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MayQueen

wrote:
> 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.
>
> 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
>
How many does she want?

If you really like this co-worker, make her some next time you are
making them for yourself and give them to her as a gift.

Not sure charging for these is going to lead to anything good in the
future. I did that with cakes. It ended up not being much fun having
to make cakes on demand.

If you do charge, make sure it is enough to make you feel good about
doing it, not taken advantage of.

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Queenie

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