The tables have turned

Moment of thought - As I twittered earlier; I did mention that its not very courteous of potential customers to hesitate over a simple "no" reply towards their inquiry. I'm not saying this because I'm the one on the other line. If I was the person inquiring and I was no longer interested in their service; I'd inform them. I guess it's very personal that different people do have a different touch when it comes to communications. One reason stacks upon another on why I'm relating to this. Firstly; I'd like you to understand that as much time as you took to write me an inquiry. I took the same amount of time and extra effort to guide you on the services I provide.

Moment of truth - Pricing and facts – I was once very shallow when it comes to cakes and pastries. I used to bake simple cakes with simple ingredients that didn't cost too much and so that's what everybody else concludes. How expensive can the flour and sugar be? Everything else that fits in is just a little of this and that – it shouldn't cost too much. Ask the industrial bakers and home bakers; they'd tell you otherwise.

Moment of reality - Don't you even dare mention the commercial cake mix! Honestly, I've tried it once – very easy to bake and mix with – and that was it! The attention goes to using quality ingredients – it's a desire with no turning back. The results and taste were unspeakable! Okay, maybe the end product may not look so chirpy at all times. But the taste is definitely better than commercial cake mix. I bake from scratch and I'm proud of it. 

Moment of fact - Cheers to serious bakers! It's a fact that home bakers have limitations when it comes to high tech equipments. But when it comes to ingredients; we always have the upper hand. It's true when they say it's just a dollar difference and we would pay more to achieve better quality products. Why not? It's just a dollar! These are the ingredients that industrial / boutique bakers would pain over the fact that a single dollar would lower their profit margin. And on top of that; I've not mention about labor cost! Now this is what consumers should really understand.

To anyone whom is reading this; I made no intention to rant. Actually it's a mind blowing urge to blog about my opinion.