So, even after your quote of $45.00 and all your hard work she had the nerve to say that she was going to pay what she wanted after she "researched" others' prices? What makes this situation even worse is that it's a co-worker of your husbands!!!! I cannot believe she would treat you this way being that she is an acquaintance!! I could maybe justify her crazy behavior if she was a complete stranger and would never see you or your husband again--what complete nerve!!

Should we all start a betting pool?
I bet she 'researched' prices and then came back happy to pay the original quote of $45.

Is hubby just going on as normal, the men I know don't get mixed up in this kind of stuff too often. Even though I wished they would, usually they just shrug their shoulders - not my business.

Does the co-worker even bring up the fact that she still owes for the cake, or does she 'convienently forget'?

No, I do not watch the soaps - but I will be watching this one!!
'As the CC plater turns' I can't believe the suspense I'm feeling .... this inquiring mind needs to know!

I forgot to add in my other post...there's absolutely nothing wrong with a customer researching fair/market price for a service or product. Even good thing to do as the decorator just starting out (I've been doing some sleuthing for the time when I hang a sign up figuratively speaking, phoning around and pretending to be a bride or something. Have to figure out where you're going to sit in the market - there's a happy medium in there somewhere, can't charge way more than competition or you lose customers, but you cant charge way less either- as you have a designer product which demands a higher price)
Anyway, the point was, lol, researching prices isnt wrong, but this lady seems to have forgotten that's something you do BEFORE you enter into a contract with someone.
(still shaking my head at this one lol).

That woman has some balls!

At that price I'd phone you whenever I needed a cake too! Hell, I'd open a shop and order the cakes from you - unbelievable that it didn't occur to her that not only did she set the price for you - but she ripped you off when doing it! All these people she's telling and no one has said anything?
Could you call her and ask she not quote that price - that normally it would be at least double what she chose to pay?

Balls is right!!! and not little cake balls either - big bright, brass ones!


Oh - that was a beautiful cake by the way!! At that price I may have even considered bronzing it![/u]

But! Has she paid you!?!?! I would tell everyone that that was a discounted price for a certain reason. Then that way she will feel dumb when she gives you the payment cause obviously word gets around!!!

Different member ... Angies talking about her 'first communial' cake.
We're waiting to hear from the post originator - lepaz - on wether she's been paid yet or not. Maybe she's busy arm wrestling over the price?

ROTHFLMAO!!!!! I just read the last post from DecoratingDingBat to my husband and he's like "Yep, it's a whole different language on here! I think you guys really are talking about cake porn!" LOLOLOL OMG!! I can't breath!!!

OMG!! I just realized what just happened! I hope no one is offended by my comments!?? I just thought that was halarious!

= ROFL! After what this lady did, and that lady with Angie's cake - I think your safe with innocent comments. You know... I was thinking if we did attach brass balls to these 'rudie patuties', at least we could all hear them coming! My slippers would be flying off my feat - " don't answer the door!"

If we go with the optimists on here and assume she is researching to see how much MORE she should be paying you, that is no excuse for withholding ALL payment until she "researches" it. She should have paid you at the door .... if she wanted to do research and send you more later, that is always a welcome option. But to hold payment until SHE decides what it's worth??

"oh, Mr. Grocer? .... I'm going to take this cake from your bakery home with me. we will have our party, we will cut and eat the cake. I will THEN do some research to see what the other grocers are charging for this cake, then *I* will decide when and how much to pay you for this cake. The cost of your supplies? Your store rent? Your utility bills? No big deal. You'll get my payment after I decide what it's worth."

Yeah ..... THAT'LL work!

Angiescake, please dont feel cheap, make sure you tell the people calling you that she got a Super discounted only paid for the supplies, because ok insert white lie here: "your DH asked you to make the cake for really cheap"
On the other hand, you could say, there was a miscommunication and that cake was really $140 and that she still owes you.. ok that would be a really bad lie. but then it would feel sooo good!

