To buy a birthday cake.

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Even though we are in lockdown and it's not actually anyone's birthday?

Well the cashier in my local Tesco has given me a royal earbashing. Purchased a birthday cake amongst my groceries cause I fancied bday cake and I just thought fuck it, I've had very shit week so I'm going to sit tonight and have a slice or 2?!

Cashier says ooh, is it someone's birthday today?

Que my response, oh, no just fancied birthday cake. I know it's a bit strange.

Cashier replies, well that's selfish.

Me: I'm sorry?

Cashier: You should leave them for people who are actually having their birthday.

I was so baffled I just paid and left. Am I really being unreasonable to buy birthday cake when it's not my birthday?

Fwiw the shelves were not exactly bare in the birthday cake section..

Seriously?! How weird, and I would have told the cashier that too.

Weird comment from the cashier. I guess they’d just had a long day.

You didn’t do anything wrong.

The cashier was being ridiculous. I wonder whether they were just caught by surprise as they weren’t expecting the response they got.

Hope you enjoyed your cake regardless and your week improves. I love birthday cake and it’s always someone’s birthday, even if you don’t know them.

YANBU the cashier is an arse. As if eachTesco branch counts up how many people have birthdays in the area, so they can supply the right number of cakes. What a chump.

Yanbu, I bought a spiderman birthday cake a couple of days ago for no other reason than the fact I'm a fat bastard who wanted cake.

Enjoy

It's her, not you!

She should be careful with calling customers names, if she wants to keep her job.

YANBU and the cashier sounds crackers. I bet she's one of those people who thinks no-one should take a cheese sandwich or onion bhaji from a buffet unless they are a vegetarian.

I didn't have cake on my birthday this year because I couldn't be arsed so you're welcome to count your cake as the one I didn't have if it resets the birthday cake balance in the universe.

Ha ha ha she's nuts. Its a Friday Celebration cake, ffs how rude

I would have gone back and bought a couple more then made sure I went through her till again.

Yanbu. My guess is that the cashier likes birthday cakes to be left, once they get to their best before date they'll be reduced in price and then the cashier can get them super cheap. I worked in a waitrose when I was young and it was awesome when we could get fiona cairns cakes really cheap, obviously customers could to.

@listsandbudgets

I would have gone back and bought a couple more then made sure I went through her till again.

I mean I'd think you're a bit nuts buying birthday cake when it's not your birthday, not because it's a birthday cake but because they taste like shit most of the time. The cashier was unreasonable to say anything though.

How bizarre?!

These threads always make me think 'must be a troll' as surely this can't have happened??

I'm NOT saying you are a troll, I'm just baffled that there are so many shop staff/passers by/neighbours that do/say such incredibly weird things!!

Surely you'd just say 'oh good for you, it looks nice'

I do have a question though...why a birthday cake when there are (usually) non birthday cakes that are the same, but without the greetings etc on them?

I'm a tad jealous though. I can't eat cake anymore (diabetic, diet controlled, no medication. So my diet is virtually carb free Please have a large slice for me!

Just make cake in shape of penis and munch with no hands forks or utensils

Yanbu in any way. Yes to cake for whatever reason! I cant stand cashiers commenting on what I buy anyway. Absolutely none of her business. I'd have gone through her till again with another cake and a packet of Durex.

Oh I did EXACTLY the same thing today I LOVE birthday cake and I don't feel like I've had enough of it this year so I bought myself one today.

Will have a slice with a cuppa and raise a mug to you OP. But yes, you should go back and buy some more

Is there a national shortage of birthday cakes I’ve not heard about?

Also the cashier was being U for saying, 'Ooh, is it someone's birthday today?' and then getting squitty when you said no. If it's such a problem for her, she should have said, 'I hope it IS someone's birthday, and that you're not buying that for yourself, you selfish cow.'

How is it any different than buying a normal cake? Fucking ridiculous, I would have told her to keep her beak out of my shopping and ate the fucking thing right in front of her without breaking eye contact.

She should be careful with calling customers names, if she wants to keep her job.
This.

How on earth is it any of her business?

What if you eat meat but bought some meat-free mince or quorn or something? Is that now banned too?

Supermarket birthday cakes are tasteless....the only kind of cake I wouldn't want to eat. What's so special about them?
Although i don't mind a slice of M&S caterpillar cake...

But surely this goes for absolutely anything in the store?
You should leave milk for those who prefer to drink milk.
You should leave the salt and vinegar for those who only eat salt and vinegar.
When would it end? 😂

Oh gosh, why have I never thought about buying a birthday cake??! I'm so getting one next time I'm in a supermarket (misses point of thread)

That’s just daft!

I bought a reduced Pokémon birthday cake the other day... Simply cos my family fancied cake! No one's birthday. That cashier was rude and unreasonable!