Mine shows an expiration date, which is on their one-year anniversary. I also have written on there, "Two weeks notice is required".
Edited to add: Never underestimate the stupidity of the American Public. If there's no expiration date, even if it says it's for the FIRST anniversary, I swear to high heaven, they will argue with you "well, there's NO expiration date, so I should be able to get my 1st anniversary cake 5 years later!"
You know those things you put on your car windshield to keep the sun from beating down on it all day and getting hot? Mine has a warning
"Remove before attempting to operate vehicle".
After seeing that, I can understand what you mean. People are well, people.
Last month I was at Chick-Fil-A with the kiddo's and I kid you not, a lady was driving out of the parking lot with one of those things in her window!!! She pulled it back a TAD to see over it to drive, but it was right there, reflecting the sun in everyones rear view mirror! If she looked over she could have seen SHOCK written all over my face.
I don't understand why it matters when they redeem it? If they want it on their 1st or their 5th, you're still making a cake. As long as you both know you did their cake...not some stranger getting it?
Can someone clarify?
Because:
(1) It's a FIRST anniversary cake, not a "whenever I want to get one" cake
(2) Technically, this is like an open account on my books .... it's an outstanding "check" that hasn't been cashed yet. I'm not keeping it open forever. It costs money to keep accounts open ... maintenance and monitoring, etc.
(3) When I offered the cake, it had a value of $X. 5 years later, it now has a value of $3X, so they are actually getting MORE than what the original offer was for.
(4) I don't owe something to someone for the rest of their life.
Git-R-Dun!!!!!!!!!!
Just askin'! Thanks - those are some good reasons. Things to consider when I start a business. 
I once saw a frozen food box that said "Preheat oven to 350* before removing box from freezer."
Hey, Deb, it's not just the American people!! There is a Swedish made chainsaw that actually has a warning lable that says...
Warning: Do NOT attempt to stop chain with hands or genitals.
Here's your sign.
One would never see a label on a chainsaw in Sweden that said that. They only label that way for items being exported to the United States, and only to CYA. Americans are notorious (overseas) for being sue-happy, so foreign companies have to label that way just in case some dork decides to whip out his penis to stop the saw, instead of reaching over and turning it off/unplugging it.
There are stupid people everywhere, believe me. I have lived outside the US for 15 years and traveled everywhere ...... and have met way too many idiots.
Companies exporting to the US HAVE to have labels like that on their products, unfortunately. It is just too easy to sue and win a trivial lawsuit in the US (like winning a suit when you cut off your hand with the chainsaw.... "well, it didn't say on the warning label NOT to use my hand...."). They have to cover all their bases just in case some dumbass comes along and decides to dry their cat in the microwave......., and then sue when the cat dies and they have to get a new cat AND a new microwave.
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