● A girl ’ s physical address , social media page address , IM name , Skype name or number , email address , or cell number should never be revealed to anyone outside her immediate circle of family and friends . You ’ ve heard it before , but it bears repeating .
● Girls can market cookies and other products by posting on social media sites like Facebook or Twitter or sending emails to friends , family members , and former customers , as long as they use a group email address , the account or address of a parent / guardian or adult volunteer , a blind email address ( in which the recipients cannot see the sender ’ s email address ), or the online email tools provided by cookie vendors . Girls 13 and older can also use their social media sites ( such as Facebook , Twitter , or Pinterest ) to do the same to her immediate circle of family and friends . Be sure each girl ’ s account uses the tightest privacy settings and doesn ’ t reveal information about her or her location to anyone outside her circle .
● Sales may not be transacted on the Internet ( for example , through a site that has an electronic shopping cart ), except for Girl Scout magazine subscriptions , nut and candy product sales and the Digital Cookie Program that are through the MagNut ( Nut-E ) and Cookie ( eBudde ) companies provided sites . Girls can also receive order commitments for cookies sales via email or the Internet . In other words , potential customers can relay ( via email or a Facebook post , for example ) that , “ Yes ! I ’ d like four boxes of Thin Mints and three boxes of Shortbread cookies .”
Please also keep in mind :
● Volunteers and Girl Scout council staff do not sell cookies and other products ; girls sell them .
● Girls can participate in no more than two council-sponsored product sale activities each year , and only one of these may be a cookie sale .
Before beginning any cookies or other product sales with your group , refer to the cookies section of Girl Scout Central and www . girlscoutcookies . org .
Preparing for Your Girl Scout Cookie Booths
Cookie booths , or temporary sales set-ups in areas with lots of foot traffic , are a popular way for girls to sell cookies as a team . Contact your service unit before planning a cookie booth of your own .
Once you ’ ve gotten service unit approval , check out the booth site before the day of the sale . Talk to business owners in the area so they ’ ll know what to expect . Find out what security measures are in place — these may include lights for evening sales and whether a security camera watches the booth area — and where the nearest bathrooms are located . In addition , review the Girl Scout Cookie / Council- Sponsored Product Sale Safety Activity Checkpoints to make sure you and the girls are as prepared as possible .
On the day of the sale , these tips will help keep everyone safe :
● Ensure that you have adequate space at the booth ( table , products , and girls ) to allow safe passage by pedestrians , bikes , and cars .
● Plan to have at least two adults and one girl at the booth at all times . From time to time , volunteers might want to take breaks or will have to accompany young girls to the bathroom , so make sure to have a few extra adults on hand .
● Girls make all sales , except in cases where adults are helping Daisies handle money .
● Respect the surrounding businesses by making sure your booth isn ’ t blocking a store entrance or exit .
● Attract customers with colorful signs . Remind girls to be polite and to have their sales pitch ready for interested shoppers .