How much would you pay???

[picklemepopcorn]

Hi,
I'm running a fundraising stall selling light up toys at the Christmas switch on event.

What would you expect to pay for:

A light up balloon on a stick

Four finger lights

Glow sticks in a ball, sunglasses, ear rings, necklace etc.

I've never bought these things out and about at fairs etc, so am not sure what the going rate would be!

Thank you!

I probably won’t buy them. I try to avoid single use plastic.

Sorry, it’s not the answer you are looking for.

Not more than £1, and I wouldn't buy the glowsticks at all.

They are the kind of things people buy for pennies online for stocking fillers. I think they'd be pretty hard to sell these days.

Oops!

I don't generally buy single use plastic myself, but I had my other hat on and didn't think about it.

We'll have a lot of parents and children walking down the road together in the dark. I thought these looked fun. Oh well...

Light-up swords, fibre-optic fans (spinny things) all go for around £5 on bonfire night.
I wouldn't expect to pay more than £2 for a bunch of glowsticks or equivalent.

I'd expect them between £2 and maybe £5 or £6 depending on the event really and where it takes place. I would pay more if there was an alternative available that was better environmentally. I know my kids would love them though so I'm afraid I wouldn't have any qualms with buying them as I know they would get used a lot (unlike say a straw that is binned).

I feel like I'm pissing on your chips a bit here OP, but you should be aware of the dangers of those light up balloons.

They come in mostly from China and they are not regulated. The flashing is not controlled and can set off photosensitive epilepsy and added to that the internal batteries, LEDs etc can pose a choking hazard.

illooms.com/dont-by-fake-led-balloons-buy-real-mccoy/

Thank you for the warning, Percy. Mine aren't flashing ones, but I'll check out the LED and warn parents as they buy if I'm at all unsure.

Thanks Annie and Adam. I couldn't run to the spinning ones or swords, but am planning on selling sets of things for £1.50 so I should fall in the right bracket.

It's an evening with free refreshments, so won't cost families much at all.

Ah the children will love them and I am sure they will want them. I’m a bit rubbish at this sort of thing but would have thought the balloons would be priced higher than than the others.
You will have a captive audience and the children will want them so you could probably charge a bit more than you would think. I’ve been to some events where the price for these things are astronomical and they still sell!

I'd say £2 or £3 don't underestimate pester power