2025 PACK GOAL

Every scout should target to contribute to the packs $16000 of popcorn goal. This goal can usually be achieved in just 2-3 storefront shifts (2 hours each). Set a higher goal to earn even more prizes.

GIFT CARD REWARDS

Popcorn sales earn the scout reward points toward an gift card which the scout can spend on whatever he or she wants. The dollar amount of the gift card depends on the amount of popcorn sold and will be sent from Trails End at the end of the fundraiser (November). See below for details.

2. CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Each scout needs their own account with Trails End. The account can be created via the Trails End app or via the Trails End website. To create the account, you will need some information about our Pack:

Council = Central Florida Council
District = Narcoossee
Unit = Pack 3009

Returning scouts should use the same account as last year. If you have multiple scouts, create a separate Trails End account for each one. Note that each account must have a different username but can be linked to the same parent email address.

3. START SELLING!

There are three ways to sell popcorn:

• Storefront - Sell in front of a local store like Publix, Winn Dixie, Walgreens, or REI. Each shift is 2 hours. Everything you need is provided. Just show up (with a parent).

• Online - Sell to friends and family no matter where they live via a turnkey personal online storefront hosted by Trails End. Product is shipped directly to the customer.

• Wagon - Sell popcorn via traditional door-to-door sales or at a parent’s workplace. You can take pre-orders and deliver the popcorn later or get inventory to deliver on-the-spot.

Each of these ways to sell are described in more detail below.

STOREFRONT SALES

Also known as “Show And Sell”, storefront sales are easy and fun! Most scouts earn the majority of their sales through storefront sales.

You can sign up for a storefront shift in the app or on the Trails End website. Our popcorn team has already identified the retail stores where we are allowed to sell, and the time slots when we can be there. Each shift is 2 hours, and up to two scouts can work together for each shift.

After you sign up for a shift, all you have to do is show up. The scout should be in uniform and accompanied by a parent. Our popcorn team will bring a table, the popcorn to sell, a cash box, and a payment card reader to the location. You just need to bring your smartphone with the Trails End app and a water bottle to stay refreshed.

As people enter or exit the retail store, the scout should cheerfully ask if they would like to “support the Cub Scouts” by buying some popcorn or making a donation.

All transactions must be tracked through the Trail’s End app. Before you arrive, make sure you can get into the app using your scout’s account, and that your smartphone has a full battery. As soon as you arrive, log into the app and connect the Square card reader device via Bluetooth (preferred because the BT reader can process tap payments) or via cable for magnetic swipe payments. It is possible to enter credit card information manually in the Trails End app without a card reader device, but this is a last resort.

Cash donations should be recorded as a “Heroes & Helpers” sale. A donation jar will provided to collect cash donations; it is easiest to add it up and record the total as one big the Heroes & Helpers sale at the end of the shift. Scouts also get rewards for Heroes & Helpers donations.

If there are two scouts working a shift, all rewards are split 50/50. It doesn’t matter which parent registers the sale through their app. As long as both scouts are scheduled to be at that shift, the reward points will be split automatically.

Only one parent needs to register each transaction through the app, but you may register two different sales on two smartphones at the same time. You may have two separate parents simultaneously logged into their separate scout’s account to make transactions at the same time, i.e.: selling to two different customers at the same time. You don’t have to make customers wait to register their sale on one smartphone.

When you arrive for a shift, if there is another scout (or scouts) already selling there, you should wait until their shift is over to change positions.

ONLINE SALES

Online is the most straightforward way to sell popcorn. When you create an account for your scout on the Trails End website, you can also set up a personalized storefront page and URL for your Scout.

This is what it looks like to manage the content of your Scout’s personal storefront page.

Just fill in some content about your scout, and then you can preview your page before you share the link with family and friends.

Use the ‘Preview Your Page’ button to see what the page will look like to others.

WAGON SALES

Wagon sales are like traditional “door-to-door” or “neighbor-to-neighbor” sales. For these sales, you can walk with your scout to homes or send a sign up sheet to work colleagues.

If you want inventory for wagon sales, talk to the popcorn team and get instructions for when/how to return unsold items. It is also possible to take pre-orders and get the exact right mix of items for delivery later (see the “Take Pre-orders” section below).

SALES NEED TO BE RECORDED

When making wagon sales, you need to record all sales in the Trails End app.

You can start an order on your phone’s app and then send your neighbor their order via text message. They can then complete the order (address, email, phone, and payment info—including credit card, Google Pay, or Apple Pay) right from their own phone.

Cash payments and cash donations must also be recorded in the Trails End app. The cash should be turned in to the popcorn team after you are done selling, or a parent can make a “Cash to Credit” conversion in the app. Cash-to-credit transactions can only be done for cash sales made the same day.

The Trails End app will offer to send a receipt to the customer via email or text message, no matter how they chose to pay.

This is what the form looks like when you click Record Wagon Sale in the dashboard.

How to get help

Reach our Popcorn Team via email:

• Popcorn Kernels: Toni

• Assistant kernels:

Their mobile numbers are not published on this website but can be found in popcorn email communications and/or the pack roster in Scoutbook.