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am i mad or is she?      CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Decorating Business Author Message agroeve Regular Member Joined: Mar 31, 2007 Posts: 171 Location: Wales, UK Birthday: Aug 14 Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 12:58 pm  i quoted a lady £60 for a 3d elmo. i would have made it from 2x 8 inch cakes stacked and carved which would have given me a height of about 7 1/2 inches. she just emailed me askin if the quote was for a 45 cm (17 inches about)tall elmo. to get that height i would need to make 5 cakes and stack em. did she really think that a cake with that much detail and that big would only have cost £60 or am i the unreasonable one? forgot to say this would be fondant covered lol cutthecake Forum Addict Joined: May 19, 2008 Posts: 1026 Location: NY Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 1:05 pm  Can you please convert the amount to US dollars for those of us who cannot make the conversion? Thanks Last edited by cutthecake on Thu May 14, 2009 1:20 pm; edited 1 time in total agroeve Regular Member Joined: Mar 31, 2007 Posts: 171 Location: Wales, UK Birthday: Aug 14 Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 1:09 pm  sorry about the not converting i was just flabbergasted £60 = $91 this is a very reasonable price for a 3d carved cake in my area. cakedout Forum Addict Joined: Dec 20, 2007 Posts: 539 Location: South East PA Birthday: Dec 12 Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 1:19 pm  Well, I think SHE is the one that is mad!! LOL LOL For a 17" fondant elmo I would have charged her $200! *sigh* cake muggles.... agroeve Regular Member Joined: Mar 31, 2007 Posts: 171 Location: Wales, UK Birthday: Aug 14 Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 1:23 pm  thanks for that. thought maybe she knew something i didnt. converting pounds into dollars i would have charged her $200 too. cutthecake Forum Addict Joined: May 19, 2008 Posts: 1026 Location: NY Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 1:23 pm  You are not mad. wendyintx Forum Addict Joined: Aug 19, 2005 Posts: 625 Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:45 pm  she is crazy I think your price is very generous! Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year  Oldest FirstNewest First     CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Decorating Business You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum Translation: