Cake Wrecks: The Problem With Phone Orders

Friday, January 23, 2009

The Problem With Phone Orders

Friday, January 23, 2009

[answering phone] "Cakey Cake Bakery, Jill speaking! How can I help you?"

"Hi, I need to order a cake for my boss. We have a photo of him playing golf that we'd like to put on it, though - can you do that?"

"Of course! Just bring the photo in on a USB drive and we'll print it out here."

"Great, I'll bring it by this afternoon."

Later...

"Hey, Jill, what am I putting on this cake?"

"Oh, check the counter; I left the jump drive out for you there."

[calling from the back room] "Really? This is what they want on the cake?"

"Yeah, the customer just brought it in."

"Okey dokey!"

Believe it or not, this is a TRUE story: Elisabeth R. worked at the office in question. Besides, how could I ever make up something this good?

Posted by Jen at 9:19 AM Labels: Literal LOLs

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Anonymous said...: Wow. I mean seriously. Wow.

It's uhm... accurate!

(I'm really trying to be positive here...); January 23, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Alison said...: ...and she still PAID for it??? Great way to get fired!; January 23, 2009 at 9:22 AM
HorribleLicensePlates said...: It's not even a very good jump drive. Ah well, it's probably still tasty!; January 23, 2009 at 9:22 AM
The Courteous Chihuahua said...: #1 - Oh, I think YOU could make up something that good.

#2 - If they had requested a cake with a jump drive on it, then job well done.; January 23, 2009 at 9:24 AM
random acts of life said...: holy cow?!; January 23, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Anonymous said...: OH MY ......Snort. Can't...hold.. it ..in .....BWAHAHAHAAAAA!; January 23, 2009 at 9:24 AM
CraftRage said...: LMAO!!!!!! No, seriously! SERIOUSLY!; January 23, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Katina Sharp said...: This is one of the best. Do you sometimes wonder what goes through the bakers' minds? Thanks for a great laugh to start the day.; January 23, 2009 at 9:26 AM
Mirth said...: Some people are so literal that it's like working with a two year old. Although, to give credit where it's due, at least the writing is legible and everything's spelled right.; January 23, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Abigail said...: Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!! That's hilarious! I needed a laugh like that!; January 23, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Sue said...: Snort! Of course it's a true story! You could not make something like that up. At least it's half-way attractive!; January 23, 2009 at 9:30 AM
MammaDucky said...: Quality; January 23, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Eryn, Bo, Jackson, Lily, and Josiah said...: WOW. This one is a real winner.; January 23, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Unknown said...: Wow, that is pretty incredible!; January 23, 2009 at 9:32 AM
'Becca'lise said...: WHAT. That's amazing.; January 23, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Anonymous said...: So I kind of get how that misunderstanding could happen, but there is no explanation for the green border.

Green. Around a black and grey design. No explanation.

Maybe the decorator is colourblind?
Maybe he lives stuck inside a 50's tv show where everything is shades of grey?
Maybe he flunked the kindergarden class where they learned about colours in the same family?; January 23, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Anonymous said...: I really really love that it's a true story. While I, like many other business people, live and die by the junk we carry around on our jump drive, I don't think I love it enough to memorialize it on a cake.

I think we can chalk this up to "common sense fail".; January 23, 2009 at 9:35 AM
The Cheap-Arse Film Critic said...: Amazing.; January 23, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Peckish said...: If Elisabeth's boss is Dark Helmet, this isn't half bad.; January 23, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Anonymous said...: Ooooowww! My head hurts!

I think training the cake decorators is no longer in question. I think training those who do hiring may actually to be in question. Cuz....well...What were THEY Thinking?????; January 23, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Anonymous said...: This is hilarious haha; January 23, 2009 at 9:36 AM
miriam said...: This one has shocked me more than any other cakewreck has. My expectations for this site has skyrocketed.; January 23, 2009 at 9:38 AM
Jessie said...: Wow, really? I have no other words.; January 23, 2009 at 9:39 AM
Lildonbro said...: That is awesome!!!; January 23, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Anonymous said...: Nooooo... um.. True?? Really??

