Seriously, some of you gals are hysterical! I love your reactions!
Have you ever done something nice for a cause and it ends by getting all messed up? May I vent for a second? I made a cookie donation to our local chapter of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women luncheon. They were made to be part of the silent auction. I placed them in my contact's hands and thought they would be good to go.
Not.
The next day I get a random message from a lady saying that she won a gift certificate for the cookies. Come again? I never donated a gift certificate. I call my contact, we shall call her Betty, at the AHA and she says they're closing the office early and she'll get back to me on Monday. Fine.
I get an email from Betty Monday morning asking me to make a dozen more cookies for the winner. What!?! I'm expected to make you more cookies and you can't give me an explanation? I wrote her back demanding to know what happened to my cookie donation.
So it happens that my cookies were miraculously found after my email. They were put in a bag to go to another winner. Great! So, you lost my cookies and they were going to go to another winner. Perfect, I am so happy to make even more cookies for you (sense the sarcasm?)! I even tell her, since you found the cookies, just go ahead and send them to the winner. She won't let up and still wants me to make new ones.
My hypothesis??? I say the volunteers ate them! Yep, I said it! They said, oh we'll have Miss Swanky Bakes make more cookies for the winner and we'll just go ahead and eat these beauties that were "accidentally" placed in the wrong bag.
So basically, all of my hard work on the cookies I donated for the cause were irresponsibly not given to the winner. If you were the winner, wouldn't you want to know where the cookies were that you won?
Solution? I am going to make the winner new cookies, but for a rather large fee.
The end. Thanks for hearing me out ladies.
31 comments:
oh wow. i bet they ate them too! your cookies look amazing by the way. i tend to mess up no-bakes. thanks for the comment on my blog!
HAHA! I would so charge for the new cookies! What a crock! Sorry for the trouble....your cookies do look amazing!
Dang, that IS really annoying.
UGH! That stinks! And for such a great organization--how frustrating!
Wow, how unfortunate when you were just trying to do something nice.
I definitely would charge them, too! Some people have no moral compass, you know? Seriously, let's eat the donated cookies, reminds me of something an 8 year old would do!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I think your cookies are so cute!! I wish I was creative enough to do all of this stuff!
bless your heart!!! no good deed goes unpunished, right??? well, if i were you, i'd wow them all over again with those brilliant cookies!!! they look so yummy
What a nightmare!
A) Thanks for coming by my blog! It led me to yours!!
B) OH MY GOSH! I bet they DID eat them! How horrible! Good for you for definitely saying something though! sheesh!
They totally ate them...can you blame them? But all this talk of cookies makes me hungry.
Oh I am sure they ate them. That is so crazy!
Major bummer! So sorry to hear that. Just know your cookies must be really good if they want you to make more :)
wow, so crazy frustrating!!!!!
WOW! that is crazy!
They totally ate them. Boo! :(
oh how frustrating :(
Those are really beautiful cookies! No wonder the winner wants them :) Sorry that happened.
Wow, that's rediculous. I think I might have said screw you, you bake the second batch of cookies, you cookie thieves!
Oh love- I would be SO upset too! It sounds like "Betty" knew she got caught and just continued to lie. This is the sort of situation that makes people more cautious to donate their time/services, and unfortunately I've heard about similar stories in the past! I definitely think you should charge for the new cookies, especially since they told the winner that they won a gift card! Hope it all turns out well XOXO
ahh...I totally bet they ate them! How frustrating! You try to do something helpful and that's what happens. Oy! It's the thought that counts? Glad I found your swanky bakes fbook page! Enjoy your Tuesday! xoe
Maybe they did eat the cookies, but can you blame them? They look delicious! :) I also checked out your etsy shop and I love the elephant cookies!
Yea, I bet they ate them as well! I would be annoyed also. Good for you for venting!
You already know my opinion on the matter ;) I'm just glad that you're charging them! Your cookies are so delicious and decorated so perfectly and it's annoying when people don't realize all of the effort you put into making them! Sad.
That is just horrible!
I'm just getting into cookie baking and wondered where you find good cookie cutters. Would you mind telling me your favorite locations/sites?
Thank you!
Elizabeth
I agree with your theory, some fatty probably ate those cookeis. They are really cute by the way.
Wow!!! I can't imagine putting on an event that items were donated and not being responsible enough to get them to the right winner!!! You should charge for the second batch!!!
ACK!! oh gosh I am so sorry! that is not ok!! ....they turned out lovely though!! ;)
I bet you're right. Not nice, not nice at all.
Such pretty cookies, though. =) I might be tempted to steal one, too. ;) J/k!!!
What a crock! Sorry for the trouble....your
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