I just had to share my daily laugh.
I had a girl email me looking for an "awesome" cake for her 19th birthday...she wasn't sure what she wanted yet but she wanted something really cool and over the top.

I sent her some pricing info and rec'd an email back stating that she didn't like my pricing. So, I asked her what her budget was and maybe we could figure out something that would work for her.

Her email came back stating that her budget was $20 and she only needed a cake for 5-8 people. And Dairy Queen can do a custom ICE cream cake for $22. (with ICE in capital cuz that makes it important I guess)

I politely responded that a custom cake and a DQ cake are not comparable and wished her all the best in finding an "over the top" cake for $20.

Is it even possible to make an 'over the top' 'awesome' cake for 5-8 people? When I started doing this as a hobby, I was surprised at the amount it actually cost to make a cake, and the time it took to make it, yet even before that I would have priced it at more than £20..

Yeh, I'm trying very, very hard to figure out how to make a 4" round cake or Texas cupcake "over the top"......................sprinkles??????

Rae

wow! this is the first time i've hear about a custom cake being compared to a DQ cake....she's got a big wake up call comin' in the real world

wow! thanks for the laugh

Just when you think you've heard it all...I guess she figures since they can do ICE cream in the cake for $22, surely you can do a regular, non ICE cream cake for that much!