IMPORTANT: The target for each scout is $250 popcorn sales (Show&Sell, Online and Door to Door sales). If the target is not able to be reached, a $100 flat donation is required to the pack.
Show and Sell Signup:
Key Dates:
- 8/28 – 10/24 – Sell online. See below for instructions.
- 9/26 – Complete the signup for Show & Sell slots @ http://www.signupgenius.com/
go/30e0d4faaa82da46-popcorn - 10/1 – 11/7 – Show & Sell @ Draegers Market, Blackhawk Plaza
- 10/21 – All the order forms along with the checks / cash are due to the den popcorn coordinators
- 10/22 – All the order forms along with the checks / cash are due to me
- 11/12 – Popcorn pickup and distribution
3 Easy Ways to Sell
1. Online Sales
- Parents can help their scout create an on-line profile to sell popcorn to far away friends & family.
- Instructions for creating the online account: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B92pCs3t7kCiWEMtTzQyRTFsNFk
2. Take Orders / Door-To-Door
- Take your sales brochure & order form to local family, friends & neighbors to make your sales pitch. Always go with a parent!
- Parents- Take the sales brochure & order form to work to sell to co-workers.
- Be sure to get accurate address info so that you can deliver the popcorn after November 12th.
- Have checks made out to “Pack 996”.
3. Show & Sell
- Scouts sell actual popcorn product in front of Draeger’s Market in Blackhawk.
- Sign up for at least 2 shifts to sell popcorn.
- Scouts get $ credit for their participation in the show & sell event. Total daily sales are divided by number of shifts to reach a per shift sales amount. Scouts get credit for this per shift sales amount x # of shifts worked. Historically the per shift sales amount has been somewhere between $50-$100.
- Specific instructions about the Show-n-Sell guidelines will be sent in a separate email.
Prizes:
- Weekly sales of 10 items – $10 gift card
- The orders are due to me (lollyk@gmail.com) by Sunday 8 pm starting next week
- I just need a copy of the order (picture / scan) form highlighting the orders for the week
- Overall Sales
- $250 – $10 gift card
- $350 – $15 gift card
- $500 – $25 gift card
- $600 – $30 gift card
- Top Door to Door – $20 gift card
- Top Online Sales – $20 gift card
- Council Gifts
- Details are in the handout, gifts for $25, $115, $225, $350, $450, $650, $850, $1000, $1500, $2750, $3500, $4000 in sales
- Top Seller will have the name engraved on the Pack 996 Popcorn Trophy and gets to keep it for the entire year
- All the gifts will be handed out during the Dec Pack meeting
- Top selling Den gets to have their own pizza party and the scouts who meet the $250 goal get to participate in a fun event with the cub master.
Tips:
- Never go door-to-door alone- A parent must always go with you!
- Never enter anyone’s home
- Never sell after dark
- Never carry large amounts of cash with you
- Always bring a parent when selling door-to-door
- Always have your form, clipboard, and a pen.
- Always wear your class A uniform.
- Always smile!
- Always introduce yourself to your potential customer.
- Always say “Thank you”- even if someone does not make a purchase.
- Always make a copy of your order form in case you lose it (you can take a picture of it with a phone).
- You are selling scouting through popcorn so talk about the fun things you do & learn (why you are selling popcorn).
- Be familiar with the different kinds of popcorn you are selling.
- Be sure to get accurate address info so that you can deliver the popcorn after November 12th.
Forms and Prize List:
- Brochure and order form: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B92pCs3t7kCibHNFVFFDSkQtUEE (JPG version: page 1, page 2, page 3)
- Prize list: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B92pCs3t7kCiMmlFY1ZSSUFlWFU
Training Videos:
- Parent training video: http://sell.trails-end.com/content/6d8eb8b59aa67b6/training-videos#parent-training
- Tips for scouts to sell popcorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCaMH9XXF0I
- More videos for scouts: http://sell.trails-end.com/content/5abb9cd070d4ce3/trail’s-end-tv
Happy Selling!