By Username - 01/12/2010 03:39

Today, a customer at the store I work at asked me what kind of cake I would suggest for her husband's 50th birthday. I laughed and showed her the Grim Reaper cake. She burst into tears and explained that he has cancer. FML
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Honesty4U 0

An Over The Hill cake would have been fine, but your store had to one up that with a Grim Reaper? Man, that sucks! At least you were doing your job well!

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iTaylor 0

you know, in any other situation that would have been a good joke. you couldn't have known :/

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blakkfrost 0

To make a joke relating to death when someone is purchasing a gift for someone elderly is not at all uncommon. Doing so does not make the OP wrong in any sense of the word. She has no way of knowing what type of sense of humor the customer will have. If they are upset with your suggestion, simply apologize and make a more serious suggestion. No need to get bent out of shape over a harmless joke.

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SarahBearah1995 11

I'm confused as to when 50 became "elderly."

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koopameat 0

OP isn't inconsiderate, just has a sense of humor and wants to share it with the world.

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lexi365 20

ahhh, just apologize and and pick a serious cake next time ;)

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califbob 3

You should have shown her a selection from the "your'e hubby's got cancer and is gonna die" catalog. This would have certainly helped her make her selection, and you probably would have sold a big fancy cake.

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evybeth 0

that was really rude of u.

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IneffableLullaby 13

While you couldn't have known about the woman's husband's condition, the joke was still in poor taste.

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