How to Organize a Purse Party

Establish guidelines for your party. Set a value range for the purses traded at your party to ensure no one arrives with a couture handbag only to leave with a retail store purse. You may also choose to set basic style parameters such as business appropriate bags only or no clutch bags allowed.
Issue invitations stating the date and time of your party to friends and family members who would enjoy a fun handbag swap. Include a list of any guidelines you have set for your party. Your invitations can be issued by email or postal mail for more formal parties Telephone calls are sufficient when you are hosting a casual party for close acquaintances.
Prepare for your party by purchasing snacks and beverages to serve to your guests. Pick a couple of low-maintenance party games for you and your guests to play if conversation happens to dwindle.
Set up a display area for guests to place their handbag trades upon arrival. Arrange your seating in a semi-circle to allow guests easy viewing of all potential trades and to allow each guests the opportunity to show off the bag they brought.
Let your guests determine if they want to assign handbags based on a random number drawing for each handbag or a random number drawing that lets guests pick their favorite handbags in order based on how low their number is. Your party can also use an alternate pick and choose method if your guests prefer.
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How to Host Bar Trivia Contests

Pick a night and time to stage the contest. Schedule the trivia contest on a night slow enough that it will improve business, but not on a night so slow that it would annoy the patrons. Plan the contest on the same night and time every week, allowing for holidays, so patrons know when to come and play.
Establish the duration of a contest session, which should be based on the bar's usual business for that night. Usually, the contest should run from one to two hours, shorter if other entertainment is planned for later in the evening and longer if not.
Set up the rules of play. Decide if everyone should be allowed to play or if contestants need to qualify in some way, such as through a sign-up sheet or by paying an entry fee. Determine whether players play as individuals or may play as teams. If everyone can play, either let the patrons decide whether they play alone or in teams and set an upper limit on team size, or require all teams to be the same size. This will give team members an equal chance of winning.
Decide how players will answer the questions, verbally or in writing. Writing answers requires providing them with answer sheets and makes for a slower-paced contest, but allows patrons who arrive during the run of the contest to catch up by getting the questions they missed. Answering verbally requires the use of a buzzer system and typically requires players to arrive at the contest's start.
Determine what prizes will be awarded. Prizes may be furnished by the bar, such as a bar tab, from contest sponsors or a cash kitty formed from the entry fees contestants pay to play.
Promote the contest through flyers, local media and word-of-mouth. Often, sponsors providing prizes can assist with the promotion.
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