On Friday, July 21, 2017 at 8:54:10 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-07-21 12:50 PM, 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.
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> >> 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.
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> > 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.
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> Our guy is on a very busy street but with limited parking, and no easy
> crossing for pedestrians. Given the small number of loaves he seems to
> make, I imagine that his bread and butter is the commercial side of it.
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> > 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.
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> There was one in Port Colborne, Judy's, that was okay for breads and
> rolls, but she made amazing butter tarts. They would be rated on their
> own scale. The recipe was a closely guarded secret. Judy got sick and
> her daughter took over, but she would not give the daughter her recipe.
> Alas, Judy died and took her recipe to her grave. With their number one
> product no longer available, business dropped and the store went under.
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That old adage is wrong. You can take it with you.

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> > 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.