Boy Scouts of America® Jersey Shore Council

In order to ensure a successful popcorn sale for both your unit and the council, the 2021 Popcorn Committee has once again established a Show and Sell Return Policy. All popcorn is a liability for the council so we encourage you to follow a few key practices:

• Check on your outstanding inventory and make frequent honest assessments on your unit’s ability to sell.
• Subscribe to a time based sales plan (i.e. we are halfway through the sale…Have we sold least half of our inventory?).
• Check with your District Kernel or District Executive if you have an inventory challenge…too much or too little popcorn can usually find a home with enough notice.
• Work toward zero return policy so that every dollar of popcorn revenue provides programs for your boys.
• Try to use unsold Show and Sell product to fill your take order forms and only order what you need to complete your take order.
• The Show and Sell part of the Popcorn Sale is an excellent way for your Scouts to sell popcorn and provide the product directly to our customers. Any returns to the Jersey Shore Council of unsold product on or before October 15, 2021 will have no fees or penalties (as long as products are returned in the original condition). This gives council ample amount of time to redistribute unused popcorn to other units or councils to reduce leftover product. Any Show and Sell popcorn returned after the October 11th deadline is subject to a JSC restocking fee. Jersey Shore Council units can return 15% or less of Show and Sell popcorn ordered without penalty. If your unit returns over 15% after the deadline, your unit will lose 2% commission for each 10% of additional popcorn returned over the 15%. Last day to return popcorn is November 1, 2021.
• Units can order up to 10% more of popcorn and still be eligible for return program. If a unit orders more than 10% of their 2019 final invoice. Any overage above the 10% is not eligible to be returned and is the responsibility of the unit.