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Privacy Policy
As of 09-25-2012
Rube Goldberg has created this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to protecting personal information. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices relating to a website located at http://rubegoldberg.com (the "Site" or the "Website") and any mobile applications and other services that we may make available from time to time (collectively, the "Services"). The information you provide on this Site will not be shared other than as outlined in this Privacy Policy. By using the Services, you consent to the collection and use by us of any personal and other information you provide whilst using the Services in accordance with our Privacy Policy (this "Privacy Policy"). If you do not agree to the Privacy Policy, please do not use the Services.
Please carefully read our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
This Website presents information and content that is owned, licensed, or provided by Rube Goldberg its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Administrator"). The Site may also include services provided by third parties and distributed through the Site by virtue of a license, grant or some other form of agreement between the third party and Administrator. When used in this Privacy Policy, "we", "us" and "our" mean Administrator.
Visiting Our Website
You can use the Services without providing any personal or individually identifiable information by sending an email firstname.lastname@example.com with a request to do so. The request should include your name, email address, login information, and any specifics that may help us to prevent the collection of personally identifiable information you do not wish to have collected or disclosed. You may also be able to set the security settings on your browser to prevent certain tracking and logging features. If you opt to restrict the information we collect, the Services may be less functional for you.
There are times when you may choose to give us personally identifiable information about yourself. For example, you may wish to register, make purchases, read articles, view information, receive e-mails from us, receive invitations to attend events, participate in discussions, preview new services, or participate in special promotions. If you register to use the Services or if you conduct transactions through the Site or any related mobile applications, we will collect information about the transactions you engage in and your other activities. We need certain information from you to register you, authenticate you, process your entries and payments, and send goods to you, as necessary.
Kinds of Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily give us, as well as location-based information and site visitorship data as described below.
Personally Identifiable Information
In order to take advantage of certain features, you may be asked to provide personally identifiable information about you that would enable someone to contact you directly. Personally identifiable information may include your e-mail address, name, postal/mailing address, telephone numbers, social security number, credit card details, shipping and billing addresses, or a persistent identifier (such as a customer number held in a cookie) which is associated with personally identifiable information, as well as other information that you may provide voluntarily. We collect such personally identifiable information that you give us so that we may:
• provide you with information about the Services;
• tell you about products and services and provide information to our third party marketing partners, subject to this policy;
• notify you about new features available through the Services;
• respond to your requests for information;
• process survey results and other data you provide;
• process contest entries;
• process online purchases and payments;
• you products you order;
• filter the products and information we offer; and
• open, maintain and administer user accounts.
• post your comments and content.
We will use the personally identifiable information we collect to provide you with specific information and services that you request, and with additional information and services that may be of interest to you. By providing your personally identifiable information, you fully understand and consent to the collection and processing of such information in the United States of America and other countries. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity, such as requiring a password and user ID, before granting access to your data. While we strive to protect our user's personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online, and you do so at your own risk. We will provide you reasonable access to personal information that you provided through the Website and the reasonable ability to review and correct it, as applicable. We may also collect non-personal information such as your IP address and use 'cookies' on the website. The information obtained from collecting IP addresses and using 'cookies' is not personal information about you. For more information, please read the sections on IP addresses and cookies below.
Location-Based Information
We may collect information relating to your general location based on (1) information you manually provide, (2) the IP address of your computer, (3) Global Positioning System (GPS) information sent to us by your GPS-enabled device, and (4) the proximity of your laptop computer, mobile wireless device, personal digital assistant, personal communication system, or other communications device (your "Personal Communication Device") to the nearest radio tower or cell site. We may also be able to detect when your Personal Communication Device is activated as well as when and how you are using it. We may collect data to verify the information you provide manually and to provide you with location-based content. We may associate Personally Identifiable Information with location-based information provided by you or your Personal Communication Device solely for our internal use and to improve your experience with the Services.
Site Visitorship Data
Site Visitorship Data is information about the way a website is used that is not associated with an individual's identity. We use anonymous data regarding online behavior to better understand how people use our Services. To that end, we may use and disclose aggregated, anonymous online traffic behavior along with information from third parties to track usage trends and thereby improve the Services. We may also use and disclose this aggregated, anonymous information to develop reports that we may share with third party marketing partners and affiliates. The kind of information we may collect includes:
• the date and time you access the Services;
• your internet service provider, mobile carrier, or data services provider;
• your Internet Protocol (IP) address;
• the pages you visit;
• the products you purchase and review;
• the links you click;
• the features used;
• how and when you interact with the Services;
• the content, images and advertisements you select; and
• how you arrived at the Services and where you go when you leave.
Most Site Visitorship Data is collected using data collection tools such as web beacons, cookies, embedded web links and other software (together, "Data Collection Tools"). Data Collection Tools are typically small data files or software that are sent to your browser and stored on your computer's or mobile device's hard drive. Most browsers and display software can be set to inform you when Data Collection Tools are being used or other tracking software is being sent to your computer or Personal Communication Device. They also provide you with the option of refusing such Data Collection Tools. However, refusing to allow the use of Data Collection Tools may, in some cases, preclude you from using, or negatively impact the display or function of, certain areas or features of the Services, including preventing you from purchasing products or services.
Data Collection Tools may store the information in your shopping cart and allow us to relate your use of the Services to other information about you, including your Personal Information. We may do this to improve and personalize your experience with the Services and help resolve problems you experience through your use of the Services.
We use Site Visitorship Data to develop, manage, and improve the Website. Sometimes we may aggregate Site Visitorship Data with personal information from registered members. We may use that information to:
• manage the Website;
• help resolve problems;
• analyze use of the site; and
• tell you about products or services that our third party marketing partners, members and we may offer.
Disclosure of Information
Administrator will not release any personal information to third parties without your consent except as follows:
(1) Anyone providing us their personally identifiable information grants us and our affiliates the right to use their information for the provision of Services to you and for the benefit of Administrator without restrictions for the purposes that include, without limitation, research, marketing, and content and lead development. Administrator does not collect or disclose personally identifiable information that is unrelated to these purposes. And if we wish to disclose personally identifiable information we have collected for purposes other than those stated in this Privacy Policy, we will ask for your consent to do so.
(2) Administrator may share information we collect with our business and third party marketing partners. If we share your information, we will request that such third parties treat your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and refrain from disclosing or using your personally identifiable information for purposes other than for the provision of Services to you or for the benefit of Administrator. Our third party marketing partners may also send you special promotions and offers for related services, at their sole discretion. To the extent required, you hereby authorize this use of your personally identifiable information.
(3) We may disclose information collected on this site, including personal information, to third parties as required or permitted by law. For example, we may disclose information:
• to regulators;
• to law enforcement authorities pursuant to an official request;
• to vendors who provide us with service; or
• to companies that may acquire part or all of Administrator or an affiliated company.
