AIBU to ask if it’s cheeky to ask for a particular slice/piece of cake?

[NotaryDays]

In a bakery or cafe. Not at home.

I was out with a friend the other day for cake and I asked for a piece of ginger loaf but not the end piece please as it was literally half the size of the others with barely any frosting. My friend seemed to think it was rude to request a specific piece. I was paying btw.

Was AIBU?

I always do unless they are identical

same with fish in the chippy

Course it’s fine. You’re paying for it!

Your friend is odd, why pay for something you don’t want.

I’m glad that it isn’t just me. I didn’t think it was that odd.

I don't see anything wrong with this and often do it myself. Not always about size, sometimes it the portion of lasagne with crispy bits or piece of cake with less icing.

Yanbu
I would do it too

Yanbu at all & makes little difference to the staff🤗

Completely fine

Not rude at all in this scenario

Yanbu, your friend is really odd. You're paying for it, why would you not ask for the one you wanted. Are they usually a wet blanket when asking for what they want in general?

God no, Im very precise about what I want whether is a slice of cake or pie or chunk of cheese, anywhere where the other person is doing the picking up it will be me holding up the queue going 'no not that bit, that bit, no the other bit, let me see that bit, to your left, no I mean my left'

Of course it’s fine

Does your friend lack confidence?!

You’re paying so yes absolutely ok. We do this all the time.

In lots of places I've been to they even ask if I have a preference. Some people like the end/corner/squishy middle piece

I used to work in a bakery and this is completely and utterly normal.

Having said that, I used to ask which slice they'd prefer anyway.

Of course it’s not rude, you’re a paying customer so why would you be OK with being given the grotty bit at the end?
Is your friend very unassertive?

Hell no, if I was asking for a Belgian bun I'd be specifying the one with the most icing. A slice of cake is no different. If I'm paying then I'm having exactly what I want.

Sometimes I might ask for one of the smaller slices, because the 'average' ones are massive. No it's not rude.

I've been doing this for years, with a big grin on my face - "I want THAT piece, please!"

You pay, you choose. Not rude, it is about customer choice.

Not rude at all. Tell your friend that and then ignore her.

I thought you were going to say you had gone to someone's house and asked for a piece of cake, which would have been very cheeky, but not if you are in a bakery and paying for particular things. Ask for what you want, point it out as and when necessary too.

I always ask for the piece I want, if I'm paying I'm not having the dry end piece or the smaller piece.

no Ofc not

I always used to ask for the palest most squished croissant in Pret (used go forgo altogether if they were a "well cooked" batch). I used to ask the server to have a proper dig around!!

This was back when I could afford croissants from Pret 😂

@Starchipenterprise

where do you live??? That's certainly not the case here, they're so think they're practically translucent.

Not rude nor cheeky. It would be ridiculous to pay for getting mugged off with an inferior slice of cake! 🍰