Cookie Safety
To achieve cookie sales success you should learn and follow the Safety Rules listed below!
Selling in your Neighborhood
- Only call people on the telephone with a grown-up's permission.
- Daisy Girl Scouts should always ask an adult to help with forms and money.
- Wear the Girl Scout membership pin and/or clothing.
- Become familiar with the neighborhoods where you sell.
- Sell door-to-door only during daylight hours.
- Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts® must be accompanied by an adult when taking orders, selling, or delivering cookies.
- Girls 11-17 must be supervised by an adult when selling door-to-door and must never sell alone.
Selling in your Neighborhood
- Never enter the house of a customer.
- Girls' names and address should never be given out. Instead, give the team number and an approved contact phone number.
- Always use the buddy system. It's not just safe, it's more fun.
- Always follow safe pedestrian practices.
Booth Sales
- Adults should be present at a cookie booth in a public place.
Money Management
- Always have a plan for safeguarding money. Avoid walking around with large amounts of it or keeping it at home or at school.
- Give proceeds to supervising adults who should deposit it as directed by your Girl Scout council as soon as possible.
Online Safety
- Girls can use e-mail and age-appropriate Internet functions such as online marketing tools to ask customers to make a promise to purchase Girl Scout Cookies.
- Girls may not accept payment for Girl Scout Cookies online. Be sure and follow GSUSA Basic Online Guidance for Product Sales.
- Never give out your address or telephone number, or your parents'/guardians' work addresses or telephone numbers, or the name and location of your school without your parents'/guardians' permission.
- Tell adults right away if you come across any information that makes you feel uncomfortable.
- Never agree to get together with someone you "meet" online without first checking with your parents/guardians. If they agree to the meeting, be sure that it is in a public place and your parents/guardians are present.
Online Safety
- Never send anyone your picture or anything else without first checking with your parents/guardians.
- Do not respond to messages that are mean or make you feel uncomfortable. If you receive such a message, tell your parents/guardians right away so that they can contact the online service.
- Talk with your parents/guardians to decide on the time of day, length of time, and appropriate areas for you to visit online. Do not access other areas or break these rules without permission.