Hiring a country cottage

Karen had been meaning to arrange a weekend escape to Devon for ages and finally got around to doing it using Wigadoo to help.

Vy

I used to have to pay for everything up front and get everyone to pay me back afterwards which was such a hassle. With Wigadoo I have all the money from everyone before I need to book.

Karen and friends

How it worked

Friends invited -> friends pledge -> money collected -> money spent -> good times!

Karen sent out a Wigadoo invite to see who was interested in escaping the city for a weekend. She needed at least nine people to pledge £95 by the end of the week to be able to book the cottage.

By Friday she had ten people signed up and was able to confirm to everyone she was going to book the cottage.

She ended up collecting a bit less than planned as the group ended up with more people than she'd expected.

The money went into an online event account which came with its own virtual prepaid MasterCard®. She used it to pay for the cottage online and transferred the money for the food kitty to her bank account so she could cover the supermarket shop.

Everyone had a really great time! So much so that they've already booked the next one!

See another example...

The Country Cottage in Devon Wigadoo event account

Money in

Who's in?PledgedCollected
10 people£95 each£86 each
Total£950£860

Money out

Cottage hire£740
Food kitty£120
Total£860
 

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What is this online event account?

The account is actually a Prepaid MasterCard® account for transactions made online or over the phone.

What does that mean?

Well, that means we generate an account for your group that comes with a MasterCard® account number (and expiry date and security code) so that you can spend the money instantly online or over the phone. As well as pooling your friends' money into one place, you get the convenience and security of MasterCard® to spend it.

How can I spend the money?

You can simply use your MasterCard® account number to pay for your event online or over the phone. Or, if you'd like to, you can also transfer money to your own bank account.