*Pondering never leaving the house again*; January 23, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Anonymous said...: LOL! That's great! Talk about being too literal...; January 23, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Lynda said...: Ok, really? Speechless over here!
ROFLMAO!!!!!; January 23, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Spencer, Kami, James and Madelynn said...: Wow. Have to admit though, its creative nontheless!

Kami B; January 23, 2009 at 9:46 AM
Anonymous said...: This is one of my favs. The story is great!; January 23, 2009 at 9:47 AM
miss jacobs if you're nasty. said...: if they made a cell phone look like that, i'm not sure i would have trusted them with a golfer. you're probably better off with a funny story to tell.; January 23, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Anonymous said...: Oh my! I think this might be one of the the worst misunderstandings at a bakery! Yikes!

Love the blog! It starts off my day with a sweet laugh, and I tell you, this is a great story!

Keep it up!; January 23, 2009 at 9:48 AM
kikibibi said...: I... I... I'm just stumped. Incredible stupidity. How? wha? it..? wow.

(also can we please point out that the writing near the bottom of the drive is off centered?!!!); January 23, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Rachel said...: This is my new favorite cake ever.; January 23, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Quinn said...: This is one that made me laugh out loud - thanks!; January 23, 2009 at 9:57 AM
Amy G. said...: Okay, the only thing that could have made this funnier is if they included a keyring or one of those retractable belt clip thingies.

*love* it.; January 23, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Valerie said...: Even though this falls into the category of "Honest mistake", I'm glad I make all of my own cakes.

Hope her boss has a sense of humor and a love for flash drives? :); January 23, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Meg said...: Wow...you gotta be some kinda stupid to do something like that. I can't believe that!; January 23, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Anonymous said...: Oh, I'm confident that YOU could make that up.

Still, it's hilarious.

Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com); January 23, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Anonymous said...: I also love the visual aid of the actual jump drive. :); January 23, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Anonymous said...: Obviously Jill is involved in everything but quality control.; January 23, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Cecile said...: Um. Wow. I consider myself fairly technologically impaired, and even *I* wouldn't have done that! Although it's possible I would have iced the actual jump drive right onto the cake itself..... No, I wouldn't. And maybe teh owenr of the jump drive is lucky the wreckorator didn't, either!; January 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Unknown said...: Thats not even a good jump drive! Love how they kept the green icing border though...because it goes so well.; January 23, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Melissa said...: LOL that's fantastic!

wv:carch..if someone had carched this mistake before it left the bakery we wouldn't all be chuckling this morning!; January 23, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Britt said...: new favorite! new favorite!; January 23, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Amanda said...: this brings a Zoolander scene to mind.....

Hansel: The files are IN the computer
Zoolander: proceeds to start trying to open up the Mac to *get* the files out.

Too Funny!; January 23, 2009 at 10:24 AM
Zorilita - Mary Bellamy said...: Oh wow...that's so sad.; January 23, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Anonymous said...: Remind me of my daughter's father. When I told him to stop calling me at work...he started calling me on my cell phone... while I am at work. Some poeple too literal for their own good; January 23, 2009 at 10:29 AM
Miranda said...: That would be like making a replica of an order form in icing rather than following the instructions written on the form. DAYUM.; January 23, 2009 at 10:29 AM
amyd said...: This is going on my list of favorites. Laughed so hard I cried.

(I would have paid for that cake and brought it to work too...that whole office must have loved it!); January 23, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Unknown said...: In all actuality, that's a very accurate rendering.
~Amy B.; January 23, 2009 at 10:36 AM
Winona said...: Well, at least instructions were sort of followed... and everything was spelled correctly. I'm still laughing!!!!!!!; January 23, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Anonymous said...: If nothing else, the boss will have a memorable birthday...that black icing will stay on his teeth for a week!; January 23, 2009 at 10:39 AM
bitsie said...: I used to be in the military and I thought some of the people I worked for and with were really, really stupid. But I'm beginning to think that the people too stupid to even get into the Navy just go to cake school....; January 23, 2009 at 10:39 AM
:::b r a n d i::: said...: Oh the stupidity. That's brilliant.; January 23, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Anonymous said...: Sometimes it's better not to the back story and thus let the ol' imagination run wild. In this case, it's perfect to have the back story.

