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When you sell things how do you work out your costs v profit?
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"Add coat if all ingredients then see how many that makes - divide cosy by number made for cost price per unit - add on your profit and then multiply by 2 to get retail price for box - remember to include packaging cost and postsge etc. " No postage. I’ll only be selling on my Facebook to people I know who I can deliver to or they can pick up. They won’t survive being posted. They’re chocolate shells. | |||
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"How did you work out the cost of your book so that you'd make money from that?" Was it a cookery book ? | |||
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"Out of your ingredients, how many bombs can you make, so how much do they cost per bomb? How much is the packaging for each bomb? How long will it take you to make them and what do you want to be paid on a per hour basis? Have you factored in energy costs, transport/parking/petrol for buying ingredients, packaging etc? Once you have all that add it up (all numbers completely made up): Chocolate: £0.87 Marshmallow: £0.08 Sprinkles: £0.16 Wrapping/boxes/packaging: £1.50 Time: 3 minutes @ £10/hour: £0.50 Energy, petrol, parking, whatever other costs: £0.25 Total cost per bomb: £3.36. Then have a look what else is out there. If others are selling them for £2.50 you have a problem. If others are selling for £5 charge £5 and make a good profit. It's very basic but it'll give you a good idea whether you'll be out of pocket or in profit." Taking the above as correct..... Bomb cost £ 3.36 Sale = £5.00 that's profit of £1.64 per bomb. Seriously I wouldn't put in the hours to make £1.64 especially as there is always a loss of some kind. How long does it take you to make and pack and advertise each bomb ? | |||
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"How did you work out the cost of your book so that you'd make money from that?" It’s not even off the laptop yet. No where near being published and completely irrelevant to the thread unless you’re just wanting to take the piss. | |||
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"Out of your ingredients, how many bombs can you make, so how much do they cost per bomb? How much is the packaging for each bomb? How long will it take you to make them and what do you want to be paid on a per hour basis? Have you factored in energy costs, transport/parking/petrol for buying ingredients, packaging etc? Once you have all that add it up (all numbers completely made up): Chocolate: £0.87 Marshmallow: £0.08 Sprinkles: £0.16 Wrapping/boxes/packaging: £1.50 Time: 3 minutes @ £10/hour: £0.50 Energy, petrol, parking, whatever other costs: £0.25 Total cost per bomb: £3.36. Then have a look what else is out there. If others are selling them for £2.50 you have a problem. If others are selling for £5 charge £5 and make a good profit. It's very basic but it'll give you a good idea whether you'll be out of pocket or in profit. Taking the above as correct..... Bomb cost £ 3.36 Sale = £5.00 that's profit of £1.64 per bomb. Seriously I wouldn't put in the hours to make £1.64 especially as there is always a loss of some kind. How long does it take you to make and pack and advertise each bomb ?" I can’t really remember the cost last year cos I already had hot chocolate and I was making them in 12’s cos I got two moulds (12 bombs) was knocking them out pretty much all through December but didn’t have tidy packaging cos I was giving them away to friends and family. Was putting them in sweet bags with a tie they cost like less than a fiver for 50. For me to sell them the packaging has gotta look nice and be quite sturdy if they’re gonna go in Xmas eve boxes. | |||
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"Do you do the spoons ones ?" No. I tried but they don’t melt as good and are r as good to watch them melting. I do the bombs the hollow spheres with hot chocolate powder inside and mini marshmallows (or extra chocolate shavings cos I don’t like marshmallows). | |||
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"Out of your ingredients, how many bombs can you make, so how much do they cost per bomb? How much is the packaging for each bomb? How long will it take you to make them and what do you want to be paid on a per hour basis? Have you factored in energy costs, transport/parking/petrol for buying ingredients, packaging etc? Once you have all that add it up (all numbers completely made up): Chocolate: £0.87 Marshmallow: £0.08 Sprinkles: £0.16 Wrapping/boxes/packaging: £1.50 Time: 3 minutes @ £10/hour: £0.50 Energy, petrol, parking, whatever other costs: £0.25 Total cost per bomb: £3.36. Then have a look what else is out there. If others are selling them for £2.50 you have a problem. If others are selling for £5 charge £5 and make a good profit. It's very basic but it'll give you a good idea whether you'll be out of pocket or in profit. Taking the above as correct..... Bomb cost £ 3.36 Sale = £5.00 that's profit of £1.64 per bomb. Seriously I wouldn't put in the hours to make £1.64 especially as there is always a loss of some kind. How long does it take you to make and pack and advertise each bomb ?" I used to make semi-precious jewellery in silver and the profit never was worth the time and effort. I did it because I loved doing it and I sold it because I ran out of storage space for it! I couldn't ever compete with machine made stuff on eBay and Amazon though. | |||
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"Out of your ingredients, how many bombs can you make, so how much do they cost per bomb? How much is the packaging for each bomb? How long will it take you to make them and what do you want to be paid on a per hour basis? Have you factored in energy costs, transport/parking/petrol for buying ingredients, packaging etc? Once you have all that add it up (all numbers completely made up): Chocolate: £0.87 Marshmallow: £0.08 Sprinkles: £0.16 Wrapping/boxes/packaging: £1.50 Time: 3 minutes @ £10/hour: £0.50 Energy, petrol, parking, whatever other costs: £0.25 Total cost per bomb: £3.36. Then have a look what else is out there. If others are selling them for £2.50 you have a problem. If others are selling for £5 charge £5 and make a good profit. It's very basic but it'll give you a good idea whether you'll be out of pocket or in profit. Taking the above as correct..... Bomb cost £ 3.36 Sale = £5.00 that's profit of £1.64 per bomb. Seriously I wouldn't put in the hours to make £1.64 especially as there is always a loss of some kind. How long does it take you to make and pack and advertise each bomb ? I used to make semi-precious jewellery in silver and the profit never was worth the time and effort. I did it because I loved doing it and I sold it because I ran out of storage space for it! I couldn't ever compete with machine made stuff on eBay and Amazon though." I had a minor panic then ..... but it's okay cos you are not my daughter..... She sold masses of fimo novelties and never made a penny but wouldn't stop until e-bay raised their cut .... | |||
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"How did you work out the cost of your book so that you'd make money from that? It’s not even off the laptop yet. No where near being published and completely irrelevant to the thread unless you’re just wanting to take the piss. " You could have fallen back on the same strategy | |||
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"If you're selling any kind of food products you need to have food safety and hygiene certificates and you'll need your workspace (guessing kitchen) to have a hygiene rating as well. Also liability insurance. Posh" Correct. | |||
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"If you're selling any kind of food products you need to have food safety and hygiene certificates and you'll need your workspace (guessing kitchen) to have a hygiene rating as well. Also liability insurance. Posh Correct. " And annoyingly, even for pre packaged foodstuff like packets of sweets or chocolate these days! | |||
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"Charge vat and evade paying that along with no tax to the man." That's a little bit illegal. You can't charge vat if you're not vat reg anyway. All you'd be doing is upping the price. | |||
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"Mark up is usually around 150% so if something costs £5 to make you sell for £15 "  | |||
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"Mark up is usually around 150% so if something costs £5 to make you sell for £15 " This is a wonderful theory  | |||
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"Mark up is usually around 150% so if something costs £5 to make you sell for £15 This is a wonderful theory "We all pay way more than what things cost, that's why big companies make so much profit | |||
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"Mark up is usually around 150% so if something costs £5 to make you sell for £15 This is a wonderful theory
We all pay way more than what things cost, that's why big companies make so much profit "But yet little companies don't, because far too often people don't want to actually pay enough for handmade stuff to actually make it worth it 
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"Mark up is usually around 150% so if something costs £5 to make you sell for £15 " £12.50** | |||
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"Mark up is usually around 150% so if something costs £5 to make you sell for £15 This is a wonderful theory
We all pay way more than what things cost, that's why big companies make so much profit
But yet little companies don't, because far too often people don't want to actually pay enough for handmade stuff to actually make it worth it
