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But they wouldn't be fresh, so ordering them now isn't a good idea. If anyone want a cake then why not go out and buy them, really easy to do, as even petrol station sells cakes and buns, and other stuff. Ordering cakes online is a load of crap!
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i think you could order them now but she would make and dispatch them after Xmas ,, looks like she is really busy , even at that price
![]() ![]() Alana proves what it's been said re ordering online that it costs more to do that than go out and buy the stuff yourself! If you went out to the shops you could get a better deal. |
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I'm quite tempted to pay the 12.99 for a mixed box, think the cakes look great on her website
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But they wouldn't be fresh, so ordering them now isn't a good idea. If anyone want a cake then why not go out and buy them, really easy to do, as even petrol station sells cakes and buns, and other stuff. Ordering cakes online is a load of crap!
Obviously the mail order cakes on Alana's website are not for the impulse buy or the "I need a cake now" market. They're for people who are willing to wait for a higher quality product. I'm really not sure what your problem with Alana is. She produces a high quality luxury food product which by all accounts is pretty delicious. It may not be the lowest in calories, but I'd hazard a guess they've got fewer chemicals and crap in than even some supposedly "healthy" foods. |
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How much longer are we going to spend with Courtney???? He lost. Get Alana on please
Thank goodness. I was almost falling asleep. |
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Might have trouble sneaking Jessica in quietly
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But she'll have to pay them the minimal wage at least! Her profit margins are starting to shrink as we type!
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He walks quite slowly these days
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A rope ladder out the window?
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So how is Alana expecting to produce enough products and deliver them daily to 100s of shops around the country? Isn't she currently only selling to "captive" buyers at festivals and the like, with a lot less potential competition.
The interesting point is that the winners are only making about 250k a year in profits each - so she needs to make 6 times as much as she does now . if she really started a UK wide business , she would be more successful than the other winners. And he's only putting in 250k, so he can hardly expect a million a year back. |
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I'm quite tempted to pay the 12.99 for a mixed box, think the cakes look great on her website
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Why would they not be fresh? Just because you order the goods now doesn't mean they'll be baked now and then left for a week before being shipped. The bakes will be baked on the day and then shipped out the same day. Also given they are traybakes rather than cakes they'll last a little bit longer before going stale.
Obviously the mail order cakes on Alana's website are not for the impulse buy or the "I need a cake now" market. They're for people who are willing to wait for a higher quality product. I'm really not sure what your problem with Alana is. She produces a high quality luxury food product which by all accounts is pretty delicious. It may not be the lowest in calories, but I'd hazard a guess they've got fewer chemicals and crap in than even some supposedly "healthy" foods. |
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But not all at once I hope, as it's so unhealthy!
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I get the feeling the panel didn't want her to win
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Really? Many of these cakes sold in corner shops, petrol stations and some coffee shops are not exactly fresh. I was in a Hospital Coffee shop run by Costa a few days ago and was most surprised to see that some of their packaged cakes and brownies had a sell-by date of sept 2017. On-line cakes are freshly made and tend to be more unusual or individual.
There are bakeries who make fresh items where people are to buy them. I know cause I've seen them. Supermarkets bake them on the day, and if any cake is still on their shelves they're taken away. Alana can't do that can she! |
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Oliver did well for Alana
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I keep seeing people say that £3 per slice is too expensive, but at least in London, it really isn't. Go to Borough Market, go to Selfridges foodhall, go to all the bijou bakeries and delis, the food festivals and pop-up events - £3 is about right, probably even on the cheaper side! The cupcakes and slices at places like Lola's, Hummingbird Bakery, Primrose Bakery etc cost around £3-4 each.
Even on Ocado you get cakes costing upwards of £10 a £10 for a cheesecake, £18 for an xmas pudding and so on. It may seem expensive, but people really do pay this. There is definitely a market. |
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I think the problem would just be "Jessica" and "quietly", regardless of the method of entry.
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All the returning candidates looked so relaxed in the boardroom knowing they were no longer in the firing line!
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thats what delivery services do.
The interesting point is that the winners are only making about 250k a year in profits each - so she needs to make 6 times as much as she does now . if she really started a UK wide business , she would be more successful than the other winners. And he's only putting in 250k, so he can hardly expect a million a year back. |
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or its £36 for a full tray of 18
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This is pretty awkward
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Claude was looking quite handsome there with a smile on his face surrounded by cake
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Dillon got his spray tan then
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, now i am tempted