![]() ![]() But I feel that opening up dialogue about pricing can only be a good thing. Some would argue I shouldn’t have to justify my prices. I must say, when I put my thoughts on pricing in print it almost felt like I was apologising for what I charge. Why am I talking about pricing in the first place?įirst off, I know some potters wouldn’t even dream of writing a blog post about their pricing, they just have their prices and that’s it - if you don’t like it, don’t buy it - and that’s fair enough. vases can be priced at thousands of pounds) but not the humble mug, maybe it’s because there is so much choice out there, maybe because of the perceived value of a mugįor something that has a function, you can use every single day multiple times and is beautiful to look at - if you look at cost per use - mugs are an absolute steal!.how much would you pay for a handmade mug?” There are many other items in pottery which you can charge more or less whatever someone is prepared to pay (e.g. In my first year of trading I went on a pricing course with At this point I had priced nearly all of my items far too low and was encouraged by Patricia, our very experienced course leader, to put my prices up but I was dismayed to discover there is a ceiling price on mugs - you can’t really charge more than £30-£35 for a mug - £40 at a real push maybe for a big mug or something extra, extra, extra special. So why then are they one of the cheapest handmade, artisan items you can buy? I am still perplexed by this Anyone learning pottery will tell you that handles are the hardest thing and take years to master. just to name a few of the issues which seem to plague mugs. Size issues, warping, handles popping off, S-cracks, crazing. Mugs take a lot of work and the rate of failures is high. For a potter, they are probably one of the trickiest things to get right. ![]() “Most people don’t realise how difficult mugs are to make.
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