I heard about this on the radio this morning. Cakerental.com. The djs on the radio were talking about what a great idea this was because cake prices were so astronomical. I was thinking, this is a terrible idea. It will put pro cake decorators out of business, especially small ones.
The site is in her post. I agree - terrible idea! Chances are the cake is gonna get damaged in all that transit and then the bride will be out her cost and the deposit... $300... and that combined with her sheets she probably could have gotten a real cake! Some of those designs are pretty lumpy too...
Are we talking about dummy cakes? See there was a whole article in the paper about a lady starting that here. What I think people are forgetting is that you have to pay for hte rental right. Then you still have to pay for the sheet cakes to feed the guests. I just dont think in most situations this is going to be saving you a lot of money.
The lady that is doing it near me charges i thin 100 for a 3 tier cake in stock and 150 for a custom design. (then she gets the cake back). But then the bride and groom will still have to pay 1-2 a slice for the kitchen cakes. I have to ask if they really saved themselves a lot of money.
oh yeah! I just checked the site. That is the lady near me!!!
oh yeah! I just checked the site. That is the lady near me!!!
Merissa, I'm curious if you feel threatened by that business being so close to you. As jstritt (the original poster) said: " It will put pro cake decorators out of business, especially small ones."
Well I dont know. I dont really do a lot of cakes at this point. I dont really have a business right now. I think though that once the brides sit down and start figuring costs they might feel differently. I mean why pay for a dummy and sheet cakes?? The cost of both probably is about the same as just paying for cake.
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