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Party & Hosting Help

Be a guest at your own party,

— we’ll keep it running.

Trays to pass, glasses to refill, the grill to work, dishes piling up, guests to greet at the door — all the things that keep a host from actually enjoying the party. A vetted local helper — or a few — shows up to serve, bus, refill and keep the night running, for an offer you set by the hour. No caterer’s per-server minimum, no auto-gratuity, no cut taken out of their pay. You pick your help by name, rating, and reviews.

Find hosting help now Why it’s better

🎈 serving, bussing & refilling 💵 100% of your offer to your helpers 🥂 you enjoy your own party

Why party help is better here

Three things a caterer’s service staff won’t do

Gopher isn’t a catering company with per-server minimums and an auto-gratuity. It’s a local marketplace built on three simple rules.

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Hassle free & haggle free

Make an offer up front or ask for instant bids. Either way you’ll experience the easiest way to find great workers ever — one extra set of hands for a dinner party or a few for a backyard bash.

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Paid directly

Your helpers are paid directly and keep 100% of your offer — 0% commission. No per-server minimum and no auto-gratuity tacked on the bill.

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Booked to done

The helpers you pick by name and rating keep the night running — passing trays, refilling glasses, bussing tables, working the grill, keeping the kitchen moving — and tidy up as they go, so you wake up to a clean house.

What changes for you

Party help with Gopher vs. a caterer’s service staff

Same party kept running, very different deal. Here’s what shifts when you bring on hosting hands directly instead of a catering crew with minimums and gratuity.

What changes

Caterers & Event Service Staff

The Gopher Way

💵What you pay

×A per-server rate with a head-count minimum and an automatic gratuity tacked on.

✓You name the offer and each helper keeps 100% of it — by the hour, no minimum.

💪Who shows up

×Agency-assigned servers you never met, billed to a contract.

✓Vetted helpers you pick by name, rating & reviews — you know who’s working your party.

🎈What they’ll do

×A fixed service package, tied to the catering you bought from them.

✓Whatever the party needs — serving, bussing, refilling, the grill, dishes, greeting, watching the kids’ table.

🧾The cut

×An agency markup plus an auto-gratuity layered onto the bill.

✓Helpers keep 100% — no markup, no forced gratuity, just a small app fee.

🥂Your night

×You’re still running the show — refilling, clearing and never sitting down.

✓You’re a guest at your own party while the help keeps everything running.

🕒As long as you need

×A fixed service block — with overtime fees if the party runs long.

✓Book the hours you need, extend on the spot — no overtime surcharge.

No surprises

What you actually pay

Everything’s on the table before you confirm. No per-server minimum, no auto-gratuity, nothing padded:

👷Your offer — by the hourYou set it. Each helper keeps 100% of it.

you decide

🧾No minimum or auto-gratuityNo caterer between you and your helpers taking a cut

📱A small Gopher feeThe only thing Gopher keeps to run the app

a few $

New to your area? We recommend securing your Gopher first, then booking the work. Gopher isn’t a fulfillment service, so if there aren’t many workers near you just yet, we won’t leave you hanging — and rest assured, we’ll be there soon.

How it works

From hosting to enjoying

Say what the party needs

Serving, bussing, the grill, the kitchen, greeting guests — and how many hands.

Name your offer

Set it by the hour. They keep 100% of it.

A local helper takes it

Nearby help is alerted instantly. Pick by rating, or take first available.

They keep it running

Trays passed, glasses filled, tables bussed — so you can actually enjoy your own party.

Hosting soon? Gopher it.

Get hosting hands that keep the party running — serving, refilling, bussing, cleanup — for an offer you set, with no caterer’s minimum and no auto-gratuity.

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