<h2>Your Better Ideas: Saving On F&amp;B</h2>
<strong>Saving Tips</strong>
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 	<li><a href="https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/AEOKEFZ5XP-1.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="alignright wp-image-2209 size-medium" title="Have pitchers of water instead of bottled water, Many hotels charge $3 or more for bottled water. Replate muffins and fruit from breakfast and offer saving" src="https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/AEOKEFZ5XP-1-300x225.jpg" alt="Have pitchers of water instead of bottled water, Many hotels charge $3 or more for bottled water. Replate muffins and fruit from breakfast and offer saving" width="300" height="225" /></a>Have pitchers of water instead of bottled water, Many hotels charge $3 or more for bottled water.<em>Caprice Caster, CMP, National Cable Vision Cooperative, Lenaxa, Kan. </em></li>
 	<li>Order continental breakfasts and refreshment breaks a la carte instead of per person.<em>Deborah K. Gaffney, director, conference planning, Tax Executives Institute, Washington, D.C.</em></li>
 	<li>Try to use an outdoor terrace or venue to minimize decor needs. Transforming a ballroom or meeting room can be very expensive and never as attractive or as effective.<em>Rachel Porter, president, The Porter Event, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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 	<li>Replate muffins and fruit from breakfast and offer them as a snack at the midmorning break.<em>Christy Lamagna, CMM, CMP, Strategic Meetings and Events, New York</em></li>
 	<li>Using public facilities — libraries, parks, botanical gardens, museums, etc. — can be very costeffective because you can sometimes use your own caterer and vendors. Plus these types of venues offer a nice twist to the meeting experience.<em>Sandy Biback, CMP, CMM, Imagination +Meeting Planners Inc., Toronto, Ontario</em></li>
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