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Most of the new joints charge about $3 for a cupcake Can't you get a dozen cupcakes at the grocery store for that price?
by byoung2 17y ago
Most of the new joints charge about $3 for a cupcake
Can't you get a dozen cupcakes at the grocery store for that price?
- onewland 17y agoI don't know about your grocery store, but my local grocery store has a pretty shitty bakery. I'd rather have one well-made cupcake then a dozen mediocre cupcake experiences. That said, you can probably get the ingredients at your store and do this for $3/dozen unit price.
- RK 17y agoI don't know what it is about cupcakes (and brownies, especially brownies), but the store-made versions just are never as good as home-made, if done well. I've been to some of the cupcake bakeries and they just seem to be all window dressing and no meat (to mix metaphors without referring to cake or icing). I think the author was getting at this: cupcakes are simple, so people try to add "features" to justify the price/attract customers.
- allenp 17y agoSure, and you can also buy a box of store brand macaroni and cheese for $0.25 - or go to the gastropub and pay $10 for a serving. It really isn't an even comparison.