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"Mark up is usually around 150% so if something costs £5 to make you sell for £15 £12.50**" Yeah my bad | |||
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"I’m not looking to start a business. Not looking to charge through the arse for something that’s essentially gonna be for children. Only using branded ingredients so people know if they eat galaxy or drink aero hot chocolate they’ll be ok with the bombs. I sold cooked dinners £10 each through look down last year with no issues just on Facebook. " You had no issues because you luckily had no issues If someone had proof you sold them the meal and they said they got food poisoning, without the proper food hygiene paper work and all that shit, your potentially in a lot of trouble. Not saying it will happen, it’s just a very real possibility in these days that you need to be aware of when selling anything for human consumption | |||
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"This is literally year 5 maths Add up the cost of production Time how long it takes you to make one Add some time for listing the item, packaging/delivery etc Decide how much your time is worth and add that on top of your costs. You could then choose to add an extra markup for profit on materials if you think it’s cheap. For example, in construction I do materials + 15% mark up then add on a £250 a day charge " It 'literally' isn't. | |||
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"This is literally year 5 maths Add up the cost of production Time how long it takes you to make one Add some time for listing the item, packaging/delivery etc Decide how much your time is worth and add that on top of your costs. You could then choose to add an extra markup for profit on materials if you think it’s cheap. For example, in construction I do materials + 15% mark up then add on a £250 a day charge It 'literally' isn't. " Adding, multiplying and percentages maybe wasn’t when you was in school granny | |||
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"This is literally year 5 maths Add up the cost of production Time how long it takes you to make one Add some time for listing the item, packaging/delivery etc Decide how much your time is worth and add that on top of your costs. You could then choose to add an extra markup for profit on materials if you think it’s cheap. For example, in construction I do materials + 15% mark up then add on a £250 a day charge It 'literally' isn't. Adding, multiplying and percentages maybe wasn’t when you was in school granny " I can only repeat that the complexity of multi step problem involving costings and profits is not 'literally' year 5 mathematics in the U.K. | |||
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"I’m not looking to start a business. Not looking to charge through the arse for something that’s essentially gonna be for children. Only using branded ingredients so people know if they eat galaxy or drink aero hot chocolate they’ll be ok with the bombs. I sold cooked dinners £10 each through look down last year with no issues just on Facebook. " Would you not just use the same strategy as the dinners then R | |||
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"This is literally year 5 maths Add up the cost of production Time how long it takes you to make one Add some time for listing the item, packaging/delivery etc Decide how much your time is worth and add that on top of your costs. You could then choose to add an extra markup for profit on materials if you think it’s cheap. For example, in construction I do materials + 15% mark up then add on a £250 a day charge It 'literally' isn't. Adding, multiplying and percentages maybe wasn’t when you was in school granny I can only repeat that the complexity of multi step problem involving costings and profits is not 'literally' year 5 mathematics in the U.K. " I guess I’m just gifted then, because I was doing that in year 4/5 Suzy makes cakes. It costs her £5 to make. She wants to make £5 profit. How much does Suzy need to sell the cakes for to make £5 profit Can you abacus handle that? | |||
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"I’m not looking to start a business. Not looking to charge through the arse for something that’s essentially gonna be for children. Only using branded ingredients so people know if they eat galaxy or drink aero hot chocolate they’ll be ok with the bombs. I sold cooked dinners £10 each through look down last year with no issues just on Facebook. " Whether you call it a business or not if you are selling food items you need to be food hygiene registered. It’s a legal requirement and you can be fined a hell of a lot of money as well as sued or even imprisoned if someone was to become poorly from one of your sales, especially with the risk of allergy’s etc, food businesses have to jump through hoops- I used to run a fully registered cake business and the red tape is there to protect both you and the person purchasing the product | |||
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"This is literally year 5 maths Add up the cost of production Time how long it takes you to make one Add some time for listing the item, packaging/delivery etc Decide how much your time is worth and add that on top of your costs. You could then choose to add an extra markup for profit on materials if you think it’s cheap. For example, in construction I do materials + 15% mark up then add on a £250 a day charge It 'literally' isn't. Adding, multiplying and percentages maybe wasn’t when you was in school granny I can only repeat that the complexity of multi step problem involving costings and profits is not 'literally' year 5 mathematics in the U.K. I guess I’m just gifted then, because I was doing that in year 4/5 Suzy makes cakes. It costs her £5 to make. She wants to make £5 profit. How much does Suzy need to sell the cakes for to make £5 profit Can you abacus handle that?" I'll try again.. it is quite simple really. Costs and profits involving multiplication and other complexities above are not 'literally' part of the Year 5 maths syllabus in the U.K. | |||
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"This is literally year 5 maths Add up the cost of production Time how long it takes you to make one Add some time for listing the item, packaging/delivery etc Decide how much your time is worth and add that on top of your costs. You could then choose to add an extra markup for profit on materials if you think it’s cheap. For example, in construction I do materials + 15% mark up then add on a £250 a day charge It 'literally' isn't. Adding, multiplying and percentages maybe wasn’t when you was in school granny I can only repeat that the complexity of multi step problem involving costings and profits is not 'literally' year 5 mathematics in the U.K. I guess I’m just gifted then, because I was doing that in year 4/5 Suzy makes cakes. It costs her £5 to make. She wants to make £5 profit. How much does Suzy need to sell the cakes for to make £5 profit Can you abacus handle that? I'll try again.. it is quite simple really. Costs and profits involving multiplication and other complexities above are not 'literally' part of the Year 5 maths syllabus in the U.K. " As someone who deals with calculating net profit daily I can agree that it isn't year 5 maths (but I understand where the op of the comment is coming from). It's clear if information is provided in simple terms but a child in year 5 definitely couldn't do it (if they can then surely I should be getting paid more?!) | |||
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"I’m not looking to start a business. Not looking to charge through the arse for something that’s essentially gonna be for children. Only using branded ingredients so people know if they eat galaxy or drink aero hot chocolate they’ll be ok with the bombs. I sold cooked dinners £10 each through look down last year with no issues just on Facebook. Whether you call it a business or not if you are selling food items you need to be food hygiene registered. It’s a legal requirement and you can be fined a hell of a lot of money as well as sued or even imprisoned if someone was to become poorly from one of your sales, especially with the risk of allergy’s etc, food businesses have to jump through hoops- I used to run a fully registered cake business and the red tape is there to protect both you and the person purchasing the product " I think this is why a lot of people don’t do it. It seems lucrative to sell a few baked goods or sweet packs on the side for some weekend money or whatever. Then you read about the amount of certification you need to do it legally and stay safe. It’s just too much to justify unless you plan on really going for it and making it some kinda small business It’s the same in construction. Everyone thinks they can add a light or a socket for a quick bit of cash until they find out all the things that come with it. Is it worth the risk doing it without? Is it worth the effort to get what’s required for a few cash jobs? | |||
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"This is literally year 5 maths Add up the cost of production Time how long it takes you to make one Add some time for listing the item, packaging/delivery etc Decide how much your time is worth and add that on top of your costs. You could then choose to add an extra markup for profit on materials if you think it’s cheap. For example, in construction I do materials + 15% mark up then add on a £250 a day charge It 'literally' isn't. Adding, multiplying and percentages maybe wasn’t when you was in school granny I can only repeat that the complexity of multi step problem involving costings and profits is not 'literally' year 5 mathematics in the U.K. " Granny is correct. Pricing is complicated. It is not taught in primary school in the UK. I've seen four kids through primary school fairly recently. | |||
