Orange Juice worth more than a DJ

[ppentertainments]

Sorry for another pricing thread, but I found this quite amusing.

I was doing a wedding in a castle and they left lying around a bill from the wedding the previous day. I was astonished at some of the prices being charged - the bill was itemised - and really highlighted how much I felt undervalued.

However my services are more value than the resident DJ - because the charge made by the hotel to supply jugs of orange juice for 160 people (client providing own champagne) was £12 higher than the fee for the resident DJ.

If I was to total up a few 'additional' costs such as corkage, cake stand hire, knife hire etc, it soon comes to more than my fee for a disco

Talk about feeling worthless

[leelive]

That is crazy.

I tell people I am still cheaper than a wedding cake!

I have been doing a quote to DJ at a Wedding at Lennoxlove.
The customer wants me to DJ for £200 on a Monday night. I had quoted £280.

I do loads of wedding at Lennoxlove and know the prices. Last month at the venue the couple had spent more on canapes with the arrival glass of champagne than what I charged to DJ. The venue costs £10,000 just to hire.... the food starts at £70 per head!!

It is crazy that people want quality for so many parts of the big day.. but then consider budget for the DJ.

Lee

[paulg]

It is crazy that people want quality for so many parts of the big day.. but then consider budget for the DJ.

Lee

Or is that DJ's are too self important?

[StarZSoundS]

Sorry for another pricing thread, but I found this quite amusing.

I was doing a wedding in a castle and they left lying around a bill from the wedding the previous day. I was astonished at some of the prices being charged - the bill was itemised - and really highlighted how much I felt undervalued.

However my services are more value than the resident DJ - because the charge made by the hotel to supply jugs of orange juice for 160 people (client providing own champagne) was £12 higher than the fee for the resident DJ.

If I was to total up a few 'additional' costs such as corkage, cake stand hire, knife hire etc, it soon comes to more than my fee for a disco




Talk about feeling worthless

Thats the sort of thing that gets on my Pip Squeezing the price of the DJ down Going to leave us with a Bitter taste in our mouths .

[Corabar Entertainment]

Playing devil's advocate....

Or is that DJ's are too self important?

... do you think you contribute less to the success of the wedding reception for the B&G and the guests than a glass of orange juice?

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Or is that DJ's are too self important?

Do you think that a chocolate fountain is more important than the entertainment?

[Mark Wild]

Or is that DJ's are too self important?

No it's not, we are tremendously undervalued when you take into consideration the costs of everything else.

Most of us are running a business first, because without nailing that, you won't have any work in the first place to able to become "too self important" as you put it.

[soundtracker]

Thats the sort of thing that gets on my Pip Squeezing the price of the DJ down Going to leave us with a Bitter taste in our mouths .

You've always got to try and take the pith haven't you!

[DazzyD]

Or is that DJ's are too self important?

Are you seriously suggesting that DJs are worth less to the success of a wedding function than half a glass of orange juice per guest? Which would have more of an impact if it didn't turn up on the day - the DJ or the orange juice?

Or are you just trying to goad a reaction from forum members?

Playing devil's advocate....... do you think you contribute less to the success of the wedding reception for the B&G and the guests than a glass of orange juice?

Do you think that a chocolate fountain is more important than the entertainment?

Thing is, chocolate fountain hire often costs more than the DJ anyway!

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Or are you just trying to goad a reaction from forum members?

How could you say such a thing Dazzy?

Thing is, chocolate fountain hire often costs more than the DJ anyway!

I know. That was my point.