On Friday, July 21, 2017 at 6:50:18 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/21/2017 12:10 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2017-07-21 11:22 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> About six months ago there was an ad for a new bakery opening in the
> >> town next to us. I read the ad and my wife and I figured it would be
> >> gone in a few months.
> >>
> >> Hours:
> >> Closed Sunday
> >> Closed Monday
> >> Tuesday to Saturday 6:30 to 1:30
> >>
> >> Unless it is a hobby, a business cannot sustain itself on those hours.
> >> It is across the street from a Church and would probably get a lot of
> >> customers after Mass.
> >>
> >> She did make breakfast sandwiches and had coffee. They did not make
> >> bread. The pastries were OK, nothing exceptional. The pies though,
> >> were fantastic. The crust was nice and flaky, the filling was
> >> plentiful and tasty, the price only $12.
> >>
> >> I went this morning hoping to score a good pie. The place is closed,
> >> some of the furnishings moved out.
> >
> >
> > My go to bakery has similar hours. He is open very early and usually
> > closes at 2:30, 4:00 on Fridays, 2:00 on Saturdays. He makes really good
> > bread. He also does a few types of tarts, squares and pastries.
> > However, the store is only a part of the business. He also has a
> > commercial business, preparing cakes, pastries etc. for restaurants and
> > caterers. He bakes only enough bread to sell that day. His regular
> > customers know his hours and make a point of being there in time.
> >
> >
>
> I did not mention, this is not in a high traffic area either and parking
> limited. My guess is the rent was cheap for that reason. Just not well
> thought out.
>
> We've had a few small bakeries close up over the years. One was very
> good, but the owner got married, had a baby, sold it. The new owner was
> not as good and being a stoner attracted a strange clientele.
>
> The other problem in this area is not enough customers that demand a
> high quality product. Too many people think the blah goods at the
> supermarket is really good.
We have two bakeries in this town. They have been in business forever. The strange thing is that they're located next to each other. The idea of opening another bakery here to compete with them seems to be a bad idea. Both of them sell local style items i.e., nothing fancy.
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