It’s easier than ever to sell popcorn this year!  You can even sell from the comfort and safety of your own home, without ever having to touch a single bag of popcorn!

We want to ensure that you sell safely and learn important life skills like goal setting, public speaking, teamwork and much more.  The six best ways to sell below will give you everything you need to sell like a pro.

Take Order – This is the most traditional way to sell; going door-to-door with your Family Guide and the Trail’s End App.  Customers choose the products he or she wishes to buy and you enter the order into the app.  You will collect the money; either credit card via the app or cash/check, at the time of the order.  Advantages:  Provide a personal connection with your customers.  Higher dollars per customer than storefront sales.  Always sell with another Scout or with an adult!

1. • Walking your neighborhood with your parents and another Scout
   • Call on your relatives and family friends

Show and Sell – Your Den, Pack, or Troop signs up to sell in front of one of the local stores that we have an agreement with (signup here) .  Set up a well-organized display with products for people to purchase as they walk by.  Have plenty of products on display for people to buy.  Advantages:  Gives access to many potential customers and promotes the Boy Scouts of America in the community. 

1. • Ensure Leaders and Scouts are in uniform with a neat and clean appearance
   • Ability to provide a fun atmosphere for the group
   • Ideal opportunity to teach selling techniques

Show and Deliver – This method is a combination of Take Order/Show and Sell, in that you carry Trail’s End products with you to show to your customers as you visit them door-to-door.  The customer can select the products he or she wishes to buy from your product selection.  You then hand over the product and collect the money right then and there.  Advantages:  No return trip required for product delivery.

1. • Selling door-to-door with product in hand.
   • Scouts deliver the product and collect the money all on the same visit.
   • Customers spend more at home ($16) vs. storefront ($7.45)
   • Save time!  Most productive use of a family’s valuable time
   • Spend more time selling and less time delivering

Selling Online Direct  – Contactless sales can be accomplished in two ways!  Through an app on your phone or online.  You can send emails to your customers asking them to purchase Trail’s End products online and even share your Trails End Scouting page directly to Facebook. Your customers click on the link in your email or Facebook post and can begin shopping right away.  They order products online and pay with a credit card and Trail’s End ships the products directly to your customers.  Advantages: No product delivery or money collection.  Ability to sell popcorn year-round and reach your friends and family who live far away.  Text APP to 62771 to get a link to download, or find more info here:  https://www.trails-end.com/online-direct.Benefits include not handling of any inventory or product yourself

1. • 30% commission automatically
   • 1.25 pts for every $1 sold (credit card + online)
   • 1 pt for every $1 sold (App cash)

Selling at Work – Much like the traditional door-to-door take order sale.  In this case, where allowed, you or your scouts take the family guide and app to your workplace.  You will collect the money; either credit card via the app or cash/check, at the time of the order. Advantages:  Expands your customer base and offices often need snacks and gifts. 

American Heroes (Military & First Responders) Blitz (page 8 of leaders guide) – The American Heroes Blitz allows customers to support the military, first responders, veterans’ organizations and Scouting at the same time. Customers can choose to donate $50 or $30 worth of popcorn to men and women in the military, first responders, their families and veterans’ organizations. There are no shipping and handling charges associated with hero donations. Over 2,000 tons of popcorn treats have been shipped to hundreds of locations around the world! Hero donations count toward Scout rewards.