Aibu to ask how much you'd pay for these sweet treats?

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Hi All,

So I posted a thread yesterday to gather information about a potential business idea I had. We've been struggling financially a lot recently and I've been struggling with my MH so I thought selling a product or a service could help keep my mind busy as well as allow me to earn some extra cash. Thankfully the thread allowed me to realise that there wasn't a demand for that business. However, the posters did suggest another idea based on that business. They suggested a business of selling sweet treats/desserts.

So what would you pay for these sweet treats? What could be a unique selling point that would persuade you to buy if you were local? Any other tips? Thanks in advance!

I've bought 2 dozen of the most amazing cupcakes from a young baker not far from me via facebook. They were £3 each, were massive, very yummy and perfect for the occasion.
I might on occasion buy posh desserts if we're having a night in, but in reality I rarely eat desserts.
Could your business teach people how to make these instead?

They look lovely but I'd only buy these from someone with a hygiene rating so I know everything is above board and done properly. And I'd pay dearer for that assurance.

You could offer things like this as a girls night package, afternoon tea etc. I order things like this from time to time when I'm having people over.

original thread here
www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4758122-what-would-you-pay-for-a-similar-set-up-for-a-kids-birthday-party?reply=124452123

I wouldn't pay very much, I think the market for this stuff is oversaturated and is done, you are too late coming in on the fad.

What I would want to pay and could afford to pay is likely to be very much less than what you would need to charge to be a profitable stable business. The sweet treat/cupcake market is utterly saturated.

I saw your original post, I think tweaking that to make it suitable for weddings, golden weddings etc is the answer in my opinion. We have 4 couples renting our hall for small weddings this year and i could see that sort of thing being popular. We host lots of golden weddings, 60/70/80 + birthdays

Ignore people saying you're too late, imagine if that's how people thought about every business, there would never be a new business. There's room for everyone if done right and with something that makes them stand out from the crowd. What's popular round our way is afternoon tea boxes, or cheese board boxes, and desserts like this too. Room for everyone. If you have a good product people will keep coming back.

What would I pay? Nothing. I can make just as good, or better, myself. They’re nothing special. One looks like mousse with a factory-made Ferrero Rocher dumped on top. Not very imaginative, exciting or special. Had you hand made some truffles instead of opening a box of Ferrero Rocher, it might be more interesting. The cupcake piping is very amateur. I’ve seen better at a school fete. I can pipe much better than that and I’m just a hobby baker.

Just a hobby baker with a horrible attitude

From what I've seen in my area, there is big money in custom cakes ie whole birthday cakes. I was quoted £250 for my DC's bespoke cake.

Have you considered that market?

So needlessly snide 🤦‍♀️

this is helpful HOW?

Honest feedback is useful but this is just plain nasty. Get a bloody grip.

Perhaps you could focus on baked goods that transport well so you can open up nationwide for deliveries?

Cookies, brownies and cake slices travel well and I buy a lot of these from sellers who do vegan options.

I know lots of people sell this sort of stuff but vegan options are limited meaning that prices are often ridiculously high, and I still pay!

If these were ones my family could actually eat then I would buy them a couple of times a month as a treat. They would need to be dairy-free and refined sugar free though, and ideally using ‘whole food’ ingredients (eg dates instead of sweeteners, won’t touch anything with sweeteners in). I would also look for good quality ingredients, eg free range eggs. If they met those criteria, then depending on size I’d happily pay £5-£8 each (latter if one was big enough to share). Delivery would be a plus, several local places offer bicycle delivery and each postcode has 1-2 days a week when they deliver, but as it costs extra it wouldn’t be a dealbreaker.

I love sending food as gifts to people for birthday or get well soon. I’d pay £10- £15 for a box of nicely gift wrapped treats, with about 4-6 treats in a box?

If buying just for me / my family though I wouldn't care so much about packaging and probably would look to spend more like £8 - £12 on 4.

A selling point for me would be ‘healthier’ cakes made with vegetables e.g. courgette cake.

It be put off by cupcakes that are heaped
high with icing (obvs a little bit is nice but some are more icing than cake, and I din’t like that).

Good luck OP!

I think they look really nice, but don't often eat sweets so not sure about pricing. What are those little bundles with fruit on top, are they teeny tiny crepes?