Pricing 3D Violin

Decorating By peg91170 Updated 20 Jul 2009 , 12:42am by cylstrial

peg91170 Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
peg91170 Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 1:47pm
post #1 of 9

Please try to stop a disagreement I'm having w/ my mother. LOL. I'm making a 3D violin cake for a co-worker's son. I was going to charge her $25 for this cake, thinking that was pretty darn cheap. Now my mother thinks I'm charging too much for this cake because her neighbor only charges her $5 a cake. Now her cakes are nice but not as detailed as I do and not 3D. Am I charging too much?

8 replies
Kiddiekakes Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
Kiddiekakes Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 2:06pm
post #2 of 9

I wouldn't care less what my family thinks when I do business..If you ask me the 3D Violin should be well over $100.00 dollars but then again I do this a s a business.Never mind what Mom says..charge what you want!! LOL

P.S. No...$25.00 is not too much!

peg91170 Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
peg91170 Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 2:24pm
post #3 of 9

I usually don't care what Mom says. That's why I live 3000 miles away from her. LOL. Don't get me wrong, I love Mom but don't usually listen to her. I was thinking the same thing....these kinds of cakes usually go for hundreds of dollars. Thanks!!

indydebi Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
indydebi Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 3:37pm
post #4 of 9

I also think $25 is way underpriced. My smallest sheet cake is $50!

And yes, family members are the last people in the world who should give input on pricing. They've no idea. None. Nada. Zip.

Mensch Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
Mensch Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 3:47pm
post #5 of 9

Wow.

25 dollars for a 2-D, custom-made, freshly baked cake?

Wow.

sadsmile Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
sadsmile Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 4:03pm
post #6 of 9

Sorry but even your 25 is WAY TOO CHEEP!!!!! That is just insane. Let her look at some cake prices on-line. And you can at least double your prices. (assuming it is all legal and on the up and up) I can't sell cakes where I live from home but if I could I wouldn't even turn on my oven $25 bucks.

peg91170 Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
peg91170 Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 4:27pm
post #7 of 9

Thanks for all your input. I am only charging this cheaply because its a co-worker. If it were an order for anyone else, I would definately charge more. Like I said, this is the first time paying job that I've done. I only asked because my mother had me 2nd guessing myself. Darn mothers! LOL

JanH Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
JanH Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 4:29pm
post #8 of 9
cylstrial Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
cylstrial Posted 20 Jul 2009 , 12:42am
post #9 of 9

Your neighbor charges $5? Has someone bothered to tell her that she has to be going in the hole every single time she makes a cake?

$25 is way too cheap!

Quote by @%username% on %date%

%body%

 

About

CakeCentral.com is the world's largest cake community for cake decorating professionals and enthusiasts.

Privacy Policy Terms Of Use

Newsletter Subscribe

Follow Us On

Contacts

Phone: 866.878.3133
Email: [email protected]
2004 - 2026 © Cake Central Media Corp. All Rights Reserved.