Being a slave to your guests can really ruin the point of having a party. The notion of making 100 frozen margaritas is enough to make any hostess opt for shots of tequila instead, lime optional.

Cody Todd and Steve McCoy had this in mind when they created SaltOnTheRim.com in Seattle. They met while working on another party rental business (one that didn’t involve booze) and noticed that there was a margarita machine rental business in California. Always looking for ways to grow the business, the boys added booze to their rental repertoire. Within 60 days, they were booking out all of their machines nearly every weekend, and were racking up a list of very happy customers.

Incidentally, that’s how we found out about these portable party machines, while we were at a BBQ last weekend. Seeing a humming, twirling machine full of margarita that does not involve a blender, Mr. and Mrs. T’s or a trip to Bahama Breeze is a sight indeed. We were told that Steve had swung by to set up the machine around noon, ingredients were added, and a half hour later delicious agave flavored slushee came out. Magic. (We tried it, just to be sure.)

Perhaps the best part of the whole experience is that Steve came by the next (mid) morning to retrieve the machine our hostess didn’t even have to get out of bed, as the party was mostly contained to her deck. Steve called just so she wasn’t alarmed that the machine wasn’t there when she got up for lunch. Customer service doesn’t get any better than that, if you ask us.

Salt On The Rim currently has services in Austin, Seattle and Atlanta. Not in a city near you? Keep an eye out for upcoming locations in Houston, San Antonio and Phoenix, with more on the horizon.

For more information, go to www.SaltOnTheRim.com

(Disclaimer: We don’t actually know if Bahama Breeze has margarita machines, as we have never been in one.)

Cheers!

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