Tools and Resources

Know the correct price of cookies before selling - $5.00 per box
Always wear your uniform when selling cookies it helps people know who you are and it will help you to sell more cookies.
Always say please and thank you
Keep lots of change on hand when selling
Ask your Guider for cookie campaign sales aids to assist you with selling
Be sure to let people know your cookie selling goal.
Have fun!!

Sell cookies at garage sales
Instead of a lemonade stand create a Girl Guide Cookie stand.
Visit a senior’s residence and hold a cookie tasting.
Set up a cookie ATM or vending machine.
Approach a business and ask them if you can sell during lunch hour or after work. There is a sample of a business letter on the Member Zone.
How many businesses in your community have waiting areas? Hairdressers, real estate agents, car dealerships - if they offer coffee to their customers’ maybe they’d like some cookies to offer as well!
Sell near busy commuter locations. Everyone deserves a treat for the long commute home.
Going somewhere? Take a carton of cookies with you if you have to sit and wait for someone at an arena or the dance studio. People may approach you to buy cookies. Always make sure a box is out and keep change around just in case.
Go to your local university and/or college and sell to students.
Write a cookie song to sing while you’re selling.
Contact a local hotel or bed and breakfast to see if they would like to buy Girl Guide cookies as a thank you for guests or to put out with afternoon tea.
Download our delicious cookie recipe cards to hand out as a Thank You to your customers. You can find lots of great recipes on the national website
Download our “Cookie Price Breakdown” postcard. This was designed to show customers where the money goes when girls are out selling during the campaigns.
More Guider Resources are available.

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