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post #16 of 22
7/24/12 at 12:20pm
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When we closed on our house, our realtor gave us $100 gift card to Menards. That's the best gift for a new house in my opinion. I wouldn't have turned down a cake, but a gift card for new paint was the best.


Same here, when we closed a few months ago we got a $100 Home Depot gift card, much more practical than cake.

I also don't recall seeing food of any kind at any of the open houses we went to, but that could just be the market (inventory is low and demand is high so any decent non-short property was off the market within days).
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post #17 of 22
7/24/12 at 5:16pm
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Thanks to all of you for the great feedback, advice and ideas!!
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post #18 of 22
7/24/12 at 10:12pm
I do cakes for a realtor and two mortgage companies. They give me a list of their client's birthdays in January. Minimum 50 cakes per year. Their clients get a very small (6" two layer or 9" 1 layer) and very simply decorated cake delivered on their birthday.

I only charge $36.50 so I'm not making loads of $$$ for sure! However, flavors are my choice so it's a good way to use up extra batter, no waste. Also getting lots of "real" business from this because my card goes in the box!

$12.00 of the total is delivery within 10 miles of my house. $1.50/mile, round trip, over 10 miles. I pay the girl next door $10.00 to do the deliveries for me.
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post #19 of 22
7/24/12 at 10:28pm
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$12.00 of the total is delivery within 10 miles of my house. $1.50/mile, round trip, over 10 miles. I pay the girl next door $10.00 to do the deliveries for me.


This is somewhat OT but you should make sure you have workers comp coverage for the girl next door if she makes deliveries for you on a regular basis. If she has an accident while delivering one of your cakes and you don't have WC coverage you could be liable for repairs and medical expenses.
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post #20 of 22
7/25/12 at 12:17am
Texas law does not require workers' compensation.
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post #21 of 22
7/25/12 at 8:23am
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Texas law does not require workers' compensation.


I made that suggestion not because WC is required, but because it's risky not to have WC coverage for employees, especially when they are driving around regularly. A single car accident could potentially bankrupt the company.
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post #22 of 22
7/26/12 at 6:27am
when I first started my cake business, I had a good friend that was working as a realtor. He asked me if I would do a gift basket for his customers. I made up some banana bread, cookies, and cheese straws (think things that can be frozen easily) and made a basket. They were a real hit and word spread. Soon I was making gift baskets for realtors all over town. It helped get my business off the ground. I don't do them anymore, because it was never the business I wanted, just the business I fell into.

I can tell you that if you're thinking of gift baskets, fins a source for your baskets first. I spent every waking moment finding deals on baskets, because I could never find a great basket wholsaler. That was 6 or 7 years ago. HTH!
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