Birthday cake at the office

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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?

They actually said that to your face??

After they'd taken a piece, by any chance?

Is this a stealth boast?

Are you sure they weren't joking as it seems a real peculiar comment for a few people to make? I could believe it if it was just one oddball but for several people to say is strange.

Home made cake is better than shop brought... Tastier and more thought has gone into it... It was always more of a treat to have homemade cake in the office...

YANBU!

How rude for them to say that.

we love a home baked cake in our office (as well as shop bought!) and never ever complain.

Pearlylum, I work in a near all male environment and there is masses of cake. Colleagues bring back chocolates and biscuits from holidays and visits. The place is constantly full of temptation. We all love homemade cake and are appreciative of anyone who puts in the effort and makes one.

Home baked cake in our office disappears in seconds.

Can't believe the people you work with.

Homemade cakes are so much nicer than most shop bought ones, plus it shows you've gone to the effort rather than picking a random cake off the shelf.

Happy birthday, hope you have a wonderful evening! 🎈🎉🎁🍰🍾

Daft.

I would much rather eat home made cake.

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday!!

I'd much prefer a homemade cake. Thoughts and love have gone into it. Not just tesco.

MN is the only place in the world where I've heard somebody say that they never eat home-made baked goods.

I thought it was desperately sad.

In Sweden a shop bought cake, unless very good proper bakery cake, is a bit tacky.

I love homemade cake! They are being absolute twats idiots OP.

Happy Birthday!

anotherday You mean you're not supposed to use the cat as a spatula??? So that's where I've been going wrong!
OP I suspect jealousy in the ranks, I bet they couldn't rustle up a sponge cake between them

Homemade cake = more expensive and tastes much nicer (unless you're rubbish at making cakes) so they are BU and rude.

YANBU! I think your work lot are WEIRD. Everyone brings in shop bought at my work but I like baking so always took my own. They all used to see how much nicer it was and how it was a lovely gesture. A few others started doing their own baking instead of buying after too.

Happy Birthday :)

Happy Birthday!
(There is a place for cake-bakers like us....The Clandestine Cake Club! Sssshhhhhh! )

Yanbu. I make cakes. I would be embarrassed to take a shop bought cake anywhere!

MN is the only place in the world where I've heard somebody say that they never eat home-made baked goods

I think I read it on here once that someone would never take books out of the library or buy them second hand because you didn't know where they'd been

I hope you didn't let them have any op. Do you think it may have been an unsuccessful attempt at office banter? Yabu anyway because you didnt make any for me when black forest and lemon drizzle are my 2 favourite cakes