How much pop / juice to buy for party of 50 people?

Question

I'm having a baby shower for someone and wanted to get a rough idea of how much pop / juice / water to get. There will be approx. 50 people. I don't want to buy too much and I have no idea how much is enough. Food will be served, but buffet style. Party will be about 3-4 hours.

Thanks.

Answer 1

We just had a surprise party for my mom and had about 50 people.  I bought way too much to drink, so now we are drinking it at home!  We bought 12 cases of soda and juice ( I got an assortment of cans that were diet, regular, and juice).  Then we had 3 cases of water and 4 cases of beer.  Plus some wine coolers.  We had a ton left over.  We have about 6 cases of soda/juice, 2 cases of water, and a ton of the alcohol (Not sure how much because my brother took the leftovers of that, but I know there was a lot).  Good luck and have fun!  It's alot of work, but worth it!

Answer 2

Well, ikm assuming that people are going to drink more pop than juice so im saying by 100 of the small canned pop and you should get about 35 of the minature snapples/juices

Answer 3

15 maybe

Answer 4

go with the first persons, use 2liters. you can get a better assortment and it will save money for the baby

Answer 5

It kind of depends on how you want to serve the beverages.  You can buy cans of pop/soda, and easily assume about 2 cans/person.  If you choose to buy 2 liter bottles and have people serve themselves in paper cups, you can probably get away with about 1 (2 liter) bottle / 3-4 people.  For juice, you'll probably go with the latter measurements.  If it's a hot day, you may need to up the amount of liquids people will drink.  So, pop and water for 50 people:

About 2 - 3, 24-bottle cases of water (these are usually the 20oz bottles) and

About 12 - 15, 2 liter bottles of pop or juice.

If you prefer to use the aluminum cans of pop (which is easier and more recyclable), about 4-5, 24-can cases of pop (divide this amount among various flavors, if you choose).

Hope this helps