Popcorn Sales

Sales Pitch

What the scout should say during a sale:

1. Who you are:

   • My name is <Jon> and I am a cub scout with Pack 359.

2. What you are doing:

   • We are selling popcorn to raise money for our Pack

3. Why you are selling:

   • The money will support camping and events like going to a Stormchasers game…

4. Would you like to…:

   • Would you like to buy some popcorn from me? I have the popcorn here with me right now. Let me show you the order form…

5. THANK YOU! (Even if they say No)

General Info

• Dress in your Class A uniform

• Avoid ‘no soliciting’ signs

• Say thank you and smile, even for no sale

• Bring pen and clean form

• Know your product

• Copy your order form for next year contacts

• Make checks out to CUB SCOUT PACK 359

• Please convert all cash to checks before settling up with the Kernel.

• Try a different neighborhood, if you live near lots of scouts

• If you take an order and do not have the product on hand, please still collect payment at that time (not delivery time)

Selling Online

• The Scout communicates his Order Key via email, phone, and so on, to potential or existing customers. The Customer can go online and purchase popcorn with a Credit Card at https://www.trails-end.com/

• The Product is shipped directly from Trail's End to the customer and the Scout and Pack receive credit for the sale.

Prizes

• • A note about prizes.

    • In the center of the order form there is a description of prizes that are offered for various sales levels.

    • We felt this was a better value—Your son would have only received a $40 Walmart gift card for $1000 in sales. With our plan your son receives $100.

    • All Scouts that sell at least ONE item will receive a Popcorn Sales Patch.

    • If your Scout sells $650 they will receive the cash reward AND a special prize.

    • If your Scout sells $1000 they will receive the above rewards AND be invited to the Popcorn Ball (usually a Creighton Men’s Basketball Game)

    • If your Scout sells $1700 they will receive the above rewards AND a special VIP Experience To Be Determined (last year it was a Memorial Stadium Tour experience)

Product

• All sales should be recorded on the order form even if you have the product on-hand

• Keep “big” boxes closed; we cannot return opened “big” boxes

• Any products you cannot sell can be returned to the Kernel, however no chocolate products are able to be returned to council.

• Some products NEED to be kept cool (chocolate) – consider selling from a cooler

• You are responsible for any products you take; if your totals at return time do not match Pack records then you are

• responsible for any monetary shortfall.

• Keep track of your product and income.

• Damaged products cannot be returned.

• Do not switch products with another scout family. If you need product to fulfill an order you must contact the Kernel.

• An order will be placed for more products later in October.

Sales Goals

$250 per Scout