So I had decided ages ago i wanted a sweetie buffet, and got on the net and had a few quotes from ppl, £210 was my cheapest. Which for what its is is great, however, started a new job, etc and its a bit more than i can afford. So D.I.Y!! So I have the jars (6 of which cost me a grand total of £6!) Got my ribbons for putting on jars and little butter fly tags <3
My problem is now the sweeties, Now i know what selection i want to have, but i dont know how many grams per guest I should be getting. Someone suggested 100g per person as not every person will want the sweeties and others may take more.
Anyone have any suggestions?
CommentAuthorTatty
I would do about 100 - 150g per guest hun, i can't imagine anyone would want more than that and if you have some left over it isn't the end of the world. We are getting the massive bags of goodies from a bulk retailer and just chucking it all on a table, it won't be petty but there will be lots! x
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CommentAuthorLulu1388
ah yeh that sounds about reasonable, considering how much 100g is in food it is quite alot - think about picknmix at cinema or in supermarkets, you can get quite a lot and quite a variety in that 100-150g.
We're looking at having a chocolate fountain - so marshmallows and fruit then ill probs go to a wholesalers and do my own jars on tables for evening of mix and match. Just need to find the jars - so any good sites let me know! x
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CommentAuthorVelcro
I was just collecting old jars lula, everytime i opened my kitchen cupboard though one fell out and smashed. Gave up in the end lol and got a candy cart that was £150 at an open day, it was reduced because of the open day so i thought il have some of that!!
I agree 100g sounds reasonable, there will be people that won't even touch it or might just pick at one or 2 things, i know if i have two many sweets i feel sluggish so id just get a small handful if that. You always get the one that will get a sh1t load, but you will get more people getting less than more Id imagine
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CommentAuthorLulu1388
ah no haha, well we thought of candy cart originally but then thought choco fountain instead - and this company do chocolate to match your colour scheme haha, so am giving them a call in about 5 minutes!!
So will do our own sweets for the night! x
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I actually got 6 of mine for £1 each in a super market, (begining with As.a :P ) the rest I got at my work. B&W (turn the w upside down :P )they were about £2.50 each. If I hadnt gotten them I was going to go look round Charity shops.
Just been on the bay of e and the scoops and tongs are really cheap as well! so Im happy with that. Right now i can go order my sweeties! and not eat them before the day >.<
Thank you ladies :)
CommentAuthorLulu1388
haha thanks took me a while to work that one out :P i shall get looking :D
ooh exciting! xx
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CommentAuthorbrilly
Sarah when I do sweet buffets or even the candy cart hun I work it out as 150g per guest which is just over a quarter each as a quarter is 115g x
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CommentAuthorVelcro
i was reading that as b&q at first hahahahaha
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CommentAuthorStaceyP91
I'm having a sweet buffet and having 150g per guest it works out to be but basing it on 75 guests and I'm paying £112 for it including set up fees etc
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CommentAuthorSarahB814
Well went to my local wholesalers and spent £67 on sweeties, which comes to about 140g per person and a lollypop stand for in the middle of it, ill post a pic later of the stand, its going to look soooo cool.
Stacey the cheapest i got up here was £170 for 80 people. Was just added expense i couldnt afford sadly. That was deffo a good deal you got!
CommentAuthor*KelBel*
I think those sweets were a good deal :-)
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