Hope the boss liked jump drives as much as golfing...; January 23, 2009 at 10:54 AM
Anonymous said...: This is awesome; January 23, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Anonymous said...: Awww, that's adorable. :P; January 23, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Anonymous said...: Thanks for the laughs today! Absolutely hilarious!; January 23, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Ekio Locatiare said...: *rolls around laughing* hehehehe. I love it. ^-^

I'd so get a cake like that on purpose for my husband. Though the border would have to be red...he's red gray color blind, and it would be funny as all get out.; January 23, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Anonymous said...: Sweet mercy.; January 23, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Us said...: wow, that drive is gigantic!; January 23, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Stacy Disarrayed said...: O
M
G; January 23, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Anonymous said...: "No, No, thank you... I wanted a jump drive themed cake for my birthday! How'd you know?"; January 23, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Anonymous said...: I used to be a baker for 13 years... odd early hours and little sleep - it does things to you. I have witnessed some absolute common-sense-fails, and had to try to fix them. Mostly spelling. Nothing this bad.; January 23, 2009 at 11:16 AM
fuglyfuglyfugly said...: I'm just wondering WTF the other cake decorators were thinking? Did no one wonder, "Why is she still working on that cake? All she has to do is put it under the photo thinger and then add a border..." :p; January 23, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Eternal Lizdom said...: Oh. my. The stupidity is hurting my brain.; January 23, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Hotch Potchery said...: That is FUNNY. I would have still totally bought that cake just for the laugh.

But, my boss has a good sense of humor and would laugh too.; January 23, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...: That's either really funny, or really sad, not sure which.; January 23, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Shannon said...: Can't stop giggling.; January 23, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Unknown said...: ... i'm speechless...

... do they let these people breed?...; January 23, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Mommy Boots (formerly KarmaPearl) said...: *facepalm*; January 23, 2009 at 11:59 AM
The Life of Susan said...: it's like a modern day amelia bedelia story... lol.; January 23, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Anonymous said...: Well, at least the jump drive is pretty much centered on the cake.; January 23, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Cathy Womble said...: Hey! Maybe when they cut the cake the boss' picture was on the inside!; January 23, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Sam, The Nanti-SARRMM said...: I wonder how much data that cake can hold...; January 23, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Blalock said...: That is too funny!; January 23, 2009 at 12:11 PM
FreedomFirst said...: Somebody is getting way too little sleep. Or else taking way too many pills.; January 23, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Unknown said...: To be fair to the decorator, I probably would have assumed the same thing, especially if I asked the order-taker in a disbelieving tone that the customer wanted THAT on a cake. At my husband's old job, a flash drive is actually something that the techies would probably have ordered on a cake.; January 23, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Anonymous said...: That's hilarious! As I was reading the narrative, I was guessing that they would put up the wrong photo, but it's a nice rendition of a flash drive though.; January 23, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Anonymous said...: What is it with these people?! Who would ever want that on there cake.; January 23, 2009 at 12:15 PM
kerry said...: ok, i was expecting to see the actual flash drive stuck on the cake, so this isn't quite so bad. still...; January 23, 2009 at 12:20 PM
amy said...: That's just amazing!; January 23, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Unknown said...: In a sense, the cake world was spared another wrecky photo cake for an even more amusing one. Cakey Cake Bakery took one for the team!; January 23, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Heidi said...: Hahahahaha!!!! That is hilarious!!! I'm assuming the first "decorator" added the green border - for golfing, ya know - and then the second "decorator" added the....ummm...likeness. Classic.

WV: tumsych, as in this cake gave me a real tum(my)sych!!; January 23, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Molly said...: this is my new favorite wreck...EVER! SO FUNNY!; January 23, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Keemster said...: What?! NO sprinkles? I'd return that sucker.

Good post. I needed a huge laugh to start off my Friday!; January 23, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Christie said...: Crying!!!; January 23, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Anonymous said...: This... this is just... well, frankly, this is SPECTACULAR!!!

Flartus said:"...and she still PAID for it??? Great way to get fired!"

Flartus, honestly, you wouldn't pay for this? I would run back to the office, cake in hand, overflowing with glee and the desire to share the brilliance and hilarity. But then, I tend to have excellent luck when it comes to bosses and co-workers.; January 23, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Scritzy said...: My friend the Geek Wizard would love this cake.

He'd love an iPhone cake even more (I sent him the link to the iPhone cupcakes).

