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I'm a part-time home baker. I took it up while I'm studying from home during the pandemic,

and it's basically a fundraiser for my charity since I can't do my monthly fundraiser bake sales

on campus anymore. I'm also the only person selling bake goods in my entire area,

so my items are very popular. Specifically, this one particular type of cake I make that people

absolutely love. The other day, a lady called me, and she wanted to place an order for one

pound of this particular cake. She said that she tried it at a friend's house, and she loved it,

and she wanted it for Anise's birthday. I told her that I used metric measurements, so my cakes

are actually 500 grams. And to be clear, one pound equals about 450 grams, so my cakes are actually

bigger than one pound. She said that she wanted a one pound cake, so I dropped it because it was

more or less the same thing. After I took the order and quoted the price to her, she started giving

me more instructions. She said the birthday girl is 16 years old, so decorated according to a 16-year-old

girl, which is super big instructions. She also said to add such and such to the cake and write

four different things on the cake. I explained to her that all these things included were not in the

base price, and the things that she wanted would make the cake a lot heavier and pricier.

She said, make it a one pound cake for the one pound cake price. Okay, I get the hint. You want a

one pound cake with those specific customizations. So I made the cake just that. I removed some of the

ganache and made thinner layers so I can incorporate her additions and so keep it at exactly 454 grams.

No more, no less. The lady came to pick up the cake and she went ballistic because I was trying

to rob her in the name of charity. And the cake I made was in no way one pound because her

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