Safety Tips for Cookie Sales

Safety Rules

Review the basic safety rules and make sure they are understood by girls and adults:

• Girls should wear Girl Scout identification such as their Girl Scout membership pin with their uniform, sash, or T-shirt to identify themselves as Girl Scouts.

• Girls should be familiar with the neighborhoods in which they sell.

• Girls always use the buddy system.

• Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts must be accompanied by an adult when taking orders for, selling, or delivering cookies.

• Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts participating in door-to-door sales activities must be supervised by an adult.

• Girls do not enter the home of anyone they don't know.

• Girls participate in door-to-door sales only during daylight hours, unless accompanied by an adult.

• Girls may not sell Girl Scout cookies on the Internet.

• Girls operating a "cookie shop" or booth in a store, mall, or other public place must have adults present at all times.

• Girls collect money due when the cookies are ordered.

• Girls never give out their names, addresses, telephone numbers, or e-mail addresses to customers. Girls may give out the leader's or other designated telephone numbers to customers for information, reorders, or complaints.

• Girls use safe pedestrian practices, especially when crossing at busy intersections.

• Girls have a plan for safeguarding the money they collect. To avoid walking around with large amounts of money, girls may give the money to the accompanying or supervising adult.