Current Events > Mom refuses to pay for $31 gender reveal party cupcakes after dog destroyed them

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It's an entire event that could have just been a text message.

So could birthday parties. Or weddings. Bar mitzvahs. Anything, really. People want to celebrate a life moment, why are we shaming that? Because 1 out of every 100,000 people goes to far with it like pretty much anything else?

Ive never even seen gifts at a gender reveal party, but that's besides the point. The payoff is for the parents, quote obviously, but it's also for their family and friends to celebrate a.major.life moment. The gender is often the first thing you learn about a person you're going to raise for the rest of your life, it's a pretty big deal. Even before parties, it was a big deal to learn the gender, and shaming people for wanting to celebrate that and share it with their loved ones is bizarre.

It's an entire event that could have just been a text message.

bruh

I find them irritable because people (usually) tend to use them as just another reason to get gifts.

I think his main point was you dont need to TWO parties to celebrate your upcoming baby, and theyre being a little greedy lol

I'm also confused as to why they weren't being picked up at a bakery shop?

Why are these so irritable to people? The premise is a little hokey but what's the harm of getting everyone together to celebrate your upcoming birth, even if the reason for it isn't that big a deal.

I never thought I'd be asking this because I find them a little odd as well but people treat them like...I dunno...people who claim "YouTuber" as a career.

It's not that people are irritated with gender reveal parties, because most people who don't want to be surprised will incorporate themes into their baby showers.

People are irritated with the string of idiots who caused fires, injuries, property/nature damage, and one death by using explosives to announce it. Bad apples spoiling the bunch and all that.

Like someone else said, thats a very small percentage of people Most do thinks like cakes or cupcakes. Maybe balloons of party poppers. Most people arent starting major forest fires or lighting off fireworks

the "baker" runs her """business""" out of her home. there is no shop

unless you mean you wonder why she didn't get them from a real bakery, in which case, yeah, me too

Hence why I said a string of idiots. Didn't say everyone did it.

Ummm...I'm not taking either side here.

Ot1h, I know how emotional pregnancy can make you, and if a company can't deliver the goods or they're damaged you shouldn't pay for them or get a refund.

Otoh the baker did try to make amends and apologized.

I'm also confused as to why they weren't being picked up at a bakery shop? The whole mess could have been avoided.

the "baker" runs her """business""" out of her home. there is no shop

What I mean is I would even call it a string Makes it sounds way more common than it is

Bakers dog=bakers fault
customers dog= customers fault

it really is that simple.

This comment is kinda weird. Firstly, emotional pregnancy isn't a factor in this situation, and even if it were it has nothing to do with whether or not you should pay for damaged products.

Amends were not possible in this situation, and an apology is not reason enough to give someone money.

The baker was not working out of a bakery, the only way to prevent this situation would have been to put the dog away when expecting a visitor.

I don't know UK laws but I'm sure they have a Health Department or something who'd be curious about that dog running all over.

A string doesn't mean something is common. It means similar incidents happening close together.

That could mean a string of robberies by the same thief.

It could mean a string of pranks or challenges. ( See ice bucket challenge or creepy clown sighting.)

It could mean that there's a serial killer.

It could mean a pack of idiots saw someone using colored smoke bombs and explosives for their gender reveal, thought it was a great idea and decided to do the same, safety be damned.

I wouldn't pay either.

Btw, gender reveal parties are dumb.

It's not weird at all. She shouldn't hafta pay for damaged goods. The baker offered to make them for free, but the party was tomorrow. And I've never heard of someone running a bakery from their home. I'm simply not taking sides on the matter. Not my fault you can't understand something so simple.

You're the kind of guy who goes up to the little girl's lemonade stand and checks if she's paying taxes

Bakers dog=bakers fault
customers dog= customers fault

it really is that simple.

People need to swallow their pride and take responsibility

I mean, if its the bakers dog who knocked over the cupcakes and fuck that bakery, hes a greedy, douche bag.

I'm so confused. Why does a simple answer have 80+ posts?

Baker's dog = Baker's fault.

What's the debate here?

I find them irritable because people (usually) tend to use them as just another reason to get gifts.

If you have a baby shower, don't have a gender reveal party. No need to double dip.

And there's no real payoff, unless the Dad show obvious disappointment when it's reveled to be a girl.

How often do you go to gender reveal parties?

TaylorHeinicke

Most people agree, mostly its just people complaining about gender reveal parties.

How often do you go to gender reveal parties?

Hating gender reveal parties is a weird thing.

Get over it.

I split the cupcakes with the good boy and we stuff ourselves.