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Mark Saponaro ( camelotspecialevents.com ) When planning your event outdoors, do not forget to include enough fans to cover your event area. Mosquitoes track you by the carbon dioxide you exhale, so sitting in the breeze of a fan is the best way to go stealth on them.  Your carbon dioxide gets blown away so there is no pathway for the mosquitoes to follow. Bonus:  The breeze from the fan wreaks havoc on mosquitoes' flying ability.  Just as you do not like turbulence when you fly, mosquitoes will steer clear of it. The bigger the fan the better...it will cover a larger area to protect everyone. Placing fans around the perimeter of a tent is the best way to protect everyone. Fans will also keep your guests cool on hot and muggy days. See the article below from the New York Times on the subject. A Low-Tech Mosquito Deterrent By  WILLIAM J. BROAD    JULY 15, 2013 Over the Fourth of July holiday, my wife and I joined some friends fo...

Mark Saponaro ( camelotspecialevents.com ) 60 inch round Plastic Elastic Table Covers in the beer tent How to Save Money Using Plastic Elastic Table Covers Event venues as well as restaurants that use linen on their tables can save literally thousands of dollars on linen costs by using Plastic Elastic Table Covers on top of their linen (or in place of them in some cases). This will save money on either the cost for linen rental or the cost for washing, ironing,  and packaging  linen  in-house . Using Plastic Elastic Table Covers  instead of linen: By replacing one linen with a Plastic Elastic Table Cover,  the entire cost of a linen rental   is saved on the first use.  But... since Plastic Elastic Table Covers are durable and reusable , the cost of an additional linen rental is saved each time the same  plastic elastic table cover is re-used.  Just wipe off the plastic table cover between uses and watch your cost ...