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What Nerve of people! Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Next      CakeCentral.com Forum Index » General Author Message FeGe_Cakes Forum Addict Joined: Jul 28, 2004 Posts: 614 Location: Texas Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:39 pm  I just thought I would share this with you. A few weeks back a customer of mine (not a friend. She is a friend of a friend). Sent out an email about celebrating her twins sweet 16. Note #1: They were suppose to have a birthday party 6 weeks prior, but was misbehaving to the point the parents said no way to throwing them a big party. Note #2: She sent an email about 5 weeks after their real birthday. Note #3: She never wants to buy a large cake, if everyone doesn't get cake she doesn't care. So she sends out an email to anyone and everyone she knows requesting a monetary gift to the twins to help fund this party. The venue balance was $300.00 so she was asking to help pay for the party location. They also needed outfits, food, DJ, limo drop off, decorations, CAKE. You get my point. Then she sends a second email saying, I sent you all an email last week, we still have outstanding items yet to be donated. And oh yeah "CAKE - None" was listed as a hint hint to me. We found out later the twins invited 150 teenagers. Now does she really think I was going to donate a themed, tiered cake for free for 150 greedy teenagers. My friend and I had a good laugh about this for 2 weeks. Last edited by FeGe_Cakes on Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:22 pm; edited 1 time in total sari66 Forum Addict Joined: Mar 02, 2008 Posts: 857 Location: NC Birthday: Sep 05 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:58 pm  LOL yup ppl do have lots of nerve carmenid Frequent Member Joined: May 20, 2007 Posts: 252 Location: Eatontown, NJ Birthday: Mar 20 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:04 pm  glad you didn't do it, people like that need to be put on their place... keonicakes Forum Addict Joined: Feb 20, 2006 Posts: 846 Location: Florida Birthday: May 07 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:05 pm  How about a donation of some good old fashioned MANNERS. Oh Dear God that is unbelievable! Gotta laugh, though. Teena_Marie Regular Member Joined: Sep 02, 2008 Posts: 160 Location: Hudson, FL Birthday: Mar 08 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:22 pm  i probably would have hinted back to her *get a job and buy stuff your own stuff like normal people* lol but im not very subtle womanzano Junior Member Joined: Jun 23, 2007 Posts: 65 Location: Dallas, TX Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:25 pm  Is that normal nowadays?! People just ask you to pay for their party?! Does the same go for weddings? I can see it now...Parents of the bride send out an e-mail asking for donations to the bride and groom to help pay for their wedding... Wowee...new one there. TheCakeShak Frequent Member Joined: Apr 14, 2005 Posts: 296 Location: Sunny California Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:27 pm  If it were me, I would have told her she was getting from me, an all expense paid trip to either "the moon" or to "lake NOT!".... angelatx Frequent Member Joined: May 28, 2007 Posts: 338 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:31 pm  If they want to have a big lavish party they need to fork out that money. Its for their children. It does take ALOT of nerve to ask that from people. Glad you didn't do it. She might've asked for you left arm next! hehehe tchrmom Frequent Member Joined: Jul 22, 2007 Posts: 418 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:36 pm  She also then probably referred to the people coming to the party as "guests" rather than as "hosts", which is what they were. Have you thought about sending her Emily Post's most recent etiquette book with appropriate sections highlighted. Or Miss Manners's address. keyshia Frequent Member Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 270 Location: Utah, by way of CA Birthday: Jun 07 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:37 pm  At least she didn't put your name down as bringing the cake! I had a friend who's husband sent out an email that he was having a party for her...and it was going to be a POTLUCK . So he listed the things that he was getting from various places and by cake he had my name down (without consulting me) and it said...I know you'll do something nice. I was SO irritated. The sad thing was that I did make it...and then made sure to tell each family in our group that they'd ALL received a free cake at one time or another and the freebies were UP! Ugh. It amazes me...though it shouldn't. I've been reading on here how common it is. They think we have magical butts...I told my friend if I was able to magically pull stuff out of my butt, I coudl explain it's size! Sorry that happened...but glad you stuck with it! indydebi Forum Matriarch Joined: Jul 07, 2006 Posts: 23765 Location: Indianapolis IN Birthday: Jan 19 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:43 pm  Geesh, just when you think you've heard it all! She's probably complaining because you can't take a hint on the cake! Another candidate story for www.etiquettehell.com ! keep us posted on how pitiful the whole thing turns out to be. Oh .... and if I told my kids that their behavior resulted in a party being canceled, then that means CANCELED!!!!! Not "Postponed'!!!! angelatx Frequent Member Joined: May 28, 2007 Posts: 338 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:48 pm  "magical butts" and "stuff out of my butt" lololol! wish i had one, that would be great. my kids would love it too! good one!!! just_for_fun Forum Addict Joined: Jul 16, 2006 Posts: 770 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:50 pm  My sister is making a party for her son, he's turning three (by us, it's a big deal. i'm jewish, and it's the first haircut). I told her that I have adorable cupcakes that I want to make. i used to bake only cookies, lately i'm doing cupcakes and a cake here and there (hobby). So she starts telling me that her sister in law is making some sort of cupcake, and our sister in law is making mini cheesecakes in cupcake holders, and noone is making cookies "so i thought you could make cupcakes, but then again, i can't tell you what to make, but i want cupcakes, but you could make what you want" blah, blah, blah. I hate when ppl do that!! ncbert Frequent Member Joined: Feb 16, 2007 Posts: 396 Location: London,Ontario,Canada Birthday: Apr 08 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:11 pm  WOW, that's a new one to hear .....yikes Sounds like the guest are footing the bill! PGray315 Regular Member Joined: Jun 27, 2006 Posts: 143 Location: Maine Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:24 pm  I am absolutely astounded! I have never heard of such a thing! Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year  Oldest FirstNewest First     CakeCentral.com Forum Index » General Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Next You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum Translation: