About That Tricky Tray.. I Just Want To Say_Chapter 11 (Closed)
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The last year I went to a couple events who listed an Entrance Fee requirement but waived it if you purchased any advanced tickets. Another couple events did not charge their committee members/workers the entrance fee and their workers had great reserved tables and the best of snacks and freebies. TT regulars do find this stuff out. Keep it fair
My tricky tray has Derek Jeter Signed picture worth $599.00, Mets tickets $100,NJ Devils hockey puck, Nets signed program,jets poster with drink dispenser, giants poster with ball.
Ramapough Tricky Tray
August 23rd
Andrea Soha
Ramapough Lenape TT
Mr TT even has club shirts for us to wear.
I have some empty baskets if anyone would like them?
If you would like them email me.
Andrea Soha
anjsoha@optonline.net
Ramapough Nation
that TT organizers are finally reading these blogs and taking CHEATING seriously. Now you need to go to many TT's and see what we are talking about.....for yourself.
Thank you for your concern.
I go to support the groups if i win it's a bonus I go to have fun. also some groups who have 50 50 are not 50 50 the group is very large and you see the tickets being bought it comes to 500 for the winner I don't think someone is telling the truth then you can go to others where there is basically the same amount of peropke and it 1500 to 2000 to the winner. The best 50/50 i went to was St therese in sucassana 2000 to the winner, i was not the winner but the person that did win was over joyed. good luck this coming season to all tt lovers.
stay honest and true to yourselves.
Some tables win more because each person in that group has over $250 of tickets. That group pays a premium for their luck.
Or a given table of 8 people might also be watching over tickets for 30 volunteers busy running prizes.
Cheating is a real issue that organizers need to have a plan that deals with prevention and when to call the police. Attendees are not shy about letting organizers know when they have bent/altered tickets being dropped. Maybe we all need to pay more attention and speak up when something odd is going on. The last event I went to, several people complained that one woman was shoving her hand into the ticket bins. She was told to stop. She had been trying to get her tickets on the bottom of the cups rather than just dropping them in. Lesson learned for organizers - tape a lid on the cups so noone can get their hands on tickets once dropped.
Please post if you know when they open, when they start drawing or specific address. thanks
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Tricky Tray Sponsored By
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Location:
Biesiada Hall Community Center
203 Swartswood Rd
Swartswood, NJ 07877
Doors Open: 6:30 pm
Drawing: 8:00 pm
Admission: Free
*Adults Only*
HANDICAPPED_ACCESSIBLE: Yes
Over 100 trays, Specials, Super Specials,
and NEW THIS YEAR - one GRAND PRIZE of a LAPTOP COMPUTER
with carrying case & additional software.
Free refreshments will be served.
Call the rectory at 973-383-3566
between 9 am-12 noon for additional information.
More Info:
973-383-3566
It is back up.
Mr. Tricky Tray
Tricky Tray Sponsored By
Netcong Fire Co. #1 at the
Netcong Elem. School
Does the $10.00 admission include anything beside a sheet of tickets?
Refreshments. What kind of refreshments? Are you charging for them, or will they be complimentary? Please be a little more specific.
Thank you
PS Every time I fill my gas tank it costs $60.00.
It's a beautiful drive thru countryside to get to Swartswood if anyone is interested. Not a big tt, but people are friendly and they don't charge for coffee.
After that experience, I've come to the conclusion it does not necessarily matter how much one spends. It's either luck or cheating.
at Sussex Elks Lodge Wantage.
I want to thank all of you for the positive and neg posts it helps those of us that have questions.
I've been to a TT where it was announced that no bent tickets will be called. A person sitting at the table behind me said out loud "oh no my friend told me to bend my tickets" I guess I have no chance! Hope she learned her lesson.
Please answer the questions from the blog on August 28, 2008 7:58 PM.
Any of your organizers read TT.com?
There is a phone number POC listed for that tt - call it and find out the answers you are looking for. Usually when I call its a quick message left on an answering machine which they return at their expense.
Organizers do know about this site. Didn't they post their event here?
Just post all the details and leave nothing to chance. Those are the successful TT's.
I went to one a few years ago and never again will I attend where there are brats yes brats. Parents are no better, they just leave them to run and do whatever kids do.
Organizers - PAY ATTENTION!
* 1. NO KIDS!
