Please ensure that you have read and agree to the terms and conditions detailed
below prior to paying your deposit:
OVERVIEW
These terms and conditions set out the contract between you, the client, and
Sugar & Spice Bakery (Isle of Man). They should be read prior to paying the
deposit for your cake, at which point you enter into a contract, according to
the order details as discussed when placing your order and these terms and
conditions. Please ensure you check through any information carefully to ensure
you are happy before paying your deposit.
PAYMENT CONDITIONS
PRICES
All cakes are priced according to your design as requested and the size of your
cake, and are non-negotiable. Following your enquiry, your quote is valid for
14 days, after which point the cost may alter in line with suppliers' costs.
Paying your deposit will secure this price & the slot in the diary. Any alterations
to your initial enquiry may affect the price quoted.
DEPOSITS
For celebration cakes, a 50% booking deposit (total of the cake + delivery
price, if applicable) will be required when you place your order, in order to
secure the booking. For weddings, a £50 booking fee is to be paid initially,
with the remaining balance being paid one calendar month prior to your wedding
date.
Bookings are not secure until the deposit is paid and we cannot hold spaces
open in the case of non-payment of deposits. The deposit becomes non-refundable
two weeks (14 days) prior to your booking date for celebration cakes, and two
calendar months before your wedding date for wedding cakes.
PAYMENT
You will receive details of how to make payment when you place your order;
please confirm with us once a payment has been made.
Final payment for your celebration cake can be made on the day of collection (same
day bank transfer prior to collection, or cash on collection). Card payments
are welcomed. We require wedding cakes to be paid for in full one calendar
month prior to your wedding date. You will be sent a reminder for payment prior
to this date.
Cakes remain the property of Sugar & Spice Bakery until full payment has
been made.
CANCELLATION/POSTPONEMENTS
CELEBRATION CAKES
If cancellation of a celebration cake order takes place more than 14 days
before your event, you will be offered a refund of the deposit paid. If
cancellation of the order is 14 days or less before the event, we reserve the
right to retain your non-refundable 50% deposit.
WEDDING CAKES
For wedding cakes, your booking fee is refundable until two calendar months
before your wedding. You will be charged the following for any cancellations
after this point:
- Two calendar months to one calendar month prior to your wedding date - your
£50 booking fee plus 50% of the total cost of your wedding cake quote.
- Less than one calendar month - your £50 booking fee plus the total cost of
your wedding cake quote.
If you postpone your event, please advise us as soon as possible and we will
try to accommodate your new date, however if this isn’t feasible, your order
will be considered as a cancellation. If your wedding has to be postponed for
any reason, we will do our best to accommodate your new date and your prior
booking conditions will still stand. Any further changes to your event date
will incur a new booking fee of £50. Should you require to hold the date open
for your booking, there may be changes to the price due to suppliers’ costs.
We retain the right to cancel your booking in very unusual circumstances beyond
our control, such as fire, flooding or ill health, during which we will refund
any monies taken in full.
YOUR CAKE
DESIGN CONDITIONS
We pride ourselves on creating original designs at Sugar & Spice Bakery and
will not copy exactly the designs of others, so please do not ask us to. We
will take inspiration from any photos you provide, but will make subtle changes
so as to make it a unique, bespoke product, made just for you. We enjoy coming
up with our own designs and will endeavour to put into a drawing whatever
designs/ideas you may have. You will be provided with drawings of designs,
where appropriate, but we cannot guarantee that our cakes will match designs
exactly due to the nature of the cake making process and feasibility when creating
your cake. As cake artistry is a creative process, we may decide to make subtle
changes from the design provided to ensure your cake fits the brief, and
indeed, is suitable for the conditions (for example, on a very hot day).
ALTERATIONS & CHANGES
It is your responsibility to read & check the details of your cake design
thoroughly; any amendments to design should be made prior to the deposit being
paid. Any changes made after this point may incur additional costs.
If requested, once the deposit is paid, we will endeavour to adjust the design
where possible, but sometimes this is not possible according to the nature of
the request or amount of notice given. If the alteration affects the cost, or
preparation work for the original design has already been undertaken, then your
balance will be adjusted accordingly.
We reserve the right to make changes to the design at any point, if
circumstances beyond our control may compromise the quality of the finished
cake, e.g. melting due to weather. We will endeavour to advise you in good time
should any changes need to be made, but this may not be possible if there are
time constraints.
Each cake is made individually by hand, so although every effort is made to
ensure consistency, it may vary slightly from the design requested/picture
supplied, as previously stated.
FLOWERS
If your cake requires fresh flowers, we can work with your florist to arrange
this and you will be billed accordingly. Any flowers which are to be used on
the cake must be suitable for being on or next to edible items (organic/non-toxic/non-irritant)
and we will place them in flower picks or dip in safety seal to prevent
contamination to the cake. We cannot take responsibility for any damage
rendered to the cake caused by a floral arrangement that was implemented by
anyone other than Sugar & Spice Bakery employees. We will also take no responsibility
for any issues that arise as a result of your cake being adorned with fresh
flowers.
ALLERGIES & SPECIAL DIETARY REQUIREMENTS
It is your responsibility to advise us of any dietary requirements for your
cake when the booking is made - cakes can contain a huge array of ingredients.
You will be advised upon collection/delivery if any of the 14 known allergens
are present in your cake, and also if there may be traces of these allergens.
