Bakery sees big business bump following complaint about naughty cookie
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Normally, complaints are bad for business, but Punk Rock Pastries in Burnaby just proved there's often no such thing as bad press.
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Normally, complaints are bad for business, but Punk Rock Pastries in Burnaby just proved there's often no such thing as bad press.
A sugar cookie shaped like a penis so offended a customer, she complained to city hall.
Two bylaw officers followed up by asking the bakery’s owner to post a disclaimer about her products (some are also shaped with vaginas), on social media.
Hollie Deville obliged, by telling her followers on Instagram she received a complaint.
“Somebody had come in with her child, and felt little bit worrisome that we sell genitalia cookies. So, our store is not for anyone under the age of 16,” she said, while giggling, in the video post.
The news spread, and on Friday morning business was so good, staff sold more in just one hour than they normally would in an entire day.
