Choosing a Cookie Delivery Station Q&A

If it’s your responsibility to select a neighborhood delivery station for Girl Scout Cookies, here are a few important questions to answer…

Will there be enough room for all those cookies?

Each 100 cases of cookies takes up a space 3 feet wide, 3 feet deep and 5 1/2 feet tall.

A standard two car garage will hold about 1000 cases. Cookies could be damaged if they are stacked more than 8 cases high.

Will the cookies be safe there?

Each case of cookies weighs about 8 pounds. If you are expecting 1000 cases to be delivered to your station, that’s 8000 pounds or 4 tons. Is the floor of the site strong enough to hold that kind of load?

Look out for windows that could leak in a heavy rain, or pipes that might freeze and burst. Is the place likely to get hot enough to melt the chocolate cookies? Are there any signs of ants or other bugs that could infest the cookies?

Can the delivery truck get to the site?

The truck that delivers your cookies may well be a tractor-trailer 60 feet long and 14 feet high! The site you select must be accessible to large vehicles. Avoid streets with obstacles like construction, low hanging tree branches or utility wires. Make sure that the street, driveway and/or sidewalk can handle the weight of the truck.

Helpful Hint: If you are expecting a large cookie order, community buildings like fire stations or places of worship generally make better delivery stations than personal residences.