Sorry for the delay in my blog posts... for once I wasn't just ignoring them. As you may have seen... I have been busy... and on top of that, the little one has an ear infection. While he normally resides on my lap 80% of the time he is awake, with the ear infection, we were at a full 100% of the time and he wasn't sleeping much or very well. Since he appears to be feeling better and is actually playing on his own, I thought I would try to squeeze in a quick blog post.
Budget... I hate to keep talking the cost of cakes, but this is for customers and potential customers out there. I had a customer call me the other day, asking for a 3-tier cake with a carved cake as the top tier, fondant, the works. I quoted her a price and her response was "She's not getting married!" I giggled on the phone with her and asked her what her budget was. She politely responded and we continued to discuss some options. Eventually we came up with a few possibilities within her budget and she set off to discuss it with her daughter. The next day, she ordered the cake!
Every day I get emails from folks requesting a quote on a specific cake or a cake to feed X amount of people. I send them the best quote I can, based on the information given to me, and many times, I never hear back from them. Obviously some of these folks can choose other bakers, but I have a feeling many of these inquiries end up not ordering a cake at all because of the price. Yes, sometimes budgets and desires are so out of line that it is impossible to offer an alternative, but other times, if folks just asked or discussed their budget, something on a smaller scale could work. Sure you might not get that life-sized teddy bear you saw on Ace of Cakes, but you may still be able to get something cute and unique and not break the bank.
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