Lulu's Cupcakes are just as tasty as Sprinkles but without the pretension or cost. I ordered 20 cupcakes from Lulu's for a brunch that I recently hosted. Ordering on the phone was easy and fast. When I went to pick them up a couple of days later, they were packaged in nice and tight so as to quell any fear that they might smush in the car ride home.
The cost? $50, with more flavors than Sprinkles offers. (I had 15 varieties in my bunch.) Not to hate on Sprinkles, because I actually do love their cupcakes as well, but do you know what 20 cupcakes would have cost me there? Close to $90, I kid you not. And that's just not happening in this recession.