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How much for a slice of cake for school funds?

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Tiredofwhataboutery · 29/05/2025 12:54

Sports day tomorrow, as usual request for baking have been made. There’s generally quite a lot of donations and I volunteered at the Christmas school fair and there was a lot left over. Local businesses also donate cake shop and bakery etc which is nice if you worried about hygiene. It’s £2 for a slice (not huge ) £2 for tea £1 for squash £1 for smaller cookies etc. I just think it’s too expensive it used to be half the price. Do you think it’s too much or is it reasonable?

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purpleme12 · 29/05/2025 13:13

I agree with you
Should be half the price
And I tend to buy more if it's a better price

MoreChocPls · 29/05/2025 13:12

£1 for squash!!!!

Newnameformenow · 29/05/2025 13:11

Yes we used to slash prices at the end.
I think it's good to do a range of prices for cakes so people have a choice

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Tiredofwhataboutery · 29/05/2025 13:10

I think when it was cheaper people would buy extra cake and take them home at the end too. After the Christmas fair someone donated nearly 3/4 of the stuff from bakery to the day lounge of local sheltered housing as hadn’t sold. I suspect it would of sold at a quid. It just feels a bit greedy so putting people off. I think my volunteering slot is at the end this year so may suggest a sale to get rid of leftovers.

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ImFineItsAllFine · 29/05/2025 13:07

Round our way £1.50 for cake would be more realistic. And you surely can't charge more than £1 for a cup of tea.

Barcelina · 29/05/2025 13:07

I think school fetes are a strange thing. Coffee and cake in Costa or a pretty tea garden, £10 (?) and they'll be busy all weekend.

Coffee and cake at a school fete, raising funds for your DC's school and anyhthing more than £1.50 is too much....?

I agree £2 is too much for a plastic cup of tea, but if the cakes are good people should be prepared to pay £2, but probably won't.

scrivette · 29/05/2025 13:06

I think £2 per tea is too much, if you have slightly cheaper cakes then people will buy more. I also think it’s nice to have some biscuits or something small for around 25-50 pence that the children can spend their last few pennies on.

Girasoli · 29/05/2025 13:05

I think that's all fine apart from the squash, I'd have it as 50p or even free.

JudithOnHolidayAgain · 29/05/2025 13:03

We do £1.00 for hot drinks, I think £2.00 for tea is too much.
Our cakes and cookies range from 50p for kids small cakes to £1.50 for an adult slice.
We find we make more money keeping the prices affordable.

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Tiredofwhataboutery · 29/05/2025 13:03

Local bakeries have donated loaf cakes or big cookies before that are nice but possibly not £2 each nice. Oarents it’s always a mixed bag of really quite nice cake through to the kids made crispy cakes.

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Longhotsummers · 29/05/2025 13:02

I’d say £1 per slice for shop bought, £1.50 for homemade and £1 per cuppa. I’m in London.

TokyoSushi · 29/05/2025 13:02

I think that's OK...

WittyJadeStork · 29/05/2025 13:02

It could either be £1 for squash and cookie and £2 for tea and cake or the cakes could be at various prices from £1-2. Some cakes could be sold whole for people to take home. I think families should be able to get a drink and cake each for £5 per family

Bigcat25 · 29/05/2025 13:02

I think the cake price is ok but the tea is expensive.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 29/05/2025 13:00

Depends on the portion size, and to a large extent where the school is.

nomas · 29/05/2025 12:59

It depends. Is the cake from a bakery or is it McVities Jamaica Ginger loaf?