she said "what?!?!?!".......is it her? or me? Ple - Page 4

I just taught my first Wilton class this month, and the students were simply amazed at how much TIME and WORK goes into decorating one cake! Making icing, coloring it, spending money on the equipment...it was dawning on them why $25 for a cake just doesn't cut it! It was neat watching their eyes "opening" to cake decorating. As a matter of fact, I had eight original signups...only four made it through to the end and signed up for the next class...I guess the other four didn't realize what they were in for. THAT is why we charge what we charge....

As for offering money...I honestly probably wouldn't have thought about offering money...although I probably would have taken a turn bringing donuts or something (or even my own cupcakes I guess!) to work. Its never crossed my mind, though, to offer money to people who leave snacks in breakrooms. Often its "leftovers" anyway, the people I know who bring stuff to work its because they want to get rid of it. So maybe they haven't a clue.

I do think possibly the lady who wants your WAY COOL cupcakes took you for granted though.....but that is her own personal problem...don't let her actions punish the rest of the people who probably appreciate your practice gifts!

I do want to ask...what is wrong with getting profit? It doesn't have to be your business...but if friends/family/coworkers want cake, then charge them for the cake and your time. They need to realize that just because you took Wilton classes doesn't give them free or cheap birthday cake...no, it gives them the opportunity to PURCHASE really cool ones.

Good luck!

I don't think $2 is unreasonable - as a couple of the other ladies have pointed out - that won't even get you a cupcake here in Australia.

The ones I have seen run at least $3 each, but gourmet ones run about $42 for a dozen.

Your cupcakes are mega cute - and ingredients alone for the werewolves would be quite a few dollars.

I too know how you feel. I think her reaction must have mostly been because previously she had been GIVEN the cuppies for free at work. You are charging appropriately, and dont back down.

I have several family members (there are about a dozen kids' birthdays per year in our family) do I ever get an order from THEM for a cake...nope! I had made a free cake for my FIL, and for one of my neice's. After that I realized how much is coming out of my pocket just for ingredients, so I asked for them to ONLY purchase the ingredients. I would bake, assemble, decorate for free. They couldnt even handle that, and still they never asked me to do a cake. Recently I decided that family or not, they WILL pay my prices (maybe a little discounted) but how I see it, they had their chance to get a "free" cake or close to it! I made a 3D ladybug cake for my daughter, the ladybug was sitting on a 12" round. My SIL asked "how much would you charge for this cake?" I told her $70, but that was just ballparking it, and I definitely did underquote that amount. Her eyes popped out of her head! She ended up ordering a 1/2 sheet cake for $50. If she wanted just a 1/2 sheet cake, I could have made one close to what she paid, for the minimal decoration she got on it! They dont even think to order cakes from me, but LOVE to taste em when they come to visit.

I dont mean to hijack your thread, but I wanted to point out that when they have been given free cake they basically expect it to stay free or close to it!