Dear Sugar Diary:
I am having a super late dinner….and thinking about the things I hear on a daily basis…some are genuine….some are insulting….some are just outrageous! So I will share my list :
TOP 5 THINGS THIS CAKER HAS HAD ASKED OR SAID TO HER:
1- “Hi Shey… I was wondering how much for a cake?”
…yup just like that…no details…no explanation…just the cost of a cake in general I guess…..-_-
2- “Hi Shey…can you make me a cake for tomorrow Morning? …I know it is short notice but…”
Current time is 8pm…What goes thru my mind: Hummm…yeaaaahhhhh..-..IT IS SHORT NOTICE .I wasn’t thinking of sleeping ..eating or even bathing this weekend……Let me wave my magic spatula and whip that right up for you…..-
3- “Hi Shey ..My name is so and so and you made a cake for my friends blah blah blah…..I would love to have one of your cakes at MY event….well I was thinking…a 3 tiered cake in these specific colors…for 80+ guests…with bells and whistles….and a txt banner with LED lights saying blah blah blah blah…….and I want each tier to be a different flavor and I would like it to be delivered and set up by you…..how much would that be?” ….
Me: " Well 80+ servings? That would start out at $$$…..and bells and whistles are $$$ and all different flavors? and a txt banner? Well some more $$$….and delivered to WHERE (somewhere way out of town)and SET UP?? That will be $$$. Usually this is followed by a moment of silence before I hear " How much would a 1 tiered cake be in those same colors?" _
4- "Hi there I am so and so and was wondering if I could bake the cakes and you would decorate them for me?
“No”
5- “Hi I would love a cake for such and such date…I am going to pay you with a personal check…could you not cash it till next Monday?”
“Okay …well how about I just bring you that cake next Monday?”
Okay Okay Okay! Don’t get the wrong impression! I never answer that way! I don’t!(pinky promise ;) I usually take every single last minute order as long as my work load isn’t already super full….BUT sometimes you just wonder about what people think I do all day…..I love baking and decorating but I also have 1,000 other things to do in between. lol, It is called MY LIFE. I don’t think it is fair to take time away from a clients cake who placed their order 2 months ago for next Friday when you wait to order yours next Thursday! Also if you have no idea what it takes to create a cake time wise and money wise I suggest you research first. Idk …people are just different and think different….These were just examples of things I get asked and told daily and I hope you get a chuckle out of it. Well I better get back to my prep for weekend orders! Hope you all have a blast making your weekend orders….I know I will! =) I love my clients!!!
Shey
It’s funny and sad at the same time. I’m not a cake decorator, but it’s probably exactly the same in all types of small businesses. You have to calm down and take every(maybe at least every) small order. I told myself million times to not take every order and rest for a while or do the other things, but anytime when it comes, I say YES.
Don’t be sad, there are millions of other people who do it the same way as we do ;)
-- Michal, http://cakesdecor.com | My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/michal.bulla
=) lol….patience and a smile is my mantra! =) Thanks for taking time to read my words! =)
Shey
Thanks Shey, I did get a chuckle!!
Toni, Pennsylvania, https://www.facebook.com/WhiteCraftyCakes
LOL….glad you did! =)
Shey
Hehe 1. 2 and 3!! Spot on!!
LOL! Right!? ha!
Shey
Ha ha this made me laugh, customers can be silly…….
“My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.”