“What do I actually do?”: Woman’s costly chocolate-coated crisis
A woman in the United States has been left with quite the mess on her hands after her cake order took a questionable - and rather expensive - turn.
In a video posted to TikTok, by user @libbycarlsonn, she revealed what had become of her $300 USD (~$443 AUD/NZD) request after it had been dropped off by the baker.
The clip featured her with a hand covering her face and the text “guys I paid $300 for this and the lady just dropped it off what do I actually do” across the top of the screen.
It continued on to show an image of a carefully constructed chocolate cake, the one that the TikToker had been hoping to receive, and concluded with what she’d actually been delivered: something best described as a sort of chocolate avalanche, with chocolate melting down haphazardly placed chunks of cake, and a dusting of sprinkles over it all.
“TikTok, work your magic because I need advice right now," her caption read.
The video gained over 3.7m views, and over 4,000 comments, though most weren’t offering advice so much as commiserating with her, or poking fun at the sillier side of her situation, and many were of the opinion that she should demand a refund immediately.
“When you say dropped it off, did she literally drop it?” one user wanted to know. “Also how is that the same as the one in the photo??? HOW?”
Another pressing concern came soon after, with someone asking “why are there sprinkles???”
“Put it in the fridge probably just melted a bit,” one suggested.
“No way that’s what they gave you!! I would’ve flip[ped] that cake onto their face. Wow!!” another said.
“Tbf…. I prefer the disaster cake,” one shared, “it looks tastier but I’d definitely ask for a refund.”
Another felt quite strongly about that, telling the TikToker “well obviously it's false advertising and that's illegal”.
One, however, simply refused to accept that the story was true, writing “I’m sorry I literally do not believe you”.
“Girl you made that. Quit playing! Lol,” another agreed.
And as one said, “honestly, there’s no way this is true or you dropped it before posting.”
Images: TikTok