Would you like some popcorn?
My six year old is in his first year of Cub Scouts. Today was our fist day ever of selling popcorn. It starts with a "Blitz Day" where we try to sell to at least 10 customers. The popcorn sale lasts for one month, but the hope is to get the majority of the selling done this weekend. The goal this year for every scout in his pack is $200 plus one extra sale. The proceeds from the extra sale will go to the packs in the area affected by the hurricane. The thought being those scouts will not be able to raise any funds this year and they could really use the help.
The lowest priced item sells for $10, Carmel Corn with Peanuts in a collectible tin. Very popular item, but the boxes of microwavable popcorn are said to be better than anything in the store and many people bought those too...$15 for a box of 15.
I got a head start by selling to my coworkers on Friday. But, my son and I added on to that greatly today. We started at 10:00, door to door. We ended around 18:30. We did stop for lunch and some other small errands. But, most of the time it was him and I walking the neighborhoods.
At the end of the day, including my pre-sales at work, 65 customers for orders totaling $1,225.00. He'll get a special "Super Seller" recognition if he can reach $1,500 buy the end of the sale, to recognize those who are well above average. All of this will help pay for local scouting events but also for my son to go to summer camp next summer.
I'm proud of my son for all his hard work. His voice is raspy tonight from all the talking he did, his feet are tired and he fell asleep quickly when his bed-time came. But, he never complained and he was always ready for the next house. I never forced him or told him to keep going, he was always, "Where should we go next?" He was always polite and gave his little speech well to every home we went to. He remembered to not walk on people’s lawns and always thanked everyone, even if they did not want to purchase anything.
Got nothing else done today, but it was good weather and a good day to be a dad.
I'm tired.
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Note to everyone: Hopefully next week we will get the code we need to sell the popcorn online. The website is there but you need to enter a code for the scout to get credit for the sale. The credit is important because an average of 70% of the proceeds make it to the scouts, 45% to the specific pack who did the selling. We want to make sure the right pack gets credit. orderpopcorn.com . The prices are the same as buying it directly from the scout, you can buy them anytime (but now is good) and it is free shipping directly to your home. This way out of town relatives can support their little Cub Scouts.
For those of you from outside the USA or Canada, my son is a "Tiger Cub", the youngest level in the Cub Scouts. The Cub Scouts are the young version (6-10yo) of the Boy Scouts of America. Information on the Boy Scouts can be found at http://www.scouting.org/
The lowest priced item sells for $10, Carmel Corn with Peanuts in a collectible tin. Very popular item, but the boxes of microwavable popcorn are said to be better than anything in the store and many people bought those too...$15 for a box of 15.
I got a head start by selling to my coworkers on Friday. But, my son and I added on to that greatly today. We started at 10:00, door to door. We ended around 18:30. We did stop for lunch and some other small errands. But, most of the time it was him and I walking the neighborhoods.
At the end of the day, including my pre-sales at work, 65 customers for orders totaling $1,225.00. He'll get a special "Super Seller" recognition if he can reach $1,500 buy the end of the sale, to recognize those who are well above average. All of this will help pay for local scouting events but also for my son to go to summer camp next summer.
I'm proud of my son for all his hard work. His voice is raspy tonight from all the talking he did, his feet are tired and he fell asleep quickly when his bed-time came. But, he never complained and he was always ready for the next house. I never forced him or told him to keep going, he was always, "Where should we go next?" He was always polite and gave his little speech well to every home we went to. He remembered to not walk on people’s lawns and always thanked everyone, even if they did not want to purchase anything.
Got nothing else done today, but it was good weather and a good day to be a dad.
I'm tired.
******
Note to everyone: Hopefully next week we will get the code we need to sell the popcorn online. The website is there but you need to enter a code for the scout to get credit for the sale. The credit is important because an average of 70% of the proceeds make it to the scouts, 45% to the specific pack who did the selling. We want to make sure the right pack gets credit. orderpopcorn.com . The prices are the same as buying it directly from the scout, you can buy them anytime (but now is good) and it is free shipping directly to your home. This way out of town relatives can support their little Cub Scouts.
For those of you from outside the USA or Canada, my son is a "Tiger Cub", the youngest level in the Cub Scouts. The Cub Scouts are the young version (6-10yo) of the Boy Scouts of America. Information on the Boy Scouts can be found at http://www.scouting.org/
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