tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post9054206594077498225..comments2024-03-29T01:35:45.842-04:00Comments on Cake Wrecks: What We Have Here is a Failure to CommunicateJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-22943210221015719762009-04-30T16:35:00.000-04:002009-04-30T16:35:00.000-04:00You know sometimes this sort of thing is a result ...You know sometimes this sort of thing is a result of how nasty the *customers* are. <br /><br />The bakery in my neighborhood appreciates the "Ed Debevic's" style of customer service. And they get enough work that they feel comfortable enough to screw up your order if you treat them wrong. (Like talk to them like they're dumb.)<br /><br />It's a very entertaining place to people watch. My friends and I love their stuff and we've learned to order with a smile! <br /><br /><br />(This is in no way a reflection on the above cakes!)hunieshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02481613332368565148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-60348855979371855602008-11-26T05:19:00.000-05:002008-11-26T05:19:00.000-05:00Talk about taking instructions TOO literally! I re...Talk about taking instructions TOO literally! I remember back in primary school, there were a few kids in my class who, when given the instructions "make sure you write your name at the top right corner", had instead written "your name" at the top right corner...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-79573989827112897082008-10-03T19:26:00.000-04:002008-10-03T19:26:00.000-04:00"Wrecks" is exactly the right name for the site. I..."Wrecks" is exactly the right name for the site. It's like the classic wisdom about car wrecks: you don't want to look, but can't tear your attention away from the carnage. I don't want to believe that someone iced that bit about abbreviating into a cake. And the apostrophe in "Birthday's" just, um, takes the cake.<BR/><BR/>I'm grateful to you and this site not only for the serious stomach muscle workout but for the cautionary tale on never assuming that the baker understands the cake order.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-210081446246962882008-09-08T13:32:00.000-04:002008-09-08T13:32:00.000-04:00Clearly they didn't need to abbreviate. They had ...Clearly they didn't need to abbreviate. They had plenty of room for November and December and about 300 more extraneous apostrophes. Maybe five more bulbous icing balloons, too.frogbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896905908674914466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-92203223025286661822008-09-04T14:55:00.000-04:002008-09-04T14:55:00.000-04:00You know, I'm a baker and a Culinary Institute Gra...You know, I'm a baker and a Culinary Institute Grad, and these cake decorators really offend me! I mean, it makes me laugh, but it's embarrassing! I hate to do cake decorating, but it isn't THAT hard to write something! <BR/><BR/>Okay, you're allowed the occasional slip now and then when you're just cranking out cake, but slips like this is just shoddy. This makes me so embarrassed to be a baker, even though they are cracking me up.Jennifer Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567885257853378953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-11300797639681768982008-08-30T11:28:00.000-04:002008-08-30T11:28:00.000-04:00Ohmygosh....that first cake was very wrecked.Ohmygosh....that first cake was very wrecked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-32075343580070378432008-08-27T00:25:00.000-04:002008-08-27T00:25:00.000-04:00And I thought I had a colorful cake-ordering histo...And I thought I had a colorful cake-ordering history...now it seems totally boring.<BR/><BR/>When I was in an acting company in 7th grade called the Performance Project, I hosted a cast party at the end of the year. I ordered a cake to say "Congratulations Performance Project". Kind of like the "qween of toxicology" story, I took great care to ensure the proper spelling of both "Congratulations" and "Performance". Imagine my surprise when I opened the box in front of all my fellow cast members and found the message "Congratulations Performance Projet". For the rest of the party, everybody insisted on pronouncing it in an obnoxious French accent like the one used to say "Target".<BR/><BR/>Finally, this may be somewhat off-topic, but I feel that a story with a happy ending may be necessary to restore your faith in the baking industry. I directed a middle school production of The Taming of the Shrew, and we set it in New York in the 50's (hey, it worked!). We called our group The Lord Chamberlain's Men (since that was the name of Shakespeare's first company). For the cast party, our local bakery successfully executed a beautiful 50's themed cake featuring a vinyl record with "THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S MEN" written on the label, and spelled impeccably. Keep the faith!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-42706538718495369032008-08-21T18:17:00.000-04:002008-08-21T18:17:00.000-04:00"August 6, 2008 11:50 PM Amanda said...The last c..."August 6, 2008 11:50 PM Amanda said...<BR/><BR/>The last cake... why does it look like there are little "swimmers", shall we call them, on the balloons? Maybe Calvin (Green) hasn't been born yet?"<BR/><BR/>I think they're quotation marks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-91037446592609150492008-08-20T22:10:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:10:00.000-04:00That's greatness!!That's greatness!!~Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044941751940393999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-16971037474609684012008-08-17T22:15:00.000-04:002008-08-17T22:15:00.000-04:00I teach pre-k and when the school was celebrating ...I teach pre-k and when the school was celebrating Dr. Suess and Read Across America the cakes for the celebration read:<BR/><BR/>Read A<BR/>Cross<BR/>America!