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You want to order those cupcakes online, but what can you do to increase the chances you'll be satisfied?
· "Go simple," says Melissa McCart, who writes the blog CounterIntelligence. "Too much frosting or an emphasis on decorations may be masking an average cake underneath."
· Especially if descriptions are vague, make an extra effort to get all the details you want, because you lose the personal interaction of a storefront bakery, advises Amanda McClements, who writes Metrocurean.com.
· For bigger orders in particular, play it safe: Ask to sample the products first.
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