South Carolina Man Buys All Of Girl Scout Troop's Cookies So Girls Wouldn't Have To Remain Out In Near-Freezing Temperatures

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An unidentified man in South Carolina took it upon himself to buy all of a Girl Scout troop’s cookies – about $540 worth – so that the children, who were selling them outside in near-freezing temperatures last Friday, wouldn’t have to remain out in the cold.

According to CBS News, the man originally approached the girl’s table and bought seven packs of the famed and addictive cookies. Then he returned shortly after and bought the entire batch, doling out $540.

“When he told us to pack up all the cookies because he was going to buy them we were shocked. We stood there in shock for a little while,” Kayla Dillard, the “cookie manager” of Troop 1574, said.

Dillard told the news station that it was about 34-degrees in Greenville, S.C. when the man stopped by where the girls were taking part in the annual cookie sale outside a local supermarket.

She wrote about the interaction, sharing a pictur