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msmanning2
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Joined: Jan 17, 2006
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Location: Northern Virginia
Birthday: Apr 13
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Sun Jun 01, 2008 3:22 pm |
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Does anyone use Bakemark as their supplier? If so, what do you get from them and how do you like it? I am thinking about getting some hi-ratio from them and maybe a few other things if I hear good reviews.
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Michele |
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msmanning2
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Joined: Jan 17, 2006
Posts: 281
Location: Northern Virginia
Birthday: Apr 13
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Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:58 pm |
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I thought I would throw this out there one more time to see if I can get some reviews. Thanks. |
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Lynn2768
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Joined: Sep 12, 2006
Posts: 15
Location: Franklin, TN
Birthday: Mar 19
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Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:07 pm |
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Have used BakeMark in the past but no longer do. Had lots of problems with delivery and then their minimum went up along with a delivery (truck) charge. For me they were no reliable. Hope that this helps you.  |
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Kiddiekakes
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Joined: Jul 07, 2004
Posts: 3549
Location: Calgary,Alberta,Canada
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Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:10 pm |
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I have ordered many times from Bakemark here in my city.I now am doing business with Dawn Foods.Why you ask?? .....Because Bakemark up-ed the price of their 20 kg bag of icing sugar by more than $15.00..I used to get it for $34.00 and they have raised it to $49.00.Actually they have raised everything which is to be expected since the baking ingredients have risen in the last 2 years...However....some items they have risen more than 60% and to me that is greed.When I phoned to ask why etc...3 seperate times I never received a call back.I think their mark up is too high!! JMO |
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justsweet
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Joined: May 26, 2005
Posts: 1493
Location: Sunny California
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Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:12 pm |
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I buy the hi ratio. Never had any problems with service. Hi ratio works great and I am looking into buying the raspberry filling from them soon. |
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itsacake
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Joined: Jul 20, 2005
Posts: 451
Location: San Jose, California USA
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Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:18 pm |
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I've used the hi-ratio in the past and liked it a lot. Haven't used them lately because I don't have enough volume to meet their minimum. |
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littlecake
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Location: the fine line between genuis and insanity
Birthday: Nov 21
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Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:35 pm |
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msmanning2
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Joined: Jan 17, 2006
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Location: Northern Virginia
Birthday: Apr 13
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Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:36 pm |
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Thank you all for your advice. I too would like to know what the minimum is? It may not be worth it for me to order if the min is too high. Thanks again! |
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itsacake
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Joined: Jul 20, 2005
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Location: San Jose, California USA
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Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:25 pm |
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I don't remember what the minimum they quoted was. I seem to remember it had more to do with frequency than with a dollar amount. They only wanted to set up an account if it was worthwhile for them. Drop-in shopping as it was when I got my hi-ratio was no longer to be allowed. At the time, I had no intention of having a shop. I know it took me a year to go through 50 lbs of hi-ratio and I didn't want anything else so I didn't follow through. A couple of years later now and I've finished pastry school and plans are different, but I haven't called them back as I'm only in the planning stages of what my next step will be. I did like their hi-ratio even better than Sweetex, and the Fremont Frosters cake club to which I belong has an account and gets cakeboards and boxes at a good price from them, and I just got a recipe which uses a BakeMark product so I probably will be a customer. Until I run out of my current box of Sweetex sorting this out isn't on my list of things to do LOL.
At least where I am, the company is Westco/Bakemark so I'd say look them up and give them a call. They are a national company and it is likely that each outlet is different. |
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justsweet
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Joined: May 26, 2005
Posts: 1493
Location: Sunny California
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Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:04 am |
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I pick up my items, so their is no minimum as long as you pay cash and pick up the item(s). Never had any problems. |
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