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Are you/ Did you do OOT bags?

jessamyn78 Posted:

Are you/ Did you do OOT bags?

I'd like to but we have over 40 rooms. Also, our hotel charges for each bag they give out. I feel like it's going to be too expensive at this time.

jeanne08 Posted:

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Yikes! Why do they charge? Is it really that hard to hand someone something when their checking in?

I'm planning to do them.
roan126 Posted:

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I did them....I think its just a nice touch for the guests. You can do them pretty inexpensively... get some gift bags online and go to Costco and get a few things. You dont have to go crazy, but its a nice gesture and I think the guests really appreciate it. I know I do everything I go to an out of town event.

LuvMyAlfonse Posted:

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No - we're not having many OOT guests and our favors are PHE-NOM-ENAL. At least to me they are.

Personally I never eat or look at anything in the OOT bags and it's just something else I have to carry out of the hotel.
missliss Posted:

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Yes. We had over 40 rooms also and initially they said they charge....but they were nowhere near sold-out otherwise and I basically told them that if not for my wedding, they would have made no money that night, so the least they could do was knock off the $2 per bag charge, and they did. Give it a shot.

I always appreciate them when I stay over at a hotel for a wedding, if only for the water bottles if nothing else...for whatever reason i'm always thirsty at hotels...maybe the rooms are always dry.....anyway...it's just a nice gesture I think. Not necessary of course though, no one's going to complain if you don't do them.

sophisticat13 Posted:

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I'm doing them. I think it's a thoughtful gesture on the bride's part. But...I only have about 10-12 guests staying at the hotel. 40 bags would be a lot of time and $$!!!!

Jenn04 Posted:

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We have 40+ rooms and are doing OOT bags. SPent around $130-150.

But that charge is so absurd! Tell them to knock it off!
NYCGirl2008 Posted:

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I can't. No motivation and my guests are from Ireland mainly so won't be expecting them or even know what to do with them.

JennNicole Posted:

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Posted by jessamyn78

I'd like to but we have over 40 rooms. Also, our hotel charges for each bag they give out. I feel like it's going to be too expensive at this time.

WHAT are they nuts?

Ours didn't charge I had the same amount of Bags. I did tip the head Concierge - maybe that helped?

I advise like $20
oktom22 Posted:

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Wow the hotel is charging?? That is crazy! I've never heard of that before. We are doing OOT bags b/c we're having alot of OOT, I better check and make sure they don't charge...
mariaobride Posted:

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I am doing them- but I only have about 10 OOT Guests so it wasnt too overwhelming or pricey I personally like them- I get excited seeing a bag filled with goodies- if you decide to do them just keep it simple
zoe282 Posted:

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My hotel said they'd charge if they had to give out specific bags to certain people. If they were all the same they wouldn't charge. I would definitely fight that .I think it's a nice gesture. I know I liked to get them when I stayed at a hotel for a friends wedding. Ps...this is a long winded way to say I am doing OOT bags

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