You don't need to outright reject the order because of allergies, just include in your contract that the customer acknowledges the cake may contain nuts, eggs, gluten, etc. If her husband has allergies to what's in the cake he just won't eat it.
You don't need to outright reject the order because of allergies, just include in your contract that the customer acknowledges the cake may contain nuts, eggs, gluten, etc. If her husband has allergies to what's in the cake he just won't eat it.
Thanks. Will include this.
I'm just curious....Has she signed a contract yet? If not, you need to get that done ASAP and stipulate in there that any changes from here on out will be assesed a fee per change. You have already agreed to do this cake for less then you would normanly do it for and now she is constinately making changes....set some ground rules or you will be unhappy in the end.
Good Luck
I'm just curious....Has she signed a contract yet? If not, you need to get that done ASAP and stipulate in there that any changes from here on out will be assesed a fee per change. You have already agreed to do this cake for less then you would normanly do it for and now she is constinately making changes....set some ground rules or you will be unhappy in the end.
Good Luck
Thanks for this advice. She hasn't signed the contract yet.
I'm just curious....Has she signed a contract yet? If not, you need to get that done ASAP and stipulate in there that any changes from here on out will be assesed a fee per change. You have already agreed to do this cake for less then you would normanly do it for and now she is constinately making changes....set some ground rules or you will be unhappy in the end.
Good Luck
Thanks for this advice. She hasn't signed the contract yet.
get it signed and your money up front! that will stop her from changing her mind so many times 
If it reads like a scam and sounds like a scam - then it is indeed a scam
Have seen this type of thing many a time on here and other forums.
Every few months this same kind of thread comes up -
................................looks like its that time again
Step away from the *cough* order - it is such a scam.
Bluehue
It certainly doesn't sound like a scam to me, just a demanding customer.
HI Pearl,
Regarding your fondant problem, have you tried a thin layer of apricot jam between your fondant and cake?
This is an old-school technique used for marzipan covered cakes. Apricot jam is relatively neutral in taste and may give you the result you desire.
jen
HI Pearl,
Regarding your fondant problem, have you tried a thin layer of apricot jam between your fondant and cake?
This is an old-school technique used for marzipan covered cakes. Apricot jam is relatively neutral in taste and may give you the result you desire.
jen
I haven't tried this. My cake decorating & baking teacher in the earlies told me she never had luck with this and her fondant use to slide off her marzipan cakes. I ought to give it a test and see. I used to just paste on a little royal icing here and there on the marzipan to stick but never fully coat it. Thanks again.
Never heard from her after I sent the contract. Never heard from her husband either. Was very strange. To say that she was going to wire the money to me and I sent all the details then nothing. Really starting to sound like a scam now for someone to be hustling me everyday then silence when it comes to paying.
Really starting to sound like a scam now for someone to be hustling me everyday then silence when it comes to paying.
It's more likely that she simply found another baker, or decided to get a grocery store cake.
wait.... what details did you give her to wire the money? Hopefully not your bank account numbers...
Not bank a/c no. I gave her my full name and address which is what wire transfer companies ask for. She most likely found someone else who could do it for less. When she mentioned her reception venue with only 20 people I realized from the start this wasn't going to end in my favour but I kept it professional.
Here in Canada, I've NEVER even heard of someone wanting to "wire" money unless it's a scam. It's all email money transfer here. All the sender needs to know is an email address. They send the money through their online banking, you get an email, sign on to your online banking, and voila, you have the money. They have virtually no info about you or even where you bank. It's easy and safe for both the client and the business.
omg! i would never have given out ANY information! when someone is making a payment everything should come to you and you should have to do NO work. Please tell me you've checked all of your accounts? I am sure that this may be a silly question...but you just never know now days.
This sounds like a scam to me. I opened a discussion thread too a few months back and it was from someone out of the country. Please do not provide any personal information!
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There's nothing wrong with giving out your full name and address, in fact giving out this information to all customers is required by Cottage Food Laws in many states.
There's nothing wrong with giving out your full name and address, in fact giving out this information to all customers is required by Cottage Food Laws in many states.
you are seriously going to say that for someone that has inquired from over seas...wow. that's pretty risky for someone that is just under cottage food law, they could loose EVERYTHING. i don't think that advice pertains here 
There's nothing wrong with giving out your full name and address, in fact giving out this information to all customers is required by Cottage Food Laws in many states.
you are seriously going to say that for someone that has inquired from over seas...wow. that's pretty risky for someone that is just under cottage food law, they could loose EVERYTHING. i don't think that advice pertains here
How is someone at risk of losing everything by giving someone their full name and address?
There's nothing wrong with giving out your full name and address, in fact giving out this information to all customers is required by Cottage Food Laws in many states.
you are seriously going to say that for someone that has inquired from over seas...wow. that's pretty risky for someone that is just under cottage food law, they could loose EVERYTHING. i don't think that advice pertains here
How is someone at risk of losing everything by giving someone their full name and address?
ok, you come on here and give everyone all this great business advice but you don't think that giving our your full name and address isn't risky! (this is strictly rhetorical)
go ahead and give that to the Nigerian Prince that just sent you an email
ok, you come on here and give everyone all this great business advice but you don't think that giving our your full name and address isn't risky! (this is strictly rhetorical)
go ahead and give that to the Nigerian Prince that just sent you an email
Of course if it is an obvious scam you just delete it, but this doesn't sound like it was a scam to me. My bakery had customers from overseas before (the delivery was to someone local, but the order would come from a friend in another country) and I didn't see the harm in emailing the customer an invoice with our home address on it.
I'm not sure if you saw my earlier post, but my question was how someone is put at risk by giving out their full name and address.
There's nothing wrong with giving out your full name and address, in fact giving out this information to all customers is required by Cottage Food Laws in many states.
you are seriously going to say that for someone that has inquired from over seas...wow. that's pretty risky for someone that is just under cottage food law, they could loose EVERYTHING. i don't think that advice pertains here
How is someone at risk of losing everything by giving someone their full name and address?
ok, you come on here and give everyone all this great business advice but you don't think that giving our your full name and address isn't risky! (this is strictly rhetorical)
go ahead and give that to the Nigerian Prince that just sent you an email
You can find someone's address just by googling their name. And if there's a website or facebook page, you can find even more information. I don't think she's endangered herself by providing that.
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