Booth sales are a fun way for Girl Scouts to engage customers and sell cookies in high-traffic locations like grocery stores or events. Customers enjoy instant purchases, making booths such a success! 

Customers can pay by cash, check, Digital Cookie, or card via Clover Go. Volunteers should collect all payments and deposit them into the troop account. Use the Booth Sale Worksheet to track sales. 

To give Girl Scouts credit for booth sales, use Troop to Girl Transfer Orders or the Smart Booth Divider in Smart Cookies. Instructions are available in the Smart Cookies Manual for Volunteers

Troops can start booking booths on January 1 by contacting local businesses. Check the Do Not Contact list on The Bridge for Council-Secured locations. Enter booth details in Smart Cookies to avoid double bookings and make them visible on the Cookie Finder. 

GSGI secures large-scale booth locations and covers any associated fees. Troops can sign up for these booths in Smart Cookies: 

• Booth Lottery: Register by 11:59 p.m. January 2 for a chance to secure time slots (up to three, with one Premium). 

• First Come, First Serve: Opens January 4 - March 23 for remaining slots and new locations. Troops can initially sign up for five time slots (two Premium) until January 22, then another five starting January 23. No limits apply after February 6, and open booths will also be available for individual Girl Scouts as lemonade stands. 

• Premium Locations: Limited availability with stricter sign-up rules (marked with “P”). 

For booths hosted by an individual Girl Scout, only cookies transferred to her in Smart Cookies can be sold. These booths should not replace troop experiences, but allow Girl Scouts to pursue individual goals.  

• Cookie Finder: If a Girl Scout wants her booth listed in the Cookie Finder, the TPM must enter it under the troop in Smart Cookies. 

Troops can set up virtual booths in Digital Cookie and promote them via social media. Sales totals are split among participating Scouts after cookies are delivered. Customers can pick up virtual booth orders at physical booths. 

If there are two or more Girl Scouts at a booth together, there must be at least two unrelated registered adult volunteers present. This is designed to minimize risk and ensure Girl Scout safety.  

• Safety: If two or more Girl Scouts are at a booth, at least two unrelated adult volunteers must be present. If only one Scout is selling with a parent, they may only sell that Scout's inventory. 

• Booth Conflicts: If double bookings occur, work with the business and other troops/individuals to resolve the issue respectfully. 

Sales, including Cookie Share donations, should be credited to Girl Scouts in Smart Cookies. You can: 

• Divide sales equally among the Girl Scouts at the booth. 

• Credit Girl Scouts based on hours worked if the booth spans multiple shifts. 

• Use the Smart Booth Divider for easy tracking. 

• Bring Your Own Cookies: Booths are not pre-stocked. 

• Money Handling: Have an adult manage money, and never leave it unattended. Girl Scouts should practice counting back change but hand money to an adult for safekeeping. 

• Uniforms: Wear Girl Scout attire or pins for identification. 

• Respect: Be polite to customers, say “Thank you,” and keep the booth area clean. 

• Stay in Your Area: Don’t wander from the booth location. 

• Clean Up: Leave the area cleaner than you found it. 

• After Booth: Count money and cookies, return unsold cookies to the troop inventory, and deposit money into the troop bank account ASAP. Don’t forget to track donations—every $6 adds a package to your total and counts toward individual rewards. 

• After transactions, hand money to a volunteer to store safely in the cash box. 

• Keep the cash box secure, and avoid walking around with large amounts of cash. 

• Bank money frequently, and never keep it at home or school. 

• Reduce cash transactions by encouraging card payments when possible.