2012 Cookie Booth Rules & Guidelines

Each cookie booth has specific rules that the business has implemented. Please make sure that each member of your troop knows where to find a copy of the rules on the PAW website. Also, at least one person at a booth should have a printout that shows that the booth belongs to the troop.

Remind your troop that because we have multiple businesses with the same name to be sure they know which location they are supposed to be at. Some even have a specific door assigned to a troop. Double check; triple check to ensure that you or your troop is at the correct location and door.

If you show up early to a booth, set-up and wait until it is time to start selling cookies. Do not set-up and start selling cookies as you are competing with your Sister Girl Scouts. Talk to the other troop and let them know when you are finished setting up – some troops may let you switch places early and start selling, while others may not. If your cookie booth time doesn’t start until 2:00 pm, then technically you may not start selling cookies until 2:00 pm. By the same token, if your booth time ends at 2 p.m. and the next troop is set up and ready to go, please direct customers to the next troop so you can take down your booth.

Girl Scouts must wear their Girl Scout pin in the proper place – left front of the jacket, vest, GS shirt, etc. Girl Scout pins should not be worn on headbands, in the hair as a hair doo-dad, on their pants or shoes. This is per GSUSA and GSCTX guidelines. Please do not get caught with pins not where they are supposed to be.

All cookie booths must have at a minimum of 2 girls and 2 adults. All Walmart booths must follow the 2 girls and 2 adults rule. Cadettes and above (6th grade and above) may work cookie booths with one adult, as long as they are not at Walmart. Cookie booths after 8:00 pm are for Cadettes and above only.

For all booths:

• Bring your own table, tablecloth, posters, cookies, change and chairs for adults.
• Bring some plastic or paper sacks for customers with larger purchases.
• Non-Girl Scout siblings are not allowed at booths.
• Girl Scout siblings that have not been assigned to a booth together should not be at the troop cookie booth. Example – Trp 123 has assigned Jill and Jane to the troop cookie booth. Jill has a sister that is in a different troop – Jill’s sister may not attend this booth.
  • A parent with multiple siblings selling GS cookies may request a cookie booth where the siblings may sell together as long as there are two adults at the booth.
• Pets are not allowed at booths.
• Arrive 10-15 minutes early to count cookies, check changes and set-up.
• Be courteous to each other during shift changes. We have lost cookie booths due to unbecoming behavior from adults and girls.
• Only ask customers as they are exiting the place of business. Smile and greet the customers going in, but only ask them to buy when they are going out. If a customer approaches the booth on the way in, go ahead and make the sale but let the customer make the first move.
• Be polite when a customer refuses to buy. A good response – “Have a nice day” with a smile.
• Make yourselves and the booth visible as being Girl Scouts. Uniforms help to sell cookies.
• Take all of your trash with you including empty cookie cases. Do not leave any empty cases at the business in their trash cans.
• Leave the area cleaner that you arrived.
• Each booth should designate one or both girls to go in the store and thank the manager for supporting the Troop. You should do this before or after your shift.
• Do not go in the store and ask for change. The appropriate change should always be brought with you to each cookie booth.
• If there is bad weather, make sure you and the girls dress for the weather. You may not go in and ask the manager to move into the store. The store manager may come out and invite you to set the booth up inside. Note: Walmart will never ask you to move indoors.
• Remind the girls – No playing at the booths. Remind the adults – to pay attention to the girls and not to spend the booth time catching up with each other.