Why are Christmas Log Cakes So Expensive???

[Guest PAP]

When I become MP, my first law is to peg the price of log cake below 5sgd with size, taste and quality.

[Chocolateabs]

The good thing is when Christmas is about to over, you can buy it at 50% discount or  1 4 1

[Chocolateabs]

this kind of things , must have connections. Like the people who are working .

[Wilson Kim]

On 18/12/2016 at 3:56 PM, Guest Guest said:

Pls give ts a break la for goodness sake .

If you are so rich you can afford to buy it of course.

He's just voicing out and I see his reasons too.

Ts is commendable to buy a cheaper one and decorated it himself anyway .

What's wrong with the gay community seriously ?

There are various classes of people ..not all are well to do .

Hehe, I just collected a log cake I ordered, no I didn't pay 40$ for 1kg, mind u, I got it at a good discount, so yes, brains trumps brawn, I bought it from Qoo10 n it's delicious, no need to get from branded outlets(u know which ones), actually y do parties insist on log cakes? A yummy cake is a yummy cake, I bought a round cake last year, no complaints, of cos it helps when it's someone birthday that day hehe, I believe order a cake from NTUC won't be ex right? If still beyond that guys budget, then buy a round cake that has a Christmas theme, of cos round cakes could be more ex than log cakes. No cakes, ppl can buy ham or pies instead, dun worry , dun stress, ok?

[Guest Guest]

12 minutes ago, Wilson Kim said:

Hehe, I just collected a log cake I ordered, no I didn't pay 40$ for 1kg, mind u, I got it at a good discount, so yes, brains trumps brawn, I bought it from Qoo10 n it's delicious, no need to get from branded outlets(u know which ones), actually y do parties insist on log cakes? A yummy cake is a yummy cake, I bought a round cake last year, no complaints, of cos it helps when it's someone birthday that day hehe, I believe order a cake from NTUC won't be ex right? If still beyond that guys budget, then buy a round cake that has a Christmas theme, of cos round cakes could be more ex than log cakes. No cakes, ppl can buy ham or pies instead, dun worry , dun stress, ok?

Hahahaha!$40 for a 1 kg cake??? Goes to show you do not know how much things cost. *bitchslap*.

[Guest Guest]

On ‎18‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 4:11 PM, EasleyLim said:

 

The real issue here is you hiding behind people with legitimate economic issues for your incessant grandstanding against the govn't. It is downright disgusting for you to do that and you have the audacity to lecture me on moral behavior? We're are not tools for you to make yourself feel warm and fuzzy at night thinking you've done shit to help the impoverished.   

 

If you're so concerned with the hardship of the common folks, please put your money where your mouth is and donate to charity. I did.

 

EDIT:

 

Proof

 

$50 and you are here to brag about it?? Lol.

You really sound like one of those politicians living high up in the ivory tower, enjoying the high lives, and then throwing down some peanut shells, and claiming that yup have done charity.

And no, I am not any of the previous Guests who posted here before.

[Guest Guest]

I was at giant few weeks back in early Dec late nov period ..looking for Christmas decor for students like snow globes..cost 3.90 etc.

Thinking its too exp I went over to daiso to buy some other Christmas decor..

Just last Friday I went back to giant to check out the prices of Christmas decor and the snow globes..wow price slashed to 1.90 and now some Christmas hanging decors are priced at 75 percent discount! 

Felt happy at last not that I can't afford just not  willing to pay esp when they are trying to hike up the prices during festive periods. Another place to look out for such stuff at the verge tekka mall.)

cheers blessed Christmas peace to all )

[Guest Guest]

8 hours ago, abang said:

Isn't it just Economics 101.

I really dislike whiners complaining about prices of festive items incessantly.

 

If you need to decorate your office with Christmas decorations, why patronise those TRIM shops when Daiso offers similar goods at $2 a piece.  The same goes with other festive items.. always look for cheap alternatives..Remember regardless of your "willingness" to pay for the more expensive items, Christmas comes once a year. Just soak in the atmosphere.

