Why Are Martha Stewart's Cookie Cutters So Expensive?
Baking By berryblondeboys Updated 20 Dec 2006 , 5:59pm by berryblondeboys
I'm eyeing some copper snowflake cookie cutters. Lots of places sell sets of three or four different shapes for anywhere between $20 for 3 up to $35 for 4, so WHY are Martha's (retired, is that why?) selling for $60 for 3 on ebay? I don't get it, am I missing something?
Melissa
And I'd add that since they are retired, that is the biggest factor in driving the price up. I paid over $50 for the Wilton Mini-Tiered Pan (3-tier wedding cake pans....the whole cake serves about 12-15) on eBay. The pans were discontinued like 20 years ago and retailed back then for around $6. But I can't pick them up at Walmart or Hobby Lobby.
Basic supply and demand.
Another thing is that they are copper. I have found that copper cutters are much more expensive then tin.
Another thing is that they are copper. I have found that copper cutters are much more expensive then tin.
Yes, but the other ones I'm talking about are also copper, but about $10 a piece no more than $12 a piece. Metal ones (and they are steel, not tin) are about $1 a piece...
Martha Stewart's are $20 a piece.
Melissa
I did it, I resisted temptation! I went to Sur La Table and they had a set of three copper snowflake cookie cutters for $19.99. I know they'll probably go on sale next week (and that had a lot), but I need them NOW! Plus, they are normal sized, not those jumbo ones, so it will go with the other two snowflake cutters I have now so that I'll have some assortment of winter flurries!
The temptation I resisted? Spending $150 for 9 cookie cutters on ebay!!! I know, crazy to be tempted, but differently shaped quality cookie cutters are hard to find. Hers are the 4.5 inch size, but I think that's too big for normal cookies.
Melissa
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