Splitting the cost

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If you were going to a family members house for dinner and it had been agreed that they would do all the shopping and split the cost how much would you expect it to all cost per person?

Nibbles, main dinner with all the trimmings, crackers etc booze all day and an evening buffet with meats, cheese board etc.

it depends on the quality of products and how many it's being split around

£60?

We do this, last year £30 per head excluding booze.

This year I think a bit less as we had way too much food last year.

Between £30 and £40

I would ask what the budget was before I agreed and then expect that.

For how many people?

Oh sorry. Says per person. £ 60-70 pp with drinks maybe a little more. Depends on Champagne/Spirits being included possibly £100. Kids much less of course.

At least £70-100

What on earth are people buying if it costs £70-£100 a head?

It's for 9 people (2 of which are teenagers). Drinks will be wine, champagne and soft drinks. People wanting spirits are providing their own.

£100 per head??? That's revolting

At a guess, assuming some more expensive items but the main bulk being typical items from your average supermarket, £40 per head feels about right. Unless the wine would really be flowing and then more.

£20-30 per person without alcohol, maybe £40 with alcohol

yes most items would be from a general supermarket. Maybe a few bits from M&S and the fizz / wine again would be general supermarket offer type stuff - not stuff like Tattinger!

Are you buying OP? If so ask your guests what their budget is and go from there.

Or have you been quoted an amount by a family member and think it's too high?

I would think £40 a head was reasonable - depending on how much variety of booze is bought.

About £50. But I think a lot depends on booze

We exclude booze and ask people to bring what they’ll drink. It’s gets too complicated then (uncle pisshead has 3 bottles of champagne, cousin lovely has 2 glasses over the course of the day as she’s driving).

We exclude booze and ask people to bring what they’ll drink.

I think that’s a really sensible plan.

Were hosting this year and it's probably close to £50 a head - nice turkey from the butchers, a veggie main as well. Also breakfast and a cheeseboard for the evening.

£30-£50/contributor for us, around 6 contributors and that will feed around 16-18 people. The bigger Christmas food costs come from the cheese and biscuits and drinks for people around the period I find. Christmas Day is at MILs, but we're having people Christmas Eve, and boxing Day my family are coming over. Over those 3 days I'd guess we're spending around £150-£200 all told, but for Christmas Day our contribution is around £30-£40.