But yeah, sometimes you just aren't supposed to take things literally.; January 23, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Anonymous said...: This is why stupid people give me a migraine. Why didn't Jill just start over, since she knew what the customer really wanted? Great way to get business contacts!; January 23, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Jess P said...: OMG! I would have been crying from laughing so hard at the bakery.; January 23, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Anonymous said...: Er...well, all things considered, it's a rather nice USB drive cake. xD Hopefully her boss had a sense of humour!; January 23, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Jessica said...: That is priceless. Hope the boss has a good sense of humor!; January 23, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Beccy said...: I don't know...

Maybe the decorator decided this cake was a vast improvement over a cake with a photo of a middle-aged man in golf attire.

Can you imagine serving the requested cake at the office; "OK, who wants to eat the boss' (golf) balls?"; January 23, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Anonymous said...: You know... that's actually a pretty good lookin' jump drive there.; January 23, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Anonymous said...: That takes someone special...really LOL!; January 23, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Kate said...: Y'know, depending on the company, that might not be a bad idea. I mean, if they're in anything computer related, it's kind of fun, actually. I think I probably would've agreed to pay for it based on the story alone if I could get it to relate somehow. If I worked in, say the forest department, or at a golf course though, maybe not so much.; January 23, 2009 at 1:14 PM
NewsCat said...: The thing is, even if for some reaason the story behind it wasn't true, I think the cake would still be a wreck.

But it's got to be true because why would anyone want a picture of a jump drive on a cake?; January 23, 2009 at 1:22 PM
Angie said...: LMAO!!!!; January 23, 2009 at 1:31 PM
Anonymous said...: EPIC FAIL

I guess computer lessons are going to become the next required qualification of baking jobs. :P; January 23, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Unknown said...: OMG.
I actually burst out laughing at work.

...wow.; January 23, 2009 at 1:41 PM
Anonymous said...: Wow. Just... wow.; January 23, 2009 at 1:43 PM
Anonymous said...: So ... How many bytes in that?

WV: messer -- yup.; January 23, 2009 at 1:48 PM
Miranda said...: Ekio, you can easily do this cake for your hubby. Unlike the wreckerator, you'll just want to make/find/use stencils for the contour of the jump drive and the lines within so that all the shapes are symmetrical. After the icing sets for half an hour to crust a bit, gently use a high density foam roller to get it perfectly smooth. And then it's, ah, a piece of cake!

I'm now considering doing something similar for my partner. He would probably get a kick out of it.

vw: smiestru. At the end of the smiestru, you take final exams. lol; January 23, 2009 at 1:49 PM
craigellachie said...: I'm amazed the person who ordered it actually paid for it and picked it up! Unless s/he didn't? Maybe they gave her another cake?; January 23, 2009 at 1:54 PM
jackie31337 said...: Sof said... So I kind of get how that misunderstanding could happen, but there is no explanation for the green border.

My guess is that another decorator had the cake made up ready for the picture of the golfing boss on the assumption that green would go with a golf scene. Unfortunately, nobody shared the plan with the wreckorator.; January 23, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Kristen said...: Ha ha ha ha ha. That sounds like something that would happen to me.; January 23, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Anonymous said...: When did they hire Amelia Bedelia?; January 23, 2009 at 2:12 PM
Bibi said...: Festive!?

Hopefully the boss wasn't being admitted for some kind of amputation surgery that would have made his love for playing golf difficult and now all he has to commemorate the occasion is a cake with Elizabeth's jump drive on it.; January 23, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Ms Unreliable said...: I'm surprised they didn't just stick the actual jump drive on and add a few flowers!; January 23, 2009 at 2:31 PM
Anna Claire said...: That is so incredibly awesome.; January 23, 2009 at 2:57 PM
The Rambler said...: THAT is classic. I can only imagine when the person who ordered it first looked at it!; January 23, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Jennifer Good said...: This is amazing. Absolutely amazing.; January 23, 2009 at 3:02 PM
Architect Critic said...: That's pretty silly, but what I find amazing is that the ad at the end of the post when I looked was for "Diaper Cakes." Do they not read your blog?; January 23, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Lindsay said...: i really want to know how the convo went down when the customer came to actually pick up the cake.