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"This is literally year 5 maths Add up the cost of production Time how long it takes you to make one Add some time for listing the item, packaging/delivery etc Decide how much your time is worth and add that on top of your costs. You could then choose to add an extra markup for profit on materials if you think it’s cheap. For example, in construction I do materials + 15% mark up then add on a £250 a day charge It 'literally' isn't. Adding, multiplying and percentages maybe wasn’t when you was in school granny I can only repeat that the complexity of multi step problem involving costings and profits is not 'literally' year 5 mathematics in the U.K. I guess I’m just gifted then, because I was doing that in year 4/5 Suzy makes cakes. It costs her £5 to make. She wants to make £5 profit. How much does Suzy need to sell the cakes for to make £5 profit Can you abacus handle that? I'll try again.. it is quite simple really. Costs and profits involving multiplication and other complexities above are not 'literally' part of the Year 5 maths syllabus in the U.K. As someone who deals with calculating net profit daily I can agree that it isn't year 5 maths (but I understand where the op of the comment is coming from). It's clear if information is provided in simple terms but a child in year 5 definitely couldn't do it (if they can then surely I should be getting paid more?!)" You mean getting paid less? If a year 5 kid could do your job? I’m sure yours involves so much more than 1 person making a product at home and wanting to make a profit with no big variables like taxes, company benefits, cost for premises etc. It’s literally add together the materials and add on the profit you want to make But I absolutely did stuff like this in year 5, maybe I was just gifted. | |||
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"Add up EVERYTHING you need : Boxes Chocolate Marshmallows Sprinkles Heat for melting Petrol (if) Time (if) Postage Packaging Labels Wrapping Advertising Possible returns (causing a loss) Possible thefts (twats that lie) Add them all up. Divide by 10 ( cos you said 10 boxes ) That's your COST To make a profit ( here's the amazing tip ) sell them for more than it cost to make. Now then ...... for me to bother my ARSE my profits have to be pretty high. It's my belief that home made products are FAR more expensive than mass manufactured so consider whether it's worth your time. Look out for FOOD laws/requirments etc..... Take out liability so that if you are accused of selling products that make people ill you have enough money to pay them ....... While we are on it..... ADD that to your costs Good luck Don't forget food manufacture laws..... are your premises passed for food manufacture and retail ? " This. Then when you've come up with a price, ask yourself if its reasonable for the product. If its very cheap you have the chance to make more profit or increase your sales. If its very expensive you probably won't sell enough to cover your costs. Mr | |||
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"Sorry but fitting a light socket and selling someone some melted galaxy chocolate are not the same things. People know if they van eat galaxy chocolate or not and they’ll also know if they can drink aero hot chocolate. I’m not using raw materials. I actually have a food hygiene certificate from doing the McMillan cake days. It’s dated July 2019. " Well in date then they last 3 years x | |||
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"Sorry but fitting a light socket and selling someone some melted galaxy chocolate are not the same things. People know if they van eat galaxy chocolate or not and they’ll also know if they can drink aero hot chocolate. I’m not using raw materials. I actually have a food hygiene certificate from doing the McMillan cake days. It’s dated July 2019. " Not the same, but as others have says, you need paper work, certificates etc If your willing to risk it over a few extra quid then it’s your legal funeral if it goes tits up | |||
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"Sorry but fitting a light socket and selling someone some melted galaxy chocolate are not the same things. People know if they van eat galaxy chocolate or not and they’ll also know if they can drink aero hot chocolate. I’m not using raw materials. I actually have a food hygiene certificate from doing the McMillan cake days. It’s dated July 2019. " Legislation has changed over packaging and ingredient listings since then, and food hygiene training has additional sections. It is advisable to make sure you're up to date with all of that if you are selling foodstuffs, and be aware that if you actually sell anything you are liable under the laws regardless of whether you consider it a business or not. People are attempting to give advice and help, not have a pop. | |||
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"Sorry but fitting a light socket and selling someone some melted galaxy chocolate are not the same things. People know if they van eat galaxy chocolate or not and they’ll also know if they can drink aero hot chocolate. I’m not using raw materials. I actually have a food hygiene certificate from doing the McMillan cake days. It’s dated July 2019. " Is it just a food hygiene certificate or has your kitchen been visited by someone from the FSA? | |||
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"Sorry but fitting a light socket and selling someone some melted galaxy chocolate are not the same things. People know if they van eat galaxy chocolate or not and they’ll also know if they can drink aero hot chocolate. I’m not using raw materials. I actually have a food hygiene certificate from doing the McMillan cake days. It’s dated July 2019. Is it just a food hygiene certificate or has your kitchen been visited by someone from the FSA? " No just a visit from FC. | |||
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"I think people are overthinking and being over dramatic in a lot of these replies. Worries about legal action & investigations from the tax man ???!! Just make your bombs (I don’t even know what they are) stick a few quid on and punt them to your FB friends" Sadly it’s the world we live in today. People are always looking to make a quick buck and someone selling food out of their kitchen without all the appropriate paper work is easy meat for those types of people. You literally wouldn’t have a leg to stand on in court. You’ve gotta me ultra careful these days. | |||
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"Sorry but fitting a light socket and selling someone some melted galaxy chocolate are not the same things. People know if they van eat galaxy chocolate or not and they’ll also know if they can drink aero hot chocolate. I’m not using raw materials. I actually have a food hygiene certificate from doing the McMillan cake days. It’s dated July 2019. Is it just a food hygiene certificate or has your kitchen been visited by someone from the FSA? No just a visit from FC. " When I was considering setting up a cake & desserts business I found a checklist online of everything you'll be evaluated on when someone from the FSA comes round. It included things like having enough space to keep certain allergy-prone ingredients away from each other. Logistically it wasn't really viable so I'm waiting until I have my own place where I can organise the kitchen in the way I want. There's a girl on YT that runs her own cake business and did some videos on her kitchen plus all the things that you get evaluated on. If you want I can DM you her channel? Also - do you own or rent your house? If it's the latter you'd need permission from your landlord to operate a business from your home. You also need public liability insurance etc (not sure if these things have been mentioned, cba to read through) | |||
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"I think people are overthinking and being over dramatic in a lot of these replies. Worries about legal action & investigations from the tax man ???!! Just make your bombs (I don’t even know what they are) stick a few quid on and punt them to your FB friends" Agreed but it's best to know so the lies are ready and the amdram shock face in the very low probability of any trouble. | |||
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"I think people are overthinking and being over dramatic in a lot of these replies. Worries about legal action & investigations from the tax man ???!! Just make your bombs (I don’t even know what they are) stick a few quid on and punt them to your FB friends Sadly it’s the world we live in today. People are always looking to make a quick buck and someone selling food out of their kitchen without all the appropriate paper work is easy meat for those types of people. You literally wouldn’t have a leg to stand on in court. You’ve gotta me ultra careful these days. " Yep and i’m sure she is gonna be HMRC’s number 1 target this Winter. That’s the covid deficit taken care of, thanks Annie. | |||
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"Sorry but fitting a light socket and selling someone some melted galaxy chocolate are not the same things. People know if they van eat galaxy chocolate or not and they’ll also know if they can drink aero hot chocolate. I’m not using raw materials. I actually have a food hygiene certificate from doing the McMillan cake days. It’s dated July 2019. Is it just a food hygiene certificate or has your kitchen been visited by someone from the FSA? No just a visit from FC. " U wont need to register for an occasional thing like this so wouldnt worry x | |||
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"I’m not looking to start a business. Not looking to charge through the arse for something that’s essentially gonna be for children. Only using branded ingredients so people know if they eat galaxy or drink aero hot chocolate they’ll be ok with the bombs. I sold cooked dinners £10 each through look down last year with no issues just on Facebook. " It might not be a business to you but it is in the eyes of the law... | |||
