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Bakery Day 47: Tapas numero tres

Today was tapas day (well night) at the bakery. We had a record breaking four customers which is a 100% improvement from last week. The best part is Sandy made the tapas and they were amazing. One was my hummus and one was a guacamole which were normal, but the rest were all special. I am so proud of her. Every day she surprises me with a new hidden talent she has.



My day was not so bad other than one customer. She asked me a few days ago for two sheets of coca and cupcakes. To be clear, the bakery uses ecological ingredients when possible but we are not 100% otherwise we would be certified. Part of the reason is sourcing, it’s extremely difficult to find certain ingredients in bulk and buying small versions is far too costly. So, the coca was ready and I was working on the cupcakes when she stopped in to check on the progress. Everything was fine until she asked about the sugar in the cupcakes and I told her it was white sugar and she was not happy. So, I explained she doesn’t have to take them it is fine for me and she was not bothered.

Sidenote: every time she comes in she is smiling with me and laughing and wants to talk but she is cold with Sandra. I explain why i mention this in a moment.

So she left and I finished the work. I then told sandy I wanted to leave before the woman returned as i had a feeling she was being flirty with me and I didn’t like how it was not respectful of sandy even if she does not know our situation.

She called sandy and said she would be late and she asked if I was here. Sandy said, “no, my husband went home and left me instructions for you.” To which she replied, “aren’t you too young for him?” Implying that I should be with someone older like her.  Then she made a not so nice commen about the cupcakes to which I told sandy we give her the money back but we do not want her business more. Sadly she came when I was very busy so I did not speak with her and that was the end of it. Silly drama! Not so funny in some ways but otherwise innocuous.

Tomorrow I have a lot of baking to do. There are no pasties and we are out of bread. Also, I have an order for 25 empanadas first thing Monday morning so I need to shop tomorrow to bake on Sunday. I also have an order for coca potato to which I said I could do without even knowing what it is 😂😂😂

thank you as always for reading my posts, even the dramatic ones



#doeverythingwithlove

ps - Yoko Dos says hello

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