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Not only for the labor, but for the product as well. I know few people that dislike pastries... ok maybe they like some kinds more than others, but still... B
by sbuttgereit 10y ago
Not only for the labor, but for the product as well.
I know few people that dislike pastries... ok maybe they like some kinds more than others, but still...
But I know few people that like pastries at any price; at least not with any frequency. Once that price goes up too much they do look for substitute goods. Maybe mass-produces Hostess-style stuff: not great, but sufficient and cheap.
At some point, this too will resolve itself. I think you'll see some mix of price rise and demand reduction in the independent sector (with some labor rate rise, too, but only for the highly skilled) and an increase of demand in the cheap, mass production baked goods area. This will take time to shake out, but it will.
...And I could be wrong in how it will: you cannot plan economies. Not everyone will agree with that, but I have yet to see it happen successfully.
- eli_gottlieb 10y ago>But I know few people that like pastries at any price; at least not with any frequency. Once that price goes up too much they do look for substitute goods. Maybe mass-produces Hostess-style stuff: not great, but sufficient and cheap. Eehhh. I think there's a huge range of quality that's underserved between the fancy cookies, over-sweetened brownies, and pretentious scones at most cafes and the fancy croissants and cakes at "real bakeries". In fact, you can tell there's an underserved market because most of the "high-quality", expensive offerings are actually pretty bad, but dressed-up nicely. You know what? I think my comments in this thread might be a hint that someday, when the economy grows again for non-tech people, I should go ahead, learn to wake up really fucking early, and try starting a bakery.
- petra 10y agoAlso, maybe we'll have increase for demand for affordable, mass produced, high quality frozen pastries that are easy to finish in the oven.