Sodeeq Faidat
4 min readSep 21, 2021

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The 7 Important things to know before choosing an online cake vendor

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Online shops are growing daily, purchasing goods and services online is nowmore of a convenience than a luxury.

Like! who would hate the comfort that comes with having goods and services delivered to your doorstep just scrolling and pulling up few clicks🤷🏽. However, purchasing products or services online comes with its own trouble(s)😪.

One of the challenges of shopping online is having to deal with accepting whatever get delivered to you. You can be absolutely lucky and get exactly what you ordered, or a bit unlucky and get the similitude of your order. Oops baby! It might be your unlucky day and you get a product entirely different from what you think you ordered (what I ordered vs what I got)LOL.

Getting food online (cakes, snacks, and every other food types) can be a lot of work if you don’t know how to go about it.

But rest love! Don’t stress! Grab a piece of cake, a glass of orange juice, relax and get all the help you need.

When you pick up your phone to go through an online cake store, the three words you should carry in your mind are reliability, professionalism, and health. Going through the points below, you will be able to check successfully for these three important words before you make your decision. So let’s dive in!

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Background Reading
You do not want to buy a cake from a vendor you know absolutely nothing about. Before you make up your mind, you should diligently go through their online pages which include their website and socials. Going through this will give you an idea of the level of their professionalism, even if it is a start-up.
And yeah! Do not forget to get their contact details even at this point.

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Design and Colours Check
It is also important that you sort out some designs and colour you might love to be your own. Every occasion has its own cake theme, so you want to pick a unique one for your celebration or that of your loved ones.

While checking out for these, the touch of professionalism is stirring right into your eyes and you don’t even see it!

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Read Product Information
Check out different packages and look out for available products description - features, size, ingredients, flavours, fillings, and health benefits. This is also the part where you check out for allergies.

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Reviews/Testimonials
What is reliability without reviews? Reading some of customers’ feedbacks will give some level of trust and will go a long way in helping you know what to expect when you place an order.

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Price
One of the very important things you want to look out for is the price, you know the size of your pocket and it is just right that you compare prices before you decide.

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Delivery Option
Cake is a fragile product that demand all care. You don’t want to get a broken cake on your big day. So check for the delivery system of any cake store you want to patronise and if you have got spare time for pick up, you should go for that!

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Take your time
You aren’t rushing nowhere darling! Take all the time you want, to go over the pages of your selected cake stores. Look out for exclusive products, discounts and other offers you can get. You sure you don’t want to miss out on any!!

Now, you see you don’t need all that sweat to place a cake order and avoid disappointment? So when next you pick up your phone to order for a cake, make sure you remember all these exciting points.

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Sodeeq Faidat

Creative storyteller😌 | Content marketing enthusiast | Write about food, business, health & personal growth.