"yeah, we've got your cake over here. let's take a look and make sure everything's the way you wanted it..."

"oh, um..you must be mistaken. that's not my cake. it's supposed to have a picture of my boss golfing on it. but that IS a very large, icing version of the USB stick i dropped off with the picture on it..."; January 23, 2009 at 3:14 PM
McTasty said...: This blog is so funny, I laugh so hard all the time. What the hell are these people thinking?? I promise that if I do anything like this I will send it to you I swear!; January 23, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Ringleader said...: This one has got to be in the top 10 of wreckiest wrecks- it is awesomely bad in such a magnificent way!; January 23, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Anonymous said...: Wow. That hurts my brain. uggghhh.

Still, in the decorator's defense, I'd have to say that no one actually mentionned there being a photo put on the cake. If they just said "the jump drive on the counter", then that's just poor instruction.; January 23, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Bruno Fontes said...: ahuahuuahuhahuauha

I can't believe it's true! ahahahah

It's better to have the pendrive cake that has a cake with the pendrive on it! :P

Let's be positive! :D; January 23, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Unknown said...: It's actually a fairly nice looking cake. Ridiculous, but the decorator did a good job.; January 23, 2009 at 3:42 PM
KAZ said...: Surely the green border is from a subsequent interaction, where they yell "hey, what color should the border be?" and the other person yells back, thinking of grass on a golf course, "green, of course".; January 23, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Julie said...: Cat's Creations said...

Hey! Maybe when they cut the cake the boss' picture was on the inside!

Hahahahahahaha....!; January 23, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Anonymous said...: For some reason, this one is making me die of laughter. People are so "der, yup!" sometimes all you can do is laugh.; January 23, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Rachael M. said...: that is AWESOME.

I wish something like that would happen to me just to have the story :-D; January 23, 2009 at 4:07 PM
Anonymous said...: This has got to be one of my all time favorite wrecks now. It's just too good to be true. I love it.; January 23, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Rebecca said...: Wow, that person did a good job replicating it though.; January 23, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Anonymous said...: Seriously, there are actually people this stupid in the world? Who knew?; January 23, 2009 at 4:24 PM
E.A.D. said...: OMG I need to stop giggling before I hurt msyelf. This has to be one of the best literal mistakes yet!; January 23, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Crystal Copeland said...: I'm sorry, where did all the common sense in the world go?!?; January 23, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Erin said...: That's amazing! Seriously. I would have lost it if that happened to me!; January 23, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Nic said...: It would be extra awesome if the office was some kind of IT/technology office, LOL.; January 23, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Scooter said...: wow- that's such an entertaining wreck! I wouldn't even be mad!; January 23, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Donna M. said...: Well, if they work for Lexar, it's perfect.

Really didn't have a comment, but when I saw my word verification, I just had to think something up...because it fits this so well.

WV: bableth "As the wreckorator bableth, so the cake wrecketh"; January 23, 2009 at 7:01 PM
CrazyMom said...: Wow. LOL some people are SO literal-minded! I SO would've demanded a refund!; January 23, 2009 at 7:58 PM
talda said...: and to think that i thought he just placed the usb drive on the cake.

this is even better!; January 23, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Anonymous said...: That wasn't the bakers fault. It was the arrogance of the person ordering the cake. Like a counter person at a bakery is familiar with a "jump drive". They expect a photo. Well deserved final product.; January 23, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Anonymous said...: This is like one of those MasterCard commercials, you know:

1 trip to cake store - 5ドル gas money
1 cake for boss' birthday - 20ドル
Look on face when boss sees the cake - PRICELESS!; January 23, 2009 at 8:59 PM
Anonymous said...: To anonymous at 8:49 p.m.

