She's On A Budget! Help!

Business By vannah1986 Updated 16 Nov 2014 , 7:49pm by vannah1986

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vannah1986 Posted 16 Nov 2014 , 4:29pm
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a friend of mine told her friend about the cake I made for her. so she messages me on Facebook and says she wants a minnie mouse cake in January and it has to look exactly like the one i just made. i told her that cake is $150, than her reply is oh, I'm only looking to spend $50-$60 and I only need to feed about 25 people. how could I possibly do that cake for $60! 

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mattyeatscakes Posted 16 Nov 2014 , 5:13pm
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AEither tell her that you can't simply replicate the exact same cake for her budget, or offer to make a smaller and more simple cake that does fit into it. :)

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vannah1986 Posted 16 Nov 2014 , 5:26pm
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thank you  natty :) is it possible to make a tiered cake that only feeds 25?

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thecakewitch Posted 16 Nov 2014 , 5:48pm
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thank you  natty :) is it possible to make a tiered cake that only feeds 25?

5" and 7 is 27 servings. But it will be waayyy more than $60 for me.

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vannah1986 Posted 16 Nov 2014 , 6:06pm
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yea that would be about $80 for me, not including what I would pay myself hourly lol 

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vannah1986 Posted 16 Nov 2014 , 6:08pm
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oops i didn't mean natty i mean matty lol! my computer likes to change my spelling 

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leah_s Posted 16 Nov 2014 , 6:35pm
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25 saervings would start at $100 from me.  Also, just the hassle of getting a copyright permission from Disney would drive my costs up!

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vannah1986 Posted 16 Nov 2014 , 7:49pm
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AI live in a small town and my prices are about the same as other bakeries.. Well excluding grocery store bakeries lol we've improvised. Going to do a 7" cake and 2 dozen cupcakes, still a little over her budget but the way I see it is if you want mediocre cake with mediocre designs than go to a grocery store.

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