Baker’s Anecdotes: Tales from the Front Lines of a Bakery

Here are things people have said to me as a baker. Hi there. Can I get a large Diet Coke and some fries, please? What? A large Diet Coke. If you don’t have Diet Coke, I’ll take Pepsi. Sir, this is a bakery. Okay, then.

So I’ll get a McDonald’s apple pie. You’re asking frame McDonald’s apple pie in a bakery? Yeah, I can get you a slice of apple pie. Is it McDonald’s 1? No, this isn’t a McDonald’s.

So you serve apple pie, but it’s not McDonald’s apple pie? What about the Diet Coke? Can I still get that? There is a McDonald’s a five minute walk away from here. Go there. Hello there. I’d like to order my son a birthday cake. Oh, yeah, of course.

What size are you looking for? Well, as it is his very special sixth birthday, I’m going to be ordering a cake for 60 people. But as big as you can get one. Sounds good. What type of decorations would you like? He really likes Star Wars. I’m going with that theme for the party as well.

Okay, in total, that will be 175 euro and a 50 euro deposit today, which you’ll get back at the end. Hundred and seventy five euro. Yes. Could you not just comp it like for free? It’s his very special birthday. He’s only turning 6 once.

No, my son will only turn 6 once in his life. If you had children, you’d understand why I want it for free. Yep. Well, I have a business to run and unfortunately, I can’t just give away cakes for free. If you actually cared about my son, you would. I’m finding a different bakery that’ll do it for free.

Great. No, I said not to do that. Darla at Sylvia’s gonna be. Hello, Sylvia is going to be destroyed. What about her? What about our costume? Sorry, I’m in a bakery. Sorry, there are other people trying to order.

If you don’t want to order right now, that’s fine. Just step out of the queue. Yeah, seriously, this lady is, I’m on the phone, so she’s being a bit of it. Okay. And next, please hold on, someone’s taking my place. Excuse me.

Hi, I was on a very important phone call and you interrupted this. Sorry. I thought you wanted to order. I did. You were ready to order, but you could have waited until I finish my phone call. There are like 15 other people in the queue.

I’m sorry, we can’t wait for people to finish their phone calls. I wouldn’t mind you stepping aside. Do you know who I am? No, I run the local gymnastics team. I’m very important around here. Okay? I deserve all the respect. And I’ll take a brownie, please.

Sorry, I don’t have any brownies today. I’m gonna get this place shut down. Okay? We’re not allowed be rude in here. I’m gonna have to ask you to leave, but I need your free Wi Fi for all my phone calls. Oh, my God. Hello there. Hello there.

What could I get for you? A baguette, please? Okay. Just to inform you, with the recent price increases, the butter, it’ll be up by ¢15. So it will be €1,50 team.

No, sorry, I’m not paying an extra 15 cents for your butter problems. Okay, but the extra 15 cents is not just for the butter, it’s just for the price increases of everything. If that makes it better, there just lies that you guys make up to make a spend more, 15 cents more.

I’m going to go to the bakery down the road. I bet they have increased their prices. Okay. Hello. Hi, bakery down their road increase their prices too. I’m sorry. Would you like a baguette?