How many favors?

When you were buying favors, how did you approximate how many to buy? Did you have a lot left over or not enough? I'm going to get my favors and I don't want to waste money buying too many nor do I want to come up short when the wedding comes.

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It depends on the favor, are you doing one per person or per couple?

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I do not have an answer for you, but I am curious about the answer. I was wondering the same thing. That also goes the same for the number of invitations to order.

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I think we're doing one per couple but I'm not sure yet. What should be done for both scenarios?

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I would like to know the answer to this also. I am doing something edible either cookies or candy bars, should I be doing one per couple or one per person? I know usually its one per couple, but not sure if its food what I should do???

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I bought 110 favors. I am giving one per couple, but it depends on what you are giving.

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I would suggest doing one per couple. Keep in mind that a lot of men do not take most favors. What do you intend to use for favors?

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I think I'm giving a crystal candy dish thingy or something like that. Oh, and my mom thinks some people might take other people's favor if we do it one per couple. Does that ever happen?

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I have seen it happen, but if you are doing that, I say one per couple.

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That does happen! I must confess I take as many matchboxes as I can get my hands on! I collect them!

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I decided to do 1 per couple and have a few extra for the greedy LOL

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I think that if you put them on the table it works one per couple but if you plan on giving them out at the end when people are leaving, you will find people being greedy because no one is watching them. Thats where I would worry about not having enough. Also because people might not know that its one per couple if they are in a basket or something.

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We are doing one per couple and got 4 more of them than we anticipate couples. There are no more left anywhere so if more people come I do not know what we will do

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Thanks everyone! But how did you go about figuring out how many favors to buy before replys came back? I really don't want to buy too many or too few, or worst yet, not be able to find more if I needed to.

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I figured on inviting 225 and maybe 200 will show (i hope!) s i bought 110 to be safe, if not, since they are mikasa, i can always give them away or sell them on ebay

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I gave one to each person, so I oredered about 10 extra. They were little trees, so I know they wouldnt have gone to waste, and they were inexpensive

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i had about 220 at the wedding and bought 130 favors, which were enough...