* 2. Non consecutive sheets will NOT greaten your odds
* 3. Start on time
* 4. Don't charge an admission fee
* 5. Callers, you're NOT funny
* 6. Pay attention to the numbers
* 7. Skip the door prizes
* 8. Don't hold up the line to inspect every basket; you're not QC
* 9. Don't crawl up my back if I can't move forward; you'll get there
* 10. Don't get upset, if you hold up the line then get passed; the prize will still be there
* 11. No intermissions; they're never just 15 minutes
* 12. Coffee or tea should be complimentary
* 13. Prize quality is key; no baskets under $30
* 14. Don't describe every basket
* 15. Each prize level should have the same color tickets
* 16. No open ticket containers or bags
* 17. Provide special deals on multiple ticket sheets
* 18. Three levels of tickets is sufficient
* 19. No bent tickets
* 20. Shake 'em up!
And a couple of additions:
21. Please separate your tickets before you get in the line.
22. If the baskets are in numberical order, please start at basket 1 and continue in order when dropping your tickets.
Organizers...You are not listening. $10.00 admission is too expensive for many of us. Refreshments are free at many TT's. Including a sheet of tickets ...why? I will be buying them anyway. Sounds like you are justifying the admission price.
Have you ever been to a TT that does not charge admission? I have been to both kinds and believe me charging admission does not make it a better event....far from it.
So - where's everyone going this weekend? Lots of options.
When the doors open, the line to first table immediately bogs down. Amazing how often the first people in line are elderly with canes who simply cannot move fast or take their time really really examining each basket. Many people skip and start at the empty second line of tables while others check out the big prizes until the crowd thins. It is totally acceptable to pass someone in line who is slow for whatever reason. What helps is posting one way direction signs so that you don't end up with people starting at the end of the table and working against the traffic flow. Anyone skipping to the next table should still be going in the forward direction.
Kids are kids - either let them in or stick with gambling age restrictions. Some 12's look like elementary age and other 12's look like high school and all of them will come with mothers insisting they are the age needed to get in. The committee will have to deal with whining and moaning about 'that kid over there' who shouldn't be here. While 12's don't have photo ID's the 18's do.
Put the donors name on the basket or in your printed list of prizes. And yes, don't ever describe basket contents. Use the number only and call out the number drawn. The more the caller talks about anything, the more the crowd will talk and the more difficult to hear the numbers. People actually shutup when you call numbers and crowd noise is minimal if you have a system in place where you can move on to drawing the next prize while others monitor that the prize winner has the winning tickets and only then dump the bowl related to that prize. Please, get multiple drawing bowls and don't have the drawer/announcer wait for the one prize to be verified by the runner before moving on to the next one.
ok ... how do you think other organizations pay for "supplies, baskets and some good prizes"? These are all normal expenses of every event. Some do advance ticket sales, many simply reimburse committee members after the event and most of the large events receive set up funds advanced from the treasurer of their organization.
Several of us braved the weather and attended the Netcong FD tt last Saturday. The last few years they have added a $10 ADMISSION fee. The people who get irritated by admission fees probably caught it, but no one at Netcong paid that admission fee except those who chose not to purchase advance tickets. If you just showed up thinking the iffy weather justified not bothering with the price break of getting 3/$10 instead of paying $5 a sheet, then you also got hit with a $10 admission fee. To0 many organizations set up increasingly higher admission fees, and only charge it to the outsiders. Even when it isn't obvious like how Netcong handled it, the suspicion is always there that volunteers and members of the organization are exempt from paying this special fee. Those same volunteers often have reserved seats up front, the best freebies and snacks, unlimited drinks and sometimes special color tickets. The bent ticket schemes and palming of friends tickets to insure that the right people won the good prizes originated with crooked organizers who probably justified it by 'the huge amount of unpaid work' they had put into the events.
These raffles are regulated under gambling laws. Ticket prices are supposed to be set and everyone pays the same price for the same chance.
Lots of us are starting to wonder about fairness when we see Admission Fee. Thats something organizers should probably want to avoid.
Since tricky trays are regulated under gambling laws has anyone ever contacted the gambling commission?
I would like to know what we can do under the law to get rid of the cheaters at both ends. (organizers and attendees)
Both seem to think there is no way to catch them and do anything about it.
What does the gambling commission say about this?
