They raised the lunch prices $2 from last year at this time. Now the raise will be an additional $1.25, making the total $21.00.....That does include the room, free parking, set up, take down, heat, lights, taxes, etc and of course whatever the food is and the bigee, beverage cost and taxes and gratutity.
I think it is OK, but several of the members are on a fixed income, and I don't think realize the cost of everything is getting higher all the time.
We don't want to lose members. BUT when I bring up to them all of the above, and mention that if we go to a church, and have to have folks in charge of setting up, cleaning up, etc it might go over easier...<ggg>
The reason for the increases are the transportation costs, and while she didn't expand on this, we all know the cost of labor is getting higher all the time.
Plus our Democratic government in this state about 20 years or so ago, decided to change the way the banquet meals were taxed.
Usually, you have the meal charge, the tax on that, and then the gratuity (was 15% 10 years ago, but now is 20% at this hotel...)
Now, we have the meal charge, the gratuity, and then BOTH items are taxed for the total amount.....! That last little "feature" adds a couple of dollars to the charge.
Business'es are charged even more, because they "can afford it"...we are a non-profit....
The ladies fund all sorts of our projects and try to keep the cost of lunch down...but we definitely aren't a brown bag group either....plus good speakers don't do "brown bag" things.... |
