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I have a very good friend who I've known for a couple of years. We have similar interests, parenting style, sense of humour and she has been very kind to me in the past. We often look after each other's DCs and have a really good laugh together.
Recently she's been asking for a bit of help in setting up a baking business supplying muffins to local shops. I run a successful cake-making business, make celebration cakes and cupcakes (sorry... what a cliché) and also make sponges for a local shop. I didn't have any problem taking her through the finer points of labelling, how to cost stuff, where to get supplies etc. I was excited for her. She always said she would stick to muffins and not approach the shop I already bake for. She said she had no interest in doing celebration cakes.
In the last couple of weeks though she has asked me how much I would charge for cupcakes, and also for an 8" iced celebration cake as she's put bids in for both on a facebook selling page. Am I being unreasonable to be a bit upset by this? My DH thinks I'm a total push-over and that she's being completely out of order and is taking me for a mug. Other friends who see cake requests on facebook let me know so I can bid for the order. I'm just a bit upset that she didn't do that, but offered to do it herself. She has no experience and has never made a celebration cake for sale before.
I'm sad and not sure whether to let her know that I feel really let down.
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for being upset that a friend seems to be setting up a similar business to mine
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farewellfigure · 10/09/2013 16:17
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