[hackpgh-party] Re: What is the 'entrance' ticket for?
- From: Doug Philips <douglas.philips@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: hackpgh-party@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:24:11 -0500
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 08:52, gwen <gwenix@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The only thing I'm worried about for the latter is that here's the
> issue: we want people to drift back and chat with us. Are we going to
> say, "Sorry, you need to pay before you get here?" Probably not. But
> given that, are people who paid to get back there going to be
> resentful? I'm trying to avoid this latter, and I'd like to do so by
> putting a lot of niceties in for people who pay.
>
I didn't attend the Halloween party last year, so I don't know how that
worked.
I too was questioning if we would have a gate keeper who would ask for a
ticket before letting someone into "our" space, or what? If we're going to
do a raffle, is it just with the "door tickets" or will people be able to
buy more tickets after they've arrived? We'll need someone to handle the
money (and keep an eye on it).
Is it physically feasible to have a "must have ticket to enter" (and then
how do you re-enter if you have used the facilities or made another trip to
the bar). Maybe these questions are all obvious to everyone else having been
to the venue, which I never have.
> But yes, it's all about perception: How can we maximize the benefit of
> having paid to get into the party without too much effort or money put
> in ahead? And keep in mind that since this is a fundraiser/members
> drive, we do get some leeway on the "we're doing this for the club"
> factor.
>
I think you've hit the nail on the head, because I feel a tension between
"this is a fundraiser" and "this is a PR event to raise awareness of the
shop and what we do." Fundraisers deliberately overcharge for some "benefit"
as people understand that they're paying extra to support the organization.
"PR" events deliberately undercharge to get people to come in and get hooked
(at least that is the olde schoole approach). The drink ticket fears I
think are partly a reflection of the confusion about what kind of event this
is. As Derrick put it, "what am I getting for my $5", is definitely the kind
of question someone going to a PR event would ask. "$5 for a drink, Great!"
is the kind of reaction you would expect for a fundraiser.
But it could be a throwie, not a drink, or some other thing (too bad we
can't make LED faux ice cubes or something, spend $2 on parts and charge $5
for the entrance. Your glowing ice cube is your hacky holidays version of
the typical event 'hand stamp').
-Doug
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