‘Yes’ and ‘No’ pastries selling like hot cakes
With the referendum campaign in full swing, one business house is capitalising on the public debate.
It is now two week since Sindyâs Catering Service has been selling âYesâ and âNoâ cakes â and it has become an instant hit, selling like hot cakes!{{more}}
âWe do cakes, but then the idea came out to do some âyesâ and ânoâ cakes,â Sindy Samuel-Vanloo, part owner of the food outlet and catering service, told SEARCHLIGHT.
âWith the political thing in the air we decided to make some cakes, put the party colours on them and see what the public thinks,â said Marlon Alexander, the person credited with the idea.
So they set out colouring the âyesâ cakes in the traditional yellow with bits of green and the ânoâ cakes in red, and as of last Monday, November 2, the items went on sale.
Alexander further explained that it took a little time for persons to latch on to the idea, but by the second day sales had started to pick up.
By Thursday of the inaugural week, they had already gone through a number of the sliced and cup cakes.
Never mind the businessesâ location at the Grenadines Terminal, according to Alexander the âyesâ cakes were holding their own.
In case political pundits are wondering, when SEARCHLIGHT made an updated visit to the business on Tuesday, November 10, the ânoâ slices were in the lead â 47 to the 39 ânoâ slices, and in the cup cake race the nays had registered 68 sales to the yeasâ 50.
And what do members of the general public think?
âItâs a great idea,â one young lady said.
She did purchase two âNoâ cupcakes however, noting that she was supporting the venture all in fun.
âPersons think its funny,â Alexander further explained. âI havenât seen anyone get angry.â