If you read the post, you will see that they asked the person who ordered the cake to bring in a USB drive and that the picture would be printed out there. Not everyone is a Luddite.; January 23, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Unknown said...: I would so...totally pay for it and give it to my boss and I am sure he would laugh when I told him the story behind it...
I swear sometimes people are idiots!!; January 23, 2009 at 10:26 PM
the ginabean said...: in all fairness to the decorator, it's spot on...; January 23, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Anonymous said...: At least it wasn't another photo cake. We all know just how much you love those!!; January 24, 2009 at 1:06 AM
Cindy said...: Really?!! ... I mean .. seriously? .... I mean... someone's got to be screwing with you. Really.; January 24, 2009 at 2:57 AM
Tanya said...: See, I have no trouble believing this one at all.; January 24, 2009 at 4:07 AM
Danni said...: In the words of Peanut the puppet....WTH is wrong with you....FOCUS!!!; January 24, 2009 at 4:18 AM
Hyena Overlord said...: That's sad...why didn't someone go out back to at least look at the picture? I would have.

wvotd mushi: Someones brain was a bit mushi the day that cake was made.; January 24, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Cute Things in Paint said...: this is def one of the most mind-blowingly fabulous posts. oh god how could this have happened?; January 24, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Anonymous said...: The sad thing is, this is something I would do. I'm a bit of a dope. :-); January 24, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Anonymous said...: lmbo!!!!!
WOW!!! Common sense is not over-rated! lol!; January 24, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Anonymous said...: A similar story:
Customer phones up and says "we would like a cake which says best wishes Suzanne, and underneath that, we will miss you"

The result can be seen here: http://www.theginblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/walmart_cake1.jpg; January 24, 2009 at 2:04 PM
Hunter said...: Look at it this way: You could have another forgettable photo cake of some dude golfing, or you could have a story to tell the rest of your life. Which would make your birthday brighter?

And let's be fair here. Not everyone in the world is as tech-saavy as us; a lot of people working in bakeries are just getting by, well below the poverty line, and may well not have access to computers at home or knowledge of them. In that case, how is this person to know that that little device is even data storage? I think we're throwing the word "stupid" around way too readily. Ignorance, perhaps, but we have no definitive evidence of stupidity.; January 24, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Anonymous said...: I once went to a chain bakery and ordered a picture cake. The guy working, who was VERY disorganized and had to borrow a pen from me because he didn't have one, got concerned when I handed him the photo I wanted on the cake. He said to me, why don't you just keep the picture... I wouldn't want it to get lost.

Hmmm... so how's the designer supposed to put the picture on the cake if I have it?

Ugh.; January 24, 2009 at 2:59 PM
raindog71 said...: Haha, fecking AWESOME.; January 24, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Dan G said...: Actually, I think there could be a real market out there for this type of cake - you'd have to target the seriously geeky, though, like programmers and webmasters and the like. I know I'd love a cake like this! Yum!; January 24, 2009 at 4:55 PM
12 hour pills said...: Maybe if they had this flash drive, they wouldn't have had a problem - http://diskonkey.blogspot.com/2007/11/christmas-cake-usb-hub-with.html; January 24, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Anonymous said...: people can be so literal....; January 24, 2009 at 6:26 PM
snarkygurl said...: On behalf of cake decorators in grocery stores - customers ask for some very strange things on cakes, so a jump drive seems fairly normal ('specially in my town). Now that being said, the order form should have mentioned that it was a edible image cake--as it obviously mentioned the green border. Sadly, good decorators are not the norm for grocery stores as the pay is crappy, the hours are long, and the stress is higher than I've experienced anywhere else (and I'm in tech support now). I've seen lots of cakes go out that I would never pay for, and I wish my phone had had a camera on it while I was there.; January 24, 2009 at 6:47 PM
My Daily Vintage said...: lmao ..... ohhhhhhhgod. that is good.; January 24, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Anonymous said...: This one made my 13 year old daughter smack her forehead and say "WHAT was the decorator thinking"!, I have to agree with her!; January 25, 2009 at 3:35 AM
Anonymous said...: Wow, you people are harsh. I think the story behind the cake is funny but I've seen cakes here with poo, flies, babies (not to mention fetal cookies), bound feet, water births, rancid camo and Olivia pushing. Why would a drive seem so strange?; January 25, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Anonymous said...: This is a funny incident but pmost of you folks are completely wrong about who the stupid person was. Sorry folks but the person who put the jump drive on the cake was doing the right thing. Why?
Go back and read the dialog again. They were told to put the jump drive on the cake, and they even questioned that, giving the other baker the chance to clarify what they meant. Sadly that baker did not do ANYTHING to be more specific. People PUT EVERYTHING on cakes. Even Genitalia. The baker has no way of knowing what history is going through the head of the person requesting any particular thing, no matter how ridiculous it is. I have seen cakes with brokem html on them because the requesting person's browser was incompatible with the web based "I want this text on my cake" form. 35 years ago my first software job was in a glass manufactuing factory. The standing policy there was: "AVO" "Avoid Verbal Orders" They had little form pads everywhere. name, date, time and order. They never relied on people's memory for things. (it was a harsh, dangerous environment) The IDIOT in this case was the person who provides the jump drive without so much as single scrap of a note specifying what they wanted.

