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How much will people pay for Reindeer Food, do you reckon?

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DeckthePTAtables · 13/12/2022 21:12

I’m in charge of selling reindeer food at the school Christmas fair this week. Could I check the market rate for little hessian bags of the stuff with red ribbons? In case it makes any difference, it’s an affluent area and the profits are for external charities, not for the school. Any info would be very gratefully received! I thought perhaps £2…?

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stonebrambleboy · 13/12/2022 21:14

£1.50

upfucked · 13/12/2022 21:15

How much is everything else at the fair? Christmas is an expensive time of year and I already feel I’ve already paid a million pounds for trips, authors visit, Christmas jumper day, cin, raffle, allotment produce, Halloween shit.

2tired2bewitty · 13/12/2022 21:16

Our Y5s are selling it for 50p a bag this week, but I don’t suppose it’s in hessian bags (forgot to get any today), and we’re definitely not an affluent area.

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Littleguggi · 13/12/2022 21:16

Zero because you can make your own with porridge oats and glitter

Pumperthepumper · 13/12/2022 21:17

50p but don’t expect to sell much, everyone does it every year. Also glitter is awful for wildlife so it shouldn’t be scattered outside.

GreenLeavesRustling · 13/12/2022 21:18

£1

napody · 13/12/2022 21:18

Yup, I reckon you'll get away with £2 as it'll look cute and be for charity.

napody · 13/12/2022 21:19

Oh definitely don't do glitter though. My sons school did oats and raisins for the birds.

TheHauntedPencilCase · 13/12/2022 21:19

Our school was charging 50p today but in sweetie cone bags with reindeer decorations. We've changed 50p before in small stickered bags so I think £1 sounds about right but we aren't an affluent area and £1 for anything at school tends to be the max people will spend.

MzLucky · 13/12/2022 21:19

Depends on the size of the bag.

I would say around £1

GlacindaTheTroll · 13/12/2022 21:20

I can't advise on prices, but wanted to make a plea to ensure you use only readily bio-degradable glitter

panko · 13/12/2022 21:20

What's it made of?

Seems a bad idea

PeskyYeti · 13/12/2022 21:21

£2 if in a nice bag, but at my school fair last week every stall has some on the go.

Opihr · 13/12/2022 21:22

You can add drops of red food colouring to sugar and then mix with oats to make a biodegradable version. Def avoid glitter!

Rudolphscarrot · 13/12/2022 21:25

I'd say £1. DS made some at toddler group last week. It was oats with a bit of bird seed mixed in

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DeckthePTAtables · 13/12/2022 21:27

No glitter involved in the RF itself - a very glittery/tinsel-y table and then oats and bird seed and cranberries inside the bags. The RSPCA recipe.

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youhavenoshameonyourface · 13/12/2022 21:32

DeckthePTAtables · 13/12/2022 21:27

No glitter involved in the RF itself - a very glittery/tinsel-y table and then oats and bird seed and cranberries inside the bags. The RSPCA recipe.

Yey!

So pleased to read this. I reckon £1.50 a bag and make a really big sign saying it's wildlife friendly / no glitter/RSPCA recipe and more people will buy it
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Coolcreature · 13/12/2022 21:36

I'd pay £1:50 but not £2

panko · 13/12/2022 21:41

youhavenoshameonyourface · 13/12/2022 21:32

Yey!

So pleased to read this. I reckon £1.50 a bag and make a really big sign saying it's wildlife friendly / no glitter/RSPCA recipe and more people will buy it
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Agreed

People will pay premium for the eco credentials

panko · 13/12/2022 21:43

I'd do 1.50 or 3 for £3

Depends if you want to shift volume really. It will be useless to you after Xmas.

Heavyraindropsarefallingonmyhead · 13/12/2022 21:45

youhavenoshameonyourface · 13/12/2022 21:32

Yey!

So pleased to read this. I reckon £1.50 a bag and make a really big sign saying it's wildlife friendly / no glitter/RSPCA recipe and more people will buy it
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Totally agree with this, I would pay more if I knew something like this was wildlife friendly

In fact I wouldn't buy it at all normally as I would assume it was the stuff with glitter in which is why the sign is important

AreOttersJustWetCats · 13/12/2022 21:46

Littleguggi · 13/12/2022 21:16

Zero because you can make your own with porridge oats and glitter

Please don't ever use glitter. It just ends up as plastic waste in the soil etc.

AlwaysGinPlease · 13/12/2022 21:49

@Littleguggi NO no no glitter!!!! Appalling idea. No good for wild animals . Any animals!

RampantIvy · 13/12/2022 21:55

DeckthePTAtables · 13/12/2022 21:27

No glitter involved in the RF itself - a very glittery/tinsel-y table and then oats and bird seed and cranberries inside the bags. The RSPCA recipe.

I'm so glad you are doing this. I was just about to post a link to their recipe.

Can you ensure it is sold as wildlife friednly reindeer food to get the message across?

Luckyducker · 13/12/2022 21:57

For the little bag of porridge oats £1 but as it is really a charity donation I'd go up to £3. It would need to be clear the money was going to charity and each donation would get a bag of reindeer food rather than advertising the reindeer food as £3 a bag.