FAQ – Questions About Selling

No. Sales links should never be posted to online resale sites (eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Facebook Swap etc.). See the Online Marketing Do’s and Don’ts for more information.

Girls may market and sell cookies online to family, friends, and the public through ABC Smart Cookies at abcsmartcookies.com, providing they review the Girl Scout Digital Cookie Pledge and sign the Girl Scout Internet Safety Pledge, while following all Girl Scout safety guidelines. Check with your Troop Cookie Coordinator or Troop Leader for more details.

No. In order to maintain good relationships with property managers, stores, and to be fair, only booth sales are allowed in non-residential areas. All booth sales must be coordinated through your Service Unit Booth Sale Coordinator.

No. Social media ads should not be purchased or donated to promote sales links.

Yes! But it is important that you let your Girl Scout lead by having her present her pitch, create a poster, and write thank you notes, etc.

Yes, but only if your residence is in Orange County. You and your Girl Scout may set up a “Cookie stand” to sell cookies as long as you have permission for the city and homeowner’s association.

Yes! Parents can and should chaperone their girls as they can make direct sales door-to-door, share their business pitch with parents’ co-workers and social clubs, and more.

No. While each girl should work with her troop to create her Cookie Program goals, parents determine the number of cookies to order and are responsible for payment of all cookies received.

Yes! What a fun outing for your troop and a great way to help girls reach their goals!

No. Troops may not require payment from parents in advance. Payment is collected from customers when cookies are delivered (for in-person orders). Money should be turned in to the troop as soon as possible after collected from customers.

The price of Girl Scout cookies including Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Trefoils, Lemonades, Toast Yay!, Adventurefuls and Peanut Butter Sandwiches are $6.00 per package. The gluten-free Caramel Chocolate Chip cookies are $7.00 per package in Orange County.

Putting cookies in a wagon and selling direct to customers in OC residential areas. Girls require adult supervision for these efforts. A rolling sale is not a booth sale because you are walking through residential neighborhoods, NOT parks, beaches, or shopping centers.

Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors go door-to-door with a buddy in an OC residential area while the supervising adults follow in a car with the cookies. Girls require adult supervision for these efforts.  Caravans are not considered booth sales because girls are only walking through residential neighborhoods.

When Girl Scouts work together to map out and walk a neighborhood selling cookies door-to-door in an OC residential area. Girls require adult supervision for these efforts. Walkabouts are not considered booth sales because girls are only permitted to walk through residential neighborhoods, NOT parks or shopping centers.

GSOC Girl Scouts may begin selling cookies online to family and friends on January 14, 2025 and in person on January 26, 2025 (in person includes online girl deliveries). Each Girl Scout Council sets its own start date for the Girl Scout Cookie Program.

Girls may NOT distribute, take orders, or make direct sales until Girl Scouts of Orange County’s start date – January 14, 2025. Early selling is not in keeping with good Business Ethics, and girls may lose credit for any sales made prior to the official start date.

Girls may sell cookies in Orange County residential areas only by going door-to-door or by setting up a cookie stand on OC residential property. Girls need permission to sell anywhere else. The only time girls may sell outside Orange County zip codes are to family members and close friends, at parent’s workplace to co-workers (not customers), and online using ABC Smart Cookies.