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AITA for questioning the price of a wedding cake? I was excited to get an inquiry about a wedding cake through my home bakery’s Instagram. The lady provided her phone number, so I gave her a call to discuss the details.
Right off the bat, she made it clear she didn’t want her time wasted and demanded that I be serious about the project. Her wedding was in December, and she wanted everything settled ASAP. I mentioned I needed more details before committing, so I asked what she had in mind.
She envisioned a three-tier cake on a sparkly acrylic stand with fresh flowers (white roses and baby’s breath) cascading down. She also wanted an option to mix in homemade sugar flowers. The flavors she requested were chocolate for the bottom tier, carrot for the middle, and strawberry for the top. Additionally, she wanted a toy Australian Shepherd hidden at the back of the cake with a small bite taken out, matching her and her fiancé’s pet. If I couldn’t find an Australian Shepherd toy, she asked me to make one from fondant.
I told her I’d need to calculate pricing but estimated it would be around $850-$900, noting that this was on the lower end. Her response? She wanted the cake for $50. I played along and said, “That’s a lot of cake for 50 people.” She clarified:
Her: “No, $50 for the whole cake.” Me: “You want to spend $50 on ingredients?” Her: “No, $50 for the CAKE.” Me: “$50 won’t even cover the flowers for a cake this size.” Her: “Well, that’s our budget. Take it or leave it!” Me: “Alright, I’m leaving it.” Her: “Oh, great. Professional. Are you new at this?” Me: “No, but you’re unrealistic.” Her: “Don’t get snippy. I’m going somewhere else.” Me: “Good luck. $50 won’t even buy you three basic cakes from Walmart.”
She also didn’t have a stand and expected me to provide or create one.
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The user, who runs a home bakery and manages an Instagram account for it, received an inquiry for a wedding cake. The prospective client provided her phone number for a discussion. When the user called, the client was upfront about her desire to avoid wasting time and stressed that she needed a firm commitment quickly due to her December wedding.
The client envisioned a three-tier cake with a sparkly acrylic stand, adorned with fresh flowers like white roses and baby’s breath. She also mentioned the possibility of incorporating both fresh and homemade sugar flowers. The flavors requested were chocolate for the bottom tier, carrot for the middle, and strawberry for the top.
Additionally, she wanted a toy Australian Shepherd hidden at the back of the cake, with a bite mark to resemble it nibbling the cake. If an Australian Shepherd toy couldn’t be found, she asked for one to be made from fondant.
The user estimated that such a cake would cost around $850-$900, though she noted this was a preliminary figure. The client responded with an offer of only $50 for the entire cake. The user tried to clarify the situation, noting that $50 wouldn’t even cover the flowers.
The client was insistent on her budget and told the user to accept or decline. The user decided to decline and pointed out that $50 wouldn’t be enough even for basic cakes from Walmart. The client then accused the user of being unprofessional and said she would look elsewhere, to which the user replied with a final remark about the unrealistic budget. Additionally, the client expected the user to provide or create a cake stand, which she didn’t have.
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ronansgram Writes:
My daughter is a cake decorator at a very popular grocery store in our area and $50.00 is not going to get you a wedding cake that’s for sure. Maybe some cupcakes made to look wedding appropriate, but definitely not a whole three tier wedding cake with fresh flowers and handmade fondant animals.
She made the wedding cake for her brother’s wedding and I paid for it and it was still close to $300.00. It was not a huge cake either. She didn’t want to make it at home, which would have cut down on the cost tremendously but at work she has all the supplies and space. They don’t give them a discount either.
“I’d like swarovski crystals as buttons in the quilt, and a fur trim, authentic mink or you can make it out of fondant, when you cit the cake it should play a little tune then fold space to an alternate reality where $50 can get you a wedding cake.”
Absolutely. Cheap clients are always the worse because they always have more and more and more demands. None of which matches their budget.
Sounds like he either figured out how to deflect her antics (eg “sure honey, 50$ for the cake sounds good. Sure, this description sounds perfekt. Can you handle it please? You are so much better than me at this and at negotiating a price.” “Yes you are right we should ask someone else” and figured out how to guide her to a more reasonable approach after some time.) or is the same kind of delulu and they fuss together about all those unprofessional bakers who wont take their business.
DaveWpgC Writes:
You’re lucky. You dodged a bullet. Regardless of the price you two agreed to, she would complain the entire time, never be placated and give you a shitty review.