Remember - if anything CAN go wrong, it will.; January 25, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Anonymous said...: Wow! Look at all these comments! To be honest, I had a real great laugh with this one too :)

Alisa@Foodista; January 25, 2009 at 10:48 AM
minerva1822 said...: hehehehe..i almost tinkled my hanes over this story...wow...good stuff; January 25, 2009 at 11:51 AM
mrs boo radley said...: I'm crying my eyes out right now! SO HILARIOUS!; January 25, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Anonymous said...: Omg, that's funny!; January 25, 2009 at 6:50 PM
BonBon said...: OMG, LMAO!!!
thats too funny!!!; January 25, 2009 at 7:20 PM
Harold Fowler said...: Yeah, I can see where that would be a problem!

RT
www.privacy-tools.net.tc; January 25, 2009 at 7:54 PM
TinnInches said...: Now that's pretty friggn funny!; January 26, 2009 at 12:26 AM
Anonymous said...: Case study for digital illiteracy and for poor guidance in the workplace.; January 26, 2009 at 4:22 AM
Tom Dougherty said...: This one immediately goes onto the top ten. It's so amazing, it might even rate a spot in the time capsule.; January 26, 2009 at 4:54 AM
Anonymous said...: oh no i just wrecked my keyboard as I spluttered coffee all over it! You need warnings on this kinda stuff! Like, dont drink and read as uncontrollable laughter may cause computer malfunction...; January 26, 2009 at 5:54 AM
mkanoap said...: As hilarious an example of poor communication this is, all the people deriding the decorator as stupid are being a little unfair. Imagine this alternate scenario.

"Hi, I need to order a cake for my boss. He just oversaw the launch a new style of USB drive and we want to celebrate this"

"Ok, just bring a photo of the drive in and we'll duplicate it."

"I'll do better than that, I'll bring in a sample this afternoon."

Later...

"Hey, Jill, what am I putting on this cake?"

"Oh, check the counter; I left the jump drive out for you there."

[calling from the back room as they open the drive and stare in horror at the picture on their computer screen] "Really, This is what they want on the cake?"

"Yeah, the customer just brought it in."

"Okey dokey!"

Later, 150 comments on cake wrecks mock the decorator for being so stupid as to print on the cake the picture of the boss picking his nose.; January 26, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Viewtiful_Justin said...: I don't feel calling the decorator stupid is unfair. I think it's true.

Wow.

Hi-freaking-larious.; January 26, 2009 at 3:07 PM
Lydee said...: hilarious, sad and pathetic. would have loved to see the look on the people who ordered the cake.; January 27, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Anonymous said...: more than at the cake, I am laughing at all of these comments where people think that was the ACTUAL dialogue at the bakery...

um, I'm pretty sure that Jen provides us these scenarios from her own, very funny imagination, folks. Too funny!!; January 27, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Caroline said...: LMAO...really! The jump drive... this cake goes into the hall of fame of stupidity...Love it!; January 27, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Unknown said...: BWAHAHAHAHA! Oh, heavens. Well...I bet it was an unforgettable birthday!; January 27, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Anonymous said...: HAHAHAHA. that is amazing, i love this blog.; January 29, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Justin Lockwood said...: Literal lols is write! That just cracked me up something good.; January 29, 2009 at 6:21 PM
Anonymous said...: Ok, I didn't "get" it till I read the responses here. I had no idea what a jump drive was. I might have done the same thing. But I would guess it's not the 1st time someone has done that there though? hum..

