PHOENIX — A Phoenix-area bakery has permanently closed its doors after three decades in business, leaving customers scrambling to recover money they paid for orders that will never be fulfilled.
Baker Wee Bakery, located on 43rd Avenue and Thunderbird, shut down unexpectedly in late September, catching longtime customers off guard. The business posted a sign on its building telling customers there is no money available to provide refunds for outstanding orders.
Brooke Garza, who has lived in the neighborhood her entire life and been a loyal customer, discovered the closure just three weeks after placing and paying for her wedding cake order in early September…