 

人在江湖。就要依据游戏规则来活。。

节日的货品被商家提高， 你要就买， 不要就只有看热闹的分。。

不用愧疚。。买不起就。。。人生不过是如此。。

 

 

最讨厌象你这种天天用＂人在江湖。。＂大道理的人在这里要我们跟着游戏规则来玩。游戏规则是谁主谋？整出戏剧都是同一帮人在那里自唱自导自演，规则都是同一帮人写出来的。如果每个人像你这样放弃，就跟着＂游戏规则＂来玩，我们永远只能受困在游戏里面，走不出别人摆下的设局，别人摆下的棋盘，别人摆下的游戏。他妈的，去死吧。

[abang]

Hi all,

It's Christmas and let us have some Holiday cheers.

There is absolutely no need to vent your anger (towards me) cos I'm reiterating that I will not react to Guest/Anonymous postings.

 

Isn't it paradoxical that rules are meant to be broken... but there are still rules to abide to.  Regardless whether we want or we can defy them, their existence is here to stay.  Rather than whining and scorning over tiny bits of irrelevant details, why not channel positive energy towards others and yourself.  One cannot continue to be dissatisfied with life, sulking is NOT the only way to live.  Changes are good but why not stick to older traditions when changes would mean a new world order... (think Donald Trump) 

[suckmegood]

On 18 December 2016 at 1:13 PM, Guest Guest said:

I am invited to a christmas party and I am tasked to buy log cake.

 

I was shocked at the prices of these logcakes! Breadtalk was selling it at $58! Even those no brand hdb cakeshops are selling logcakes at $38!

 

What made me angry is these shops are profiteering on this festive season! Logcakes are just swiss rolls with cream! Swissrolls cost just $5.00. Why is there so much mark up? 

 

What i did was i bought a $5 swiss roll and betty croaker butter cream and decorate the cake myself! Cost less than $15.

 

Should government agencies check for such rip offs from retailers who cares for their fat paychecks instead of spreading joy and happiness? Where is the social responsibilities?

 

I hope the government will stamp out such acts and put a stop to such practices.

 

- how about bak kwa?

- how about the rising cost of wedding ang bao?

- how about the rising cost of my kopi-c siew dai in Ya Kun?

- how about the expensive holiday packages during... well... holiday seasons?

- how about the inflated bak zhang price during 端午节?

- how about crazily priced moon cakes during mid-autumn?

 

so, given your post, the government will have to check the "rip-offs" because of supply and demand? because of inflation? really?

 

like many mentioned, if the price is out of your budget, don't buy. hands-on if possible. find alternatives. isn't that the way to life?

 

so, should we be expecting a similar post in CNY when u whine about bak kwa, pineapple tarts and kueh lapis?

[Guest guest lor]

can you show us a picture of your DIY cake ?

[Guest Guest]

I'm rich. I don't care how much a log cake would cost this year. As long as it smells and tastes good, I will buy it.

 

my advice to those who are ranting here, don't buy anything that you can't afford.

 

Strive hard to be rich. If you are poor and not successful in life when you reach 30, it is your fault. That means you are a lazy person who didn't do much to make your life easier. 

[Guest Just WoW]

3 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

I'm rich. I don't care how much a log cake would cost this year. As long as it smells and tastes good, I will buy it.

 

my advice to those who are ranting here, don't buy anything that you can't afford.

 

Strive hard to be rich. If you are poor and not successful in life when you reach 30, it is your fault. That means you are a lazy person who didn't do much to make your life easier. 

 

Wow! Simply amazing. How to be like you sister?

[upshot]

9 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

Hahahaha!$40 for a 1 kg cake??? Goes to show you do not know how much things cost. *bitchslap*.

 

I respectfully ask if you care to back that up with a list of breakdown please. Thank you.

Edited December 22, 2016 by upshot

[Guest MOE]

8 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

I was at giant few weeks back in early Dec late nov period ..looking for Christmas decor for students like snow globes..cost 3.90 etc.

Thinking its too exp I went over to daiso to buy some other Christmas decor..