We honest people should get together and let our disgust become known to the proper authority.
Let's not take it anymore, it is our money!
Remember there are a lot of us who care nothing about your organization but come out for a night of fun. Don't you dare tell us not to complain if you didn't do your homework and follow the TT Rules. We will show up and you will see it written about on these boards. I promise you. There are many of us!
Admission prices are bull. You should re-think charging one because if you don't give enough tickets with it you will be told. Refreshments (coffee, tea, baked goods) should be free. Have your people bake.
Our group is from Sussex County but travel as far as Morris and Passaic. We have been to many TT and we check this blog often. We also post.
Admission prices stink, period.
Now I would like to hear from the organizers who do not charge admission. Since you do not charge admission year after year your fundraiser must be profitable.
Please let the other organizers know how you do it. Are you just more experienced?
I only attend the ones that do not charge admission, although I have in the past gone to ones that charge. I don't find that charging admission makes yours superior, quite the contrary. Since I am not with any group or charity I don't need to support anyone. I don't care what your cause is.
I will no longer keep quiet when I see cheating going on and organizers ignoring it. I will also encourage everyone I know who sees the same to contact the gambling commission also.
No longer will we be quiet and ridiculed when its brought to the attention of the organizers.
Organizers-----next time someone tells you about cheating of any kind at your tricky tray---take them seriously-----if you don't-----I will be calling the gambling commission and you will answer to them. That's a promise.
Here are the positives: tables to sit at, each level had only one color of tickets, calling was fast.
Here are the negatives: prize quality was poor, prices of the tickets were ridiculous ($10 a ticket for a $200 gas card - come on!), tickets were stirred.
I think this one's now off my list.
One question to the PP - it's negative that the tickets were stirred? I thought we were supposed to mix them up to try to ensure a fairer drawing?
Thanks!
As noted above, most negatives relate to big prize ticket pricing.
Committees who try to raise more money by raising ticket prices often end up raising less money. Totally agree with above comment, the $200 gas card did not justify $10 ticket. Also $100 value of scratchoffs didn't justify their high ticket price.
The Longaberger items were impressive, but only the collectors took a chance buying the pricey ticket to win the entire table. If they were split into several prizes with lower ticket cost, you would of also had noncollectors taking a chance to win them for presents.
Tickets for two levels of big prizes is fine, but you also had lottery tickets, money hat, longaberger, gas card and 50/50 all needing to be purchased.
Thanks for announcing that no prizes would be awarded to bent tickets. While the announcement was heartfelt and believable, the tickets were dumped/shaken/picked and whatever ticket was drawn out immediately read off by the male announcer. Was he really onboard with making sure that the tickets were not bent/mangled/torn ragged? The StillWater school actually had a second person who examined each ticket before the number was announced and she did reject certain tickets and a second was drawn. Whoever is doing the drawing should be announcing that they are onboard with marked tickets and will be vigilant to award prizes only to unmarked tickets.
Doesn't matter what signs are posted, what announcements are made, what the heartfelt intent of the organizer is. The one drawing and announcing is the weak link that has to keep things honest. There were bent tickets, there were ragged torn tickets in the bags.
So shake those tickets and then give them a stir before picking one. That way you satisfy both those who yell "Shake it up" and those who are yelling "Stir it up".
Shake up your picking process also. Some drawers always pick off the top of pile, others always off the bottom.
I thought a bit pricy.
Don't forget society is feeling the crunch of the high price of gas and other commodities and we can't go out and spend alot on a night of fun, which we need every once in awhile..
thanks a loyal TT client
Thanks
YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY GAME!
TT are not fun like they used to be. The organizers continue to do as they please and ignore the comments on this site. Allowing kids, charging admission etc.
I am an X tricky tray addict. Organizers you win, I mean I win.
Continue to do it your way, I don't care anymore. The end
It is also sad to see people threaten the organizers with the wrath of the gambling commission. I contacted the commission several times for clarification of prohibited prizes and was met with much indifference. If you think they are going to ride in on a white horse to investigate an event that does not suit your idea of how a Tricky Tray should be run, you are dreaming.
Mr Tricky Tray has a link to the actual state regulations for on premise raffles under the tab where you list an event. If you read the rule you would see that there are many rules for obtaining a license, as well as rules that state that all tickets must be pulled from the same container. There are NO rules concerning bent tickets, ticket colors or the price that you charged for each ticket. It is perfectly acceptable to charge one price for pre-sales as well as package deals for purchase of a large number of tickets.
