Pack 10 Popcorn Fundraising Information

How to Sell

The number rule about selling popcorn is the safety of the scout. Please make sure that at all times during selling the scout has adult supervision.

There are five ways to sell Boy Scout popcorn according to the Trails-end web page.

Show and Deliver
1. The Scout with a parent goes door to door with a Take Order Form.
2. The Scout carries Trail's End Popcorn with him in a van or car.
3. He is able to deliver the customer's order right away.
Take Order (Take order forms will provided on Monday night)
1. The Scout with a parent goes door to door with a Take Order Form.
2. The customer writes his/her order on the Take Order Form and the scout collects the money than.
3. The Scout delivers the Popcorn to the Customer in a few weeks.
Selling at Work
1. Mom and/or Dad take an order form to their work.
2. Fellow co-workers write their order on the order form.
3. Mom and/or Dad deliver product and collect the money in a few weeks. (It is best to collect the money upfront when possible)
Show and Sell
1. Your Den, Pack or Troop gets permission to sell in front of a retail store or in the local mall. (We are currently finalizing our show and sell dates and times)
2. Have plenty of products for people to buy
3. Different Scouts can work at the table during the day
4. Always have adult supervision
Selling Online
1. Scout communicates his Order Key via email, phone, and so on, to potential or existing customers.
2. Customer goes online to OrderPopcorn.com and purchases popcorn with a Credit Card.
3. The Product is shipped directly from Trail’s End to the customer and the Scout and Unit receive credit for the Sale.

Here is a great video to share with your son about selling. Click on Scout Training and then click on selling methods. htc-01.media.qualitytech.com / COMP010177MOD1 / OnlineTraining08

Another video, along with more information can be found on Trails End's website: http://www.trails-end.com/trailsend/scouts/

Here are some Pack 10 FAQ’s about selling…

We are going to go door-to-door with another family. Can we just share popcorn and settle up later? Not exactly! We ENCOURAGE you to go door-to-door with other pack members, especially in those subdivisions where there are multiple scouts in the same neighborhood. If you are planning to do this, though, you need to be responsible for the popcorn YOU check out, and your friends need to do the same. If you agree ahead of time to split a case with another family, we can check out half-cases, but we cannot keep track of individual 'trades.' Please remember that we have to account for every single can or carton at the end of the sale. If something is checked out to you, we ask you to either pay for it or return it.
If we don't sell all of the popcorn we check out, can we bring it to one of the show and sells? NO! The show and sells are GROUP efforts and every cub scout taking the time to participate gets credit for a share of the GROUP sales. The popcorn you check out should stay at home. If we find we need unsold popcorn for a show and sell, and you want to turn some back early, one of the popcorn coordinators can arrange that with you directly. But all of the popcorn sold at a show and sell will be credited to the group.
We sold all our popcorn. Can we get some more? Yes - when the sale closes in October. For the sanity of our record-keepers, and in fairness to the whole pack, we cannot start filling piecemeal orders while the sale is still going on. You can still keep taking orders, though! And don't worry! Some of the highest sellers in past years have been scouts who did nothing BUT take orders. Last year we were able to fill MOST of the orders when the sale period closed.
Should the scout wear their uniform? Yes, please make sure the scout wears their Class A uniform when selling popcorn.