I would also go with what DecoratingDingbat said about calling her and asking her politely not to advertise the price she decided to pay you since you would have charged her an additional $80 to $100 over what she gave you beacause that cheap $40 did not cover all your materials. And if she ever wants another cake she better stop it or you will send the cake Nazi after her! ..... uhm I am very hormonal today.... I better stop or I will start to cry or laugh and go into labor!
I really like that Cake Nazi, I forget who quoted it earlier this week, and I am sure it's been used before but I really like it. Eventhough I did not watch Senfield on a regular basis, I loved the soup nazi! So, No CAKE FOR YOU!


I have the same problem with charging for cakes. I cant wait to see what lepaz has to say. I am just thinking it's been a few days, I know people are busy and she has a 3 year old, but if she had gone anywhere else, she would have had to pay before or on pick up!

Man, I just wish lepaz could post a picture...

Good luck.

I just read this whole thread and I am busting to know what happened!! I really hope she got paid what it was worth!!

And I agree with Indydebi!! She should have at least paid the agreed upon amount on delivery and tipped later after research!! She better not pay you less

What i think is comical is IF this woman thought $40 was too high, she REALLY has had her eyes opened if she has truly done research. I mean if she hasn't looked at grocery chains and has looked at bakeries and specialty places...things like that...she has seen that this type of cake costs a lot more then $40! Maybe now she feels like a complete horses's *** and is having a hard time eating crow, even though she had no trouble eating cake!

Regardless, I agree that she absolutely should have paid the $40, since it was agreed upon. I wish someone had her email address. We could send her this link as part of her extensive "research!"

LOL @ all of the above... cake hooker was a good one I've felt like that so many times lol. And the cake porn... my husband says the same things lol. He sits back and reads with me and looks at me with his eyebrow raised (just like the Rock does lol) and said what did she say? lol and he'll look at pictures with me and ask me "how'd they do that" I'll explain it to him to the best of my knowledge and he'll walk away shaking his head saying we are conspiring against the world to turn the world into one big huge slice of cake or some junk like that lol. That's it's just wrong that some people know these things and other's don't and that we keep too many secrets from our husbands lol. He'll storm off in a huff like a child and go mope around for a bit and come back and ask me to make him something sweet to make him feel better lol

Boys will be boys I guess lol

Certainly hope she pays her at least the $40.~ she quoted her and I really hope she pays her what it's really worth!

omg this thread is hysterical !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cant wait to find out!!!
on the edge of my seat

Did she ever pay you?

Angie, put your foot down girl. We're not going to have you got out as a cake hooker....a cake ESCORT at the very least! They get top dollar.

this is getting so long. I'm sure she must have been paid by now ? Maybe she forgot about us! Lol! When she comes back, she's going to have to read 9 pgs of posts!!

I do hope we get to know soon!! I got 5 emails notification in the past 5 hrs only! This post is so popular!
Nauseen

Well, as of today, there is still no response from her. I am waiting for my husband to come home thinking MAYBE she will send a check with him. Until he get's here, I will try to keep positive. If no check is in hand I am going to just give her a piece of my mind, no holds barred. Will give you an update as soon as I get one. THanks for all your support!!

I just can't believe the nerve of some people. How do you think it's OK to receive something like that, consume it and not compensate the creator??

Lepaz, I'm sorry you still haven't received your money yet. I hope something comes home with him tonight. For her sake, I do.

People want things for free. They dont care how long it took you to make it or the cost of the supplies. They are probably thinking it was a 99cent cake mix and that your biatching for nothing.
I had my best friends sister give me an order for 10 trays of cookies 300 total. She gave me the order on Wednesday and wanted me to have them done by Friday. Since I do this out of my house and Im the sole person doing it, she didnt understand what the problem was. She didnt even think that I dont happen to keep special cookie cutters on hand not to mention 20lbs of butter, and so forth. They really have NO IDEA!

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You're right. She has no idea. If she makes cookies, she probably buys the slice and dice cookies.

I dont even think she does that! But if people really knew what time and effort it took to make these things they might not be so hesitate to pay a measly $40!! And its usually the one's that a loaded that are like that too!!