While it is important to encourage organizers not to pull bent tickets in the name of fairness, threatening them with punitive action for the behavior of their customers that is not illegal, is really unfair to the organizers who are trying to put on a nice event and raise money for a good cause.
I will now join the folks who bend their tickets since it is perfectly legal. If we all bend our tickets then we will have an equal chance at winning. Problem solved!
Looks like there is no right or wrong in this world anymore.
Organizers you are off the hook so pull, pull, pull. If anyone complains just tell them its not against the law and if they don't like it to leave. After all we are just trying to put on a nice event and raise money for a good cause.
I am sure it is not easy to organize people to donate baskets,find a facility that holds a large number of people, setting up decorations, ordering or making food, and not to mention people to volunteer to work the TT. These people are doing the best they can, they should be praised, not demonized.
I just was at a TT in Chester just the other night, and the whole thing was extrmely organized and everybody was very friendly and welcoming. You could tell they were putting a huge effort into making sure that everybody had a good time and felt welcomed. As a matter a fact I emailed one of the organizers this morning to thank her for doing such a great job, and to congratualate thier church on a job well done.
St. Joseph Regional School
20 Jefferson Street
Newton, NJ 07860
I went last year and have NO COMPLAINTS even though I didn't win!
Trays start with a $100.00 retail value!
NO ADMISSION CHARGE AND FREE REFRESHMENTS.
I have no connection to this event except as a satisfied customer.
I give credit where it is due and will continue to COMPLAIN when I feel a need to. That's what this site is all about. Let's not forget that! There is nothing vicious about that.
Also, I am not sure what this "admission" fee is - is it (for example) $10.00 - just to get in the door or is it still considered an "admission fee" if there are two or three sheets of tickets with it?
Also, I can tell you that our organization does not pay FOR ANY OF THE BASKETS - we just simply don't have the money, so it is a few volunteers who antsy up their own money to buy supplies, baskets, etc. etc.
I won't be doing this again next year, this is my third year and the pressure to please all of you whiners out there is just too much. We need the money, but I need a break from you moaners.
To those of you who understand what we organizers go through, thank you. It is a lot of very hard work, sleepless nights - I have spent my entire summer and then some working on the TT and only that.
TT regulars see and recognize patterns that the one event organizers and attendees are either oblivious to or think they can get away with. Do you really think we continue to support organizations that have organizers that are oblivious? As you put it, there are choices and we take our donations with us when we choose. If you can put your egos on hold, most of us are trying to help you have successful events.
Drawing and awarding prizes to tickets that are marked and distinctive in any way, implies that the announcer/drawer is crooked.
I fully understand what volunteering means, I have been doing it for 7 years now and I fully support the goals of our organization wholeheartedly and I don't have an ego problem. We see volunteers come and go because of their ego problem, so I know a lot about egos.
All I can in closing is that I give 150% of my time to the cause I support and we do our very best to hold a good event. We are not out to cheat anyone and we don't expect anyone to cheat us either. It is that simple.
Better to be proactive and consider the possibility of cheating, whether children will be allowed, what happens if a runner drops and breaks a gift and figure out what options you have before it happens.
I am actually planning going to go to a TT in Basking Ridge that is allowing children...from what I have heard on this site, I hope it will be alright because I def don't want to go out just to get aggratated!
Instead of staying home because of it , we are going to announce it on TT.com. What's so horrible about the truth? I am happy to read that some organizers do appreciate our advise.
We can't have a good time if we see cheating and nothing is done about. We don't like to throw our money away. Now you stop your whining.
its not just TTs that are a problem...some parents let their kids run wild anywhere--
a few years ago a little girl died because she was running around a clothing store and fell onto a display hanger..
people were quick to say the store was at fault (it is a mess most of the time)--but truthfully-both the store and the parent were at fault..
If you bring your children-you must be prepared to deal with them--bring some activities..
a friend on mine might bring her toddler--if the girl can't sit quietly--my friend will bring her out--and I will watch her tickets
http://www.baristanet.com/2008/09/nutley_pta_mom_pleads_guilty_t.php
I will still attend TT's but will only spend the admission price which includes a sheet of tickets. I will buy one additional sheet and the 50/50. That's about $25.00. I will only put my tickets in baskets that I really want, that's why I can get away with a few sheets of tickets.
