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Popcorn
Rep Contact Info. Judy Schuster Important
Dates Sat. Oct. 3 - Official START date for popcorn sales -Do not sell / take orders before this date! Sun. Nov. 1 – Official END date for popcorn sales - Do not sell / take orders after this date ! Tue. Nov. 3 – All scouts must have their “Take Order” forms entered online Sat. Nov. 21 – “Take Order” products now available for pick-up at Mrs. Schuster’s house Call to arrange a pick-up time and bring your order form with you Sat. Nov. 21 –
Thur. Dec. 3
– Deliver your customer’s orders
Thur. Dec. 3 - Last Day to turn in all “Take Order” $ to Judy Schuster This is also the troop meeting/event at Kendall Cliffs If you won’t be attending, you’ll have to get it to me sooner. Top Seller prizes will be awarded and the gift card raffle will be conducted Show-n-Sell
- Dates / Places / Times -
Sign up at meetings or by email/phone to me Scouts
must be in Class A uniform ! Sat. Oct. 3 - St. Basil after mass 1 Shift available 5:15pm. – 6:45pm. Sun. Oct. 4 - St. Basil after masses 3 Shifts available: 9:30am. – 11am. / 11am. – 12:30pm. / 12:30pm. – 2pm. Sat. Oct. 10 – Giant Eagle - See * 2 Shifts available: 1pm. – 2:30pm. / 2:30pm.- 4pm. Sun. Oct. 11 - Giant
Eagle - See * 3 Shifts available: 10am. – noon / noon – 2pm. / 2pm. – 4pm. Sat. Oct. 17 – Giant Eagle 2 Shifts available: 10 am. – 11:30am / 11:30am. – 1 pm. Sun. Oct. 18 - Giant
Eagle 3 Shifts available: 10am. – noon / noon – 2pm. / 2pm. – 4pm Sat. Oct. 24 - St. Basil after mass 1 Shift available 5:15pm. – 6:45pm. Sun. Oct. 25 - St. Basil after masses 3 Shifts available: 9:30am. – 11am. / 11am. – 12:30pm. / 12:30pm. – 2pm * NOTE: Oct. 10 – 11 is the Troop campout – Hale Farm Oct. 11 is St. Basil Fall Fest -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. - Signing up does
NOT guarantee you’ll be assigned to the shift, if you are assigned you will be
contacted by the Thur. prior
to the weekend of the sign-up 4
Ways for scouts to sell / earn $ 1.
Show-n-Sell Last year scouts averaged $21 into their scout acct. per show-n-sell hr. worked Organized product sales at St. Basil and Giant Eagle Profits made from these sales are divided up amongst the scouts that worked the sales Customer counts likewise will be divided up and apply toward take order fill-it-up counts There will always be 2 scouts assigned per sales table per shift Of the two scouts working each shift, a parent of either of the two must be present during the shift
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 Go to http://scouts.trails-end.com to create an online selling account, login or check your sales E-mails will be generated automatically for perspective buyers, you provide the e-mail addresses -Scout commission is a flat 30% for online sales which can be earned year round -Online order customer counts for orders placed during the official sales time period Oct. 3 – Nov. 1 count toward
“Fill it Up” customer counts 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 - orders will come 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…
Commission
/ Profit Rate 35.5% guaranteed + an additional 2% if avg. per scout sales of $250 = 37.5 % max. Examples: 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: Yearly scout registration fees, troop campouts, camporees,
klondikes, summer camp & high adventure trips
Additional
scout perks for selling Trails end products #1 Gift Card Drawings – Dicks / Gander Mountain / Etc… For every $100 in sales a scout makes, he will receive a drawing ticket. #2 Prizes
for the top 3 sellers in the troop #3 Q For a Day - Fun for the entire family - January 31, 2010
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. 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 5 customer orders and less than 30 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 30 or more customer orders is a “Fill it Up” qualifier Note: Order forms have 30 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” A Patch A Certificate A FREE Cavs Game ticket A FREE Indians Game ticket 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 BSA, 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
12 products for sale, you are selling more than just popcorn (Trail Mix,
Assortment Tins etc…) A
concept to consider promoting when selling All “take
order” popcorn products will be available for scouts to pick-up for delivery Sat.
Nov. 21. 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. 21 Scouts can
deliver their orders Sat. Nov. 21 thru Thur. Dec. 3 when $ is due. Scouts
must enter their order form online by Tues. Nov. 3
Attached is an explanation sheet Click on ORDERING
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. 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. Delivering
Customer Orders
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. Familarize yourself with all the products you are selling ! There are 12 different Trails-End products available for sale. NOTE: None of them contain peanuts I.
There are 2 varieties of MICROWAVE POPCORN
(all sold in a box) #1 15 pk. BUTTER LIGHT #2 15 pk. EXTREME BUTTER II.
There are 4 varieties of CARMEL CORN
#3 REGULAR
(in a plastic bucket) #4 LIGHT (reduced sugar and fat) #5 CHOCOLATEY TRIPLE DELIGHT – drizzled with reg. and white chocolate
#6 GOURMET
- ALMONDS, PECANS and CASHEWS III.
There are 3 varieties of ASSORTMENT STYLE tins #7 CHOCOLATE LOVERS Chocolate Covered Pretzels White Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Chocolatey Triple Delight #8 SWEET AND SAVORY Chocolatey Triple Delight Gourmet Carmel Corn Cheddar Cheese Corn #9 CHEESE LOVERS ( bags of popcorn in a tin) Cheddar Cheese Corn ( 2 bags) White Cheddar Cheese Corn (1 bag) IV.
Other Products
#10 TRAIL MIX #11-12 MILITARY DONATION - Support our military troops and scouting simultaneously ! Two purchases levels $25 or $40. Corresponding amount 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. |
Boy Scout Troop 652 