A Thread For All Uk Bakers!!
Decorating By hailinguk Updated 25 Aug 2017 , 10:29am by Magic Mouthfuls
AI do have the mat and I have been using it because of the folds in the silicone one! Mine pics up fibres too! Thought I was just me.
Although it seems to slip on my table so I need to figure out how to secure it!
well they are still not here so ive had a polite rant on my fb page! Really annoys me it does! I wouldnt mind but two cakes waiting to be ninja'd and the schools on strike tomorrow so ive lost a day! grrrr!
I slightly wet the table before I put my mat down Kuuushi and it stops it from moving, just wet some kitchen roll and rub your surface with it or wet a tea towel and place it underneath but that can cause problems if your rolling bigger than the tea towel because of the seems.
Poor Lizzy I know builders are slow but yours seem to be taking forever to me so can imagine how you feel, gonna look at that FB page now.
wow lizzy! I want to know how much he charges for the bear!?
bit less than mine then! How did you find out how much he charges for some of them Lizzy? He's done some nice cakes but how can he run a buisness if he sells them so cheap
It's in the comments sections of some of them roxy. Simple answer is he can't be running a profitable business. Time spent vs money earned (minus ingredients) means he will be working at probably £2/3 an hour, if that. And even that is assuming he decorates like lightening.
tell ya what guys i am sooo glad i did some meditation last night! This customer has had me waiting since 10am and still no sign! I have sent polite messages and had a polite rant on fb but nothing! Sooo much to do 
Poor dogs have been shut away all morning and its just bloody rude i think!
AHaving a tough week in work but had to pop in with a pic for tiddys Fb :-) [IMG]http://cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/3260528/width/200/height/400[/IMG]
Lizzy maybe he steals cakes/topper toys from his work or something and adds a few bits and bobs quickly? There's something strange going on for sure!
AI'll have to get working on those!!! that would be a nice cheery lunch hour activity to distract me from this stupid place! hmph............. oh how I wish I could live on cakes (in all possible senses that could be taken ha ha)
LMAO Gray that pic is great, perfect for Tiddy.
Lizzy I have just looked through some of the comments and can't believe the prices, he states his vehicle cakes start at £35 depending on size and the number cakes with all the mickey mouse decorations is £30 but if they want the large rectangle cake underneath it also then its £40. He also says two weeks notice but book as soon as possible as his diary gets full quickly, yer I'm not bloody surprised it does, definitely something fishy going on there he's registered as a business so has to pay insurance etc so must be making them for almost nothing.
Tiddy get one of your family to send him a message and ask how much for the teddy bear cake.
I'll have to get working on those!!! that would be a nice cheery lunch hour activity to distract me from this stupid place! hmph............. oh how I wish I could live on cakes (in all possible senses that could be taken ha ha)
what do you do for a day job then gray?
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LMAO Gray that pic is great, perfect for Tiddy.
Lizzy I have just looked through some of the comments and can't believe the prices, he states his vehicle cakes start at £35 depending on size and the number cakes with all the mickey mouse decorations is £30 but if they want the large rectangle cake underneath it also then its £40. He also says two weeks notice but book as soon as possible as his diary gets full quickly, yer I'm not bloody surprised it does, definitely something fishy going on there he's registered as a business so has to pay insurance etc so must be making them for almost nothing.
I think the clue here is starting from.....and the no prices on his page...inbox me for prices 
He does state a price on a lot of them Tiddy just the vehicle cakes he said starting from.
Go on do it Tiddy see what he says, we're bad 
A*I didn't draw this one just googled but it cracked me up.... feel like i should also have added "....then i feed it to my dogs!" ha ha ha
Actually I hate being stood up like that so much that I am now delivery only, no matter what- nobody comes to my house for pickups any more. I added £5 to my base costs for all cakes to partially cover 'free' local delivery and any further 'loss' in time/fuel is vastly outweighed by the 'saving' I make in less stress :)
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*I didn't draw this one just googled but it cracked me up.... feel like i should also have added "....then i feed it to my dogs!" ha ha ha
Actually I hate being stood up like that so much that I am now delivery only, no matter what- nobody comes to my house for pickups any more. I added £5 to my base costs for all cakes to partially cover 'free' local delivery and any further 'loss' in time/fuel is vastly outweighed by the 'saving' I make in less stress
I was just saying this in a text rant to my husband person Gray! Its not the first time its happened and its such grief getting everything tidy and not being able to get on. Ive wasted half a bloody day now 
Excellent gray :D
I know roxy, it's mental!
I've just had a moan on the vent thread so you lot don't have to cope with my crappy mood on here too much today ;)
AYou could add into your terms tiddy that "cakes not collected within 24hrs will be donated to charity and your deposit will not be refunded"..... the delivery only tho is a nice way to beat them :)
I work on a research farm doing trials for different feed, better housing, better husbandry etc and I have lots of final reports to finish for the funders but I just can't get into the rythem this week it's so frustrating, the others keep going all passive aggressive about me not taking work home when they 'have to' but I flat refuse, eating into decorating time coats me too much money and eating into family time costs too much hapiness!!
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You could add into your terms tiddy that "cakes not collected within 24hrs will be donated to charity and your deposit will not be refunded"..... the delivery only tho is a nice way to beat them
I work on a research farm doing trials for different feed, better housing, better husbandry etc and I have lots of final reports to finish for the funders but I just can't get into the rythem this week it's so frustrating, the others keep going all passive aggressive about me not taking work home when they 'have to' but I flat refuse, eating into decorating time coats me too much money and eating into family time costs too much hapiness!!
I think I will Gray!
Stick to your guns and ignore the sheeple as i like to call them
well i think its safe to say my customer is not going to turn up
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