Isn't $75 a bit much for an 8" tart?
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Anonymous
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The price is pretty insane, but you paid it, so there’s a market.
I would not ever pay even half that for two pies. |
Anonymous
| Cancel the order, go to Fresh Market, buy some fancy boxes, donate or spend the remaining $120 |
Anonymous
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Update.
They were not actually $75, the full size 12" (?) were $75. But I guess those sold out before we ordered, so we were forced to order the 8", which cost $45. Sorry for the confusion. While they tasted fine they were visually really un-impressive. I think someone on the first page used "dinky" and that pretty much nails it. When I picked up, I saw the full size and it looked stunning compared to what we were sold. And also, I think the 8" appeared a bit rushed compared to the 12". I would never buy the 8" again but I'd maybe consider $75 for the full size. |
Anonymous
| $75 for a pie? No. |
Anonymous
Neither are suet but ok. Presumably the fancy tart baker is using better than kerrygold. |
Anonymous
We still want to know which bakery. |
Anonymous
| Where OP? |
Anonymous
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Theres a place in Del Ray that sells a $15 ham biscuit. It's a simple biscuit with a small piece of ham in it.
No idea who the hell is stupid enough to buy it, but apparently they sell. Sounds like you'd like it. |
Anonymous
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I made a 9" french pear tart for the holiday. European butter, organic ingredients, etc. The ingredients alone probably cost me $10 (prorated from retail prices). It took me about 1 hr of active time to make. The work takes some skill, so if I were employing someone to make it I'd need to pay at least $20/ hr.
I'd say $45 is a reasonable price for the small one and $75 for the large one if the bakery is to make a profit. They also have to factor in rent, utilties etc. |
Anonymous
Whole foods 8 inch apple or pear tarts are $16. The mixed fruit is $22. Taste and ingredients similar to Safeway, Giant, etc. The $75 per size 8 inch support a local private business tart better have been baked fresh that day using nothing but the best fresh fruit and that price point is higher than the crap free Amphora or Little Austria. Local businesses with store fronts. A product label is from a small business that made great stuff and got a contract to supply the larger store. A wegmans for example will carry micro regional products. So what might be available in northern MD might not be in the DMV. The kringles at Trader Joe's are from this https://www.ohdanishbakery.com/everyday-kringle-favorites?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=6657369328&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7rf4r4C79AIVGa_ICh1jXQcIEAAYASAAEgKSPfD_BwE |
Anonymous
| Everyone comparing this to pies is completely ignoring the labor component. Tarts typically are more work than pie for the same size, and that labor costs money. |
Anonymous
Read above. OP said they were $45 for the 8”. |
Anonymous
My long post in the quote. The $45 sounds more reasonable. So I make tarts and pies. The level of labor on a berry tart is so much less than apple or pear or anything that requires peeling fruit and arranging in precision format thinly sliced pieces. Dough is not complicated nor does it require Olympic level rolling skills. Berries are used whole -rinsed, dried, and placed in whatever design you choose to make. Strawberries are sliced or whole. |
Anonymous
| We got a fancy-sounding pumpkin tart and it was basically just pumpkin pie with a totally unnecessary design and glaze on top. A contrived scam, basically. |
Anonymous
| This is capitalism at it's finest. The market will charge what the market will bear, and that's your fault because you paid it. |