I will also be much more selective and will only go to the ones I know are good from the past. I would prefer no admission charge so I could purchase an extra sheet of tickets.
Organizers, are you listening?
Organizers should be showing a tad bit of humility since they are requesting the public to bring their money and support their cause. There is a limited amount of cash coming in the door at any event. It's the organizers choice whether they pigeon hole expenses into an admission fee or graciously give attendees tickets for their money.
TRICKY TRAY sponsored by the Highliters Baton & Dance Corps Parent Association in the gymnasium at Hopatcong High School, 2 Windsor Ave., Hopatcong. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; calling begins at 8 p.m. Information: (973) 222-0324.
The economy has hit us all hard - if you can't afford to come out to a TT, then stay home, it is your choice and only your choice. The show will go on with or without you.
The economy has hit us all hard - if you can't afford to come out to a TT, then stay home, it is your choice and only your choice. The show will go on with or without you.
Which TT are you organizing? Don't keep that tricky tray a secret!
I don't have a $ problem and still refuse to go to all TT's regardless of what is offered. You seem to think we should give you money just to walk through the door....pardon me lady... TT's are not my destiny!
Kudos HOIPATCONG, Keep up the good work.
I attended a tricky tray this past weekend in Raritan that was not listed on this site.
Positives: tables to sit at, no kids, about 300 prizes and 250 people, package prices for tickets (which you needed because the tickets were expensive!)
Negatives: ticket prices ($15 admission got you a sheet of tickets, a goody bag, desserts and coffee; $12 a sheet for prizes worth up to $50; $15 a sheet for prizes from $50-$100), winning tickets weren't checked, buying food was a hassle - they had to fill out a ticket for every item.
I spent what I would normally spend and came home a winner, but I don't know if I would go again. I like to have lots of tickets to look at!
We charge $10 admission, but that'll include a full sheet of tickets, entry for door prizes, coffee and dessert.
Additional sheets of tickets are only $5 apiece for regular level baskets (min $25 value, but looks so far like most are closer to $50-75, with some higher).
I had asked earlier for suggestions from TT.com bloggers about what prizes you'd like to see, and we have done our best to meet those requests - for example we'll have a GPS, hotel stay, ipod dock, gift/gas/visa cards, stuff for the guys, kids, teachers....
We have a "training", lol, for our callers and runners, so they'll be efficient. We're using containers with lids & all volunteers will be looking for the signs of cheating you have shared here.
We've assured adquate amplification and plenty of seating.
Hope to see a lot of you there!
(Tricky Tray to benefit the Giving Network Oct 25 in Manville)
Thanks for listening! I'll try to attend your event. Are tickets sold in advance or do we get them at the door?
I figured I should post a link. Feel free to stop by, enjoy our stories and comments are welcome...
http://trickytraydevotees.blogspot.com/
We originally started it for fun, but now it's great to look back at all our misadventures on the TT circuit.
Sussex Elks Lodge 10/10 6pm!
Thanks for listening! I'll try to attend your event. Are tickets sold in advance or do we get them at the door?
Tickets for the Giving Network tricky tray are available at the door.
Looking forward to seeing you there - thanks!
Elizabeth
The event is also a full sit down dinner & dessert with beer and wine included, which I'm sure makes a difference. Any input is greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance :)
in Newton. OMG there were over 1000 people there. I'm not even making that up. Does anyone really need a tt that big???? Have two a year charge a small admission but that was crazy. I know there were to NJ troopers there and they really should have said something with the number of people there. That was a fire hazard for sure. There also wasn't enough prizes for the number of people. I know it takes them sooooooooooooooo long to call all there numbers but they really should scale it back. They actually had shuttles from your car to the place. Funny when you wanted to leave not so many shuttles. Other then that I have many nice things to say. Plenty of free food (although they ran out of water and other beverages for you to purchase), prizes were of nice quality, the people working it were nice and so polite, ticket prices were not crazy,and when we all opted to not take a break they listened to us. This is only my opinion I'm sure others might have thought it was much grander but not worth all the hassle.
a TT benefits an organization--not the attendee
yes you need to consider what attendees want--but you can't cater to them...
but complaining about small admission fees ($5-$10) is rude....
