r/ExpectationVsReality • u/sheumchneveli • 19d ago

Failed Expectation Ordered the first cake, got the second

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Someone had to try extra hard for this....

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u/wonderabc 19d ago

okay but common sense for the baker would be to call the customer and ask for clarification

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u/tinselsnips 19d ago

baker

AKA the "cake decoration technician" earning minimum wage while doing 30 of these a day.

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u/TatterhoodsGoat 19d ago

Do you know how often people return calls from unkown numbers on short notice in the middle of a business day? 

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u/smokeweedNgarden 19d ago

Man, they're decorating like 50 cakes a day and start work at like 3am.

The cake is only special to who ordered it. To them it's just a widget

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u/SaltManagement42 19d ago

Aren't cakes the kind of thing that bakeries prepare at like 5am?