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Troop Cookie Managers and Leaders,
Thank you for being so flexible and giving! Cookie season always gives interesting things to navigate. We appreciate your partnership. You are helping our Girl Scout Entrepreneurs rock the season. These go-getters had unprecedented sales last weekend. Wow!!
We are wishing all our booth selling troops much of that same success this weekend!!
Here are a few topics people have been asking about, including the first ACH pull this upcoming week:
Booths: Virtual and In-Person
Setting up a virtual booth link ahead of your actual booth is a great way to get preorders. There are several steps to this process; directions can be found on page 10 of our handbook.
Troop QR Code
Another way to promote cookies is to use the troop’s QR code. This allows customers to access the ability to place a direct ship order. To find your QR code, log into Smart Cookies and choose Troop Information under the My Troop tab.
Scroll down to the bottom. Under Troop Ship Only Link, click Print Handout. A new page will open and you can copy/paste the QR code.
Booth Etiquette Reminder
- If you’re following a troop at a booth, please arrive 10 minutes early so you are ready to take over; the existing troop may have places to be!
- If you’re leaving for the day, start packing up five minutes before so you can smoothly swap out with the troop who is taking over.
- Take ALL your trash with you. Do not leave it for the business, do not pack their trashcans with our cardboard, do no leave it for the following troop.
- If the store has merchandise near the area where you are set up, stay away from it. Do not touch!
These are all things that have happened this year and they are a great way for us to not be invited back in 2024.
First ACH Pull
The first ACH pull is next week. We are pulling $1 per package your troop has assigned to them. This includes your direct ship sales. Be sure you are ready to go beginning Feb. 20.
To see how much you owe, and to see how much credit you have log into Smart Cookies and click Current under the Reports Tab.
Run a Troop Balance Summary report and be sure to change the Unit of Measure to packages. Run the report.
- In the middle of the report, look at the $ amount next to Sales Amounts Troop $$ -- that is equal to the number of packages you have.
- Then scroll down and look for Total Finances. That’s the amount of credit your troop has in credit card payments.
- Subtract the total finances number from the total number of packages.
If the total finance number is less than the total number of packages, the difference is what we will pull.
If your troop doesn’t have enough $$ in your troop bank account to cover this amount, you must fill out this form by 11:59pm tonight (Feb. 17, 2023).
If the number is greater, we will not pull anything for ACH #1.
Questions? Email cookies@gsksmo.org
Other Reminders
Can’t Make Your Booth?
It’s important to release any booth you can’t attend asap. Instructions are on page 10 of the handbook!
BLING YOUR BOOTH
Round 1 of the contest - submission is open now and through 11:59 pm on Feb.21. Submission is easy! You send a photo with the following details to prdept@gsksmo.org:
Your Name
Troop Number and Grade Level
Location
Voting for Round 1 opens via our Facebook page on Feb. 23.
Booth Marketing Items
We have plenty of signage, light up items, patches and more for your booth sales. Remember, troops get a 15% off discount by using code: cookies23. Shop now.
Planned Order Deadline
Remember to place this week's Planned Order by 9:00 pm on Sunday, February 19.
All your cookie resources + important dates are on Cookie Central.
Thanks,
The Product Program Team
cookies@gsksmo.org
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