Administrator is not responsible for the protection of the information you provide to other websites. You should be aware that when you voluntarily disclose personal information on other websites, such information can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited communications.
We may use third-party companies to serve ads and provide content through the Services. These companies may use cookies and other Data Collection Tools that are not sent by us to learn about your use of the Services and other websites and apps in order to present personalized advertisements and other messages that may be of interest to you. Administrator is not responsible for such cookies and tracking software.
Commercial Transactions
Circumstances may arise where, whether for strategic or other reasons, we decide to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganize our business. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personally identifiable information to prospective or actual purchasers or joint venture partners, or the receipt of it from sellers. It is our practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions.
Information Security
Whenever you enter an area of the site that carries or requires you to enter sensitive information such as your credit card details, a padlock icon will appear in the address bar of your browser, indicating that the page is secure. Administrator uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Private
Communications Technology security standards that are supported by popular browsers. SSL encodes your personal information by encrypting credit card number, name, address, phone number, identification number and your password so that they cannot be read by unauthorized parties. While we may provide encryption technologies and use other reasonable precautions to protect confidential information and provide suitable security, we do not guarantee that information transmitted through the Internet is secure, or that such transmissions will be free from delay, interruption, interception or error.
We have put in place certain physical, technological and managerial procedures to safeguard the personally identifiable information we collect. However, these procedures do not guarantee that the information will remain secure against theft or misuse.
From time to time, Administrator may communicate with you regarding your transactions and the administration of your account, current projects, special offers, invitations to events, offers for services, product testing opportunities, updates to the Services, press releases, announcements concerning new services we provide, contests and sweepstakes, as well as important changes in our and this Privacy Policy. By providing us with your e-mail address and/or your mobile phone number, you consent to receiving such communications. If at any time you decide for any reason that you no longer wish to receive such communications, you may "opt out" of receiving them by using one of the following methods:
• Select the "opt out" or "unsubscribe" link, or follow the opt-out instructions that may be included in such communication.
• Where applicable, return to the web page(s) or service where you originally registered your preferences and follow the opt-out instructions.
• E-mail us at email@example.com. Be sure to provide your name, e-mail address and postal address, and specific relevant information about the particular service you no longer wish to receive.
Please be aware that when you opt out of receiving communications, it may affect the services you have chosen to receive from us where accepting the communications is a condition of receiving such services. By registering as a user or purchasing products, you consent to receiving administration and transaction related communications.
Hyperlinks, Widgets and Referrals
Other websites accessible through the Services (through hyperlinks, advertisements or otherwise) have their own privacy policies and data collection, use and disclosure practices. Please consult their terms and conditions and privacy policies prior to use.
We do not, even periodically, review the privacy policies or terms of use of third parties and we are not responsible or liable for their privacy practices, availability or reliability of the services they may provide, or the accuracy or completeness of their content. Links to or from any third party site, whether provided by us or not, do not imply any endorsement, approval, or verification by us of any content available on or the policies of such third party sites. By providing access to other websites, Administrator is not recommending the purchase or sale of products or services provided via such linked site. Subject to the terms of applicable service or other agreements, we will remove any link from this Website upon request from the owner of the linked site.
When you click on a hyperlink, sponsored link or banner advertisement, a new browser window or frame containing a third party's website may appear in the foreground with the Website remaining in the background. Any time that you have moved to a new window or frame containing a third party's website, you will no longer be on the Website, and are no longer protected by this Privacy Policy or our Terms and Conditions.
Our Website and data collection devices include "Widgets," which are interactive mini-programs that run on the Site to provide specific functions as part of the Services. Personal information, such as your email address, may be collected through a Widget. The provisions of this Privacy Agreement will apply to all Widgets created and provided by Administrator. Cookies may also be set by the Widget to enable it to function properly. If any third party Widgets are made available through the Services, the third party's website privacy policy shall apply when you access the Widget. Any "share" feature available as part of the Services will redirect you to a third party website or Widget, wherein the third party website's privacy policy will apply.
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive to enable our Services to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in our Site are visited and by how many people. Notwithstanding anything else herein, we may partner with third party advertisers who may (themselves or through their partners) place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. These cookies enable more customized ads, content or services to be provided to you. To trigger these cookies, we may pass an encrypted or hashed (non-human readable) identifier corresponding to your email address to a Web advertising partner, who may place a cookie on your computer. No personally identifiable information is on, or is connected to, these cookies. To opt-out of these cookies, please go to http://www.privacychoice.org/choose.
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect or distribute personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. As one measure to ensure that we do not gather personally identifiable information from children under 13, we require that all individuals provide a valid credit card number before completing a purchase order. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under the age of 13 and believe that we have collected personally identifiable information contrary to this policy or, in the United States, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), please contact us by e-mail so that we may delete such information. You can learn more about COPPA at the United States Federal Trade Commission website:
Notice and Choice
We may ask for your consent to collect, use, or disclose personal information in certain ways, and you may be required to give your consent in order to use our services. We reserve the right to process personal information in the course of providing services through the Services without the knowledge of individuals involved. If you wish to opt out of our collection or our disclosure of personally identifiable information to third parties, you may contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com with a request to do so. The request should include your name, email address, login information, and any specifics that may help us to prevent the collection of personally identifiable information you do not wish to have collected or disclosed. Please note that if you opt out of our data collection practices, the Services may be less functional for you.
We will obtain assurances from its affiliates that they will safeguard personal information consistently with this Privacy Policy. If we learn that an affiliate is using or disclosing personal information in a manner contrary to this Privacy Policy, we will take steps to prevent or stop the use or disclosure. Transfers of information permitted under this notice, either to third parties or amongst Administrator, may include the transfer of data from one jurisdiction to another, such as transfers to and from the United States of America, the UK and Australia.
Security & Enforcement
We will take reasonable precautions to protect personal information in its possession from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, and it will conduct compliance audits of its relevant privacy practices to verify adherence to this Privacy Policy. We cannot guarantee, in every circumstance, the security of the personal information you provide through the Services. All incoming encrypted information is routed through our firewall, which serves as a gatekeeper for our system. Only data containing the correct authorization is permitted past the firewall. Attempts to pass the firewall are constantly monitored for suspicious activity. Administrator will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with the principles contained in this Privacy Policy. For complaints that cannot be resolved between Administrator and the complainant, Administrator agrees to participate in the dispute resolution procedures of the American Arbitration Association to resolve disputes pursuant to the Safe Harbor Principles.
Effective Date
This Privacy Policy is effective as of as of 09-25-2012. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. If we change it, we will post the then-current Privacy Policy on to this page. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective as of the day they are posted.
Contact Us
It is important for us to know what visitors have to say about our Website. To contact us with your questions or comments please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Cosmas and Damian (Asia Minor)
The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian were natives of Asia Minor, brothers by birth, and physicians by profession. Their feast day is November 1. They are known for their charitable medical service.
