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Girl Scout Cookie Pop Up Coming To Midtown Manhattan

Stock up on Thin Mints and Samoas in Midtown this weekend.

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — With National Girl Scout Cookie Weeknd fast approaching, the Girl Scouts of Greater New York are organizing a cookie pop up shop in Midtown Manhattan.

The organization's Cookie Executive Committee — an all-star team of the group's best cookie sellers — will be running the pop up shop Friday, Saturday and Sunday out of the Girl Scouts of the USA building on Fifth Avenue and West 38th Street.

The pop up store will be located in a new retail space within the office building named Girl Scout Central, according to a press release. All of the favorite Girl Scout Cookies flavors such as Thin Mints, Samoas and Girl Scout S'Mores will be sold at the pop up store.

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"For National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, some of NYC’s top cookie entrepreneurs will show off the business skills and confidence they’ve gained from the Girl Scout Cookie Program,” Girl Scouts of Greater New York CEO Meridith Maskara said in a statement. "For over a century, cookie customers have made this entrepreneurial learning opportunity possible, and we hope they come out and celebrate this weekend with us!"

The pop up store will be open on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., and 1-3 p.m. and on Sunday from 12-2 p.m., according to a press release. All proceeds from the store's sales will benefit Girl Scout groups within New York City.

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