Gal wants a cake with a disco ball on it (a real ball, not a flat pic) with a disco stage. Cake is for 50+ people, so I decide to do an 11x15x4 with the disco ball made from the sports' ball pan. Plan to paint fondant to make the disco ball with "mirrored" squares and to paint the fondant dance floor. 3 layers of filling (caramel) with choc cake. (1 1/2 week weeks' notice.)

Quote her $100, and she says, well that's more than we thought it would be.

No problems between us at all -- I just tell her that's the price and she can go with it if she wants, that even though she can get a cake to feed that many for less (though not a custom cake), it would cost me just that much to MAKE the cake. SIGH.

Started to get that "feeling" that I was asking too much.

Please tell me, do you think I was charging too much???

TIA -- S.

If she can go to walmart or any local bakery and get this "special order" cake for under 100.. THen let her move one.. That is a good price.. I mean come one.. A disco Ball??? 3D??? And all the work your going to have to put into it with all the little squares not only for the Ball but the stage too???

Definitely not charging "too much".

Some folks have champagne tastes and budgets to match.

Other folks have champagne tastes and beer budgets.

You're not a mass producer of the lowest costing (cookie cutter) cakes possible.

You're a custom cake artist with a clientele who appreciates (and pays) for out-of-the-ordinary quality and design.

JanH

Oh wow.. you said everything I've been trying to tell people.. HA HA HA HA Beer Budget..
I could have used that on a couple of my relatives!!!!
Thanks for sharing those nice (to the point) quotes..