How much would you expect to pay for your child to bounce for 5mins on this ?

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at a fete or similar

5 minutes 25/50p or £1 if you're in Surrey/Hants borders

50p a go - time TBC

the one in our town is a rip off and i totally object to it fuming out our local park every day and causing ds (3) to tantrum because he cannot go on 'party'

At a fete 50p

In a park £1.50

We stayed in a caravan on a Haven site once and one of those was just opposite. It was £2.50 a go and we have three children who naturally enough mentioned it at every opportunity. I did complain but got the usual 'nothing to do with us' reply.

50p or £1.00?

Local funfair recently was £2 for 5 mins - total rip off and I refused. Funny thing is that the kids 8 and 5 agreed with me and we trotted off to the local park for free instead. I'd have paid £1 each I guess at funfair and 50p at fete or similar.

£1 for 5 mins on Sunday here - though the one for the older kids was much bigger. He was being flexible with the time too. I thought it was quite expensive, but it was for a ood cause.

no more than £1.00

But why should a fete by less? particularly since a fete is probably trying to raise charitable funds?

Hire of this castle will be £40, so I was thinking £1 (even then I need 40 takers before we break even).

Most of you seem okay with £1... I was going to try and charge more but was talked down (quite rightly it seems) by other members of the fundraising committee.

Thanks for the feedback - good to know what the 'paying public' thinks

20p - and then they would have to earn it back by washign the car

a pound in sw surrey

paid 1.50 fpr similare recently, think it should be 50p tho, ££1 max!

I think a fete should be less because parents will want to support the school (or whatever charitable fund) and will probably take a fair amount of money to spend on other things as well while they are there, so will probably be spending quite a bit overall. It would be a shame to give your child a few £s to spend and most of it be taken up in one or two goes. If everything cost £1.50 or £2 a go they'd not get much for their money and might not want to come to the next one, whereas at a fairground, you can say, yes, you can have a go on the bouncy castle and then leave when their turn finishes. Does that make sense?

I'd much prefer to support the school and let the kids have a go at several different things and know the money was going to a good cause. Also, if I felt the cost was too much, I'd just say no and move them on to something else, so there is the chance you could drive potential customers away. Most folk would be happy to pay £1 though and I'm sure you'll have at least 40 kids wanting to bounce as bouncy castles are so much fun.

50p

i wouldn't mind paying £1

we recently paid £1.50 and £2 for 5 mins(very short 5 mins i might add!) ata fair and at scarborough to bounce on one of 6 trampolines..i thought £2 steep but £1.50 acceptable as dd loves things like that.

we went on one where the man running it let ds and dd have several free goes as it always attracted more children if it was being used.
I think £1 is fair enough. I'd be incredibly surprised if I saw one for 50p or less.

I refuse to let dd onto bouncy castles if they charge more than £1 - I am far more likely to let her go on them when they are cheaper, or where you get a fair amount of time for your money.

I agree with Aero that for fetes I would expect to pay less than if it were a commercial concern, purely because there are so many things at fetes for the children to do. I put a limit on the amount that dd is allowed to spend at fetes and I do try and steer her away from the more expensive things so she doesn't spend all her money on one activity and then end up disappointed that she can't do more things. I know the money is going to the school anyway, but it's nice to give the children the chance to do a range of things for their money, not spend it all on one bounce on a bouncy castle.

Maybe £1 for 5 mins and (say) £2-£3 for as long as you like ?
I suspect Few kids can do more than 15 mins on these things in one go.

I agree there is an expectation that fetes will be cheaper than a commercial organisation.

I suspect also that you'll sell more tickets if you you have music playing for the kids to bounce along to.

Just another thought...

Maybe strike a deal with the Bouncy castle supplier ?
Summer hols are coming your way, and you have the opportunity to advertise their bouncy castles to a few hundred parents.

Get them to knock 25-50% off in return for you giving every kid who goes on a leaflet.
Perhaps they have a banner ?

Also why not act as their agent ?
Take bookings for the supplier and rake off between 10-15% of the £60-250 quid these things cost. Our supplier has corporate sized inflatables, including giant inflatable "table football".

A product you may be able to sell for them is weekday hire. Our will rent you a BC for 120 quid for Monday to Friday, including setup/delivery.

A good price even if not actually cheap.

It would not shock me if you made more money that way. (or not, but there's not much risk of losing money)

I would be happy paying 50p, but I would expect it to be £1 which I think is a rip off, if I can be so honest, but it is what is usually charged at fund raising events. I try to avoid them as much as possible.

Duxford Airfield last week end £2 for 5 mins

I agree the one in the park costs £1 but there's no way I'd pay that at a fete. At the park that is going to be all the money I am spending on treats for the day, at the fete, your money needs to go further. 50p seems fine.