<BR/><BR/>The delivery people left them in the front lobby just as the children and parents were arriving and everyone that had read them screamed MOVE THOSE TO THE CAFETERIA!!! There were 4 of them, full sheets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-49797048819612148252008-08-16T07:06:00.000-04:002008-08-16T07:06:00.000-04:00I can't find such vivid colored cream in Japan. It...I can't find such vivid colored cream in Japan. It's amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-92081356124745026992008-08-15T13:40:00.000-04:002008-08-15T13:40:00.000-04:00Aw GEEZ!! I get it now.... they spelled "Birthday...Aw GEEZ!! I get it now.... they spelled "Birthday's" in the possessive! That's pretty funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-64411212950000193942008-08-14T12:57:00.000-04:002008-08-14T12:57:00.000-04:00ESL anybody? Or no English at all. The person d...ESL anybody? Or no English at all. The person decorating your cakes most likely speaks/reads Spanish only.Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188106467998322964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-25065454581302703232008-08-14T12:04:00.000-04:002008-08-14T12:04:00.000-04:00I'm surprised this could happen once, let alone ti...I'm surprised this could happen once, let alone time after time, everywhere around the world. How does this happen???Momof4https://www.blogger.com/profile/05305194826953878270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-77068756436274367802008-08-13T03:04:00.000-04:002008-08-13T03:04:00.000-04:00I'm a former bakery worker and I made sure I did a...I'm a former bakery worker and I made sure I did all my cakes right but we once hired this girl and she totally just messed this one cake up by making it in bright pink and bright pink letters and to top it off wrote "HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH, MAKE SURE TO SPELL NAME RIGHT AND PUT HAVE A FUN NIGHT!" needless to say she got fired for awhile lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-53852720846861811282008-08-12T00:50:00.000-04:002008-08-12T00:50:00.000-04:00My eldest son is named Dillon but when he was youn...My eldest son is named Dillon but when he was young we called him Dillie (Dillie is my grandfathers name so it's a family thing) for his 4th birthday the cake maker wrote Happy Birthday Dillie in pink, so the next year I ordered the cake and told them the story about pink letters, so she wrote happy birth dillie (it's a boy). Well that is what they wrote on the Cake for his 5th birthday. Poor kidBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095008331193005926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-81603296898459891232008-08-11T19:26:00.000-04:002008-08-11T19:26:00.000-04:00I worked at a Baskin Robbins long ago. Somebody wa...I worked at a Baskin Robbins long ago. Somebody wanted a cake for Valentines Day. It was a small cake, so my "decorator" wrote "Happy V.D.".<BR/><BR/>We had to eat that cake and scramble to make a new one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702990979315455201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-71089771701547221832008-08-11T16:13:00.000-04:002008-08-11T16:13:00.000-04:00This reminds me of a story my brother-in-law told ...This reminds me of a story my brother-in-law told me. His neighbor built a deck and they had a party to celebrate. The cake decorator at the store where the cake was ordered apparently had a shaky grasp of English and wrote on it, "Congratulations on your new dick."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-45525073428440771812008-08-11T15:33:00.000-04:002008-08-11T15:33:00.000-04:00there is something disturbing about the highlights...there is something disturbing about the highlights on those ballons...I can't figure out what, but they make me feel uneasy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-38914771406745831662008-08-08T14:50:00.000-04:002008-08-08T14:50:00.000-04:00I know a lot of people are quick to defend the cak...I know a lot of people are quick to defend the cake decorators who may not have a solid grasp on the English language, and while it's true that they may have a good reason for being ignorant, their bosses need to step up. I mean, if one of your decorators isn't so good with English - even if he or she is a whiz with a pastry bag - take over the writing on cakes duty for them! <BR/><BR/>These are just ridiculous!Rachael M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08372618597926461378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-81786935677796326742008-08-08T11:30:00.000-04:002008-08-08T11:30:00.000-04:00I cannot believe how stupid some people are. Also,...I cannot believe how stupid some people are. Also, that "birthday's" apostrophe bothers me a lot.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774817532857016570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-86201409137207974542008-08-07T20:29:00.000-04:002008-08-07T20:29:00.000-04:00OMG!I just found your blog and one minute in, I'm ...OMG!<BR/><BR/>I just found your blog and one minute in, I'm hooked... in fact I should be careful I'm diabetic and this blog could push me into a coma...<BR/><BR/>LOVE IT!Sean Newburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225654348725130295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-82816376531046126532008-08-07T19:16:00.000-04:002008-08-07T19:16:00.000-04:00I'm so glad these have been brought into my life! ...I'm so glad these have been brought into my life! I'll be so careful next time I'm ordering a cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-35103764813379802062008-08-07T17:46:00.000-04:002008-08-07T17:46:00.000-04:00These are so wonderful, and really brighten my day...These are so wonderful, and really brighten my day. But I'm wondering if the cake-writers in the back of the supermarket bakery just don't speak any English. That might explain most of this, if they're simply receiving forms and transcribing whatever's on them. I guess that makes this slightly less funny and more understandable. However, that doesn't explain Calvin (Green). I think I can say with authority that there is almost never an occasion to use parentheses on a birthday cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-30705140770014164442008-08-07T17:23:00.000-04:002008-08-07T17:23:00.000-04:00Mulerider: your post totally cracked me up. If onl...Mulerider: your post totally cracked me up. If only we had a photo to go with it! :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.com