Congratulations Kernels! We hope that your sale is going great. By now your Show and Sell locations have all been set up. What else can you do to keep improving your unit sales. Are you doing any Wagon Draggin’s? Unsure of what a Wagon Draggin’ is?
Wagon Draggin’ is another way of getting your product directly into the hands of your customers. The idea is that you conduct neighborhood sales. Key areas of focus are where your Scouts live. Here are some things for you to consider as you continue to work your plan:
What subdivisions are in your area that have no unit members living in them? You will want to make sure they are covered.
When setting up your Wagon Draggin’ be sure to set up teams. If the community is compact enough, the youth can put their product into a wagon and take it around with them. If the community is larger, or more spread out find a parent/driver to take the Scouts around. In all cases have adults with the Scouts and follow safety and Youth Protection Guidelines.
As always you want the youth in uniform and neatly groomed, remember they are representing Scouting, your unit, community and themselves. They need to know their sales speech well. They should approach the door, ring the bell and wait. If the door is not answered move onto the next house.
Make sure the youth take turns, so they all have a chance to make a sale. Additionally, they should have their sales sheets with them so they can record the sale and offer any products that they do not have with them. This is what makes Wagon Draggin’ great. In many cases your youth will be able to up sell.
"We Missed You" forms - Be sure your Scouts have copies of the "We Missed You" forms when canvasing neighborhoods. Copies of these forms were included in your kickoff packet. The forms can be found here or download the form for
Show & Sale or Take Order missed calls.
A few other tips:
When moving between houses keep to the sidewalks and driveways.
If you have organized a special day make sure the drivers know where and when they can pick up additional product.
Set a start and stop time, not too early, not after dark and try to keep away from meal times.
If Scouts are being transported, remember no riding in open vehicles and seat belts must be used. (Reinforce with your drivers, BSA insurance will not cover accidents if the Guide to Safe Scouting measures are not used.)
There are still 5 weekends to sell before returns so keep up the good work and keep it fun.
