I like Fancy Pants cookies, and I'm incredibly grateful they can be bought at a store. They're expensive, but they are an occasional thing. Working moms need shortcuts. Period. And some SAHMs do, too, I bet! I would have loved to make VDay cookies, but there was no time.
So spend a little money to buy something that I think it pretty good* or have my kid not experience that little surprise in his lunch one day? I'll take the former, tyvm.
I also think Dare Maple Creams are to die for. And I am so glad they exist. When you have as many events to take food to as I do, you need some shortcuts like these (every.single.time.we.are.at.church.there.is.communal.food--but we don't eat every time and we don't take cookies every time, but sometimes, it's really important to have them there).
So y'all can trash talk FancyPants, but I cried the first time I saw them in the store, and I thanked the manager. I certainly bought one for DS. And Hezz--he was
14. So cool. And I have thanked the company. And I am really glad that there is a safe alternative that non-FA parents can take to the class food fests.
I do think that as a community we need to be supportive of products made for our community--especially when they are filling a real gap--if not with our pocketbooks, then with our sentiments.
*Okay--the way I enjoy a FP cookie is to eat a salted Blue Diamond almond, swallow, then take a small bite of cookie, then eat another almond. Rinse with Darjeeling tea and repeat. I bought the box of 8 cookies, btw.