Cookie shop etiquette
by Sandy Judson

Now that you have planned, made decorations, and ordered cookies, the day for your cookie shop has finally arrived.

What do you do?

• Before you arrive at the shop, go to the bathroom.
• Wear a uniform or Girl Scout T-shirt and membership pin.
• Decorate your shop within the manager’s guidelines.
• Have a minimum of two girls and two adults.
• Be friendly and polite.
• Smile!
• Determine whether you will ask customers entering or exiting the business. All of the girls need to use the same approach so customers won’t be asked twice.
• Always say “Thank You” whether customers buy or not.
• Have change and bags available.
• Keep your area neat and clean.
• You may offer samples if your troop is willing to pay for the cookies.
• Clean the area when finished.
• Recycle empty boxes.

What not to do

• Yell or talk loudly.
• Run around.
• Block doorways or displays.
• Have tagalongs.
• Have more than four girls unless you are covering more than two doors at a time.
• Go into the store while on duty.

Lastly, don’t forget to thank the manager of the business.
A homemade “Thank You” card is generally appreciated.

High seller recognitions
by Portia Cook

Dive right into the 2004 Cookie Sale and make a splash by becoming one of the Council’s Top Ten Sellers. The ten girls who sell the most in our Council are recognized with special recognitions. Nine of the Top Ten Sellers will receive a Splash Blue “letter” jacket embroidered with “GSSJC 2004 Cookie High Seller” and an optional name. Each girl will also receive the choice of a camera or watch.

Can you sell more packages of cookies than the other 58,000 girls in the Council? If you can, then you will be recognized as the Council High Seller. You will receive the embroidered “letter” jacket, camera, watch, and a collectable Sassy Shortbread doll.

The “High Seller” recognitions will only be awarded to Top Ten Sellers who have paid all money due in full and on time to the troop/group cookie manager.

2004 Cookie Sale recognitions
by Portia Cook

The girls have spoken. With over 2,500 votes counted from girls across the Council, there is now a great 2004 Individual Girl Recognition package. Dive right in by making your personal goal. Remember recognitions are accumulative. You will receive the highest-level recognition earned and every thing that comes before it. So make your splash!

Smart Cookies Rule Pin
by Portia Cook

Does your goal include selling 200 packages of cookies in initial order. If you do, you’ll earn the Smart Cookies Rule Pin pictured above. This redesigned pin for the 2004 cookie sale looks great and sports this year’s mascot, the angelfish. You will receive your pin in time to wear it at cookie shops. And won’t you feel proud to answer when asked “What makes you a smart cookie?” Also each girl will receive a ticket to the Houston Aero’s Hockey game on March 28, which will be played at their new home, the Toyota Center.

Also the names of all girls earning the Smart Cookies Rule Pin will qualify to go into a drawing. One girl from every program level (Brownie, Junior, Cadette, and Senior) will win a collectible Sassy Shortbread Doll. Back by popular demand, girls will have an even greater chance to win a field trip for their troop. This year there are 16 Splash Bonus offerings; four $250 gift certificates will be awarded at each program level. Troops may chose to use their gift certificates at one of the following attractions: Build-A-Bear, Schlitterbahn, Moody Gardens, or Six Flags Splashtown. Plus the 16 girls chosen will receive a plaque commemorating her gift to the troop.