Memorial Day cookout - charge guests for attending?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Inflation is through the roof. Would it be wrong these days to say charge $15 per family to attend our Memorial Day cookout. We will be serving good stuff like ribs, brisket, crab, etc. This stuff is no longer cheap. So why couldn’t you ask for something like $15 per family to help defray the cost? I mean where else could you go for $15 and feed your entire family, have to do zero food prep and cleanup, and leave zero tip? It’s a really good deal. What’s wrong asking for a little bit of help with outrageous grocery store prices these days?

Nothing wrong with like a $5 fee.

[Anonymous]

If you cannot afford to pay for the party, don’t have a party. Do not charge per family.

I was invited to a holiday party at someone’s home for $75pp once. It got cancelled. I had gone the previous year and it was well attended. It is just tacky to charge guests. If you can’t shell out hundreds or thousands for a party, have a potluck.

[Anonymous]

Even when I was in college, I was only charged admission to a house party once. If broke college kids can manage to provide refreshments for their guests, you can too. No one is forcing you to serve crab or host a party at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Inflation is through the roof. Would it be wrong these days to say charge $15 per family to attend our Memorial Day cookout. We will be serving good stuff like ribs, brisket, crab, etc. This stuff is no longer cheap. So why couldn’t you ask for something like $15 per family to help defray the cost? I mean where else could you go for $15 and feed your entire family, have to do zero food prep and cleanup, and leave zero tip? It’s a really good deal. What’s wrong asking for a little bit of help with outrageous grocery store prices these days?

Yes, it would be insanely wrong. What is wrong with you that you would even ask such an idiotic question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you can’t afford to throw a party, you don’t throw a party. End of story.

This! Super tacky otherwise

[Anonymous]

I don't eat crab and one of us is vegan so could my family pay $7.50? What about the non drinkers will there be a discount for them too? This opens such a can of works and just reflects badly on the host. Make it potluck of BYOB otherwise cancel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you can’t afford to throw a party, you don’t throw a party. End of story.

Finally a poster with common sense.