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> That being said, would you pay $22.99 for just 1 pound of cookies?

In fairness, the OP stated that two pounds of cookies costs $29.99.
So, really, the bakery is making money at $7.00 per pound. Much of
the price of the first pound is tied up in promotion, shipping,
etc., with a small incremental cost for the second pound.

Don't get me wrong -- I agree with you completely in that people
don't always consider the extra costs (staffing, promotion, boxes,
etc.); nor do they tend to value their labor at all. I wouldn't
spend $22.99 for a pound of cookies, though. Probably not even
$7.00.

sd

"sd" > wrote

> In fairness, the OP stated that two pounds of cookies costs $29.99.
> So, really, the bakery is making money at $7.00 per pound. Much of
> the price of the first pound is tied up in promotion, shipping,
> etc., with a small incremental cost for the second pound.
>
> Don't get me wrong -- I agree with you completely in that people
> don't always consider the extra costs (staffing, promotion, boxes,
> etc.); nor do they tend to value their labor at all. I wouldn't
> spend $22.99 for a pound of cookies, though. Probably not even
> $7.00.

I've seen expensive cookies that are decorated for special
occasions, come in special tins, whatever. I don't know what
cookies are being discussed but I have a feeling they are not
some toll house cookies someone whipped up in 5 minutes.
Often they are $5 a cookie, or more.

But even the Italian cookies you buy by the pound at the
bakery, they cost a lot per pound too.

Who knows what drives the marketplace, but there is more to
it than I can make that at home for 20 cents.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> I've seen expensive cookies that are decorated for special
> occasions, come in special tins, whatever. I don't know what
> cookies are being discussed but I have a feeling they are not
> some toll house cookies someone whipped up in 5 minutes.
> Often they are $5 a cookie, or more.


Just go to davidscookies.com and you'll see that there's nothing fancy
about them. Now if a cookie was decorated like you described then I
might be willing to spend some money on it because there you're paying
not just for the cookie but you're also paying for someone's decorating
expertise. By the way, I have nothing against the David's Cookies
company. That just happens to be my name and it kind of caught my
attention when I first heard it.

> wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> I've seen expensive cookies that are decorated for special
>> occasions, come in special tins, whatever.

> expertise. By the way, I have nothing against the David's Cookies
> company. That just happens to be my name and it kind of caught my
> attention when I first heard it.

I just had a funny memory. We had a cookie swap here on rfc
a few years back. I joined in and immediately my oven broke and
other stuff went wrong in my life. Yes, I bought cookies online and
sent them to however many people. Lucky them since I'm not
much in the baking department. Wasn't cheap but it was good for
a laugh.

nancy