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Potluck: everyone brings one thing

When you're planning a get-together where everyone brings food or supplies

Only you can see the new document. Checks and statuses start empty, and share links, polls and surveys open when you publish them yourself.

Potluck: everyone brings one thing

Meeting date
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Place
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People
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Venue owner
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Replace the food, drink and supply rows with one real item each that this gathering needs.

How we'll eat together

First choose the kind of spread, then agree on how many dishes of each type you need.

Poll · Draft

What kind of spread should we go for this time?

  • A home-cooked spread
  • Simple finger food
  • Dishes from each person's country
  • No theme, anything goes
People can take part once the owner publishes it in the new document.
Decision draft

Chosen spread

CompositionTypeLabelsNumber neededNumberAll setCheckbox
Hearty main dishMain2Unchecked
Something light on the sideSide2Unchecked
Sweet finishDessert1Unchecked
Something to drinkDrinks2Unchecked
Row 1
Composition
Hearty main dish
Type
Main
Number needed
2
All set
Unchecked
Row 2
Composition
Something light on the side
Type
Side
Number needed
2
All set
Unchecked
Row 3
Composition
Sweet finish
Type
Dessert
Number needed
1
All set
Unchecked
Row 4
Composition
Something to drink
Type
Drinks
Number needed
2
All set
Unchecked

No doubling up

Check what's needed first, then fill in the assignee once someone is set to bring it.

No doubling up

What to bringCategoryQuantityCautionAssigneePrepared
Drinks for everyoneDrinks2No labelsNot setUnchecked
Serving and cleanup suppliesSupplies1No labelsNot setUnchecked
Food to shareFood1No labelsNot setUnchecked
Drinks for everyone
Category
Drinks
Quantity
2
Caution
No labels
Assignee
Not set
Prepared
Unchecked
Serving and cleanup supplies
Category
Supplies
Quantity
1
Caution
No labels
Assignee
Not set
Prepared
Unchecked
Food to share
Category
Food
Quantity
1
Caution
No labels
Assignee
Not set
Prepared
Unchecked

Check the venue and tools

Check in advance what the venue allows and what tools you can borrow.

What to checkCategoryLabelsAssigneeAssigneeCheckCheckbox
Whether you can heat or cook foodSpaceEmptyUnchecked
Whether there are enough plates and utensils for everyoneSuppliesEmptyUnchecked
Containers and bags for leftoversCleanupEmptyUnchecked
Row 1
What to check
Whether you can heat or cook food
Category
Space
Assignee
Empty
Check
Unchecked
Row 2
What to check
Whether there are enough plates and utensils for everyone
Category
Supplies
Assignee
Empty
Check
Unchecked
Row 3
What to check
Containers and bags for leftovers
Category
Cleanup
Assignee
Empty
Check
Unchecked

Splitting costs

If there are ingredient or venue costs, add them to the settlement list below. It suggests what each person should send, split by headcount.

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For each expense, just enter the amount and the group that paid.

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If someone didn't eat, pick them under that expense's settlement exclusions.

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Checked that the menu doesn't overlap.

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Every item has an owner.

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Finished checking the venue.

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Added expenses to the settlement list.

For each expense, enter the amount and the group that paid. If someone didn’t take part, pick them under ‘Excluded from split’ for that expense and it’s divided among everyone else. You can change group names and members in Column settings.

Expenses

ExpenseDateAmountPaid byExcluded from split
Lodging depositNot setNot setNot setNo labels
GroceriesNot setNot setNot setNo labels
Lodging deposit
Date
Not set
Amount
Not set
Paid by
Not set
Excluded from split
No labels
Groceries
Date
Not set
Amount
Not set
Paid by
Not set
Excluded from split
No labels