Sts. Cosmas, Damian and their mother St Theodota were natives of Asia Minor (some sources say Mesopotamia). Their pagan father died while they were still quite small children. Their mother raised them in Christian piety. Through her own example, and by reading holy books to them, St Theodota preserved her children in purity of life according to the command of the Lord, and Cosmas and Damian grew up into righteous and virtuous men.
Trained and skilled as physicians, they received from the Holy Spirit the gift of healing people's illnesses of body and soul by the power of prayer. They even treated animals. With fervent love for both God and neighbor, they never took payment for their services. They strictly observed the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, "Freely have you received, freely give." (Mt. 10:8). The fame of Sts Cosmas and Damian spread throughout all the surrounding region, and people called them unmercenary physicians.
Once, the saints were summoned to a grievously ill woman named Palladia, whom all the doctors had refused to treat because of her seemingly hopeless condition. Through faith and through the fervent prayer of the holy brothers, the Lord healed the deadly disease and Palladia got up from her bed perfectly healthy and giving praise to God. In gratitude for being healed and wishing to give them a small gift, Palladia went quietly to Damian. She presented him with three eggs and said, "Take this small gift in the Name of the Holy Life-Creating Trinity, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." Hearing the Name of the Holy Trinity, the unmercenary one did not dare to refuse.
When St Cosmas learned what had happened, became very sad, for he thought that his brother had broken their strict vow. On his deathbed he gave instructions that his brother should not be buried beside him. St Damian also died shortly afterward, and everyone wondered where St Damian's grave should be. But through the will of God a miracle occurred. A camel, which the saints had treated for its wildness, spoke with a human voice saying that they should have no doubts about whether to place Damian beside Cosmas, because Damian did not accept the eggs from the woman as payment, but out of respect for the Name of God. The venerable relics of the holy brothers were buried together at Thereman (Mesopotamia).
Many miracles were worked after the death of the holy unmercenaries. There lived at Thereman, near the church of Cosmas and Damian, a certain man by the name of Malchus. One day he went on a journey, leaving his wife all alone for what would be a long time. He prayerfully entrusted her to the heavenly protection of the holy brothers. But the Enemy of the race of mankind took on the appearance of one of Malchus' friends, and planned to kill the woman. A certain time went by, and this man went to her at home and said that Malchus had sent him to bring her to him. The woman believed him and went along. He led her to a solitary place intending to kill her. The woman, seeing that disaster threatened her, called upon God with deep faith.
Two fiercesome men then appeared, and the devil let go of the woman and fled, falling off a cliff. The two men led the woman home. At her own home, bowing to them deeply she asked, " My rescuers, to whom I shall be grateful to the end of my days, what are your names?"
They replied, "We are the servants of Christ, Cosmas and Damian," and became invisible. The woman with trembling and with joy told everyone about what had happened to her. Glorifying God, she went up to the icon of the holy brothers and tearfully offered prayers of thanksgiving for her deliverance. And from that time the holy brothers were venerated as protectors of the holiness and inviolability of Christian marriage, and as givers of harmony to conjugal life. From ancient times, their veneration spread also to Russia.
The Unmercenary Saints Cosmas and Damian of Asia Minor should not be confused with the Unmercenary Saints Cosmas and Damian of Rome (July 1), or the Unmercenary Saints Cosmas and Damian of Arabia (October 17).


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- New
Brand new, without any signs of wear.
- Unworn
Mint condition, without signs of wear.
From old stockpile, may have minimal signs of wear from storage.
- Very good
Worn with little to no signs of wear.
Glass, hands, dial, case, and movement in very good condition.
Movement serviced to an adequate extent.
May have been polished.
- Good
Light signs of wear or scratches.
Glass, hands, dial, case, and movement in good condition.
No large dents. No hair-line cracks.
Repaired using only original parts.
Movement potentially serviced.
May have been polished.
- Fair
Obvious signs of wear or scratches.
Fully functional.
Glass may have been replaced.
Small dents.
May have been polished.
Movement may require servicing.
Usually these fees are demanded prior to delivery and are collected by the courier or your local Custom Authority.
All watches in stock are shipped within 24/48h after receipt of payment. For orders placed on weekends or during holidays, they will be processed the next working day.
The delivery time is between 1-5 days, depending from the final destination.
For watches "On order", the approximate time is between 4 and 8 weeks.
As soon as the good leaves our warehouse, you will receive an email confirmation with your tracking number in order to follow your shipment.
Our shipping costs include an insurance that covers 100% of the watch value.
Upon receipt of your order, please check that the package has no damage or that it hasn't been opened .
In case of doubt, it is essential to mention "subject to unpacking" and to open the parcel at the carrier presence. All our packages are packed under video surveillance. If you receive a package that seems suspicious, do not hesitate to refuse it.If not, your order will not be covered by our insurance. No claim will be taken into account.
If you are not satisfied by the item you have purchased, you can return back and to be refunded.
Please note that, your return must be delivered within 14 days. Returns received after this period will not be accepted unless agreed in advance with our customer service.
All return shipping fees will be at your charge.
Watches must be returned with all packaging and accessories. Items are not returnable if worn or altered.
The refund will be made by the same payment means used for the purchase.
Remember that duties and taxes paid when you have imported the watch, can't be refund by us.
This right of return does not apply to watches "On order" since it is a product that we do not have in stock and that we must find following your request. Exceeding the indicative time for this type of order (4 -8 weeks) is not a reason to cancel the order.
Purchases made in our showroom can not be exchanged or refunded.
In case of defective products (incomplete product or error of reference), we will organize the return product with our carrier.
1) Make a request for return by email.
2) After validation by our customer service, please return the watch in the same condition as you received it: never worn with its complete set (box, warranty card, booklet, stickers ...)
3) You are free to choose the carrier of your choice. Nonetheless, we recommend to use a delivery service with tracking number, delivery receipt and insurance. If you do not have a transport solution, we can help you by proposing a solution with our carriers.
4) Once received, your return will be processed and you will receive an email confirmation with the details of the refund.
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- Bank transfer: if you use it, you will receive a gift code of 800HKD!!
We have local accounts based in:
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- Europe
- Australia
You can pay with a cheap and fast local transfer from your Country and in your currency!!
Your payment information is processed securely.
We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.


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Friday, August 29, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
This order was for a "black high heel":
(It's a hill, people. Get it?)
Specifying punctuation is always tricky:
Although I suppose if Aunt flashed Mom that would liven up the party, and it's certainly preferable to Aunt slashing Mom.
(Ok, this one is tricky, I know: the order was for Aunt/Mom - a slash, in other words.)
Here we have a beautifully done blue horse. Unfortunately, it was supposed to be a blue house.
If your message is "Philip...Woohoo!", and you actually have to say the words "dot dot dot", be prepared for just about anything.
