A Baker’s Half-Dozen

Someone invokes. So, seven?
You couldn’t just write seven?
A baker’s dozen made sense,

Buy a dozen, get one free,
A phrase suggesting largesse,
A bit extra, a more-ness.

Maybe you were literal.
By a baker’s half-dozen
You intended 6.5.

There’s a rare enough number.
So is this a stinginess
Within generosity?

Generosity by halves,
Corporate baker reasoning.