Eat Your Flowers Bakery in Highland Park is known for beautifully-baked treats hand-decorated with fresh edible flowers. So, CEO and Founder Loria Stern found it slightly unusual when her bakery received an order for more than 1,000 undecorated cupcakes."We’re not a cupcake company, so this was kind of a new, tailored custom item for this customer," Stern said. "We’re known for our beautiful edible flower decorations—we’re known for making really beautiful items.
"We’ve already bought all the batter, there’s no way—this order is complete as of now," Stern said. "And she says, 'Well, I’m going to have to cancel my order unless you can send us half the funds back.' At that point, I was like—okay, I’m going to the bank right away."Stern says her bank assured her that the check had cleared and that the money would be protected thanks to her email exchanges and receipts.