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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Comments (32)
ghostBuster000 4
"exactly" means not exactly. Putting speech marks around something is not emphasis on that word. It indicates that the word inside the speech marks is not the correct word for whatever is actually being described.
linnie_wesker 20
Get over yourself. Seriously.
DoubleDosexo 12
'quoting' in those marks, is used when it's not the right word, you mean a different one, etc. I learned that in 7th grade. Maybe you should've paid better attention in school?
grtfuldeadlovr 27
Always trying to get a free handout
sullivankeara 25
The joys of working in Customer Service. I feel your pain. Sorry OP.
cookie1207 19
How did this get to FML!?
Armygirl93 10
did she take it anyways?
spunkylady 24
I also do cakes... People can be such idiots. My favorite is the: I know you charge x amount of money for this cake... But could you do it cheaper? Sorry OP!
tifferz22 5
That happened to me today at the bakery I work at! Nobody mentions how hard it is working at a bakery during the holidays
nitrog100 21
So was her problem with it that the display cake was more of a pastel tone? I used to work in a bakery, and I never really had any problems with fading.
CyprisVerum 14
should give her the display instead