Being a Mulley type awards gig, we try and make it as informal and fun as we can. Or childish. Sometimes this is the same thing.
I had an idea for the Web Awards that we could start handing goodies in the form of sweets out to people in the audience. Then when I fleshed this out I thought a fun way to do this is to package the sweets in airline trays and hand them out row by row. And to make it more fun again I envisaged drag queens (it is my objective to have drag queens be involved in some way in a Mulley gig in the next while just to intimidate and amuse some straightlaced hetero males) dressed up as trolley dollys handing out the trays to rows of people. A combination of the High Life and Willy Wonka.
Sourcing the trays was the issue though. Drag queens are a plenty. I think I would have had to buy at least 100,000 units in order to get the trays. Did my best to find local sources but nobody seemed to get access to a supplier. Ah well, another time.
Still, we did have Pushcakes from Curious Cupcakes. Cupcakes done like pushpop lollipops.
I can’t believe I actually started to poke around looking for options on this (I’ve about 20 tabs open looking at different suppliers) … started looking at items like this http://www.ebay.ie/itm/433-5-Budget-Quality-Plastic-Rectangular-Platter-Lid-/130564052446?pt=UK_BOI_Restaurant_RL&var=&hash=item641fa7b50f#ht_1524wt_1163 as a substitute for the main serving tray part or perhaps http://www.ebay.ie/itm/50-615-7-Plastic-disposable-4-cavity-lunchbox-lid-/130440579186?pt=UK_BOI_Restaurant_RL&hash=item1e5edd4872#ht_1296wt_1163
I think I’ll stop now
Haha, thanks James!
Can’t believe I missed push-pop cupcakes! Promise me if you do get those trays you’ll let me pretend to be a drag queen and run around saying Coffee!
Yes Lisa, YES.
As always Damien it was a great night but I have to admit I had issues with the Pushcakes because of all the plastic packaging. I am no environmentalist, being a designer I love my packaging and lord knows i like my cakes but I had a hard time with these.
What about cardboard airline trays? I am sure a printer could make them up in smaller units. Plus it would be easier to brand them Mulley Airlines
Mulley Airlines….. now there’s an idea. Fast, speedy, friendly, efficient, yet abrupt service with drag queen air hostesses.
Now that’d be an interesting charity calendar!