And of course these never get old:
Although interestingly enough, I think that icing IS light pink. I guess the decorator was covering all her bases.
Which brings me to our new category: "Literal LOLs". These are some of my favorite kinds of Wrecks, so keep an eye out, Wreckporters!
Thanks to Danielle M., Stefanie D., Rachel S., Michael T., and Chandra.
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These people drive???
- August 29, 2008 at 8:44 AM
- Marmoset said...
these had me laughing so loud my boss had to check if I was okay.
- August 29, 2008 at 8:45 AM
These are hysterical! My favorite is the "That That That" cake.
- August 29, 2008 at 9:01 AM
- The Isaacs said...
So fun to start my day with a giggle. Thanks!
- August 29, 2008 at 9:04 AM
- Morgan said...
Okay, I'm stumped by "black high heel". I get black, and high, but heel? How do you get "mountain" out of "heel"?
- August 29, 2008 at 9:09 AM
- Ruth said...
I love trying to figure out what the miscommunication one... Aunt/Mom took me forever to figure out!
- August 29, 2008 at 9:15 AM
- Wonderful World of Weiners said...
The Philip THAT THAT THAT is hysterical!!
Hallie :) - August 29, 2008 at 9:23 AM
On that last one, it looks like "Welcome Baby" was written by one person, and "in Pink" was written by another - or at least by the same person at different times. The styles are just slightly different. Which leads me to believe that they did it correctly, and then thought, "Oh, were we supposed to add 'in Pink,' or was that just an instruction? Better safe than sorry!"
- August 29, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Hilarious dot dot dot SO funny!
Your blog is hysterical - you people need your own youtube channel (cake wrecks with commentary) - you're like the carrot top of cake wrecks. - August 29, 2008 at 9:34 AM
BAHAHAHAH black high HEEL. You know that was here in the South..heel and hill don't sound alike anywhere else!
- August 29, 2008 at 9:38 AM
- The Creeper said...
I don't get the first one. I know it's wrong, but I don't get it. Must be the blonde hairs on my head again.
Aunt flash mom... oh my!
Let's hope Joe isn't in the closet or that cake is really going to liven up the party a bit. Bwahahaha! - August 29, 2008 at 9:49 AM
- Meg said...
I have to wonder what the cake decorators are thinking. Is there someone in the Food Lion bakery going, "They want what? Okay. Aunt Flash Mom it is. Weirdos." Or is there just mental white noise?
- August 29, 2008 at 9:51 AM
- Sabina E. said...
lol... why are people so dumb when it comes to proper punctuation for cake writing?!?! people's stupidity never ceases to amaze me...
now I'm gonna be craving all day at work for a piece of cake :( - August 29, 2008 at 9:54 AM
- Auntie Lolo said...
I love the new category! I just found your blog a few days ago and my friends and I are all hooked. So so funny.
Lois Hale - August 29, 2008 at 9:54 AM
- V. Nicharico said...
That "Aunt Flash" cake is perplexing...but the yellow on the last one just hurts your eyes this early in the morning!
- August 29, 2008 at 10:04 AM
- Jessica said...
I love the "that that that" and the "big black HILL"....I'm glad that some people cant listen and take directions well...or at least write something down and clarify...
"um...Yes, I would like a cake with "phillip dot dot dot woohoo", "okay, that will be ready to pick up in 2 days"
cake "decorator"(I think I used those right:) to coworker-- "gee, thats funny they want the words "that that that" between phillip and woohoo...guess its an inside joke..oh well" - August 29, 2008 at 10:04 AM
- Kat Mortensen said...
I'm loving your site! I was puzzled by the one with the blue horse. The candles look rather like syringes, I think.
Poor punctuation and bad spelling are a particular pet peeve of mine, so I think I'm really going to be checking in often. (She says, while proof-reading her own comment, once again.)
Stop by my poetry blog, Poetikat's Invisible Keepsakes and see if there's anything that interests you.
Kat - August 29, 2008 at 10:17 AM
- Riley said...
These caks are funny but it's the quick witted commentary that makes Cake Wrecks so much fun.
- August 29, 2008 at 10:18 AM
- *Michelle said...
I bet that last one really had people laughing. Best time to screw it up - AFTER The hugely stressful painful even of childbearing. I bet that Mom didn't give a damn and just laughed. BESIDES the "in Pink" brilliance, The cake is actually kind of fun! No idea if it was on purpose but it has a yummy abstract feel.
- August 29, 2008 at 10:21 AM
Plurals never have apostrophes, even if you're making the plural of LOL.
- August 29, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Ohhhhh Cake Wrecks....You never disappoint!
- August 29, 2008 at 10:36 AM
- i beati said...
Your blog is so unusual and a delight I have bookmarked you and am going to spot feature on my blog. May I link on? sandy
- August 29, 2008 at 10:46 AM
- Clair said...
Thanks so much for that. I will start the weekend crying....
- August 29, 2008 at 10:49 AM
- CakeEater said...
The "in Pink" is in a different handwriting (or at least done at a different time) than the "Welcome Baby" perhaps they were second guessing themselves for the moment?
- August 29, 2008 at 10:56 AM
- The Courteous Chihuahua said...
Those are all so wrecktacular!! The Aunt Flash Mom decorator has apparently been to some of our family gatherings.
- August 29, 2008 at 11:03 AM
The Literal LOLs are definitely my favorites. I got flowers from a friend once that said, "Hope you feel better. Under that. Love (insert name)". Guess it must be hard to take directions over the phone.
I have to admit that it took me awhile to figure out the "big black hill" one though... - August 29, 2008 at 11:27 AM
- Lisa said...
Do these people have to go through any type of schooling??
I wish I had a picture of a cake from long ago which was supposed to read "happy birthday to you Candace" but the decorator put "Happy birthday too, You Can Dance" Good times... - August 29, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- Risha said...
I had to read the comments in order to figure out the heel/hill mistake. I was staring at the picture for an embarrassingly long time trying to connect "heel" to "mountain"!
- August 29, 2008 at 12:12 PM
I guess it shouldn't surprise me that there are SO MANY decorators out there that don't think twice about what they're writing. Makes for great laughs! The black high heel is hysterical!!
- August 29, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Where am I able to get a horse cake? I mean house?
I especially like the swirly hill/cliff with flowers on that one too ;) - August 29, 2008 at 12:37 PM
- MaryO said...
OMG! ROTFLMAO! Heck, I thought it said, "Aunt FLESH".. but that's just me, I guess. BEYOND HILARIOUS! This blog makes my day! Black HEEEIILLL.. Too much! And.... that..that..that.. OMG, I must stop laughing!! This site is addictive!
- August 29, 2008 at 12:39 PM
- Unknown said...
heel=hill guys, not mountains!
i love the literal mistakes the best! - August 29, 2008 at 12:54 PM
- Geo said...
