To buy a birthday cake.

[ktsa4]

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..

I think I’ll buy some birthday cake when I fancy some . Yum yum

It has literally never occurred to me to buy a birthday cake when it's not a birthday! Excellent idea - I am definitely doing this!! (Cashier was weird)

I’ve bought birthday cake for a binge before honestly it wouldnt even cross my mind that’s it’s selfish!

@DifficultPifcultLemonDifficult

I sometimes buy PVA glue to spread on my hand, let it dry, then peel it off, and don't use it for arts and crafts at all.

She would have a field day with me 🤣🤣🤣

Pre kids we went to Toysrus for the nephews and nieces, DH bought a pot of playdoh just to fiddle with and sniff. Like a toy serial killer.

It's actually my birthday today OP. Feel free to eat it on my behalf!

I hate when cashiers comment unnecessarily on what I'm buying. Similarly, I hated when I was a cashier that I was expected to do this. Why can't check outs just be quiet and zen like?

If I want to stuff my face with birthday cake, I don't want to have to explain this. Nor do I want to hear someone else explain this.

That's crazy the cashier said that.

I have done this before as I love birthday cakes. Stupid comment just ignore them

WTF
If true, cashier is being batshit, and nuttier than squirrel poo.
She's not the Cake Police.

What a good idea, I love birthday cake! I might get myself one at the weekend.

When you say birthday cake, is that a particular flavour? I’ve never heard cake referred to as just birthday, it’s chocolate, or red velvet, or orange etc.

magicstar1

You mean to say that you've never had birthday cake ice cream by Ben and Jerry's?!

It would've taken everything in me not to say:

"hang on a minute I've forgotten something" goes to get another birthday cake

She's miffed because shes had her eye on it, it'll be marked down soon, then she'll get her staff discount on top. I've had cashier's say weird unfunny 'jokes' FWIW. I know it can be a boring job but I'm not really up for sh*t 'Dad' jokes after a long day. I now avoid that till guy like the plague for the woman I like that i just say how are you to.

Bat shit crazy - them not you!

When you say birthday cake, is that a particular flavour? I’ve never heard cake referred to as just birthday, it’s chocolate, or red velvet, or orange etc.

Of course 'birthday' doesn't refer to the flavour. It means it is an 'occasion' type cake, decorated or themed suitably for a birthday celebration. If it's a shop-bought one, it often also means that it looks pretty or fun, but tastes grim.

Are cashiers told to make conversation with people because I can't imagine why so many find the need to comment on my shopping.

I just want birthday cake now! DHs is sat downstairs on the counter but he hasn't cut it yet so I cant have any

bonkers

there's no shortage of birthday cake anywhere. Next time just tell her it's for your hamster.

I do think yabu to not tell us the exact cake.

Was it a caterpillar? A unicorn? Chocolate frosting with happy birthday on it? A minion cake?

I would also like to know what cake it was.

@BrumBoo

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.

They do don’t they, so disappointing 😁

Totally idiotic.Could she have been joking? It's the sort of thing people can say light-heartedly; and, especially if she was wearing a face-covering, it might be difficult to distinguish jokey from serious remarks. Otherwise, perhaps she may have considered that a birthday cake is a 'non-essential' and therefore 'selfish' purchase unless it's actually for someone's birthday? A bizarre idea; and in any case none of her business; but some people do get bizarre ideas. In any case, I wouldn't worry too much about someone's random remark.

I don't really like birthday cake OP, so you're welcome to my share of them!

I wonder if the cashier employs the same tactic with other items? Someone with baby wipes in their basket.....

'Ooh have you got a little one at home?'
'No, I just use them to take my make up off'
'You selfish cow, put them back, how dare you take wet wipes from helpless babies'

God forbid a man buying Sanpro ever passes through her till.

It was just a bog standard small cake, jam and buttercream with fondant icing. Me and DP have devoured it between us and have no regrets.

The cashier was wearing a visor so I could see her stony expression clear as day. I couldn't be bothered to get into an argument about cake and I was so baffled by it so just left 🤣

Thanks guys, it's been a real crap week but you've all cheered me up massively ❤️

You are being unreasonable but only because more supermarket birthday cakes are rubbish!