especially when it comes with a starter sheet of tickets--snacks and coffee....not to mention there may have been costs such as advertising, materials, etc...
i have run TTs and attended many...
the TT i ran was $10 admission--and had an open buffet (free)-in addition to the started tickets....the prizes were good-not spectacular---it was our 1st TT-and we were a small group that served childern with disabilities.
as far as fancy dinners-they have limited use--high end TT only-like a dinner dance with a TT on the side with only high end prizes (minimum $100)
VOLUNTEERS work hard on TTs
yes there are some bad apples--but the attitudes go to far..
complaining about a caller making bad jokes--gimme a break--thats not a major problem--
you need to have EMPATHY when going to TTs--some things are legitimate grips--but too many comments seem like people think TTs are meant to benefit the attendee--not the VOLUNTEER NON PROFIT organization
Here are the best parts:
1. 3 Levels of prizes.
2. Regular Trays valued up to $100 - $4 a sheet. Specials - 3 tickets for $1. Super Specials (Wii, $200 worth of lottery tickets etc.) - 3 tickets for $5. These prices were excellent and fair.
3. FREE refreshments and plenty of them.
4. No Admission charges!!!
5. 50/50 was over $2400 to the winner!!!
6. Program said NO BENT TICKETS WILL BE CALLED!
The organizers did a great job with this Tricky Tray. I've been to this one the last four years and it NEVER disappoints.
I hope the organizers who read this blog take some advice from this sensational Tricky Tray. There is no doubt Camp Auxilium made a huge profit and the attendees had fun.
Antiochian Orthodox Church in South Plainfield tonight. When I say bad It was bad I'm not sure where to start. Ok the price to get in was 6 bucks didn't come with anything but ok I can look past that part. Then low level not even worth 5 buck prizes. It was $10 bucks a sheet. The only time I think that is ever called for is when you have grand baskets and prizes are worth 100 bucks. Then as you went up in levels the prices just went up and up. I can't say there were loads of great prizes at all. It was pure GREED!!! GREED GREED GREED!!! I know churches need money and you have these fund raisers but come on this was just wrong. Everyone who was not a church member was walking around complaining. Then they just let so many people in ran out of tables and chairs but still let more and more in. They broke many fire codes. I think one of us should have called the fire department. If I didn't already buy my tickets I would have left. The prices of there food was triple that I have paid at other tricky trays. So my warning to everyone never ever ever go to a tricky tray at this place. I am a regular and I don't normally act to harsh but this was just wrong.
The setting for this facility is spectacular. There is a lake with beautiful fall colored trees around it. The perfect setting for a fall TT. No wonder it is so popular. I will attend again next year. The staff is great and should be commended, they have a good attitude. There was no greed at this event. Not even an admission charge. The seat to sit on was free, unlike so many other TT's were you get nothing for an admission price. Tickets I buy anyway!
Great job organizers! I have no affiliation with this TT.
You sound like an organizer. It does not cost a small amount of money to attend one!
1st level (over 230 prizes): up to $40 value - $4 per sheet, 3/$10
2nd level (over 80 prizes): $40-70 - 8 tickets/$3
3rd level (50 prizes): $70-100 - 3/$2
4th level (40 prizes): $100-200 - 3/$5
5th level (10 prizes): $200-300 - 3/$8
6th level (2 prizes): over $300 - 3/$12
They had a detailed program and called rapidly. It was a bit hard to follow the calling as they were alternating calling from the beginning and end of each level, but it was ok by me since I don't check off on the program which prizes I put in for.
Came home a winner and would go again.
Maybe they should read this blog before planning another event.
First level should be up to $100.00, second level up to $250.00 and third level over $250.00. Need to combine the prizes since $40.00 trays are not worth even that much. Put more items in each basket to bring up the value. We hate "stuff" also known as "junk". We like quality items, services, don't accept just anything from your donors. Make it something useful etc., not silly nik naks.
Parsippany Animal Supporters Society event last night 10/17.
Our volunteers work hard and are always interested in ideas to make our event better.
Thanks!
Anyway I just mentioned that because some of the workers get on the defense and think we don't have any idea what they go through! I went to the Dystonia one 3 or 4 years ago when they had some great prizes. One being a walk on spot to "Law and Order". This year the prizes were a disappointment. And whatever were they thinking of putting the winners on a sheet for us to review? Too many errors. Good luck next year. You have lost some repeat attenders.