I think this is one of my all-time favorite posts.
- August 29, 2008 at 12:58 PM
- Maryogim said...
just think what Phillip's cake would have looked like if the person ordering said:
Phillip, ellipsis, whoo-hoo
funny stuff - August 29, 2008 at 12:59 PM
- Faith said...
Ok, if nothing else, I have to say that reading your blog has DEFINITELY taught me how important clear and defined communication with any cake decorator is in the future.
Oh, and of course all the laughs are appreciated as well. ;) - August 29, 2008 at 1:26 PM
Agreed w/Grammar Nazi -- take the apostrophe out of the "Literal LOLs" tag and we'll stop cringing. Unless that's the point. ;)
"Black high hill" XD And of course the airbrush went wild over the edge of the "hill"
The baby cake looks great, aside from being, you know. Overly literal. :D - August 29, 2008 at 1:32 PM
- colourtheworld said...
excuse,is't made by your hand?
very nice~! - August 29, 2008 at 1:35 PM
- Juliet said...
So the Aunt flash Mom cake should have read:
Aunt-Mom ??? I says, "Pardon?"
I guess I am not familiar with the 'flash' punctuation but I am familiar with things like commas, periods, colons, and such. - August 29, 2008 at 2:09 PM
- Bourbon Beauty said...
These are so so so funny. You know God had a sense of humor when he created some of these people. lol.
- August 29, 2008 at 2:23 PM
lol. that's hilarious
- August 29, 2008 at 2:24 PM
- Clementine said...
I love the "black high hill" one the most. I can hear that Southern accent all the way up here in Massachusetts!
- August 29, 2008 at 2:25 PM
haha wow! those are really entertaining!
- August 29, 2008 at 2:27 PM
I agree with Angela's comment. You know the person who called in on Cake #1 must have had a southern accent. Because "Black High Heel" in a southern accent sounds just like "Black High Hill."
- August 29, 2008 at 2:36 PM
- Rebecca Jo said...
I bused out laughing on these - these are fantatically funny!
- August 29, 2008 at 2:36 PM
- Karen J. Weyant said...
Well, I have to admit -- there's a part of me that loves the blue horse.
Karen - August 29, 2008 at 2:39 PM
- Mellie said...
Oh wow!! Do I laugh or cry!! These are GREAT!
- August 29, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Inquiring minds want to know - Were Phillip's pink and yellow girlie roses the choice of the "decorator" or whomever ordered the cake?
- August 29, 2008 at 3:21 PM
- fuzzandfuzzlet said...
Too funny.
- August 29, 2008 at 3:25 PM
Black high heel....black high hill....
- August 29, 2008 at 3:36 PM
These are awesome! Black High Hill..... Aunt Flash Mom... I check in daily for my daily dose of laughter!
- August 29, 2008 at 3:53 PM
- jen bryner said...
that that that...BWUHAHAHAHAHA!!!! that's the best thing i've heard all week! i'm definitely spreading that one around ;)
- August 29, 2008 at 4:06 PM
- Unknown said...
Grammar Nazi needs to find another job; perhaps cake decorating...? :)
Use the apostrophe to indicate the possessive case (except for personal pronouns), to mark omissions, and to form certain plurals.
If the ending [of the word] (either singular or plural) is not an s or z sound, add the apostrophe and s. (ex. man's hat, boy's shoes [singular] or men's hats, women's dresses [plural])
If the plural ends in an s or z sound, add only the apostrophe. (ex. ladies' hats, boys' shoes)
A tip o' the hat to the 6th Edition of Harbrace College Handbook. - August 29, 2008 at 4:09 PM
- Darth Rob said...
Funny stuff! I read this blog regularly. Keep up the good work!
- August 29, 2008 at 4:10 PM
blog by tsunami that is
- August 29, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Who writes "Aunt/Mom" on a cake? Wouldn't you think it would be something like, "Mom/Aunt Judy" or "Mom/Auntie Judy" or even "Judy" and let her role in the family go unspoken?
This is why we make our cakes in my family. No one to blame but ourselves! - August 29, 2008 at 4:35 PM
- Ronnica said...
Living in North Carolina, I got a big laugh out of the hill/heel thing. My Southern friends pronounce them both the same.
Oh and the blue horse? I can't imagine the look on Joe's face when he saw that! I just picture him as a man in his 50s who finally built his dream home (in blue)...and now he has a pony on his birthday cake! - August 29, 2008 at 5:01 PM
- ExploreColorado said...
What a fun site. It must be a blast seeing all these cake bloopers.
- August 29, 2008 at 5:38 PM
- Ray said...
Absolutey LOVE this blog...I am a new blogger and came across it. As an avid cake decorator myself, I can appreciate the horror.
Thanks for the laughs! - August 29, 2008 at 5:54 PM
- Aaron T. said...
At least the "black high hill" one makes a little sense, since the expression "over the hill" and the color black are often jokingly used to celebrate people's 40th (and sometimes 30th) birthdays.
- August 29, 2008 at 5:55 PM
- Stephanie said...
Is it wrong that I sort of want a wreck now?
- August 29, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Grammar Nazi:
You're right, of course. (Wow. I wouldn't have noticed, as I don't read the tags.) How the tagger managed to get LOLs right in the post but not the tags... XD - August 29, 2008 at 7:22 PM
- Kylie said...
Are they nuclear missile sin the background of that horse cake?
Scary. - August 29, 2008 at 7:27 PM
- Crazedmerlie said...
Your site is absolutely wonderful!!! I am ridiculously impressed by it!!! It's funny and super cool!!! The expression "super cool" suggests that i think it is really.....lol.....
- August 29, 2008 at 7:30 PM
wow... i don't even know how these could happen!
- August 29, 2008 at 7:52 PM
- Jen said...
Hehehe - if you ever want to learn everything there is to know about grammar the hard way, start a blog criticizing grammar errors.
My hubby went in and corrected the LOLs error in the post this morning, which is why it was correct there but still incorrect in the tags. I just fixed the tag, too, though. Thanks for the correction, grammar nazi, and for not calling me any names. (No joke!) - August 29, 2008 at 8:57 PM
- Katie said...
Aunt/Mom? Are we going to a West Virginia birthday party?
- August 29, 2008 at 9:26 PM
- Katie Alender said...
LMAO @ Lisa: "happy birthday to you Candace" but the decorator put "Happy birthday too, You Can Dance"
What a delightful affirmation.
Oh, and I'm another who thought the candles on the horse cake were some sort of missile or hypodermic needle flying toward the horse. - August 29, 2008 at 9:42 PM
- The Blogger Formerly Known as Boblawblogger said...
does anyone think that "baby in pink" is the child of "lady in red"?
- August 29, 2008 at 9:48 PM
- OpaqueSkies said...
