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- There is no limit on how many photos you can submit Take a creative photo of yourself/scouts in Class A uniform showcasing Trails End products. 100 scouts will win a FREE Nintendo DS Lite Your photo may be selected to be displayed on a 2009 Trails End product tin Official rules & submission info. can be found at www.trails-end.com – click on the Best Popcorn Pix camera icon. Then click on “upload your photo”. Two links to the official rules can be found here. All photos submitted will be displayed online. If you need products for your photo, you can sign out products by contacting me.
Same guidelines as selling apply Take your $ collection envelope with you – Checks are to be written out to BSA - Troop 652 You might want to take some change money with for customers paying with cash that don’t have the exact amount. Initially you’ll have to use $ of your own but be certain to take your personal $ out later. Keep all daily collection $ in a safe place at home. Do not go out collecting with more $ on hand than you would need to make change. Make as many copies of the orderpopcorn.com cards bearing your personal key code as you have customers you’re delivering to. Tape a copy to each customer’s order so they can order additional Trails End popcorn products at a later date if they so choose. Profits made from online sales throughout the year will be applied to your scout account. Four copies of your personalized orderpopcorn.com cards are included in your popcorn folder as well as instructions for printing additional copies (4 to a page)
Sat. Oct. 4 - Official START date for popcorn sales -Do not sell / take orders before this date! Sun. Nov. 2 – Official END date for popcorn sales - Do not sell / take orders after this date ! Mon. Nov. 3 – All scouts must have their “Take Order” forms entered online Sat. Nov. 22 – “Take Order” products now available for pick-up at Mrs. Schuster’s house Sat. Nov. 22 - Wed. Dec. 3 – Deliver your customer’s orders - Thursday Nov. 27th = Thanksgiving - No product delivery. - Wed. Nov. 26 thru Sun. Nov. 30th = The Thanksgiving holiday break and your customers may be out of town during the break so plan your deliveries accordingly. - Calling ahead to ensure the customer is home may be a good idea - Sunday Nov. 30th = Brecksville Christmas Parade @ 4:00 pm. Thur. Dec. 4 - Last Day to turn in all “Take Order” $ to Judy Schuster I will be at tonight’s troop meeting / event to collect $. If you won’t be attending, you’ll have to get it to me sooner.
Show-n-Sell - Dates / Places / Times - Sign up at meetings and by email to me Scouts must be in Class A uniform ! Sat. Oct. 4 - St. Basil after mass1 Shift available 5pm. – 6:30pm. Sun. Oct. 5 - St. Basil after masses4 Shifts available: 7:30am. – 9am. / 9am. – 10:30am. / 10:30am. – noon / noon – 1:30pm. / Sat. Oct. 11 – Giant Eagle3 Shifts available: 10am. – noon / noon – 2pm. / 2pm. – 4pm. Sun. Oct. 12 - Go Show at the BBH high School - www.ssgoshow.com3 Shifts available: 10am. – noon / noon – 2pm. / 2pm. – 4pm. Sat. Oct. 18 – Heinens2 Shifts available: noon – 2pm. / 2pm. – 4 pm. Sat. Oct. 25 - Giant Eagle3 Shifts available: 10am. – noon / noon – 2pm. / 2pm. – 4pm Sat. Nov. 1 - St. Basil after mass1 Shift available 5pm. – 6:30pm. Sun. Nov. 2 - St. Basil after masses4 Shifts available: 7:30am. – 9am. / 9am. – 10:30am. / 10:30am. – noon / noon – 1:30pm. / 21 total shifts. Need 2 scouts per shift ==> 42 opportunities Fair distribution of shifts to all scouts interested will be the initial deciding criteria in determining shift assignments with first to sign up first to be assigned being the secondary deciding criteria. Of the two scouts working each shift, a parent of either of the two must be present during the shift
Note: Per a recent conversation with Mrs. Orlandi re: sales at the St. Basil Fall Fest, sales at this event were extremely disappointing last year and did not warrant the effort. We will not therefore be conducting sales at Fall Fest after all. We were denied permission to sell at Booville.