Liz; January 30, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Anonymous said...: I've been randomly laughing out loud for the past half hour because of this. And yes, I'm probably waking up the neighbors.; February 1, 2009 at 2:20 AM
Anonymous said...: What a crap....but really a nice joke....; February 3, 2009 at 7:42 AM
Anonymous said...: This is the picture that was on the key:

http://www.onestopjam.com/images/LEXAR%20TRIO.jpg

I think they have made a pretty good job.; February 3, 2009 at 8:54 AM
Anonymous said...: I’m actually the person who ordered this cake, that’s my hand in the picture! I had no idea that this picture was making the rounds on the internet! O_O After reading all of the comments I thought I had to post a reply and explain a few things…

What was the cake supposed to be for?

My manager’s birthday two years ago. The original picture is a little too crazy to explain (a Photoshop collage of some inside jokes from work), but it wasn’t a picture of him golfing as I read in the description. The green color around the border matched the green that was in the background on the picture that was supposed to go on the cake. By the way, I did check before I ordered the cake and they told me that I could bring the picture on a USB stick.

Why is the Jump Drive so big?

It’s actually not a flash drive. It’s an old SD card USB adapter. I didn’t want to give the bakery anything I would care about if it got lost. (Obviously a wise decision based on how the cake turned out).

Did I pay for the cake?

No, I got the cake for free! I felt really bad for the old lady at the bakery because when she realized what happened I thought she was going to cry. She said I could have any cake in the store for free. Really though how could I not have taken this cake? I told her it was okay and that I wanted to keep it. I couldn’t quit laughing. I said don’t worry; it turned out to be funnier than what I originally wanted on it! I think she felt much better after that, but was completely confused as to why I still wanted it.

Was the cake good?

Yes it was despite the black icing. ^_^ The cake was pretty tasty! The amount of icing was ridiculous though. Just for kicks I’ve posted another picture of the cake where you can actually see how thick the icing was:

Click here for more cake!; February 3, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Michael J. Austin said...: They ask for the image to be on a flash drive, then use the *drive* as the decoration.

To get that much stupid into one day, you have to get up *really* early!; February 3, 2009 at 5:20 PM
jayessell said...: Isn't the cake decorating
guy about 12 feet away
from the edible dye inkjet printing machine?; February 4, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Anonymous said...: OMG! LAMFO YES !
<< WYKOP POWER >>; February 5, 2009 at 10:36 AM
Denise Kieu said...: My husband would crap himself over a cake like that.; February 8, 2009 at 12:10 AM
Chatterley said...: I can't believe all the people who defended the decorator, saying that they didn't get specific instructions. This dialog was made up, people!; February 10, 2009 at 4:05 AM
Anonymous said...: That's awesome. I would totally have taken the cake too. WAY too funny not to serve up! You just can't beat a good story.

I'm glad to hear the boss and office also liked the joke.

On a related note, this reminds me of the time I went to a Subway and asked for double tomatoes on my sandwich. The kid laid out the usual 4 slices, then after a moment of consideration and shifting of tomatoes, placed one more slice on the end of the sandwich. I corrected him and said I wanted DOUBLE tomatoes, and he protested that there wasn't any more room! I was too stunned to correct him. I wonder if that kid ever did learn the difference between vertical and horizontal...?; February 10, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Pee Gee said...: I love the update!; February 12, 2009 at 1:05 PM
Anonymous said...: haha... What can I say... Nice post; February 21, 2009 at 9:39 PM
peewee said...: hahaha. love it. lol.; March 6, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Anonymous said...: are you serious ??? its a really story??? i can't believe that... but its a funny story..; March 20, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...: I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Betty

http://desktopmemory.infoan; April 4, 2009 at 12:56 AM
Anonymous said...: I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Ann

http://racingonlinegames.net; April 15, 2009 at 1:49 AM
dave said...: good one :o); May 1, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Anonymous said...: all I can say is wow...it gave me a good laugh.; May 1, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Roxmysox said...: OMG - bet that went down a treat !; May 1, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Bilby P. Dalgyte said...: ....bahahahahaha! Well you know at least they can make a cake of what they see correctly :P as opposed to the Twilight Cake :P; May 5, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Anonymous said...: Okay, so... I used to work as a packager/cleanup crew for a chain store bakery. Our store didn't have a photo cake machine and I had no clue about photo cakes at all. I took an order for a photo cake thinking there'd be outlining and detailing just like the USB cake. Luckily the decorator set things straight before feelings were hurt and lawsuits threatened.; May 7, 2009 at 6:54 PM

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