You need to be really careful when hunting around for a Formal "Package". Not everything really is as it might seem. Venues often have their own packages, and they're all trying to compete with each other so they tend to advertise the same sorts of features. They often also advertise the same kind of prices. At first glance, it all seems to look pretty well the same but here's where we'll give you the tips to see what you're really getting and what you're really paying for. Click HERE to compare the Prom Night Packages to anything else you've found in the marketplace. |  |
Weigh Up Your Options Carefully! |
Tip #1 - Watch out for the "hidden" costs!
The package may mention things that cost more than the advertised price. For instance, you might see a package that costs $85 per guest and the venue will be happy to provide a photographer, a DJ and security guards. What they don’t tell you is that the photos cost $15 each, the DJ costs $500 and security guards are $50 each per hour. Before you know it, that $85 becomes $105. Then add GST and you have $115.
Then you may want some decorations, and some invitations, and a projection screen, and once you add all of those things into the mix, your “Real” price per guest winds up being $135 and you’re doing all the running around yourself.
Make sure you’re getting an “All-Inclusive” package with everything you want built in for the one price per guest – guaranteed!
Tip #2 – Don’t be fooled by the stuff that’s free!
People will try to impress you with lists of features that make their package sound big and exciting. They use things like “Dance Floor”, “Mood Lighting”, “Dedicated Function Teams”, “Printed Menus”, “Table Linen” and “Stage Areas”.
What they don’t tell you is that these things are not only part of every package out there, but they’re free anyway. They’re not any kind of special extras. You should eliminate these things from your list when comparing packages.
Tip #3 – Compare “Like” with “Like”!
Basically, this means, research the venue as much as the package. You may have 2 different venues offering basically the same package for the same price but one might be a 5-Star venue and the other one a 2-Star venue. That means that although the packages sound the same, there will be vast differences in the comfort of the venue, quality of the service and the standards of the catering.
Make sure that you compare things fairly and with good research.
Tip #4 – Don’t buy only based on price!
This is your Formal! You don’t get a second chance to get this right. Let’s say your formal is costing $200 per ticket. Outrageous? Maybe! Now consider that many people will pay 3 times that much for the half-hour limo ride to get there. Still outrageous? Maybe not so much!
There’s an old saying… “Would you prefer to have the meal you’d rather pay for, or the meal you’d rather eat?”
At the end of the day it’s not about “Price”, it’s about “Value”. Forget how much you’re paying and start to think about whether what you’re getting is worth that price to you.
If your only motivation is the lowest budget, you will always get the lowest product.
Click HERE to compare the Prom Night Packages to anything else you've found in the marketplace.
