Crowd Sourced Party Tips 

Salient asked you about your partying habits and your best party advice. The results are in. 

Tips for throwing a good party?

  1. Have a theme (costume parties are way more fun, especially if you really commit) 

  2. Take your drink with you everywhere you go 

  3. Play 80s tunes, better than DnB here in Dunedin 

  4. UE Boom on charger at all times 

  5. A big area to dance 

  6. Provide the space and people will come, provide the tunes and they’ll stick around 

  7. Tell everyone it starts an hour and a half before you want it to 

  8. Colourful lights (put cellophane over them) and at least turn the main ceiling light off

  9. Get the decks out and hire a smoke machine 

  10. Invite people who have good vibes and don’t care about what other people think 

  11. Have enough toilet paper 

  12. Buckets around for rubbish/vomit 

  13. Always have heaps of food! 

  14. Don’t try too hard, just let people do their thing and it usually works out 

  15. Baked potatoes half way through the night impresses everyone, trust 

  16. Have a banging playlist 

Would you rather … 

Go to town: 10%

Go to a flat party: 57%

Have drinks at home: 33%

What’s your favourite club and why?

Lulu 

  • Live band but a shit line 

  • Good vibes 

  • Lots of spaces to hang out 

Ivy 

  • Because I'm a stereotype 

  • Best vibes 

  • Because drag 

  • Because gay 

  • It feels safe 

121 

  • DJs are always on point 

  • Best vibes

  • Kindest people 

  • There are no freshers 

Shady Lady 

  • For the caravan 

  • Music is good 

  • Has different areas that are dynamic and fun

  • Well priced drinks 

Circus 

  • Free popcorn

  • Cos I’m bisexual 

  • Awesome tunes, you can find fellow Swifties in there 

  • Cos I've found less creepy guys there 

  • Crowd is young so it feels like a comfortable place for first years 

Cavern club 

  • Cutsey

  • Good cheap strawberry cocktails 

San Fran 

Sassys 

What’s your go-to drink from the liquor store?

  • Soju 

  • Pals

  • Boxed vodka cran 

  • Cheap wine 

  • Tuis

  • Tui vodka soda 

  • KGB vodka cola coffee 

  • Vodka 2

  • Long White 

  • Gin and ginger ale 

  • Smirnoff RTDs 

  • Major Majors 

  • Apple Nitro 

  • Red wine 

  • Zesty Watermelon Cruisers 

  • Park Lanes lime flavour 

  • Pink Gordons 

  • Gin 

  • Tequila 

Ideal number of standards you drink on a night out?

1-3: 13% 

3-6: 36% 

6-9: 34% 

More than 9: 17% 

Tips for having a good night out while staying sober?

  • Go out with other sober people 

  • Have a coffee 

  • Dance 

  • Consume a lot of caffeine and sugar 

  • Surround yourself with good fun people who make you happy 

  • No one knows you're sober so just have fun, who cares what people think 

  • Focus on having fun, not babysitting 

  • Act drunk, but responsibly 

  • Kick it on the dance floor or hang with a soft drink 

  • Quality non-alcoholic drinks 

  • Sunglasses! They make everything feel different and euphoric 

  • Bring tissues or hand sanitiser in case there is no soap or TP, legit saved my life

  • [note: Salient’s editor is not entirely sure what this tip has to do with being sober, but finds it hilarious] 

  • Don't be embarrassed to dance and know that you can always go home 

  • Eat heaps 

  • Remember that it's funnier to see drunk people while sober 

  • Get into the ~spirit~ of drinking 

  • Energy drinks 

  • Snacks 

  • Just go to Dakota and laugh @ the bull 

  • Keep up with everyone that’s drinking, but just have a lemonade instead 

Tips for recovering from a night out?

  • Don't go to bed drunk, stay up drinking water and chatting with friends until you mainly feel sober 

  • Les Mills Body Balance at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday 

  • Blue Powerade 

  • Poke bowl, coffee, outdoor walk 

  • Powerade and definitely not hall food 

  • Carbs 

  • Burger Fuel 

  • Sleep in and find the nearest cafe and order whatever kind of big breakfast they have 

  • Cheeky Maccas before going home and blue Powerade in the morning 

  • Tank smoothies 

  • Hydration and something fresh (water, fruit smoothies, salads) 

  • Panadol and a big glass of water before passing out 

  • Swim 

  • KFC 

  • Good feed before bed and drink electrolyte powder in water 

  • Banana on toast and powerade 

  • Coffee and Berocca and bagels for breakfast 

  • Long hot bath 

  • More and more sleep 

  • Sausage roll from the bakery 

  • Warm comfy clothes and do a productive activity like making art

  • Salted pasta and watch Star Trek: The Next Generation 

  • Lemon lift 

  • Thick banana pancakes

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