How Much Should I Charge?

Business By daisy114 Updated 19 Apr 2008 , 6:04pm by ladyonzlake

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daisy114 Posted 17 Apr 2008 , 12:27pm
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I have someone who wants me to make a replica of my princess cake for them (in my photos). I believe it was a 10" & 8". I'm in the NJ/NY metro area. Could someone tell me how much they would charge for this and should I charge extra for the tiara?

TIA!

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Laura102777 Posted 17 Apr 2008 , 2:35pm
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I know some charge more and some charge less, but I would say about $150 sounds about right. Cute cake, by the way!

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daisy114 Posted 17 Apr 2008 , 10:36pm
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Thank you! Should I charge extra for the tiara?

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Laura102777 Posted 17 Apr 2008 , 11:34pm
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Well that was my opinion for total price including the tiara, but that's just my opinion. As I said, some charge more and some charge less. A lot of it depends on pricing in your area.

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FromScratch Posted 18 Apr 2008 , 2:21am
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Looks like an 8 and a 10 to me too.. that's 50 servings. I would charge $4/serving and $15 for the tiara.. I am in NH. That's $200 plus the tiara. icon_smile.gif

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ladyonzlake Posted 18 Apr 2008 , 2:26am
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My servings for this size cake is 48 and I would charge $4 per serving. $192 includes the tiara.

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daisy114 Posted 19 Apr 2008 , 5:30pm
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I'm sorry, I have one more question. Do you all charge the same price for fondant accents on bc as you would for a cake covered in fondant? I was going to charge $3.00 for bc, $3.50 for bc w/fondant accents and $4.00 for cake covered in fondant.

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chutzpah Posted 19 Apr 2008 , 5:51pm
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about $470

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ladyonzlake Posted 19 Apr 2008 , 6:04pm
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Daisy114, you're prices sound good. That's what I charge.

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