Poll: If You Would Share Your Price Please

Business By Lenette Updated 6 Aug 2006 , 2:10am by SugarFrosted

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Lenette Posted 5 Aug 2006 , 7:18pm
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What is your price for a 9x13 and a 13x18, single layer? I was n ot planning on offering sheet cakes but so many people ask for them. I'm just not going to make them the cheap alternative, know what I mean? Anyway, appreciate the input.

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psurrette Posted 5 Aug 2006 , 7:28pm
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I dont offer sheet cakes. I consider myself better thant he grocery store.
I most always talk them into a round cake.
Good Luck

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sun33082 Posted 5 Aug 2006 , 7:31pm
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I probably price them too cheap, but I've only had one paid order for one and it's the tombstone cake in my photos. I charged $20. It's an 11x15.

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LittleLinda Posted 5 Aug 2006 , 7:34pm
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I pretty much do ONLY sheetcakes. My webpage has my prices on it. Click on it in my signature line.

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bakermomof2 Posted 5 Aug 2006 , 7:35pm
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I charge $20 for a 9x13, $25 for an 11x15 and so on. Alot of people never think about getting anything other than a sheet cake. But I have talked some into getting other styles. Hope I was helpful.

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Lenette Posted 5 Aug 2006 , 11:48pm
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I didn't want to do sheet cakes and have successfully talked most clients into something else. However after a recent conversation about how much more convenient they are etc (clients words) I thought maybe I should reconsider. I just feel that most people are going to compare my sheet cake and the local chains sheet cakes and immediately take the cheap route. I thought that maybe they would feel they are getting something more special with a 2 layer cake and that helps to justify the higher price. Does that make any sense? I don't know what to think. I had not told anyone I wouldn't do them but I didn't put any on my website and I discourage them. Thanks for your replies. I guess I need to decide what is best for my business and stick with it. icon_wink.gif

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LittleLinda Posted 6 Aug 2006 , 2:00am
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Recently, cupcake cakes have started becoming popular. I tried them a couple of times. I found they are more work than a sheetcake; so I figured I'd price them higher because I really don't want anybody to have me do them unless they REALLY want them. So, I decided a 40 cupcake cake would be $40 where a 12x18 which serves around the same is $30.

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AgentCakeBaker Posted 6 Aug 2006 , 2:07am
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I charge $25 for a 9x13 cake.

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SugarFrosted Posted 6 Aug 2006 , 2:10am
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I charge:
$30 for a single layer 9x13 (quarter sheet) not torted/filled
$50 for a single layer 12x18 (half sheet) not torted/filled

Due to rising costs on practically everything caused by high gas prices, I think I will probably increase my prices at the end of this year,
to $35 for 9x13 and $60 for 12x18.

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