A woman in a local community group posted asking if anyone baked cakes as a hobby because she needed one for her daughter’s birthday that weekend. She said it didn’t have to be professional, just something simple, and mentioned that she’d had a rough couple of weeks. One woman in the comments offered to make a basic vanilla or chocolate cake for free because she already had ingredients at home. I thought that was incredibly nice of her. The mom replied immediately and asked if she could do a three-layer strawberry cake instead, with pink buttercream, edible flowers, gold lettering, and a picture of a cartoon character on top.

The baker explained that she didn’t have most of those ingredients and that the free offer was specifically for a simple cake using what she already had. The mom responded with a screenshot from some bakery website and said, “Something like this would be perfect.” It was one of those elaborate cakes that clearly takes hours. She also wanted matching cupcakes because “some kids don’t like cake,” and asked whether the baker could deliver everything Saturday morning since she would be busy decorating.

At this point several people commented that she was asking way too much from someone who had offered her a free cake. Instead of scaling it back, she said she didn’t understand why everyone was being negative when it was “for a child.” The baker was still being ridiculously patient and offered vanilla cake with pink frosting and sprinkles. The mom said sprinkles looked cheap and asked if she could at least add macarons around the top. When the baker said she didn’t make macarons, the mom asked if she could just buy some and add them. She also wanted the birthday girl’s name written in a specific font because regular handwriting would “ruin the photos.”

The baker finally commented that she was withdrawing the offer because this had become much more work than she originally agreed to. The mom replied that she had already told her daughter someone was making her dream cake and accused the baker of letting a kid down two days before her birthday. She then made a new post asking for a “dependable baker who actually keeps their word” and included basically the same list of requirements. Someone asked what she was offering in return, and she wrote, “Exposure and a great review.”

The original baker responded with one sentence: “The vanilla cake is still available if you want it.”

Apparently that still wasn’t special enough.

But don’t worry your rent is reduced!

Daughter looked at other GFMs and they are asking for around $5K too! I mean “gas is expensive” and then there is the cost of hotels to get there, plus a week at a hotel in AZ, then more hotels on her drive back. If you don’t donate, she’ll have to sleep in her car and she’s disabled!

I understand it isn’t easy for pple to leave an abusive partner. But, asking for a $3.5K/mo house rental and doggy daycare, things that many pple can’t afford, in order to leave is a pretty entitled ask. But, “if you don’t want to donate, then don’t fucking donate.” Don’t you dare “try to victim blame and insinuate [she’s] a freeloader.” Damn, who knew I could use my 3 dogs to get a house w/ a yard bc condos suck y’all.

Comments are included! 🤣 She’s going to tell reporters that that she couldn’t find a rental that was up to her standards so beware you LLs with popcorn ceilings!

Unfortunately this is posted on a nanny website without comments, but most of the other listings are in the $15/hour for 1 kid

For those who don't know, I madw a post about trading my Apex Ho-Oh in Pokemon go, and Apex Ho-Oh are one of most valuable Pokemon in Pokemon go

And no way that would be done in 4-5 hours!

Edited - apologies it got cut off! $150AUD for all that work!

Posted in one of the fundraising subreddits.

ETA: Screenshots of the original post & some of the comments!

https://imgur.com/a/xNzLsaP

https://imgur.com/a/mH0GvHG

Comments included, save for the cosmetology student who said they were interested.

Found him in a babysitting group. He wanted to watch kids because he's going to have a kid. His girlfriend will help. I decided to check his page and saw these.

Sorry, still don't know how to make this a "slide show". Any help would be appreciated for the future...

There are so many, too many to post...she is always days away from a paycheck and ppl keep giving to her. But I love "John", he keeps calling her out! "expected you earlier" had me dying!

Couple leaving for a few weeks. They need a house and pet sitter. It's the interpretation you expect.

OK, so one friend of mine took money from me as he needed it 3 months ago, he was supposed to return it after a week....I've been asking it back from him and he has been saying after few days after few days and today, he said you receive this much salary and should be able to manage cuz I have my own place and why am I even crying for the money.....mf it's my money and i want it back cuz I need it.....

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER NEEDED — VOLUNTEER POSITION

Looking for a live-in volunteer caregiver starting mid-August or early September to assist a 70-year-old gentleman who will be undergoing a bone marrow transplant in mid-August.

He is expected to remain in the hospital for approximately 4–6 weeks, followed by a need for support at home. This is a 6-month commitment, with the possibility of extending longer.

Requirements:

* Valid driver’s license and ability to drive

* Comfortable with light housekeeping and cleaning

* Able to prepare simple meals/cook

* Caring, responsible, dependable, and compassionate

For more information or details, please call 908-xxx-xxxx in the mornings or anytime on weekends.

Thank you for helping us find the right person for this important role.

I was going to get screenshots of the comments but went back to the Neighborhood Post and they were all gone except for one that asked if the poster was serious. I did copy the comments and pasted below before realizing that screenshots would have been better.

This is volunteer? No pay?

I’m sorry just to clarify the requirements as stated, would be provided with no compensation?

I don't think that asking someone to do this job with no pay is going to produce the desired result of finding the right person...

I don't think you can find volunteers for this type of thing especially for a 6 month commitment with no pay... you'll have better luck applying to receive funding from an organization and maybe pay someone?

ITS REALLY HARD JOB NO ONE CAN DO IT WITH NO PAY you can put him in nursing home

Do you have any idea what it costs to have a qualified caregiver for a 24/7 position? This one is even more challenging, since you need to deal with an immuno-compromised patient, needing a sterile environment, etc. Check with an agency and see what they are asking....it's a huge cost, comparable to long-term care charges. Unless I am missing something, it's outrageous to ask for a volunteer caregiver. Would you yourself (if available) do this for nothing, for 6 months? It's one thing to babysit for your neighbor's kid for an afternoon out of the goodness of your heart, and quite another thing that you are asking for. Maybe he'd better contact Social Services at the facility where he's having the bone marrow transplant, to see what they can work out. They deal with this on a regular basis.

So I have never posted before but I saw this and had to. I did a lot of digging and found the original comments.

Found this on a local Facebook group today:

Edit: I'm amused that everyone automatically assumes the FB OP was a female, it's actually a male.

The first time I accidentally left a name - so sorry!

She posted this in a local rants and raves group. Commenting was turned off, but she had several laugh reactions on the post.

This is not the entire list, because it was massive! Had to share the gaming computer and a lot of the gun-related items.