Just last Friday I went back to giant to check out the prices of Christmas decor and the snow globes..wow price slashed to 1.90 and now some Christmas hanging decors are priced at 75 percent discount! 

Felt happy at last not that I can't afford just not  willing to pay esp when they are trying to hike up the prices during festive periods. Another place to look out for such stuff at the verge tekka mall.)

cheers blessed Christmas peace to all )

U sounded like a teacher
 

[Guest Guest]

10 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

I'm rich. I don't care how much a log cake would cost this year. As long as it smells and tastes good, I will buy it.

 

my advice to those who are ranting here, don't buy anything that you can't afford.

 

Strive hard to be rich. If you are poor and not successful in life when you reach 30, it is your fault. That means you are a lazy person who didn't do much to make your life easier. 

 

Sounds like so rich like that. Hahaha. 

You must be a rich man's kid,  or a swindler of some sort. Otherwise, stop daydreaming of your Internet personality, OK? 

[Chocolateabs]

I will buy it if it is nice. Cos i will always have discount. I can share discount if you want.

[Guest Manna]

20 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

I'm rich. I don't care how much a log cake would cost this year. As long as it smells and tastes good, I will buy it.

 

my advice to those who are ranting here, don't buy anything that you can't afford.

 

Strive hard to be rich. If you are poor and not successful in life when you reach 30, it is your fault. That means you are a lazy person who didn't do much to make your life easier. 

Success is so narrowly defined by you.  Singapore has been screwed for 50 years with such deluded mentality.  I rather eat healthily during this christmas than to splurge and plunge into expensive unhealthy food just to show off.

[suckmegood]

10 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

... stop daydreaming of your Internet personality, OK? 

 

Guest scolding guest on Internet personality? hilarious. 

[Guest Guest]

9 hours ago, suckmegood said:

 

Guest scolding guest on Internet personality? hilarious. 

 

ooooo... as if "suckmegood"is so identifiable...

[Guest Brennan]

There was already a topic on that

[Guest Typo]

On Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 7:26 AM, Guest Guest said:

I was at giant few weeks back in early Dec late nov period ..looking for Christmas decor for students like snow globes..cost 3.90 etc.

Thinking its too exp I went over to daiso to buy some other Christmas decor..

Just last Friday I went back to giant to check out the prices of Christmas decor and the snow globes..wow price slashed to 1.90 and now some Christmas hanging decors are priced at 75 percent discount! 

Felt happy at last not that I can't afford just not  willing to pay esp when they are trying to hike up the prices during festive periods. Another place to look out for such stuff at the verge tekka mall.)

cheers blessed Christmas peace to all )

 

Typo was slashing their prices for Xmas decors too.

But bear in mind different outlets slash at different rates.

For example, their mini Xmas tree and Xmas baubles were going at 3 for $20 in Tampines, but they were sold at $5 each at Ang Mo Kio and $2-$3 at Somerset!

 

[lovehandle]

it s coming again, esp for those who doesn't know the market price as well as cost of living in sg!!!!A season of giving - is the key msg

which is why some of us took time and effort to plan what gifts to give and how to make each year's a creative  one

[Kimochi]

Same situation as why are mooncake so FUCKING expensive. Go figure ~

[lovehandle]

22 hours ago, Kimochi said:

Same situation as why are mooncake so FUCKING expensive. Go figure ~

there will be another thread on this after we crossed into 2018 lol

[abang]

Well if you serious about having log cakes for your Christmas party, you may want to do this.. I have done 2 such logs under $!0.

 

Buy 2 rolls of inexpensive Swiss Roll (supermarket quality suffices).   Pour melted chocolates (mixed with vanilla essence and butter)  in a pan and cooled the mixture in the fridge to make a choc fudge.   This process should take an hour or so but remember to stir the mixture every now and then to avoid "caking".

 

Spread the fudge generously on the external surface of the Swiss Roll and to add that Christmasy feeling, dust icing sugar sparing after you use a fork to create the bark-effect on the fudge.  Lastly, the final touches - add figurines or what-so-ever you find in Daiso to match those expensive looking ones in the shops.

