tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782028785184426526.post1171354791691943254..comments2023-12-23T01:41:36.859-08:00Comments on cakelava: "Simple" , Pt. 1cakelavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11350705847823534445noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782028785184426526.post-91950604249192881282009-04-02T11:12:00.000-07:002009-04-02T11:12:00.000-07:00Hi M!Thank you for weighing in here. We're glad yo...Hi M!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for weighing in here. We're glad you are enjoying reading the blog. "Basic" -- YES!! How true it is that we spend the most time on the "basic" requests. "Basic" and "simple" seem to be words that are used when people approach us late in the game and when they find out we're booked, they say "but I'm only looking for a basic (or simple ... or even "small" XYZ design. When we inquire by what they mean by that we hear responses like "just a small, simple Batman themed cake" or "I only want the heads of the Transformers on each cupcake." <BR/><BR/>All the best!cakelavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514570625476482309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782028785184426526.post-18414206613354623042009-04-01T18:56:00.000-07:002009-04-01T18:56:00.000-07:00Hello Sasha and Rick! I've been a huge admirer of ...Hello Sasha and Rick! <BR/><BR/>I've been a huge admirer of your work for ages - and I love reading the blog so thank you for sharing. It's always amusing to read posts like this and realise that "simple" requests are not unique to my business...other cake designers are out there getting the same sorts of requests!<BR/><BR/>I think for me the word I hear more often is "basic"...so "I want a 'basic' car [which is a vintage 1920's XYZ]" "I want a 'basic' farm scene [with all the animals anatomically correct]" and so on and so forth. We almost always end up spending the most time on the "basic" things...and then wish we had charged double! <BR/><BR/>Worst of all are those who call at 5pm the night before wanting something, or call on the day asking for something delivered within the hour. When we can service these requests, we do...but then most of the time the person ordering then wants something super difficult or time consuming. Frankly, if you're giving me less than 8 hours, you're getting what you get! <BR/><BR/>...and then there are the ones who get a quote, agree to the price, but then ask you continually to just "put a few more stars on" or "can you just add a plaque" and so on and so forth...and wonder why you tell them that the cake they have just re-designed will need to be re-quoted. "But it's just a few stars!" [and a plaque and more glitter and an extra tier and two more fillings...]<BR/><BR/>What can I say, people are people, right?!<BR/><BR/>Memzeegee & the hungry threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157103839748631293noreply@blogger.com