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Message |
| Topic: Is this a scam? What do you think? |
ellepal
Replies: 25
Views: 986
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 Forum: Cake Ideas
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:00 am Subject: Is this a scam? What do you think? |
He is getting really pushy with me. I checked his phone number, and it was an ohio area code overlay, but the number registered as disconnected when I called it back.
I wrote back and just told him, ... |
| Topic: Is this a scam? What do you think? |
ellepal
Replies: 25
Views: 986
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Forum: Cake Ideas
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:26 am Subject: Is this a scam? What do you think? |
| ok, well, the gentleman called me on the phone...he spoke with such a thick accent I could not understand one word. Not sure what to think now......would he still call if he were a scam? I do have a ... |
| Topic: Is this a scam? What do you think? |
ellepal
Replies: 25
Views: 986
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Forum: Cake Ideas
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:01 pm Subject: Is this a scam? What do you think? |
| Thanks for your input.....I wrote back to him and said that I cannot take a cake order for 300 people over the internet. He has to come into the shop, and sign a contract. I will need to talk to him ... |
| Topic: Is this a scam? What do you think? |
ellepal
Replies: 25
Views: 986
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Forum: Cake Ideas
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:39 pm Subject: Is this a scam? What do you think? |
| Hi Everyone.....I know it has been a while since I've posted anything. I just opened a cake shop, and it became so successful so quickly that I am basically living, breathing and sleeping cake (I gue ... |
| Topic: What do I say?(long) |
ellepal
Replies: 33
Views: 1439
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Forum: General
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 11:37 pm Subject: What do I say?(long) |
| I would behave as any business person.......give her one more chance to pay you and a one week time frame. If she stalls or gives excuses, get mean. Tell her that you are left with only one option, ... |
| Topic: Another Photo Theif |
ellepal
Replies: 25
Views: 1666
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Forum: General
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:26 pm Subject: Another Photo Theif |
| I have been alerted by a CC friend that a woman from the UK has been taking photos and using them on her site. She used one of mine, along with several others I've seen on CC. She also posted Wendy ... |
| Topic: Fondant Rant !! A must read |
ellepal
Replies: 38
Views: 3260
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Forum: General
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:43 pm Subject: Fondant Rant !! A must read |
| Ok, I hear what people are saying about MMF, but I began my career using the scratch fondant Paul was talking about, and had nothing but inconsistent problems with it. The gelatin formed little "boog ... |
| Topic: I am so darn creative...:) |
ellepal
Replies: 104
Views: 7466
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:18 pm Subject: I am so darn creative...:) |
| I love it! I am forever on the hunt for unique cake stands....great job! |
| Topic: Your under noticed cakes....link here!! |
ellepal
Replies: 424
Views: 18780
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:21 pm Subject: Your under noticed cakes....link here!! |
| Thanks for doing this forum!! I have some kid's cakes that I was so proud of, and not many people had a comment for them. The pull-toy animal train was by far the hardest cake I've ever done, and we ... |
| Topic: Unhappy customer - I think -- long |
ellepal
Replies: 25
Views: 1807
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Forum: General
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:03 pm Subject: Unhappy customer - I think -- long |
D77....your cakes look really nice. I just think it goes back to the old adage, "You can please most of the people most of the time, but not all of the people all of the time."
Last wedding season, ... |
| Topic: Fondant Survey |
ellepal
Replies: 22
Views: 1257
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:36 pm Subject: Fondant Survey |
I make MMF for all the cakes, but I buy my dark colors in Satin Ice. I find, however, that covering cakes in it is tricky.....it can crack, which does not happen with the homemade stuff.
The MMF ... |
| Topic: Weight issues?? |
ellepal
Replies: 35
Views: 2183
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Forum: General
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:58 am Subject: Weight issues?? |
| Geez....I guess I am the one helpless jerk that still can't get enough cake. I still love cake scraps, especially chocolate, and have no self-control. And yes, I have a weight problem. Buttercream ... |
| Topic: Yesterday's near disaster |
ellepal
Replies: 2
Views: 531
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Forum: Cake Disasters
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:04 pm Subject: Yesterday's near disaster |
| I was commissioned to do a high school grad cake for a star football player. The mom wanted a sheetcake with a letterman badge, the high school colors, and a sculptured cake of his helmut with the s ... |
| Topic: I am at wits end...please help me! |
ellepal
Replies: 10
Views: 1378
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:45 pm Subject: I am at wits end...please help me! |
| Make sure you knead in enough crisco, and that fondant is really pliable and even somewhat warm. Then roll it out in a thick layer....the thickness prevents the tearing. |
| Topic: My wedding cake disaster... |
ellepal
Replies: 66
Views: 7933
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Forum: Cake Disasters
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:59 am Subject: My wedding cake disaster... |
YAY!!! What a story, and what a great lesson! You did the right thing, and all is forgiven....your business will prosper!! The caterer guy, well, he will reap what he sows in life.
God Bless! |
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