 

 

[Guest Wine]

A cake is still a cake, whether it is log, round or square.   Why must eat cake on christmas?  For the same price, I would rather eat sushi.

[Guest big dick]

12 hours ago, abang said:

Well if you serious about having log cakes for your Christmas party, you may want to do this.. I have done 2 such logs under $!0.

 

Buy 2 rolls of inexpensive Swiss Roll (supermarket quality suffices).   Pour melted chocolates (mixed with vanilla essence and butter)  in a pan and cooled the mixture in the fridge to make a choc fudge.   This process should take an hour or so but remember to stir the mixture every now and then to avoid "caking".

 

Spread the fudge generously on the external surface of the Swiss Roll and to add that Christmasy feeling, dust icing sugar sparing after you use a fork to create the bark-effect on the fudge.  Lastly, the final touches - add figurines or what-so-ever you find in Daiso to match those expensive looking ones in the shops.

 

 

 

Well I tried your recipe and this what I ended up with , literally shitty looking yule log cakes that even my cat wont go near to .

 

 

Second try and it still looks poopy.

 

 

Then i thought if life gives you lemons ,I was inpired to make lemonades out of the lemons

 

Ta da.......

 

My creative expression

 

 

[abang]

Your fudge is too watery..Or you did not cool it enough in the fridge....

[lovehandle]

22 hours ago, Guest big dick said:

 

Well I tried your recipe and this what I ended up with , literally shitty looking yule log cakes that even my cat wont go near to .

 

 

Second try and it still looks poopy.

 

 

 

Then i thought if life gives you lemons ,I was inpired to make lemonades out of the lemons

Ta da.......

My creative expression

 

 

the one w the flies looked really cute and creative!!!!!!esp it s a derivation of the poops of failure

I believed there r plenty of online recipe on youtubes

but the most ultimate is your frank opinion on " I tried your recipe and this what I ended up with , literally shitty looking yule log cakes that even my cat wont go near to "

U really rear cats?

glad that u ended well w the poopy thingy, where did u manage to get the décor esp in such a short span? to re try and retry

[abang]

那个贱人又指桑骂槐了。。没品。。

[Guest big dick]

23 hours ago, abang said:

Your fudge is too watery..Or you did not cool it enough in the fridge....

 

 

thanks for the feedback

[lovehandle]

9 hours ago, abang said:

那个贱人又指桑骂槐了。。没品。。

知道你没品，无需解释

 

以上有屎最重要

[7heaven]

It is the advert of Western culture and marketing by capitalists in general that is making the society we live in expensive n complicated.

 

E.g. expensive condos, cars, exotic holidays, designer wear, presents, gourmet food, iphoneX etc. Then there is social media to worsen it by encouraging ppl to flaunt what they own. 

 

A wallet is a good wallet if it serves its function. No need for it to be LV or CL. 

 

That said, choices are always yours to make, to choose to buy a $50 log cake, or not have log cake at all or have some cheaper alternatives. 

 

 

[bluerunner]

You can get a log cake on the 26thbDec instead.  I’m sure it will be  less expensive. 

[Guest Guest]

Blame it on butter shortage!

[Guest Capitalism]

2 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

Blame it on butter shortage!

No, blame on materialism & consumerism.

[sgboyzz12]

Ah well its that time of the year where they make money out of xmas products whats new :') U can always learn to bake a log cake, cost efficient and made with love from the heart  

[Guest Guest]

32 minutes ago, sgboyzz12 said:

Ah well its that time of the year where they make money out of xmas products whats new :') U can always learn to bake a log cake, cost efficient and made with love from the heart  

Very difficult to roll up a sponge without splitting it though. Quite apart from the rolling technique, the sponge must be a little more moist than usual layered cakes. 

[sgboyzz12]

15 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

Very difficult to roll up a sponge without splitting it though. Quite apart from the rolling technique, the sponge must be a little more moist than usual layered cakes. 

Actually why do you need a log cake? You should juz bake a normal cake and decorate it to look like a log cake. No one'll know the difference