Popcorn

Fund Your Ideal Year of Scouting with America's Best Popcorn Sale

The following page contains information on the Blue Ridge Council Trail's End Popcorn Sale. More information will be added as it becomes available. All posted information is current.

Did you know?

You can sell Popcorn Online anytime of the year

To sell popcorn online

Go to the Trail's End website by Clicking Here
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the link for Scouts
Scroll down about halfway and click on the link that says "send email's"
If you have sold online before you can log in using your email and password
If you have not sold online before you can create an account
1. Validation Code is "Popcorn"
Once you are logged in you can customize emails and send them to everyone you know
Need more help? Watch a tutorial video by Clicking Here or contact your local District Executive by Clicking Here.

Also, all Online Sales count toward your Trail's End College Scholarship until December 31st. If you are close to the $2,500 mark in sales, you still have time to reach your goal.

* Directions for Completing Your Sale Click Here

* Unit Master Record with Unit Settlement Form with Formula's Click Here

* Unit Master Record Click Here

* Unit Settlement Form Click Here

* $600 Club Form Click Here

* $800 Club Form Click Here

* $1,000 Club Form Click Here

* Trail's End Rewards Form Click Here

* $2,500 Scholarship Form Click Here

Useful Web links:

* Trail's End Home Page: Click Here
        ***Useful email Addresses for Trail's End***
    -Scholarship questions email scholarship@trails-end.com
    -Prize information email prizes@trails-end.com
    -Popcorn System or Traditional Sale info email help@trails-end.com
    -Online Selling info email support@trails-end.com

Be sure to include the following information in your email:
     Full Name
     Council Name
     Unit Type and Number
     Detailed information about your inquiry
* Military Receipts Click Here
* Sell Popcorn Online!!! To Find Out How, Watch a Video Tutorial: Click Here

* Trail's End Ordering System (for leaders only): Click Here

* Manage Online Sales (Popcorn System for leaders only): Click Here

* Trail's End Virtual Sale Planner | Click Here | includes the Unit Program Planner, the Unit Kickoff Presentation, a Parent Handout

* Trail's End Email Library | Click Here | to improve communication with your Scouts and Scout families.

* Download the 2011 Popcorn Sale Commitment Form: Click Here

* 2011 Popcorn Sale Leaders Guide Book: Click Here

* 2011 Show and Sell Order Form Click Here

Show & Sell vs. Show & Deliver – What’s the difference?

Show & Deliver

Is designed to be done just like the normal “take order” sale, with one difference – it SAVES TIME!

	-	Each Seller is given a pre-allotted amount of popcorn.
	-	The Seller goes door-to-door, etc. to sell the popcorn.
	-	AFTER the sale is made the seller says something like “I happen to have that product out in my car right now, would you like to pay for the product and take delivery immediately?”
	-	If the customer says yes, the youth takes the payment and makes sure to mark the customer as “delivered” on the Take-Order form.
	-	It is important to NOT TAKE THE PRODUCT TO THE DOOR, because the seller will eventually run out of one or all of the items, and the customer should not make their decision based on what the seller is “holding in their hands.”
	-	For every item that is delivered that is one customer/house that the Seller & Parent’s DON’T have to make another trip to deliver the popcorn in a few weeks…save time, gas, and effort!

Show & Sell

Is designed to be done as a “see the product before you buy” sale. It can be done in front of retail locations, at church dinners/functions, sporting events, anywhere there would be a “crowd” of consumers. Some Show-n-Sell tips:

	-	Chose the location to do the Show-n-Sell carefully. Keep in mind that when consumers go to the store they are typically looking for a bargain/good deal. Other types of functions might target people who are more “donation/charity-minded.”
	-	Be mindful of the products that are made available for the Show-n-Sell. Are you trying to sell more items at a lower price point, or less items at a higher price point?
	-	Be sure to make clear to the consumer that approx. 70% of the purchase price of the product goes to support LOCAL SCOUTING. They are not just making a product purchase, they are also making a DONATION to support the development of our youth.

The Show & Deliver/Show & Sell Guidelines & sign-up forms are included in the 2011 Popcorn Guide.

Keys to Success

		- Sell the Scouting program First — People are buying the program, with Popcorn as the program receipt.
		- Make it FUN! If the sale is a fun part of the youth’s program experience, sales will increase.
		- Communicating to EVERYONE in the Scouting Family (Leaders, Parents, Scouts…) is imperative. Let everyone know the importance of the sale and what the benefits are.
		- Push “Take Order Form” sales — This will result in increased Container Sales and ultimately higher total sales.