A New Zealand cake maker is defiant after sending a cake shaped like a
large pile of poo to a customer. Oh Cakes owner Emma McDonald, of
Riverton in Southland, sent the chocolate log after she claimed the
client became annoyed at her for rescheduling a meeting. Her actions
have been greeted with outrage, but Mrs McDonald is unrepentant. "I have
no regrets at all about what I did. I feel she got what she deserved,"
she said. The problem started when Mrs McDonald said that the client did not give
her clear enough instructions about what she wanted. It is believed the
cake was ordered for the engagement party of 24-year-old Micaela Harris
of Invercargill by a relative. Mrs McDonald said the customer had won a
$50 voucher for a cake, which Mrs McDonald reduced to $30 because she
said the client owed her $20 for a separate business arrangement. When
Mrs McDonald asked her, via text, what sort of cake she wanted, the
client said "like choc cake".
Ms Harris' family and friends were horrified on the day of the party
when they discovered they had been sent a cake in the shape of poo. A
sign with the cake read: "Eat shit!". After it was picked up, Mrs
McDonald posted on Facebook: "Your (sic) left with a $30 voucher and you
want a cake still?? ok cool - give me some ideas?? oh wait you have
none apart from wanting chocolate. I have a brilliant idea for your
cake!!! - so here it is, your turd cake! Hope you learn your lesson."
A source close to Harris revealed a second cake had to be ordered from
another supplier. "The cake was for an engagement party and this woman
is not remorseful at all, which is disappointing," the family member
said. "It was wrapped up in a box, so it was done deliberately as a
nasty surprise.
It was a disgraceful thing to do." Invercargill
Chamber of Commerce president Sean Woodward said the incident was not a
good look for the southern city. He insisted the region was famed for
its good food and warm hospitality.
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