To expect the person that asked DH to buy a very expensive cake to pay him for it!

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DH was away on business last week, and a person from his office asked him to buy a particular cake for them. Why DH didnt think "flippin heck that cake is expensive!" and ring the woman , I dont know!!!! Anyway DH bought the thing, but the woman has said she wasnt expecting it to cost that much, and doesnt want it! So we are now left with this cake, which is expensive and do not know what to do with it! I know some of you will say eat it, but to be honest we are not great cake eaters!

So is there anyone out there that would like to buy an expensive cake, its a chocolate torte!

I know for a fact that DH will not confront her, his opinion is that he has to work with her. think it will be strained now anyway. Dh is away this week and I have the cake sitting on my side in the kitchen, looking expensive. Think I may give it to SIL, and tell her its an early Chrimbo present!

Well, yes, he could have texted her and double checked she wanted it, but the status quo is that she asked him to buy it and any fule no (well, any fule who no about Saacher torte enough to want one) that they are not cheap.

If DH feels unable to handle it directly, perhaps he could say to her "as i am now £25 out of pocket and my wife is not pleased, can you thiink of anyone else we can sell it to - or would you help me in organsing a departmental raffle to dispose of it?" He could e mail this to her while he is away.

Hopefully this would jog her conscience into doing the right thing.

Hopefully your DH is not bringing back Egyptian Gold Bracelets at £40 a pop for all who ask.....don't let him bring anything back, ever again!

it's only £17.50. Maybe she will pay up if she realises it's not as much as everyone is telling her?

It's still v. much out of order. Of course Sacher tortes are expensive, FFS.

Unless they are for me!!!!

Am with the "don't let her get away with it" gang. She got exactly what she asked for and now she needs to pay for it.

If she wasn't prepared to pay whatever it cost she should have told him a maximum limit. Of course she should pay up now.

If your DH is away this week, can you not take it to her, and in front of everyone give her the cake and ask for the money.

hmmm, so i see you[ve not been in today to tell her to cough up or choke then?

go on girl you will feel much better for it... or, just eat it. cake person or not, you will enjoy it very very much

just read this

DID SHE GET AWAY WITH IT????

Yes she did!

I gave it to SIL today and her face lit up. I told her the story behind the cake and she was astonished! I do know SIL will enjoy it.

She opened the wrapper while we were there and it came in a lovely wooden box with little clasps on it. It was also beautifully wrapped!

At least SIL appreciated it!

Surely revenge/payback is easy in the office environment. If she asks anyine to get her a coffee or a sandwich your dh needs to joke out loud that they'd "better get the funds up front from her as she's got form".

She was cheeky beyond belief and showed no social niceties in refusing to pay so for me the gloves would be off in the future.

Does she ever go anywhere? Can your DH ask her to pick up something along the same lines?

Like a £25 mix up?

Oh well, at least your SIL was pleased.

Did she give you a bit?

No! But then I'm not really into cake!

Cheeky bloody cow!

He should share it out in office and not give her any.

Have just got to add, I finally met this woman the other night. I can now sympathise why DH did not pursue the matter ant further. She is a really odd lady, early fifties and quite odd. She is very out spoken and quite loud, DH even said to me that the more he speaks to her the more he dislikes her.

Apparantly she used to live near to where the cake was made a good number of years ago, obviously had fond memories of yummy cake, just forgot the price!

Bump for NAB

Mmmmmm, cake.