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"I think people are overthinking and being over dramatic in a lot of these replies. Worries about legal action & investigations from the tax man ???!! Just make your bombs (I don’t even know what they are) stick a few quid on and punt them to your FB friends Sadly it’s the world we live in today. People are always looking to make a quick buck and someone selling food out of their kitchen without all the appropriate paper work is easy meat for those types of people. You literally wouldn’t have a leg to stand on in court. You’ve gotta me ultra careful these days. Yep and i’m sure she is gonna be HMRC’s number 1 target this Winter. That’s the covid deficit taken care of, thanks Annie. " You know that people are done for this kind of thing all the time, right? It really isn't unusual. | |||
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"How come from 2015 to 2019 in my old job, every year I made multiple cakes and biscuits and was able to sell them for McMillan coffee morning? That’s selling things for human consumption yet they didn’t require you to have any of the legal things being mentioned?" Dead easy if you don't read the advice they put up on their website. Many people don't know they are legally liable for what goes on at 'their' coffee mornings. | |||
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"How come from 2015 to 2019 in my old job, every year I made multiple cakes and biscuits and was able to sell them for McMillan coffee morning? That’s selling things for human consumption yet they didn’t require you to have any of the legal things being mentioned?" In a charity capacity, as long as it's occasional you don't need to register: https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/providing-food-at-community-and-charity-events | |||
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"I think people are overthinking and being over dramatic in a lot of these replies. Worries about legal action & investigations from the tax man ???!! Just make your bombs (I don’t even know what they are) stick a few quid on and punt them to your FB friends Sadly it’s the world we live in today. People are always looking to make a quick buck and someone selling food out of their kitchen without all the appropriate paper work is easy meat for those types of people. You literally wouldn’t have a leg to stand on in court. You’ve gotta me ultra careful these days. Yep and i’m sure she is gonna be HMRC’s number 1 target this Winter. That’s the covid deficit taken care of, thanks Annie. You know that people are done for this kind of thing all the time, right? It really isn't unusual." Not to mention that the HMRC has an anonymous reporting thing now. I know countless people that have been reported for things they thought “wouldn’t matter” | |||
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"I think people are overthinking and being over dramatic in a lot of these replies. Worries about legal action & investigations from the tax man ???!! Just make your bombs (I don’t even know what they are) stick a few quid on and punt them to your FB friends Sadly it’s the world we live in today. People are always looking to make a quick buck and someone selling food out of their kitchen without all the appropriate paper work is easy meat for those types of people. You literally wouldn’t have a leg to stand on in court. You’ve gotta me ultra careful these days. Yep and i’m sure she is gonna be HMRC’s number 1 target this Winter. That’s the covid deficit taken care of, thanks Annie. You know that people are done for this kind of thing all the time, right? It really isn't unusual. Not to mention that the HMRC has an anonymous reporting thing now. I know countless people that have been reported for things they thought “wouldn’t matter” " Trust me, HMRC has far more important cases to work on than a single Mum selling a few chocolates at Xmas to her friends on FB. Everyone is so negative on here. Someone posts something and all people wanna do is crush them down. Everyone is a bleedin expert in everything ain’t they ?! I would be prepared to stake everything I own on her having no issue whatsoever. If I worried about everything tiny little thing that COULD happen then I’d never get anything done. Nanny state nonsense | |||
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"I don't follow the advice either or i'd never do anything..... I am careful who I invite tho ..... just be careful who you sell to. " That’s the thing it’s a one off. I’m only going to be selling them to my friends and people I know. Not expecting to shift more than 30. It’s just that thing where people say oh these are lovely let me give you something for them and not knowing what I should sell them for. They’ve posted videos of them making the chocolate bombs and people were like asking my family and friends if I would make some to sell. That’s what happened last year. | |||
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"You're better off googling the answer than asking a bunch of randoms. https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/providing-food-at-community-and-charity-events Looks like you're fine. Mr" From this government advice If you handle, prepare, store and serve food occasionally and on a small scale, you do not need to register | |||
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"I think people are overthinking and being over dramatic in a lot of these replies. Worries about legal action & investigations from the tax man ???!! Just make your bombs (I don’t even know what they are) stick a few quid on and punt them to your FB friends Sadly it’s the world we live in today. People are always looking to make a quick buck and someone selling food out of their kitchen without all the appropriate paper work is easy meat for those types of people. You literally wouldn’t have a leg to stand on in court. You’ve gotta me ultra careful these days. Yep and i’m sure she is gonna be HMRC’s number 1 target this Winter. That’s the covid deficit taken care of, thanks Annie. You know that people are done for this kind of thing all the time, right? It really isn't unusual. Not to mention that the HMRC has an anonymous reporting thing now. I know countless people that have been reported for things they thought “wouldn’t matter” Trust me, HMRC has far more important cases to work on than a single Mum selling a few chocolates at Xmas to her friends on FB. Everyone is so negative on here. Someone posts something and all people wanna do is crush them down. Everyone is a bleedin expert in everything ain’t they ?! I would be prepared to stake everything I own on her having no issue whatsoever. If I worried about everything tiny little thing that COULD happen then I’d never get anything done. Nanny state nonsense " Probably nothing will happen. But I, and I'm assuming the others on this thread, are just trying to be helpful because we actually have knowledge that can be helpful. Don't assume that people are just being negative, and don't assume we don't know what we are talking about, because you might be surprised. | |||
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"You're better off googling the answer than asking a bunch of randoms. https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/providing-food-at-community-and-charity-events Looks like you're fine. Mr" This seems to refer to providing food for charity and community events, not selling for profit, which is a totally different cup of char. | |||
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"You're better off googling the answer than asking a bunch of randoms. https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/providing-food-at-community-and-charity-events Looks like you're fine. Mr From this government advice If you handle, prepare, store and serve food occasionally and on a small scale, you do not need to register" Exactly! X | |||
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"You're better off googling the answer than asking a bunch of randoms. https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/providing-food-at-community-and-charity-events Looks like you're fine. Mr From this government advice If you handle, prepare, store and serve food occasionally and on a small scale, you do not need to register Exactly! X" The title of the Govt advice is "Providing food at community and charity events: Guidance on providing food in a village hall or other community setting for volunteers and charity groups. It includes advice on registration, certificates and allergen information." Not selling for profit. | |||
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"You're better off googling the answer than asking a bunch of randoms. https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/providing-food-at-community-and-charity-events Looks like you're fine. Mr This seems to refer to providing food for charity and community events, not selling for profit, which is a totally different cup of char. " What constitutes a community event? If you handle, prepare, store and serve food occasionally and on a small scale, you do not need to register Occasionally and on a small scale assists to be their definition. Mr | |||
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"You're better off googling the answer than asking a bunch of randoms. https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/providing-food-at-community-and-charity-events Looks like you're fine. Mr This seems to refer to providing food for charity and community events, not selling for profit, which is a totally different cup of char. What constitutes a community event? If you handle, prepare, store and serve food occasionally and on a small scale, you do not need to register Occasionally and on a small scale assists to be their definition. Mr" *appears | |||
