Anyone Interested In Posting Prices With Their Pics?
Decorating By nhbaker Updated 2 Feb 2010 , 12:28am by Donnabugg
Great input everyone is giving. -- Many issues to consider. Never thought about it from a customer's propective -- "cake shopping" so to speak. So maybe posting price with pic wouldn't be so great.
If someone is curious about the price, maybe send a PM to ask what they charged -- recipient could either answer it or bow out gracefully.???
And I on another hand do not think it would help much due to large geographical difficulties. Prices in NY and in OR would differ a bit. So technically I cant charge same price as a person living in Michigan. And thats Independent even from the skill level. There is no other way to get a fair price but calculate it yourself. Nobody else can tell you how much to charge for your creations. I know calculating a fair price takes time, but you have to do it to be fair to yourself as well as fellows decorators.
I wish there was an applaud emoticon.....THIS is exactly why the "pricing threads" are silly.
A number of us send clients to this site for inspiration/ideas....I really don't want someone coming back to me with a pic of a gorgeous cake that the artist sold for $1 per serving (YES THEY EXIST HERE). I don't want to get into explaining why some people give their cakes away and I don't.
I vote for no prices please.
As one of those who simply does cakes for friends and family, I am often curious about the cost of some of these gorgeous cakes. The simplest solution is to go to the web sites of the pros. Their prices are listed for the most part. I have to agree with Lelka about the geographical differences. They truly affect the prices. Added to that problem is the fact that so many CCers don't even list their location.
Deb has also made an excellent point about using this site for inspiration/ideas. I think it would just cause more pricing problems and the question "How come such and such a baker does it for $$$ and you don't?"
I think it's more common to list things like:
- Minimum cake prices start at (x) amount
- buttercream cakes start at (x) amount per serving
- fondant covered cakes start at (x) amount per serving
as opposed to listing the EXACT cost of a cake.
People like Ron Ben Israel, Sylvia Weinstock (and many other TOP RATED cake artists in the country) are so exclusive that they don't have to list their prices... but normal, successful and reputable cake artists usually have a section on their web pages that include basic information, like cake flavors, prices, delivery etc!!
Most people who charge for cakes have websites where they detail their pricing structure. So if you want to know what someone charges for their cakes, look at their website.
No need to put it here as well.
I agree. In addition, I dont think it would cut down on the pricing threads because someone telling you WHAT they charged for a cake still doesnt teach you HOW you should price YOUR cake.
Most people who charge for cakes have websites where they detail their pricing structure. So if you want to know what someone charges for their cakes, look at their website.
No need to put it here as well.
I agree. In addition, I dont think it would cut down on the pricing threads because someone telling you WHAT they charged for a cake still doesnt teach you HOW you should price YOUR cake.
A big EXACTLY!!!
People who want to sell cakes need to learn how to price their own work/cakes. If they just keep asking "how much should I charge?" and we tell them....they'll never learn how to do it themselves.
I've likened it to helping our children with their homework...if we give them all the answers without showing them how we obtained that answer then they'll never learn.
Guidance, yes....doing it for them, no.
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