Everybody wants to feel that they are getting a good deal when they make a major purchase and it should be no different with marquee hire prices. Here are a few simple tips on how to get a good price from a supplier when hiring a marquee.
1. Have a look around
Get quotations from two or three marquee hire companies to get an idea who is offering the best marquee hire prices. But make sure you are comparing like for like. Choose your marquee hire company carefully and find a supplier with a good reputation, maybe ask for testimonials. Fundamentally, providing the price is right, you will more than likely make your decision based upon which person you like best and feel you can get on with.
2. Book early to save money and avoid disappointment
Marquee hire companies like to plan their diary well in advance and have as many bookings in as they can for the following year as possible. So, many offer early booking discounts if you book months in advance. Not only can you get a good marquee hire price but you will also lock in your marquee price and protect yourself from costs increasing due to inflation in fuel and labour. Make sure you read the terms and conditions to ensure the marquee hire price that is agreed is fixed when you book in.
3. Stick to the marquee hire package that you have booked
There are popular marquee sizes and combinations of accessories that many marquee hire companies offer as fixed marquee hire packages which will include the marquee, flooring, linings, swags, lighting, furniture, dance floor, chair covers and table linen. Don’t add extras on at the last minute. It’s entrance porches, seperate bar marquees and outdoor furniture options that will bump up the marquee hire cost.
4. Make the Most of the space that you have got
It’s not ‘out of the norm’ to have last minute changes to your guest quantities and that usually means more people rather than less. It’s not always necessary to increase the size of the marquee, you can play about with the marquee plan and squeeze an extra couple of tables into the dining area, or put them on the dance floor and take them away before the evening disco starts. That way you will only pay for extra furniture rather than extra bays on the marquee.