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"I think people are overthinking and being over dramatic in a lot of these replies. Worries about legal action & investigations from the tax man ???!! Just make your bombs (I don’t even know what they are) stick a few quid on and punt them to your FB friends Sadly it’s the world we live in today. People are always looking to make a quick buck and someone selling food out of their kitchen without all the appropriate paper work is easy meat for those types of people. You literally wouldn’t have a leg to stand on in court. You’ve gotta me ultra careful these days. Yep and i’m sure she is gonna be HMRC’s number 1 target this Winter. That’s the covid deficit taken care of, thanks Annie. You know that people are done for this kind of thing all the time, right? It really isn't unusual. Not to mention that the HMRC has an anonymous reporting thing now. I know countless people that have been reported for things they thought “wouldn’t matter” Trust me, HMRC has far more important cases to work on than a single Mum selling a few chocolates at Xmas to her friends on FB. Everyone is so negative on here. Someone posts something and all people wanna do is crush them down. Everyone is a bleedin expert in everything ain’t they ?! I would be prepared to stake everything I own on her having no issue whatsoever. If I worried about everything tiny little thing that COULD happen then I’d never get anything done. Nanny state nonsense " x | |||
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"You're better off googling the answer than asking a bunch of randoms. https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/providing-food-at-community-and-charity-events Looks like you're fine. Mr This seems to refer to providing food for charity and community events, not selling for profit, which is a totally different cup of char. What constitutes a community event? If you handle, prepare, store and serve food occasionally and on a small scale, you do not need to register Occasionally and on a small scale assists to be their definition. Mr" A community event might be a school Christmas fair or a coffee morning for the WI. Not sales for personal profit. | |||
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"You're better off googling the answer than asking a bunch of randoms. https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/providing-food-at-community-and-charity-events Looks like you're fine. Mr This seems to refer to providing food for charity and community events, not selling for profit, which is a totally different cup of char. " The OP is proposing making 30 chocolate items using melted down shop bought chocolate bars. 30. And selling them casually to her family & friends. Even at a tenner each (I’ve no idea what these things go for) it’s £300 total turnover. HMRC won’t care, someone could ring and grass her up and they still wouldn’t care. Jeez, what next ? People on here saying their kids need to register for food safety and submit tax returns for selling home made lemonade once a year ?! | |||
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"This is the guidance for running a food business from home: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-a-food-business-from-home I suppose it depends on the definition of "occasional" vs "regular and organised". Supplying a cake or three to the school fair twice a year is occasional. Selling multiple units of something, even if for a fixed period of time, would seem to me to be "organised". It is requiring planning of packaging etc. " Would you class 30 inexpensive homemade chocolates sold solely to people you personally know regular & organized business activity ? | |||
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"This is the guidance for running a food business from home: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-a-food-business-from-home I suppose it depends on the definition of "occasional" vs "regular and organised". Supplying a cake or three to the school fair twice a year is occasional. Selling multiple units of something, even if for a fixed period of time, would seem to me to be "organised". It is requiring planning of packaging etc. Would you class 30 inexpensive homemade chocolates sold solely to people you personally know regular & organized business activity ? " You realise no one is saying that the OP has to take any of the advice given, right? Just that this is advice, it is useful information to be given and *could* save a lot of potential hassle, personal and legal. | |||
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"I would just go ahead with it as u say they fam and friends sure u will b fine! I've found a mould on amazon for under a £5 shall b making some for xmas pressies! Good luck x" Yeah sorry Amazon is where I got mine. The gutsy one is like a browny red colour but the second one I bought is blue cos it easier to see when you’re coating it with the chocolate. Also when you press the chocolate out of the mould and when you want to attach them together heat a plate in the microwave and just rub the edges over it to make them smooth and easy to stick together. If you’re gonna decorate with piped chocolate (I do it with white chocolate) make sure it’s cool otherwise it will remelt your bomb and cause it to collapse | |||
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"This is the guidance for running a food business from home: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-a-food-business-from-home I suppose it depends on the definition of "occasional" vs "regular and organised". Supplying a cake or three to the school fair twice a year is occasional. Selling multiple units of something, even if for a fixed period of time, would seem to me to be "organised". It is requiring planning of packaging etc. Would you class 30 inexpensive homemade chocolates sold solely to people you personally know regular & organized business activity ? " Exactly how does a gov agency know it is only 30 that have been sold? | |||
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"This is the guidance for running a food business from home: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-a-food-business-from-home I suppose it depends on the definition of "occasional" vs "regular and organised". Supplying a cake or three to the school fair twice a year is occasional. Selling multiple units of something, even if for a fixed period of time, would seem to me to be "organised". It is requiring planning of packaging etc. Would you class 30 inexpensive homemade chocolates sold solely to people you personally know regular & organized business activity ? You realise no one is saying that the OP has to take any of the advice given, right? Just that this is advice, it is useful information to be given and *could* save a lot of potential hassle, personal and legal." Why would anyone think the OP “has” to take note of advice ? Its just my opinion, and that’s all it is, that the advice about making sure she has this that and the other in place first, is poppycock | |||
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"I would just go ahead with it as u say they fam and friends sure u will b fine! I've found a mould on amazon for under a £5 shall b making some for xmas pressies! Good luck x Yeah sorry Amazon is where I got mine. The gutsy one is like a browny red colour but the second one I bought is blue cos it easier to see when you’re coating it with the chocolate. Also when you press the chocolate out of the mould and when you want to attach them together heat a plate in the microwave and just rub the edges over it to make them smooth and easy to stick together. If you’re gonna decorate with piped chocolate (I do it with white chocolate) make sure it’s cool otherwise it will remelt your bomb and cause it to collapse "Cool ty will do that good luck with yours! x | |||
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"This is the guidance for running a food business from home: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-a-food-business-from-home I suppose it depends on the definition of "occasional" vs "regular and organised". Supplying a cake or three to the school fair twice a year is occasional. Selling multiple units of something, even if for a fixed period of time, would seem to me to be "organised". It is requiring planning of packaging etc. Would you class 30 inexpensive homemade chocolates sold solely to people you personally know regular & organized business activity ? " The OP said she'd done something similar for family and friends before, but it had been suggested she could "sell on Facebook". That sounds like more than just family and friends. I agree if just family and friends she doesn't need any registration, but who advertises on Facebook with the intention of only family/friends buying?? The minute you start selling on Facebook, you open yourself up to all manner of problems. A family member briefly ran a (registered) cake business, selling via FB and she gave up due to the appalling behaviour of people who made spurious complains and demanded refunds for no reason. Now she only makes cakes for family and friends. | |||
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"This is the guidance for running a food business from home: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-a-food-business-from-home I suppose it depends on the definition of "occasional" vs "regular and organised". Supplying a cake or three to the school fair twice a year is occasional. Selling multiple units of something, even if for a fixed period of time, would seem to me to be "organised". It is requiring planning of packaging etc. Would you class 30 inexpensive homemade chocolates sold solely to people you personally know regular & organized business activity ? The OP said she'd done something similar for family and friends before, but it had been suggested she could "sell on Facebook". That sounds like more than just family and friends. I agree if just family and friends she doesn't need any registration, but who advertises on Facebook with the intention of only family/friends buying?? The minute you start selling on Facebook, you open yourself up to all manner of problems. A family member briefly ran a (registered) cake business, selling via FB and she gave up due to the appalling behaviour of people who made spurious complains and demanded refunds for no reason. Now she only makes cakes for family and friends. " But she did state she was only going to sell to family & friends. That’s what I based my comment on when I referred she was only going to sell to family & friends. At least I think I read that  | |||
