On Instagram, dozens of commenters identifying themselves as current or former Sprinkles employees reacted to the news, describing what they say was a sudden, company-wide closure.
“One day notice of losing my job — how will I take care of my 5 kids now,” one commenter wrote.
Yeah, way back in 2012. Cupcakes were definitely a thing for a little bit, but like everything else it passed on to something else. I always hated shit like this because all it really did is cause prices to skyrocket. No I will not pay $6 for a single cupcake.
Now you can go to Crumbl and pay $5 for one cookie! Progress is awesome.
Then there’s The Baked Bear, who charges almost $30 for a half-dozen.
But my fucking God, are those cookies damn near worth it. Honestly some of the best cookies I’ve ever had from anywhere, and their ice cream is pretty goddamn amazing as well.
I can assure you they aren’t worth it, both because they are Mormon but also because they don’t keep a tight enough leesh on their franchisees who keep doing child labor. Also you can probably find a local coffee shop or something that does artisan baked goods in general.
You could probably make equally good cupcakes at home just by using a little extra real butter and sugar instead of corn syrup and vegetable oil.
Although personally I do like that oil based icing. Buttercream icing is just too buttery for me. Cream cheese icing if I’m feeling fancy.
artisan goods are worth more, capitalistic bullshit is not
those cupcakes and those cookies ( crumble or whatever garbage like them)
meanwhile my favorite korean donut place open for 20+ years closed over covid
i hate it