Okay, my husband & I are throwing a Halloween Party this weekend for 30 of our friends... We spent about $2,000.00 for this event (decorations, booze, food, snacks, candy, soda & etc) if not more. Now I know I am not expecting to gain that much money back but would it be okay to put out a box for donataions? I had made one up today its small, its black and has greens spooky eyes on it and says "party donation" and has hot orange designs but make it cute & not just "hey give us money" ya know? cuz I dont wanna be like that, but I was wondering if that would be okay? We would stick it on the table by the food and such and just w/e gets put in there gets put in there.. Sound okay?? Let me know! Thanks.. I've been to parties before and seen it there so I figured it would be okay... (its not like were charging them to drink per cup or anything) We are adults.... any advice would be great!!!!
2007-10-25 07:23:34 · 16 answers · asked by determined for baby #1 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
okay- to all of you whom think this is CRAZY, its not. I swear. I would chip in if I went to a friends and they had a donation box!! And I have been to a few and its cheaper than the bars and etc.. For those of you who said go to a bar... WHY?? To pay $25.00 to get in and than pay $6.00 per drink the whole night... HECK NO.. When ppl. can donate $5 $10 and eat and drink all night, who wouldnt??!!! and I already asked a few close friends what they thought and they said that was a great idea.. I just wanted others advice whom I didnt know... didnt think I would get so much negitivity back!
2007-10-25 07:45:13 · update #1
That would be totally fine. You could make an announcement in the beginning about donating, tell them how much you spent, and I guarantee they won't be insulted. They'll appreciate you spending all the money. And it's not like you're forcing them to do anything.
2007-10-25 14:19:32 · answer #1 · answered by B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could let everyone know that this party was a blast to prepare for and throw and that you would love to do it again next year but due to the expense have decided to have people chip in if they choose to so that you are able to have it. Remember you must invite the people who donate to the next party. You can take the money you make and spend it after halloween on marked down decorations and stuff which will help for some future expense. You can also tell everyone to BYOB :)
2007-10-25 14:29:33 · answer #2 · answered by tamstat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know....they are your friends, and you did invite them to a Halloween party you're throwing.... seems kind of tacky to ask for cash after they get there. I would of told everyone to BYOB and/or a dish to pass if money is an issue. If you want to have a donation container out, make it a donation for a costume contest. Everyone that donates X amount of $$$ to it has a vote, hopefully you have friends nice enough to vote for your costume.
2007-10-25 14:48:29 · answer #3 · answered by Sandy B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you plan on donating the money to a charity, I think it's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. You're throwing a PARTY that means you pay. If you didn't want to put in that much money, for THIRTY people you could have spent WAY less, told the people to bring their own booze OR found a Halloween party going on in a nearby place and had each person pay their own way to go there.
You wasted your money and you shouldn't expect to get it back.
2007-10-25 14:30:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Basically, that's like asking for a cover charge to get into your party. Even though you are not asking right out for the money, it's still the same. It would be different if the money were going to charity, but it's not. No one MADE you spend that much on the party, it was your own problem.
2007-10-25 14:26:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah...if it's not donations for some worthy cause (other then yourself), it's a bit tacky.
If I were a guest, I'd honestly feel that if you didn't want to put the money into the party, then you should have just skipped having it.
And by the food...that would just drive home the feeling even more, as if we were expected to pay for our meal at a friend's house.
2007-10-25 14:32:58 · answer #6 · answered by Indigo 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you cant afford the party dont throw it. If you need help with the costs, charge per person or ask guest to bring their ow drinks plus a snack to share. If i donate to anything it will be a charitable organization.
2007-10-25 14:32:34 · answer #7 · answered by Diane M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've never heard of that..if you are hosting a party, then you shouldn't ask for donations..that sounds tacky! If you wanted help, you should have asked for help or donations at the beginning and you could have thrown a party with lots of people contributing!
2007-10-25 14:27:51 · answer #8 · answered by lee 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
don't do the donation box. It's not a good host/hostess move. besides someone could steal it.
you could collect money from people if you had a bar, or if u made a pizza run, otherwise, it's poor taste.
2007-10-25 14:30:03 · answer #9 · answered by Elisheva 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is a little bit tacky, but whatever. Either people pitch in or they don't. I would probably throw a twenty in there for you. In the future though you might want to budget a little better so you don't have to ask your guests to help out!
2007-10-25 14:50:59 · answer #10 · answered by JenasaurusX 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