[hackpgh-party] Re: What is the 'entrance' ticket for?
- From: Mandy <steelgreypittsburgh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: hackpgh-party@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:00:10 -0500
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Doug Philips <douglas.philips@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 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).
>
***** Lots of people took turns at the door for the Halloween party last
year. Same for the raffles. We had a table and sold however many tickets
you wanted to buy, I think it was $1 per ticket or you got a deal if you
wanted like an arms length or a foot of tickets. Wrangling all that is
logistics.
>
> 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.
>
****** We had shiny wristbands for the Halloween party for everyone that
paid. You pay at the door, you got a wristband, you could go wherever you
wanted including the bar downstairs and come back up.
>
>
>> 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').
>
***** YES YES YES - why not get something "hacky" and in line with the
entire theme of the shop, than force drinks on those that don't want them?
>
> -Doug
>
>
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