LPGone

Sales since we opened have been steadily increasing but are still not at the level where it's able to pay for all overhead costs. Hence, I decided to make a few changes:

1) Open at exactly 5am with freshly baked pandesal ready by then. 

2) Extend until 6pm from the usual 430pm closing. 

3) Sell cigarettes. 

I wanted to go to the bakery early to have enough time to bake. Sans any sleep, I arrived there by 130am and proceeded to prepare for baking. At around 5am, as I was waiting for the oven to be at the right temperature, the LPG ran out. I didn't have a spare and was only able make bread by 1030am when the replacement came. 

We were able to extend closing hours but  I expect that to be felt after a few days when people are accustomed to the new closing time. 

I also went and bought cigarettes to sell. Having been a smoker for 16 years, and having quit for 3 years, I know how bad smoking is. I am completely against smoking but I am also desperate in making this bakery work. If selling cigarettes for the meantime would make me meet my financial obligations for now, then I am willing to bend. I'm willing to make sacrifices to make this endeavor work.