PLACING YOUR POPCORN ORDER
Place a supplemental order through your leader dashboard.
Need help placing an order? Email: Matthew.Lanouette@Scouting.org
*Note: The online ordering system closes for processing about 36 hours in advance of the warehouse day. We can still accept your supplemental order via email. Please keep in mind that we will be at the warehouse filling orders the morning of a warehouse day, so we’ll do our best to check orders that day but we may not see it immediately if it is submitted the morning of.
For warehouse times and details click here.
Ordering Popcorn in the Trail’s End System Video Tutorial:
Ordering Popcorn:
2 Important Dates:
August 12, 2024: Show & Sell Initial Order Due
October 21, 2024: Final Order Due
ORDERING ADDITIONAL PRODUCT
You will be able to order additional product throughout the sale WEEKLY.
You will be able to place supplemental orders through your units order page on the Trail’s End website. You will pick this order up at the defined popcorn warehouse day.
Our current Warehouse Replenishment Schedule is:
Warehouse Day – Ohio Location: September 5, 12, 19, 26 | October 3, 10, 17, 2024
Warehouse Day – Kentucky Location: September 6, 13, 20, 27 | October 4, 11, 18 2024
INITIAL ORDER (SHOW & SELL ORDER)
1. Estimate the amount of Show and Sell popcorn you would like to order. If you sold last year, login to your account at www.trails-end.com/login and view your Initial Order (Show & Sell) from last year as a baseline. Compare this with last year’s final totals.
2. Familiarize yourself with the return policies.
3. Order the Popcorn on the Trail’s End website. Click here to login now.
a. Go to www.portal.trails-end.com and click the Unit Popcorn Login on the left menu to login to the Trails End System.
b. Click on the large blue ORDER POPCORN button at the top of your dashboard (or select “Popcorn Orders” on the left menu)
c. Ensure the “Select Campaign” box reads 2024 Selling Campaign
d. Click on the “Choose Delivery” drop down box and select INITIAL ORDER/SHOW & SELL ORDER.
e. Enter the total number of cases for each type of popcorn. When you tab or click outside of the box, you will see the case count update. These totals are not updated until you click the Save button. Individual containers are not available to be ordered for the Initial Order (Show & Sell), but will be available during your final Take Order.
f. Hit the SUBMIT button to submit your order. The order is not complete until this step is done. You can also save a draft to come back later if need be. Be sure to submit your order by August 12, 2024.
*Note: A box will show your base commission amount. This number is system-generated and does not include any bonus commission you’ve earned such as attending a popcorn rally.
FINAL ORDER (TAKE ORDER)
1. Communicate out a DEADLINE to your Scout families for getting all Scout orders to you. Inform them that their product will be delivered LATE if they do not get orders into you by the deadline set.
a. Work backwards from that date to determine when you need your Scout’s orders by so that you can calculate how much product to return for free.
2. Gather all of your Scout’s orders and compile a list of popcorn you need to order. Compile that list in number of CONTAINERS you need to order. This will be useful later in the process. Your popcorn dashboard may assist you with this if all of your orders have been logged in the app/dashboard.
a. If you sold Show & Sell, fill these orders with any product you have left before you return product or order more.
3. Order the Popcorn you need on the Trail’s End website
a. Go to www.portal.trails-end.com and click the Unit Popcorn Login to login to the Trails End Dashboard.
b. Click on the ORDER POPCORN button (or select “Popcorn Orders” on the left menu)
c. Ensure the “Select Campaign” box reads 2024 Selling Campaign
d. Click on the “Choose Delivery” drop down box and select FINAL ORDER (Take Order).
e. You can order singles and cases. The easiest way to do this is to enter the total amount of singles you need in the CONT area and TAB over, it will auto calculate how many cases and singles you need. Note: Case=cases of product, CONT=containers of product.
f. Hit the SUBMIT button to submit your order. The order is not complete until this step is done. Be sure to submit your final order by October 21, 2024.
ONLINE SALE
The online sale is a great tool for your sale this year. It is perfect to connect with distant relatives or friends who might want to support your Scouts.
Scouts can download the Trail’s End App or go to www.trails-end.com and create an account to sell popcorn online. Scouts can use Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, text, and emails to sell popcorn across the country (with parents permission). This is also a great way for older Scouts to get involved easily by using social media.
COMMISSION AND PRIZE PROGRAM FOR ONLINE SELLING
Commission: Commission for all products sold online through the Trail’s End website is 32%. The +3% Bonus requires Rally Attendance.
Prizes: All prizes will be automatically included in the Scouts overall sales total on your unit popcorn dashboard. Online sales totals will be combined with traditional sales for prize eligibility.