Troop Cookie Managers and Leaders:

Can you believe we’re already approaching our second full weekend of the Cookie Booth season?

We wanted to take a moment and ask all troops who have booths scheduled to review pages 18 – 19 of the TCM Handbook on booth prep and best practices .

You can also check out our best practices video to see more.

It’s very important for troops to follow the guidelines we’ve established. When guidelines are ignored it seriously jeopardizes our ability to secure Cookie Booth opportunities across the council. Remember that the decision lies with the store and if they believe a troop isn’t acting appropriately it’s possible all booths may be cancelled at that location.

Key Guidelines:

Stay back from the door. If you are at a Walmart/Sam’s/Walmart Market make sure you are 15’ feet from the edge of the door closest to you. If there is a star on the ground your girls, your customers and your table should be BEHIND the star.

Watch your volume—do not yell at customers. If adults and/or girls are yelling like you’re selling peanuts at the baseball game you are too loud! Stores want customers to approach the booths. If you’re not sure, email cookies@gsksmo.org and ask.

One to four girls, two adults at each booth. Caregivers not assigned to the booth should wait in the car or leave and come back.

If a store manager contacts us and tells us the troop is not following guidelines, we may consider action against the troop including loss of any council/SU obtained booths for the remainder of the 2020 season and/or ability to join any future lottery.

We certainly don't want the above to occur. The majority of our troops are doing a fantastic job! Thank you!! Just as we encourage you to follow these booth etiquette guidelines, we will also back our troops when someone doesn't treat you appropriately. Don't hesitate to report that to cookies@gsksmo.org . Thanks again for taking some time to review these important guidelines.


Crown Center Booth Lottery - All troops across council can apply!

Join us for a council-sponsored booth on March 7th, Cookie Construction Day. Council-sponsored means we bring the cookies, you bring the Girl Scouts. Please apply for one of our shifts by end of day on Tuesday, Feb. 25th. We will notify by next Thursday.

We have additional booth opportunities at Crown Center on Feb. 29th & March 14 (that last chance to sell those cookies and end your season. These will be troop run - you bring the cookies and Girl Scouts, just like other booth sales. Please apply for one of our shifts by end of day on Tuesday, Feb. 25th. We will notify by next Thursday.


Important Reminders

There are two ways to give girls credit for booth sales:

Manually transfer cookies or use the Smart Cookie Divider. Instructions for both can be found on this tip sheet



To use the Smart Cookie Divider your booth must be in Smart Cookies. Instructions on how to add your booth to Smart Cookies are on page 25 of the TCM Handbook or see page 2 of this tip sheet.




Don't forget BLING YOUR BOOTH! Great prizes and recognition for this fun activity! We have two submission deadlines. The first one is 11:59 pm on Monday, Feb. 24th!


Thanks!

The Product Program Team


PS - Don't forget Planned Order deadline for this week and throughout program is on Sunday Night by 9:00 pm