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Re: OT wedding cakes

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Posted by Jeff on February 24, 2008 at 12:01:26:

In Reply to: Re: OT wedding cakes posted by Carolyn (MO) on February 22, 2008 at 19:11:51:

I think we have to remember that the people who can and will pay those kind of prices are only a tiny percentage of the brides we serve....I can't imagine any cake I could do that I would be willing to pay $22 for a slice...and I don't care what any magazine article says...they don't use any thing any better than most of us do, and their cakes could not taste any better than most of ours....it's like buying a Bentley...a status symbol...if we were fortunate enough to live in New York City of Beverly Hills, then there would be a segment that could afford and would want our cakes at those prices....that's not the case though for most of us in rural America!

: I absolutely agree Mary K - not my style or the style of most of my brides - guess we live in the wrong areas!! I'm in boondocks, MO even though I'm near Kansas City and do a lot of cakes in that area, but they are looking for a bargain, not $22 a slice - give me a break!!
WHO gets that kind of price - I certainly can't imagine anyone paying it. One of the gals is from Missouri (in an area where they even get less than the KC area so I can't imagine her getting the $6 she is saying for that cake). If I get $3 per serving, I think I'm overcharging! Maybe I am not believing in myself, but still I don't believe in gouging brides even though it seems we are gouged everywhere - like the gas pumps and groceries. I had a bridal shop for awhile and I finally sold out as I couldn't make a good profit doing that even though people think a wedding dress is priced out of line. I'll stick to my prices where I am comfortable making some profit and feeling good about what I'm giving my customers.

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: I think we have to remember that the people who can and will pay those kind of prices are only a tiny percentage of the brides we serve....I can't imagine any cake I could do that I would be willing to pay $22 for a slice...and I don't care what any magazine article says...they don't use any thing any better than most of us do, and their cakes could not taste any better than most of ours....it's like buying a Bentley...a status symbol...if we were fortunate enough to live in New York City of Beverly Hills, then there would be a segment that could afford and would want our cakes at those prices....that's not the case though for most of us in rural America!


: I absolutely agree Mary K - not my style or the style of most of my brides - guess we live in the wrong areas!!  I'm in boondocks, MO even though I'm near Kansas City and do a lot of cakes in that area, but they are looking for a bargain, not $22 a slice - give me a break!!
WHO gets that kind of price - I certainly can't imagine anyone paying it.  One of the gals is from Missouri (in an area where they even get less than the KC area so I can't imagine her getting the $6 she is saying for that cake).  If I get $3 per serving, I think I'm overcharging!  Maybe I am not believing in myself, but still I don't believe in gouging brides even though it seems we are gouged everywhere - like the gas pumps and groceries.  I had a bridal shop for awhile and I finally sold out as I couldn't make a good profit doing that even though people think a wedding dress is priced out of line.  I'll stick to my prices where I am comfortable making some profit and feeling good about what I'm giving my customers.



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