Dave Smith wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> Sheldon wrote:
>>
>>> You have three choices... bake her a dozen next time you bake and tell
>>> her to pay what she thinks they're worth... or charge the same as your
>>> local bakery plus 25pct more because you use better ingredients and
>>> yours are so much better (if she could get better from the local
>>> bakery she wouldn't want yours), or do what I'd do, have your coworker
>>> come over for a day so you can teach her how so she can make her own,
>>> and charge nothing... once money changes hands you won't be friends
>>> anymore.
>> I vote for the "teach her how to make her own" option
>
>
> That is probably the wisest way to go, but I don't think that is what the
> person wanted. I think that anyone who was really interested in making
> them herself would have asked for the recipe. She wanted the OP to make
> some for her and charge her whatever she thinks they are worth. I suspect
> she is looking for a cheap supply of pastry to be delivered to her at work.
>
>
> When people want others to make something for them they usually expect to
> reimburse them for the cost of ingredients. They aren't really interested
> in contributing to the cost of the oven in which they are baked, the
> mixers. bowls, baking sheets, energy and other related costs, and they
> especially aren't interested in paying for the time. If I were to make
> someone a pie, for instance I may be able to read of play computer games
> while they are in the oven for 45 minutes or so, but that is still 45
> minutes of my time that I have to stick around for.


We had a lady at my last place of work that made the *best* blueberry
muffins. She brought one or two in for her coworkers as a "treat" a few
times... Anyway, (similar story to the OP's) - people loved them, wanted
her to make more of them, offered to pay for them.... so she made more
(and more) and charged (slightly) less than you would pay for them in
the stores. Long story short, she spent more and more time taking orders
and selling her wares and less and less time at actually doing the job
she was employed to do... Eventually, "Management" got tired of it and
the lady concerned was told to stop "selling food" at work, or resign...
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

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