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Default Mother's Cookies Files For Bankruptcy

On Fri 10 Oct 2008 10:31:22p, Gregory Morrow told us...

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> Nancy Young wrote:
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>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> > On Fri 10 Oct 2008 07:00:54p, Nancy Young told us...
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>> >> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> >>> Nancy Young wrote:
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>> >>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> >>>>> On Fri 10 Oct 2008 11:19:16a, Mark Thorson told us...
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>> >>>>>> So sad. Production will soon cease.
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>> >>>>>> http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2...10.html#016006
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>> >>>>> I was really sorry to hear that today.
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>> >>>> I'm really sorry I have no idea what Mother's cookies are/were.
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>> >>> http://www.foodlocker.com/motherscookies.html
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>> >> I've never seen them.

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>> > Then you won't miss them. But I'm sorry you've never had them. They
>> > were ubiquitous, but still an institution.

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>> I am sorry about that, I hate when things disappear that way.
>> It's just strange that everyone seems to know all about them
>> except me, can't imagine how I'd have missed them.

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> Same here, I'm not a cookie eater, but...now Keebler or Pepperidge Farm
> or even Famous Amos or some such, but not these...


In general, Mother's cookies were usually sold at a lower price point than
the current big names such as those you mentioned. Perhaps they were just
overlooked?

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