A Tale Of Two Pastries: A Philadelphia Bakery Story

Soon after the founding of the city, William Penn’s two spinster aunts settled in Philadelphia and opened a bakery, which became famous for its pies.

Then, a German baker arrived and his pies were also delicious. He cut the price from seven pence (charged by the two women) to only six pence.

Now a price war raged between the two pie shops.

When Penn’s aunts slashed the price of pies to only two pence, their rival threw in the
towel, and everyone in Philadelphia agreed:
 
“You can’t beat the pie-rates of Penn’s aunts.”