My feed
Premium

Please
or
to access all these features

AIBU?

Birthday cake at the office

94 replies

Blablabla1984 · 23/06/2016 15:50

We do a collection for everyone’s birthday in the office and get them a present and a card and the birthday boy/girl brings in some cakes and sweets. Great, right?
Well today it’s my birthday, I baked two cakes last night and brought them in.

A few people made a comment that bringing a homemade cake is being cheap. All others so far have brought in Tesco cakes….

Seriously?? What world do we live in? I do enjoy baking and I thought people would appreciate a homemade cake… AIBU?

OP posts:
Report
DramaAlpaca · 23/06/2016 15:52

Of course YANBU. Homemade cake is always much nicer than shop bought.

Silly people.

Happy birthday to you! Flowers & Cake homemade, of course Grin

Report
CakeNinja · 23/06/2016 15:53

Id make some murmurings about shop bought cakes being lazy Grin
But then I'm a cow if someone deserves it.
Happy birthday, send us a bit of your cake please!!

Report
michy27 · 23/06/2016 15:54

Baking a cake takes more thought and effort than buying one from a supermarket. And they taste a lot nicer! YANBU.

Report
Nanny0gg · 23/06/2016 15:54

When I worked I longed for the day it was certain people's birthdays as they baked beautiful cakes.

As to cheap - poppycock. Probably cost you more.

Idiots.

Report
indecisivedoctor · 23/06/2016 15:55

Wow. You must work with some really rude people to express that.

Aside from the fact they should be gracious about anything offered, a homemade cake is head and shoulders above a shop bought one and actually probably costs more in total.

Report
purplefizz26 · 23/06/2016 15:59

Yanbu!
It can cost more to buy all the ingredients, it cost me £20 for everything I needed last week when I made a cake!

Report
FuzzyOwl · 23/06/2016 16:01

YANBU. I honestly don't think it matters whether the cake is shop bought or homemade but I would never consider someone cheap whichever option they went for as I would be too busy happily scoffing.

Happy Birthday. CakeWineFlowersChocolate Hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Report
TestingTestingWonTooFree · 23/06/2016 16:02

I'd expect home made cake to be more expensive. Rude!

Report
GlowWine · 23/06/2016 16:03

Wow, just wow. You work in the wrong office. Enjoy your cake and next time keep your home made creations and bring in some value brand cupcakes!

Report
Ameliablue · 23/06/2016 16:06

Home made is generally not cheaper for a start as the home baker isn't buying ingredients in bulk and is often using better quality ingredients.

Report
RaeSkywalker · 23/06/2016 16:07

Shock come and work with me! I live a homemade cake!

Report
RaeSkywalker · 23/06/2016 16:07

^ love, not 'live'

Report
TheFairyCaravan · 23/06/2016 16:10

YANBU

Homemade cakes are far, far better than bought ones. Cheeky, ungrateful gits!

Happy Birthday!

Report
oldlaundbooth · 23/06/2016 16:11

Away with them all, ignorant plebs!

Send the cake my way! Grin

Report
branofthemist · 23/06/2016 16:13

Yanbu. They are really cheeky and wrong.

But I can't agree with this

Homemade cake is always much nicer than shop bought.

I have tasted some shocking home made cakes in my time. Wink

Report
Lovepancakes · 23/06/2016 16:13

I am outraged on your behalf ! And always see homemade as better quality as you get to choose say free range eggs etc

Report
oldlaundbooth · 23/06/2016 16:16

Er, what is going on?

I CANNOT believe that no-one has asked what type of cake?! Shock and disgust at you lot.

Come on OP, what was it? Chocolate? Carrot? Or, dum dum dum, (whispers) lemon drizzle?

Report
GoblinLittleOwl · 23/06/2016 16:16

Shop bought cakes! And they prefer them?
No taste, literally.

Report
Tiggeryoubastard · 23/06/2016 16:19

While I honestly prefer a real cake I probably wouldn't eat yours unless if seen your kitchen. Under no circumstances would I comment, though, apart from to say it looked lovely, which I bet it does.

Report
Blablabla1984 · 23/06/2016 16:19

oldlaundbooth One cake is lemon drizzle and the other one is chocolate with cream and black cherries.

OP posts:
Report
oldlaundbooth · 23/06/2016 16:20

Grin

Once a MNetter, always a MNetter!

Choc black cherries sound divine..

Report
DoesAnyoneReadTheseThings · 23/06/2016 16:21

Take them both home with you, don't share with the ungrateful fuckers!

Report

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

Goingtobeawesome · 23/06/2016 16:21

Do not give those rude commentators any cake at all. You'd be silly to do so. Rude fuckers.

Happy birthday!

Report
Boleh · 23/06/2016 16:21

Weird, my lot love a homemade cake and I get nagged to bake for our Friday team meeting since I mentioned that I enjoy it. Very rarely does anyone turn it down and I've never had any left past mid-afternoon!

Report
Hastalapasta · 23/06/2016 16:21

No one would dare do a lemon drizzle for a birthday cake surely? Grin

Have a lovely birthday and ignore the idiots who prefer dry tasteless shop brought cakes. unless you work near a great bakers

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.