One organizer collects by card into one visible place, before anything is booked or bought, no envelope going desk to desk, no chasing people on Slack. Everyone sees the total, and the organizer spends only what was actually collected.

The office party collection problem

Office parties run on one volunteer's goodwill. They book the restaurant or buy the decorations, then spend two weeks collecting, a Slack message here, a desk visit there, a mental list of who's paid. Half the office pays late, a few never do, and the volunteer quietly covers the gap so the party isn't worse for it.

Collect first, book second

1. The organizer creates a table for the party and drops the link in the team channel.
2. Everyone chips in their part by card, from their desk, from home, from another office. The total is visible to the whole team.
3. The app reminds whoever hasn't chipped in yet, so the organizer never has to have that hallway conversation.
4. The organizer books and buys with money that's already there, and every expense out of the collection is on the record.

Handling different amounts and late joiners

Offices aren't flat, some people want to give more, some are stretched, and someone always joins the plan the week of the party. A visible running total handles all of it: suggest a per-person number, let people chip in what they can, and let latecomers chip in right up until the day. The organizer plans against the real total instead of a hoped-for one, so the party is sized to the money, not to promises.

When it's over, the record answers every question before it's asked: what came in, what the venue cost, what was left. If there's money left over, it's right there to put toward the next party or send back, instead of vanishing into one person's pocket by default. TableCash never holds the money; it goes to the organizer, and the app is the record the whole team can see.

Get everyone in before you book the office party

The person who plans the office party ends up putting the venue and the catering on their own card and then chasing the whole floor. Flip it. Each coworker saves a card and promises their share now, with no charge yet.

No card runs until enough people are in for the party to actually happen, then every card charges at once, so nobody fronts it and nobody can quietly slip out. While the table is filling a person can take their promise back with no card touched, and it locks once it fills. That's how you get everyone committed before you reserve.