SPENT $35 per head and they did NOT even give one sheet of tickets. Then the tickets where extremely expensive and the merchandise was crap for the ticket amount. Lets say I have never ever been to an event where there was so few tickets put in the cup. How embarrassing for the organizer. This is another reminder to organizer… know your audience. Oh the door prizes….don’t even get me started here.
Lets say our table will never be returning… heard the same from the table next to me too.
There should be something said on this blog about every TT event posted here. We need to know good or bad if organizers are "getting" what we say.
I am going to one this Friday and rest assured I will let everyone know .....good or bad....hopefully good.
Organizers and volunteers often are unfamiliar with any event other than their own. Unfortunately some organizers attempt to broaden their horizons by attending a single other event which somehow makes them expert and beyond critique. Bet most of those bothering to comment have been regularly attending and even organizing events for years.
Even though you wrap those $20 prizes in spiffy ribbons and colored wrap we can't hardly see through, it doesn't justify your high admission and ticket costs. Most attendees would rather you not spend $$ to but prizes in baskets and wrap them up to the point no one can see what the prize is let alone what size it might be. It takes a lot of volunteer time and its unnecessary admin expense that gets pushed into justifying increased 'admission fees'.
Cost of desserts is highly overrated. Kudos to those organizations that provide healthy snacks that attendees can eat without blowing their diets or risking diabetic issues.
The Giving Network Tricky Tray (this Saturday in Manville) will provide both healthy and ..um.. not as healthy snack choices (desserts and veggie/fruit/cheese platters).
We've done our best to make sure contents of baskets are easy to see by using clear cellophane & labelling most of the baskets with a list of the contents (which will also be in the program)
Hope to see you all there!
Specials, like say a Nintendo Wii should be 3 tickets for $5. NOT $5 for one tickets. I won't buy one then.
Just another regular TT person giving my opinion.
As always we are doing our best to make sure our TT makes people happy (or at least a few of them ) - smiley face :0
To cover your expenses keep some of the previous years profit for next years expenses. Clear plastic wrap is perfect. Closed containers are best. Good luck
NO admission charge and free refreshments all night. Trays of veggies, fruit platters. Great variety of desserts. Never ran out of any. Free coffee, even decaf and tea. Soda $.50 and hot dogs only $1.00. Boy, could other organizers learn a lot from these organizers on how to run a successful TT!
Everyone was given a detailed program to follow. It shows the organizer to be a Cecilia Metzgar. It would be wise for other organizers to contact her for advice.
I have no connection to this TT. This is the 2nd year I have attended and will again attend next year.
PS...I do have one "complaint" blue and green tickets for the regular trays....not a good idea! One color tickets only please!
We do use the clear wrap or bags.
Wish we could all be so fortunate as the St. Joseph TT - great that their's is so good. Is this a school - if so, I guess all the parents have to donate a basket - we really have to push for ours - makes a huge difference, but we do what we can and I think we have nice baskets. It is not for the lack of trying I can tell you :)
I know the hall is small where did they put all the people? It appeared you had a great turnout maybe next year I will leave earlier so i can get a space to park and be a potentail winner.
How was it everyone?
Long winded callers.. you are BORING!
You are embarrassing yourself...you are a fool!
I wish you success. Keep reading this site.
Here are the positives: large room with plenty of space, tables to sit at, nice snacks, quality prizes, $5 a sheet for the regular prizes, quick calling, no bent tickets called, extra sheets sold at the door and also on the other side of the room, lids on ticket containers.
On the "needs improvement" list: the prices for the elite prizes were crazy - $5 a ticket for some things that were only worth around $100, it would have been nice if there were a few more regular baskets (there were only about 130).
Also, what kind of containers are people using to put tickets in?
Then put the tickets in a clear 4 or 5 gallon trash bin and shake, shake, shake. Then pull a ticket.
Be sure to tell the caller to keep his jokes to himself. Pick someone to call who has attended other TT's so he knows how to act.
Passaic is a great event that proves large events can and do efficiently award 600+ prizes in the same time some smaller events struggle to handle 100 prizes.
So, organizers please do not use door prize tickets as regular tickets. Why doesn't some organizer get together with the printing company and design a better regular sheet of tickets. Every ticket the same size please.