I have had so much hilarious fun with your blog, and have directed many to you. SO funny. I don't know where you get your cake pics, or if you have a Facebook, but I did find a Facebook group where people post photos that would be great fodder for your blog. "Ace of Cakes--Let's Give Duff a Run for His Money." There are over 1,000 pics posted.
- August 29, 2008 at 9:59 PM
Trust me, after ordering a cake for a baby shower from one of the most awesome Tres Leches-making restaurants in town. Over the phone, I asked for them to spell "Welcome Baby Jean Karlo!". I spelled it out so that they didn't think it was "Giancarlo", etc... They got OFFENDED when I asked them to read it back and also offered to fax it over JUST TO BE SURE! They turned down the fax said they "had it!" and hung up! The day of the event, I go to pick it up and sure enough - I opened the lid and saw "Welcome Baby Johncarlo!"?!?!?! I was FIT to be tied and waited impatiently for them to take it back and fix it. Sometimes, it's just going to happen, which is a good thing in the way that it will keep us coming back happily to CakeWrecks!!!
As a hobbyist cake artist (for now) and being raised by a then-Secretary...these "literals" send me over the edge. :) I know from the experience above let alone "Welcome Baby in Pink" and the incomparable "that that that" to get a sign-off on the written bits and design concept BEFORE puting cornet of icing to cake! :)
Peace out!
Wendy - August 29, 2008 at 10:17 PM
My sides hurt.
- August 29, 2008 at 10:21 PM
- bidarlah said...
in pink!!! - August 29, 2008 at 11:24 PM
...how can people be this dumb??
- August 30, 2008 at 2:48 AM
Kind of off topic here, but I've thought this with so many posts (that, that, that) can we just talk about penmanship for a moment?
And these people are professional decorators? - August 30, 2008 at 7:27 AM
Is it just me or does the "in pink" part almost look like someone added from a program such as photoshop or something? I mean, it's kinda blurry looking. Just a thought.
- August 30, 2008 at 8:08 AM
Am I the only one who is questioning the genetic integrity of the family responsible for that second cake? I mean, everyone I know would understand that "Happy Birthday Mom" means the aunt of someone else. "It's from all of us" would cover the explanation.
So it leads me to imagine that this is one of those situations where the familial relations are a bit tough to explain, and that "Aunt/Mom" is the only accurate way to describe the branches of the family tree that separate the cake buyer from the cake receiver.
Wait. I know! That cake was ordered in the same part of the country that allowed for the first cake's mistake to happen!
(I'll sit here and wait for the tomatoes to start flying toward me.) - August 30, 2008 at 8:28 AM
I love the literal ones too. It's one thing to make fugly and/or disturbing and/or inappropriate cakes, but mistakes like that require a special kind of stupidity. Keep 'em coming! :D
- August 30, 2008 at 9:23 AM
- Nancy Frye said...
Hill-heel...I know enough folks from the SE corner of the US that I saw/heard what happened instantly.
The "ellipsis" boo-boo, wow, did somebody have a bit of an accent? Hungarian? Greek? When "dot" sounds like "that", there's a serious foreign or regional accent in play. However...the decorator was obviously a shining product of our public school system. Literally (ha). Critical thinking, anyone?
I've always decorated my own cakes, so I've never had the agony of dealing a faux pas like any of these. My mom decorated all the cakes when I was a kid. She taught me how to do lettering, use the different tips, etc. Wow, these people are paid for this stuff?! I feel as though I've missed out on a broad cultural experience. - August 30, 2008 at 12:48 PM
- French Vanilla said...
way too funny.
- August 30, 2008 at 12:50 PM
So when I order a cake, make sure to ask for it this way, "Use pink frosting to write 'It's a girl.'"
- August 30, 2008 at 2:05 PM
- Soldier85 said...
Yes I was waiting for someone to do this! very funny thank you :)
- August 30, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- heartafire said...
Morgan, You'd have to live in the south and hear someone pronounce the word "HILL" to get it.
If you told the supermarket cake lady "add a pitcher of a black high heel" and she thought you were sportin' a Southern accent, why, she'd shore as snuff setchoo right up with a black high hill . - August 30, 2008 at 5:32 PM
re: Aunt/Mom. I keep having flashbacks to the movie Chinatown...
"She's my Sister - I'm her Mother!!"
only now it's "She's my Mother! She's my Aunt!" keep up the great work! Stephanie - August 30, 2008 at 5:33 PM
- heartafire said...
And Lynn, you are wrong in correcting Grammar Nazi as you did. The ONLY time that the apostrophe is used in posessives is if they are PLURAL posessives. So her correction was correct. Apostrophes are not used for plurals, unless they are making an ALREADY PLURAL word possessive.
This is an important disctinction.
Signed, Grammar Nazi's Secret Admirer - August 30, 2008 at 5:38 PM
- heartafire said...
Just went back and read Lynn's ENTIRE comment. And (oooooooooh I hate admitting I'm wrong) but of course, your examples are right, and you are right.
It's just that people SO OFTEN misuse apostrophes ("its" and" it's," anyone?) that there are those of us who love to go around correting....and believe me, it could be a full time job.
Sorry for my snarky correction to you.
(But I'm still Grammar Nazi's admirer) - August 30, 2008 at 5:41 PM
- heartafire said...
OK, so everyone is commenting on the missiles heading right for Blue Horse, but what about the "Welcome Baby in pink" who is being feted with a couple of hatchets?
- August 30, 2008 at 5:45 PM
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- August 30, 2008 at 7:52 PM
I got the high heel vs. high hill right away - it is a regional accent here!
- August 30, 2008 at 8:27 PM
- Pademelon said...
Seriously, this blog is the absolute best. I used to be a cake decorator and some of the things people order!! It always drove me crazy with other cake decorators too though because they wouldn't call the person who ordered it if it didn't make sense! Even with Costco and the like, you still tend to pay a decent amount for a custom cake. I've never had a customer complain that I called to clarify whether they want a "black high hill" or a "black high heel" common sense people!
We also had a lot of blank cakes, which were frosted but had no inscription, so people could come and grab one on the fly. We had a bunch of girls working there who couldn't spell and were poor cake decorators to begin with (it was an ice cream shop to be fair) and OH some of the things they let walk out the door.
Everytime one of the girls decided she wanted our boss to send her to cake decorating class, she'd start decorating random cakes without instruction (which never worked, the boss just got frustrated that we'd have to slavage all these cakes, but they never figured that part out). Every year we'd have to grab all of the spontaneous Graduation cakes that snuck into the cake display fridge because either Congratulations or Graduate/Graduation would be spelled wrong in the same way on EVERY cake. Our boss even left a dictionary next to the cake decorating manual!
_Steph - August 30, 2008 at 10:39 PM
These are some of the best, ever (that, that, that)
- August 31, 2008 at 1:06 AM
- Varsha said...
