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Baker Has to Make 102,000 Cupcakes For Grouponers
Rachel Brown, owner of the small Need a Cake bakery, became a victim of the old adage, "Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it." More than 8,500 people took Rachel up on her Groupon offer of a 75% discount on a dozen cupcakes, forcing her to make over 100,000 cupcakes to fill all the orders. In the end Brown lost almost $20k. "We take pride in making cakes of exceptional quality but I had to bring in agency staff on top of my usual staff, who had nowhere near the same skills. I was very worried about standards dropping and hated the thought of letting anybody down. My poor staff were having to slog away at all hours — one of them even came in at 3 a.m. because she couldn't sleep for worry," she told The Telegraph. "We are still working to make up the lost money and will not be doing this again."
I'm sure she can do it. It'll be a piece of cake. 102,000 pieces.
There's a spot in User Info for World of Warcraft account names? Really?
Let them eat cupcake?
Having to work for a living is the root of all evil.
She should take a hint from KFC, not fulfill the promise, and just delay it in courts until it turns into a $3 coupon years later that requires OCD record keeping to capitalize on.
Oh wait, this is a small business, those don't hold voting rights in our corporatocracy.
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I don't think they understood what could happen when the passed that law.
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Yea, I was thinking the same thing.
Oh look, Italy is out of money! (continues eating $5 cupcakes)
For large sets, this will be our guide even unto death, for the LORD will work for each type of data it is applied to...
Two pounds a piece? Four dollars a cupcake??
Jesus Christ, do people really have that kind of disposable cash laying around these days?
Ask Starbucks et al and their $4+ coffee
I owned a mall-based cookie/cafe store and also a pretzel store.
OK, I'll bite (so to speak)
How did you end up with the handle "TVDinner"?
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
You should see what they pay for gasoline.
Hmm.
I think it was me that was keeping Radio Shack alive. I, until very recently, used to buy 1:1 audio isolation transformers exclusively from Radio Shack. They were about $4, which is very reasonable for quantities of 1, and were of consistent quality for decades. (They get used for projects at work, so I try to keep a few around.)
Why have I stopped buying them there? Because approximately 1 month ago, they stopped carrying that part and do not list a replacement.
I have subsequently noticed that the Radio Shack in the mall has closed. Coincidence?
Kid-proof tablet..
It takes a lot longer to type out "Unsanctioned and illegal invasion toast". So its shortened to "Freedom toast".