Thanks for explaining the difference between what he charges and what you charge.
What weddings cost across the USA
- Thread starter Jeff Romard
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The lady who does my cakes also offers catering. I would love to work with her but she doesn't think I should make more than $2-$3 per person so she quotes just under what I charge. She doesn't realize she will NEVER get my business doing that. I simply must make some kind of profit for any service I'm contracting.
I got to say that I can understand why those other caterers decided to raise what they charge from $15 to a bit more because I say how could they afford to stay in business only charging $15. So at a charge of $15 their profit could only be bare minimum.
Let's look at it this way. When you do an event as a DJ don't you have a price to do an event that makes it worth your time to do the event?
Now with this caterer what can people get for their meal with the caterer charging $15?
Let's look at it this way. When you do an event as a DJ don't you have a price to do an event that makes it worth your time to do the event?
Now with this caterer what can people get for their meal with the caterer charging $15?
You always ask what do they get for a price, as if a higher price gives you more. Sometimes you get the same stuff… just the quality is better, hence the higher price.
Taso my point was that those 2 caterers couldn'tcharge $15 to make it worth their time to caterer these weddings. I mentioned the menu to see what you get for $15? My guess is a burger and fries. LOL.
The guy I'm using has a tiny little restaurant that might hold 15 people. A lot of his business is take out and his average plate is around $15 (Italian). When he does an event for me, it's likely that he's selling more plates (average is 100 guests) in that 2-hour window of time than he does all day in his restaurant. Frankly, I don't see how he makes a living but apparently he is and I'd venture a guess that the mobile catering is a positive in his book.
Mix think about it this way,
you can get a hamburger at McDonald’s for $5 it’s food and tastes ok
I had a hamburger last week at a somewhat fancy restaurant on a lake with great views fantastic wait staff, served on nice dinnerware, the cost for that burger was $36, wagu beef fresh never frozen plus the ambience and upscale service of the restaurant.
In the end they are both simply hamburgers, I felt the $36 one was a way better value
Tunes4046 I'll bet the quality of beef in the $36 burger is better than the one in the $5 burger. The old saying is usually true. You get what you pay for. Sometimes you can get ripped off and pay too much for something.