From: Jered Michael [mailto:JMichael@gsmists.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:30 AM
To: Membership Team
Subject: Cookie Booth information and updates
Hello,
The initial ordering portion of Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore’s 2009 cookie season is drawing to a close- but the season is hardly over! Booth sales will be starting soon and we have extended booth sales an extra two weeks, from May 10th to May 31st!
If you have been hesitant or unsure of doing a booth sale, we would invite you to consider doing one- this is a great way to boost sales and earn more money for your troop!
We have heard from the bakeries that, nationwide, booth sales have seen an increase 0f 66% in sales from the previous year! This is actually due to the recession… if a customer is hesitant to order too many boxes on the initial order because of job or economic uncertainty when delivery and payment comes due- they are more likely to buy cookies at a booth when they have cash in hand! (cookies are a comfort food, right!)
We are allowing unsold cookies picked up at cookie stations for cookie booths to be returned AND they don’t have to be paid for up front! You will fill out a receipt for the cookies taken. Then within 24hrs (or Monday morning in the case of Saturday booths) return any unsold unopened cases and your total amount due will be adjusted.
Some troop leaders also order their booth cookies with their initial order rather than at a cookie station. If you are unsure the benefits and disadvantages of each method, then take a look at the handy pros & cons chart we have included…
| Ordering booth cookies on initial order | Getting booth cookies at a cookie station | ||
| PROS | CONS | PROS | CONS |
| Cookies ordered will count towards extra troop incentives | NO RETURNS! | Able to return unsold unopened cases! | $.55 proceed rate (no troop incentives) |
| Guaranteed to get varieties you want | Leader accepts responsibility to sell them all | Able to get up to 2 mixed cases | Possibility of cookie station being out of certain varieties. |
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| May have storage problems | Able to get cookies closer to sale date- in case of “acts of God”, business closing, etc. |
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Attached is a Troop Cookie Booth Request & Registration form- If you would like to do a cookie booth sale, please fill it out and return it to our cookie booth coordinator, who is available to help you in two ways:
- She is available to help you find a location and contact the business
- Or if you have a location already set-up; fill it out send it in and it will be put it up on our website for more visibility.
Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore
C/O Jennifer Bryant
3275 Walker Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49544
616-784-3341 ext. 143
Again, thank-you for all you do on behalf of Girl Scouts and if you have any questions please call 1-866-566-7434 and speak to our product sales department.
Please pass this information along to your troop leaders and troop product sale managers.
Jered Michael
Product Sales Manager
Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore
jmichael@gsmists.org
866-566-7434 ext 125
www.gsmists.org
It’s cookie time! GSMISTS’s 2009 cookie sale order taking starts February 23, 2009. Need to find a Girl Scout troop? call 1-866 566-7434 to get connected with an local troop. It’s more than a box of cookies. It’s a lasting investment in our community.
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