Vendor meals-sandwiches or full meal?

Original post by BlueTulip

Apr 21, 2006 12:49 AM

Our hall gives us a choice of a discounted full meal for each of our vendors or sandwhiches for $20 a pop.

What should we do? The meals would end up at about $400 versus about $80 for sandwiches. I don't really mind the money that much I just really don't know how they would sit down and eat a whole meal so maybe the sandwiches would just be easier? Thoughts?

ETA: Of course I am going to give them meals. This is a practicality issue not an economical one.

sugarkube4 Posted: Apr 21, 2006 11:22 AM

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I am feeding my vendors complete meals like my guests.. they are providing me with a great service, the least I can do for them is feed them well..

chrissyandvin Posted: Apr 21, 2006 11:25 AM

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Posted by cjb88

can you ask your vendors which they would prefer... some fill up at the cocktai lhour and barely eat anyway...

yeah this I have heard of too!! A lot don't even eat after cocktail hour.. I don't think my place does the sandwich thing.. I'll have to ask about that.

waterspout4 Posted: Apr 21, 2006 11:41 AM

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Sorry to laugh, but it's no contest. Sandwiches? I've never heard such a thing! Wow.

LaurenluvsTJ Posted: Apr 21, 2006 11:49 AM

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Ask them. I would tend to go with the full meal, but maybe they would rather not have them.

akaMrsT Posted: Apr 21, 2006 12:12 PM

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Give them full meals. Your vendors will be with you ALL DAY (10 - 12 hours) and they do not have time to stop to grab something to eat....especially photo/video unless you have two camera coverage for both and they can switch off or something

Once dinner is served and everyone else is eating (not during toasts and such) is the only time your photo/video people will have the time to eat anything ALL DAY unless they had time to get breakfast before coming to your house/hotel.

BlueTulip Posted: Apr 21, 2006 01:07 PM

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BlueTulip Posted: Apr 21, 2006 01:08 PM

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Posted by vixchik

how much are the plates for the other guests??? usually vendors are half price....wow. i've always seen them get the whole meal as well and they could feel insulted by their BLT. (lol....could you imagine if you paid $20/ea for BLTs and a coke?!?!)

becca888 Posted: Apr 21, 2006 01:21 PM

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2 bands we spoke with so far said when they told us their price, 'and don't pay for dinners for us, we are not there to eat, we'll just take non-alcoholic drinks'... and 'i tell my guys to eat before they come'... Just another point of view. (and a band could be 8 or 10 extra people to feed!)

Photog. is a different story, they are attached to you for endless hours!

leighdvm Posted: Apr 21, 2006 02:12 PM

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Sorry, but I wouldn't dream of feeding them sandwiches

melbalalala Posted: Apr 21, 2006 02:35 PM

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I have no problem feeding them sandwiches. Thats what I eat during my meal break at work during an 8 hr day. I WISH someone would buy me a $100 meal each day!

To fear that they won't do a good job based on the meal you serve them is silly. If they are good, reputable vedors they will do a good job regardless in fear that one bad job will spoil their reputation.

Angel2006 Posted: Apr 21, 2006 02:38 PM

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If given the choice I would say a full meal. The last thing I would want a vendor to feel slighted and not perform to his absolute best that night/

BklynItaliana Posted: Apr 21, 2006 02:43 PM

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Posted by babybug631

They expect meals, so I would give them that. You don't want them to get mad and suddenly do a bad job. That's what I was told, so I gave full meals to all my vendors.

i agree with this