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Hi All,

I just found out the venue we're looking at does not provide table linens.  We're trying to come up with a budget but I have no idea about how to start with linens? Do you rent them? Should I buy? Where is the best place to buy? We have a limited budget but I don't want the place to look like a cheap kids birthday party!

Please help!

I am buying them because locally they rent for around $7 and buying them is not much more so I'd rather own them if I'm going to spend that much money and then maybe I can resell them afterwards.

I'd check out Sam's Club, Costco, eBay... places like that. www.linentablecloth.com seems to have pretty good prices for me since I'm ordering so many they give pretty good discounts. I need 90x156 tablecloths and they'll run me about $11 shipped a piece all said and done.

There's also linen-like table cloths that are supposed to feel more like linen but they're still kind of papery, IMO. The cost is probably half that of a real linen table cloth. Party City has them and www.partyatlewis.com, the linen-like ones are everywhere. I think eBay has them too.

Thank you so much, this is great!