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wakezcakez
Junior Member
Joined: Nov 20, 2006
Posts: 21
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:29 pm |
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I need help pricing cakes for my region. I have a lady who wants a 1/2 slab b/c iced cake....any ideas on fair price....this is my first paid order....thanks soooo much |
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pechee
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Joined: Mar 17, 2007
Posts: 112
Birthday: Nov 12
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Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:25 pm |
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Im not from there, so I am not sure. Just look around the site and you can come up with some ideas. Just remember, everything up north is like 2-3x more than what is it down here! |
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Torte
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Joined: Jan 16, 2007
Posts: 142
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Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:15 am |
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I'm with you on this one. I find in our area people don't want to pay for a good cake yet they love fresh, and great decorated cakes. |
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wakezcakez
Junior Member
Joined: Nov 20, 2006
Posts: 21
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:30 am |
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Thanks for all of your input. I priced the cake at $45 and she gave me $50 when she came...not bad for my first real paid cake |
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SHOOGAMAMA
Newbie
Joined: Mar 22, 2007
Posts: 1
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Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:25 pm |
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THIS IS MY FIRST PAID CAKE ORDER. ITS FOR A HOUSE WARMING. A 12 BY 18. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW MUCH TO CHARGE? KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND A PRICE LIST?
THANKS TO ANYBODY WHO CAN HELP ME. |
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EmilyGrace
Regular Member
Joined: Mar 16, 2007
Posts: 194
Location: British Columbia
Birthday: Jan 04
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Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:40 pm |
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I'm in British Columbia... and cake prices around here are about $4-$6 a slice and up. Hope that helps a litttle! |
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Cake_Princess
Forum SuperStar!
Joined: Nov 01, 2004
Posts: 2129
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:29 pm |
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| wakezcakez wrote: | | I need help pricing cakes for my region. I have a lady who wants a 1/2 slab b/c iced cake....any ideas on fair price....this is my first paid order....thanks soooo much |
Where in ON are you? |
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antonia74
Forum SuperStar!
Joined: May 06, 2005
Posts: 2018
Location: Toronto/Kingston, CANADA
Birthday: Aug 08
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:42 pm |
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Before you sell your next cake, sit down and get a good idea of how much you pay for ingredients, your labour (you have to pay yourself an hourly wage, just like any other job!) and extra things like the electricity/water/boxes/boards. Take that final number and multiply it by at least 3 times...and that is your lowest price for making each cake.
It's helpful to have a chart prepared for when people call. You can simply look up your pricing for a double-layer 10" lemon cake and KNOW that you aren't selling yourself short.
Have standard prices for all the extras too...maybe $10 for a few sugar roses or $20 extra for a gumpaste bow. It will make your business run smoothly and having that list prevents errors (like charging two clients different prices for essentially the same cake, doh!  ) MUCH less complicated! |
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antonia74
Forum SuperStar!
Joined: May 06, 2005
Posts: 2018
Location: Toronto/Kingston, CANADA
Birthday: Aug 08
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:47 pm |
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| pechee wrote: | | Im not from there, so I am not sure. Just look around the site and you can come up with some ideas. Just remember, everything up north is like 2-3x more than what is it down here! |
Where the heck did you get that math equation from? Guess I better visit your town and stock up on butter for $1.75 a pound? C'mon!  |
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