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Original poster

Why do people bother with bake sales?

101 replies

managedmis · 08/10/2019 17:41

Bake sale here today at work. By lunch time it's 2 for 1. Energy balls, rolled by people's grubby little fingers. Flaky bits of green stuff with almonds sticking out. Looks revolting. Bright orange muffins.

Why do people expect other people to buy other people's food?

OP posts:
JuneFromBethesda · 08/10/2019 18:18
  1. I like baking so happy to have an excuse to bake
  2. I always make something to appeal to as many people as possible (usually involving chocolate)
  3. I like eating cake too

Win-win situation. Oh and money to charity too. What’s not to like 😁

Tippety · 08/10/2019 18:19

The cakes here are amazing!

onetimeonlyy · 08/10/2019 18:19

I'm with you OP.

My heart sinks as such pressure to buy something I don't want at all. Yuk

MrsSpenserGregson · 08/10/2019 18:20

ROFL at rinsing their vaginas with zoflora Grin Grin

onetimeonlyy · 08/10/2019 18:21

We used to do this day where everyone bought food in for a huge picnic - I got sick after 3 years in a row. Never again 😂

ImNotYourGranny · 08/10/2019 18:22

YABU

Because stuff baked by other people always tastes better than stuff you've done yourself.

Sunflower20 · 08/10/2019 18:30

I hate bake sales too. Mainly because I don't eat sugar.

Original poster
managedmis · 08/10/2019 18:39

I can verify there is no cake at this sale

I'm gonna go take a pic

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thenewaveragebear1983 · 08/10/2019 18:43

I bake for our PTA functions, on Thursday I'll be making 150 Halloween cupcakes for our disco and every single one will sell. Some people must like them!

RedSheep73 · 08/10/2019 18:45

Where I work everything is gone in 10mins. You obviously have rubbish bakers where you are!

FinallyHere · 08/10/2019 18:48

The prices are usually less than the cost of making the cake.

This is the bib of OP's question. It's not about the delicious cake, it's why not just donate the cost of ingredients and leave it at that?

TheBitchOfTheVicar · 08/10/2019 18:50

I love cake, I'll always bake for a sale, I'll eat anything made by anyone. And yet...

I just don't see the point of bake sales. I am doing some fundraising at the moment, and no way would I consider a bake sale: it relies on lots of other people committing to spending time, money and effort on baking for me. It also means that many people expect to pay below the odds. I just can't see how you can make money, unless you rely on the goodwill and money of too many other people Confused

hiddenworlds · 08/10/2019 18:52

My children used to love buying the £1.50 Bettsy fat rascals for 10p each from their school sale!

Cherrysoup · 08/10/2019 18:53

Our Macmillan one last week was good, we seem to have some very good bakers on the staff. It also raised a lot of money.

SilverySurfer · 08/10/2019 18:53

I'm not a germophobe, I just prefer my own germs to other people's, especially if little Johnny and Sophie helped to make the cake with their snotty fingers.

museumum · 08/10/2019 18:55

Energy balls are a rubbish contribution to a bake sale. But on the whole bake sales where you buy to eat immediately are nice and sociable. (Trying to take cakes home in a bag without them turning to mush less reasonable)

georgialondon · 08/10/2019 19:03

I'm with you. I give money on the day but decline any cake.

BlueWonder · 08/10/2019 19:12

Huge excitement and queues at our place for a bake sale. In terms of fund-raising, a busy bake sale is like spinning straw into gold... a dozen fairy cakes or muffins cost about £1.50 to make but if you can sell for 50p each then your donation to the cause raises £6. Bake a double batch and it's £12. Like magic! You need a few impressive sponges, scones, traybakes and other goodies mixed in for a good show., they might not raise as much but they've been donated anyway.

I would buy most home-made things as any germs have been baked to death. Would avoid the raw energy balls too...how do they even qualify as 'bakes'? !!!!

The BIG disappointment is anything shop bought on the table Hmm

CherryPavlova · 08/10/2019 19:22

Cake sales are a very easy and inclusive way to raise funds. People enjoy participating and it’s something children and grannies can both help with.
Our recent sale with raffle raised over £6,000 for village funds - not bad for a community of 43 houses.

I wouldn’t make or eat raw energy balls but chocolate peppermint meringues, banana muffins and carrot cake are heaven on Earth.

RaininSummer · 08/10/2019 19:24

I never want to buy the over sweet iced cakes but might buy energy balls especially green seaweed ones with almonds sticking out.

HermioneWeasley · 08/10/2019 19:25

Bake sales at my place are amazing. I look forward to them

Original poster
managedmis · 08/10/2019 19:27

It does look autumnal though

Why do people bother with bake sales?
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PanamaPattie · 08/10/2019 19:30

I wouldn't eat anyone's homemade cake until I have viewed their National Food Hygiene Rating Score.

notso · 08/10/2019 19:33

Are you sure your not at a bird table by mistake?

Scarletoharaseyebrows · 08/10/2019 19:36

Colleagues.(If I had any) and friends I would, schools, nooo... anything children have been involved in making makes me a bit queasy! I am irrationally gippy about food and it's daft.
I do entirely see the point of buying back something you've already paid for, though! It must have been deemed more effective than asking for cash in the 1970's! Or more polite.