Orders Flooding!
By katrine
@carexing25 (1822)
Philippines
November 7, 2016 8:25pm CST
I posted about how my chocolate cake suddenly became popular.. in less than a week I made so many orders and people liked it. The problem now is that sometimes I go to bed at 2-3 a.m. .. OMG! I can't even sleep well because my partner is pressuring me to finish all the orders in one time.. 
and I was like ...What?? I can't do all of these alone.. this is a great idea for business but I have the full right to get some rest and I won't care anymore if the customers will wait for a day to get their cakes delivered coz I'm not a robot.. 
and I was like ...What?? I can't do all of these alone.. this is a great idea for business but I have the full right to get some rest and I won't care anymore if the customers will wait for a day to get their cakes delivered coz I'm not a robot.. 4 people like this
8 responses
@carexing25 (1822)
• Philippines
8 Nov 16
@Dextoi if not too far.. if you're in manila then the cake will come to you like cultivated thick mud already..haha! 
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Nov 16
@carexing25 you are just o ne person so you cannot do the wor opf three people maybe you need a helper lol
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@carexing25 (1822)
• Philippines
8 Nov 16
@Hatley your right, if we really want to push this through then i would need someone to assist me...
@carexing25 (1822)
• Philippines
8 Nov 16
i don't even care anymore if the consistency of my cake isn't the same and i hear some not so good feedbacks.. it's the effect of me getting so much stress on this.. although i had to grab it bcoz i don't want to upset people but my body is already complaining..
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
8 Nov 16
That is the downside of a good business. It will be at the cost of your time and strength. I am sure your customers will understand that if they want quality product, they should be willing to wait for the reasonable turn around time for the finished product.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
8 Nov 16
i guess she's pretty demanding because it was her that "exposed" your cake to the world and she's earning from "commissions."
but you already told her the maximum you can do because you also have a fulltime job and now the quality is suffering and you receive negative feedbacks. it will reflect back on both of you and could affect orders, but most likely she will blame you since you're "the baker."
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@carexing25 (1822)
• Philippines
8 Nov 16
correct..! the quality of my work isn't as good anymore.. it will not be a loss for me anyway since i don't really have the plan to sell cakes..hehe 
@Wordly1 (470)
• Kingston, New Hampshire
8 Nov 16
Don't sacrifice quality to meet deadlines. Simply tell customers that there may be a 'wait' time as this is a new business. Meantime, you might think of looking into paying someone to help meet the demand. This could develop into quite the money maker...The next 'Betty Crocker'...maybe :-)
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
8 Nov 16
You can only a do so much on your own. As long as you let your customers know that it will not always be the same day then you should do just fine. You need your rest so that you are able to fill your orders.
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@carexing25 (1822)
• Philippines
8 Nov 16
my partner is getting the orders and i gave her a maximum number of cakes i can do on weekdays., she tells me to make more because customers are too demanding and i find this inconsiderate..
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
8 Nov 16
Yes, you need to have your rest, so you can fulfill more orders. :)
