Yet Another Pricing Question...

Decorating By pooker Updated 16 Nov 2005 , 1:20pm by pooker

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pooker Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 3:40pm
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OK...I'm so sure you all are tired of these, but this is a new one for me. I did this little ol' turkey cake. He's about cupcake size, and I need to know about how much to charge. He's BC and MMF...

What would YOU charge for him???
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CakesByEllen Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 3:47pm
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I would charge $3.50 each, or 4 for $12.

They are little, but are cute. Really cute. Nice job.

FYI, I live in NJ and things are expensive here ... so bear that in mind when considering my answer.

They are adorable!

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stephanie214 Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 3:51pm
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pooker,

That is so cute thumbs_up.gif

In my area, I would charge about $3.00 each and give a discount if they ordered 6 or more.

Do you mind sharing how you did this?

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dodibug Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 4:05pm
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That it the cutest thing I have ever seen!! It's are perfect! It looks like alot of work. Look at how long it takes you per turkey, how much it costs, etc to help make a determination of cost. I sometimes look at projects by what kind of hourly rate would I be making? Hope this helps!

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lotsoftots Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 4:11pm
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This is beyond cute! I think the $3.00 - $3.50 per is the right range.

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cakefairy18 Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 4:13pm
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i say see how many you can do in an hour...take your hourly rate, add price of ingredients and divide by number of turkeys!

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pooker Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 5:04pm
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Thanks everyone! thumbs_up.gif

Stephanie, I used an Easter Chick pan - it's small, and uses about the same amount of batter as a cupcake...maybe a bit more?

I iced the wings with a rose petal tip (sorry ...don't know the #), and the body was star tipped. Then I used fondant to make the rest. Used icing to attach the eyes and beak, and toothpicks with icing to attacth everything else. (did I answer???)

There is a picture in my photos of him next to a fork for size comparison...

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cindy6250 Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 5:10pm
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Your turkey is absolutely adorable. I would charge at least 3.00. There is too much work involved to charge less than that!!!

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stephanie214 Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 7:16pm
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Thanks pooker,

Where did you get the pan from...inquiring mind wants to know.lol

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wendysue Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 7:28pm
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Very cute. I too say no less than $3 each. I'd probably do $3.50 each and 4 for $12. Did this take you long to make?

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pooker Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 7:30pm
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Stephanie, I got the pan from my mom. She gave it to me to put in a garage sale. Naturally, I snatched it for myself. I'll ask her, but I doubt she remembers even owning it! icon_lol.gif

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smileyface Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 7:34pm
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pooker, SO adorable!! Neat idea making that from the chick pan.

stephanie214, not sure if this is the same pan or similar but it was on the wilton website for $1.99 but it has been discontinued. I saw one on eBay if you want to look there you might be able to win one.


http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E30B79C-475A-BAC0-57411C4C6F2E1700

Hope that helps!

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pooker Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 7:41pm
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YEA!!! Yes, Smileyface - that's the pan!!! After I posted, I went off in search of it online, but could not find it! Thank you!

I'll be sure to ask my mom...

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MrsMissey Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 7:46pm
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Honestly can't help with the pricing on those but just wanted to say how absolutely adorable they turned out....sooo cute!!

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dodibug Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 7:49pm
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I looked on sugarcraft-had to use the search function. It said they had a chick pan that was discontinued while they last but they didn't have a picture of them. I think it was 5.50. icon_smile.gif

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stephanie214 Posted 15 Nov 2005 , 8:53pm
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Thanks pooker,

Where did you get the pan from...inquiring mind wants to know.lol

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alemrac978 Posted 16 Nov 2005 , 5:42am
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$3.50 is a good price

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lastingmoments Posted 16 Nov 2005 , 5:54am
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I agree with every one 3.50 is a good price.

Stephanie214 she said she snatched it from her mom. Thats funny made me want to go through my moms cabinets and see whats she is hiding in there.....

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pooker Posted 16 Nov 2005 , 1:20pm
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Well, I asked my mom, and she never remembered owning it, even though the garage sale was last month! icon_lol.gif My mom has a terrible memory. She has absolutely no recognition of buying it, so your guess is as good as hers!

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