What to Expect from Your Initial Pick Up

Once initial orders are in, it’s time to plan for the arrival of cookies. If you haven’t yet seen a cookie delivery, it’s quite a sight! Many semi-trucks deliver over 60,000 cases of cookies to our Cookie Cupboards and Initial Pick Up sites, and there’s a great deal of excitement and Girl Scout sisterhood. Your Service Unit Cookie Chair will give you instructions on the process, date, and time for attending Initial Pick Up and picking up your troops initial order cookies. Be sure to print your Initial Order confirmation to bring to the pick up to confirm totals. While there, the Service Unit Cookie Chair will receive and confirm the product first. Then, work together to verify totals by cookie variety for your troop—count each case by variety with the Service Unit Cookie Chair or designated volunteer before signing for the product and leaving the location.

Next, as a Troop Cookie Chair you:

⚬ Arrange the distribution of your troop's cookies to girls and families—set a day and time for families to pick up their inventory and communicate the process.

⚬ Verify total by cookie variety—counting with families during distribution.

⚬ Issue receipts to families for total number of cookies picked up, by variety of cookie.

What Cookies Should I Order for Direct Sales?

You’re heading into the Direct Sale Period. Great! Now, how do you know which cookies to offer to customers? When ordering cookies, there are a few things to consider!

Are you preparing for an upcoming Cookie Booth?

• Is your booth at a larger store like Walmart or Lowe's? Cookie Booths at bigger stores have a potentially better chance of bringing in more foot traffic for sales.

• What does the weather look like for that day? Better weather means a higher possibility for more foot traffic for sales.

• Is it the beginning of the Cookie Program? Earlier in the season there is more demand— customers have been waiting all year for Cookies! The end of March also offers customers a last chance for Girl Scout Cookies.

What's the right mix? On average, this is what Cookie Sales look like in Missouri Heartland.

Thin Mints 27%

Caramel deLites 18%

Peanut Butter Patties 17%

Adventurefuls 7%

Peanut Butter Sandwich 9%

Lemonades 9%

Trefoils 5% Toast-Yays! 4%

Gluten-Free Caramel Chocolate Chip* 2%

*Gluten-Free Caramel Chocolate Chip are in limited supply. This year there is no limit on troop initial orders, while supplies last. GSMH has the authority to edit Gluten Free cases based on supply. If supply remains after initial order, Gluten Free are first-come, first-served at Cookie Cupboards. Note: Troops are responsible for deciding the quantity of cookies that they order.