution... 45... America is huge... and ive only seen a couple hundred miles of it... and still no sign of giant...now when you throw the entirety of the world into this... i mean really... giant is not going to be a wide topic of discussion...
(0)I overheard my brother talking about this on the phone so I thought it actually happened to him so during dinner today I told my sister he had gotten scammed by a girl-scout she started cracking up. OH MY GOSH SHE VIOLATED THE GIRL SCOUT CODE!!! either that or she was an impersanator! And the mom... ugh she is a bad mother for letting HER YOUNG DAUGHTER SCAM A PERSON
#112 - On 03/22/2009 at 12:29am by randomegirl
(0)#30, i know, but it does kinda depend on how many rocks are IN the box.
holy crap i am now dr.seuss.
Who would make sure the boxes weren't open or anything before buying a scout's cookies? Pretty much no one. But we now know not to trust them.
(0)snookered by a girl scout , what is the world coming to.
#114 - On 03/22/2009 at 1:12pm by mrtrixxxter
(0)seriously....i really don't want to believe that girlscouts would do this...but they don't get government funding (boyscouts do) so this is what its coming to?
(0)You were probably the only one who actually fell for that scam. Cause seriously, gs cookies = light, Rocks = heavy. It's pretty difficult to mix the two up. >_
#117 - On 03/25/2009 at 12:22am by wickedgrl13
(0)if i realized, i would have pulled her up by the shirt and ask why she did that...
and in front of a giant??? then call the Po-lice
#119 - On 03/26/2009 at 7:37pm by PoppedRaft
SEE! Girl Scouts ARE evil!
I try to tell people!
But they never listen!
And I know first hand! I was a girl Scout!
#121 - On 03/30/2009 at 6:35pm by lifesux_luvktae
(0)I used to work at a Giant in Royersford PA, I even helped out setting up a couple times with "girl scouts", ouch...
@123 2 different chains.
#124 - On 04/01/2009 at 1:12pm by primogen18
(0)89 you obviously didnt read 88s post carefully. yes rocks have more density but as he said a pound of rocks still weighs as much as a pound of cookies you just need less rocks and could definitely have its weight spread out and maybe have something seal it down so it wasn't bouncing around. and this is why we shouldn't have little children competing too much, or letting parents get involved.
(0)Those aren't rocks... That's just what their cookies are like.
#126 - On 04/03/2009 at 2:09am by Dragnf1y
(0)THE GIRL SCOUTS STRIKE AGAIN!
I'LL GET THEMM SOMEE DAYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#127 - On 04/03/2009 at 2:24pm by Jesus_is_cool
(0)wow, that sucks, HAHA funny though, you work at Giant, I work at its sister store, Stop and Shop.
#128 - On 04/04/2009 at 1:56am by stephychan87
(0)thats actually not a bad idea
u got to give them points for cleverness
#129 - On 04/05/2009 at 7:55pm by annabobana
(0)I've never heard of Giant & I live on the west coast (CA). Over here we have Safeway, Luckys, and PW.
My friends and I didn't get what giant meant until we read these comments!
(0)You know times are bad when the Girl Scout's are ripping you off.
#132 - On 04/19/2009 at 8:43pm by bobcat7683
(0)How sad is it when a girl scout has to stoop to this level? You did a nice thing. She will remember what she did, hopefully with regret, her entire life.
(0)I wish it was legal to punch little girls in the face.
#136 - On 05/02/2009 at 1:28am by oingashpoop
(0)Return the rocks, one at at time, through the windows of their house. Leave a note saying the cookies were stale.
#139 - On 05/08/2009 at 12:53pm by idesofmarch
(0)screw the FMLs,the comments are HILARIOUS!
but really,rocks though?those gs cookies r so delicious i can understand how in a crazed,sweet-tooth having state,u dont realize u just purchased a box o' rocks!
(0)fucking girl scouts, give her a box filled with rabid fireants.
#141 - On 05/21/2009 at 6:18am by LordLayAlot
(0)hahaha - that's hilarious. I don't know if I'd even be that mad - the loss to "good story" ratio is worth it.
#153 - On 10/29/2009 at 2:23pm by jackles111
(0)okey . so first . you should have checked , because i bet you didnt evenknow what types of cookies you were getting, and you definately deserved that .!!
#156 - On 12/21/2009 at 2:00pm by Tazzii
(0)I guarantee you that girl was not a Girl Scout. I'm a lifelong member, and no troop would ever stand behind that. If that girl was in fact a Girl Scout, then she and her mother need to be reported to your local Girl Scout council, because they will not be allowed to retain membership for that.
#157 - On 01/12/2010 at 1:17pm by thedinosaurgirl
(0)Ahahaha! This is great. Rocks? Lol how did you not notice?
#160 - On 02/03/2010 at 4:58am by sugarbabyxoxo
(0)LOL@163. yes that sucks...i love thin mints!! but im not fat enough to pay for those expensive cookies.
(0)Haha your dumb. I sold cookies for 13 years. I never scammed anyone.
#172 - On 07/01/2010 at 1:50am by Cutiesurfer04
