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Dee Randall

"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
>> Has anyone ever bought any bakery products from a company that sells
>> online or through catalog sales? I was just curious because HSN was
>> featuring "David's Cookies" a while back and I couldn't believe the
>> prices they were charging.
>
>
> I've never bought from the online places myself, but we sell similar
> products where I work (wine, cheese and gourmet shop with fancy cookies,
> vinegars, etc.). As near as I can tell, the online bakeries all have
> retail and wholesale sales. Even the wholesale prices seem high to me,
> and the prices we have to sell for after mark-up strike me as outrageous.
> And you know what? The products sell. They don't run out of the store,
> but they do sell slow and steady, enough to make it worth it to carry the
> product.
>
>
> I shrug my shoulders. Not every product was meant for me. There's
> someone out there who thinks I'm nuts for paying $20 for a bottle of wine
> just like I think people are nuts to pay $20 for a box of cookies.
>
>
> --Lia

I'd like to be that kind of nuts, but be able to afford $20 for a bottle of
wine. Give me wine anyday over a box of cookies. $20 a bottle, too!
Dee Dee