Clothes swapping party

hum_lovely

Been thinking about having one of these parties and wondering...
a) whether anyone has had one before and can give me any advice about planning etc
b) whilst I am not doing it to raise money, has anyone any ideas for a way I could run this and maybe make a small profit on it. Am thinking £20 for the hassle of opening up my home really.

Any advice, interest, tips, good or bad most welcome!

quinechinoise

I thought swishing parties were something you organised with your friends? I don't think I'd go to a stranger's house for the sake of giving away my clothes and potentially not getting any in return - let alone pay for the privilege. Even overcoming that issue... I reckon your next biggest problem would be ensuring your "guests" were of similar dress sizes.

Jenna_Appleseed

doesn't charging for a clothes swap sort of defeat the object of them being money saving events?

Hermia

quinechinoise wrote: »

I thought swishing parties were something you organised with your friends? I don't think I'd go to a stranger's house for the sake of giving away my clothes and potentially not getting any in return - let alone pay for the privilege.

Same here. I always thought they were events that friends organised amongst themselves which works because they presumably all know each others sizes and style. I think if I had to pay to go to an event I would have higher expectations. I wouldn't be happy to pay an entrance fee and then find people have brought along their old Primark clothes. I think if you were organising a party for strangers (which I assume is your intention) you'd have to find a way of making sure they all bring items of similar quality.

podperson

I'm sorry are you planning on organising this for friends or strangers? Have to agree I don't think I would go round to a stranger's house to swap clothes with people I didn't know (and who may not be the same size as me) especially not if I had to pay to go.

I've seen these organised amongst friends for purely money-saving reasons - ie get rid of your old clothes and hopefully find some new ones, usually while having a bit of a drink and a giggle with people you know. Again, I don't think I'd really want to pay to go round to a friend's house.

I have seen a few organised in halls or pubs by charities and they do charge a fee - but they tend to be on a larger and more organised scale and obviously the money is going to a good cause.