Nappy Cakes

angelkay

hiya, just wanted to update you all i'm very excited so bear with me lol

i made 3 cakes (blue, pink and lemon) and took them with me to the chemists where they bought all 3 and i made almost £10 off of each one which i'm more than happy with. They said that they don't have the room to store the cakes but asked how many i could make and how often and how long it takes to make them etc. they went straight into the window and there were customers admirig them before i got out of the shop.


no one here has heard of nappy/baby cakes before and the chemist owner was very impressed - she called me when i got home to order another 3 for their other shop and told me to stock up on ingredients as she thinks they will sell very quickly and she will want me to make more

i put in a vest, bib, pair of socks, dummy, muslin, blanket, toy, napppies, scratch mits and 500ml bottle of johnsons baby wash she's plannin in selling them for £29.

there was a delivery driver who came in and he asked me if i made it and when i said yes he was very surprised and said they were beautiful when he asked how much and the chemist owner said £29 he said "is that all?" then said that "in aberdeen they would prob charge £50 no problem" although i'm not sure if he was just being nice. he loved the sock roses and kept mumbling about how pretty it was lol

I estimated (quite generously) that the cakes cost me £11 to make taking into account the prices thing swill be if i cannot get them on offer so if i get my ingredients cheaper then the more profit i will make. it doesn't sound like much but tbh as long as i'm making something i'm happy.

tesco's have their muslins reduced just now making then 55p each (just the white ones) they were working out at 41p each last week as it was buy 1 get 1 free so i shall go and stock up on some before they go up in price again.

i'm very excited as this is the first time i have made my own money in 3 years

heres a pic of the 3 cakes and a pic of it in the chemists window

love2shopforbargains

Well done. You must feel so proud seeing your work in the shop window

They are beautiful. I am sure you will have lots of sales and plenty of happy buyers.

moonpenny

Wow! angelkay, really Well Done! and such great news for you. (You were an early bird this morning)

How much is the chemist paying you? if she is going to charge £29. I think I would have charged more. They look more expensive and the ingredients are enough to charge a bit more but---- maybe she wouldn't have taken them. Did she get in touch with you or did you approach the chemist?
Sorry for the questions, I'm just curious how people come to sell in different places!

CandyB101_2

Angelkay, that is brilliant .... well done
I hope the orders come flooding in for you.:T

OAP1945

CandyB101 wrote: »

Thanks .... I didn't know I was doing one ????

Brain must have hic cupped I must have not sent good wishes to someone else, so whoever you are "hope you had a great sale":rotfl:

Kim_Possible

angelkay wrote: »

hiya, just wanted to update you all i'm very excited so bear with me lol

i made 3 cakes (blue, pink and lemon) and took them with me to the chemists where they bought all 3 and i made almost £10 off of each one which i'm more than happy with. They said that they don't have the room to store the cakes but asked how many i could make and how often and how long it takes to make them etc. they went straight into the window and there were customers admirig them before i got out of the shop.


no one here has heard of nappy/baby cakes before and the chemist owner was very impressed - she called me when i got home to order another 3 for their other shop and told me to stock up on ingredients as she thinks they will sell very quickly and she will want me to make more

i put in a vest, bib, pair of socks, dummy, muslin, blanket, toy, napppies, scratch mits and 500ml bottle of johnsons baby wash she's plannin in selling them for £29.

there was a delivery driver who came in and he asked me if i made it and when i said yes he was very surprised and said they were beautiful when he asked how much and the chemist owner said £29 he said "is that all?" then said that "in aberdeen they would prob charge £50 no problem" although i'm not sure if he was just being nice. he loved the sock roses and kept mumbling about how pretty it was lol

I estimated (quite generously) that the cakes cost me £11 to make taking into account the prices thing swill be if i cannot get them on offer so if i get my ingredients cheaper then the more profit i will make. it doesn't sound like much but tbh as long as i'm making something i'm happy.

tesco's have their muslins reduced just now making then 55p each (just the white ones) they were working out at 41p each last week as it was buy 1 get 1 free so i shall go and stock up on some before they go up in price again.

i'm very excited as this is the first time i have made my own money in 3 years

heres a pic of the 3 cakes and a pic of it in the chemists window

Lovely cakes.well done. Can I asked how u wrapped each tier to hide the nappys? The Bottom one is a blanket whats the middle and top tear wrapped in ? tia

CandyB101_2

Angelkay, I love the idea of putting the dummy at the front, would you mind if I pinched that idea????

Kim_Possible

Can i ask where everyone buys their ribbons? Has anyone used ebay?>

moonpenny

Riggerz - just read on the HB thread, you bought the set of 3 baskets. Me too!!! I havn't made up any baskets before so thought I might have a go.
I bought a basket from £1 shop last wk (I was going to line it myself) Goos shape and size but normal basket colour and the wicker was quite rough. It crossed my mind that One little bit sticking out would rip the cello, apart from the fact that it is not that good for baby stuff, so am glad I found these.

Went into Wilcos after and they had some nice sets but £10. They had a really nice set of dark grey with burgundy lining if anyone is doing mens hampers.

moonpenny

Hi Kim_Possible, I buy reels of ribbons from

www.carnmealcottage.co.uk and
www.cloverdalemice.co.uk

Watch price of delivery - soon adds up!