Otis & Cinnabon

Yes, selling online is essential to your Otis & Cinnabon fundraiser. Before your start date, you'll receive instructions so your participants can register. Once registered, they'll invite friends and family to shop at your store.

Selling online adds a 2^nd way for your group to raise money.

Your online store will include additional items not found in the brochure.

Registration is the only way to promote your sale online. Once registered, participants can invite friends and family to your online store using text, social media, and email. They'll also be able to log into their sales portal anytime and track their online sales.

Clicking on the link that sellers share brings potential buyers to your store. At the top, they'll see a 'Reason to Support' button that appears above the name of your group. Your purpose is displayed once the supporter clicks the button. This helps to personalize your fundraiser. For example, "With your help, we'll reach our $2,000 goal for new band equipment."

If using one of our prize plans to encourage more sales, we recommend supplementing it with your rewards.

Here are some incentive ideas.

You will not receive a unique link for your group. Instead, once participants register, they'll receive a shopping link. They can text their link directly from their dashboard and share it on social media.

Yes, people can donate in $20 increments. Your group receives 70% profit from all donations.

Or, if you don't want a donation option in your store, you can have this feature turned off. Let us know before your fundraiser start date.

Multiple participants can be added under the same account when registering. So when they make a purchase, the prize credit is automatically split up.

Buyers who click on a link shared with them through text, email, or social media and the sellers are all registered under the same dashboard; the prize credit is also automatically split up.

Buyers who go directly to the store, select shop now, and manually enter the information will need to click on the "+" symbol to add multiple participants before entering the online store.

Donations count as one prize credit for each $20 donation.

Your online store closes one to five days after we receive your brochure order forms.

We credit your online profit toward your brochure sales invoice. You will receive a check if your online sales profit exceeds your brochure sales invoice.

If we ship any products or prizes to your group, your profit check is processed five days after the shipment leaves our facility and printed by the following Tuesday.

If we are not shipping anything to your group, your profit check is processed 24 hours after we close and process your order.

There are no order requirements for an Otis & Cinnabon fundraiser.

You'll need to know your group size and participant goal. Here's how you can estimate your profit:

Calculation Steps

1. Participant Count x Participant Item Goal = Items Sold
2. Items Sold x Average Retail Price = Gross Sales
3. Gross Sales x Profit % = Group Profit

Example

1. Let's say you have 60 participants and set your participant item goal at 10. The items sold would be 60 participants x 10 Items/participants = 600.
2. Next, determine your gross sales. The average retail price is about $21, so your gross sales would be 600 Items x $21 = $12,600.
3. Since your profit is 40%, your group profit would be $12,600 x 40% = $5,040.

Keep in mind our example is only an estimated profit. In reality, participants probably won't sell the same number of items. In addition, the average retail dollars sold per seller will vary.

You may not know how many Otis & Cinnabon brochure orders you get until you collect your order forms. Yet some strategies can give you a ballpark idea. Learn how to. Learn how to track your fundraising progress

But you'll be able to track online sales in real-time. By logging into your dashboard, you'll see the following:

• Participant share activity
• Reyou'lled participants
• Sales updates
• Items sold

Brochure Sales: Money and order forms are turned in at the end of the sale. The money gets deposited in the group's account, and the order forms are processed.

Once orders are processed, the group receives its sales reports and invoice. The group sends a check for the invoice amount and keeps the rest as profit.

Online Sales: A credit for your online sales profit will appear on your brochure invoice.

Donations: Any profits from donations are factored into your online sales credit.

Groups make 40% off all Otis & Cinnabon brochure and online sales.

You receive 70% of online donations.

(Use the 'Calculate Your Profit' calculator at the top of the page to learn how much money your group can make)

Brochure customers do not pay sales tax.

We deliver brochure orders to your group 3-4 weeks after receiving your order forms. Online orders generally ship to customers within two business days after purchase.

Customers receive a confirmation email when they place their order. A notification email with tracking information is sent once their order ships.

Product ships out of our Colorado warehouse to all the lower 48 states.

Orders are prepacked and delivered by the seller.

Brochure Sales: Shipping is free for 350+ item orders. Groups are charged $1.00 for each item short of the 350-item minimum. Consider the following two examples.

If your group sells:

1. 300 items, you're 50 items short. You will be charged 50 x $1.00 = $50
2. 100 items, you're 250 items short. You will be charged 250 x $1.00 = $250

Minimums include combined sales made from the brochure and online store

Online Sales: Customers pay a shipping fee at checkout to have non-perishable items shipped direct to them—free shipping on all orders over $75.

Buyers also have the option to ship their orders to the group. In this case, there is no shipping fee, but buyers pay a 5% processing fee to have their order shipped to your group.

No, we don't ship Otis & Cinnabon orders to sellers.

To deal with missing or damaged items, sellers must contact customer service.