Charity Bouncy Castle Day
Here is a lovely photo of a pre-school in Dartford that chose us to guide them on their limited budget for a fun-day!
Originally they wanted us to offer a free bouncy castle. They had planned to provide it as a free attraction so they had a larger gate and more people through the door.
Sadly, we have already commited to providing free inflatables to several charities this year. Ones where they are not charging anything at all, and almost all of them involving children with long-term health issues or disabilities. Things for private functions, rather than fund-raising.
However, even if we hadn't commited to these charities already, it's a model doomed to fail; You can't waive all charges for the main attraction and expect to make your money on other table top offers. They're the value-add, the extra revenue streams, not the main cash cow.
They asked us what we thought was the best option for them on a tight budget. We host our own inflatable fun days and are very well versed in what children like. Parents generally go for a bouncy castle or if they really want to impress they may upgrade to a disco dome. However, children flock to a fun-run or a slide. It's the biggest draw at all our events and those inflatables always have queues!
We recommended if they have a limited budget to hire two slides from us and then charge for goes, or a wrist band. They was skeptical at first, but we're very pleased to share that they managed to raise over £750 in profit for just a few hours on the inflatables alone. That was more then every other stall and game combined for the event! Had they not have charged, then they would not have made anywhere near as much, plus they would have allocated a staff member to supervise who wasn't earning them any money!
We're so pleased they decided to upgrade and that everyone had a great (and profitable) time!
Bouncy Castle Hire Dartford
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