I don't sell cakes. I don't have anything online anywhere about selling cakes...because I don't sell them. I do have pictures of my cakes posted a few places because I do like to show off

Anyhow, I got a message on myspace from someone who wants a cake...a 3 tiered fondant cake for his baby's 1st birthday next weekend. I wrote back telling him that I don't sell cakes and suggesting a couple of people in town who I know who do sell cakes. He replied saying that everyone said they needed more notice and that he couldn't find anyone to make it and is there any way that I could?

I promised my husband that I would take a month off from baking after I finished our friend's wedding cake. I'm one week into that month. I also don't have anything planned...done with school shopping, not going on vacation until the week after, etc...and I would really like to make another tiered cake to add to my portfolio.

So if you were me, would you do it?

I would do it if I knew him. If it's a stranger...I'm not sure I would.

I don't know him and he just joined myspace yesterday. I looked him up from his email and he has a cell phone business here in town.

i wouldn't do it. it just sounds like a set up to me. Guess i am not very trusting.

i wouldn't do it. it just sounds like a set up to me. Guess i am not very trusting. did he just realize that he had a child that needed a cake ?????? i mean come on its the childs First birthday ......kinda a big deal. you don't wait till the last minute to plan that !

Get his CASH up front, meet him somewhere else or have someone home with you, since you want to do it.

Sounds like something a guy would do (please guys, I know not all of you are like that ) to wait last minute, BUT you DO NOT know him. And I don't know, it just seems a little strange just to find someone on my space with pictures & ask if they'll make a cake. Not to mention you PROMISED to take a month off. Though I totally understand wanting to make the cake, I think you should stick to your promise.

if it wasnt a life or death situation or "family" event cake emergency...

my promise to my husband would hold firm, a strangers emergency negotiations not an option.

If you promised your husband you would take some time off, keep that promise!!! If it was your best friend or someone in your family, then maybe, but this sounds fishy.

Have you mentioned it to your husband? If so, what does he say? If he doesn't want you to, I wouldn't since the grief husbands can give is not fun to live with! And if you do decide to, I would definitely get the cash up front. And be sure to charge enough to make it worth your time!

If I didn't know the guy, I'd stay away. He just happened on your pictures and decided to order a cake from you? I don't trust this situation.

Texas_Rose:

I think I'd run from this one. Don't compromise yourself for a stranger. You are on holidays. Relax & enjoy. Experiment with something new & different for yourself & your family if you want to, but I certainly would not do something for some stranger who found your pictures online.

this sounds like a scam, there have been several posts on here about this, I believe the myspace guy would send you more than you're charging and then ask you to send back the difference and thereby embroiling you in money laundering...it all seems innocent, but you're the one to take the fall.

You made a promise, you're portfolio can wait until next time

I would be a bit skeptical.....what mom lets the DAD do the 1st birthday cake ordering??? (that is a red flag to me)

Sounds fishy to me too........I wouldn't feel comfortable taking an order on myspace from a complete stranger. Especially since you don't sell cakes and you live in TX where you guys are all trying to get the Cottage Law passed. Just not worth it.

You'll get other "safe" opportunities to expand your portfolio.

Glad you said you weren't going to do it. My advice was going to be, "Run!"

in defense of a mom that would let the Dad do the ordering....we dont know the many possibilities of why a Dad would be ordering it. Maybe Mom is illl, maybe Mom is not there.

I would let & trust my husband order it anyday, any time. He has good taste. In fact, one of our children's birthdays, I remember I was ill at the time a bday cake was needed, hubby ordered one for me. That child is now 32 and not a emotional scar from it. lol.

I'm a little wary. I had someone email me (from overseas) and say that they desperately needed a weeding cake within a week. They would send someone over to pick it up and look after the delivery, all I had to do was take the cash out of their credit card for myself and the delivery guy. Well, I luckily was suspicious from the beginning and did some research. Turned out that, when the money is withdrawn from the credit card you would need to pay it all back. So not only do they get something like $3,000 from you but they also get a free wedding cake.

Just be careful IMHO.

There are lots of places than can do a 3-tier cake in a week's notice. Heck, we have a bakery in town that advertises they accept wedding cake orders 24 hours before the wedding! So for someone to just pick a person from Facebook and practically beg you to make it .....

My first thought wasn't a scam, but someone from the health dept wanting to see if you were operating illegally.

LOL Texas! You're going to send him to a baker that you don't like. Hehe! Hope that person isn't on CC!