Cupcakes sold at door

jeffk

Has anyone else had them knock at their door?

They just knocked here and knocked about a month before. They are on about starting a new business,but both times didn't leave a business card or even have a name on the boxes.

Seems a bit strange

Aimeee

Not in Dublin but I've seen one lady selling baked goods at a car park. She approached me one day with a bag full of stuff, looked home baked, asking if I wanted to buy. It did explain why she was in the car park every time I seemed to be there. Don't know if she ever sold anything.

Toto Wolfcastle

Yeah, they called to us about a month ago. We just said we weren't interested.

ameee

Was wondering about this myself had them knock three times in the last few months. They didnt look at all ligit or interested in selling cupcakes. I half wondered if they were scoping out what houses were empty in the day time but im probably paranoid! Interested to see if anyone has more info on them.

jeffk

They are nice, but im not sure if six for €10 is good,but very strange to not have any name on them.

Herself buys similar cupcakes in Navan for birthdays etc and there is a sticker with the name and number on the box.

Gaspode

Dont buy from them, no legit food business works that way.

Morag

The speil is that they are starting up and trying to get the money together, but honestly I can make more cup cakes for that ammount of money myself.

jeffk

I wouldn't buy them(like when some fella tried the same with some candles),but the parents usually answer and are easily persuaded unfortunatly.

glossy

Same here, to be honest I thought they were stolen. From a deliver truck. As they looked liked, something you buy in the supermarket.
Didn't buy said nah I bake me own.

January

We had someone knock selling cupcakes a while ago saying it was for the local youth group...

B.A._Baracus

Happened to me too. But knocking on doors to sell cupcakes is just so strange :pac:

I thought that either a bakery truck suddenly found themselves a few crates lighter or it's someone thinking they could make a few quid selling door to door. Which is also a strange idea :pac:


lol.

nomesc

Sounds like The Muffin Men. I do have a link but it won't allow me as it says I'm a new user even after all this time. I'm sure I've posted more than 50 times. Ah well. They are on Facebook

anewme

If you look at the facebook page, it does seem to be a legit business.

MugMugs

Gaspode wrote: »

Dont buy from them, no legit food business works that way.

Of course they do. They're attempting to think "outside the box"

If you can't bring Mohammad to the Mountain, then why not bring the mountain to Mohammad

B.A._Baracus

I say good on them. Won't begrude anyone trying to make a few quid.
But it's a strange idea alright :pac: As anyone can go to Lidl, Aldi, Dunnes, Spar etc etc and get a cupcake. Hardly a shortage of places to buy here in Blanchardstown. Look what happened to average Milk Man.

But then on the other hand Sky, Vodafone and heck even the travellers are always knocking door to door selling. They all wouldn't be if there wasn't money to be made.

ThisRegard

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Look what happened to average Milk Man.

Milkmen are still very active, we've had one coming twice a week for the last 4 or 5 years. They're very fancy these days, payments are made online and you can modify your order, pause it, cancel it, all from their website, mymilkman.ie

B.A._Baracus

ThisRegard wrote: »

Milkmen are still very active, we've had one coming twice a week for the last 4 or 5 years. They're very fancy these days, payments are made online and you can modify your order, pause it, cancel it, all from their website, mymilkman.ie

Still around but it's no longer the golden age of yesterday now is it
I remember when I was a kid and near enough every house used the milk man. Sure, one of my neighbours was a milk man :pac:
But as time went by and supermarkets, shopping centres, spars and the like opened everywhere the business fell.

ThisRegard

We never had a milk man in the 80s or 90s, and the only reason why I know there was actually one in the general area at the time as the dog would occasionally come home with some after knicking it from someones doorstep.

They're pretty handy to have now though.

DoozerT6

Remember when cupcakes used to be called buns?

Toto Wolfcastle

Cupcakes and buns are actually different, although most of the ones that are sold as cupcakes in this country are buns.

MugMugs

DoozerT6 wrote: »

Remember when cupcakes used to be called buns?

There is a difference

Some Google Result wrote:

Buns are generally small yeast breads, baked in individual servings. Buns can be savory or sweet. Cupcakes are small cakes, also baked in individual servings, but much sweeter and leavened with baking powder or baking soda for a tender crumb. Also, cupcakes typically are frosted with buttercream or some other decorative frosting.

B.A._Baracus

ThisRegard wrote: »

We never had a milk man in the 80s or 90s, and the only reason why I know there was actually one in the general area at the time as the dog would occasionally come home with some after knicking it from someones doorstep.

They're pretty handy to have now though.

did your dog also eat your homework? :pac:

DoozerT6

Ah, technically I know cupcakes and buns are different, but it seems now that everything in a paper case with a swirl of icing on it is a 'cupcake'!

Tis far from cupcakes we were reared! I think it's the Americanism that amuses me.

Just an observation, however. Carry on!