On Tue 16 May 2006 09:37:51p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it djs0302
@aol.com?

> Has anyone ever bought any bakery products from a company that sells
> online or through catalog sales? I was just curious because HSN was
> featuring "David's Cookies" a while back and I couldn't believe the
> prices they were charging. I thought you have got to be kidding. I
> went to the David's cookies website and checked out some of their
> prices. A 1 pound tin of cookies costs $22.99. A 2 pound tin costs
> $29.99. I don't care if they are gourmet cookies. I can make a heck
> of a lot more than 2 pounds of cookies with $29.99 dollars worth of
> ingredients.

I have to agree that the cookies are rediculously priced.

> They're not the only ones who charge ridiculous prices. I make
> homemade danish pastries from scratch. The dough itself takes several
> hours if not a day to make. I also make my fruit fillings from
> scratch. I figured the total cost for each danish to be about 45
> cents. I went to a couple online bakeries and the minimum price I saw
> for a single danish was $1.75. I think at that price I'd say you can
> keep the danish.

You're only considering the cost of ingredients. Consider the cost of
labor. Would you sell them for $.45 each?

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Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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