All About Cookie Booth Sales Troop Cookie Booth Sales A cookie booth sale is when a troop sets up a table outside a preapproved location (i.e., a grocery store, bank, small business, parking lot drive-thru, etc.) to sell Girl Scout Cookies to the public. The SUCM must establish cookie booths— please check with this volunteer before contacting the business.
If your troop would like to host a cookie booth at a private residence, the approval process is different: ▶
Check your local city/ town bylaws for sales on private property requirements and obtain a permit if necessary.
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Cookie booths may occur at councilapproved locations and must be legally open to, accessible, and safe for all Girl Scouts and potential customers.
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All adults over 18 who reside at the property must complete a CORI/SORI background check with GSEMA. Note: This process may take up to 3 weeks to complete.
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Troops may receive permission to set up a booth sale in another town, but they must work with their SUCM to do this.
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Submit a Meeting on Private Property Form and:
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When your troop’s booth sale location is secured, enter the details into Smart Cookies so customers searching for cookies on girlscoutcookies.org can find you. Note: These booth entries will remain “pending” until they are approved by GSEMA during regular business hours (Monday through Friday).
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Cookie Booths on Private Property
After the sale, TCCs can split packages among Girl Scouts at a booth sale on their phone or tablet using the Smart Cookies Booth Divider (option 1 or option 2).
• Tell us you’re hosting a cookie booth with your troop. • Upload the Declaration Page of Homeowner’s Insurance. • GSEMA will call to review the application and email an approval (if approved). • Enter the booth location in Smart Cookies as a Troop Secured Booth Sale and await approval from GSEMA. Note: Individual Girl Scouts can host Cookie Stands if no other troop member is present at their residence within their service unit. It is not necessary to notify GSEMA of this type of individual cookie-selling activity.