91st comment. Woo-Hoo.
Found your blog to be AMAZINGLY LOL
Pop over to my blog anytime!
I loved the Baby in Pink one :) - August 31, 2008 at 4:01 AM
- saiful Izwan a.k.a m@ntra said...
u made me laugh.Thanx
- August 31, 2008 at 11:29 AM
- Jeannie McLoed said...
Love this site, absolutely love it. It's so reassuring to know that I'm not the only one out there who realizes that the English language has been butchered to death in the past couple of decades! While the visuals are great (mohawk babies, etc), the literal goofs are just perfect. You have to wonder what is (or isn't, apparently) going through the minds of these "professionals" as they're crafting these masterpieces!
- August 31, 2008 at 3:19 PM
- Dea said...
Oh man, funny stuff - I told the local bakery owner about your site - he was laughing so hard at my descriptions!!! I think that there are some seriously either overworked, overtired, or underambitious cake docrators out there...LOL!
- August 31, 2008 at 4:25 PM
- Marshall Smith said...
To Grammar Nazi et al.,
There is a certain school of thought that using apostrophes when pluralizing an acronym (e.g., LOL) is proper. In particular, the New York Times considers this the correct method. While it is now generally regarded as incorrect (except when the acronym contains internal punctuation or is a single letter), many of us were still taught to do it that way.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=499296 - August 31, 2008 at 4:47 PM
- yupitsme said...
Hi! I luv this blog! It's ace! I think if i attempted a cake mine would look like one of these!! lol.
love it!
x - August 31, 2008 at 5:02 PM
- industrialpoppy said...
These killed me.
Still laughing. - September 1, 2008 at 12:41 PM
I love this blog, it definitely provides comic relief to my day! My favorite was black high heel. I am still laughing about that one!
- September 1, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Sorry, but "Philip . . . Woo-hoo!" is a ridiculous thing to put on a cake in the first place, and I'd say they deserve what they got.
- September 1, 2008 at 7:10 PM
I love this post! It definitely just brightened up my sucky night...Are these true stories? That's pretty funny
- September 2, 2008 at 2:11 AM
Is it bad that on the first glance I read the "Aunt/Mom" one as "C**t Flash Mom"? I was like, zomg what!? Someone put that on a cake and gave it to their mom? Is "mom" a porn star or something?
Then I read the caption and giggled at my knee-jerk reaction. - September 4, 2008 at 10:56 AM
- Sara said...
Love this post...I once got a Cake that read "Happy Birthday Under Neat Sara." It was supposed to be:
Happy Birthday
Go figure! - September 4, 2008 at 8:20 PM
One more correction, Grammar Nazi:
The AP Stylebook calls for using an apostrophe to pluralize single letters, as in "She got all A's."
But no apostrophe is needed when pluralizing groups of letters, as in "the ABCs."
So there!
Great site, by the way! - September 6, 2008 at 1:35 PM
I work for an in store bakery and have seen -so- many weird things that nothing shocks me anymore. That having been said whenever I take an order I make -extra- sure I understand it before I write it down, just to be completely clear with the person ordering what they want and how they want the cake inscribed etc. Considering how parents are naming their kids these days, with the odd spellings of the names that were spelled (I thought) normally 10-20 yrs ago, it just makes sense to be absolutely sure before going ahead to write on a cake or do some sort of decoration that seems a little out of what I consider ordinary.
But some of these (to me) make sense, and I can see how they would have been misconfused and done. - September 7, 2008 at 8:38 AM
- Eve said...
LOVE THIS BLOG!!! I think the "in Pink" part of the Welcome Baby cake was photoshopped. It looks weird.
- September 8, 2008 at 1:03 AM
ok... so Aunt/Mom?
does that mean Dad married his sister? must have been an offspring from that pairing who decorated it...
or would it be Dad/Brother married his sister?????
in short... EWWWWWWWWWWW!!! - September 9, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Holy crap!You know those pictures of the vases that also look like a women's faces? So I looked at the black heel cake and did not see a hill at first. I saw 2 white legs and a crotch!
- September 16, 2008 at 5:50 PM
- LaurenAct513 said...
I think the blue horse one was supposed to be blue house as in "Bear in the Blue House" and was for a young child. The candles are crayons (I have used them for my kids).
I love the Candace, "Can Dance" story. I wish you had a picture of it to post. - October 4, 2008 at 6:34 PM
- LaurenAct513 said...
Okay, here is my take on the whole Aunt/Mom thing. I am going with the theory that Mom had a baby very young (say 14 or so) and gave it to her older sister to raise. The child grew up thinking that she was her aunt. When the child grew older, she was told the truth, that her "aunt" was really her mom and her "mom" was really her aunt. Thus Aunt/Mom covers both the names she has know the woman by.
That's my theory and I'm sticking to it. - October 4, 2008 at 6:46 PM
- coeurdechoeur said...
I find the 'high heel' especially hilarious. Being from Texas, I can definitely see how that wreck came into being.
- November 7, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Lauren "Okay, here is my take on the whole Aunt/Mom thing. I am going with the theory that Mom had a baby very young (say 14 or so) and gave it to her older sister to raise. The child grew up thinking that she was her aunt. When the child grew older, she was told the truth, that her "aunt" was really her mom and her "mom" was really her aunt. Thus Aunt/Mom covers both the names she has know the woman by.
That's my theory and I'm sticking to it."
Though that is an interesting theory...I would lean more on the fact that the mother and the aunt are twins so hence a shared birthday.... but yours is more entertaining. - December 11, 2008 at 9:29 AM
is it just me, or do the things above the horse's tail look like syringes without the needles?
- January 20, 2009 at 2:56 AM
I was laughing so hard that that that tears are still running down my face!
- February 21, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Now now...there's no need to make mountains out of mole-heels!
Courtney B - May 8, 2009 at 9:45 PM
This website has made my night. I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard!!!
- May 10, 2009 at 9:26 PM
'Philip that that that WOO-HOO!!'
... all i can say is it could have been worse. For instance:
Philip three periods WOO-HOO!!
Which makes for a vast array of amusing/ disturbing mental imagery. - June 22, 2009 at 2:03 PM
I like the horse one but the candles look like crayon darts about to stab the it.
- June 29, 2009 at 3:45 PM
For all you non-Southerners - the "heel" instead of "hill"could have been a reflection of a southern accent - that's my guess. Our drawl could easily be misunderstood.
Just got into your site today - LOVE IT!
Southern Girl
Tracy - July 6, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Oh wow... I've been perusing the site for hours... The first one to make me really laugh out loud was the "Phillip... woohoo" one. It sounds like some kind of grade-school sexual innuendo. :)
- October 27, 2009 at 2:34 AM
- Mrs. Porter said...
And to think, they walk among us...
