cake craving granted
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45645)
Philippines
January 29, 2018 10:12am CST
i've been overworked and feeling a little resentful, and started fantasizing about cakes to feel appreciated.
was i surprised to see a box of chocolate mousse in the fridge!
what a sweet coincidence!
what's even more surprising is it was marked down from 500 pesos (US$ 9.72) to only 300 pesos (US$ 5.83) - a 40% discount. nice!
the consume-before date on the box is january 31st.
i guess they're strict about the shelf-life since it's a perishable item.
but you know what? even if they sold it on january 31st, and i happened to be at the mall and saw it, i'd still buy it to take advantage of that price.
it's something we'll consume immediately anyway.
would you do the same?
when The French Baker opened many years ago, it created a stir when they would sell their products at half price before closing every night.
it seems that new bakeshops like BreadTalk are doing the same, but only at 30% off.
are there food stores in your area that sell everything at a discount at the end of the day?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
31 Jan 18
you can just reheat it and it's still good so win-win for both seller and buyer.
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@LadyDuck (471272)
• Switzerland
31 Jan 18
@hereandthere I usually cut the bread in slices and freeze it. I take out of the freezer and re-heat only the bread I need.
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@much2say (55512)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Jan 18
! I love a good deal! I figure depending on what it is, a couple days after the expiration date is probably fine. The bakeries here don't seem to do the end of the day discount (but some might have a day(s) old rack). Our local Korean markets do half off their packaged hot items after a certain time at night.2 people like this
@much2say (55512)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jan 18
@hereandthere I hope that made you feel uplifted 
!
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
31 Jan 18
@much2say so uplifted i ate too much of it!
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
29 Jan 18
i don't mind, too. it's been a while since we had cake so we were eager to eat it.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
30 Jan 18
Good that you got your cake craving satisfied.
I'm a big fan of sales such as the one that French Baker does. I even find myself lining up and waiting before 8pm in one of their branches.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
1 Feb 18
if you want to know more bake shops that offer it, here's a great list for bread and cake lovers. there might be one near where you live or work.
Freshly baked bread is our favorite scent.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
3 Feb 18
@allen0187 because i know you're a health buff with a sweet tooth hehe
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@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
29 Jan 18
Yeah I like their buttered bread but I haven't tried their cakes.
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@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
29 Jan 18
@hereandthere french baker ( Im not sure if they have cakes) . I like bread talk also.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
31 Jan 18
there are bakeries here in our neighborhood that repacks the pandesal in the afternoon and sells it at a discount.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
1 Feb 18
part of me likes the convenience of our increasingly 24/7 world, but part of me is bothered by it. for example, i found out we're going to have a convenience store here soon.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Feb 18
@JudyEv oh, yes. here holy week was observed from thursday to sunday. now they only respect friday. banks were open 9 to 3pm monday to friday only. now we have banks in malls.
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@JudyEv (339433)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Feb 18
@hereandthere Back in the good old days ie when I was young, shops shut each day for lunch and shut at lunchtime on Saturdays. Banks opened at 10am and shut at 4pm. There were hardly any shops open on the weekends. All the shops shut for four days over Easter and at least two days over Christmas. We would think our throats had been cut if this happened nowadays.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
31 Jan 18
There are some places that sell baked goods at a discount all the time. Many doughnut places around us have a 50% off on day old the next day.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
30 Jan 18
All of the stores in this area do it, as some money made is better than none. Its impossible to know just how much is going to sell that day, so there is always something available. It changes each day in my closest store to my home.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
31 Jan 18
i agree about making some than none, especially with perishable items like food
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
30 Jan 18
Haven't really noticed since I'm not really into cakes. I like BreadTalk but I never bought anything there on discount.
I wouldn't buy the cake though if the expiration date comes soon because we hardly ate sweets and it would only go to waste.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
1 Feb 18
so which tastes is your household partial to - sour? salty? spicy?
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
31 Jan 18
i can relate! i love baked products, too!1 person likes this
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
29 Mar 18
@hereandthere
Not the stores, but, on Fridays after a certain I think the Jewish Market sells things for half price.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
31 Jan 18
this was also red ribbon (chocolate mousse) and we all eagerly ate it since it's been a while since we had cake. i like leche flan, too, once in a while.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
31 Jan 18
@hereandthere
Here is mine last night, I still have 2 pieces left.
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@Joanncali (33)
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30 Jan 18
Yes, there is a restaurant in my area where they sell food buy one take one when it's almost time for them to close. I go there a lot and bought, why not? I took advantage of the buy one take one. It saves me. I also told my friends about it and they go there a lot now too.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
1 Feb 18
when it comes to buy one-take one, both food and non-food, i still make sure it's something we really use or like. it's good that you also let others know about it.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Feb 18
even the bakeries here in our neighborhood (panaderia) sell their excess pandesal at a discount in the afternoon until evening.
the cake mentioned in the post was red ribbon. for other bakeshops that offer discounts, here's an article i found online:
Freshly baked bread is our favorite scent.
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@rakski (122020)
• Philippines
5 Feb 18
@hereandthere oh thanks. I always crave for desserts especially cakes
@rakski (122020)
• Philippines
5 Feb 18
@hereandthere I love wildflour, they have yummy pastries. Also french baker is good. I am not so much a fan though of breadtalk. Yamato, I will try this when I go to Century. And Jipan also. thanks for the info!
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