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"This is the guidance for running a food business from home: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-a-food-business-from-home I suppose it depends on the definition of "occasional" vs "regular and organised". Supplying a cake or three to the school fair twice a year is occasional. Selling multiple units of something, even if for a fixed period of time, would seem to me to be "organised". It is requiring planning of packaging etc. Would you class 30 inexpensive homemade chocolates sold solely to people you personally know regular & organized business activity ? The OP said she'd done something similar for family and friends before, but it had been suggested she could "sell on Facebook". That sounds like more than just family and friends. I agree if just family and friends she doesn't need any registration, but who advertises on Facebook with the intention of only family/friends buying?? The minute you start selling on Facebook, you open yourself up to all manner of problems. A family member briefly ran a (registered) cake business, selling via FB and she gave up due to the appalling behaviour of people who made spurious complains and demanded refunds for no reason. Now she only makes cakes for family and friends. But she did state she was only going to sell to family & friends. That’s what I based my comment on when I referred she was only going to sell to family & friends. At least I think I read that "Re-read the opening paragraph of the OP, which states it had been suggested she might sell on Facebook and then sought advice about packaging and costing that up. | |||
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"This is the guidance for running a food business from home: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/starting-a-food-business-from-home I suppose it depends on the definition of "occasional" vs "regular and organised". Supplying a cake or three to the school fair twice a year is occasional. Selling multiple units of something, even if for a fixed period of time, would seem to me to be "organised". It is requiring planning of packaging etc. Would you class 30 inexpensive homemade chocolates sold solely to people you personally know regular & organized business activity ? You realise no one is saying that the OP has to take any of the advice given, right? Just that this is advice, it is useful information to be given and *could* save a lot of potential hassle, personal and legal. Why would anyone think the OP “has” to take note of advice ? Its just my opinion, and that’s all it is, that the advice about making sure she has this that and the other in place first, is poppycock " That was my point. No one is saying anyone must take advice. Legal requirements may be poppycock in your opinion, but unfortunately they are legal requirements. And I'm not sure that "someone on fab said it was poppycock" is likely to stand up if something goes wrong. Last year I sold advent calendars with Ferrero Rocher, Lindor balls and Chocolate Oranges (all still in their packaging) and didn't need any food hygiene qualifications. This year, things have changed and I've had to do the qualification to cover me in case someone decides to cause me trouble. That's just how it is. P | |||
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"But a cake is seriously more complicated than a hot chocolate bomb with many more things to complain about if a cake isn’t exactly how that person wants it to look. My hot chocolate bombs look exactly how they will look in the pictures and videos I have of me putting them in the cup and pouring the hot milk on them. It’s 3 ingredients, galaxy chocolate, aero hot chocolate mix and marshmallows. If people know they have allergies to those things they’re not gonna consume the bombs. " Milk powder (which hot chocolate powder is made from) can carry a wide variety of pathogens. There is, unfortunately, scope for people to become unwell if the samples became contaminated, which outside of a regulated food production facility, is common. I used to manage a food standards testing lab and we used to send "spiked" samples of cocoa and milk powder out to major food manufacturers, for their labs to use as standard tests. Hot chocolate powder might seem a very benign foodstuff but the minute you start handling and manipulating it from the packaging it comes in, you can start to cause issues. You should also be very careful as to what you choose to package milk/cocoa based powders in. Cardboard is horrific for carrying pathogens, for example. The "cardboard" cartons from the supermarket are lined with plastic and are treated to be clean before the powder is put in. | |||
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"Think the point your missing is the worse case scenario Someone gets ill and blames your product. Is it likely to happen? No. But you have to weigh up the risk/reward ratio The risk of it happen is low, but the consequences would be disastrous And the reward? Couple 100 quid at best? It’s your call. I still think feet pictures is a better option though" I don’t think I’d get much for my feet. I do around 36 thousand steps per shift in work. My feet are fucked. | |||
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"Think the point your missing is the worse case scenario Someone gets ill and blames your product. Is it likely to happen? No. But you have to weigh up the risk/reward ratio The risk of it happen is low, but the consequences would be disastrous And the reward? Couple 100 quid at best? It’s your call. I still think feet pictures is a better option though I don’t think I’d get much for my feet. I do around 36 thousand steps per shift in work. My feet are fucked. " I’m almost certain there’s a market for that. My friend sells hers and she has goats hooves for feet | |||
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"I only have friends, family and acquaintances on my Facebook. My close friends and family would be ballsy enough to flat out ask me to make the bombs for them for nothing. But for an example, a parent of a child that’s friends with my daughter or people that I work with, or people from the gym or anybody that I ‘know’ but not know enough that they would feel comfortable asking me to do something for nothing, but would like the things that I’m making. Therefore the option to BUY them means they can straight up just purchase them. What they gonna complain about, that they didn’t melt?" No one's telling you not to do it - I think it's a great idea! We're just encouraging you to take a more pragmatic approach in order to potentially save yourself a lot of headache and/or money in future. At the end of the day though it's up to you. | |||
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"Do you know how to handle milk/cocoa powders so that they don't acquire microbial contamination? Do you know what type of packaging is safest for such foodstuffs? Are you able to stop the powders getting damp (which will increase any microbial presence)? Salmonella outbreaks have been linked to chocolate products made in professional, regulated environments. No home kitchen can possibly be as clean as such a facility. Aspergillus (a type of mould) is very fond of chocolate powders/milk powder and is found on cardboard and suchlike. You don't want to be accused of causing illness, is the baseline." Alternatively can you pick a good toe nail polish colour? Can you use that cheese grater food thing and capture the gratings for the seriously kinky? Can you post your socks after a hard day at work in them ? | |||
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"Do you know how to handle milk/cocoa powders so that they don't acquire microbial contamination? Do you know what type of packaging is safest for such foodstuffs? Are you able to stop the powders getting damp (which will increase any microbial presence)? Salmonella outbreaks have been linked to chocolate products made in professional, regulated environments. No home kitchen can possibly be as clean as such a facility. Aspergillus (a type of mould) is very fond of chocolate powders/milk powder and is found on cardboard and suchlike. You don't want to be accused of causing illness, is the baseline." I’d stick my neck out here and assume that the packaging that’s safest for foodstuffs is the packaging that’s sold for the intended use of housing cakes, biscuits and chocolates etc. You’re getting a bit anal now and not in a good way. | |||
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"Do you know how to handle milk/cocoa powders so that they don't acquire microbial contamination? Do you know what type of packaging is safest for such foodstuffs? Are you able to stop the powders getting damp (which will increase any microbial presence)? Salmonella outbreaks have been linked to chocolate products made in professional, regulated environments. No home kitchen can possibly be as clean as such a facility. Aspergillus (a type of mould) is very fond of chocolate powders/milk powder and is found on cardboard and suchlike. You don't want to be accused of causing illness, is the baseline. I’d stick my neck out here and assume that the packaging that’s safest for foodstuffs is the packaging that’s sold for the intended use of housing cakes, biscuits and chocolates etc. You’re getting a bit anal now and not in a good way. " Milk powder/cocoa powder is not the same as biscuits or solid chocolate. I'm sure you'll do your research. I'm offering professional advice, based on my previous work in food safety labs. If you think that's "anal" then so be it. | |||
