Monday marked a new development at Tammie Coe Cakes – the delivery of freshly baked cookies directly to customers in their homes or businesses anywhere in Phoenix, with a strong focus on the downtown area.
Together with expanded business hours, the downtown Phoenix Tammie Coe Cakes location at Roosevelt Road and Sixth Street has started several new services.
Among the new additions are curbside pick-up, room service for residents of Artisan Village and straight-from-the-oven cookie delivery, all of which will be offered seven days a week.
Currently, the delivery charge is $5 per order, although that price is still being played with a bit by the business, according to manager Candice Parisi.
“Instead of flowers you can get an arrangement, in a box, of cookies and ice-cold milk,” Parisi said.
A half-gallon of milk or soymilk can be added for $4. The personalized cards that come with each order feature artwork by Tammie Coe.
Orders must be placed 24 hours in advance by calling the store and can be as small as a dozen cookies or as large as a million cookies. The hypothetical cut off is 300 cookies, but Parisi said they can easily accommodate large orders.
Sara Jordan, 21, a new employee at the Roosevelt location, said she is excited about delivering cookies. She thinks the new service will help keep employee jobs interesting, as one day they might be working the counter and the next be on delivery duty.
“It’s cool that we are just starting all these new things for Tammie Coe Cakes,” she said. “Even working out here (at the counter) is fun and exciting and I like it, but adding this on to it will be a nice challenge.”
Although there has not been a delivery yet and packaging is still being finalized, the response has been positive, with businesses, hospitals and customers expressing genuine interest, Parisi said.
Canadian furniture designer Michael McGuire, 48, who was in town for a conference, likes the idea of sending cookies to somebody. He said sweets were just as appropriate as sending flowers and he would be equally likely to send either.
As of now, Parisi says starting up delivery isn’t costing the business any more money, as they already have the plastic containers for packaging and the vehicles. She does not expect the $5 delivery charge to make them money.
“It’s the perfect combination,” said Lakin Green, a journalism senior at ASU. “You can’t just have chocolate chip cookies without milk.”
Green was excited to hear about the delivery service even though she lives in Tempe and late-night cravings may not be accommodated because of the need to order a day in advance.
Tammie Coe Cakes will soon be open Sundays 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. as a part of their transition to winter hours. They are now open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact the reporter at lcreid@asu.edu
