Yeah, we use it for the food & pop. We usually have quite a spread laid out for the guests - chips, veggies, dips, cheese & crackers, a few different kinds of pop (no pepsi products). We still don't actually make any money from it though. For the one we just had we brought in $30 for food and spent about $11 on chips, $20 on veggies and dips, $15 on cheeses, $20-30 on pop. We're obviously still going to have pop left over on the 11th for the next one so we'll recoup some of the loss there. The veggies were a HUGE hit though. Probably going to make even more veggies for the next one.
We don't mind paying for some of the food, but there was no way we were going to cover the whole cost. Even thought Nikki & I finished 2nd & 3rd, we still wouldn't really have made enough to cover the food if we didn't charge. If we ever find ourselves where we're spending less than what we bring in with the rake, then we'll lower the rake.
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