Yes, very disheartening Lisa. I’m just a hobby baker, but have friends in business, and they have heard that refrain. Sometimes giving a customer an analogy…ie: would you offer a plumber £35 for 8 hrs work done in your home? I think not…he/she would just laugh and say…do you want your toilet/blocked pipes fixed or not? Here’s my price, take or leave it. Many are ignorant as they see these decorating shows, and everything is done in 30 min/ 1 hour….totally unrealistic of course…we know what goes on behind the scenes. Most like this usually also have zero baking experience. Sometimes the best answer to “it’s just cake”, is to respond, politely as you can….well if that’s so, why can’t you make the cake yourself?? Put it right back in there lap. There will always be rude, cheap people that want something for nothing. But know you have many, many who do appreciate your work. There is also the remote possibility Lisa, it was another decorator “scouting” out your cakes & prices. Don’t take it to heart Lisa. Would like to say that this won’t happen again…but I can’t. You do great work. Unfortunately they need to “walk a mile in my shoes” before they could truly understand.
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