I am a little late to this party... but as I was reading through the posts here... I had an idea (I get them every once in a while).

You are talking about parties... and whether to have them in your home or the customers. I would say to have them in your customers. HEre's why. I am not sure how large your city is... but the customer will probably be inviting their friends, who live close to where they do... or at least already know where they live. It is also more comfortable for people to go to a friends house than to go to some stranger's house. I think that you would have better success by doing the parties at your customer's house.

You can offer your customer a percentage of what you take in... in dog treats.

Anyway... it's just what came to mind as I read these posts. Good Luck!

Jeff
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