- March 10, 2010 at 7:53 PM
I am in class and I LOLed at that "that that that woo hoo!!!" cake. People were looking at me, but it was worth it. hahahah
- March 15, 2010 at 7:00 PM
The fourth one is sooooooo funny- just try reading it out to yourself!!!
- April 1, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- Cupcakes Lady said...
Some people just try to hard...dont you agree? Thanks goodness they do...or it wouldnt be funny! lol xx
- October 7, 2010 at 3:56 PM
So three things I have learned from this blog are:
1) If you are the client, don't order over the phone, order in person. Assume that the person behind the counter is a moron and just write out exactly what you want, and provide a picture if possible. (Just be sure you wrote it out correctly or you will have no one to blame but yourself!)
2) If you are the employee, write out what you think you heard and SHOW it to the customer. Also, use context. If I actually wanted a "black high hill", I would have asked for a black mountain, or a tall, black hill. If you're that worried that the customer will think you're dumb for calling them and asking, just wait to see what their reaction will be when you present them with the cake.
3)Everyone needs to improve their verbal communication and listening skills...and read more books so that a) decorators will stop being so literal, and b) customers will explain what they want correctly.
That is all. - June 8, 2011 at 4:45 PM
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TN Fisheries Department Recruitment 2022 for Sagar Mitra – application form, apply online total 600 vacancies / 12 January 2022 last date for job apply and post notification available on fisheries.tn.gov.in
Job opportunity by the department of TN Fisheries for the post of Sagar Mitra and the number of vacancies is 600. Let's know everything about the notification of TN Fisheries Recruitment 2022.
A notification has been published by TN Fisheries for the post of Sagar Mitra in daily newspapers, employment news and on its official website. You can know all details of TN Fisheries recruitment/vacancy through any one of these sources.
This notification of TN Fisheries will provide you complete process of the Sagar Mitra recruitment viz how to apply, age limit, educational criteria, examination fee and its date etc.
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TN Fisheries Recruitment 2022 in brief
Department/Organizer – TN Fisheries
Designation of vacancy – Sagar Mitra
Vacancies – 600
Age Limit – max 35 and According to policy
Reservation – According to policy
Important Dates of TN Fisheries
Last Date/Apply upto – 12 January 2022
Useful Links for TN Fisheries Recruitment 2022
Here is the link of official website of TN Fisheries for downloading notification of the vacancy –
Official website – fisheries.tn.gov.in
How to apply for TN Fisheries Vacancy/recruitment
- Go to official webpage of TN Fisheries to download the notification for Sagar Mitra.
- Get the print of downloaded file of the TN Fisheries notification.
- You can also get this notification from Daily News Papers, Employment News etc.
- After getting copy of TN Fisheries vacancy 2022 notification you will get everything about the process of the recruitment of the Sagar Mitra.
- Follow all the important dates and process of different steps to apply for the vacancy.
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Online method – In this process all the important steps are done online through the official website of the job provider.
Offline method – It includes manual filling of the prescribed application form by the applicant and then send it with required documents to the given official address. Final selection in online and offline method is based on marks obtained by the applicant in exam/interview performed by the concern department.
Direct recruitment – There is no exam in this type of vacancy. The marks obtained by the candidates in secondary board/graduate or post graduate degree etc. is the main base of recruitment.
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In stock products will usually ship on Mondays and Thursdays.
Products made in-house to order (like custom tray holders) will ship usually within 4-5 days.
Custom Art designs can take 4-6 weeks for manufacture then shipped to you.
What comes in a Diamond Painting Kit?
Kits come with everything you need to make the painting. You will definitely receive all the dots you need for your kit, a tray, wax, a basic pen. Sometimes you may receive small ziplock bags or tweezers.
What tools of the trade do I need
This is going to differ for each person and how they like to work. Here is a basic list of things you might find useful to have on hand –
Tray holder – well we invented this and find it very useful in the studio but I recommend it because it is not until you spill your dots all over your uncovered canvas that you truly know the pain of making that mistake. And it can still happen with a tray holder – my cat knocked a tray holder off a studio table last week and I spent 20 minutes on the carpet picking up those dots. it was my fault, the tray holder was too close to the edge of the table.
Pen – everyone likes to use their own favourite pen. Some people collect pens. We do have a small range of pens available but that range by no means is even a tiny amount of all the kinds of pens available out there in the world!
Faulty drill pot – Here in the studio we use small bowls from IKEA to put faulty drills into. I like the IKEA KALAS bowls for this purpose – they are microwave safe, dishwasher safe, and very handy to have omn hand for all manner of things including to use as a faulty dot pot.
Rubbish Bowl – We also like to use the KALAS as a rubbish bowl but I prefer to keep the rubbish separate from the drills as much of the rubbish is plastic and can be recycled with your normal recycling.
Light – Light is important – it all comes down to what works best for you. Light boards are great to use under a kit – we do sometimes have them in stock. Lighting in the room is quite important too.
Straightening tool – some folks use an old credit card, we have two different designs of the correction tool in our store – one is printed in house by us, the other comes from the factory in China. You can use these in two ways – you can use it as a ruler while dotting where you hold it on the line and place your dots straight up against it, or you can use it to push the dots once you have placed them – sometimes depending on the kind of glue the ruler option is the most effective choice.
Tweezers – Always handy when you have to remove a dot but also very handy for the sparkly drill kits as some of those drills are harder to pick up with the pen.
Baby Wipes – essential for cleaning dust, dirt, hair etc from the glue and can also be used to remove paper from the canvas if you accidentally stick it to the glue.
What types are drills are there?
There are mainly two types of drills – the special sparkly drills which look a bit like rhinestones, and the resin acrylic drills which you will find in the full drill and partial drill kits.
The special sparkly drills which look a bit like rhinestones are my personal favourite and you will tend to see a lot of these in my store. Some of them have an Aurora Borealis coating which gives a pearly effect that changes colour as you move it.
These drills are usually supplied with the kit you order – it is difficult to get spares of these kinds of drills. For this reason I suggest you always keep any leftovers – you might want to use them in another kit in place of another colour, you might run out of that colour with another kit and need a few more, you might want to drizzle a few through a full drill just to give it a bit more zing.
The resin acrylic drills have a glitz to them but they are not like rhinestones. They will shimmer in the light. They are available in 445 different colour shades in colour codes known as DMC numbers.
Difference between Square and Round Drills
It is simply the shape of the diamond you apply to your kit. Square drills seem to be something people either love working with or hate working with. I recommend everyone tries a square drill kit and see whether or not you like doing them. It is a personal choice.
Round drill kits are a lot easier because you don't have to line all the drills up exactly, it generally doesn't matter so much where you put your dots with a round drill kit.
Most of my dotters prefer round drill kits so that is what I specialise in. Our family factory also specialise in round drills – and sparkly drills – so that works out well for us. I can source square drill kits from a different factory and will do that for you if you prefer square drills.