Cakegirls, the upscale cake shop in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood that was destroyed by fire Monday, announced plans today to reimburse clients who placed orders for March 30 to April 3.
Mary Maher, who launched the business with her sister Brenda in 2000, said they will be personally contacting customers who were planning on taking home cakes after this weekend, to discuss each order. The sisters have at least 500 outstanding orders, stretching through the wedding season. They had about 20 orders for this week.
"We are just asking for a little patience because we lost everything in this fire," said Maher, adding that she had been fielding frantic emails from customers worried about their orders. "It has been less than a day... I have no equipment, I don't even have a rolling pin."
Maher estimates that she and her sister lost about $70,000 worth of high-end baking and decorating equipment in the fire that tore through the structure at 2207 W. Belmont Avenue. They had insurance, she said.
Despite an outpouring of offers to help from local bakeries, Maher said that they had not made any decision about either finding temporary space or partnering with other businesses in the short term.
"We are just asking for a little patience because we lost everything in this fire," said Maher, adding that she had been fielding frantic emails from customers worried about their orders. "It has been less than a day... I have no equipment, I don't even have a rolling pin."
Maher estimates that she and her sister lost about $70,000 worth of high-end baking and decorating equipment in the fire that tore through the structure at 2207 W. Belmont Avenue. They had insurance, she said.
Despite an outpouring of offers to help from local bakeries, Maher said that they had not made any decision about either finding temporary space or partnering with other businesses in the short term.
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