People who think you will DJ a Wedding for food.

[Windows 95]

If someone asked me to DJ for food, I would give them my wife's grocery shopping list for a month... that's about $1200 for my family of five.

Actually if your cash price is $1,200, your barter price should be at least 150% of that. So at a minimum, at least $1,800 worth of groceries. (Myself personally my barter price for $1,200 worth of work would be somewhere between $2,000 & $2,500.)

A few years back (At least 10.) I knew a KJ who worked in the bars on Friday & Saturday nights for free drinks.

[Nitronic]

I have never gotten such a request... Are you trying to drum up business on a street corner?

If someone asked me to DJ for food, I would give them my wife's grocery shopping list for a month... that's about $1200 for my family of five.

Not on a street corner, I'm a college students and a lot of people I know are getting engaged and they ask me becuase I'm the best in my town.

[Sween]

Not on a street corner, I'm a college students and a lot of people I know are getting engaged and they ask me becuase I'm the best in my town.

If you're the best in town then they should understand why you're worth more than a free meal. Don't give in. GWYW.

[Lazerick]

I say go ahead and DJ for food, but charge them a rental/labor fee for your equipment and time, let's say for the amount you would normally charge.

[Lazerick]

But to put it in perspective, your time is money, and DJs that give away their services for little or nothing are making it very hard for DJs that do it for a living. To me if the client is unwilling to pay for your services and you do the job for free, and the let's say the bride spills champagne on you power sub and it shorts out, do you think a none paying client (bride) will be willing to pay for the damage? be ready for a fight for the funds.

[Era 7]

the food really only should be a bonus to what you charge in money.

[Lazerick]

the food really only should be a bonus to what you charge in money.

^^ This

[VjQue]

I would laugh so hard then say call me when your serious. Click

[frandomeda]

Are you therealdjque?

[Alert]

I get these offers a lot. "We can't really pay you to DJ our wedding but we can feed you."

Such comedy...I wonder what kind of shenanigans they pull with the photographer or the caterers.

Cheapskates FTL

If someone asked me to DJ for food, I would give them my wife's grocery shopping list for a month... that's about $1200 for my family of five.