New - Online scout ordering system. Scouts must enter their orders online this year ! Trails End Popcorn website: www.trails-end.com click green SCOUTS square click ONLINE ORDERS enter the username assigned to you enter the password assigned to you click TRAIL’S END ISLAND or EXTREME FUN icon
MY ACCOUNT (Trails End Island) or MY INFO. (Extreme Fun) To change your username and / or your password enter a new username and / or password two times click SAVE AND CONTINUE SET GOAL The preset scout goal is $240. If each scout meets or exceeds this goal, the higher 37.5% profit rate will be applied. Please do not lower the $240 goal. Fell free to increase it though ! Trails End provides all participating scouts with the choice of a participation pin or patch. Select your choice here. GAMES - Maze and Crossword Puzzle PRINTING A. Scout Packing Slip – This will show up once you place an order. It is a detailed product report of all popcorn products you ordered and will receive B. Print online order cards bearing your personal key code to attach to your delivered orders. By doing this, your customers can order additional popcorn at a later time via the www.orderpopcorn.com website. C. View online orders customers have made via www.orderpopcorn.com using your order key code ORDERING – THIS IS WHERE YOU ENTER YOU CUSTOMER ORDERS Click on TAKE ORDER Enter your customer orders from your paper take order form into a duplicate online take order form Customer email addresses are not required. Clicking on the postcard icon will take you to a more detailed screen. You can enter orders as you receive them. NOTE: Submissions are NOT final until I finalize and submit the orders after the scout Nov.3 deadline. You can add, change or delete orders until then. The “warnings” aren’t descript. A. Resources for selling 1. Ways to sell to maximize your sales 2. 2007 Scout Top Sellers and their sales amounts – will you make the 2008 list ? 3. Safety First – Funny ! Selling do’s and don’ts 4. Scholarship Program details 5. Advancements – Merit Badge Requirements that can be earned within Popcorn Sales B. Help 1. Popcorn System Overview – a tutorial of the info. above 2. Prize Ordering (Not applicable for Troop 652) 3. Online Video Training
Commission / Profit Rate 35.5% guaranteed + an additional 2% if avg. per scout sales of $240 = 37.5 % max. Example: Sell 1 Chocolate Lovers Tin ($50) x 3.55 = $17.75 goes into your scout acct. Sell 1 Military Donation ($25) x 3.55 = $8.88 goes into your scout acct. The $ scouts earn from selling will go into their personal Troop 652 scout “bank” account. The $ can be used to pay for things including but not limited to:
Familiarize yourself with all the products you are selling ! There are 14 different Trails-End products available for sale I. There are 4 varieties of MICROWAVE POPCORN (all sold in a box)
#1 15 pk. KETTLE CORN #2 15 pk. BUTTER LIGHT #3 15 pk. EXTREME BUTTER #4 30 pk. VARIETY 6 pk. BUTTER LIGHT 6 pk. BUTTER (not available in a 15 pk.) 6 pk. UNBELIEVEABLE BUTTER 6 pk. KETTLE CORN 6 pk. INCREDIBLE KETTLE CORN (not available in a 15 pk.) All of the following products are sold in a decorative tin (except Military Donation) II. There are 4 varieties of CARMEL CORN #5 LIGHT #6 CHOCOLATE #7 With PEANUTS #8 With ALMONDS, PECANS and CASHEWS III. There are 4 varieties of ASSORTMENT STYLE tins #9 5-WAY CHOCOLATE LOVERS Chocolate Carmel Corn Chocolate Covered Pretzels Chocolate Peanut Clusters White Chocolate Carmel Corn White Chocolate Covered Pretzels #10 3-WAY Chocolate Carmel Corn Carmel Corn with Almonds, Pecans and Cashews Cheddar Cheese Corn
#11 OSU 3-WAY Same as 3-WAY above but in an OSU themed tin NOTE: Priced $5 higher than the reg. 3-way tin because $5 goes to OSU #12 CHEESE LOVERS ( bags of popcorn in a tin) Cheddar Cheese Corn ( 2 bags) White Cheddar Cheese Corn (1 bag) IV. Other Products #13 TRAIL MIX - NEW PRODUCT FOR 2008 !!!!!!!! #14 MILITARY DONATION - Support our military troops and scouting simultaneously ! $25 worth of popcorn treats will be sent to men and woman serving in our military A viable option for not only product purchasing customers but also those that don’t care to purchase products for themselves
4 Ways for scouts to sell / earn $ 1. Show-n-Sell Organized product sales at churches, storefronts, community events, etc…. Profits made from these sales are divided up amongst the scouts that worked the sale We will have show-n-sell sales at the following: St. Basil after masses and at their Fall Fest, Giant Eagle, Heinens & The Go Show at BBH High School - www.ssgoshow.com This is a community event where local businesses assemble. There are food samples, candy, entertainment (ex: Taekwondo demonstrations, high school bands play, etc...) Sign up via email and at meetings. 2. Take Order - Door-to-door orders as well as orders from local friends, family and relatives 3. Online Orders – - Ask NON local friends, family and relatives to purchase Trails End products online at www.orderpopcorn.com and entering your personal online order key code - Distribute copies of your online order cards to “take order” customers when you deliver their order. - Using your personal Order Key code will result in the commission being applied to your own personal scout account. -Scout commission is a flat 30% for online orders which can be earned year round -Online orders placed during the official sales time period Oct. 4 – Nov. 2 count toward “Fill it Up” Example: 23 customer door-to-door orders and 2 online orders placed using the scout’s personal Key Code # counts as 25 orders total and a “Fill it Up” qualifier. 4.
