acedannyace Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Hey guys this is my fist Con and im really looking forward to it. Just wondering how much you guys usually take with you for spending money for these events. Iv already paid for my flights and accomodation. So i just need to take money for food and drink and i plan to spend all that i have left on autographs and the stuff they sell on the stalls. So far iv managed to save £550 and plan to get another £250 together before i leave. I hope this will be enough for my impulse spending haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelord81r Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 all depends what your into? and if you pre buy any photos/talks online? I try not to think too much about the total I spend on a LFCC convention lol, buying in bits the shoots online helps delued me into thinking ive not spent all that much lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondy25 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 all depends what your into? and if you pre buy any photos/talks online? I try not to think too much about the total I spend on a LFCC convention lol, buying in bits the shoots online helps delued me into thinking ive not spent all that much lol I agree there!! I think last year I spent roughly £500 just on a gold pass, shoots and autos!! Not including the hotel, travel, food and social stuff!!! Worth the money tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoBot Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Aside from the flight, hotel and photoshoot, I have 120 pounds that will go to the six autographs I'm getting and 235 pounds that I plan to spend at the convention. I more or less only buy DVD's and Star Trek merchadise, so that amount covers those expenses well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmilburn Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Aside from costs of travel, staying and cheeky few pints here and there tend budget myself at 200-250quid. Last yrs LFCC (my first), autos and few other things came to bout 210 and the budget been 200. So if hadn't gone for will shatners auto would've come under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BACYLON Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I rarely buy any merchandise as it's quite expensive (the dealers have to recoup their costs after all!!...and as many will tell you it's not cheap!). Mostly will spend on autographs - probably about £200. Bring food & drink if you can as like all venues in London stuff in the place is a rip off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina197 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 LFCC is looking to be expensive for me. In the past, I've usually taken around £100 or so for food and for autographs. But this year, it's looking more like I'll be taking around £200-£250 (I'm a spender in general, find it hard to save, so £250 is a hopeful amount), and spend most of it on the autos I want, lol! I don't eat much food (on a diet at the mo!), so I'll probably only use about £20 or £30 for food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericsdonor Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I reckon about £100 in cash and then rely on my credit card, and close my eyes when the bill comes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acedannyace Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 I reckon about £100 in cash and then rely on my credit card, and close my eyes when the bill comes!!! haha, good for you, LFcc comes only once a year why not go all in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlpost1992 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 So far I've deduced I'm spending £140 on autos so far, probably try and save a little by finding a mcdonalds near by and hopefully limit Myself to only firefly merch, so add another £200 on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelord81r Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I reckon about £100 in cash and then rely on my credit card, and close my eyes when the bill comes!!! haha, good for you, LFcc comes only once a year why not go all in! lol there are like 500 other conventions to attend also ;-) my mastercard is at bursting point, need to find me an interest free balance transfer one to shed some of it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorock Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 so far i have spent £364 on photos and my gold pass i still have £70 to spend on the rest of the photoshoots i want then the hotel is £80 and i plan on bringing about £400-£500 spending funds for food and items at the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisonloub Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 so far i have spent £364 on photos and my gold pass i still have £70 to spend on the rest of the photoshoots i want then the hotel is £80 and i plan on bringing about £400-£500 spending funds for food and items at the event. I worked out with the currentline up for autos and photos it will be about £270 alone for these, I am traveling back home each day as I don't live to far but it's just car parking (works out about the same for the train so would rather drive!) and any other merchandise I might get, I am currently trying to get all my family to give me money for my birthday but as my birthday is 2 days after they are not keen, so I may poss ask for a photoshoot from them each to cut costs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMASTER Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 So far 've got £80, but the more babysitting jobs and car washes I do before then the better ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraHawk Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I rarely buy any merchandise as it's quite expensive (the dealers have to recoup their costs after all!!...and as many will tell you it's not cheap!). Mostly will spend on autographs - probably about £200. I try not to spend more two weeks wages at the event, plus about another £100 on travel and accomodation. However spend so much on autographs I rarely even consider spending on the stalls too. By that point I don't have the cash to spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_Pennys_Ship Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Lst year was expensive because of Tyson and Shatnetr. Thankfully, there aren't any high priced guests...yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlusCWM Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Currently I'm at 160£ for autographs, and thats if I cut out a few of the ones I want but aren't high on the list. Then comes the 45£ for Lloyds special photoshoot, and possibly a photoshoot or two more. Luckily for me, I don't have to pay for a hotel as I can stay with my stepmum that lives about 30 minutes away from Earls Court, I however do have that troublesome airplane to catch and pay for XD All in all I got a hunch that this event may have cost me from 500£ and all the way up to 600-700£, but thats with flight from and to Denmark, autographs, entry, food and everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicAvatar Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I usually take £200 in cash for autographs, but last year I ran out. (Probably a good thing or I'd have bought three Shatner autographs instead of two!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Beech Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok in all seriousness around £350-400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuato_Lives Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Blimey! you guys make me look like a cheapskate! The most i've spent is £90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowmarlin Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I'll be lucky to get away from Earl's Court having spent less than £300, of which I've already paid about £60 on photo shoots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmilburn Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Now Erin Gray and Gil Gerard have been annoucned and there still being time for other guests i could be looking at double last yrs budget.........wooooops! Least got a jobto help cover it and not on dole unlike last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 ive spent about 150 so far on hotel travel and photoshoots i need to remember im skint till the new job and try not to buy everything in sight and not go over the autos ive budgeted for i normaly spend about 300 but im doing quite well this year .ive had to cull my bttf autos and photos though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbrookes Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 It will probably be about £200 for me. Half of that will be on Karen Gillan, I know the price hasn't been announced yet but that's the approximate amount I'm willing to spend on her although the cheaper she is the more I'll spend. The other half will be mostly on 3 or 4 other guests then I usually buy a few photos like Doctor Who ones for future events, so being a big Doctor Who fan I already had pictures Karen can sign before she was even announced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hp101 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 This is my first time too my mum cause I'm 13 is gonna spend for the event around 600 and then the hotel around £300 so ig your buying a lot £700 approximate if not £400 should cover it depends how big the stars you want to talk or auto or pic and then spending on stalls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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