Blog posts tagged with 'party rental'

There are a number of party rental and event rental equipment suppliers as well as restaurant supply stores that sell dinnerware sets to party rental companies. It appears that so many suppliers sell dinnerware in terms of "sets" that party rental companies as well as restaurants have been conditioned to expect to be sold dishes that way. When we were recently exhibiting at the 2014 Rental Show in Orlando – we got asked numerous times how much each dinnerware line cost per set. In return, our answer was always "we don't sell dinnerware sets." I admit there were some potential customers that looked at us like we had a second head – until we explained why.

We don’t sell dinnerware sets for the simple reason that our customers don’t have the need to buy sets of items repeatedly. To put it in a simpler context, let’s look at this scenario:

If ACME Party Rental were to buy a 16 piece set (4 piece place setting for 4 people) and rented it out to an intimate event which broke 4 of the 16 pieces – ACME would be in a bind. They would either need to 1) mix and match pieces from their inventory to supplement the broken pieces or 2) buy an entirely new set from us.

Option 1 – mixing and matching pieces from their inventory to supplement the broken pieces works sometimes. But businesses with picky customers wanting a specific look know that option 1 doesn’t always fly.

Option 2 – buying an entirely new set works as well but then you have twice as many of some items and only 1 of the broken pieces. It also can be an annoyance to budget conscious customers who don’t want to pay for a set of 16 if they only need 4 pieces – which is totally understandable.

In party rental and in restaurants it makes much more sense for their businesses to be able to buy only the items they require. Because of this and because we’d rather not bundle sets and create a bad experience for customers, we only sell individual pieces.

Not all of you might be aware that we are the Canadian Distributor for Chillin’ Products, Inc. Chillin’ Products produces the Fill n Chill® Party Table designed to hold ice and keep food and beverages cold. One of the questions we often get asked is: How many drinks can fill n chill tables hold? It’s a great question and because we’re in the habit of answering customer questions on our blog we’ve got the answer for you...

But in all seriousness – a Fill n Chill party table can hold between 156 – 192 cans or between 13 – 16 cases of 12. Hopefully this helps you plan out your future drink minimums for your next event!

Today's the final day of the 2014 Rental Show. Our Tradeshow Team has been having a great time in Orlando, and they've been showing off our stress test videos. People visiting our booth could see what it takes to destroy our NES Reliable Folding Chairs. They could watch our time lapse video showing the overnight test we performed on our plastic folding chairs. And if they didn't get a chance to see it before heading to the show, they could see our white resin folding chair stress test.

One of the videos that they are showing on the floor, but that we haven't blogged about is our NES Reliable White Bistro Chair Stress Test. Similar to the Grosfillix Miami Bistro stacking sidechair, bistro chairs are perfect for outdoor events or a restaurant patio. Whether in a tent or out in the elements, plastic bistro chairs are a practical and durable option. The key question is: will this plastic stacking chair be stronger than the folding chairs that have been tested before it? Because this chair is so similar to the miami black bistro chair or miami white bistro chair we often get asked for a comparison. We think this video speaks for itself in terms of our chair's durability.

So how much weight can a bistro chair hold? Watch the video and find out!

Image courtesy of Grant Cochrane / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

We're constantly looking for new items to add to our inventory that will compliment the events our customers put on.

On our last buying trip we came across some fantastic porcelain serving pieces that we believe will compliment the events of our catering and party rental clients and even some pieces for restaurants.

The first piece is the new 4.75" straight sloped bowl. This bowl is perfect for restaurants to serve fries, crudités, or even a small tapas dish. The bowl has a wholesale price of $3.50, is dishwasher safe, microwave safe and oven safe to 400F.

The second piece is the new 13.125" flat pizza plate. This porcelain round pizza plate can be used as its name suggests as a pizza plate at a restaurant or at a catered passed hors d'oeuvres event as a platter. The flat pizza plate has a wholesale price of $12.95. Like the latter, this porcelain flat round platter is microwave safe, dishwasher safe and oven safe to 400F.

The last piece is an addition to our Quadrato porcelain dinnerware collection - the 11.125" square plate. This square plate is another option for an oversize plate should a 12" square plate be too large for your event. The 11.125" square plate has a wholesale price of $8.95, is oven safe to 400F, microwave safe and dishwasher safe.