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"If you're selling any kind of food products you need to have food safety and hygiene certificates and you'll need your workspace (guessing kitchen) to have a hygiene rating as well. Also liability insurance. Posh" 100% this know of a trader who was trading sweets ie repacking them and selling on facebook and is now under invesigation for not declaring for tax purpose and having no hygine and heath safety and insurance | |||
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"Think the point your missing is the worse case scenario Someone gets ill and blames your product. Is it likely to happen? No. But you have to weigh up the risk/reward ratio The risk of it happen is low, but the consequences would be disastrous And the reward? Couple 100 quid at best? It’s your call. I still think feet pictures is a better option though" You can give them away to anyone and they can make a donation but even that can be hard now with food higgene law enforcement. And I don't know where you would stand on using branded ingredients without the brand's concent. | |||
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"Do you know how to handle milk/cocoa powders so that they don't acquire microbial contamination? Do you know what type of packaging is safest for such foodstuffs? Are you able to stop the powders getting damp (which will increase any microbial presence)? Salmonella outbreaks have been linked to chocolate products made in professional, regulated environments. No home kitchen can possibly be as clean as such a facility. Aspergillus (a type of mould) is very fond of chocolate powders/milk powder and is found on cardboard and suchlike. You don't want to be accused of causing illness, is the baseline. I’d stick my neck out here and assume that the packaging that’s safest for foodstuffs is the packaging that’s sold for the intended use of housing cakes, biscuits and chocolates etc. You’re getting a bit anal now and not in a good way. Milk powder/cocoa powder is not the same as biscuits or solid chocolate. I'm sure you'll do your research. I'm offering professional advice, based on my previous work in food safety labs. If you think that's "anal" then so be it. " Agree. And as someone with very severe food allergies I’d never risk buying anything unlabelled or from someone without food hygiene knowledge. Huge consequences. | |||
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"I made hot chocolate bombs last year just for family and friends but they were so good (humble brag) that people were saying you should sell these on Facebook for Xmas eve boxes or just to have running up to Xmas. Looking online for packaging and I’ll work on the basis of doing 10 so for 10 boxes it’s £13. I’ve already got the moulds to make the bombs. Would need a big tub of aero hot chocolate which is normally £3. Loads of galaxy chocolate and mini marshmallows. White chocolate and Xmas colour sprinkles for decoration. How do I work out what I should be selling them for? I’m gonna sell them as two bombs (cos the boxes fit 2) " I have the same dilemma due to people wanting paintings and original art I have done. But someone said to me just record how many hours work you have put into it and I will pay you by the hour. Although a lot of them people won’t be able to afford the work. With your dilemma I would cost for how much you have had to outlay for materials and then charge for your time. Whatever hourly rate you think it deserves etc. As it gives you an interesting dea of how to quantify units | |||
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"Think the point your missing is the worse case scenario Someone gets ill and blames your product. Is it likely to happen? No. But you have to weigh up the risk/reward ratio The risk of it happen is low, but the consequences would be disastrous And the reward? Couple 100 quid at best? It’s your call. I still think feet pictures is a better option though I don’t think I’d get much for my feet. I do around 36 thousand steps per shift in work. My feet are fucked. I’m almost certain there’s a market for that. My friend sells hers and she has goats hooves for feet " Still doesn’t help with the people asking if I can sell my hot chocolate bombs so they can put them in their kids Xmas eve boxes. | |||
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"I made hot chocolate bombs last year just for family and friends but they were so good (humble brag) that people were saying you should sell these on Facebook for Xmas eve boxes or just to have running up to Xmas. Looking online for packaging and I’ll work on the basis of doing 10 so for 10 boxes it’s £13. I’ve already got the moulds to make the bombs. Would need a big tub of aero hot chocolate which is normally £3. Loads of galaxy chocolate and mini marshmallows. White chocolate and Xmas colour sprinkles for decoration. How do I work out what I should be selling them for? I’m gonna sell them as two bombs (cos the boxes fit 2) I have the same dilemma due to people wanting paintings and original art I have done. But someone said to me just record how many hours work you have put into it and I will pay you by the hour. Although a lot of them people won’t be able to afford the work. With your dilemma I would cost for how much you have had to outlay for materials and then charge for your time. Whatever hourly rate you think it deserves etc. As it gives you an interesting dea of how to quantify units "That's £30 a bomb then | |||
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"Think the point your missing is the worse case scenario Someone gets ill and blames your product. Is it likely to happen? No. But you have to weigh up the risk/reward ratio The risk of it happen is low, but the consequences would be disastrous And the reward? Couple 100 quid at best? It’s your call. I still think feet pictures is a better option though I don’t think I’d get much for my feet. I do around 36 thousand steps per shift in work. My feet are fucked. I’m almost certain there’s a market for that. My friend sells hers and she has goats hooves for feet Still doesn’t help with the people asking if I can sell my hot chocolate bombs so they can put them in their kids Xmas eve boxes. " To be fair I thought you didn’t actually want help with that considering the amount of really useful posts on here you’ve just refused to acknowledge Maybe put feet pics in their Xmas Eve boxes | |||
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"I made hot chocolate bombs last year just for family and friends but they were so good (humble brag) that people were saying you should sell these on Facebook for Xmas eve boxes or just to have running up to Xmas. Looking online for packaging and I’ll work on the basis of doing 10 so for 10 boxes it’s £13. I’ve already got the moulds to make the bombs. Would need a big tub of aero hot chocolate which is normally £3. Loads of galaxy chocolate and mini marshmallows. White chocolate and Xmas colour sprinkles for decoration. How do I work out what I should be selling them for? I’m gonna sell them as two bombs (cos the boxes fit 2) I have the same dilemma due to people wanting paintings and original art I have done. But someone said to me just record how many hours work you have put into it and I will pay you by the hour. Although a lot of them people won’t be able to afford the work. With your dilemma I would cost for how much you have had to outlay for materials and then charge for your time. Whatever hourly rate you think it deserves etc. As it gives you an interesting dea of how to quantify units
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"Mark up is usually around 150% so if something costs £5 to make you sell for £15 " No, that would be £12.50. £15 would be 200percent | |||
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"Think the point your missing is the worse case scenario Someone gets ill and blames your product. Is it likely to happen? No. But you have to weigh up the risk/reward ratio The risk of it happen is low, but the consequences would be disastrous And the reward? Couple 100 quid at best? It’s your call. I still think feet pictures is a better option though I don’t think I’d get much for my feet. I do around 36 thousand steps per shift in work. My feet are fucked. I’m almost certain there’s a market for that. My friend sells hers and she has goats hooves for feet Still doesn’t help with the people asking if I can sell my hot chocolate bombs so they can put them in their kids Xmas eve boxes. To be fair I thought you didn’t actually want help with that considering the amount of really useful posts on here you’ve just refused to acknowledge Maybe put feet pics in their Xmas Eve boxes " How have I refused to acknowledge it? I’ve acknowledged it so much that it’s put me off. I’m not gonna do it. | |||
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"I think you are missing a trick by not making them your favourite shape though. Hot Chocolate arsehole shaped bombs. Some clever marketing and no one is getting a bum deal. "Hi Kids........ Here's your Santa's Chocolate Arse Hole........ | |||
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"I'm glad I lived in the era I did..... " I thought you were alive and kicking in this era but are you posting from beyond the grave Granny? | |||
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"I'm glad I lived in the era I did..... I thought you were alive and kicking in this era but are you posting from beyond the grave Granny? " No dear. An era isn't necessa..... Yes. Yes I am. I posting from beyond the grave....
