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Matt-EUC
11-08-15, 02:31 PM
As some of you may know, I am getting married in September.

I have been tasked with the finding of candy floss and popcorn providers. The cheapest price I have found is £330 and that is appallingly extortionate.

I don't suppose any of you may know of, or have the Google fu to find, a company/person able to supply this service for a reasonable price.

Thanks in advance, and I strongly recommend to all of you to elope instead. Weddings are ferking stressful!
Littlepeahead
11-08-15, 04:08 PM
Yeah, elope. Much better idea. My wedding cost $75, and that was a voluntary donation to the judge who did the legal bit. The whole thing took a 3 minute phone call to arrange, a 5 minute drive to the courthouse and a further 2 minutes to say the required stuff and sign a form. Job done.
Bibio
11-08-15, 04:14 PM
ask around your local burger vans
BanannaMan
11-08-15, 04:23 PM
Tell them it's a party. The price goes up when you mention wedding.
Matt-EUC
11-08-15, 05:10 PM
Yeah I've kept the word "wedding" out for all of the quotes I've asked for but £330 is the cheapest I've found, and like feck am I paying that much.

It's all well and good charging like £45 for the 2 hours work, but chances are, they're only going to end up giving out about 25 servings and each serving probably only costs about 10p. So at £330 they can go forth in short sharp jerking motions.
Spank86
11-08-15, 05:21 PM
You'll probably find the reason for the quotes is that's what these people could be making if they were at their usual pitch so they don't want to come to where you are to make a loss.
Matt-EUC
11-08-15, 05:25 PM
I do see it from their perspective, £150 covers their time, travel, stock and goes towards paying for their kit.

But feck me, does it seem expensive.
Bibio
11-08-15, 05:28 PM
get some timber and bash a stall up yourself then buy bags of candyfloss, some sticks and popcorn. after that rope one of your mates into standing there giving the stuff away. total cost £100
Matt-EUC
11-08-15, 05:36 PM
That's genius Bib!

5'x3' plywood board, maybe 10' of 4"x2" and some 3" batten.

That should work right?
Bibio
11-08-15, 05:39 PM
yup. remember to make a wheel just so it looks like a cart. you could even have a ceremonial burning of the cart and left over candyfloss... mmmmm burning candyfloss :-)
Matt-EUC
11-08-15, 05:40 PM
Hmm... I think I'll do just that.
squirrel_hunter
11-08-15, 05:49 PM
Help me out here, but why do you need candy floss and popcorn to get married?
Matt-EUC
11-08-15, 06:18 PM
Not for my benefit, it's for her.
swaffle
11-08-15, 06:27 PM
It's essential.... BTW don't forget to send me a few bags ... *waits patiently* mmmmmm
Mr Speirs
11-08-15, 06:47 PM
Whenever I get quotes for things and think they are expensive I then think to myself...would I do it for that...usually the answer is no.
Littlepeahead
11-08-15, 07:30 PM
Seriously Matt, I think what your other half needs is a reality check. So for everything she insists is essential for the wedding, get her to ask herself if it really is? Who is she trying to impress? Why does she feel she needs candy floss, pop corn, an overpriced photo booth/cake/doves/Rolls Royce/diamond encrusted unicorn?

My friends got married in March, I didn't go on account of the fuss the bride was making about the whole deal so I decided I'd rather skip the whole lot of nonsense it was becoming.

She's now on a massive downer as life is dull and boring now she doesn't have whatever her equivalent of popcorn was to fuss over. He is fed up with her moaning and she's put on a stone since the wedding. They are both starting to think perhaps they made a huge mistake!

I found the jeans I got married in 12 years ago the other day at the back of the wardrobe. Tried the jeans on, they still fit, that made me happy, what more do you need?
squirrel_hunter
11-08-15, 07:59 PM
Seriously Matt, I think what your other half needs is a reality check. So for everything she insists is essential for the wedding, get her to ask herself if it really is? Who is she trying to impress? Why does she feel she needs candy floss, pop corn, an overpriced photo booth/cake/doves/Rolls Royce/diamond encrusted unicorn?

I would agree. I've been to a few weddings over the years, some of the simplest have been the best. A little bit of food, a lot of drink, and a load of good friends - That's all you need.
Littlepeahead
11-08-15, 08:13 PM
I'm not anti weddings Matt, I know mine was an extreme case of not having a wedding but I always worry about woman who say their wedding is going to be the happiest day of their life and get really wrapped up in needing all this stuff to make it perfect. After all, if the first day of married life is the happiest, surely that means every day afterwards will be a disappointment.

Why not go to cash and carry and make up your own pick and mix instead? Buy all the favorites, some cellophane bags and people can take home what they don't eat for the next day to help get over their hangovers.
7755matt
11-08-15, 09:42 PM
For that mcuhcn you could buy the kit off ebay to do it yourself and afterwards sell it on or start hiring them out.
dizzyblonde
11-08-15, 09:47 PM
Make your own candy floss!


Heres a machine
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Candy-Floss-Making-Machine-Cotton-Candy-Maker-With-Cart-For-Party-Cooking-Snacks-/311422270180?hash=item488236bae4


Heres the contents


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MACHINE-READY-500G-Bubblegum-Pink-Candy-Floss-Sugar-FREE-STICKS-/301707466451?hash=item463f2a96d3


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/500-Candy-Floss-Machine-Sticks-11-/251128080810?hash=item3a786669aa


Make your own popcorn


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Retro-Popcorn-Maker-Electric-Popper-with-Popcorn-Seasoning-and-Boxes/181723111599?_trksid=p2045573.c100199.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D 1%26asc%3D32782%26meid%3Df69f4df50af047579aed8bd9f bf37586%26pid%3D100199%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D2 71658054746


So, I haven't chosen the cheapest, but you get the idea. Theres plenty of alternatives out there if you look

So much easier and cheaper having traditional sugared almonds ;)
sputnik
11-08-15, 10:36 PM
Argos do candyfloss and popcorn machines for about £20 each. Couple those with your diy stall and pay a young urchin £50 to man it for the night.

I'm assuming you're not inviting millions of guests so won't need industrial size quantities. If it only lasts the night - job done. Your missus is placated. Some teenager goes home £50 the richer for an easy night having only had to put up with p1ssed guests for the night. You haven't shelled out £300+. Everybody happy.