<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Punki:
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Obviously, the best bet is for the organizer to get payment before the event, but for those times where that doesn't work out, what good suggestions do you all have?</font>
one that worked well for the pizza party in SF was to have one check for wine/beer and one for food/sodas..Since the entrees /pizzas were similarly priced the food bill worked out and those who didn't drink weren't stuck w/ a bar tab
I also focused on places that didn;t require a deposit or a guarantee..these places are harder to find but it minimizes what happens if there are no shows who don;t ever pay..keeping a tight RSVP listis a big help..
Using cheaper places also made it easier...as mjm was clear about, the focus was the people not the food...