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Last month I was searching the web with the aid of google for some baking related products. I wanted to purchase new cookie cutters, festive sprinkles and cupcake liners. Initially, my search would have required me to order from three companies to get all the products I wanted because my search was quite specific. However, I was determined to find a website that had everything I needed in stock and would ship before my holiday baking madness began. With a little more searching, I came across a website that had everything I needed and they claimed to ship 99% of orders the same day they were placed. This seemed like a baker’s dream company, so I placed a small order ($30.00) with them.
I am an avid online shopper and in the countless orders I have made throughout the last 10 years I have never received customer service like I experienced with shopbakersnook.com. I had a shipment confirmation in my mailbox within two hours of placing the order AND it arrived on my doorstep within 2 days. Everything was packed beautifully and arrived in excellent condition. I was so floored with their customer service I sent the company an email praising them for their efforts! I went back to their website compelled to place another order for random holiday flair. While browsing, I realized that they are quite close to my area and are located in Saline, Michigan which is about a 45 minute drive from my house. The Baker’s Nook is also a bakery and employs some extremely talented cake designers. You can check out their online gallery, to see photos of some seriously drool worthy cakes!
The CEO, Brian, replied to my email and we spoke at length via the telephone. I commended him for a job well done and expressed my sincere gratitude for a family operated company with a customer centered business approach. Brian explained that their site is “live time inventory” so, if you see it on their site, it’s in stock and ready to be shipped. For an online company of a mere 2 years, shopbakersnook.com is doing great things. They are an amazing company that will have my business for many years to come.
Brian and I also arranged a little giveaway…He so graciously sent me all of the items pictured below to give away on my site. I am also going to add a couple of surprises as well! 
2.) One winner will be chosen on 1/16/09 by using random.org.
I’ll definitely have to check out the website. Dessert that reminds me of Valentines? Definitely red velvet cupcakes. Its got that red+chocolate factor going for it. Two things that I always associate with Vday. Awesome giveaway. I hope I win!
Clara
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awe, that’s such a good story. gotta love great businesses, especially local ones :) i love… sugar cookies with jam-cut outs… mmm. used to make them as a kid. thanks for the giveaway you two! :)
I love heart shaped sugar cookies with pink and red icing/sprinkles. It probably makes me think of Valentine’s Day because they seemed to always be served at every party in Elementary school.
Thanks for the info. about this company! I will definitely be visiting their website. For some reason, the foods that remind me of Valentine’s Day are not really home cooked. It’s more things like conversation hearts and lollipops that attach to paper valentines. Of course, within the next few weeks I’ll probably start seeing recipes for homemade conversation hearts, given how talented my fellow food bloggers are!
How cute!! This would help when making treats for my hubby’s work!
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couer a la creme
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/coeur-a-la-creme-with-raspberry-and-grand-marnier-sauce-recipe/index.html
anything chocolately… especially if it has some kind of chocolate dessert shell. i love that.
Thanks for the new website, I’m always looking for new places to get my baking needs. Valentine’s Day remindes me of Red Velvet cake with cream cheese icing!
Valentines Day always reminds me of any sort of decadent chocolate recipe…brownies, cakes, etc. of course shaped like a heart! Yum!
What a fun giveaway!
The first Valentine’s Day I spent with my husband (then boyfriend), he took the day off of work and we made sour cream cookie cut-outs in heart shapes. :)
http://www.grouprecipes.com/64809/rice-flour-sugar-cookies.html
Most of my childhood I was allergic to wheat and so the only cookies I ate were made with all oatmeal or rice flour. Although I outgrew my allergy I still can’t get enough of those rice flour sugar cookies! My freshman year of college my mom sent me a big tin of huge heart shaped pink frosted rice flour sugar cookies, so from now on these cookies make me think of valentines day(although they also have lots of good christmas memories as well!)
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