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How much are you willing to pay for activities like this?

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Ohdoleavemealone · 07/05/2021 18:32

Last March we were meant to launch an inflatable theme park but thank to Covid it never opened.
We intend to open during the next half term but are having trouble deciding on a pricing structure.
For background, we have decided to use a school as our premises instead of a commercial property which means we have access only to the school hall and toilets. We can only fit in 10 tables to start with due to social distancing. This means we have to carefully balance the price to make sure we our making enough money and being good value. This is proving tricky.
Would people mind giving their honest opinion on the price structure below? If you haven't been to one of these, it is a bit like a trampoline park, but a giant bouncy castle instead.
For the prices below you will get :
1 hour bounce
A table allocated to your group (can mix 2 households) in full view of the only exit.
Table service
Everyone at the table is elligible to bounce, whether for 10 minutes or an hour.
Staff are instructed to play with and entertain the kids so the parents can drink their coffee in peace.

Numbers will also be quite low making it safer thna places like flip out.
Prices :
table of 2 - £20
table of 3 - £ 25
table of 4 - £30
table of 5 - £35
Table of 6 - 40

Would you pay these prices?
For comparison, local flip out charge £13.50 per person and £1 for spectators.
I appreciate comments.

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Viviennemary · 10/05/2021 11:40

I wouldn't pay anywhere near those prices. I wouldn't allow adults to bounce. Too many idiots. I don't think it seems a good idea at all from what you've described. Also I agree you can't have 2 year olds with 10 year olds.

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Love2cycle · 10/05/2021 11:44

Not for 1 hour. One toilet trip, tantrum or minor accident involving one of my children would eat alot into my hour.

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Brokenpencilsarepointless · 10/05/2021 12:01

I wouldn't pay for it because we've got an Innoflate near us. It's like flip out but with inflatables and seems similar to what you're doing, but just much better and not a temporary thing stuck in a school hall.

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RuggeryBuggery · 10/05/2021 12:12

Just in case the OP is still reading....
I think the longer slot thing is a really good idea to take on board. If only for an hour people will not want to use any of that time for the cafe. And I also think pp is better and might incline adult spectators to get refreshments

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Zancah · 10/05/2021 12:30

I think you should maybe do wristbands for all paying bouncers. That way, if the adult wants to join in - the option is there but you're not penalising the parents that want to sit it out and just supervise from the table.
I'm not happy paying an £8 entry fee for myself for a kids thing if I'm just going to sit at the table.

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