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Girl Scout Cookies Now On Sale at Local Businesses

Most troops in Monmouth and Ocean counties begin their sales this week

Girl Scout cookies are now on sale at hundreds of local businesses and organizations throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties.

Area Girl Scouts will distribute approximately 91,000 cases of Thin Mints, Samoas and six other cookie varieties. More than 1,100 booth sales have been scheduled, according to a scout news release.

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The Girl Scout Cookie Locator is available online and for the iPhone and Android. This free app lets you search for Girl Scout cookie booth locations by zip code. It also uses GPS data to automatically find the Girl Scout cookie sale closest to your current location.

To view the cookie locator online, go to www.girlscoutcookies.org. To download the app on your cell phone, call **GSCOOKIES (**472665437) and follow the instructions.

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For more information about the Girl Scout cookie sale, visit www.girlscoutcookies.org. Girl Scout cookies cost $4 a box.

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