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Why do people say that something sells like ‘hotcakes’ if they sell out fast? How fast do hotcakes sell?

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  • User
    Lv 7
    9 hours ago

    Hotcakes sell as fast as you make them.

    That is: you make them to order, and they sell immediately after being made, and they are made very quickly.

    So: "they'll sell like hotcakes" basically means "they'll sell as fast as you can make them".

  • Audrey
    Lv 7
    10 hours ago

    Hot cakes sell at the speed of light cause people want to eat them while they're HOT!

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