I work in a wholesale bakery. In the mornings I'm up front taking customer orders, entering them into the system, ect - while in the afternoon I'm in the back decorating cakes and cupcakes.
I actually just took over cupcakes, and in an attempt to boost sales turned them into simple little Easter baskets for the holiday. Nothing super fancy as I have to mass produce :( We went from selling 20-30 Red Velvet and Carrot cupcakes a week to over 400 last weekend alone. So I assume people are pretty pleased with them.
Anyway, this morning I got a call from a disgruntled customer. She told me she was disappointed and let down by these Easter Cupcakes. When I asked her why she felt this way she responded, "they just look like muffins with some frosting and decorations". I did sympathize with her and asked for suggestions. Now I know you can't please everyone no matter how hard you try, but this seems pretty out there to me :p
I figured it was worth stopping in to share, because it definitely gave all of us in the office a good giggle.
All cupcakes look like muffins with frosting and decorations... lol.
I think Pinterest has poisoned people, they expect every cupcake to have a gum paste peony on top now.
That's funny! Didn't she see them when she bought them? Anyway like scrumdiddlycakes said, all cupcakes look like little muffins.
Thanks for the laugh.
Oh, her actual suggestion was 'maybe you could not charge so much if you're going to sell a misleading product'.
They're the large cupcakes in Red Velvet and Carrot decorated out of the norm, for a whole dollar and fourty cents. $$$$$$$ I think they're too cheap
Misleading? Did she not see them when she bought them? I am assuming $1.40 is the wholesale price, right?
I would be very interested in how calling a red velvet cupcake a red velvet cupcake is misleading, though :)
Maybe she thought she was actually getting a miniature Easter basket. Maybe she thought the Easter bunny was going to jump out and give her a lap dance. Some people just have to have a reason to complain. Next time tell her, "of course it isn't a muffin. Muffins are for breakfast. Cupcakes are for anytime". I mean, duh, of course it looks like a muffin with frosting. That's because that's what it is.
Maybe she thought she was actually getting a miniature Easter basket. Maybe she thought the Easter bunny was going to jump out and give her a lap dance. Some people just have to have a reason to complain. Next time tell her, "of course it isn't a muffin. Muffins are for breakfast. Cupcakes are for anytime". I mean, duh, of course it looks like a muffin with frosting. That's because that's what it is.
This gave me a big laugh.
Isn't it always the wackos that need to tell others what's wrong with things ............. Thank goodness you had co-workers there to appreciate the chuckle!
I wish you could be honest with people sometimes and just tell them how stupid that comment was......but then I'd feel bad I told them the truth and they still wouldn't get it.
ASome people just have to have SOMETHING to complain about. Heck I see it ask the time on this website. I checked out a tutorial the other day and several people left rude comments. Someone took the time to share and be helpful, and they got crap for it.
Your story reminds me of a T-shirt I have: "Muffins are just ugly cupcakes".
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