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Just when I had some of the worst rash of customer service experiences occur over the last week, I return from a trip to California to find a package containing my recently-ordered ClothMoth t-shirt, a tribute to Mother’s Cookies. Okay, so the packaging wasn’t any great shakes, but they did send it USPS Priority Mail, making it here to me only about two days after I ordered. LOVE that. Enclosed, the shirt was packed in a plastic wrapper and my shirt was neatly inside. The big unexpected WOW?  A snack pack size of Circus Animal cookies, which as you already know, I believe are little nuggets of delishiosity. (my word, you can borrow it…) I got a little nervous by the “Best by date”, but somewhere I read these have a very long shelf life. I’m not sure that will be an issue, as I’ll probably promptly inhale them after this next cup of java.   The rest of the story...

I first heard the news from another Circus Animal cookie enthusiast – my daughter’s best friend. “Deb, I have some really horrible news to tell you,” she started, almost scaring me. “Circus Animal cookies are being discontinued and they are not even on the shelves at the Safeway!” You see, Cat knows that in my house, if someone comes in bearing a package of these morsels, nearly all is forgiven or someone will be getting their way. Now, apparently that leverage is gone. It sounds pretty silly, but I was really very saddened by this news. It’s a little piece of childhood/adulthood, crumbled to pieces.

To confirm for myself about the demise of this 92 year old cookie legacy,  Mother’s Cookies and their sister company, Archway, of course I went online and sure enough, they appear to be filing for bankruptcy reorganization protection under Chapter 11. Workers have been reported as saying they think there is (the new buzzword for all companies that go down) corporate greed or a hope to break the union, but what really hasn’t been clear is any plans for either  getting this company back up and running, or if there will be another player to come into the picture and add some much-needed capital so their doors can reopen; they apparently have liabilities of more than $500 million, not exactly chump change.
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