Friday, May 6, 2011

How much would you pay for a basket/platter of holiday treats?

I'm bouncing around the idea in my head of making and selling baked holiday treats for some extra cash around the holiday season. I don't really know how I'd go about getting clients- but that's further down the road. I need to figure out if it would be worth it to buy the supplies- if the amount I would sell them for would offset the cost of the supplies and be worth the time in the kitchen (although I love baking, so I don't think I'd mind the time in the kitchen). In the baskets/platters I'd put An assortment of cookies Amish Sugar Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookies Gingerbread Cookies Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Drop Cookies ...etc... Peanut Brittle/Almond Brittle Rice Krispy Treats Stuffed Dates Reindeer Noses (small pretzels with a Hershey Kiss and M&M on top) Peanut Chews ...and other holiday treats. So, my question is, would you purchase something like this to give out as a gift or to have for yourself? If yes, how much would you pay for a small assortment, medium assortment, large assortmet. And what would you consider a small, medium, and large assortment. I would package them nicely with a holiday theme (Christmas, Hanukka, Kwanza, whatever your choice). I would also be open to the idea of shipping them as gifts. I'm also consider offering an assortment of pies. Peanut Butter Pie, Apple Crumb Pie, Pumpkin Pie, etc. Any advice/insight you could offer would be great! Thanks for taking the time to read!
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Most people are on a budget of some kind. I would put an appropriate amount of stuff in each basket in order for you to make 40 percent profit per gift. Have you considered making a gluten-free or peanut free basket? Gifts can be hard to come by for those with allergies. Have a $24.99 price point, $39.99, and a $69.99 price point or something like that. I would also vary the ribbons to appeal to men and women. In the higher priced baskets I would put a candle or something lasting like a tin inside. Game day baskets would probably do well with your nearest NFL, NBA or NHL team. Men love to buy these things, I hate to be sexist but its true. They usually wait till the last minute they have their wives and mothers and coworkers to buy for. I'd make a bunch of them up and go where the men are, bowling alley or something like that. Anybody you know work in a office? You could also pop in small businesses and see if yu can sell that way. You could also offer to sell through church or PTA with a percentage kickback for the org.
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