Today, at work, a customer cried because the cake I made her was not "exactly" the same as the display. I'm the one who made the display and it was the same but the display cake had faded a bit, since it had been there for a month. I'd mentioned this to the customer when she placed the order. FML
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Today, I was at the bakery I work at. A man came in to pick up a cake he said he ordered, but we could find neither the cake nor the order form. He yelled at me about being 'incompetent' before remembering that he had ordered the cake from a different bakery. FML
Today, my coworker spilled sticky fruit glaze all over my cake display cake and left it overnight uncleaned. The same display case I spent 2 hours cleaning the day before. FML
Today, a woman came into my work and yelled at me because no one told her the cake she had bought the week before was made of ice cream. She'd hidden it in the cupboard and it melted. I work in Dairy Queen. FML
Today, a coworker left a chocolate cake on the "free food" table in the office. I had a slice. She's just called to ask if she left her grandmother's birthday cake at work. She made it from scratch. Now I'm baking a new cake in the office kitchen. FML
Today, while working at Dairy Queen, a customer asked me what was so special about our ice cream cakes, and how they're different from regular cakes. I chuckled, and told her it's because they're made from ice cream. She threw a fit, which resulted in me being written up and sent home early. FML
Today, I brought a “safe” store-bought cake to a potluck and dropped it on the sidewalk while getting out of the car. I showed up anyway, carrying the box like it was still fine. It was not. FML
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
Today, I told a customer the bread he wanted has been discontinued. He replied with, "Are you serious? What is your name? I'm going up front to complain about you." I still don't understand how that's specifically my fault. FML
Today, I volunteered to bring a homemade dessert to a family dinner. I made a cheesecake, decorated it beautifully, and carried it across town on the train. When I arrived, everyone complimented it. Then I realized I'd forgotten the removable bottom of the pan, so the cheesecake was still sitting inside a metal ring and couldn't be served. FML
Today, I brought a cupcake to school for my friend's birthday. After taking one bite, she exclaimed that it was the worst thing she had ever tasted and that we should sue the store that I bought it from. I baked it myself. FML
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Exodiafinder687 58
Fads are so weird. First people were wearing faded jeans and now they want faded cakes too? SMH
GrinchFu1 27
Sell her the display cake... It's obviously as bright as she is.
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Exodiafinder687 58
Fads are so weird. First people were wearing faded jeans and now they want faded cakes too? SMH
carecow 16
Maybe she's under the impression that cake ages like a fine wine..
kerstileann 26
Wine aged = better Cake aged = disgusting and molded to hell
mommy2cassidy 18
I don't like making the thumbs up an even number but I had to thumbs up your comment.
shutupshane12 12
And that was a waste of commenting space #20. Aged cake- not very good
blamemysister 1
Or perhaps a fine sort of cheese, but definitely not cheesecake.
lex1459 38
It's the holidays, everyone goes insane. Tell her she should have ordered it a month ago. Good luck, OP!
vikky538 28
that would have made sense to the customer...lol..
drayloon 50
The customer is not always right. But we all apparently have to pretend they are to keep the business going
ShannonBitt 29
when I started my job, I had to watch a video and it said "the customer isn't always right, but the customer always has to win"
ItsAlly 20
Well getting her to accept that should be a piece of cake, then. Since she's crying even though she's already been warned.
tranced_ 45
time to replace that cake you placed for display . .
GrinchFu1 27
Sell her the display cake... It's obviously as bright as she is.
iswearimhuman 12
Oh, the poor woman! My heart bleeds for her. Ah, only in the USA. #whitewomanproblems
Arwen_Evenstar 37
More like #firstworldproblems or #middleclassproblems - stupid comes in all races.
iswearimhuman 12
True, can't argue with that.
nataliewby 25
How does she expect you to exactly replicate a cake you made a month ago?
Vegetarian27 24
Not to sound like the bad guy, but if she wanted the cake to look like the display one, why didn't you just make it in a faded colour? (I'm assuming that the colour was the icing, rather than the cake itself).
Econforthwin 15
I'm willing to bet the display cake is dried out and that is a hard look to capture with fresh new cake.
killerdana 19
She said she explained it to the woman when she placed her order. That's a pretty ridiculous thing to cry about