# Cake shop! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 31, 2016, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240 "2016-10-31T10:13:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jessica211](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jessica211](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessica211)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/1 "2016-10-31T10:13:54Z")
Hey all, Well, I’m going to start a new cake shop. It’s my first experience in the business field. It’s been about 1 year that my husband is compelling me to start a cake shop , as I was good at making cakes. I love to make different flavored and different style cakes. But since it’s my first shop, people won’t know more about the shop. My husband suggested me to advertising campaign so that people would knew about it. I didn’t knew about how an advertising campaign should be. I asked my friends about it and they suggested me with [http://www.grassrootsadvertising.com/blog/advertising-campaign/how-to-design-an-advertising-campaign/](http://www.grassrootsadvertising.com/blog/advertising-campaign/how-to-design-an-advertising-campaign/) . This blog had ways on how to design an advertising campaign. Since i’ts my new start need guidance on how to make the cake shop perfect. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/2 "2016-10-31T10:53:32Z")
Reported. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/3 "2016-10-31T12:52:20Z")
What kind of pies will you have? ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/4 "2016-10-31T15:06:50Z")
Open said shop, provide GREAT cakes (and maybe pies) at a fair price. If you are good the peoples will find you. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/5 "2016-10-31T15:08:06Z")
Just so you know, Jessica, your post looks suspiciously like a spam advertisement for the website you linked to. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/6 "2016-10-31T15:10:00Z")
How much will your black headed parrots go for? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/7 "2016-10-31T15:17:47Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Just so you know, Jessica, your post looks suspiciously like a spam advertisement for the website you linked to. It _is_ a spam advertisement. Why link to that when asking about a cake shop? Dead giveaway in the OP " I asked my friends about it and they suggested me with [spammy link]." It’s so nice she has so many friends who all need help designing an ad campaign and they all recommend the same service. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/8 "2016-10-31T15:24:08Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It _is_ a spam advertisement… Huh, I assumed it was going to be a thread about same-sex marriage. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/9 "2016-10-31T15:31:38Z")
If I’d known it was spammy I’d have baked a cake, baked a cake, baked a cake. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/10 "2016-10-31T16:14:30Z")
I want you to make a wedding cake for a special theme: Gay Nazi Baptists. Would that be a problem? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/11 "2016-10-31T16:18:04Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I want you to make a wedding cake for a special theme: Gay Nazi Baptists. Would that be a problem? Which denomination of Gay Nazi Baptists? If you mean the Northern Conservative Gay Nazi Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912, then yes - it’s a big f\*\*\*ing problem. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/12 "2016-10-31T16:22:48Z")
Hey, if I want a sexy cake, can I get something on it OTHER than a woman going to the bathroom? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/13 "2016-10-31T16:42:18Z")
Running a successful, sustainable business is not just about having a good product. Learn how to balance your books. Know your costs, to the penny. Remember to include _everything_ when calculating your costs. Price things properly; your gross profit margin should be at least 30%. If you don’t know these things, hire someone who does. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/14 "2016-10-31T16:59:56Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Which denomination of Gay Nazi Baptists? If you mean the Northern Conservative Gay Nazi Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912, then yes - it’s a big f\*\*\*ing problem. Indeed! They’ll be separated in Hell from the Missouri Western Gay Nazi Baptist Synod by barbed wire and barking dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/15 "2016-11-01T19:19:28Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It _is_ a spam advertisement. Why link to that when asking about a cake shop? > Dead giveaway in the OP " I asked my friends about it and they suggested me with [spammy link]." > It’s so nice she has so many friends who all need help designing an ad campaign and they all recommend the same service. I’m giving the OP the benefit of the doubt because she has posted in some other threads and none of those posts had links like this. ---
**Author:** ![D.E.S.K.Top668](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/16 "2016-11-02T23:27:55Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Which denomination of Gay Nazi Baptists? If you mean the Northern Conservative Gay Nazi Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912, then yes - it’s a big f\*\*\*ing problem. It’s The Northern Conservative Gay Nazi Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1896, so DIE HEATHEN. (pushes you off bridge)\* \*_paraphrasing from memory_ ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/17 "2016-11-03T00:23:48Z")
> [@D.E.S.K.Top668](#): > > It’s The Northern Conservative Gay Nazi Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1896, so DIE HEATHEN. (pushes you off bridge)\* > > \*_paraphrasing from memory_ That’s a great old joke. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/18 "2016-11-03T00:29:13Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > That’s a great old joke. 😃 Nonsense! I defy you to cite any reference to the Northern Conservative Gay Nazi Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912 prior to my post above. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/19 "2016-11-03T02:31:59Z")
Cake shop cake shop cake shop CAKE SHOP. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240/20 "2016-11-03T05:13:26Z")
“So, are you _Catholic_ Northern Conservative Gay Nazi Baptist Great Lakes Region Council or _Protestant_ Northern Conservative Gay Nazi Baptist Great Lakes Region Council?” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-shop/770240.md?page=2)