Halloween

Last Thursday I took part in the organizing the Halloween party. I helped Shun with making and selling sandwiches.

The plan was to provide snacks for the Halloween disco. We had to decide:

·         What types of sandwiches we want to sell

·         Whether we want to sell hot or cold sandwiches

·         What supplies will we need

·         What the price will be

·         Where will we locate our shop

Since we decide to make warm sandwiches, which was a good decision because they tasted much better than cold ones, we had to find sandwich makers. We decided to sell ham, ham and cheese and cheese sandwiches. We decided to locate in the psychology room that was close to the entrance to the disco and provided enough space. We agreed on a price of 50 roubles for ham and cheese and 40 for both ham and cheese. However later we decide to change prices and for the sake of simplicity sell everything for 50 roubles. Also we sometimes offered discounts like two for 80 roubles.

After that we had to organise the process in the most efficient way. I was making sandwich and Shun was cooking it in the sandwich maker. In order to keep them warm, we cooked only a few and then waited until someone ordered more.


We also were also selling some other snacks like sushi triangles and some sweet bakery. These were precooked.

                                     

This activity was a an example of service. It also involved raising awareness of issues of global importance since the money raised from selling the sandwiches will go to charity.

Although in general everything went well, there were some difficulties. We did not plan what the demand for the sandwiches will be and therefore did not really plan how much supplies we will need. So we ran out of bread quickly and had to send Jonny for to buy some extra.