On Oct 6, 6:44 pm, Peter A > wrote:
> In article . com>,
> says...
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> > I took some homemade Danish pastries and croissants into work the
> > other day and now a co-worker wants me to make some for her. She said
> > she's willing to pay whatever I think they're worth but I'm not sure
> > what to charge her. I don't want to appear greedy but then I don't
> > want to cheat myself either. I figured up the cost of the ingredients
> > and it breaks down into this. The cinnamon pecan Danish cost me
> > between $.33 and $.38 a piece to make. The range is due to the fact
> > that some of the ingredients were on sale. The fruit Danish cost
> > between $.33 and $.50 a piece to make depending on what fruit I use.
> > I make my fillings from scratch. The croissants cost between $.19 and
> > $.24 a piece to make.
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> > These take all day to make but I'm not actually working with the dough
> > all day. Most of the time the dough is resting in the refrigerator or
> > the formed pastries are rising. How much do you all think I should
> > charge her?
>
> > Thanks
>
> My advice is to forget about it. Making pastries as a kindness to your
> coworkers is great, but when money gets involved you are asking for
> trouble. Too expensive and there will be resentment. If your price is a
> great deal, others will want them too and when you can't make them for
> everyone there will be resentment.
>
> --
> Peter Aitken


I couldn't have said it better than Peter A. except for this: "No good
deed goes unpunished"
Tell your friend that you made them as a gift and that doing it for
profit would spoil the fun.

If your friend objects, look her straight in the eye, hold up your
open palm, smile sweetly, and keep repeating, "No way, no how, case
closed".