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Posted: Sept 20 2012 at 2:41pm | IP Logged Quote Barb.b
Any one send a Mrs. Fields cookie cake to the child in a dorm? If so, did it arrive in one piece and fresh? I know it sounds lazy - but I was thinking of sending a Mrs. Fields cookie cake instead of making, packaging and sending my own for ds's birthday.

Don't know if it would work out sending it to a dorm, but not sure why it wouldn't be any different then picking up any other package he may get.

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I have never sent a Mrs Fields cake, however, back in 1983 my mom sent me a birthday cake to my dorm and all these years later I still remember it. It did arrive in one piece. And I don;t recall any problems with the cake being stale, and I'm sure however it was shipped back then was a lot slower than what's available now.
I was s o surprised to get that cake from my mom ( I lived 500 miles from home).
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Posted: Sept 25 2012 at 6:09pm | IP Logged Quote Barb.b
I think I will make brownies and cookies myself! I thought it is easier to send something myself to make sure it gets there a day before or the day of his birthday then if I send Mrs. Fields.

Now - to pack them to make sure they arrive in one piece!

So, Do I pay the extra to send next day so they are fresh?

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Wow, you are a good mom! Let us know how it works out.
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Posted: Sept 25 2012 at 11:21pm | IP Logged Quote guitarnan
Pringles containers (empty) are great cookie protectors. They should keep the cookies fresh for a few days. (This is a favorite military wife/mom trick!)

I would wrap brownies in wax paper, then in foil.

If they're quasi-fresh, he will eat them. Trust me.



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Pirngles containers! Cool!

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Posted: Oct 03 2012 at 6:01am | IP Logged Quote Becky Parker
My college roommate got lots of care packages from home. There was always a tin of cookies with a piece of bread in it. One day I asked why the stale piece of bread was thrown in with the cookies and she said it kept the cookies fresh. I don't know why it works but it seemed to do the trick.

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