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Neicey76
Junior Member
Joined: Oct 02, 2007
Posts: 38
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Birthday: Feb 17
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:42 am |
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| just_for_fun wrote: | | Does she want the gumpaste roses to be made that morning too??? |
That would be insane!!! We would have to charge people double for that! |
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AdeleP
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Joined: Mar 02, 2008
Posts: 30
Location: Doncaster England
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:53 am |
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My 18 month old daughter an i were watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse the other day and they were making Minnie a cake for her birthday, they made the batter, poured it into the cake pan and set it in the oven to bake. Just 15 minutes later Mickey pulls it from the oven fully decorated, absolutley amazing. We ALL need one of these ovens, wouldn't it be perfect for those last minute people!!!!
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costumeczar
Forum SuperStar!
Joined: Oct 18, 2007
Posts: 2589
Location: Henrico VA
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:54 am |
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It's the fast-food mentality...Because you can get a full meal thrown through a window at you two minutes after you order it, people think that everything should work that way. The funny thing about it to me is that they want it that fast, but they also want it "baked fresh that morning." (I've had people ask me if I bake everything the day of the wedding...) |
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AsburyArt
Junior Member
Joined: Aug 09, 2008
Posts: 33
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:45 am |
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I recently received a stern email asking for a price quote stating "I DO NOT want a per serving quote." Emphasis theirs.
She either cannot multiply ($5 per serving for 125 servings) or divide ($625 for 125 servings.) I don't know which is worse. If she wants to compare me to another baker, she's going to have to do one or the other at some point. LOL Some are just clueless. |
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Beaches
Newbie
Joined: Sep 26, 2007
Posts: 6
Location: MA
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:04 am |
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| adatay wrote: | so i get a phone call about 15 min ago i answer and a girl says to me "hello we just wanted to know where you are located" ireply nerang (the suburb where i live) she says i know that but what is the address, i then realised i could hear that she was driving so i said my street but then added "i only hold meetings by appointment (which i do not have any scheduled this week so she must be wanting to book i ask her this) she says "no i am on my way to pay you for a cake (what the??? is my first thought as all my cakes are paid in full two weeks prior and next fortnights cakes are all paid for, so i was most confused so then i think maybe she is paying early for a future cake some brides do this, my stunned siolince on the line while i was thinking all this through must have triggered the girl to realise i had no idea who she was or what was going on so she says its for davids cake -still nothing registers as i know i have no male birthday cakes on the roster and all weddings are booked under the bride, just as i was starting to think she may have the wrong cake company she says "its the cake with the guy on the toilet -FINALY something triggers in my memory weeks ago (and i mean weeks ago) i got this phone call about a plain square cake with a figure of a man sitting on the toilet reading a magazine, i remember it as i thought it was the most bizare idea ever why would you want that on a cake!!??!! so the phone conversation that day was mearly an enquiry into cost etc and was left at that, never heard back, figured she must have thought the price to high (the figurine was goingt o be more than the actual cake) so now that i have worked out who these people are i say "that cake never got booked in what was the date for i will need to check if i can fit it in" get this.......next week!!! as in 7 days from today! yeah....no!!!! so i reply "i am terribly sorry mam but i am now completely booked for next week so sorry" she half screams down the phone at me "what do you mean i rang you! i have come all this way! what am i supposed to do now!!!!" calmly i reply" i am sorry mam but we require a $50 booking fee to secure the date of the booking (did not mention all the paperwork and contracts etc etc) and all my cakes are required to be paid in full two weeks prior to delivery" her reply" i am comming to pay you now in full and bring the picture (of her husband to model the figurine off)" "sorry i cannot fit it in i am completely booked it is a very busy time at the moment and i am sorry for any confusion" click, beep beep beep -she hung up on me!!! how stupid can you be thinking that you just ring up and ask a price then next minute turn up a couple of days before expecting everything to be fine!!??? i swear people are getting dumber!!!! thanks for letting me vent!!  |
That is totally amazing. She sounds like a big brat who has never been told no. How stupid. |
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newbie08
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Joined: Oct 21, 2008
Posts: 8
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:33 am |
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Neicey76
Junior Member
Joined: Oct 02, 2007
Posts: 38
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Birthday: Feb 17
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:01 pm |
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| AdeleP wrote: | My 18 month old daughter an i were watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse the other day and they were making Minnie a cake for her birthday, they made the batter, poured it into the cake pan and set it in the oven to bake. Just 15 minutes later Mickey pulls it from the oven fully decorated, absolutley amazing. We ALL need one of these ovens, wouldn't it be perfect for those last minute people!!!!