Cakes can be made free from gluten/wheat, but we cannot absolutely guarantee no
traces of contaminants will be present in your cakes due to these, and other
allergens, being present and used within the premises. We apologise, but we are
unable to cater for nut allergies. Free from gluten/wheat cakes will be baked,
stored and decorated separately to minimise cross-contamination issues. We also
use separate equipment for these cakes.
DELIVERY CONDITIONS
Delivery charges are calculated on a mileage and time basis. Alternatively,
cakes can be collected from our premises free of charge.
If you choose delivery, it is our intention that your cake will be delivered in
perfect condition prior to the start of your event. However, we ask for
patience with factors that may be beyond our control (e.g. traffic conditions)
as we cannot be held liable for any such delays. Wedding cakes will be
delivered by Sugar & Spice Bakery, except in exceptional circumstances.
It is your responsibility to ensure you inform us of the correct ceremony/event
time, plus the postcode of the venue. In the unlikely event of late delivery,
the maximum compensation will be a refund of the delivery price.
We cannot be held liable for any damage that is rendered to the cake at the
venue once we have left the premises. It is with this in mind that we require
somebody responsible to check that they are happy with the cake before we
leave, whether this be a member of your party or a member of staff at the
venue. As such, we will ask for a waiver to be signed confirming this.
Photographs will also be taken of the cake once set up, prior to our leaving it
in situ.
If you choose to collect the cake, we will not be held liable for any damage to
the cake once it has left our premises. You will be advised of the safest way
to transport the cake in your vehicle.
Late requests for delivery (after securing the booking as a ‘collection’) will
be accommodated where possible, but cannot be guaranteed, as prior confirmed
delivery commitments must take priority.
CAKE SETUP
It is the client’s responsibility to ensure arrangements are made for the cake
table/linen/cake stand, which should all be set up prior to our arrival. If any
delay is incurred due to these not being set up, we reserve the right to charge
for our time. Please take extra care to ensure a stable cake table is available
if you are having a marquee wedding, as surrounding floorboards can easily
destabilise the cake once subject to footfall.
STORAGE & CONSUMPTION
PORTION GUIDE
You will be advised of how many portions your cake will slice into, dependant
on your requirements. Please ensure your cake is cut as advised to ensure you
have the correct number of portions.
BEST BEFORE DATE / STORAGE CONDITIONS
Your cake is baked to ensure it is fresh for the date of your event and is best
consumed on the day of collection/delivery; it should be eaten within 3 days of
this date. Cakes are made entirely of natural ingredients without preservatives
and will not have an extended shelf life.
Please store your cake in a cool, dry place and once cut, cover any exposed
cake with cling film or similar. Ideally, store the cake in the box it comes
in. If your cake is covered with sugarpaste, it will 'sweat' if stored in an
airtight box, but it will not affect the taste of your cake.
Refrigerating your cake will dry out the sponge and is not advised,
particularly for sugarpaste covered cakes. Cream cheese frosted cakes need refrigerating
in an environment of 4 degrees celcius or less. Sugar & Spice Bakery will
not be held responsible for any issues arising from refrigerators displaying
incorrect temperatures, or from incorrect storage of cream cheese frosted
items.
CREAM CHEESE FROSTED ITEMS
Cream Cheese cakes must be refrigerated, hence we will not advise covering with
sugarpaste. There are strict guidelines which must be followed when ordering a
cream cheese cake. You will be advised at the time of collection how much
longer the cake can remain safely outside of refrigeration. If being placed
back in refrigeration, your cake will need storing at a temperature of 4
degrees celcius or less but should be brought back to room temperature for
consumption. We will not be held responsible for any issues relating to the
cake not having been stored as instructed.
NON-EDIBLE ITEMS
Most cakes contain small proportions of inedible items, such as: support dowels
in tiered cakes; ribbon; wires from sugar flowers; flower picks; cocktail or
kebab sticks in models. It is your responsibility to ensure these are removed
by your caterer/guests before consumption. You will be advised upon
collection/delivery of any non-edible items in your cake.
IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT OF…
DAMAGE
Please remember that cakes and cake decorations are very delicate items and we
cannot accept responsibility for damage that is done to the cake after it has
been handed over to the client. Photographs will be taken of the cake prior to
it leaving the Bakery for collection, and once set up after delivery.
In the event of damage to the cake, you can advise us and request a repair,
which will be costed accordingly, including transport costs if appropriate. We
will endeavour to do our best to fix any repairs, but cannot guarantee your
cake being as it was prior to any damage.
COMPLAINTS
In the extremely rare event of you having any concerns about your cake, please
let us know immediately upon collection/delivery so that we can rectify it in
time for your event. All other concerns should be made in writing, and pictorial
evidence of the fault should be included. We would appreciate you contacting us
in the first instance to give us the opportunity to rectify any issues arising.
If you are unhappy with your cake for any reason, you will be asked to return
the remainder of the cake/tier in order for us to assess the issue and any
refunds offered are at the discretion of Sugar & Spice Bakery. A credit
note may be offered under certain circumstances. No refunds are offered due to
change of mind.
As referred to in the delivery conditions, in the event of a late delivery, the
maximum compensation will be a refund of the delivery price; please be patient
with factors that may be beyond our control (e.g. traffic conditions), as we
cannot be held liable for any such delays.