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misterc
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Location: Utah
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:29 am |
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So I had a lady tell me yesterday that if I wanted to really get my cake business going I need to come down off my high horse and start charging more realistic prices! It all started with my new original retro dot design in my pictures, it is the latest cake in my pics if you want to look at it for a reference. She asked what I would charge for it. I told her $260 and she was totally shocked. I explained that my cakes start at $3.25 per serving and then go up from there. It is a 4x6, 4x8, and 4x10 inch round. Per serving that comes to $240 and then I explained to her due to how time consuming it is to cut and place the dots I charge an extra $10 and I charge an extra $10 for the orchids as well because how time consuming they are and there skill level. The total with delivery was $260. she actually got mad at me and said I was insulting her by even mentioning that price! And then went on to say "What is this world coming to when a cake decorator thinks she can get away with highway robbery, it's just cake!!!!!!" I was so mad last night!!!! Can you believe her!!! Needless to say, I will never do a cake for that women! |
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bec_elias
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Joined: Sep 29, 2007
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:42 am |
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Um.....that cake looks like it is worth 260.00 just in time, not even counting supplies. That is beautiful. Some people...  |
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jo_ann
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Location: New York
Birthday: Dec 01
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:46 am |
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First of all I would charge no less than $300.00 for that cake and get it. It is absolutely beautiful and so time consuming to make. Your orchids are exquisite and I also love your S topper. And your dots are perfect. I would have told her she was insulting me with her implications that my hard work was not worth the money I charge. |
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angiescakes
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Joined: Sep 07, 2006
Posts: 75
Location: Illinois
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:53 am |
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You would get WAY more than $300 for that cake in my neck of the woods (Chicagoland). Some people just don't have an appreciation for the time it takes to create something that amazing - don't let them have an effect on you, just keep on doing your thing!! |
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Kiddiekakes
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Joined: Jul 07, 2004
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Location: Calgary,Alberta,Canada
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:57 am |
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She's not worthy of your creations...Period!!! You go girl!!! |
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cjstor
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Joined: Jul 15, 2007
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Location: Washington Court House Ohio
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:59 am |
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Your creations are worth way more!!! Your cakes are exquisite!!! |
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mommyandlovinit
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Joined: Jul 13, 2007
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Location: pennsylvania
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:59 am |
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that's one crazy lady  I agree no less than $260.00, your cakes are beautiful  |
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CakesByLJ
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Location: Clarksville, TN
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:00 am |
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Her rude behavior is what is insulting~! Send her to WalMart, they can accomadate her taste and budget..... |
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MimiFord
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Joined: Aug 23, 2007
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Location: Oklahoma
Birthday: Dec 30
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:08 am |
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If she wants you to get off your "high horse", tell her to get off her "cheap a$$ donkey" because "some" people actually notice and appreciate talent such as yours, and actually did buy the cake you made for that price and enjoyed it very much, thank you. |
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debster
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:08 am |
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Here in rural territory I can't get over 2.25 , but I don't do fondant. Well haven't yet and if they want if BAD enough they ARE gonna pay for it. That cake is easily worth 260.00 You go for not budging on that price!!!!!! Your work is BEAUTIFUL................................ Make them pay for it, I agee if they want cheap looking pay cheaper prices. |
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CarolAnn
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:12 am |
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Just one more cheap skate totally unwilling to comprehend the "you get what you pay for" concept. Anyone who says "it's just a cake!" in reference to my price can JUST get their cake at Wal Mart or anywhere else they can. I'd never consider doing business with her, if she crawled to my door. |
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misterc
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:18 am |
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In my opinion $260 is cheap for my retro dot but I know how people are around here. I feel that price is way more then fair! I finally quit lowering my prices for brides budgets and I am okay with someone not ordering from me due to price but I have never been talked to that way!!!! I really didn't know people can be that rude! And thank you for your wonderful compliments! |
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Cakerer
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Location: South Carolina
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:19 am |
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OK, I just showed that to my husband and he said no less than $500...of course, I always cut his 'prices' in half! So I agree that the cake is absolutely worth what you paid for it. People who do not decorate cakes or work with fondant, etc, have NO idea how long it takes to create what most of us feel are "works of art". That being said, we really do have to price our cakes according to our market. Where I live, I could charge that and probably more. The only bakery we have - other than Walmart - refuses to work with fondant or gumpaste! Best of luck to you - your cakes are beautiful! |
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shortNsweet
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:22 am |
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That woman is NUTS! Anyone can see how much work that cake was! IT IS stunning!!! I think that price was very reasonable! I woudl have charged more than that! The orchids are AMAZING and the cake is nothing short of perfection! The design, the quality of the work, all perfect. I also would have told her to go to her local grocery store, or WalMart and get a cheap sheet cake if all she was concerned with was price. It is such a shame people just don't get it when it comes to understanding the amount of work we put into cakes! |
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Mac
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Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:29 am |
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Idiot woman--nobody understands what goes into a cake...time and skill.
Tell them that Duff's cakes start at $500.00. And that is NOT a wedding cake. |
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