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If only we could have that oven!! |
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mixinvixen
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Joined: Feb 23, 2007
Posts: 956
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:18 pm |
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on my way out this morning to finish running errands, it's around 11:30 or so, and my cell phone rings. i pick it up, and this woman asks me if i can "do a titty cake" this evening....i'm thinking 'uh oh!...i ask her what design, once agains she says "titties", i ask when she needs it, she says "early this evening"
i snickered before i could help myself, then told her i require a 3 week notice before all orders and she could keep me in mind for any future projects. |
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goldenegg
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Joined: Oct 25, 2008
Posts: 155
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:28 pm |
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deliciously_decadent
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Joined: May 03, 2008
Posts: 422
Location: Australia
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:31 pm |
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oh you guys are so funny!! i suppose i couls do frozen chocolate cake (thats what people usually order last minute as they don't have time to think about it) but then part of me doesn't want to do last minute orders on shear principle that they should know better!!!! i have done a couple at 24 hrs notice though but birthday not wedding, and it has a lot to do woth the attitude of the person i think, someone yelling at meis not gonna get anything!! but someone acknowledding the enormity of what they are asking and knowing they areputting me out etc i usualy do those orders (and these people usually throw you a big tip for helping them out too )
i always wanted the cat in the hats cupcakeonator that spits out fully decorated cupcakes made from anything you poses and they taste great!! |
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AdeleP
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 02, 2008
Posts: 30
Location: Doncaster England
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:10 pm |
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I think you should stand your ground with people like this, she should have made things clear in the begining!! |
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indydebi
Forum Matriarch
Joined: Jul 07, 2006
Posts: 22142
Location: Indianapolis IN
Birthday: Jan 19
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:23 pm |
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| AsburyArt wrote: | | I recently received a stern email asking for a price quote stating "I DO NOT want a per serving quote." Emphasis theirs. |
Yet when you tell her "a wedding cake will cost $900" the first thing she comes back with is "how many people does that serve?" 
Years and years ago, I got an inquiry from a girl and when I told her the price per person, she sighed and said, "Does EVERYONE charge per person?" So I had to explain that's how we measure the quantity. "....because I can make a 3-tier cake to serve 20 or I can make a 3-tier cake to serve 300; so when I give you a price for a 3-tier cake, the first thing you're going to ask me is how many does it serve?"
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Hello, Lowe's? I need a price on paint for my living room, but don't tell me the price per gallon.
Hello, carpet place? I want a price for carpet for my bedroom, but don't give me a price per yard.
Hello, bakery? I'm having a sandwich party and needs lots of bread but don't give me a price per loaf. Oh...butter ... I need butter. But I don't want to know a price per pound.
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Mike1394
Forum Fanatic
Joined: Feb 20, 2008
Posts: 1842
Location: Michigan
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:02 pm |
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The problem is "stupid people don't know they're stupid"
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kandu001
Forum Addict
Joined: Aug 23, 2008
Posts: 525
Location: Sunny Florida
Birthday: Sep 04
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:59 pm |
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Some people have a serious "terrible two's" complex. They think the world revolves around them and that they should get what they want, when they want it. Oh well, on the plus side...the people like that are the ones we don't have to end up doing the orders for. Don't you think they would have something to complain about in the end anyway. |
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deliciously_decadent
Frequent Member
Joined: May 03, 2008
Posts: 422
Location: Australia
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:04 pm |
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| Quote: | The problem is "stupid people don't know they're stupid" [url] mike
LOVE IT!!! COS ITS TRUE!!!!  [/url] |
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