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[oakenguy]

I got mail from an old NERO friend, who's planning ahead for Valentines Day and wondered if I'd ever considered selling my truffles. And at firat I laughed, because the thought *has* been in the back of my mind for a few years (ever since another NEROtic who manages a coffeeshop in Northampton asked about it)...but on the other hand, I've never thought about it realistically.

So, question to y'all: what would be a fair price for homemade truffles, either individually or in packs of a dozen?



In other news, we've been feeling wishy-washy on whether to get rid of the car or try fixing it. Today was a Wishy day, so we got the car jumpstarted, planning to drive it to a garage and get enough of the repairs done that it'd be merely ill, not moribund.

We drove it around two corners, and it died again. In traffic.

Another call to AAA and another jumpstart later, we discovered it idled and went in reverse just fine, but if we tried driving it forward, *pthht*. Fuel line problem, sayeth the tow truck driver.

Ok, Universe, I GET it.

Comments

[guycc.livejournal.com]

It's funny: I made the same comment to the universe not too long ago.

And how much do truffles normally run?

Truffles Price

[simply-juniper.livejournal.com]

I say do your research as to what other places are charging. You remember we went to the truffle place in Ball Square and that stuff was expensive? That was homemade. So check their prices and the prices of other places like Lindt and Godiva. Then you can make a more educated decision. :) (Maybe you already did this)

In the end you want it to be affordable, but also cover your costs and labor plus make a profit.

Yeah, not much help, eh?

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

That's the tricky bit--apart from Lindt, (which I've seen in stores for anything between .35 and .50 cents apiece) I've usually only seen them in boxes of thirty or so, with each piece much smaller than what I do (and not as rich, if I do say so myself).

[spenceraloysius.livejournal.com]

I love truffles and I've gotten them from a lot of sources, though I don't know if I've ever bought homeade truffles. Those huge truffles (which I personally don't really like, but they'll do) sold at chocolate stores usually run me about $1.50. Fannie Mae and See's sell truffles by the pound for approximately $12 which I consider quite inexpensive. I would estimate that a box has between 15-20 pieces. You might consider selling by weight. I've seen truffles sold at chocolate stores sold for upwards of $2/piece. Most of them had liquor though.

[amyura.livejournal.com]

I worked at an upscale French bakery/café while I was in college; they sold homemade truffles around Christmas and I think yours are as good. They charged $28/pound at the time, which is about the going rate. I've actually seen everything from $25 all the way up to $50 a pound, so I think anything in that range would be acceptable. Number of pieces would obviously depend on how heavy the pieces are.

Just a sample

[malterre.livejournal.com]

These are my two favorites, compare and contrast :)
http://jubileechocolates.com/
http://www.bissingers.com/

[sumimasen-kiyo.livejournal.com]

Compare prices with places like Godiva to see what they charge.