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"Add up EVERYTHING you need : Boxes Chocolate Marshmallows Sprinkles Heat for melting Petrol (if) Time (if) Postage Packaging Labels Wrapping Advertising Possible returns (causing a loss) Possible thefts (twats that lie) Add them all up. Divide by 10 ( cos you said 10 boxes ) That's your COST To make a profit ( here's the amazing tip ) sell them for more than it cost to make. Now then ...... for me to bother my ARSE my profits have to be pretty high. It's my belief that home made products are FAR more expensive than mass manufactured so consider whether it's worth your time. Look out for FOOD laws/requirments etc..... Take out liability so that if you are accused of selling products that make people ill you have enough money to pay them ....... While we are on it..... ADD that to your costs Good luck Don't forget food manufacture laws..... are your premises passed for food manufacture and retail ? " Follow this very good a vice and your almost there. One golden rule from Harvard, “Have more money coming in than you have going out” | |||
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"I'm glad I lived in the era I did..... I thought you were alive and kicking in this era but are you posting from beyond the grave Granny? " I 'see' you. | |||
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"I think you are missing a trick by not making them your favourite shape though. Hot Chocolate arsehole shaped bombs. Some clever marketing and no one is getting a bum deal.
Hi Kids........ Here's your Santa's Chocolate Arse Hole........ "Obviously for the adults lol. Where is the facepalm emoji when you need it | |||
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"I'm glad I lived in the era I did..... Bommy time we'd walk around to the woman who had LOADS of kids and buy a toffee apple made in her house..... Never asked who spit in it or nuttin' ..... " Sadly back then we wouldn't sue at the drop of a hat. With the 'no win, no fee' companies, people sue at the drop of a hat. The environmental health food standards can be a minefield, but it is a big hurdle that needs to be tackled. Maybe use this year to perfect different recipes, then read up on the legal side of things for next year. | |||
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"I'm glad I lived in the era I did..... Bommy time we'd walk around to the woman who had LOADS of kids and buy a toffee apple made in her house..... Never asked who spit in it or nuttin' ..... Sadly back then we wouldn't sue at the drop of a hat. With the 'no win, no fee' companies, people sue at the drop of a hat. The environmental health food standards can be a minefield, but it is a big hurdle that needs to be tackled. Maybe use this year to perfect different recipes, then read up on the legal side of things for next year." I perfected how to make them last year. There’s not that much to them. People going on like I’m gonna be putting anthrax in them. I’m not doing it now. Put me off completely. | |||
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"I'm glad I lived in the era I did..... Bommy time we'd walk around to the woman who had LOADS of kids and buy a toffee apple made in her house..... Never asked who spit in it or nuttin' ..... Sadly back then we wouldn't sue at the drop of a hat. With the 'no win, no fee' companies, people sue at the drop of a hat. The environmental health food standards can be a minefield, but it is a big hurdle that needs to be tackled. Maybe use this year to perfect different recipes, then read up on the legal side of things for next year. I perfected how to make them last year. There’s not that much to them. People going on like I’m gonna be putting anthrax in them. I’m not doing it now. Put me off completely. " That's a shame. | |||
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"Has anyone mentioned nut or other allergies? If you are selling you would need to declare the ingredients used on the packaging otherwise you are potentially setting yourself up if anyone does have a reaction A lot of chocolate and sweet products are nut based or contain nuts " But that’s the point. People already know if they can eat galaxy chocolate or drink aero hot chocolate or eat marshmallows. I know if I had an allergy to galaxy I wouldn’t buy something made out of melted galaxy chocolate. | |||
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"Has anyone mentioned nut or other allergies? If you are selling you would need to declare the ingredients used on the packaging otherwise you are potentially setting yourself up if anyone does have a reaction A lot of chocolate and sweet products are nut based or contain nuts But that’s the point. People already know if they can eat galaxy chocolate or drink aero hot chocolate or eat marshmallows. I know if I had an allergy to galaxy I wouldn’t buy something made out of melted galaxy chocolate. " If I bought bread and ham and butter, made a sandwich, packed it up then sold it, whether people know what's in bread, ham and butter is irrelevant. I still need to list ingredients and allergens. This out of all the other things listed that you should/shouldn't do is the one I'd suggest you do. Just trying to look out for your best interests. I was going to PM you but im outside your age range ?????? | |||
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"OP has gone ? What happened ??" People come and go. You press the delete profile button and then the are you sure button ....... yes.... and the profile goes. | |||
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"Mark up is usually around 150% so if something costs £5 to make you sell for £15 " That's what I do if I sell any crochet I make. | |||
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"OP has gone ? What happened ??" Probably too busy making hot chocolate bombs to be on here. | |||
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"you must have dug deep for this .... it's 3 weeks old." I found a piece of bacon in a hole in my teeth where that filling I lost used to be the other day. I hadn’t eaten bacon for three weeks! | |||
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"you must have dug deep for this .... it's 3 weeks old. I found a piece of bacon in a hole in my teeth where that filling I lost used to be the other day. I hadn’t eaten bacon for three weeks! Sam must have stinked !"Yeah, probably. Tasted alright though. | |||
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"you must have dug deep for this .... it's 3 weeks old. I found a piece of bacon in a hole in my teeth where that filling I lost used to be the other day. I hadn’t eaten bacon for three weeks! Sam must have stinked !
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"you must have dug deep for this .... it's 3 weeks old. I found a piece of bacon in a hole in my teeth where that filling I lost used to be the other day. I hadn’t eaten bacon for three weeks! Sam must have stinked !
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"You shouldn’t do this if you want to build a business, you should price based on what your market can stand not costs and margin , and you create value , or perception of value at least. Do you know your market? Have you profiled what they are prepared to pay ? If you want further advice I’ll offer it at £1000 per day. Others might offer it much cheaper , take there’s first then come back to the that will work, it’s not cheap but it will work. Get it ? " Who you talking to Notts ? | |||
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"OP has gone ? What happened ?? "Made his fortune of course | |||
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"OP has gone ? What happened ?? Did you go digging this out for maths lessons ??" Just noticed she had left when clicked on my previous forum posts and wondered if anyone knew why ? One of the more entertaining posters IMO | |||
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"OP has gone ? What happened ?? Did you go digging this out for maths lessons ?? Just noticed she had left when clicked on my previous forum posts and wondered if anyone knew why ? One of the more entertaining posters IMO " Hope someone is able to let you know why. Just another forumite. They come , they go , they come back | |||
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"OP has gone ? What happened ?? Did you go digging this out for maths lessons ?? Just noticed she had left when clicked on my previous forum posts and wondered if anyone knew why ? One of the more entertaining posters IMO " Yes she is. | |||
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"OP has gone ? What happened ?? Did you go digging this out for maths lessons ?? Just noticed she had left when clicked on my previous forum posts and wondered if anyone knew why ? One of the more entertaining posters IMO " Wasn’t getting the attention she needed. She’ll be back once she craves it again | |||
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"OP has gone ? What happened ?? Did you go digging this out for maths lessons ?? Just noticed she had left when clicked on my previous forum posts and wondered if anyone knew why ? One of the more entertaining posters IMO Yes she is. "Here’s hoping she’s in a good place | |||
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