AgentCakeBaker
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Joined: Mar 18, 2005
Posts: 1541
Location: Stone Mountain, GA
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:38 pm |
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Hello fellow bakers
Does anyone use a price quote sheet for wedding cakes? I need to create one to use during my wedding cake consultations. Lately I find myself under pricing the cakes and would like to have a price quote sheet to use the specifies terms and price. I know what I want to include as far as the prices but I need some help on terms and clauses such as:
"The quote serves as a guide to the price of your cake. The final price is based on the complexity of the design".
I really don't know what else to say but want to make sure I have as much detail as possible so my clients will know what to expect.
Any suggestions or samples of your quote sheets would be greatly appreciated. |
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indydebi
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
Posts: 22112
Location: Indianapolis IN
Birthday: Jan 19
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:54 pm |
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To me, a "quote" is the same is "this is the price I'm going to charge you for the cake."
The scenario you've just given is what I would call an "estimate" ... not a quote.
If you are building the quote during the consultation, you should be gathering all of the information at that time and by the time the consultation is over, you know what the cake will look like and you're able to price it accordingly.
Everyone has a different style of talking, quoting, designing, consulting, so what works for some, wont' work for others. I know if I was given a type of sheet with LOTS of spaces to fill out, like I've seen on here, I'd be totally lost. My system is so simplistic that I'm sure it wouldn't work for most.
Just create a checklist of everything you need to know and need to ask. If there is a charge for it, make a column to the right to fill in as you go. At the end of the consultation, add up the numbers in the right column and you're done. |
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