Parents - How can parents help sell / earn $ for their scout ? * By making purchases for themselves, their scout and family to enjoy J * By considering purchasing products to give as holiday gifts given that the orders will be delivered in the last week in November. The decorative tin products make for nice holiday gifts * By taking an order form with them to work – each scout received two additional parent order forms *By encouraging their work place / company to purchase popcorn products to give as (holiday) gifts to customers, staff members, managers, departments, etc…
Additional scout perks for selling Trails end products #1 DICKS $25 gift card and GANDER MOUNTAIN $25 gift card drawings For every $100 in sales a scout makes, he will receive a drawing ticket. The scout can put his tickets in either or both drawings Thank You Scoutmaster Bellmore ! #2 Q For a Day - Fun for the entire family - January 31, 2009 The Q Arena will open it’s doors exclusively to all scouts who qualify to attend, their families etc… There will be activities throughout the arena, on the ice and on the Cav’s practice court. Activities include
Following this event everyone gets to stay for a Lake Erie Monsters game Tickets for family members, relatives and friends will be available at a discounted price A scout that secures a min. of 3 customer orders and less than 25 customer orders Will be invited to “Q for a Day”/ Monsters Game and pay ½ price (approx. $15) for their ticket A
scout that secures 25 or more customer orders is a “Fill it Up” qualifier Note: Order forms have 25 customer order lines. “Fill it Up” qualifiers will receive the following: FREE admission to “Q for a Day” which includes a Monsters game following “Q for a Day”
Only one FREE ticket per scout for the events/games. Purchase of at least one additional ticket required. $ 1,500 in sales (Using $25 as an avg. product price, this would require selling on avg. 60 items) $50 Gift card - your choice Scoutstuff.org , Walmart or Coleman web card $2,500 in sales 6% of gross sale credited to Scout’s Scholarship account for post High School education, Missionary Fund or Clergy Fund. Additional qualifying years 6 % will be added to the scholarship fund
Selling Tips, Courtesy, Demeanor, Safety and Dress Personal Appearance All scouts must wear their Class A uniform with their shirts tucked in when selling in public whether it be at organized Show-n-Sell sales, Door-to-Door or otherwise. Sloppy unkempt looking salesmen don’t make as many sales ! Safety Scouts should not sell alone. They must sell with an adult or another scout. Do not sell after sunset, day light hours only. Do not go into anyone’s home even if invited to. Timing Do not sell during common dinner hours, interrupting a potential buyer’s dinner will annoy them. Do not sell on holidays (Thanksgiving) Respecting other’s property Do not cut across lawns, through gardens, flower beds etc…..Use sidewalks and driveways at all times. No one wants to buy from a salesman that just trampled through their yard and/or landscaping. Be prepared Take two pens with you for filling out the customer orders A clipboard may prove useful as well Be Personable Apathetic, monotone, less than enthusiastic, unknowledgeable “sales pitches” reap poor results Identify yourself, your affiliation and your reason for selling “Hello, My name is XXXXXXX, I’m with Brecksville’s Boy Scout Troop 652. I am selling popcorn in an effort to support Boy Scouts of America and fund troop activities I will be participating in. I have * see below Know and identify what you are selling ! Know all 14 products for sale, you are selling more than just popcorn (Trail Mix, Assortment Tins etc…) Tell your potential customer you have
A concept to consider promoting when selling All “take order” popcorn products will be available for scouts to pick-up for delivery Sat. Nov. 22nd . Therefore, encourage potential buyers to buy products (especially the tins) to give as holiday gifts. Be courteous Always thank the potential buyer whether they buy or not If they did make a purchase “Thank you for your purchase and supporting scouting” If they didn’t make a purchase a simple ”thank you for considering / your time / anyhow” “Have a nice day /afternoon/ evening” Purchase or not, be polite and be courteous ! Know and inform customer of when you will be delivering their purchases “Take Order” products will be available for pick-up from me Sat. Nov. 22, 2008 Scouts can deliver their orders Sat. Nov. 22 thru Wed. Dec. 3 at the latest. NOTE : $ is not collected until the product is delivered. |
Boy Scout Troop 652 
